UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 13D/A

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 2)*

 

 

GreenLight Biosciences Holdings, PBC

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

39536G 105

(CUSIP Number)

Eric O’Brien

Fall Line Capital, LLC

119 South B Street, San Mateo, CA 94401

650-520-6790

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

May 29, 2023

(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

 

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Sections 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box.  ☐

 

 

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Section 240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

 

 

*

The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 

 

 


CUSIP No. 39536 G105    13D   

 

  1    

  NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

 

  Fall Line Endurance Fund, LP

  2  

  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (see instructions)

  (a)  ☐        (b)  ☒

 

  3  

  SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

  SOURCE OF FUNDS* (see instructions)

 

  WC

  5  

  CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) ☐

 

  Not Applicable

  6  

  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

  Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

 BENEFICIALLY 

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH:

 

     7    

  SOLE VOTING POWER

 

  8,901,814

     8  

  SHARED VOTING POWER

 

  0

     9  

  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  8,901,814

   10  

  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  0

11    

  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

  8,901,814

12  

  CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* (see instructions)

 

  ☐

13  

  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

  5.9% (1)

14  

  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* (see instructions)

 

  PN

 

(1)

Calculated based on the 151,681,314 shares of the Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”) of GreenLight Biosciences Holdings, PBC (the “Issuer”) outstanding as of May 8, 2023, as reported in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 11, 2023 (the “Form 10-K”).


CUSIP No. 39536 G105    13D   

 

  1    

  NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

 

  Fall Line Endurance GP, LLC

  2  

  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (see instructions)

  (a)  ☐        (b)  ☒

 

  3  

  SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

  SOURCE OF FUNDS* (see instructions)

 

  AF

  5  

  CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) ☐

 

  Not Applicable

  6  

  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

  Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

 BENEFICIALLY 

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH:

 

     7    

  SOLE VOTING POWER

 

  8,901,814

     8  

  SHARED VOTING POWER

 

  0

     9  

  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  8,901,814

   10  

  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  0

11    

  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

  8,901,814

12  

  CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* (see instructions)

 

  ☐

13  

  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

  5.9% (1)

14  

  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* (see instructions)

 

  OO

 

(1)

Calculated based on the 151,681,314 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of May 8, 2023, as reported in the Form 10-Q.


CUSIP No. 39536 G105    13D   

 

  1    

  NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

 

  Eric O’Brien

  2  

  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (see instructions)

  (a)  ☐        (b)  ☒

 

  3  

  SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

  SOURCE OF FUNDS* (see instructions)

 

  AF

  5  

  CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) ☐

 

  Not Applicable

  6  

  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

  United States

NUMBER OF

SHARES

 BENEFICIALLY 

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH:

 

     7    

  SOLE VOTING POWER

 

  0

     8  

  SHARED VOTING POWER

 

  8,901,814

     9  

  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  0

   10  

  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  8,901,814

11    

  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

  8,901,814

12  

  CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* (see instructions)

 

  ☐

13  

  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

  5.9% (1)

14  

  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* (see instructions)

 

  IN

 

(1)

Calculated based on the 151,681,314 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of May 8, 2023, as reported in the Form 10-Q.


CUSIP No. 39536 G105    13D   

 

  1    

  NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

 

  Clay Mitchell

  2  

  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (see instructions)

  (a)  ☐        (b)  ☒

 

  3  

  SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

  SOURCE OF FUNDS* (see instructions)

 

  AF

  5  

  CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) ☐

 

  Not Applicable

  6  

  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

  United States

NUMBER OF

SHARES

 BENEFICIALLY 

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH:

 

     7    

  SOLE VOTING POWER

 

  0

     8  

  SHARED VOTING POWER

 

  8,901,814

     9  

  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  0

   10  

  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  8,901,814

11    

  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

  8,901,814

12  

  CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* (see instructions)

 

  ☐

13  

  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

  5.9% (1)

14  

  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* (see instructions)

 

  IN

 

(1)

Calculated based on the 151,681,314 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of May 8, 2023, as reported in the Form 10-Q.


CUSIP No. 39536 G105    13D   

 

Explanatory Note

This Amendment No. 2 (this “Amendment No. 2”) to this Statement on Schedule 13D amends and supplements the Statement on Schedule 13D previously filed by the reporting persons with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 25, 2022, as amended by Amendment No. 1 on March 29, 2023, with respect to the Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), of GreenLight Biosciences Holdings, PBC, a Delaware public benefit corporation (the “Issuer” or the “Company”), whose principal executive offices are located at 200 Boston Avenue, Suite 3100, Medford, Massachusetts 02155. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Statement. Except as otherwise provided herein, each Item of the Statement remains unchanged.

 

Item 2.

Identity and Background.

The Reporting Person’s response to Item 5 is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.

 

Item 3.

Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

Item 3 is hereby amended and supplemented by the addition of the following:

The description of the Merger Agreement (as defined below), the Note Purchase Agreement (as defined below) and the Contribution and Exchange Agreements (as defined below) included below in response to Item 4 are incorporated by reference in this Item 3.


Item 4.

Purpose of Transaction.

Item 4 is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following at the end thereof:

The Reporting Persons’ response to Item 3 is incorporated by reference into this Item 4

Merger Agreement

On May 29, 2023, the Issuer entered into that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with SW ParentCo, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”) and wholly-owned subsidiary of Fall Line Endurance Fund, LP, and SW MergerCo, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, and subject to the terms and conditions thereof, (a) Merger Sub will commence a tender offer (the “Offer”) to purchase any and all of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, other than shares of Common Stock held by the certain stockholders of the Company that have entered into the Contribution and Exchange Agreements whereby they have agreed to contribute to Parent their shares of Common Stock (such shares of Common Stock, collectively, the “Rollover Shares”, and such shareholders of the Company holding Rollover Shares, collectively, the “Rollover Stockholders”, each a “Rollover Stockholder”) and the shares of Common Stock held by Parent and Merger Sub and certain other shares specified in the Merger Agreement (together with the Rollover Shares, the “Excluded Shares”), at a purchase price of US$0.30 per share of Common Stock (the “Offer Price”), (b) immediately following the consummation of the Offer, each of the Rollover Stockholders will contribute their Rollover Shares to Parent (the “Rollover”) and (c) as soon as practicable following the consummation of the Merger, but following the consummation of the Rollover, Merger Sub will be merged with and into the Issuer, with the Issuer continuing as the surviving corporation (the “Surviving Corporation”) and becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (the “Merger”).

Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”), each share of Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, other than the Excluded Shares, will be cancelled and converted into the right to receive the Offer Price in cash per share without interest and net of any applicable withholding taxes. The Excluded Shares will be automatically cancelled and cease to exist, without payment of any consideration or distribution therefor.

Immediately prior to the Effective Time, each option to purchase shares of Common Stock (each, a “Company Option”), whether vested or unvested, that is outstanding and unexercised immediately prior to the Effective Time and has a per share exercise price less than the Offer Price (an “In-The-Money Option”) shall be cancelled in exchange for an amount in cash equal to the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Company Option multiplied by the amount by which (x) the Offer Price exceeds (y) the per share exercise price for such an In-the-Money Option (the “Company Option Cash Out Amount”). Each Company option that is not an In-The-Money Option shall be cancelled at the effective time without payment. Each outstanding restricted stock unit award subject to time-based or other vesting restrictions (each, a “Company RSU Award”) immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall, to the extent not vested, become fully vested and then (ii) each such Company RSU Award shall be automatically canceled in consideration for the right to receive a lump sum cash payment equal to the product of (x) the Offer Price and (y) the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such Company RSU Award (the “Company RSU Cash Out Amount”). Payment of the Company Option Cash Out Amount and the Company RSU Cash Out Amount shall be made no later than thirty (30) business days following the Closing, subject to any applicable withholding taxes.

In addition, the Company shall promptly take all necessary actions to ensure that no offering or purchase period commences under the Company’s 2022 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “Company ESPP”) and that no shares of capital stock of the Company are issued under the Company ESPP. Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall take all necessary actions to terminate the Company ESPP.

At the Effective Time, each outstanding warrant to purchase shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Warrant Agreement, dated January 13, 2021, by and between Environmental Impact Acquisition Corp. and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “Warrant Agreement”) will, in accordance with its terms, automatically and without any required action on the part of the holder thereof, become a warrant exercisable for the Offer Price that such holder would have received if such warrant had been exercised immediately prior to the Effective Time; provided that if a holder of such warrant properly exercises such warrant within thirty (30) days following the public disclosure of the consummation of the Merger, the holder of such warrant will be entitled to the Black-Scholes Warrant Value (as defined in the Warrant Agreement) with respect to such warrant, which would have been equal to approximately $0.00065873 per warrant as of the close of trading on May 26, 2023.


The Merger Agreement contains customary representations and warranties from the parties, and each party has agreed to customary covenants, including, among others, covenants relating to (i) the conduct of business of the Company during the interim period between the execution of the Merger Agreement and the Effective Time (including prohibition on certain actions, such as amendment to organizational documents, payment of dividends or distributions, incurrence of certain capital expenditures, entry into a new line of business, and incurrence of certain indebtedness, among others) and (ii) the obligation to use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain consents, approvals, registrations, waivers, permits, orders or other authorizations from, and making any filings and notifications with, any governmental authority or third party necessary, property or advisable under applicable law to consummation the Offer and the Merger.

The Offer will initially remain open for 20 business days (as calculated in accordance with Rule 14d-1(g)(3) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) from (and including) the date of commencement of the Offer. If at the scheduled expiration time of the Offer, any condition to the Offer (other than any conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the expiration of the Offer, but subject to such conditions remaining capable of being satisfied) has not been satisfied and has not been waived by Parent or Merger Sub (to the extent waivable), Merger Sub may, in its discretion, and Parent may cause Merger Sub to, extend the Offer in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement to permit the satisfaction of all Offer conditions. The obligation of Merger Sub to consummate the Offer is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of conditions, including, among others, there being a number of shares of Company Common Stock validly tendered (and not properly withdrawn) prior to the expiration of the Offer (but excluding shares tendered pursuant to guaranteed delivery procedures that have not yet been “received” by the “depository,” as such terms are defined in section 251(h)(6) of the Delaware General Corporate Law (the “DGCL”)), together with any shares of Company Common Stock otherwise owned by Merger Sub or its “affiliates” (as defined in section 251(h)(6) of the DGCL) that do not represent at least (a) a majority of the outstanding Company Common Stock, not otherwise owned by Merger Sub, its “affiliates” (as defined in section 251(h)(6) of the DGCL) or the Rollover Stockholders, (as defined below) and (b) the number of the shares of Company Common Stock outstanding immediately following the consummation of the Offer that, together with the shares of Company Common Stock owned by Merger Sub, its “affiliates” (as defined in section 251(h)(6) of the DGCL) and the Rollover Stockholders, equals at least such percentage of the shares of Company Common Stock, and of each class or series thereof, that would be required to adopt the Merger Agreement under the DGCL and the Company’s organizational documents.

The Merger Agreement provides for a 30-day “go-shop” period beginning on the date of the Merger Agreement and continuing until 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on June 28, 2023, during which period the Company and its representatives are permitted to actively initiate, solicit, knowingly facilitate or encourage alternative acquisition proposals from third parties and to provide information to, and participate in discussions and engage in negotiations with, third parties regarding any alternative acquisition proposals. After such 30-day go-shop period and subject to certain exceptions, the Company will be subject to a customary “no-shop” provision whereby it is prohibited from (i) entering into solicitations, discussions or negotiations concerning, or providing confidential information in connection with, any alternative transaction and (ii) withholding, withdrawing, qualifying, amending or modifying the Company Recommendation in a manner adverse to Parent.

The “no shop” provision allows the Company, under certain circumstances and in compliance with certain obligations set forth in the Merger Agreement, to provide non-public information and engage in discussions and negotiations with respect to an unsolicited acquisition proposal that constitutes or is reasonably expected to lead to an alternative transaction that the Board (as defined below) (or an authorized committee thereof, including the Special Committee (as defined below)) determines would be more favorable, from a financial point of view, to the Company’s stockholders than the Merger and in the best interests of those materially affected by the Company’s conduct (a “Superior Proposal”).

Under certain circumstances and in compliance with certain obligations set forth in the Merger Agreement, the Company is permitted to terminate the Merger Agreement prior to the Acceptance Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement) to accept a Superior Proposal, subject to the payment of an expense reimbursement. The Company is also required to pay an expense reimbursement (A) if Parent terminates because (i) the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”), acting on the recommendation of the Special Committee of the Board (the “Special Committee”), shall have effected an Adverse Recommendation Change (as defined in the Merger Agreement); provided, that Parent must provide notice of termination within five (5) business days of the Adverse Recommendation Change, (ii) the Company materially breaches Section 5.3 of the Merger Agreement, (iii) the


Company fails to recommend against a competing tender or exchange offer within ten (10) business days thereof, (iv) the Company fails to publicly affirm the Company Recommendation in favor of the Offer within ten (10) business days of a request from Parent (when permitted to make such a request under the Merger Agreement), or (v) the Acceptance Time has not occurred by February 29, 2024 (or as extended in accordance with the Merger Agreement) if as of such time Parent could have terminated the Merger Agreement pursuant to any of clauses (i) through (iv) immediately above or (B) if, following the date of the Merger Agreement, (i) an alternative acquisition proposal is publicly announced and has not been withdrawn prior to termination of the Merger Agreement, (ii) (x) Parent terminates the Merger Agreement because the Company breaches any of its representations or warranties, or fails to perform any of its covenants or agreements contained in the Merger Agreement, in any such case, which gives rise to the failure of certain offer conditions in the Merger Agreement (and such breach is not cured within 20 business days thereof or is not capable of being cured), or (y) either party terminates the Merger Agreement because the Offer has expired as a result of the non-satisfaction of one or more offer conditions or has been terminated or withdrawn and (iii) within 12 months after termination, the Company consummates any alternative transaction or enters into a definitive agreement providing for an alternative transaction. In no event would the Company be required to pay an expense reimbursement fee on more than one occasion. The Company’s expense reimbursement obligation cannot exceed $1,575,000.

If the Acceptance Time occurs, the Company must reimburse Parent for all of its fees and expenses relating to the Merger Agreement, the Note Purchase Agreement, the Contribution and Exchange Agreements and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the Offer and the Merger, without any cap.

If the Merger is effected, the Issuer’s Common Stock will be delisted from the NASDAQ Capital Market and the Issuer’s obligation to file periodic reports under the Act will terminate, and the Issuer will be privately held.

The Reporting Persons anticipate that approximately US$52,000,000 million is expected to be expended to complete the Offer and the Merger. This amount includes (a) the estimated funds required by Parent and Merger Sub to purchase all of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock (other than the Excluded Shares) for the Offer Price, (b) the estimated transaction costs of the parties associated with the Offer, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, the Note Purchase Agreement and the Contribution and Exchange Agreements (the “Transactions”) and (c) cash for a period of time for general working capital purposes of Parent and the Issuer after the consummation of the Offer and Merger.

Note Purchase Agreement

Concurrently with the execution of the Merger Agreement, each of the persons named under column (A) below (i) entered into those certain Secured Convertible Note Purchase Agreement (the “Note Purchase Agreements”) with Parent confirming its commitment to pay to Parent, at the Acceptance Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement) cash in the amount set forth opposite such person(s)’s name(s) under column (B) (less the amount under column (C)) in exchange for secured convertible promissory notes and (ii) were issued by the Issuer Advance Notes (the “Advance Notes”) and made a cash payment to the Issuer in the amount set forth in column (C) (each a “Note”, and collectively the “Notes”) for purposes of funding (a) the Offer Price in the Offer and in the Merger, (b) fees and expenses incurred by the parties to the Merger Agreement in connection with the transactions contemplated thereby and (c) general working capital of the Issuer, prior to the consummation of the Merger, and of Parent, including the Surviving Corporation, following the consummation of the Merger.

 

(A)

Name

   (B)
Aggregate
Investment Amount
($)
     (C)
Advance Note Commitment
Amount
 

Fall Line Endurance Fund, LP

   $ 10,000,000.00      $ 2,880.460.87  

S2G Builders Food & Agriculture Fund III, LP

   $ 10,000,000.00      $ 2,880.460.87  

MVIL, LLC

   $ 10,000,000.00      $ 2,880.460.87  


Cormorant Private Healthcare Fund II, LP

   $ 4,829,000.00      $ 1,390,974.56  

Cormorant Global Healthcare Master Fund, LP

   $ 5,171,000.00      $ 1,489,486.32  

Macro Continental, Inc.

   $ 5,000,000.00      $ 1,440,230.44  

Series Greenlight 3, a separate series of BlueIO Growth LLC

   $ 6,075,000.00      $ 1,749,879,98  

Furneaux Capital Holdco, LLC

   $ 200,000.00      $ 57,609.22  

Velocity Financial Group, LLC

   $ 300,000.00      $ 86,413.83  

Lewis and Clark Ventures I, LP

   $ 500.000.00      $ 144,023.04  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 52,075.000.00      $ 15,000,000.00  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Contribution and Exchange Agreement

In connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, Parent entered into with each of the Rollover Stockholders, a Contribution and Exchange Agreement (collectively, the “Contribution and Exchange Agreements”) pursuant to which the Rollover Stockholders agreed to contribute in aggregate 120,521,038 Rollover Shares to Parent, in exchange for shares of Series A-2 Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Parent. Such Rollover Shares constitute approximately 79.46% of the total issued and outstanding shares of Company Common Stock as of the date hereof. The Contribution and Exchange Agreements will terminate upon the first to occur of the consummation of the Merger, the date and time that the Merger Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms and the date and time that the Board or the Special Committee make an Adverse Recommendation Change in accordance with the Merger Agreement.

The foregoing descriptions of the Merger Agreement, the Note Purchase Agreement and the Contribution and Exchange Agreements and the transactions contemplated thereby do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Merger Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Amendment No. 2, of the Note Purchase Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 99.2 to this Amendment No. 2 and of the Contribution and Exchange Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 99.3 to this Amendment No. 2, each of which is incorporated by reference into this Item 4. The Merger Agreement, the Note Purchase Agreement and the Contribution and Exchange Agreements are incorporated herein by reference to provide investors and security holders with information regarding its terms. It is not intended to provide any other factual or financial information about the Issuer, Parent, or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates. The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Merger Agreement, the Note Purchase Agreement and the Contribution and Exchange Agreements were made only for purposes of that agreement, as applicable, and as of specific dates; were solely for the benefit of the other parties thereto; may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the parties, including being qualified by confidential disclosures made for the purposes of allocating contractual risk between the parties thereto instead of establishing those matters as facts; and may be subject to standards of materiality applicable to the contracting parties that differ from those applicable to investors. Investors should not rely on the representations, warranties and covenants or any description thereof as characterizations of the actual state of facts or condition of the Issuer, Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of the representations, warranties and covenants may change after the date of such agreements, which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in public disclosures by the Issuer or Parent. Neither Merger Agreement, the Note Purchase Agreement nor the Contribution and Exchange Agreements should not be read alone, but should instead be read in conjunction with the other information regarding the companies and the transactions contemplated thereby that will be contained in, or incorporated by reference into, the tender offer statement on Schedule TO and Schedule 13E-3 and the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9, as well as in the other filings that each of the Issuer, Parent and Merger Sub make with the SEC.


III. Item 5.

Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

Item 5 is amended and supplemented by the addition of the following:

As a result of the Reporting Person’s actions in respect of the Contribution and Exchange Agreement, the Reporting Person may be deemed to be member of a “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act. Such “group” may constitute the following individuals:

 

Shares Outstanding

        151,681,314  

Name

   Number of Shares
(per their forms)
     %Ownership  

S2G Ventures Fund I, LP

     2,087,043        1.38

S2G Ventures Fund II, LP

     8,582,284        5.66

S2G Builders Food & Agriculture Fund III, LP

     11,551,245        7.62

Builders GRNA Holdings, LLC

     127,551        0.08

Morningside Venture Investments Ltd.

     15,919,155        10.50

MVIL, LLC (morningside)

     1,000,000        0.66

Fall Line Endurance Fund, LP

     11,452,834        7.55

Kodiak Venture Partners III, L.P

     9,573,157        6.31

Kodiak III Entrepreneurs Fund, L.P.

     236,741        0.16

Continental Grain Company

     2,387,044        1.57

Conti Greenlight Investors, LP

     4,102,198        2.70

MLS Capital Fund II, L.P.

     5,818,575        3.84

Cormorant Global Heathcare Master Fund, LP

     4,751,020        3.13

Cormorant Private Healthcare Fund II, LP

     4,437,639        2.93

Neglected Climate Opportunities, LLC

     4,041,280        2.66

Rivas Ventures LLC

     3,515,333        2.32

Prelude Ventures LC

     3,189,151        2.10

CG Investments Inc. VI

     1,552,500        1.02

Lewis & Clark Plant Sciences Fund I, LP

     1,816,746        1.20

Lewis & Clark Ventures I, LP

     557,632        0.37

Insud Pharma, S.L.

     2,551,020        1.68

Xeraya Cove Ltd.

     1,734,277        1.14

The Board of Trustees of the LeLand Stanford Junior University

     1,687,374        1.11

Alexandria Venture Investments, LLC

     1,609,909        1.06

Boscolo Intervest Limited

     1,520,408        1.00

Macro Continental, Inc.

     1,416,895        0.93

Malacca Jitra PTE Inc.

     1,368,301        0.90

Cummings Foundation, Inc.

     1,275,510        0.84

Grupo Ferrer Internacional, S.A.

     1,094,248        0.72

Sage Hill Investors

     1,000,000        0.66

Serum Institute

     1,000,000        0.66

Tao Invest III LLC

     834,817        0.55


Tao Invest V

     1,836,847        1.21

Series GreenLight 2, a separate series of BlueIO Growth LLC

     569,423        0.38

Series Greenlight, a separate series of BlueIO Growth LLC

     500,890        0.33

New Stuff LLC

     500,000        0.33

New Stuff Deux LLC

     306,112        0.20

Lupa Investment Holdings, LP

     367,369        0.24

RPB Ventures, LLC

     300,000        0.20

Velocity Financial Group

     292,186        0.19

David Brewster

     172,500        0.11

Rosemary Sagar (BlueIO investor)

     208,704        0.14

Michael Ruettgers Revocable Trust as amended and restated

     206,629        0.14

Furneaux Capital Holdco, LLC

     188,134        0.12

Deval Patrick

     172,500        0.11

Samambaia Investments Limited

     159,493        0.11

Carole S. Furneaux

     150,000        0.10

Alfa Holdings, Inc.

     100,000        0.07

Ricardo Sagrera

     93,860        0.06

Michael Steinberg

     91,842        0.06

Rodrigo Aguilar

     85,330        0.06

Roger Richard

     69,888        0.05

Matthew Walker

     63,775        0.04

Dennis Clarke

     25,510        0.02

Eric Anderson

     25,510        0.02

Karthikeyan Ramachandriya

     47,000        0.03

Marta Ortega-Valle

     29,798        0.02

Himanshu Dhamankar

     27,255        0.02

Sweta Gupta

     2,329        0.00

Jason Gillian

     28,732        0.02

Ifeyinwa Iwuchukwu

     14,886        0.01

Nicholas Skizim

     26,965        0.02

Lorenzo Aulisa

     2,697        0.00

Caitlin Macadino

     28,821        0.02

Riverroad Capital Partners

     12,010        0.01

Anna Senczuk

     9,984        0.01

Steve Naugler

     8,157        0.01

Maria Lurantos

     4,015        0.00
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL

     120,521,038        79.46
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

As a result, the group may be deemed to have acquired beneficial ownership of all the shares beneficially owned by each member of the “group”. As such, the group may be deemed to beneficially own in the aggregate 120,521,038 shares of Common Stock. The above Common Stock does not include any Common Stock which may be beneficially owned by any of the other parties to the Merger Documents not listed above. The individuals and/or entities listed in the table in this Item 5 other than the Reporting Persons herein have been notified that such individuals and/or entities may beneficially own certain Common Stock and need to file separate beneficial


ownership reports with the SEC related thereto. Neither the filing of this Amendment No. 2 nor any of its contents, however, shall be deemed to constitute an admission by the Reporting Persons that any of them is the beneficial owner of any of the Common Stock beneficially owned in the aggregate by other members of the “group” and their respective affiliates for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Act or for any other purpose, and such beneficial ownership is expressly disclaimed.

The information disclosed under Item 4 above is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 5.

 

Item 6.

Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships With Respect to Securities of the Issuer.

Item 6 of the Schedule 13D is amended and supplemented by inserting the following:

Item 4 above summarizes certain provisions of the Merger Agreement, the Note Purchase Agreement and the Contribution and Exchange Agreements and is incorporated herein by reference. A copy of each of the Merger Agreement, the Note Purchase Agreement and the Contribution and Exchange Agreements is attached as an exhibit to this Amendment No. 2, and each is incorporated herein by reference.

Except as set forth herein, none of the Reporting Persons or Related Persons has any contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships (legal or otherwise) with any person with respect to any securities of the Issuer, including but not limited to any contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships concerning the transfer or voting of such securities, finder’s fees, joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees of profits, division of profits or losses, or the giving or withholding of proxies.

 

Item 7.

Material to be Filed as Exhibits.

Item 7 of the Statement is hereby amended and supplemented by the addition of the following exhibits to this Amendment No. 2:

 

Exhibit 99.1:    Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated May 29, 2023, by and among Issuer, Parent and Merger Sub
Exhibit 99.2    Secured Convertible Note Purchase Agreement, dated May 29, 2023, by and among Parent and the investor signatories thereto
Exhibit 99.3    Form of Contribution and Exchange Agreement, dated May 29, 2023, by and among each of the Rollover Stockholders and Parent

Schedules omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. The Company agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted schedule to the SEC upon request; provided, however, that the Company may request confidential treatment pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for any schedules or exhibits so furnished.


SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Date: May 29, 2023

 

Fall Line Endurance Fund, LP
By:   /s/ Fall Line Endurance GP, LLC
Its:   General Partner

 

By:   /s/ Clay Mitchell
Name:   Clay Mitchell
Title:   Managing Member

 

Fall Line Endurance GP, LLC
By:   /s/ Clay Mitchell
Name:   Clay Mitchell
Title:   Managing Member

 

Eric O’Brien
By:   /s/ Eric O’Brien
Name:   Eric O’Brien

 

Clay Mitchell
By:   /s/ Clay Mitchell
Name:   Clay Mitchell

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

by and among

SW PARENTCO, INC.

SW MERGERCO, INC.

and

GreenLight Biosciences Holdings, PBC

 

 

Dated as of May 29, 2023

 

NO AGREEMENT, ORAL OR WRITTEN, REGARDING OR RELATING TO ANY OF THE MATTERS COVERED BY THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN ENTERED INTO BETWEEN THE PARTIES. THIS DOCUMENT IS INTENDED SOLELY TO FACILITATE DISCUSSIONS AMONG THE PARTIES IDENTIFIED HEREIN. IT IS NOT INTENDED TO CREATE, AND WILL NOT BE DEEMED TO CREATE, A LEGALLY BINDING OR ENFORCEABLE OFFER OR AGREEMENT OF ANY TYPE OR NATURE BY THE COMPANY.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  

ARTICLE I THE MERGER TRANSACTIONS

     2  
 

1.1

  The Offer      2  

    

 

1.2

  Company Actions      5  
 

1.3

  The Merger      7  
 

1.4

  Closing      7  
 

1.5

  Effective Time      7  
 

1.6

  Merger Without Meeting of Stockholders      7  
 

1.7

  Effects of the Merger      7  
 

1.8

  Certificate of Incorporation      8  
 

1.9

  Bylaws      8  
 

1.10

  Directors and Officers      8  

ARTICLE II EFFECT OF THE MERGER ON CAPITAL STOCK

     8  
 

2.1

  Conversion of Capital Stock      8  
 

2.2

  Surrender of Book-Entry Shares      9  
 

2.3

  Company Equity Awards      11  
 

2.4

  Company Warrants      13  
 

2.5

  Dissenting Shares      13  
 

2.6

  Further Action      13  
 

2.7

  Withholding      14  

ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

     14  
 

3.1

  Organization and Good Standing      14  
 

3.2

  Capitalization      15  
 

3.3

  Authority      16  
 

3.4

  Governmental Authorizations; Non-Contravention      17  
 

3.5

  SEC Reports      18  
 

3.6

  Financial Statements      18  
 

3.7

  No Undisclosed Liabilities      20  
 

3.8

  Absence of Certain Changes      20  
 

3.9

  Taxes      20  
 

3.10

  Real Property      22  
 

3.11

  Permits; Schedule of Permits      23  
 

3.12

  Intellectual Property      24  
 

3.13

  Material Contracts      28  
 

3.14

  Company Benefit Plan      31  
 

3.15

  Labor      33  
 

3.16

  Litigation      35  
 

3.17

  Compliance with Applicable Laws      35  
 

3.18

  Insurance      35  
 

3.19

  Related Party Transactions      35  

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

(continued)

 

          Page  
  3.20   

Customs & Trade Laws Compliance

     36  
  3.21   

Brokers and Financial Advisors

     36  
  3.22   

Regulatory Compliance

     37  
  3.23   

Suppliers

     37  
  3.24   

Privacy and Data Security

     37  
       3.25   

State Takeover Laws

     39  
  3.26   

Environmental Matters

     39  
  3.27   

Investigation; No Other Representations

     40  
  3.28   

Opinion of Financial Advisor

     40  
  3.29   

No Rights Plan

     40  
  3.30   

Information Supplied

     40  
  3.31   

Exclusivity of Representations and Warranties

     41  

ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB

     41  
  4.1   

Organization and Power

     41  
  4.2   

Corporate Authorization

     42  
  4.3   

Governmental Authorizations; Non-Contravention

     42  
  4.4   

Capitalization; Interim Operations of Merger Sub; Ownership of Company Common Stock

     43  
  4.5   

Sufficient Funds

     43  
  4.6   

Litigation

     45  
  4.7   

Information Supplied

     45  
  4.8   

Solvency

     45  
  4.9   

Brokers

     45  
  4.10   

Merger Sub

     45  
  4.11   

Exclusivity of Representations and Warranties

     46  

ARTICLE V COVENANTS

     46  
  5.1   

Conduct of Business of the Company

     46  
  5.2   

Access to Information; Confidentiality

     49  
  5.3   

Go-Shop; Acquisition Proposals

     51  
  5.4   

Indemnification, Exculpation and Insurance

     55  
  5.5   

Commercially Reasonable Efforts

     56  
  5.6   

Consents; Filings; Further Action

     56  
  5.7   

Public Announcements

     57  
  5.8   

Fees and Expenses

     57  
  5.9   

Notification of Certain Matters

     58  
  5.10   

Delisting

     58  
  5.11   

Rule 14d-10

     58  
  5.12   

Takeover Laws

     58  
  5.13   

Interim Operations of Merger Sub

     58  

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

(continued)

 

          Page  
       5.14   

Financing

     58  
  5.15   

FIRPTA

     59  
  5.16   

Section 16 Matters

     59  

ARTICLE VI CONDITIONS

     59  
  6.1   

Conditions to Each Party’s Obligation to Effect the Merger

     59  
  6.2   

Frustration of Closing Conditions

     59  

ARTICLE VII TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER

     60  
  7.1   

Termination by Mutual Consent

     60  
  7.2   

Termination by Either Parent or the Company

     60  
  7.3   

Termination by Parent

     60  
  7.4   

Termination by the Company

     61  
  7.5   

Effect of Termination

     62  
  7.6   

Fees Following Termination

     62  

ARTICLE VIII MISCELLANEOUS

     64  
  8.1   

Certain Definitions

     64  
  8.2   

Interpretation

     77  
  8.3   

No Survival

     78  
  8.4   

Governing Law

     78  
  8.5   

Submission to Jurisdiction

     78  
  8.6   

WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL

     79  
  8.7   

Notices

     79  
  8.8   

Amendment

     80  
  8.9   

Extension; Waiver

     80  
  8.10   

Entire Agreement

     81  
  8.11   

No Third-Party Beneficiaries

     81  
  8.12   

Severability

     81  
  8.13   

Rules of Construction

     81  
  8.14   

Assignment

     82  
  8.15   

Specific Performance

     82  
  8.16   

Counterparts; Effectiveness

     82  

 

Annex I

  

Conditions to the Offer

  

Exhibit A

  

Form of Certificate of Incorporation of Surviving Corporation

  

Exhibit B

  

Form of Bylaws of Surviving Corporation

  

 

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INDEX OF DEFINED TERMS

 

Term

  

section

Acquisition Agreement

   5.3(a)

Adverse Recommendation Change

   5.3(c)

Agreement

   preamble

Balance Sheet Date

   3.7

Base Amount

   5.4(b)

Book-Entry Shares

   2.1(c)(ii)

CBA

   3.15(f)

Certificate of Merger

   1.5

Chosen Courts

   8.5

Closing

   1.4

Closing Date

   1.4

Company

   preamble

Company Affiliated Party

   3.19

Company Affiliated Party Transactions

   3.19

Company Board

   recitals

Company Board Recommendation

   recitals

Company Common Stock

   recitals

Company Disclosure Schedule

   article III

Company Option

   2.3(a)

Company Option Cash Out Amount

   2.3(a)(i)

Company Property

   3.10(b)

Company RSU Award

   2.3(b)

Company RSU Cash Out Amount

   2.3(b)

Company Warrants

   2.4(a)

Compensation Committee

   5.11

Creator

   3.12(e)

DGCL

   recitals

Dissenting Shares

   2.5(a)

DOL

   3.14(a)

Effective Time

   1.5

ERISA

   3.14(a)

ERISA Affiliate

   3.14(c)

Exchange Act

   3.4(a)(ii)

Excluded Shares

   2.1(b)

Expense Reimbursement

   7.6(c)

Expenses

   5.8

Expiration Time

   1.1(c)

Financing

   4.5(a)

GAAP

   3.6(a)(ii)

Governmental Authorizations

   3.4(a)

In-the-Money Option

   2.3(a)(i)

Initial Expiration Time

   1.1(c)

Inquiry

   5.3(a)

 

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Term

  

section

Material Contract

   3.13(a)

Material Supplier

   3.23

Merger

   recitals

Merger Consideration

   2.1(c)(i)

Merger Sub

   preamble

Merger Transactions

   recitals

Minimum Condition

   annex I

Nasdaq

   1.1(d)

New Litigation Claim

   5.2(c)

No-Shop Period Start Time

   5.3(a)(i)

Non-Scheduled Contracts

   3.12(c)

Note Purchase Agreement

   recitals

Notice Period

   5.3(c)(iii)

Offer

   recitals

Offer Conditions

   1.1(a)

Offer Documents

   1.1(i)

Offer Price

   recitals

Outside Date

   7.2(a)

Parent

   preamble

Parent Assets

   4.3(b)

Parent Expenses

   7.6(c)

Paying Agent

   2.2(a)

Payment Fund

   2.2(b)

Privacy and Data Security Policies

   3.24(a)

Privacy Commitments

   3.24(a)

Real Property Leases

   3.10(a)

Schedule 13E-3

   1.2(b)

Schedule 14D-9

   1.2(b)

Schedule TO

   1.1(i)

Securities Act

   3.5

Security Incident

   3.24(d)

Special Committee

   recitals

Standards Organizations

   3.12(g)

Stockholder List Date

   1.2(d)

Surviving Corporation

   recitals

Takeover Law

   3.25

Transaction Documents

   5.3(c)(iv)

WARN

   3.15(e)

Warrant Agreement

   2.4(a)

 

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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

This Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Agreement”), dated as of May 29, 2023, is by and among SW ParentCo, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), SW MergerCo, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), and GreenLight Biosciences Holdings, PBC, a Delaware public benefit corporation (the “Company”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, Parent desires to acquire the Company on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement;

WHEREAS, in furtherance of the acquisition of the Company by Parent, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, Parent has agreed to cause Merger Sub to commence a cash tender offer (as it may be extended and amended from time to time as permitted under, or required by, this Agreement, the “Offer”) to purchase all of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share of the Company (the “Company Common Stock”), at a price per share of $0.30 (such amount, or any other amount per share paid in the Offer in accordance with this Agreement, the “Offer Price”), net to the seller in cash, without interest and subject to any required withholding of Taxes;

WHEREAS, as promptly as practicable following the consummation of the Offer, upon the terms and conditions set forth herein and in accordance with Section 251(h) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”), Merger Sub shall merge with and into the Company (the “Merger”), with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation (the “Surviving Corporation”) in the Merger and each share of Company Common Stock that is not validly tendered and irrevocably accepted for payment pursuant to the Offer (except as otherwise provided herein) will be converted into the right to receive the Offer Price;

WHEREAS, Parent, Merger Sub and the Company acknowledge and agree that the Merger shall be governed by and effected under Section 251(h) of the DGCL and, subject to the terms of this Agreement, effected as soon as practicable following the consummation (as defined in Section 251(h) of the DGCL) of the Offer;

WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, and as an inducement to each party’s willingness to enter into this Agreement, (i) each of the Financing Sources is entering into a Note Purchase Agreement in favor of Parent (including all exhibits, schedules, annexes and, so long as in accordance with Section 5.14, amendments thereto, the “Note Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which the Financing Sources have committed, subject to the terms and conditions therein, to invest in Parent the amounts set forth therein;

WHEREAS, the board of directors of the Company (the “Company Board”) (acting upon the unanimous recommendation of a special committee of the Company Board established by the Company Board (the “Special Committee”)) has considered each of (i) the Company’s stockholders’ pecuniary (financial) interests, (ii) the best interest of those materially affected by the Company’s conduct (including customers, employees, partners and the communities in which it operates) and (iii) the Company’s Public Benefit Purpose, and engaged in the balancing required

 

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by the DGCL, and unanimously (A) determined that the Offer, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby (collectively, the “Merger Transactions”) are advisable, fair to and in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders, including the stockholders holding the Unaffiliated Voting Shares, (B) resolved that this Agreement and the Merger shall be governed by and effected under Section 251(h) of the DGCL and (C) resolved to recommend that the Company’s stockholders tender their shares of Company Common Stock in the Offer (such recommendation, the “Company Board Recommendation”);

WHEREAS, prior to the execution of this Agreement, each of the Rollover Stockholders has executed a Contribution and Exchange Agreement with Parent, pursuant to which each such Rollover Stockholder has agreed, in accordance with the terms set forth therein and among other things, to contribute the number of Rollover Shares as determined pursuant to the terms of the Contribution and Exchange Agreement to Parent in exchange for shares of Series A-2 Preferred Stock of Parent immediately prior to the Merger;

WHEREAS, the board of directors of Merger Sub has approved and declared it advisable for Merger Sub to enter into this Agreement and consummate the Merger Transactions;

WHEREAS, the board of directors of Parent has approved this Agreement and the Merger Transactions, and Parent, in its capacity as the sole stockholder of Merger Sub, has agreed to approve the adoption of this Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the Company, Parent and Merger Sub desire to make certain representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in connection with this Agreement and to set forth certain conditions to the Merger Transactions.

AGREEMENT

The parties to this Agreement, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

THE MERGER TRANSACTIONS

1.1    The Offer.

(a)    Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, as promptly as reasonably practicable following the date hereof, but in any event no later than the fifteen (15th) Business Day after the initial public announcement of the execution of this Agreement (subject to the Company having timely provided any information required to be provided by it pursuant to Section 1.1(i) and Section 1.2(d)), Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, commence, within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act, the Offer. The obligations of Merger Sub, and of Parent to cause Merger Sub, to accept for payment, and pay for, any shares of Company Common Stock validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer are subject only to the satisfaction or waiver (to the extent permitted under this Agreement) of the conditions set forth in Annex I (as they may be amended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Offer Conditions”).

 

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(b)    Without limiting the rights and restrictions in this Agreement, Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve the right, in its sole discretion, to (A) increase the Offer Price or (B) waive any Offer Condition, except that, neither Parent nor Merger Sub shall (without the prior written consent of the Company): (i) reduce the maximum number of shares of Company Common Stock sought to be purchased in the Offer, (ii) reduce the Offer Price or change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iii) change, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (iv) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the Offer Conditions, or modify or amend any existing Offer Condition in a manner adverse to the holders of the Company Common Stock, (v) except as otherwise required or permitted by Section 1.1(d), extend or otherwise change the Expiration Time, (vi) provide for any “subsequent offering period” within the meaning of Rule 14d-11 under the Exchange Act, (vii) increase the Offer Price, except in response to an Adverse Recommendation Change or upon the Company’s delivery to Parent of a notice of a Superior Proposal, (viii) take any action (or fail to take any action) that would result in the Merger not being permitted to be effected pursuant to Section 251(h) of the DGCL or (ix) otherwise amend, modify or supplement the Offer in any manner adverse to the holders of Company Common Stock. The Offer may not be terminated prior to its scheduled Expiration Time, unless this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article VII.

(c)    The Offer shall initially expire at one (1) minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days (calculated in accordance with Rule 14d-1(g)(3) under the Exchange Act) following the commencement (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act) of the Offer (such initial expiration date and time of the Offer, the “Initial Expiration Time”) or, if the Offer has been extended pursuant to and in accordance with Section 1.1(d), the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Time, or such later expiration date and time to which the Offer has been so extended, the “Expiration Time”). The Company shall register (and shall instruct its transfer agent to register) the transfer of the shares of Company Common Stock by Merger Sub effective immediately after the Acceptance Time.

(d)    (i) If on the then scheduled Expiration Time, the Minimum Condition has not been satisfied or any of the other Offer Conditions have not been satisfied, or waived by Parent or Merger Sub if permitted hereunder, then Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, extend the Offer for one (1) or more occasions in consecutive increments of up to ten (10) Business Days each (or such longer period as may be mutually agreed by the Company and Parent) in order to permit the satisfaction of such Offer Conditions (subject to the right of Parent or Merger Sub to waive any Offer Condition, other than the Minimum Condition); provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer and the Expiration Time to a date later than the Outside Date, and (ii) Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, extend the Offer on one or more occasions, for any period up to and including the Outside Date if required by any rule, regulation, interpretation or position of the SEC, the staff thereof or the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (the “Nasdaq”), except that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer to a date later than the Outside Date; provided, that in either case any such extension shall not be deemed to impair, limit, or otherwise restrict in any manner the rights of the parties hereto to terminate this Agreement pursuant to the terms of Article VII.

 

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(e)    On the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, (i) at the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, irrevocably accept for payment all shares of Company Common Stock validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer and (ii) at or as promptly as practicable following the Acceptance Time (but in any event within three (3) Business Days (calculated as set forth in Rule 14d-1(g)(3) under the Exchange Act) thereafter) Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, pay for all shares of Company Common Stock validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer. Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub, on a timely basis, the funds necessary to purchase any shares of Company Common Stock that Merger Sub becomes obligated to purchase pursuant to the Offer.

(f)    The Offer Price payable in respect of each share of Company Common Stock shall be paid on the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement. The Company agrees that no shares of Company Common Stock held by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries will be tendered pursuant to the Offer.

(g)    Unless this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Article VII, neither Parent nor Merger Sub shall terminate or withdraw the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Time without the prior written consent of the Company. In the event this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Article VII, Merger Sub shall, promptly following such termination, terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any shares of Company Common Stock pursuant thereto. If the Offer or this Agreement is terminated in accordance with this Agreement, Merger Sub shall promptly return, or cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to promptly return, all tendered shares of Company Common Stock to the tendering stockholders in accordance with applicable Law.

(h)    The Offer Price shall be adjusted appropriately and proportionately to reflect the effect of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend (including any dividend or other distribution of securities convertible into Company Common Stock), reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, combination, exchange of shares or other similar change with respect to the Company Common Stock occurring on or after the date of this Agreement and at or prior to the Acceptance Time, and such adjustment to the Offer Price shall provide to the holders of shares of Company Common Stock the same economic effect as contemplated by this Agreement prior to such action.

(i)    On the date of commencement of the Offer (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act), Parent and Merger Sub shall file with the SEC a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments and supplements thereto and including exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”), which shall contain or incorporate by reference an offer to purchase and a related letter of transmittal and other appropriate ancillary offer documents (such Schedule TO and the documents included therein pursuant to which the Offer will be made, together with any supplements or amendments thereto, the “Offer Documents”), and cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to the holders of Company Common Stock as and to the extent required by United States federal securities Laws. The Company shall promptly furnish or otherwise make available to Parent or Parent’s legal counsel upon request all information concerning the Company that is required by the Exchange Act or other applicable Law to be set forth in the Offer Documents and all other information concerning the Company that may be reasonably requested by Parent for inclusion in the Offer Documents (including any information required for the Schedule 13E-3). Each of Parent, Merger

 

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Sub and the Company shall promptly correct any information supplied by it or on its behalf for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Offer Documents if and to the extent that such information shall have become false or misleading in any material respect and shall correct material omissions therefrom, and each of Parent and Merger Sub shall take all steps necessary and use all reasonable efforts to promptly amend or supplement the Offer Documents and to cause the Offer Documents as so amended or supplemented to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to the holders of Company Common Stock, in each case as and to the extent required by applicable Law. Parent and Merger Sub shall promptly notify the Company upon the receipt of any comments from the SEC, or any request from the SEC for amendments or supplements, to the Offer Documents, and shall promptly provide the Company with copies of all written correspondence and summaries of all material oral communications between them and their respective representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC, on the other hand. Unless there has been an Adverse Recommendation Change, prior to the filing of the Offer Documents with the SEC or dissemination thereof to the holders of Company Common Stock, or responding to any comments of the SEC with respect to the Offer Documents, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such Offer Documents or response, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give reasonable consideration to any such comments. Unless the Offer has been terminated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, if Parent or Merger Sub receives any comments from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Offer Documents, then each shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to respond promptly to such comments.

1.2    Company Actions.

(a)    The Company hereby approves of and consents to the Offer, the Merger and the other Merger Transactions and consents to the inclusion in the Offer Documents of the Company Board Recommendation.

(b)    On the date the Offer Documents are filed with the SEC, the Company shall, concurrently with the filing of the Schedule TO, file with the SEC a Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments and supplements thereto and including exhibits thereto, including, if applicable, a Rule 13E-3 transaction statement on Schedule 13E-3 (together with any amendments thereof or supplements thereto, the “Schedule 13E-3”), the “Schedule 14D-9”) containing, subject to Section 5.3, the Company Board Recommendation and shall cause the Schedule 14D-9 and the Schedule 13E-3 to be disseminated to the holders of Company Common Stock as and to the extent required by United States federal securities Laws, including Rule 14d-9 and Rule 13E-3 under the Exchange Act. Each of Parent and Merger Sub shall promptly furnish or otherwise make available to the Company or the Company’s legal counsel upon request all information concerning Parent and Merger Sub that is required by the Exchange Act or other applicable Law to be set forth in the Schedule 14D-9 or the Schedule 13E-3 and all other information concerning Parent and Merger Sub that may be reasonably requested by the Company for inclusion in the Schedule 14D-9 or the Schedule 13E-3. Each of the Company, Parent, and Merger Sub shall promptly correct any information supplied by it or on its behalf for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Schedule 14D-9 or the Schedule 13E-3 if and to the extent that such information shall have become false or misleading in any material respect, and the Company shall take all steps necessary and use all reasonable efforts to promptly amend or supplement the Schedule 14D-9 or the Schedule 13E-3 and to cause the

 

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Schedule 14D-9 or the Schedule 13E-3 as so amended or supplemented to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to the holders of Company Common Stock, in each case as soon as and to the extent required by applicable Law. The Company shall promptly notify Parent upon the receipt of any comments from the SEC, or any request from the SEC for amendments or supplements, to the Schedule 14D-9 or the Schedule 13E-3, and shall promptly provide Parent with copies of all written correspondence and summaries of all material oral communications between the Company and its representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC, on the other hand. Prior to the filing of the Schedule 14D-9 or the Schedule 13E-3 and any amendment or supplement thereto (that does not contain or relate to an Adverse Recommendation Change) with the SEC or dissemination thereof to the holders of Company Common Stock, or responding to any comments of the SEC with respect to the Schedule 14D-9 or the Schedule 13E-3, the Company shall provide Parent, Merger Sub and their counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Schedule 14D-9 or the Schedule 13E-3 or amendment or supplement or response, and the Company shall give reasonable consideration to any such comments. Unless the Offer has been terminated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, in the event that the Company receives any comments from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule 14D-9 or the Schedule 13E-3, then it shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to respond promptly to such comments.

(c)    The Schedule 14D-9 shall also reflect that the Merger is governed by Section 251(h) of the DGCL and contain and constitute the notice to holders of Company Common Stock of the availability of appraisal rights in connection with the Merger required to be delivered to such holders by Section 262(d) of the DGCL. The Company shall set the record date for the holders of Company Common Stock to receive such notice of appraisal rights as the same date as the Stockholder List Date and shall disseminate the Schedule 14D-9 including such notice of appraisal rights to such holders to the extent required by Section 262(d) of the DGCL provided, that, such record date will not be more than ten (10) calendar days prior to the date that the Schedule 14D-9 is first mailed. The Company hereby consents to the inclusion of the Company Board Recommendation in the Offer Documents and, absent an Adverse Recommendation Change, to the inclusion of a copy of the Schedule 14D-9 with the Offer Documents mailed or furnished to the holders of Company Common Stock.

(d)    The Company shall, or shall cause its transfer agent to, furnish Parent and Merger Sub and their agents promptly (and in any event within five (5) Business Days) after the date of this Agreement and from time to time thereafter as requested by Parent or Merger Sub with mailing labels containing the names and addresses of the record holders of Company Common Stock as of the latest practicable date and of those persons becoming record holders subsequent to such date, together with copies of all lists of stockholders, security position listings and computer files any non-objecting beneficial ownership lists, and all other information in the Company’s possession or control regarding the beneficial owners of Company Common Stock, in each case as of the latest date practicable, and shall promptly furnish to Parent and Merger Sub such other information and assistance (including periodically updated lists of stockholders, security position listings and computer files) as Parent or Merger Sub may reasonably request in connection with the Offer. The date of the list of stockholders used to determine the Persons to whom the Offer Documents and the Schedule 14D-9 are first disseminated is referred to as the “Stockholder List Date.” Subject to the requirements of applicable Law, and except for such steps as are necessary to disseminate the Offer Documents and any other documents necessary to consummate the Merger Transactions, Parent and Merger Sub and their representatives shall use the information

 

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contained in any such labels, listings and files only in connection with the Merger Transactions, shall treat such information and materials in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Confidentiality Agreement, and, if this Agreement is terminated, shall destroy all copies of such information then in their possession or under their control promptly upon the written request of the Company.

1.3    The Merger. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, and in accordance with the DGCL (including Section 251(h) of the DGCL), at the Effective Time, (a) Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the Company, (b) the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub shall cease and the Company shall continue its corporate existence under the DGCL as the Surviving Corporation and (c) the Surviving Corporation shall become a wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent.

1.4    Closing. The consummation of the Merger (the “Closing”) shall take place at the offices of Goodwin Procter LLP, 100 Northern Avenue, Boston, MA 02210 as soon as practicable following (but in any event within one (1) Business Day after the Acceptance Time) the Acceptance Time, except if any of the applicable conditions set forth in Article VI shall not be satisfied or, to the extent permissible by applicable Law, waived as of such date, in which case, on the first (1st) Business Day after all applicable conditions set forth in Article VI are satisfied or, to the extent permissible by applicable Law, waived, (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of such conditions) (the date on which the Closing occurs, the “Closing Date”). The parties intend that the Closing shall be effected, to the extent practicable, by conference call and the electronic delivery of documents to be held in escrow by outside counsel to the recipient party pending authorization to release at the Closing.

1.5    Effective Time. As soon as practicable on the Closing Date, Parent and the Company shall cause a certificate of merger (the “Certificate of Merger”) to be executed, signed, acknowledged and duly delivered to the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware for filing in such form as is required by the relevant provisions of the DGCL, and shall make all other filings or recordings required by the DGCL in connection with the Merger. The Merger shall become effective upon the date and time of the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware or such later date and time as is agreed upon in writing by the parties and specified in the certificate of merger (such date and time, the “Effective Time”). From and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall possess all the property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the Company and Merger Sub, and all debts, liabilities and duties of the Company and Merger Sub shall become the debts, liabilities and duties of the Surviving Corporation, all as provided in the DGCL.

1.6    Merger Without Meeting of Stockholders. The Merger shall be governed by and effected under Section 251(h) of the DGCL. The parties shall take all necessary and appropriate action to cause the Merger to become effective as soon as practicable following the consummation (within the meaning of Section 251(h) of the DGCL) of the Offer, without a vote of the stockholders of the Company in accordance with Section 251(h) of the DGCL.

1.7    Effects of the Merger. The Merger shall have the effects set forth in the DGCL, this Agreement and the Certificate of Merger.

 

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1.8    Certificate of Incorporation. At the Effective Time, the certificate of incorporation of the Company shall be amended and restated in its entirety as of the Effective Time to read in its entirety as set forth on Exhibit A hereto, and, as so amended and restated shall be the Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation until, subject to Section 5.4, thereafter amended in accordance with its terms and as provided by applicable Law.

1.9    Bylaws. At the Effective Time, the bylaws of the Company shall be amended and restated as of the Effective Time to read as set forth on Exhibit B hereto, and, as so amended and restated shall be the Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until, subject to Section 5.4, thereafter amended in accordance with their terms and as provided by applicable Law.

1.10    Directors and Officers. At the Effective Time, (i) the directors of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the directors of the Surviving Corporation and (ii) the officers of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the officers of the Surviving Corporation, in each case until their respective successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified in accordance with applicable Law or until their earlier death, resignation or removal. Prior to the Closing, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to deliver to Parent a letter executed by each director of the Company effectuating his or her resignation as a member of the Company Board, to be effective as of the Effective Time.

ARTICLE II

EFFECT OF THE MERGER ON CAPITAL STOCK

2.1    Conversion of Capital Stock. At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company or the holder of any shares of capital stock of Merger Sub or the Company:

(a)    Conversion of Merger Sub Capital Stock. Each share of capital stock of Merger Sub issued and outstanding immediately before the Effective Time shall be converted into and become one fully paid and non-assessable share of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Surviving Corporation. From and after the Effective Time, all certificates representing shares of capital stock of Merger Sub shall be deemed to represent for all purposes the number of shares of the common stock of the Surviving Corporation into which they were converted in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence.

(b)    Cancellation of Certain Shares. Each share of Company Common Stock owned by the Company as treasury stock or owned by Merger Sub immediately before the Effective Time or that was irrevocably accepted by Merger Sub in the Offer (collectively, the “Excluded Shares”) shall be canceled automatically and shall cease to exist, and no consideration shall be paid for those Excluded Shares.

(c)    Conversion of Company Common Stock.

(i)    Each share of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately before the Effective Time (other than Excluded Shares, Rollover Shares and Dissenting Shares) shall be converted automatically into and shall thereafter represent only the right to receive the Offer Price (the “Merger Consideration”), without interest, payable upon surrender of such shares in accordance with Section 2.2.

 

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(ii)    All shares of Company Common Stock that have been converted pursuant to Section 2.1(c)(i) shall be canceled automatically and shall cease to exist, and the holders of shares represented by book-entry immediately before the Effective Time (the “Book-Entry Shares”) shall cease to have any rights with respect to those shares, other than the right to receive the Merger Consideration in accordance with Section 2.2.

(d)    Equitable Adjustment. If at any time during the period between the date of this Agreement and the Acceptance Time, any change in the number of outstanding shares of Company Common Stock shall occur as a result of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend (including any dividend or other distribution of securities convertible into Company Common Stock), reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, combination, exchange of shares or other similar change with respect to Company Common Stock, then the Merger Consideration shall be equitably adjusted to reflect such change.

2.2    Surrender of Book-Entry Shares.

(a)    Paying Agent. Prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall appoint Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company to act as the paying agent (or such other nationally recognized paying agent agreed to between Parent and the Company) for the payment of the amounts to be paid pursuant to this Article II (the “Paying Agent”) and (ii) enter into a paying agent agreement with the Paying Agent on terms and conditions that are satisfactory to the Company in its reasonable discretion. Parent shall be responsible for all fees and expenses of the Paying Agent.

(b)    Payment Fund. At or as promptly as practicable after the Acceptance Time, Parent shall deposit, or cause to be deposited, with the Paying Agent, for the benefit of the holders of Book-Entry Shares, for payment in accordance with this Article II by the Paying Agent, sufficient funds for the payment of the aggregate Merger Consideration (such funds provided to the Paying Agent are referred to as the “Payment Fund”).

(c)    Payment Procedures.

(i)    Letter of Transmittal. Promptly after the Effective Time, Parent shall cause the Paying Agent to mail the following to each holder of record of a share of Company Common Stock converted pursuant to Section 2.1(c)(i): (A) a letter of transmittal in customary form, specifying that delivery shall be effected upon adherence to the procedures set forth in the letter of transmittal; and (B) instructions for surrendering such Book-Entry Shares in exchange for payment of the Merger Consideration.

(ii)    Surrender of Shares. Upon surrender of a Book-Entry Share for cancellation to the Paying Agent, together with a duly executed letter of transmittal and any other documents reasonably required by the Paying Agent, the holder of that Book-Entry Share shall be entitled to receive, and the Paying Agent shall promptly pay in exchange therefor, the Merger Consideration payable and issuable in respect of the number of shares formerly evidenced by such Book-Entry Share less any required withholding of Taxes. Any Book-Entry Shares so surrendered shall be canceled immediately. No interest shall accrue or be paid on any amount payable upon surrender of Book-Entry Shares.

 

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(iii)    Unregistered Transferees. If any Merger Consideration is to be paid and issued to a Person other than the Person in whose name the surrendered Book-Entry Share is registered, then the Merger Consideration may be paid or issued to such a transferee so long as (A) the surrendered Book-Entry Share shall otherwise be in proper form for transfer and is accompanied by all documents reasonably required by Parent to evidence and effect that transfer and (B) the Person requesting such payment or issuance (x) pays any applicable transfer Taxes or (y) establishes to the reasonable satisfaction of Parent and the Paying Agent that all such transfer Taxes have already been paid or are not applicable.

(iv)    No Other Rights. Until surrendered in accordance with this Section 2.2(c), each Book-Entry Share in respect of shares of Company Common Stock converted into the right to receive Merger Consideration pursuant to Section 2.1(c)(i) shall be deemed, from and after the Effective Time, to represent only the right to receive the Merger Consideration. The Merger Consideration paid upon the surrender of any Book-Entry Share in accordance with the terms of this Article II shall be deemed to have been paid and issued in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to such Book-Entry Share.

(d)    No Further Transfers. At the Effective Time, the stock transfer books of the Company shall be closed and there shall be no further registration of transfers of the shares of Company Common Stock that were outstanding immediately before the Effective Time.

(e)    No Liability. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, none of the parties hereto, the Surviving Corporation or the Paying Agent shall be liable to any Person for Merger Consideration delivered to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar Law.

(f)    Investment of Payment Fund. The Payment Fund shall be invested by the Paying Agent as directed by Parent or the Surviving Corporation; provided that such investments shall be (I) in obligations of or guaranteed by the United States of America, (II) in commercial paper obligations rated A-1 or P-1 or better by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or Standard & Poor’s Corporation, respectively, (III) in certificates of deposit, bank repurchase agreements or banker’s acceptances of commercial banks with capital exceeding $5 billion, or (IV) in money market funds having a rating in the highest investment category granted by a recognized credit rating agency at the time of acquisition or a combination of the foregoing and, in any such case, no such instrument shall have a maturity exceeding three (3) months. To the extent that there are losses with respect to such investments, or the Payment Fund diminishes for other reasons below the level required to make prompt payment of the Merger Consideration as contemplated hereby, Parent shall promptly replace or restore the portion of the Payment Fund lost through investments or other events so as to ensure that the Payment Fund is maintained at a level sufficient to make such payments.

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Effective Time. Thereafter, any holder of Book-Entry Shares who has not complied with this Article II shall look only to Parent or the Surviving Corporation, which shall remain responsible for payment and issuance of the applicable Merger Consideration. Any amounts remaining unclaimed by such holders at such time at which such amounts would otherwise escheat to or become property of any Governmental Authority shall become, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, the property of Parent or its designee, free and clear of all claims of interest of any Person previously entitled thereto. Neither the Paying Agent nor the Surviving Corporation shall be liable to any holder of a Company stock certificate or Book-Entry Share for any amount properly paid to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property or escheat law.

2.3    Company Equity Awards.

(a)    Each option to purchase shares of Company Common Stock that has been granted under the Company Stock Plans (each, a “Company Option”) and that is outstanding and unexercised immediately prior to the Effective Time will, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the Company, Parent, Merger Sub or the holders thereof, be treated as follows:

(i)    as of the Effective Time, each Company Option (whether or not vested) that is outstanding and unexercised immediately prior to the Effective Time and that has a per share exercise price less than the Merger Consideration (an “In-the-Money Option”) will be canceled in exchange for payment to the holder of such In-the-Money Option of an amount in cash equal to (A) the number of shares of Company Common Stock remaining subject to such In-the-Money Option immediately prior to the Effective Time multiplied by (B) the amount by which (x) the Merger Consideration exceeds (y) the per share exercise price for such In-the-Money Option (the “Company Option Cash Out Amount”); and

(ii)    each Company Option that is not an In-the-Money Option will be canceled at the Effective Time without payment of any consideration.

(b)    As of the Effective Time, each restricted stock unit award subject to time-based or other vesting restrictions that is outstanding under any Company Stock Plan (each, a “Company RSU Award””) immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall, to the extent not vested, become fully vested and then (ii) each such Company RSU Award shall be canceled without any action of the part of any holder or beneficiary thereof in consideration for the right to receive a lump sum cash payment with respect thereto equal to the product of (x) the Merger Consideration and (y) the number of shares of Company Stock represented by such Company RSU Award (the “Company RSU Cash Out Amount”).

(c)    All Company Options (whether or not vested) that are outstanding and unexercised immediately prior to the Effective Time, all Company RSU Awards that are outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, and rights under the Company Stock Plans, will terminate as of, and contingent upon the occurrence of, the Effective Time (after given effect to this Section 2.3), and, following the Effective Time, no holder of any Company Option, Company RSU Award, or any other rights under the Company Stock Plans will have any right to acquire any equity securities of the Company, its Subsidiaries, or the Surviving Corporation as a result of such holder’s Company Options, Company RSU Awards, or other rights under the Company Stock Plans and the Company shall have no further Liability under or with respect to

 

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any such Company Option, Company RSU Awards, or the Company Stock Plans (except as provided pursuant to Section 2.3(a)(i) in respect of In-The-Money Options), or as provided pursuant to Section 2.3(b) in respect of the Company RSU Awards.

(d)    Payment of the Company Option Cash Out Amount for each In-the-Money Option and the Company RSU Cash Out Amount for each Company RSU Award is subject to Section 2.7 and will be made as follows: No later than thirty (30) Business Days after the Closing Date, Parent shall, or shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, deliver (through the Surviving Corporation payroll or such other means of payment as Parent may provide) to the holder of any In-the-Money Option or Company RSU Award the applicable Company Option Cash Out Amount or Company RSU Cash Out Amount, net of Tax withholdings. To the extent that such Taxes are so deducted or withheld and paid over to the appropriate Taxing Authority, the amounts thereof will be treated for all purposes hereunder as having been paid to the Person to whom such amounts would otherwise have been paid.

(e)     Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall take (or cause there to be taken, as the case may be) all such actions as are necessary to effect the treatment of Company Options and Company RSU Awards provided for under this Section 2.3, under all Contracts governing the terms of all Company Options and Company RSU Awards, and under any other applicable plan or arrangement to which the Company is a party or by which the Company may be bound with respect to such Company Options, Company RSU Awards or the Company Stock Plans, including (A) to accelerate the vesting of any unvested Company Options that are outstanding and unvested immediately prior to the Effective Time and (B) at the request of Parent or as otherwise may be required, sending to any holders of Company Options notices (if drafted and at the request of Parent, subject to reasonable review and approval by the Company, which approval will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) with respect to the treatment of such instruments under this Agreement. The Company shall not send or otherwise make available any notices to any holders of Company Options, or solicit any consents or other approvals from the holders of any Company Options unless and until Parent has reviewed and approved all such notices and related documentation (including any email messages and notifications) to be sent or made available to such holders (which approval may not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), in each case, solely to the extent such notices, consents or approvals relate to the Merger Transaction.

(f)    The Company shall promptly take (or cause there to be taken, as the case may be) all such actions as are necessary to ensure that no offering or purchase period commences under the Company ESPP and that no shares of Company Capital Stock are issued under the Company ESPP. Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall take (or cause there to be taken, as the case may be) all such actions as are necessary to terminate the Company ESPP such that, from and after the time of such termination, the Company shall have no Liability under or with respect to the Company ESPP.

 

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2.4    Company Warrants. Each outstanding warrant to purchase shares of Company Common Stock will, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the Company, Parent, Merger Sub or the holders thereof, be treated as follows:

(a)    Each outstanding Private Placement Warrant and Public Warrant (each as defined in that certain Warrant Agreement, dated January 13, 2021, by and between Environmental Impact Acquisition Corp. and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “Warrant Agreement”), together, the “Company Warrants”) shall be dealt with in such manner as set forth in Section 4.4 of the Warrant Agreement. Parent and Merger Sub shall be solely responsible for any such cash payments resulting from the Alternative Issuance (as defined in the Warrant Agreement) of the Company Warrants from the then outstanding funds of the Payment Fund.

2.5    Dissenting Shares.

(a)    Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary (but subject to the other provisions of this Section 2.5), any shares of Company Common Stock that are issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and for which the holder thereof is entitled to demand and properly demands the appraisal of such shares in accordance with, and complies in all respects with, the DGCL (collectively, the “Dissenting Shares”), shall not be converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration in accordance with Section 2.1(c). At the Effective Time, (i) all Dissenting Shares shall be canceled and cease to exist and (ii) the holders of Dissenting Shares shall be entitled only to such rights as may be granted to them under Section 262 of the DGCL.

(b)    Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2.5(a), if any holder of Dissenting Shares effectively withdraws or loses such appraisal rights (through failure to perfect such appraisal rights or otherwise), then that holder’s shares (i) shall be deemed no longer to be Dissenting Shares and (ii) shall be treated as if they had been converted automatically at the Effective Time into the right to receive the Merger Consideration upon adherence to the procedures set forth in Section 2.2(c).

(c)    The Company shall give Parent (i) prompt written notice of any demands for appraisal of any shares of Company Common Stock, the withdrawals of such demands and any other instrument served on the Company under the DGCL relating to stockholders’ appraisal rights and (ii) the opportunity to participate in and direct all negotiations and proceedings with respect to such demands for appraisal. The Company shall not make any payment with respect to any demands for appraisal or offer to settle or settle any such demands for appraisal without the written consent of Parent.

2.6    Further Action. The parties agree to take all necessary action to cause the Merger to become effective in accordance with this Article II as soon as practicable following the consummation of the Offer without a meeting of the Company’s stockholders, as provided in Section 251(h) of the DGCL. If, at any time after the Effective Time, any further action is necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement or to vest the Surviving Corporation with full right, title and possession of and to all rights and property of Merger Sub and the Company, the officers and directors of the Surviving Corporation and Parent shall be fully authorized (in the name of Merger Sub, in the name of the Company and otherwise) to take such action.

 

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2.7    Withholding. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Paying Agent, as applicable, shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from any amount payable pursuant to this Agreement such Taxes that are required to be deducted and withheld from such amounts under the Code or any other applicable Law (as reasonably determined by Parent, Merger Sub, the Company, or the Paying Agent, respectively); provided, that Parent shall (other than in respect of any Company Option Cash Out Amount or the Company RSU Cash Out Amount) use commercially reasonable efforts to provide the Company with at least three (3) days prior written notice of any amounts that it intends to withhold in connection with the payment of the Merger Consideration and will reasonably cooperate with the Company to reduce or eliminate any applicable withholding. To the extent that any amounts are so deducted and withheld, such deducted and withheld amounts shall be (a) timely remitted to the appropriate Governmental Authority and (b) treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Person in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made.

ARTICLE III

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

Except (x) as set forth in in the confidential disclosure letter delivered by the Company to Parent and Merger Sub as of the date of this Agreement (the “Company Disclosure Schedule”) (it being acknowledged and agreed that any disclosure or exception set forth in any Section or subsection of the Company Disclosure Schedule shall be deemed to apply to any other Section or subsection of the Company Disclosure Schedule to the extent that the relevance of such disclosure or exception to such other Section or subsection is reasonably apparent), or (y) as disclosed in the Company SEC Reports filed with or furnished to the SEC prior to the date of this Agreement (other than information that is contained (i) solely in the “risk factors” sections of such Company SEC Reports or (ii) in any “forward-looking statements” disclaimer in such Company SEC Reports, in each case, that are of a nature that they speculate about future developments, except to the extent any such information described in clause (i) or (ii) consists of factual or historical statements), the Company represents and warrants to each of Parent and Merger Sub as follows:

3.1    Organization and Good Standing.

(a)    Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is a corporation (including public benefit corporations), limited liability company or other applicable business entity duly organized, incorporated or formed, as applicable, validly existing and in good standing (or the equivalent thereof, if applicable, in each case, with respect to the jurisdictions that recognize the concept of good standing or any equivalent thereof) under the Laws of its jurisdiction of organization, incorporation or formation (as applicable). Section 3.1(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth the jurisdiction of formation or organization (as applicable) for each of the Company’s Subsidiaries. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has the requisite corporate, limited liability company or other applicable business entity power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its businesses as presently conducted, except where the failure to have such power or authority would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(b)    True and complete copies of the Company Organizational Documents have been made available to Parent, in each case, as amended and in effect as of the date of this Agreement. The Company Organizational Documents are in full force and effect, and the Company is not in breach or violation of any provision set forth in the Company Organizational Documents.

(c)    Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is duly qualified or licensed to transact business and is in good standing (or the equivalent thereof, if applicable, in each case, with respect to the jurisdictions that recognize the concept of good standing or any equivalent thereof) in each jurisdiction in which the property and assets owned, leased or operated by it, or the nature of the business conducted by it, makes such qualification or licensing necessary, except where the failure to be so duly qualified or licensed and in good standing would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

3.2    Capitalization.

(a)    The authorized capital stock of the Company consists solely of 500,000,000 shares of Company Common Stock and 10,000,000 shares of Company Preferred Stock. As of the close of business on May 25, 2023, (i) 151,681,314 shares of Company Common Stock were issued and outstanding, (ii) no shares of Company Common Stock were held in treasury by the Company, (iii) 22,026,897 shares of Company Common Stock were subject to outstanding Company Options, (iv) 46,730 shares of Company Common Stock were subject to outstanding Company RSU Awards, (v) 12,383,304 shares of Company Common Stock are issuable upon full exercise of the Company Warrants, and (vi) no shares of Company Preferred Stock are issued and outstanding. As of the close of business on May 25, 2023, the Company has reserved 37,813,487 shares of Company Common Stock for issuance pursuant to the Company Stock Plans (which includes the number of shares subject to outstanding Company Options and Company RSU Awards as of that time). The foregoing represents all of the issued and outstanding shares of Company Capital Stock as of the date of this Agreement. All of the issued and outstanding shares of Company Capital Stock are Book-Entry Shares and there are no, and the Company has never issued, certificated shares of Company Capital Stock.

(b)    The Company has previously provided Parent with a true and complete list, as of the date hereof, of each outstanding Company Option and Company RSU Award. All shares subject to issuance under the Company Stock Plans, upon issuance prior to the Effective Time on the terms and conditions specified in the instruments pursuant to which they are issuable, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid, nonassessable and free of preemptive rights. As of the date hereof, there are no awards outstanding under the Company Stock Plans other than Company Options and Company RSU Awards. As of the date hereof, there are no outstanding shares of Company Capital Stock that are subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture. No offering or purchase period has commenced under, no shares of Company Capital Stock have been issued under, and the Company has no Liability under or with respect to, the Company ESPP.

(c)    All of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company (i) have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable, (ii) have been offered, sold and issued in compliance with applicable Law, including federal and state securities Laws, and all requirements set forth in (A) the Company Organizational Documents and (B) any other applicable Contracts governing the issuance of such securities, (iii) are not subject to, nor have they been issued in violation of, any purchase option, call option, right of first refusal,

 

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preemptive right, subscription right or any similar right under any provision of any applicable Law, the Company Organizational Documents or any Contract to which the Company is a party or otherwise bound and (iv) are free and clear of any Liens.

(d)    There are no outstanding obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (i) to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of Company Capital Stock or capital stock of any Subsidiary of the Company or any other equity securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or other securities convertible into, exchangeable for or evidencing the right to subscribe for or purchase shares of Company Capital Stock or other equity securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) to provide any funds to or make any investment (including in respect of any unsatisfied subscription obligation or capital contribution or capital account funding obligation) in (A) any Subsidiary of the Company that is not wholly owned by the Company or (B) any other Person.

(e)    The Company is not a party to any stockholder agreements, investors’ rights agreements, voting agreements, voting trusts, right of first refusal and co-sale agreements, management rights agreements or other similar Contract with respect to the voting, registration, redemption, sale, transfer or other disposition of Company Capital Stock or other securities convertible into, exchangeable for or evidencing the right to subscribe for or purchase shares of Company Common Stock or other equity securities of the Company. There are no bonds, debentures or notes or other obligations issued by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that entitle the holder thereof to vote together with stockholders of the Company on any matters.

(f)    Except as set forth on Section 3.2(f) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company has not granted any outstanding subscriptions, options, stock appreciation rights, warrants, rights or other securities (including debt securities) convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for capital stock of the Company, any other commitments, calls, conversion rights, rights of exchange or privilege (whether pre-emptive, contractual or by matter of Law), plans or other agreements of any character providing for the issuance of additional capital stock, the sale of capital stock, or for the repurchase or redemption of capital stock of the Company or the value of which is determined by reference to capital stock of the Company, and there are no voting trusts, proxies or agreements of any kind which may obligate the Company to issue, purchase, register for sale, redeem or otherwise acquire any capital stock of the Company.

3.3    Authority.

(a)    The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and, assuming the Merger Transactions are consummated in accordance with Section 251(h) of the DGCL, to perform its obligations hereunder to consummate the Merger Transactions. The Company Board (acting upon the unanimous recommendation of the Special Committee) at a meeting duly called and held has considered each of (i) the Company’s stockholders’ pecuniary (financial) interests, (ii) the best interest of those materially affected by the Company’s conduct (including customers, employee, partners and the communities in which it operates) and (iii) the Company’s Public Benefit Purpose, and engaged in the balancing required by the DGCL, has unanimously (A) determined that the Merger Transactions are advisable, fair to and in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders, including the stockholders holding the Unaffiliated Voting Shares, (B) resolved that this Agreement and the Merger shall be governed

 

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by and effected under Section 251(h) of the DGCL, (C) made the Company Board Recommendation and (D) to the extent necessary, having the effect of causing the Merger, this Agreement and the Merger Transactions not to be subject to any state Takeover Law or similar Law that might otherwise apply to the Merger or any of the other Merger Transactions, in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement.

(b)    The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the Merger Transactions have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company.

(c)    Assuming due authorization, execution and delivery hereof by the other parties hereto, this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, subject to (i) any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar Laws of general applicability affecting or relating to creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity, whether considered in a proceeding at law or in equity.

3.4    Governmental Authorizations; Non-Contravention.

(a)    Assuming that the representations and warranties of Parent and Merger Sub contained in Section 4.3 are true and correct, and assuming that the Merger Transactions are consummated in accordance with Section 251(h) of the DGCL, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the Merger Transactions do not and will not require any consent, approval or other authorization of, or filing with or notification to (collectively, “Governmental Authorizations”), any Governmental Authority, other than:

(i)    the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and of appropriate documents with the relevant authorities of other jurisdictions in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is qualified to do business;

(ii)    any filings and reports that may be required in connection with this Agreement and the Merger Transactions either (A) with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or (B) under state securities Laws or “blue sky” Laws; and

(iii)    where the failure to obtain such Governmental Authorizations would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

(b)    Subject to the receipts of the consents, approvals, authorizations and other requirements set forth in Section 3.3(a), the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the Merger Transactions do not and will not (i) violate or conflict with any provision of, or result in the breach of, or default under the Company Organizational Documents, (ii) contravene or conflict with, or result in any violation or breach of, any material Law applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by which any assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries are bound, (iii) result in a violation or breach of, or constitute a default or give rise to any right of termination, consent, cancellation, amendment, modification, suspension, revocation or acceleration under, any of the terms, conditions or

 

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provisions of (A) any Contract to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or (B) any Material Permits, or (iv) result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the assets or properties (other than any Permitted Liens) or equity securities of the Company or its Subsidiaries, other than in the case of clauses (ii) through (iv) of this Section 3.4(b), as would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

3.5    SEC Reports. The Company has timely filed with the SEC all Company SEC Reports required to have been filed on or after February 3, 2022. As of their respective effective dates (in the case of Company SEC Reports that are registration statements filed pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”)) and as of their respective filing dates (in the case of all other Company SEC Reports), and except to the extent corrected by subsequent Company SEC Reports filed prior to the date hereof, each Company SEC Report (a) complied as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the Securities Act, as the case may be, applicable to such Company SEC Report, (b) was prepared in all material respects in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and other applicable Law and (c) did not, as of such respective dates, or if amended or restated prior to the date hereof, at the time of such later amendment or restatement, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading. As of the date of this Agreement, there are no outstanding or unresolved comments in comment letters received from the SEC with respect to the Company SEC Reports. No Subsidiary of the Company is subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act or is otherwise required to file any periodic forms, reports, schedules, statements or other documents with the SEC.

3.6    Financial Statements.

(a)    The consolidated financial statements of the Company included in the Company SEC Reports filed on or after February 3, 2022:

(i)    as of their respective filing dates, complied as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the SEC;

(ii)    were prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may be indicated in the notes to those financial statements, as permitted by Regulation S-X or, in the case of unaudited statements, as permitted by Form 10-Q under the Exchange Act, and except that the unaudited statements may not contain certain footnotes and are subject to normal, recurring audit adjustments); and

(iii)    fairly presented (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto and subject in the case of unaudited statements to normal, recurring audit adjustments) in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and their consolidated results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended.

 

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(b)    The Company has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act). Such disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information relating to the Company, including its Subsidiaries, required to be disclosed in the Company’s periodic and current reports under the Exchange Act, is made known to the Company’s chief executive officer and its chief financial officer by others within those entities to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures as required under the Exchange Act. The chief executive officer and chief financial officer of the Company have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures and, to the extent required by applicable Law, presented in any applicable Company SEC Report that is a report on Form 10-K or Form 10-Q, or any amendment thereto, its conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by such report or amendment based on such evaluation.

(c)    The Company and its Subsidiaries have established and maintain a system of internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) which is effective in providing reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of the Company’s financial reporting and the preparation of the Company’s financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP. The Company has disclosed, based on its most recent evaluation of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting prior to the date hereof, to the Company’s auditors and audit committee (i) any significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information and (ii) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. A true, correct and complete summary of any such disclosures made by management to the Company’s auditors and audit committee is set forth in Section 3.6(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule.

(d)    Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to, or has any commitment to become a party to, any joint venture, off balance sheet partnership or any similar Contract (including any Contract or arrangement relating to any transaction or relationship between or among the Company and any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any unconsolidated Affiliate, including any structured finance, special purpose or limited purpose entity or Person, on the other hand, or any “off balance sheet arrangements” (as defined in Item 303(a) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act)), where the result, purpose or intended effect of such Contract is to avoid disclosure of any material transaction involving, or material liabilities of, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the Company’s or such Subsidiary’s published financial statements or other Company SEC Reports.

(e)    The Company is in compliance in all material respects with the applicable listing and corporate governance rules and regulations of Nasdaq. Since February 3, 2022, neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries of the Company has made any prohibited loans to any executive officer of the Company (as defined in Rule 3b-7 under the Exchange Act) or director of the Company. There are no outstanding loans or other extensions of credit made by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries of the Company to any executive officer (as defined in Rule 3b-7 under the Exchange Act) or director of the Company.

 

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(f)    Since February 3, 2022, to the Knowledge of the Company, neither the Company nor any director, officer, auditor or accountant of the Company has received any written material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim that the Company or its Subsidiaries have engaged in illegal or fraudulent accounting or auditing practices. Since February 3, 2022, to the Knowledge of the Company, no attorney representing the Company, whether or not employed by the Company, has reported to the Company Board or any committee thereof or to any director or officer of the Company any evidence of a material violation of United States federal securities Laws and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder, by the Company or any of its officers or directors. To the Knowledge of the Company, there are no SEC inquiries or investigations or other inquiries or investigations by a Governmental Authority pending or threatened, in each case regarding any accounting practices of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any malfeasance by any executive officer of the Company.

3.7    No Undisclosed Liabilities. There are no Liabilities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, other than (a) Liabilities disclosed or reserved against in the consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of December 31, 2022 (the “Balance Sheet Date”) included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by the Company with the SEC on March 28, 2023 (without giving effect to any amendment thereto), (b) Liabilities incurred since the Balance Sheet Date in the Ordinary Course of Business, (c) Liabilities to perform under Contracts entered into by the Company and its Subsidiaries, (d) Liabilities that have not had a Company Material Adverse Effect, and (e) Liabilities incurred in connection with the Merger Transactions.

3.8    Absence of Certain Changes. Except as otherwise contemplated, required or permitted by this Agreement, since the Balance Sheet Date through the date of this Agreement, (a) no Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred and (b) except as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, (i) the Company has conducted its business, in all material respects, in the Ordinary Course of Business (other than in connection with modifications, suspensions or alterations of operations in response or otherwise related to COVID-19 or any COVID-19 Measures) and (ii) since and through such dates, there has not been any Company Material Adverse Effect or any change, event, development, condition of occurrence that, individually or in the aggregate would reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

3.9    Taxes.

(a)    The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has prepared and filed all income and other material Tax Returns required to have been filed by or with respect to it, all such income and other material Tax Returns are true and complete in all material respects, and the Company and each of Subsidiaries has paid all Taxes required to have been paid by or with respect to it, regardless of whether shown on a Tax Return.

(b)    The Company has made adequate provision for Taxes of the Company and its Subsidiaries that are not yet due and payable on the consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of the Balance Sheet Date. Since the Balance Sheet Date, any Taxes of the Company and its Subsidiaries have been accrued on the books and records of the Company in accordance with GAAP and the Company and its Subsidiaries have not incurred any liabilities for Taxes other than any Taxes as a result of the operation of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries in the Ordinary Course of Business.

 

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(c)    The Company and its Subsidiaries have withheld and paid to the appropriate Taxing Authority all Taxes required to have been withheld and paid by it in connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee, individual independent contractor, other service provider, equity interest holder or other Person.

(d)    The Company and its Subsidiaries are not currently the subject of a Tax audit or examination or similar proceeding or has been informed in writing of the commencement or anticipated commencement of any Tax audit or examination or similar Legal Proceeding, which has not been resolved or completed, in each case with respect to material Taxes. No assessment, deficiency or similar claim for material Taxes with respect to the Company or its Subsidiaries has been proposed or assessed by any Taxing Authority.

(e)    The Company and its Subsidiaries have not consented to extend or waive the time in which any material Tax may be assessed or collected by any Taxing Authority, other than any such extensions or waivers that are no longer in effect or that are extensions of time to file Tax Returns obtained in the Ordinary Course of Business.

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

(g)    The Company and its Subsidiaries are not and have not been a party to any “listed transaction” as defined in Section 6707A of the Code and Treasury Regulations Section 1.6011-4 (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. income Tax Law).

(h)    There are no Liens for material Taxes on any assets of the Company or its Subsidiaries, other than liens for Taxes not yet due and payable.

(i)    During the two (2)-year period ending on the date of this Agreement, none of the Company or its Subsidiaries was a distributing corporation or a controlled corporation in a transaction purported or intended to be governed by Section 355 of the Code (or so much of Section 356 of the Code as relates to Section 355 of the Code).

(j)    None of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (i) has been a member of an affiliated group filing a consolidated federal income Tax Return (other than a group the common parent of which was the Company) or (ii) has any material Liability for the Taxes of any Person (other than the Company or its Subsidiaries or any of its current Affiliates) under Section 1.1502-6 of the Treasury Regulations (or any similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. Law), as a transferee or successor or by Contract or otherwise (other than liabilities pursuant to a Contract entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business that is not primarily related to Taxes).

 

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(k)    No written claims have ever been made by any Taxing Authority in a jurisdiction where the Company or its Subsidiaries does not file a Tax Return claiming that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction that would be reported on or the subject of such Tax Return, which claims have not been resolved or withdrawn.

(l)    None of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any Tax allocation, Tax sharing, Tax indemnity or similar agreement (other than any such agreement to which only the Company or its Subsidiaries are parties or any such agreement that is included in a Contract entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business that is not primarily related to Taxes) and none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any joint venture, partnership or other arrangement that is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income Tax purposes.

(m)    None of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has a permanent establishment (within the meaning of an applicable Tax treaty) or otherwise has an office or fixed place of business in a country other than the country in which it is organized. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is tax resident (and subject to income Tax) only in its jurisdiction of formation.

(n)    None of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries will be required to include any material item of income in, or exclude any material item of deduction from, taxable income for any period (or any portion thereof) beginning after the Closing Date as a result of any installment sale or other transaction occurring prior to the Closing, any accounting method change or agreement with any Taxing Authority filed or made prior to the Closing or use of an improper method of accounting prior to the Closing, any prepaid amount received prior to the Closing or any intercompany transaction or excess loss account described in Section 1502 of the Code (or any corresponding provision of state, local or foreign Tax law) occurring or existing prior to the Closing. None of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has any liability in connection with Section 965 of the Code, or has ever owned any Person organized in a jurisdiction located outside the United States.

(o)    None of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has (i) deferred any Taxes (including payroll Taxes those imposed by Sections 3101(a) and 3201 of the Code) pursuant to Section 2302 of the CARES Act or any other corresponding or similar provision of applicable Tax Law enacted in connection with COVID-19 that have not been paid in full or (ii) claimed any tax credit under Section 2301 of the CARES Act (including employee retention credits under the CARES Act) or otherwise taken any action to elect or avail itself to any provision of the CARES Act related to Taxes.

3.10    Real Property.

(a)    None of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries owns any real property.

(b)     Section 3.10(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and complete list (including street addresses) of all real property leased by any of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and all leases, sub-leases, licenses, concessions or other agreements, in each case, pursuant to which the Company or its Subsidiaries leases or sub-leases any real property pursuant to which the Company or its Subsidiaries is a tenant or landlord as of the date of this Agreement (individually, a “Real Property Lease,” and collectively, the “Real Property

 

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Leases,” and such related properties being referred to herein individually as a “Company Property” and collectively as the “Company Properties”). True and complete copies of all such Real Property Leases have been made available to Parent. Each Real Property Lease is in full force and effect and is a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, party thereto, enforceable in accordance with its terms against the Company or its Subsidiaries, as applicable, and, to the Company’s Knowledge, each other party thereto (subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other Laws affecting generally the enforcement of creditors’ rights and subject to general principles of equity). There is no material breach or default by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the Company’s Knowledge, any counterparty under any Real Property Lease, and, to the Company’s Knowledge, no event has occurred which (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) would constitute a material breach or default under any Real Property Lease or would permit termination of, or a material modification or acceleration thereof, by any counterparty to any Real Property Lease. The possession and quiet enjoyment of any real property leased by any of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under any Real Property Lease has not been materially disturbed, and to the Company’s Knowledge, there are no material disputes with respect to any Real Property Lease.

(c)    The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has good, marketable and indefeasible title to, or a valid leasehold interest in or license or right to use, all of the material tangible assets and properties of the Company or its Subsidiaries reflected in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2022 or thereafter acquired by the Company or its Subsidiaries, except for assets disposed of in the Ordinary Course of Business:

(i)    Immediately after the Effective Time, the tangible assets (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include any tangible assets held pursuant to valid leasehold interest, license or other similar interests or right to use any assets) of the Company or its Subsidiaries will constitute all of the tangible assets necessary to conduct the businesses of the Company or its Subsidiaries immediately after the Closing, except as is not and would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

3.11    Permits; Schedule of Permits. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has all Material Permits. Except as is not and would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (i) each Material Permit is in full force and effect in accordance with its terms and (ii) no written notice of revocation, cancellation or termination of any Material Permit has been received by any of the Company or its Subsidiaries. Each of the Material Permits upon its termination or expiration in the ordinary due course will be renewed or reissued in the Ordinary Course of Business upon terms and conditions substantially similar to its existing terms and conditions. There are no Legal Proceedings pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened that would reasonably be expected to result in the revocation, cancellation, limitation, restriction or termination of, or the imposition of any material fine, material penalty or other material sanction for violation of any legal or regulatory requirements relating to, any Material Permit.

 

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3.12    Intellectual Property.

(a)    Section 3.12(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and complete list of (i) all currently issued or pending Company Registered Intellectual Property (ii) all Patents that are included in the Company Licensed Intellectual Property and (iii) material unregistered Marks and Copyrights owned by the Company or its Subsidiaries, in each case, as of the date of this Agreement. Section 3.12(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules lists, for each item of Company Registered Intellectual Property as of the date of this Agreement (A) the record owner of such item, (B) the jurisdictions in which such item has been issued or registered or filed, (C) the issuance, registration or application date, as applicable, for such item and (D) the issuance, registration or application number, as applicable, for such item.

(b)    As of the date of this Agreement, all necessary fees and filings with respect to any Patent constituting Company Registered Intellectual Property and any other Company Registered Intellectual Property have been timely submitted to the relevant intellectual property office or Governmental Authority and Internet domain name registrars to maintain such Patents and other Company Registered Intellectual Property in full force and effect, except, in each case, where the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has, in its reasonable business judgment, decided to cancel, abandon, allow to lapse or not renew any immaterial issuance, registration or application. As of the date of this Agreement, no issuance or registration obtained and no application filed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for any Intellectual Property has been cancelled, abandoned, allowed to lapse or not renewed, except where Company or its Subsidiaries have, in its reasonable business judgment, decided to cancel, abandon, allow to lapse or not renew any immaterial issuance, registration or application. As of the date of this Agreement, there are no Legal Proceedings pending that relate to any of the Company Registered Intellectual Property and, to the Company’s Knowledge, no such Legal Proceedings are threatened by any Governmental Authority or any other Person.

(c)    The Company and its Subsidiaries exclusively own all right, title and interest in and to all material Company Owned Intellectual Property, free and clear of all Liens or obligations to others (other than Permitted Liens). For all Patents owned or purported to be owned by the Company or its Subsidiaries, each inventor on the Patent has presently assigned their rights to the Company or its Subsidiaries. None of the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has (i) transferred ownership of, or granted any currently-effective (i.e., not terminated or expired), exclusive license with respect to, any Company Owned Intellectual Property to any other Person or (ii) granted any customer a currently-effective right to use any Company Product on anything other than a non-exclusive basis. Section 3.12(c)(i) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list of all current (i.e., not terminated or expired) Contracts for Company Licensed Intellectual Property as of the date of this Agreement pursuant to which the Company or its Subsidiaries have been granted any license or covenant not to sue under, or otherwise has received or acquired any right (whether or not exercisable) or interest in, such Company Licensed Intellectual Property, other than any of the following entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business (the “Non-Scheduled Contracts”): (A) Contracts for Off-the-Shelf Software, (B) Open Source Licenses, (C) non-disclosure agreements and materials transfer Contracts providing for non-disclosure and non-

 

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use of trade secrets and confidential information, provided that such Contract does not include any assignment of, or grant of any express license, covenant, or other right or immunity of any kind under, any Intellectual Property (other than the right to use such confidential information or trade secrets for the purposes set forth in such non-disclosure or materials transfer Contract) or any other material terms relating to Intellectual Property (other than non-disclosure or non-use obligations); (D) Contracts with licenses granted by employees, individual consultants or individual contractors of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that do not materially differ from the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ form therefor that has been made available to Parent; and (E) Contracts containing a license to the Company only for Company Licensed Intellectual Property that is not material to the conduct of the business of the Company or its Subsidiaries and is not used in any Company Product. The Company and its Subsidiaries, as applicable, has valid rights under all of its Contracts for Company Licensed Intellectual Property to use, sell, license and otherwise exploit, as the case may be, all Company Licensed Intellectual Property licensed pursuant to such Contracts as the same is currently used, sold, licensed and otherwise exploited by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except as is not and would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. Section 3.12(c)(ii) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list of all Contracts pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has expressly granted any license or covenant not to sue under, or otherwise has granted any right or interest in, any Company Owned Intellectual Property, other than any of the following entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business: (x) materials transfer Contracts under which the counterparty is granted only a non-exclusive license under Company Owned Intellectual Property embodied by the materials provided by the Company under such agreement to use such materials for a specified research or development project and pursuant to which (1) the Company would own any improvements made to such Company Owned Intellectual Property and (2) the counterparty does not receive any rights to offer for sale, sell or otherwise commercialize any products or services using any Company Owned Intellectual Property, (y) Contracts with service providers of the Company or its Subsidiaries under which the counterparty is granted only a non-exclusive license to use Company Owed Intellectual Property for the purpose of performing services for the Company and the Company is assigned ownership of any Intellectual Property arising out of such services; and (z) Contracts under which the counterparty is granted only a non-exclusive license under non-Patent Company Owned Intellectual Property that is incidental to the main purpose of the Contract. Each Contract described in this Section 3.12(c) is valid, binding, and in full force and effect, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor to the Knowledge of the Company any other party to any such Contract, has breached any provision thereof in any material respect. The Company has made available to Parent complete and accurate copies of all such Contracts. None of the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received written notice, or to the Company’s Knowledge oral notice, that any party to such Contract intends to cancel, terminate or refuse to renew (if renewable) any such Contract, or to exercise or decline to exercise any option or right thereunder.

(d)    The Company Owned Intellectual Property and the Company Licensed Intellectual Property, to the Company’s Knowledge, constitute all of the Intellectual Property used or held for use by the Company or its Subsidiaries in the operation of their respective businesses, and all Intellectual Property necessary and sufficient to enable the Company and its Subsidiaries to conduct their respective businesses as currently conducted in all material respects. The Company Registered Intellectual Property (other than Company Registered Intellectual Property

 

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that has been applied for but not issued as registered), to the Company’s Knowledge, is valid and enforceable, and, to the Company’s Knowledge, all of the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ rights in and to the Company Registered Intellectual Property, the Company Owned Intellectual Property and the Company Licensed Intellectual Property, are valid and enforceable (in each case, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other Laws affecting generally the enforcement of creditors’ rights and subject to general principles of equity).

(e)    Each of the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ employees, consultants, advisors and independent contractors who have had access to any trade secrets or confidential information held by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (including trade secrets or confidential information of any third Person that have been disclosed to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to any duty of confidentiality) have agreed to maintain and protect such trade secrets and confidential information, including by not disclosing the same to third Persons or using the same for any purpose other than as authorized by the Company. Each of the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ employees, consultants, advisors and independent contractors who independently or jointly contributed to or otherwise participated in the authorship, invention, creation, improvement, modification or development of any material Company Owned Intellectual Property (each such Person, a “Creator”) have assigned or have agreed to a present assignment to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries all Intellectual Property Rights authored, invented, created, improved, modified or developed by such Person in the course of such Creator’s employment or other engagement with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, other than such Intellectual Property Rights that cannot be assigned under applicable Law.

(f)    Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries takes reasonable steps to safeguard and maintain the secrecy of any trade secrets, know-how and other confidential information owned by the Company or its Subsidiaries that the Company or its Subsidiaries, as applicable, desires to maintain as confidential. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company and its Subsidiaries have not disclosed any material trade secrets, know-how or confidential information that the Company or its Subsidiaries, as applicable, desired to maintain as confidential to any other Person unless such disclosure was under an appropriate contractual, fiduciary or professional non-disclosure obligations. To the Company’s Knowledge, in the prior three years, there has been no violation or unauthorized access to or disclosure of any trade secrets, know-how or confidential information of or in the possession the Company or its Subsidiaries, or of any written obligations with respect to such.

(g)    Except as set forth in Section 3.12(g) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, no funding or support from a Governmental Authority, nor any funding, support or facilities of a university, college, other educational institution, research center or other nonprofit organization was used in the development of any Company Owned Intellectual Property. Except as set forth in Section 3.12(g) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, no Patent or other Intellectual Property that is Company Owned Intellectual Property has been, or is required to be, disclosed or contributed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any industry standards bodies, patent pools, standard setting organization, organization managing a de facto industry standard, or similar organizations (“Standards Organizations”), or is subject to any commitment by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to a Standards Organization. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a founder, member or promoter of, or a contributor to, any Standards Organization.

 

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(h)    None of the Company Owned Intellectual Property and, to the Company’s Knowledge, none of the Company Licensed Intellectual Property is subject to any outstanding Order that restricts in any manner the use, sale, transfer, licensing or exploitation thereof by the Company or its Subsidiaries or affects the validity, use or enforceability of any such Company Owned Intellectual Property.

(i)    To the Company’s Knowledge, neither the conduct of the business of the Company or its Subsidiaries nor any of the Company Products offered, marketed, licensed, provided, sold, distributed or otherwise exploited by the Company or its Subsidiaries nor the design, development, manufacturing, reproduction, use, marketing, offer for sale, sale, importation, exportation, distribution, maintenance or other exploitation of any Company Product as authorized by the Company or its Subsidiaries infringes, constitutes or results from an unauthorized use or misappropriation of or otherwise violates any Intellectual Property of any other Person, except as is not and would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

(j)    In the prior three years, there is no Legal Proceeding pending nor has the Company or its Subsidiaries received any written communications or, to the Company’s Knowledge, any other communications (i) alleging that the Company or its Subsidiaries has infringed, misappropriated or otherwise violated any Intellectual Property Rights of any other Person, (ii) challenging the validity, enforceability, use or exclusive ownership of any Company Owned Intellectual Property or (iii) inviting the Company or its Subsidiaries to take a license under any Patent or consider the applicability of any Patents to any products or services of the Company or its Subsidiaries or to the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

(k)    To the Company’s Knowledge, no Person is infringing, misappropriating, misusing, diluting or violating any Company Owned Intellectual Property. In the prior six years, none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has made any written claim against any Person alleging any infringement, misappropriation or other violation of any Company Owned Intellectual Property.

(l)    To the Company’s Knowledge, the Company and its Subsidiaries have obtained, possess and are in compliance with valid licenses to use all of the Software present on the computers and other Software-enabled electronic devices that they own or lease or that is otherwise used by the Company and its Subsidiaries or its employees in connection with the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ business, except as is not and would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as whole. Neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries has disclosed or delivered to any escrow agent or any other Person, other than employees or contractors who are subject to confidentiality obligations, any of the confidential Software source code that is owned or purported to be owned by the Company, and no other Person has the right, contingent or otherwise, to obtain access to or use any such Software source code. To the Company’s Knowledge, no event has occurred that (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) will, or could reasonably be expected to, result in the delivery, license or disclosure of any confidential Software source code owned or purported to be owned by the Company to any Person who is not, as of the date the event occurs or circumstance or condition comes into existence, a current employee or contractor of the Company or its Subsidiaries subject to confidentiality obligations with respect thereto.

 

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(m)    Neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries has accessed, used, modified, linked to, created derivative works from or incorporated any Open Source Material into or in connection with any proprietary Software that constitutes a product or service offered by the Company or its Subsidiaries or that otherwise has been, or is intended to be, made available in any manner to any Person other than employees and contractors of the Company or its Subsidiaries for their use on behalf of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

(n)    Except as set forth in Section 3.12(n) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, neither the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement nor the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby will, pursuant to a Contract to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or otherwise bound: (i) result in the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or Parent granting, assigning or transferring to any other person any license or other right or interest under, to or in any Intellectual Property or Company Products that would not be granted, assigned or transferred in the absence of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby; (ii) require the consent of any other person in respect of the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ rights to continue to own or use any Company Intellectual Property that it would have had rights to own or use in the absence of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby; (iii) impair the right of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or cause the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to lose any rights, to exploit any Company Intellectual Property that it would have had rights to exploit in the absence of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby; (iv) result in the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or Parent being bound by, or subject to, any non-compete or other restriction on the operation or scope of its business that it would not be bound by or subject to in the absence of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby; or (v) result in the Company or any of its Subsidiaries being obligated to pay (or increase the amount of) any royalties or other amounts to any person that it would not be obligated to pay in the absence of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.

3.13    Material Contracts.

(a)    Section 3.13(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a listing of all Contracts described in clauses (i) through (xiii) below to which, as of the date of this Agreement, the Company or its Subsidiaries is a party or by which they are bound, other than a Company Benefit Plan, and that are not expired or have not been terminated and not including any Contracts pursuant to which the Company has with no material outstanding or executory obligations or Liabilities (such Contracts as are required to be set forth on Section 3.13(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the “Material Contracts”). True, correct and complete copies of the Contracts listed on Section 3.13(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule have previously been made available to Parent or its agents or representatives, together with all amendments thereto):

(i)    any Contract relating to Indebtedness for borrowed money of the Company or its Subsidiaries or to the placing of a Lien (other than a Permitted Lien) on any material assets or properties of the Company or its Subsidiaries;

(ii)    any Contract under which the Company or its Subsidiaries is lessee of or holds or operates, in each case, any tangible property (other than real property), owned by any other Person, except for any lease or agreement under which the aggregate annual rental payments do not exceed $500,000;

 

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(iii)    any Contract under which the Company or its Subsidiaries is lessor of or permits any third party to hold or operate, in each case, any tangible property (other than real property), owned or controlled by the Company or its Subsidiaries, except for any lease or agreement under which the aggregate annual rental payments do not exceed $200,000;

(iv)    any (A) joint venture, profit-sharing, partnership, collaboration, co-promotion, commercialization or research or development Contract, or similar Contract, in each case, which requires, or would reasonably be expected to require (based on any occurrence, development, activity or event contemplated by such Contract), aggregate payments to or from the Company or its Subsidiaries in excess of $1,000,000 over the life of the Contract or (B) other Contract with respect to material Company Licensed Intellectual Property (other than any Non-Scheduled Contracts);

(v)    any Contract that (A) limits or purports to limit, in any material respect, the freedom of the Company or its Subsidiaries to engage or compete in any line of business or with any Person or in any area or that would so limit or purport to limit, in any material respect, the operations of Parent or any of its Affiliates after the Closing, (B) contains any exclusivity, “most favored nation” or similar provisions, obligations or restrictions or (C) contains any other provisions restricting or purporting to restrict the ability of the Company or its Subsidiaries to sell, manufacture, develop, commercialize, test or research products, directly or indirectly through third parties, or to solicit any potential employee or customer, in each case, in any material respect or that would so limit or purports to limit, in any material respect, Parent or any of its Affiliates after the Closing;

(vi)    any Contract requiring any future capital commitment or capital expenditure (or series of capital expenditures) by the Company or its Subsidiaries in an amount in excess of (A) $300,000 annually or (B) $1,000,000 over the life of the agreement;

(vii)    any Contract requiring the Company or its Subsidiaries to guarantee the Liabilities of any Person (other than the Company or a Subsidiary) or pursuant to which any Person (other than the Company or a Subsidiary) has guaranteed the Liabilities of a the Company or a Subsidiary, in each case in excess of $200,000;

(viii)    any Contract under which the Company or its Subsidiaries has, directly or indirectly, made or agreed to make any loan, advance, or assignment of payment to any Person outside of the Ordinary Course of Business or, individually or in the aggregate, in an amount in excess of $200,000 or made any capital contribution to, or other investment in, any Person;

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

(x)    any Contract with any Person (A) pursuant to which the Company or its Subsidiaries (or Parent or any of its Affiliates after the Closing) is or may be required to pay milestones, royalties or other contingent payments based on any research, testing, development, regulatory filings or approval, sale, distribution, commercial manufacture or other similar occurrences, developments, activities or events or (B) under which the Company or its Subsidiaries

 

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grants to any Person any right of first refusal, right of first negotiation, option to purchase, option to license or any other similar rights with respect to any material Company Product or any material Intellectual Property;

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

(xii)    any settlement, conciliation or similar Contract (A) requiring monetary payments by the Company or its Subsidiaries after the date of this Agreement, (B) with a Governmental Authority or (C) that imposes any material, non-monetary obligations on the Company or its Subsidiaries (or Parent or any of its Affiliates after the Closing); and

(xiii)    each collective bargaining agreement or other Contract with the Company or its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any labor union, labor organization or works council representing employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries, on the other hand;

(xiv)    any Contract with the Company or its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any officer, director, manager, stockholder, member of an Affiliate of the Company or its Subsidiaries or any of their respective Affiliates (excluding employee confidentiality and invention assignment agreements, equity or incentive equity documents, Company Organizational Documents, employment agreements, indemnification agreements, and offer letters for at-will employment);

(xv)     any employment, consulting, bonus, commissions or any other compensation Contract with an employee or individual consultant or independent contractor, involving aggregate payments of more than $500,000 per year;

(xvi)    any employment or consulting Contract with severance, change in control, retention or similar arrangements, that will result in any obligation (absolute or contingent) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to make any payment or incur any Liability as a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, termination of employment or both; and

(xvii)    any other Contract the performance of which requires either (A) annual payments to or from the Company or its Subsidiaries in excess of $300,000 or (B) aggregate payments to or from the Company or its Subsidiaries in excess of $1,500,000 over the life of the agreement and, in each case, that is not terminable by the applicable the Company or its Subsidiaries without penalty upon less than thirty (30) days’ prior written notice.

(b)    (i) Each Material Contract is valid and binding on the Company or its Subsidiaries, as applicable, to the Company’s Knowledge, the counterparties thereto, and is in full force and effect and enforceable in accordance with its terms against the Company or its Subsidiaries and, to the Company’s Knowledge, the counterparties thereto (subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other Laws affecting generally the

 

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enforcement of creditors’ rights and subject to general principles of equity), (ii) the Company or its Subsidiaries and, to the Company’s Knowledge, the counterparties thereto are not in material breach of, or default under, any Material Contract and (iii) no event has occurred that (with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) would result in a material breach of, or default under, any Material Contract by the Company or its Subsidiaries or, to the Company’s Knowledge, the counterparties thereto. The Company has made available to Parent true and complete copies of all Material Contracts in effect as of the date hereof (other than purchase orders, invoices, and similar confirmatory or administrative documents that are ancillary to the main contractual relationship between the parties to a particular Contract or group of Contracts and that, in each case, do not contain any material executory or continuing terms, conditions, obligations or rights).

3.14    Company Benefit Plan.

(a)    Section 3.14(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and complete list of all material Company Benefit Plans, including each and every Company Benefit Plan subject to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”). With respect to each material Company Benefit Plan, the Company or its Subsidiaries have made available to Parent (1) correct and complete copies of all documents embodying such Company Benefit Plan, including (without limitation) all amendments thereto, and all related trust documents, (2) a written description of any Company Benefit Plan that is not set forth in a written document, (3) the most recent summary plan description together with the summary or summaries of material modifications thereto, if any, (4) all IRS or Department of Labor (“DOL”) determination, opinion, notification and advisory letters, (5) the three most recent annual reports (Form Series 5500 and all schedules and financial statements attached thereto), if any, (6) all material correspondence to or from any Governmental Authority received in the last three years, (7) all nondiscrimination tests for the most recent three plan years, and (8) all material written agreements and contracts currently in effect, including (without limitation) administrative service agreements, group annuity contracts, and group insurance contracts.

(b)    Each Company Benefit Plan has been maintained, operated and administered in all material respects in compliance with applicable Laws and with the terms of such Company Benefit Plan.

(c)    None of the Company or its Subsidiaries or any of their respective current or former ERISA Affiliates currently or ever in the past maintained, sponsored, contributed to or was required to contribute to: (i) a “multiemployer plan” (as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA); (ii) a “defined benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(35) of ERISA, whether or not subject to ERISA) or a plan that is or was subject to Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code; (iii) a plan described in Section 413 of the Code or Section 210 of ERISA; (iv) a “multiple employer welfare arrangement” as defined in Section 3(40) of ERISA; or (v) a plan maintained in connection with any trust described in Section 501(c)(9) of the Code. The term “ERISA Affiliate” means any Person that, together with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, would be deemed a “single employer” within the meaning of Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code.

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Part 6 of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA, Section 4980B of the Code and any similar state Law and for which the recipient pays the full premium cost of coverage. None of the Company or its Subsidiaries has any material Liabilities by reason of at any relevant time being considered a single employer under Section 4001(b)(1) of ERISA or Section 414 of the Code with any other Person.

(e)    Each Company Benefit Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code has timely received a currently effective favorable determination or opinion or advisory letter from the IRS. To the Knowledge of the Company, there are no facts or circumstances that would be reasonably likely to adversely affect the qualified status for any such Company Benefit Plan.

(f)    None of the Company or its Subsidiaries has incurred (whether or not assessed) any material penalty or Tax under Sections 4971 through 4980H, 6721 or 6722 of the Code or Title I of ERISA.

(g)    The Company and its Subsidiaries have complied with all applicable health care continuation requirements in Section 4980B of the Code and in ERISA, and the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

(h)    Each Company Benefit Plan that constitutes in any part a “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” (as defined under Section 409A(d)(1) of the Code) subject to Section 409A of the Code has been operated and administered in all material respects in operational compliance with, and is in all material respects in documentary compliance with, Section 409A of the Code and its purpose, and no amount under any such plan, agreement or arrangement is or has been subject to the interest and additional Tax set forth under Section 409A(a)(1)(B) of the Code.

(i)    There are no pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened in writing, claims or Legal Proceedings with respect to any Company Benefit Plan (other than routine claims for benefits) or the assets or any fiduciary thereof (in that Person’s capacity as a fiduciary of such Company Benefit Plan). There are no audits, inquiries or proceedings pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened by the IRS, DOL, or other Governmental Authority with respect to any Company Benefit Plan.

(j)    There have been no “prohibited transactions” within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code or Sections 406 or 407 of ERISA and no breaches of fiduciary duty (as determined under ERISA) with respect to any Company Benefit Plan.

(k)    With respect to each Company Benefit Plan, all contributions, reserves, distributions, reimbursements and premium payments that are required to have been timely made or accrued, or that are due, as of the date hereof have been timely made or accrued.

(l)    Except as set forth on Section 3.14(l) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not materially (alone or in combination with any other event) (i) result in any payment or benefit (including any Company Change of Control Payment) becoming due to or result in the forgiveness of any Indebtedness of any current or former director, manager, officer, employee, individual independent contractor or other service providers of the Company or its Subsidiaries, (ii) increase the amount or value of any compensation or benefits

 

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payable to any current or former director, manager, officer, employee, individual independent contractor or other service providers of the Company or its Subsidiaries or (iii) result in the acceleration of the time of payment or vesting, or trigger any payment or funding of any compensation or benefits to any current or former director, manager, officer, employee, individual independent contractor or other service providers of any of the Company or its Subsidiaries.

(m)    No amount that will be received (whether in cash or property or the vesting of property) by any “disqualified individual” of the Company or its Subsidiaries under any Company Benefit Plan or otherwise as a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will, separately or in the aggregate, be nondeductible by the Company or its Subsidiaries under Section 280G of the Code or subject such “disqualified individual” to an excise Tax therefor under Section 4999 of the Code.

(n)    The Company has no obligation to make a “gross-up” or similar payment in respect of any Taxes that may become payable under Section 4999 or 409A of the Code.

(o)    Neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries maintain any Company Benefit Plan maintained for employees, officers, directors or other individual service providers located outside of the United States.

3.15    Labor.

(a)    The Company has provided to Parent a correct and complete list of each current employee and individual independent contractor or consultant of the Company and its Subsidiaries, showing their start dates, positions, salaries (or, as applicable, hourly wage rates or consulting fees), commissions, bonus arrangements, status as full-time or part-time, status as exempt or non-exempt from applicable Law with respect to overtime compensation, annual vacation or paid time off accrual rate, accrued and unused vacation days or paid time off as of the Agreement Date, leave of absence status (including type of leave, start date of leave and anticipated return to work date), and visa status.

(b)    In the prior three years, except as has not and would not reasonably be expected to result in, individually or in the aggregate, material Liability to the Company or its Subsidiaries, (i) none of the Company or its Subsidiaries (A) has or has had any Liability for any arrears of wages or other compensation for services (including salaries, wage premiums, commissions, fees or bonuses), or any penalties, fines, interest, or other sums for failure to pay or delinquency in paying such compensation, or (B) has or has had any Liability for any payment to any trust or other fund governed by or maintained by or on behalf of any Governmental Authority with respect to unemployment compensation benefits, social security, social insurances or other benefits or obligations for any employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries (other than routine payments to be made in the normal course of business and consistent with past practice); and (ii) the Company and each of its Subsidiaries have withheld all amounts required by applicable Law or by agreement to be withheld from wages, salaries and other payments to employees or independent contractors or other service providers of the Company or its Subsidiaries.

 

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(c)    Except as set forth on Section 3.15(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws relating to employment or labor, including those related to hiring, background checks, wages, pay equity, hours, collective bargaining and labor relations, classification of independent contractors and employees, equal opportunity, document retention, notice, plant closing and mass layoff, health and safety, employment eligibility verification, immigration, child labor, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, accommodations, disability rights or benefits, affirmative action, workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance, employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services, secondment and employee leave issues.

(d)    There are, and for the prior three years have been, no pending or to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened Legal Proceedings against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries before any Governmental Authority, arbitrator or arbitral forum regarding: (i) any alleged violation of any applicable Law with respect to discrimination or harassment on the basis of any protected status under any federal, provincial, state or local applicable Law, (ii) any alleged violation of Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, as amended, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, as amended, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family Medical Leave Act, or any analogous federal, provincial, state or local applicable Law, (iii) any allegation or claim arising out of Executive Order 11246 or any other applicable order relating to governmental contractors or state contractors, or (iv) any alleged violation of any other applicable Laws with respect to wages, hours, employment practices, terms and conditions of employment, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, immigration, background checks, occupational safety and health, or privacy.

(e)    In the prior three years, there has been no “mass layoff” or “plant closing” as defined by the Worker Adjustment Retraining and Notification Act of 1988, as well as similar foreign, state or local Laws (“WARN”), related to the Company or its Subsidiaries, and neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries have not incurred any material Liability under WARN nor are they reasonably expected to incur any Liability under WARN as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

(f)    None of the Company or its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any collective bargaining agreement or other Contract with any labor union, labor organization, or works council (“CBA”), and no employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries are represented by any labor union, labor organization, works council, employee delegate, representative or other employee collective group with respect to their employment. There is no duty on the part of the Company or its Subsidiaries to bargain with any labor union, labor organization, works council, employee delegate, representative or other employee collective group, including in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby. In the prior three years, there has been no actual or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened material unfair labor practice charges, material grievances, arbitrations, strikes, lockouts, work stoppages, slowdowns, picketing, handbilling or other material labor disputes against or affecting the Company or its Subsidiaries. To the Company’s Knowledge, in the prior three years, there have been no labor organizing activities with respect to any employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries.

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employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries has occurred in the prior three years or, as of the date of this Agreement, is currently contemplated, planned or announced, including as a result of any COVID-19 Measure. As of the date of this Agreement, none of the Company or its Subsidiaries have otherwise experienced any material employment-related liability with respect to or arising out any COVID-19 Measures.

3.16    Litigation. There is (and since February 3, 2022 there has been) no Legal Proceeding, by any counterparty not a party hereto, pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened against or involving the Company or its Subsidiaries or, to the Company’s Knowledge, pending or threatened against or involving the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ managers, officers, directors or employees (in their capacity as such), that, if adversely decided or resolved, has been or would reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. None of the Company or its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets is subject to any material Order. From February 3, 2022 through the date hereof, there have been no material Legal Proceedings by the Company or its Subsidiaries pending against any other Person.

3.17    Compliance with Applicable Laws.

(a)    Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries (a) conducts (and, during the prior three years, has conducted) its business in accordance with all Laws and Orders applicable to the Company or its Subsidiaries and is not in violation of any such Law or Order and (b) as of the date of this Agreement, has not received any written communications or, to the Company’s Knowledge, any other communications from a Governmental Authority that alleges that the Company or its Subsidiaries is not in compliance with any Law or Order, except in each case of clauses (a) and (b), as is not and would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

3.18    Insurance. Section 3.18 of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list of all material policies of fire, liability, workers’ compensation, property, casualty and other forms of insurance owned or held by the Company or its Subsidiaries as of the date of this Agreement. All such policies are in full force and effect, all premiums due and payable thereon as of the date of this Agreement have been paid in full as of the date of this Agreement, and true and complete copies of all such policies have been made available to Parent. As of the date of this Agreement, no claim by the Company or its Subsidiaries is pending under any such policies as to which coverage has been denied or disputed, or rights reserved to do so, by the underwriters thereof, except as would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

3.19    Related Party Transactions. Section 3.19 of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth all Contracts between (a) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and (b) any employee, officer, director, equityholder or Affiliate of any of the Company or its Subsidiaries or any spouse, child or member of the same household of any officer, director or employee of any of any of the Company or its Subsidiaries or any Affiliate of any of the Company or its Subsidiaries, on the other hand (each Person identified in this clause (b), a “Company Affiliated Party”), other than (i) Contracts with respect to a Company Affiliated Party’s status as an employee (including Company Benefit Plans and other ordinary course compensation) entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business and (ii) Contracts entered into after the date of this

 

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Agreement that are either permitted pursuant to Section 5.1(a) or entered into in accordance with Section 5.1(a), (iii) Contracts with respect to a Company stockholder’s or a holder of Company Options status as a holder of Company Capital Stock, and (iv) customary director and officer indemnification agreements that have been made available to Parent. No Company Affiliated Party (A) owns any material interest in any material asset or property used in the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ business, or (B) possesses, directly or indirectly, any material financial interest in, or is a director or executive officer of, any Person which is a material supplier, vendor, partner, customer, lessor or other material business relation of the Company or its Subsidiaries. All Contracts, arrangements, understandings, interests and other matters that are required to be disclosed pursuant to this Section 3.19 (including, for the avoidance of doubt, pursuant to the second sentence of this Section 3.19) are referred to herein as “Company Affiliated Party Transactions.”

3.20    Customs & Trade Laws Compliance.

(a)    The Company, its Subsidiaries, their respective officers, directors, employees, and to the Company’s Knowledge, their other representatives and other Persons acting for or on behalf of any of the foregoing, are and have been in the prior three years in compliance with applicable Customs & Trade Laws. None of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, any of their respective officers, directors or employees or, to the Company’s Knowledge, any of their other representatives, or any other Persons acting for or on behalf of any of the foregoing, is or has been, in the prior three years, (i) a Sanctions Person or Restricted Person; (ii) located, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country; (iii) an entity owned, directly or indirectly, by one or more Persons described in clause (i) or (ii); or (iv) otherwise engaging in dealings with or for the benefit of any Person described in clauses (i) through (iii) or any country or territory which is or has, in the prior three years, been a Sanctioned Country.

(b)    None of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, any of their respective officers, directors or employees or, to the Company’s Knowledge, any of their other representatives, or any other Persons acting for or on behalf of any of the foregoing has (i) made, offered, promised, paid or received any unlawful bribes, kickbacks or other similar payments to or from any Person, (ii) made or paid any contributions, directly or indirectly, to a domestic or foreign political party or candidate or (iii) otherwise made, offered, received, authorized, promised or paid any improper payment in violation of any Anti-Bribery Laws.

(c)    To the Company’s Knowledge, as of the date hereof, there are no current or pending internal investigations, third-party investigations (including by any Governmental Authority), or internal or external audits that address any material allegations or information concerning possible material violations of the Customs & Trade Laws or Anti-Bribery Laws applicable to the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries.

3.21    Brokers and Financial Advisors. No broker, finder, investment banker or other Person, other than the Company Financial Advisor, is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other similar fee or commission in connection with the Merger Transactions based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

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3.22    Regulatory Compliance.

(a)    No Company Products are or have been classified by the FDA as medical devices, biologics or pharmaceuticals or are or have been otherwise regulated by the FDA or any other Governmental Authority under the Public Health Laws or any other comparable Laws that require any premarket authorization, clearance, or approval for any Company Product before commercialization or that classify medical devices, biologics, or pharmaceuticals as exempt from premarket authorization, clearance, or approval. Neither the FDA nor any other Governmental Authority has provided written or verbal notice to the Company or its Subsidiaries that the Company Products may be subject to such Laws by FDA nor any other Governmental Authority regulation under any Public Health Laws or any other comparable Laws.

(b)    In the prior three years, none of the Company or its Subsidiaries have held any Regulatory Permits and no such Regulatory Permits are or have been required and necessary for the Company or its Subsidiaries to conduct their respective businesses as currently conducted. To the Company’s Knowledge, no Governmental Authority has informed the Company that a Regulatory Permit is required for the Company or its Subsidiaries to conduct their respective businesses as currently conducted.

(c)    There is (and in the prior three years there has been) no Legal Proceeding pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened against or involving the Company or its Subsidiaries related to compliance with Public Health Laws. The Company and its Subsidiaries do not have, and, in the prior three years, have not had, any Liabilities for failure to comply with any Public Health Laws.

(d)    In the prior three years none of the Company or its Subsidiaries has undergone, or is currently undergoing, any inspection related to any Company Product or any other Governmental Authority investigation under any Public Health Law.

3.23    Suppliers. Section 3.23 of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth the top ten (10) suppliers/service providers of the Company for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2022 (determined on the basis of payments to such vendors/suppliers) (each, a “Material Supplier”). Other than in the Ordinary Course of Business, no Material Supplier has terminated, or given written notice that it intends to terminate, any of its business relationship with the Company or its Subsidiaries. There has been no material dispute or controversy or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened dispute or controversy, between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any such Material Supplier, on the other hand.

3.24    Privacy and Data Security.

(a)    In the prior three (3) years, the Company and its Subsidiaries have been in compliance with Privacy Laws, and in all material respects with (i) Contracts (or portions thereof) between the Company or its Subsidiaries and other Persons relating to Personal Data and (ii) applicable written policies, public statements and other public representations relating to the Processing of Personal Data, inclusive of all disclosures required by applicable Privacy Laws (“Privacy and Data Security Policies,” and together with Privacy Laws and such Contracts, “Privacy Commitments”). The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement to which the Company is or will be a party, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, are not reasonably expected to, directly or indirectly, result in a violation of any Privacy Commitments that would be materially adverse to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

 

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(b)    In the prior three (3) years, the Privacy and Data Security Policies have at all times been maintained and made available to individuals in accordance with reasonable industry practices and as required by Privacy Laws, are accurate and complete and are not misleading or deceptive (including by omission). The practices of the Company or its Subsidiaries with respect to the Processing of Personal Data conform in all material respects to the Privacy and Data Security Policies that govern such Personal Data.

(c)    There is (and in the prior three years there has been) no material Legal Proceeding pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened against or involving the Company or its Subsidiaries initiated by any Person (including (i) the Federal Trade Commission, any state attorney general or similar state official, (ii) any other Governmental authority, foreign or domestic or (iii) any regulatory or self-regulatory entity) alleging that any Processing of Personal Data by or on behalf of the Company or its Subsidiaries is or was in violation of any Privacy Commitments. To the Company’s Knowledge, there are no facts, circumstances or conditions that would reasonably be expected to form the basis for any proceeding for any potential violation of any Privacy Commitments.

(d)    In the prior three (3) years, (i) there has been no unauthorized access to, or unauthorized use, disclosure, or Processing of Personal Data in the possession or control of the Company or its Subsidiaries or any of its contractors with regard to any Personal Data obtained from or on behalf of the Company or its Subsidiaries (“Security Incident”), (ii) there have been no unauthorized intrusions or breaches of security into any Company IT Systems, and (iii) none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has notified or been required to notify any Person of any (A) loss, theft or damage of, or (B) other unauthorized or unlawful access to, or use, disclosure or other Processing of, Personal Data, except, in each case of clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), as would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has implemented commercially reasonable administrative, physical and technical safeguards, and ensures that its contractors processing Personal Data take such safeguards to protect the confidentiality, integrity and security of Personal Data against any Security Incident, including taking all reasonable steps to safeguard and back up Personal Data.

(e)    Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries owns or has a license or other right to use the Company IT Systems as necessary to operate the business of each the Company or its Subsidiaries as currently conducted. All Company IT Systems are (i) free from any defect, bug, virus or programming, design or documentation error and (ii) in sufficiently good working condition to effectively perform all information technology operations necessary for the operation of businesses of the Company and its Subsidiaries (except for ordinary wear and tear), except in each case of clauses (i) and (ii), as is not and would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. In the prior three years, there have not been any material failures, breakdowns or continued substandard performance of any Company IT Systems that have caused a material failure or disruption of the Company IT Systems other than routine failures or disruptions that have been remediated in the Ordinary Course of Business. In the past three (3) years, there have been no (except to the extent completely remediated), and to the Company’s Knowledge, there are no material security deficiencies or vulnerabilities in the Company IT Systems.

 

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3.25    State Takeover Laws. Assuming the representations and warranties of Parent and Merger Sub contained in Section 4.4(c) are true and correct, the Company Board has approved this Agreement and the Merger Transactions as required to render inapplicable to this Agreement and the Merger Transactions the restrictions on “business combinations” set forth in section 203 of the DGCL or any other “moratorium,” “control share,” “fair price,” “takeover” or “interested stockholder” law (each, a “Takeover Law”).

3.26    Environmental Matters.

(a)    The Company and its Subsidiaries are now, and have been at all times, in material compliance with all Environmental Laws. None of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has conducted any testing showing that any Company Product failed to comply with Environmental Laws, and to the Company’s Knowledge, no other Person has conducted testing showing such noncompliance.

(b)    The Company and its Subsidiaries have all Permits necessary for their business and operations that are required to comply in all material respects with all applicable Environmental Laws and the Company and its Subsidiaries are now and have at all times been in compliance with the terms and conditions of such Permits in all material respects. No Governmental Authority has ever denied the Company or its Subsidiaries a Permit for the use, development, or testing of any Company Product.

(c)    None of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries have received any written communication or, to the Company’s Knowledge, other communication from any Governmental Authority or any other Person regarding any actual, alleged, or potential material violation of, or material Liability under, any Environmental Laws, and there is no basis for the same.

(d)    There is (and, in the prior three years, there has been) no Legal Proceeding pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened in writing against or involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in respect to any Environmental Laws.

(e)    The Company has not manufactured, Released, treated, stored, disposed of, arranged for disposal of, transported or handled, or exposed any Person to, any Hazardous Material, and no current or former property or facility is or has been contaminated by any Hazardous Material, except in material compliance with, and except as could not reasonably be expected to give rise to Liability under, applicable Environmental Laws.

(f)    The Company has made available to Parent copies of all material environmental assessments, audits, Permits, Permit applications, communications with regulators regarding Permits and Permit applications, and reports and all other material environmental, health and safety documents that are in the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ possession or reasonable control relating to the current or former operations, properties or facilities of the Company and its Subsidiaries, as well as the Company Products.

 

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3.27    Investigation; No Other Representations.

(a)    The Company, on its own behalf and on behalf of its representatives, acknowledges, represents, warrants and agrees that (i) it has conducted its own independent review and analysis of, and, based thereon, has formed an independent judgment concerning, the business, assets, condition and operations of, Parent and Merger Sub and (ii) it has been furnished with or given access to such documents and information about Parent and Merger Sub and their respective businesses and operations as it and its representatives have deemed necessary to enable it to make an informed decision with respect to the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Merger Transactions.

(b)    In entering into this Agreement, the Company has relied solely on its own investigation and analysis and the representations and warranties expressly set forth in Article IV and no other representations or warranties of Parent or Merger Sub or any other Person, either express or implied, and the Company, on its own behalf and on behalf of its representatives, acknowledges, represents, warrants and agrees that, except for the representations and warranties expressly set forth in Article IV, none of Parent or Merger Sub or any other Person makes or has made any representation or warranty, either express or implied, in connection with or related to this Agreement and the Merger Transactions.

3.28    Opinion of Financial Advisor. The Special Committee has received the opinion of the Company Financial Advisor on or prior to the date of this Agreement to the effect that, as of the date of such opinion and based on and subject to various assumptions made, procedures followed, matters considered and limitations and qualifications on the review undertaken, the Offer Price to be received by the holders of Company Common Stock (other than Parent, Merger Sub, holders of Rollover Shares, holders of Dissenting Shares and their respective Affiliates) in the Merger Transactions, pursuant to this Agreement is fair, from a financial point of view, to such holders (other than Parent, Merger Sub, holders of Rollover Shares, holders of Dissenting Shares and their respective Affiliates). A copy of such written opinion shall be provided to Parent solely for informational purposes after receipt thereof by the Company.

3.29    No Rights Plan. There is no stockholder rights plan, “poison pill” anti-takeover plan or other similar device in effect to which the Company is a party or is otherwise bound.

3.30    Information Supplied. The information relating to the Company and its Subsidiaries, to the extent supplied by or on behalf the Company or its Subsidiaries, to be contained in, or incorporated by reference in, the Offer Documents, the Schedule 13E-3 (and any amendment or supplement thereto) and the Schedule 14D-9 (and any amendment or supplement thereto) will not, on the date the Offer Documents, the Schedule 13E-3 and the Schedule 14D-9 are first mailed to the holders of the Company Common Stock or on the date that the Offer is consummated, contain any untrue statement of any material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, at the time and in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not false or misleading. The Schedule 14D-9 and the Schedule 13E-3 will comply in all material respects as to form with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.30, no representation or warranty is made by the Company with respect to information or statements made or incorporated by reference in the Offer Documents, the Schedule 13E-3 or the Schedule 14D-9, which information or statements were not supplied by or on behalf of the Company.

 

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3.31    Exclusivity of Representations and Warranties. NOTWITHSTANDING THE DELIVERY OR DISCLOSURE TO PARENT AND MERGER SUB OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE REPRESENTATIVES OF ANY DOCUMENTATION OR OTHER INFORMATION (INCLUDING ANY FINANCIAL PROJECTIONS OR OTHER SUPPLEMENTAL DATA), EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS ARTICLE III, NEITHER THE COMPANY NOR ANY OTHER PERSON MAKES, AND THE COMPANY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS, ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND OR NATURE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE MERGER TRANSACTIONS, INCLUDING AS TO THE MATERIALS RELATING TO THE BUSINESS AND AFFAIRS OR HOLDINGS OF THE COMPANY OR ITS SUBSIDIARIES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO PARENT OR MERGER SUB OR ANY OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES OR IN ANY PRESENTATION OF THE BUSINESS AND AFFAIRS OF THE COMPANY OR ITS SUBSIDIARIES BY THE MANAGEMENT OR ON BEHALF OF THE COMPANY OR OTHERS IN CONNECTION WITH THE MERGER TRANSACTIONS, AND NO STATEMENT CONTAINED IN ANY OF SUCH MATERIALS OR MADE IN ANY SUCH PRESENTATION SHALL BE DEEMED A REPRESENTATION OR \WARRANTY HEREUNDER OR OTHERWISE OR DEEMED TO BE RELIED UPON BY PARENT OR MERGER SUB OR ANY OF THEIR AFFILIATES OR REPRESENTATIVES IN EXECUTING, DELIVERING OR PERFORMING THIS AGREEMENT OR THE MERGER TRANSACTIONS. EXCEPT FOR THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN Article III, IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT ANY COST ESTIMATES, PROJECTIONS OR OTHER PREDICTIONS, ANY DATA, ANY FINANCIAL INFORMATION OR ANY MEMORANDA OR OFFERING MATERIALS OR PRESENTATIONS, INCLUDING ANY OFFERING MEMORANDUM OR SIMILAR MATERIALS MADE AVAILABLE BY OR ON BEHALF OF THE COMPANY OR ITS SUBSIDIARIES ARE NOT AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE OR TO INCLUDE REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY OR ANY OTHER PERSON, AND ARE NOT AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE RELIED UPON BY PARENT OR MERGER SUB OR ANY OF THEIR AFFILIATES OR REPRESENTATIVES IN EXECUTING, DELIVERING OR PERFORMING THIS AGREEMENT AND THE MERGER TRANSACTIONS.

ARTICLE IV

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB

Parent and Merger Sub, jointly and severally, represent and warrant to the Company that:

4.1    Organization and Power. Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect, each of Parent and Merger Sub is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has the requisite power and authority to own, lease and operate its assets and properties and to carry on its business as now conducted.

 

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4.2    Corporate Authorization.

(a)    Each of Parent and Merger Sub has all necessary corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder to consummate the Merger Transactions. The board of directors of Parent at a meeting duly called and held has adopted resolutions approving this Agreement and the Merger Transactions. The sole stockholder of Merger Sub has adopted or promptly after the date hereof will adopt resolutions adopting this Agreement. The board of directors of Merger Sub has unanimously: (i) approved this Agreement and the Merger Transactions and declared it advisable to enter into this Agreement and consummate the Merger Transactions and (ii) recommended that Merger Sub’s stockholder adopt this Agreement.

(b)    Subject to the adoption of this Agreement by Parent as the sole stockholder of Merger Sub, as provided in subsection (a) above, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by each of Parent and Merger Sub and the consummation by each of Parent and Merger Sub of the Merger Transactions have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Parent and Merger Sub.

(c)    Assuming due authorization, execution and delivery hereof by the other parties hereto, this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement of Parent and Merger Sub, enforceable against each of Parent and Merger Sub in accordance with its terms, subject to (i) any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar Laws of general applicability affecting or relating to creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity, whether considered in a proceeding at law or in equity.

4.3    Governmental Authorizations; Non-Contravention.

(a)    Assuming that the representations and warranties of the Company contained in Section 3.4 are true and correct, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Parent and Merger Sub and the consummation by Parent and Merger Sub of the Merger Transactions do not and will not require any Governmental Authorization, other than:

(i)    the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and of appropriate documents with the relevant authorities of other jurisdictions in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is qualified to do business;

(ii)    any filings and reports that may be required in connection with this Agreement and the Merger Transactions either with the SEC or under state securities Laws or “blue sky” Laws;

(iii)    compliance with the Nasdaq rules and regulations; and

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(b)    The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Parent and Merger Sub and the consummation by Parent and Merger Sub of the Merger Transactions do not and will not (i) contravene or conflict with, or result in any violation or breach of, any provision of the organizational documents of Parent or Merger Sub or (ii) assuming that all Governmental Authorizations described in Section 4.3(a) have been obtained or made prior to the Acceptance Time or the Effective Time, as applicable (x) contravene or conflict with, or result in any violation or breach of, any Law applicable to Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or by which any assets of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (“Parent Assets”) are bound or (y) result in any violation or breach of, or constitute a default under, or entitle any party to terminate, accelerate or adversely modify, or result in the creation of any Lien under (in each case with or without notice or lapse of time or both), any Contracts to which Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective Subsidiaries is a party or by which any Parent Assets are bound, other than in the case of clause (b) of this Section 4.3 as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.

4.4    Capitalization; Interim Operations of Merger Sub; Ownership of Company Common Stock

(a)    All of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Merger Sub is, and at the Effective Time will be, owned by Parent. Merger Sub has no outstanding option, warrant, right or any other agreement pursuant to which any Person other than Parent may acquire any equity security of Merger Sub.

(b)    Merger Sub was formed solely for the purpose of engaging in the Merger Transactions and has not engaged, nor prior to the Effective Time will it engage, in any business activities or operations other than in connection with the Merger Transactions. Merger Sub has no Subsidiaries.

(c)    None of Parent, Merger Sub or their respective directors or executive officers own, directly or indirectly, beneficially (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) or of record, any shares of Company Common Stock or securities that are convertible, exchangeable or exercisable into Company Common Stock, and none of Parent, Merger Sub or their respective directors or executive officers holds any rights to acquire or vote any shares of Company Common Stock, except pursuant to this Agreement.

4.5    Sufficient Funds.

(a)    Parent has delivered to the Company a true, complete and correct copy of the executed Note Purchase Agreement dated as of the date hereof (from the Financing Sources, pursuant to which the Financing Sources have committed to provide, subject only to the terms and conditions set forth therein, to invest in Parent, directly or indirectly, financing in cash amounts set forth therein for the purposes of making all payments contemplated by this Agreement for the Offer and the Merger (the “Financing”). The Note Purchase Agreement provides that the Company is a third-party beneficiary thereof. The Note Purchase Agreement, in the forms so delivered to the Company, are in full force and effect and are legal, valid and binding obligations of Parent, Merger Sub and the Financing Sources, fully and specifically enforceable against the parties thereto in accordance with its terms (except insofar as such enforceability may be limited

 

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by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other Laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights, or by principles governing the availability of equitable remedies, whether considered in a Legal Proceeding at law or in equity).

(b)     As of the date of this Agreement, the commitments set forth in the Note Purchase Agreement are in full force and effect, such commitments have not been amended or modified (except as permitted by Section 5.14 and, to the Knowledge of Parent, no such amendment or modification is contemplated or pending. Other than the Note Purchase Agreement, as of the date of this Agreement there are no other agreements, side letters or arrangements, to which Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates is a party, or relating to the funding or investing, as applicable, of the full proceeds of the Financing that could affect the availability of the Financing or any portion thereof at the Acceptance Time or on the Closing Date. As of the date of this Agreement, neither Parent nor, to the Knowledge of Parent, any counterparty to the Note Purchase Agreement is in breach of any of the terms or conditions set forth in, or default under, the Note Purchase Agreement, and, as of the date of this Agreement, to the Knowledge of Parent, no event or circumstance has occurred which, with or without notice, lapse of time or both, would, or would reasonably be expected to, (i) constitute or result in a breach, default or failure to satisfy any condition precedent set forth therein on the part of Parent or Merger Sub; or (ii) constitute or result in a failure on the part of Parent or Merger Sub to satisfy any of the terms or conditions set forth in the Note Purchase Agreement; or (iii) make any of the assumptions or any of the statements set forth in the Note Purchase Agreement inaccurate in any material respect; or (iv) otherwise result in any portion of the Financing not being available. As of the date of this Agreement, the Financing Sources have not notified Parent of their intention to terminate any commitment set forth in the Note Purchase Agreement or not to provide the Financing. There are no conditions precedent or other contingencies related to the funding of the full amount of the Financing, other than as expressly set forth in the Note Purchase Agreement as disclosed to the Company prior to the execution of this Agreement. As of the date of this Agreement and assuming satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Article VI and Annex I, Parent has no reason to believe that (A) it will be unable to satisfy on a timely basis any terms or conditions to the funding of the full amount of the Financing to be satisfied by it; or (B) that the full amounts commitment pursuant to the Financing will not be available to Parent on the Closing Date if the terms and conditions contained in the Note Purchase Agreement are satisfied. Parent acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to consummate the Offer and the Merger, are not and will not be subject to the receipt by Parent or Merger Sub of any financing or the consummation of any other transaction. There are no all commitment or other fees that are due and payable on or prior to the date of this Agreement, in each case pursuant to the terms of the Note Purchase Agreement.

(c)    The aggregate proceeds contemplated by the Note Purchase Agreement are sufficient to enable Parent to (i) consummate the Offer and the Merger upon the terms contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) pay the Offer Price for all shares of Company Common Stock validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, (iii) pay the Merger Consideration payable in respect of all shares of Company Common Stock (excluding any Rollover Shares and Excluded Shares) in the Merger pursuant to this Agreement, (iii) pay all other amounts payable pursuant to any provision of this Agreement, (iv) pay all Indebtedness, liabilities and other obligations of the Company contemplated to be funded by Parent under by this Agreement, and (v) pay all related fees and expenses associated with the Merger Transactions or the Note Purchase Agreement incurred by Parent, Merger Sub, the Surviving Corporation or any of their respective Affiliates and required to be paid at the Closing by such party.

 

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(d)    Without limiting Section 8.15, in no event shall the receipt or availability of any funds or financing by or to Parent or any of its Affiliates or any other financing transaction be a condition to any of the obligations of Parent or Merger Sub hereunder.

4.6    Litigation. There is no Legal Proceeding pending or, to the Knowledge of Parent, threatened against Parent or any of its Subsidiaries that would adversely affect Parent’s or Merger Sub’s ability to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement or consummate any of the Merger Transactions. Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any Order of, or, to the Knowledge of Parent, continuing investigation by, any Governmental Authority that would materially or adversely affect Parent’s or Merger Sub’s ability to consummate any of the Merger Transactions.

4.7    Information Supplied. The information relating to Parent and Merger Sub, to the extent supplied by or on behalf Parent and Merger Sub, to be contained in, or incorporated by reference in, the Offer Documents, the Schedule 13E-3 (and any amendment or supplement thereto) and the Schedule 14D-9 (and any amendment or supplement thereto) will not, on the date the Offer Documents, the Schedule 13E-3 and the Schedule 14D-9 are first mailed to the holders of the Company Common Stock or on the date that the Offer is consummated, contain any untrue statement of any material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, at the time and in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not false or misleading. The Offer Documents will comply in all material respects as to form with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 4.7, no representation or warranty is made by Parent or Merger Sub with respect to information supplied in writing by the Company specifically for inclusion in the Offer Documents.

4.8    Solvency. Each of Parent, Merger Sub, the Surviving Corporation and their respective Subsidiaries will be Solvent as of the Effective Time and immediately after the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any debt financing (including, without limitation, any Financing) occurring in connection therewith.

4.9    Brokers. No broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with this Agreement, the Merger or the other Merger Transactions based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Parent or Merger Sub for which Parent or Merger Sub could be liable.

4.10    Merger Sub. As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of Merger Sub consists of [●] shares of common stock, par value $[●] per share, all of which shares are validly issued and outstanding. All of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Merger Sub is, and at the Effective Time will be, owned by Parent. Merger Sub was formed solely for the purpose of engaging in the Merger Transactions, and, prior to the Effective Time, Merger Sub will have engaged in no business and have no liabilities or obligations other than in connection with the Merger Transactions. There are no actions pending or, to the knowledge of Parent, threatened against Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, including Merger Sub, that would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect.

 

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4.11    Exclusivity of Representations and Warranties. NOTWITHSTANDING THE DELIVERY OR DISCLOSURE TO THE COMPANY OR ANY OF ITS RESPECTIVE REPRESENTATIVES OF ANY DOCUMENTATION OR OTHER INFORMATION, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS ARTICLE IV, NEITHER PARENT, MERGER SUB NOR ANY OTHER PERSON MAKES, AND PARENT AND MERGER SUB, EACH EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS, ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND OR NATURE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE MERGER TRANSACTIONS, INCLUDING AS TO THE MATERIALS RELATING TO THE BUSINESS AND AFFAIRS OR HOLDINGS OF PARENT, MERGER SUB OR ITS SUBSIDIARIES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO THE COMPANY, AND NO STATEMENT CONTAINED IN ANY OF SUCH MATERIALS OR MADE IN ANY SUCH PRESENTATION SHALL BE DEEMED A REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY HEREUNDER OR OTHERWISE OR DEEMED TO BE RELIED UPON BY THE COMPANY OR ANY OF THEIR AFFILIATES OR REPRESENTATIVES IN EXECUTING, DELIVERING OR PERFORMING THIS AGREEMENT OR THE MERGER TRANSACTIONS. EXCEPT FOR THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN ARTICLE IV.

ARTICLE V

COVENANTS

 

  5.1    Conduct

of Business of the Company.

(a)    The Company agrees that, during the period from the date hereof through the earlier of the Acceptance Time or the date of termination of this Agreement, except for matters (i) undertaken with the prior written consent of Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), (ii) as set forth in Section 5.1 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, (iii) as contemplated or permitted by this Agreement, (iv) as may be required to comply with any Law, Order or Contract, or (v) as required by the rules or regulations of Nasdaq, the Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to conduct its business in the ordinary course in all material respects and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve intact its business organization, preserve its material assets, material Permits, keep available the services of its current officers and employees and preserve its goodwill and its relationships with customers, suppliers, licensors, licensees, distributors, and others having business dealings with it; provided that the parties agree that the Company may continue any reasonable changes in their respective business practices adopted prior to the date hereof to address and adapt to COVID-19 and any COVID-19 Measures, and the Company may take such further actions as it deems advisable or necessary to address and adapt to COVID-19 and any COVID-19 Measures, including to (A) protect the health and safety of the Company’s employees, suppliers, partners and other individuals having business dealings with the Company or (B) respond to third-party supply or service disruptions caused by COVID-19 or any COVID-19 Measures

 

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(b)    Between the date of this Agreement and the earlier of the Acceptance Time and the date of termination of this Agreement, except for matters (i) undertaken with the prior written consent of Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), (ii) as set forth in Section 5.1 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, (iii) as contemplated or permitted by this Agreement, (iv) as may be required to comply with any Law, Order or Contract or (v) as required by the rules or regulations of Nasdaq, the Company shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, do any of the following:

(i)    Organizational Documents. Adopt any amendments, supplements, restatements or modifications to any of the Company Organizational Documents;

(ii)    Dividends. Declare, set aside, make or pay a dividend on, or make any other distribution or payment in respect of, the Company Capital Stock or any equity securities of the Company’s Subsidiaries or repurchase or redeem any outstanding Company Capital Stock or equity securities of the Company’s Subsidiaries, other than dividends or distributions, declared, set aside or paid by any of the Company’s Subsidiaries to the Company or any Subsidiary that is, directly or indirectly, wholly owned by the Company;

(iii)    Equity. Transfer, issue, sell, grant or otherwise dispose of, or subject to a Lien, (A) any equity securities of the Company or its Subsidiaries, (B) any options, warrants, rights of conversion or other rights, agreements, arrangements or commitments obligating the Company or its Subsidiaries to issue, deliver or sell any equity securities of the Company or its Subsidiaries, other than, in each case, (x) the issuance of Company Common Stock upon the exercise of any Company Options outstanding as of the date of this Agreement in accordance with the terms, as in effect on the date hereof, of the Company Stock Plans and the underlying grant, award or similar agreement, (y) the issuance of Company Common Stock upon the exercise of any Company Warrants outstanding in accordance with the terms of the Warrant Agreement and (z) the issuance of Company Common Stock upon conversion of Company Preferred Shares in accordance with the Company Organizational Documents;

(iv)    Acquisitions. (A) Merge, consolidate, combine or amalgamate the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with any Person or (B) purchase or otherwise acquire (whether by merging or consolidating with, purchasing any equity security in or a substantial portion of the assets of, or by any other manner) any corporation, partnership, association or other business entity or organization or division thereof;

(v)    Material Contracts. (A) Amend or modify, in either case in a manner materially adverse to the Company, or terminate any Material Contract, including the types described in Section 3.13(a)(iv), Section 3.13(a)(v), Section 3.13(a)(ix), Section 3.13(a)(x) or Section 3.13(a)(xi) (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any expiration or automatic extension or renewal of any Material Contract pursuant to its terms or entering into additional work or purchase orders pursuant to, and in accordance with the terms of, any Material Contract), (B) waive any material benefit or right under any Material Contract or (C) enter into any Contract that would, if in effect as of the date hereof, have constituted a Material Contract or take any of the actions described in clause (A) or (B) with respect to any Contract entered into after the date hereof that would, if in effect as of the date hereof, have constituted a Material Contract;

 

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(vi)    Material Assets. (A) Sell, assign, abandon, lease, exclusively license or otherwise dispose of any material assets or properties of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, other than inventory or obsolete equipment in the Ordinary Course of Business, or (B) subject any material assets or properties of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any new Lien (other than any Permitted Liens);

(vii)    Accounting. Change any of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ methods of accounting in any material respect, other than changes that are made in accordance with Public Company Accounting Oversight Board standards;

(viii)    Employee Benefits. Except as required under the terms of any Company Benefit Plan set forth on Section 3.14(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule (it being understood and agreed, for the avoidance of doubt, that in no event shall such exception be deemed or construed as permitting the Company or its Subsidiaries to take any action that is not permitted by any other provision of this Section 5.1(b)) (A) amend or modify in any material respect, adopt or enter into any CBA, any Company Benefit Plan or any benefit or compensation plan, policy, program or Contract that would be an Company Benefit Plan if in effect as of the date of this Agreement (excluding any employment or consulting agreements entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business with any newly hired or newly engaged service providers to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries each of whom will not be an officer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, each of whom will be hired or engaged only to fill a vacant position resulting from a former employee or service provider’s separation from employment or service, and each of whose base salary or base wage level would not exceed, on an annualized basis, $100,000 per year), (B) increase the compensation or benefits payable to any current or former director, manager, officer, employee, individual independent contractor or other service provider of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (C) take any action to accelerate any payments (whether individually or in the aggregate), right to payment or benefit, or the funding of any payment or benefit, right to material payments (whether individually or in the aggregate), payable or to become payable to any current or former director, manager, officer, employee, individual independent contractor or other service provider of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries other than to the extent required by the Company Stock Plans or Section 2.3 hereof, or (D) waive or release any noncompetition, non-solicitation, no-hire, nondisclosure or other restrictive covenant obligation of any current or former director, officer, employee, individual independent contractor or other service provider of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

(ix)    Indebtedness. (A) Incur, create or assume any Indebtedness, other than ordinary course trade payables, or guarantee any Liability of any Person, or (B) make any loans, advances or capital contributions to, or guarantees for the benefit of, or any investments in, any Person other than (x) intercompany loans or capital contributions between the Company and any of its wholly owned Subsidiaries, and (y) the reimbursement of expenses of employees or advancements of expenses, in each case, in the Ordinary Course of Business;

(x)    Taxes. Make, change or revoke any material election concerning Taxes, change any annual Tax accounting period, surrender any right to claim a material Tax refund, amend any filed material Tax Return, file any material Tax Return inconsistent with past practice in any material respect, enter into any Tax allocation, Tax sharing, Tax indemnity or similar agreement (other than one that is included in a Contract entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business that is not primarily related to Taxes), enter into any material Tax closing agreement, settle any Tax claim or assessment, or Consent to any extension or waiver of the limitation period applicable to or relating to any Tax claim or assessment;

 

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

(xii)    Legal Proceedings. Enter into any settlement, conciliation or similar Contract with any Person the performance of which would involve the payment by the Company and its Subsidiaries in excess of $500,000, in the aggregate, or that imposes, or by its terms will impose at any point in the future, any material, non-monetary obligations on the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or Parent or any of its Affiliates after the Closing);

(xiii)    Broker. Enter into any Contract with any broker, finder, investment banker or other Person under which such Person is or will be entitled to any brokerage fee, finders’ fee or other commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

(xiv)    Change of Control Payments. Make any Company Change of Control Payment that is not set forth on Section 5.1(b)(xiii) of the Company Disclosure Schedule or make any material payment with respect to a Company Affiliated Party Transaction that is not set forth on Section 5.1(b)(xiii) of the Company Disclosure Schedule;

(xv)    Related Actions. Enter into any Contract to take, or cause to be taken, any of the actions set forth in this Section 5.1.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained in this Agreement shall give to Parent or Merger Sub, directly or indirectly, rights to control or direct the operations of the Company prior to the Effective Time. In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, (x) nothing in this Section 5.1 shall restrict the Company from, or require the consent of Parent prior to, engaging in any transaction or entering into any agreement exclusively among the Company and its Subsidiaries, (y) no action or inaction by the Company with respect to matters specifically addressed by any provision of this Section 5.1(b) may be deemed a breach of Section 5.1(a) unless such action constitutes a breach of such provision of Section 5.1(b), and (z) if the Company seeks the consent of Parent to take any action prohibited by this Section 5.1(b) and such consent is withheld by Parent, the failure to take such action will not be deemed to be a breach of Section 5.1(a).

5.2    Access to Information; Confidentiality

(a)    Upon reasonable advance written notice, subject to applicable logistical restrictions or limitations as a result of COVID-19 or any COVID-19 Measures and solely for purposes of furthering the Merger Transactions, the Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, afford to Parent, Merger Sub and their respective representatives reasonable access during normal business hours during the period from the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Effective Time or the valid termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VII, to all their respective properties, assets, books, contracts, commitments, personnel and records and, during such period, the Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, furnish promptly to

 

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Parent: (i) a copy of each report, schedule, registration statement and other document filed or received by it during such period pursuant to the requirements of federal or state securities Laws and (ii) all other information concerning its business, properties and personnel as Parent or Merger Sub may reasonably request (including Tax Returns filed and those in preparation and the workpapers of its auditors). Nothing herein (including, for the avoidance of doubt, this Section 5.2(a) and Section 5.2(b)) shall require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to provide such access or information to the extent that such action (A) would reasonably be expected to result in a waiver of attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or similar privilege, (B) specifically relates to the evaluation, deliberation or minutes of the Company Board (or any committee or subcommittee thereof) related to the Merger Transactions, the strategic and financial alternatives process leading thereto, or any information or materials provided to the Company Board (or any committee or subcommittee thereof) in connection therewith or (C) would reasonably be expected to violate any applicable Law or any confidentiality obligation owing to a third party so long as the Company shall promptly notify Parent of any such confidentiality obligations or access restrictions and use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the consent of such third party to provide such information and otherwise provide such access to Parent, if requested and (b) generally describe the type of information that cannot be disclosed to Parent (to the extent not prohibited by law or the underlying document). No investigation pursuant to this Section 5.2 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties hereto. All requests for access pursuant to this Section 5.2 must be directed to the Chief Financial Officer of the Company or another person designated in writing by the Company. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Parent and Merger Sub shall not, and shall cause their respective representatives not to, contact any partner, licensor, licensee, customer or supplier of the Company in connection with the Offer, the Merger or any of the other Merger Transactions without the Company’s prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), and Parent and Merger Sub acknowledge and agree that any such contact shall be arranged by and with a representative of the Company participating.

(b)    To the extent Parent requests further information or investigation of the basis of any potential violations of Law, including Customs & Trade Laws, and Anti-Bribery Laws, the Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, cooperate with such request and make available any personnel or experts engaged by the Company or its Subsidiaries necessary to accommodate such request.

(c)    The Company shall (i) notify Parent in writing as promptly as reasonably practicable after learning of any Legal Proceeding by any Person initiated against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective representatives in their capacity as such (a “New Litigation Claim”); (ii) notify Parent of ongoing material developments in any New Litigation Claim and any Legal Proceeding that was existing prior to the date hereof and (iii) consult in good faith with Parent regarding the conduct of the defense of any New Litigation Claim and any Legal Proceeding that was existing prior to the date hereof. With respect to any New Litigation Claim against the Company or its directors or officers relating to this Agreement or the Merger Transactions, the Company shall consult with Parent and give Parent the opportunity to participate in the defense and settlement of any such litigation, and no such settlement shall be agreed to without Parent’s prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or

 

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conditioned). For purposes of this Section 5.2(c), “participate” means that Parent shall be kept apprised of proposed strategy and other significant decisions with respect to the litigation (to the extent that attorney-client privilege is not undermined or otherwise affected) but shall not be afforded decision-making power or other authority except for the settlement consent set forth above. Without Parent’s prior written consent, the Company shall not (A) waive any provision of the Company Organizational Documents providing for the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware as the exclusive forum for any such litigation or (B) consent to the selection of an alternative forum other than the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware for any such litigation. Without otherwise limiting the rights of current or former directors and officers of the Company with regard to the right to counsel, following the Effective Time, current or former directors and officers of the Company with rights to indemnification as described in Section 5.4(a) shall be entitled to continue to retain Goodwin Procter LLP or such other counsel selected by such indemnified parties to defend any New Litigation Claim.

(d)    Information disclosed under this Section 5.2 and otherwise pursuant to this Agreement (including in connection with the Financing) shall be governed under the Confidentiality Agreement; provided, however, that Parent and Merger Sub will be permitted to disclose such information on a need-to-know basis to any Financing Sources are or that may become parties to the documents evidencing the Financing (and, in each case, to their respective counsel and auditors) so long as each such Person (i) agrees for the benefit of the Company to be bound by the Confidentiality Agreement as if a party thereto or (ii) is subject to other confidentiality undertakings reasonably satisfactory to the Company and of which the Company is a third-party beneficiary.

(e)    Nothing contained in this Agreement shall give Parent or Merger Sub, directly or indirectly, rights to control or direct the operations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries before the Effective Time. Before the Effective Time, the Company shall, consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, exercise complete control and supervision over the operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

5.3    Go-Shop; Acquisition Proposals.

(a)    Except as permitted by this Section 5.3, from and after the date hereof until the Acceptance Time or, if earlier, the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article VII, the Company shall not, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries not to, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause its representatives not to, directly or indirectly (i) solicit, initiate or knowingly facilitate or encourage any inquiry, proposal or offer regarding, or the making of any proposal or offer that constitutes, or could reasonably be expected to lead to, a Takeover Proposal (an “Inquiry”), (ii) enter into, continue or otherwise participate in any discussions or negotiations with, or furnish any non-public information regarding the Company to, any Person in connection with a Takeover Proposal or any Inquiry (other than to state that the Company is not permitted to have discussions), (iii) execute or enter into any letter of intent, agreement in principle or Contract with respect to a Takeover Proposal (other than an Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement) (an “Acquisition Agreement”), (iv) approve, endorse, declare advisable or recommend any Takeover Proposal, (v) take any action to make the provisions of any Takeover Law or any restrictive provision of any applicable anti-takeover provision in Company Organizational Documents inapplicable to any transactions contemplated by any Takeover Proposal or (vi) authorize, commit

 

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to, agree, resolve to or publicly propose to do any of the foregoing. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company agrees that any violation of the restrictions on the Company set forth in this Section 5.3 by any Subsidiary of the Company or any representative of the Company shall be deemed a breach of this Section 5.3 by the Company.

(i)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, during the period beginning on the date of this Agreement and continuing until 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on June 28, 2023 (the “No-Shop Period Start Time”), the Company and its representatives shall have the right to (A) initiate or solicit, or knowingly facilitate or encourage, any Inquiry and (B) engage in or otherwise participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding a Takeover Proposal or Inquiry, or, subject to the entry into, and in accordance with, an Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement, provide any access to its properties, books or records or any non-public information to any Person (and its representatives and prospective equity and debt financing sources) subject to the terms and conditions of such Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement applicable to such Person relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the foregoing; provided that (x) the Company will provide to Parent any information relating to the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries that was not previously provided or made available to Parent substantially concurrently with the time it is furnished to such Person (and its representatives and prospective equity and debt financing sources) and (y) the Company and its Subsidiaries will not pay, agree to pay or cause to be paid or reimburse, agree to reimburse or cause to be reimbursed, the expenses of any such Person in connection with any Takeover Proposals or Inquiry.

(ii)    On the No-Shop Period Start Time, the Company shall notify Parent in writing of (x) the number of parties with which the Company entered into an Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement and (y) the number of parties that submitted a Takeover Proposal after the date of this Agreement and prior to or on the No-Shop Period Start Time, which notice shall include a summary of all material terms of any pending Takeover Proposals that were made in writing by any Excluded Party.

(iii)    Immediately following the No-Shop Period Start Time, the Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries and its representatives, to cease all solicitations, discussions and negotiations with and cease providing any access to its properties, books, records and non-public information to any Persons (other than Parent and its representatives and, subject to the immediately following sentence, any Excluded Party and its representatives) that may be ongoing with respect to a Takeover Proposal or Inquiry and request that each such Person (other than Parent and its representatives and any Excluded Party and its representatives) promptly return or destroy all confidential information furnished to such Person by or on behalf of the Company in connection with any such Takeover Proposal or Inquiry. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may continue to take any of the actions described in clauses (i) and (ii) of Section 5.3(a) above with respect to any Excluded Party (for so long as such Person is an Excluded Party) from and after the No-Shop Period Start Time until the earliest of the date on which (A) the Excluded Party has terminated or finally withdrawn the Qualified Proposal made prior to the No-Shop Period Start Time (provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, any amended, supplemented or modified Qualified Proposal submitted by such Excluded Party shall not be deemed to constitute, in and of itself, a termination or withdrawal of such previously submitted Qualified Proposal), (B) the Person submitting the relevant Qualified Proposal ceases to be an Excluded Party because the

 

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Special Committee, after consultation with outside legal counsel and its financial advisors, determines that such Qualified Proposal no longer is or would no longer be reasonably expected to lead to a Superior Proposal and (C) the Acceptance Time occurs.

(b)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 5.3(a) or elsewhere in this Agreement, at any time following the No-Shop Period Start Time and prior to the Acceptance Time, if the Company, directly or indirectly through one or more of its representatives, receives a written unsolicited and bona fide Takeover Proposal that did not result from a breach of this Section 5.3, the Company and its representatives may contact the Person or group of Persons making such Takeover Proposal to clarify (but not negotiate) the terms and conditions thereof so as to determine whether such Takeover Proposal constitutes, or would reasonable be expect to result in, a Superior Proposal, and may (i) provide information to such Person or group of Persons (including their respective representatives and prospective equity and debt financing sources) if the Company receives from such Person or group of Persons (or has received from such Person or group of Persons) an executed Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement; provided, that the Company shall make available to Parent and Merger Sub any non-public information concerning the Company or its Subsidiaries that is provided to any such Person or group of Persons which was not previously made available to Parent or Merger Sub substantially concurrently, and (ii) engage or participate in any discussions or negotiations with such Person or group of Persons, if prior to taking any action described in clause (i) or (ii) above, (A) either the Company Board of the Special Committee determines in good faith after consultation with outside legal and financial advisors that such Takeover Proposal constitutes, or would reasonably be expected to result in, a Superior Proposal and (B) either the Company Board or the Special Committee determines in good faith after consultation with outside legal and financial advisors that failure to take such action would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with their fiduciary obligations under applicable Law. It is understood and agreed that any contacts, disclosures, discussions or negotiations permitted under this Section 5.3(b), including any public announcement that either the Company Board or the Special Committee has made any determination required under this Section 5.3(b) to take or engage in any such actions (provided that the Company Board or the Special Committee expressly publicly reaffirms the Company Board Recommendation in connection with such disclosure), shall not constitute an Adverse Recommendation Change or otherwise constitute a basis for Parent to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.3.

(c)    Except as set forth in this Section 5.3(c) or in Section 5.3(d), neither the Company Board nor any committee thereof (including the Special Committee) shall (i) withdraw, withhold, qualify, modify or amend, or agree to or publicly propose to withdraw, withhold, qualify, modify or amend, the Company Board Recommendation in any manner adverse to Parent, (ii) approve, recommend, or declare advisable or publicly propose to approve, recommend, or declare advisable, a Takeover Proposal or (iii) fail to include the Company Board Recommendation in the Schedule 14d-9 and Schedule 13e-3 (any action described in clauses (i),(ii) or (iii) being referred to as an “Adverse Recommendation Change”); provided, that, notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, prior to the Acceptance Time, if the Company receives, directly or indirectly through one or more of its representatives, either (A) after the date hereof and prior to or on the No-Shop Period Start Time from an Excluded Party, a Takeover Proposal or (B) after the No-Shop Period Start Time, an unsolicited, written, bona fide Takeover Proposal that did not result from a breach of this Section 5.3, either the Company Board or the

 

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Special Committee may make an Adverse Recommendation Change or terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.4(a) in order to enter into an Acquisition Agreement providing for such Superior Proposal, but only if:

(i)    neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has materially breached any of the provisions of this Section 5.3;

(ii)    either the Company Board or the Special Committee has determined in good faith, after consultation with outside legal and financial advisors, that failure to do so would be inconsistent with the Company Board’s or the Special Committee’s fiduciary obligations under applicable Law, as the case may be;

(iii)    the Company shall have first provided at least three (3) Business Days’ prior written notice (the “Notice Period”) to Parent that the Company is prepared to make an Adverse Recommendation Change or terminate this Agreement to enter into an Acquisition Agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal, which notice shall include a copy of the written definitive agreements (including all exhibits and schedules and all financing commitments and other ancillary agreements) providing for the transaction that constitutes such Superior Proposal;

(iv)    during the Notice Period, the Company and its representatives have negotiated with Parent in good faith (if requested by Parent) to enable Parent to propose in writing such adjustments in the terms and conditions of the documents related to the transactions hereunder (including the Note Purchase Agreement and the Contribution and Exchange Agreement) (collectively, the “Transaction Documents”) so that such Superior Proposal ceases to constitute a Superior Proposal; and

(v)    following the end of the Notice Period (it being understood and agreed that any material change to the financial or other terms and conditions of such Superior Proposal shall require an additional notice to Parent and a new two Business Day period), and after considering such negotiations and any adjustments in the terms and conditions of the Transaction Documents that have been agreed to in writing by Parent, either the Company Board or the Special Committee has determined in good faith that, after consultation with its financial advisor, such Superior Proposal continues to constitute a Superior Proposal.

(d)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, either the Company Board or the Special Committee may, at any time before the Acceptance Time, make an Adverse Recommendation Change in response to an Intervening Event, but only if:

(i)    the Company Board or the Special Committee has determined in good faith (and, in the case of the Company Board, upon the recommendation of the Special Committee), after consultation with its outside legal counsel, that failure to do so would be inconsistent with the Company Board’s or the Special Committee’s fiduciary obligations under applicable Law, as the case may be;

(ii)    the Company shall have first provided prior written notice to Parent for at least the duration of the Notice Period that the Company is prepared to make an Adverse Recommendation Change in response to such Intervening Event, which notice shall specify in reasonable detail the Intervening Event that renders an Adverse Recommendation Change necessary;

 

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(iii)    during the Notice Period, the Company and its representatives have negotiated with Parent in good faith (if requested by Parent) to enable Parent to propose in writing such adjustments in the terms and conditions of the Transaction Documents so that the failure to make such Adverse Recommendation Change would no longer be inconsistent with the Company Board’s or the Special Committee’s fiduciary obligations under applicable Law; and

(iv)    following the end of the Notice Period (it being understood and agreed that any material change to the conditions constituting such Intervening Event shall require an additional notice to Parent and a new two Business Day period), and after considering such negotiations and any adjustments in the terms and conditions of the Transaction Documents that have been agreed to in writing by Parent, the Company Board or the Special Committee has determined that, after consultation with its outside legal counsel, the failure to make such Adverse Recommendation Change continues to be inconsistent with the Company Board’s or the Special Committee’s fiduciary obligations under applicable Law.

(e)    Nothing contained in this Section 5.3 or elsewhere in this Agreement shall prohibit the Company, the Company Board, the Special Committee or any other committee or subcommittee of the Company Board from (i) complying with Rules 14d-9 and 14e-2(a) or Item 1012(a) of Regulation M-A promulgated under the Exchange Act or (ii) making any disclosure to the stockholders of the Company that the Company Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof, including the Special Committee acting in good faith after consultation with its outside legal counsel is required by its fiduciary duties under applicable Law. Any such disclosure (other than a “stop, look and listen” communication or similar communication of the type contemplated by Rule 14d-9(f) under the Exchange Act) shall be deemed to be an Adverse Recommendation Change unless in such disclosure the Company Board or the Special Committee expressly reaffirms the Company Board Recommendation. For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall the issuance of a “stop, look and listen” statement (or other similar statement expressly permitted by this Section 5.3(c)), taken by itself, be deemed to be an Adverse Recommendation Change.

5.4    Indemnification, Exculpation and Insurance.

(a)    Parent and Merger Sub agree that all rights to indemnification, exculpation, and advancement of expenses existing in favor of the current or former directors and officers of the Company as provided in the Company Organizational Documents, employment agreements, or elsewhere for acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time, including in respect of the Merger Transactions, shall be assumed and performed by the Surviving Corporation and shall continue in full force and effect until the later of six years after the Effective Time or the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations with respect to any such claims against directors or officers of the Company arising out of such acts or omissions, except as otherwise required by applicable Law.

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including in respect of the Merger Transactions, covering each such person currently covered by the Company’s officers’ and directors’ liability and fiduciary liability insurance policies on terms with respect to coverage and amount no less favorable than those of such policies in effect on the date hereof. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if, at or prior to the Effective Time, the Company or Parent (on behalf of the Surviving Corporation) shall purchase six (6) year prepaid “tail” policies on terms and conditions providing coverage retentions, limits and other material terms no less favorable than the current policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance and fiduciary liability insurance maintained by the Company with respect to matters arising at or prior to the Effective Time, except that the Company may not commit or spend on such “tail” policies annual premiums in excess of 300% of the annual premiums paid by the Company in its last full fiscal year prior to the date hereof for the Company’s current policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance and fiduciary liability insurance (the “Base Amount”), and if such premiums for such “tail” policies would exceed 300% of the Base Amount, then the Company shall purchase policies that provide the maximum coverage available at an annual premium equal to 300% of the Base Amount. The Company shall in good faith cooperate with Parent prior to the Effective Time with respect to the procurement of such “tail” policies, subject to such policy being fully prepaid, including with respect to the selection of the broker, available policy price and coverage options. Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to maintain such policies in full force and effect for their full term, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.

(c)    In the event that Parent, the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns shall (i) consolidate with or merge into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfer all or substantially all its properties and assets to any Person then, and in each such case, Parent shall cause proper provision to be made so that the successor and assign of Parent or the Surviving Corporation assumes the obligations set forth in this Section 5.4.

5.5    Commercially Reasonable Efforts. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and in accordance with applicable Law, each of the parties to this Agreement shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable to ensure that, as promptly as practicable, the Offer Conditions and the conditions set forth in Article VI are satisfied and to consummate the Merger Transactions as promptly as practicable, including by preparing and filing promptly and fully all documentation to effect all necessary filings, notices, petitions, statements, registrations, submissions of information, applications and other documents.

5.6    Consents; Filings; Further Action.

(a)    Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement and in accordance with applicable Law, each of the parties to this Agreement shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to promptly (i) obtain any consents, approvals, registrations, waivers, permits, orders or other authorizations from, and make any filings and notifications with, any Governmental Authority or third party necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Law to consummate the Merger Transactions, (ii) make any other submissions necessary, proper or advisable in connection with the Merger Transactions under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any applicable Antitrust Laws, the DGCL, and the Nasdaq rules and regulations and any other applicable Law and (iii) take

 

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or cause to be taken all other actions necessary, proper or advisable consistent with this Section 5.6 to cause the expiration of the applicable waiting periods, or receipt of required consents, approvals or authorizations, as applicable, under such Laws. Parent and the Company shall cooperate and consult with each other in connection with the making of all such filings and notifications, including by providing copies of all relevant documents to the non-filing party and its advisors before filing.

(b)    Each of Parent and the Company shall promptly inform the other party upon receipt of any communication from any Governmental Authority regarding the Merger Transactions. If Parent or the Company receives a request for additional information from any Governmental Authority that is related to the Merger Transactions, then such party shall endeavor in good faith to make, or cause to be made, to the extent practicable and after consultation with the other party, an appropriate response to such request as promptly as reasonably practicable. No party shall participate in any meeting or engage in any material substantive conversation with any Governmental Authority related to the Merger Transactions without giving the other party prior notice of the meeting or conversation and, unless prohibited by such Governmental Authority, the opportunity to attend and participate. Parent shall advise the Company promptly of any understandings, undertakings or agreements (oral or written) which Parent proposes to make or enter into with any Governmental Authority in connection with the Merger Transactions.

(c)    Parent and the Company shall exercise commercially reasonable efforts to resolve or defend against such objections, if any, that a Governmental Authority may assert with respect to the Merger Transactions and to obtain any clearance required under any applicable Antitrust Laws or approval, consent or authorization necessary under applicable Law for the consummation of the Merger Transactions.

5.7    Public Announcements. The initial press release regarding the Merger Transactions shall be a joint press release by the Company and Parent. Parent and the Company shall consult with each other before issuing any press release or otherwise making any public statements about this Agreement or any of the Merger Transactions and shall give each other reasonable opportunity to review and comment upon any such release or statement. Neither Parent nor the Company shall issue any such press release or make any such public statement prior to such consultation, except to the extent required by applicable Law, Order or the Nasdaq requirements. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) the Company shall not be required to consult with Parent in connection with, or provide Parent an opportunity to review or comment upon, any press release or other public statement or comment to be issued or made with respect to any Takeover Proposal or with respect to any actions contemplated by Section 5.3(c), Section 5.3(d), Section 5.3(e), and (b) this Section 5.7 shall not apply to any press release or other public statement (i) that contains substantially similar information that has been previously announced or made public in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or (ii) is made in the Ordinary Course of Business consistent with past practice and does not relate specifically to the signing of this Agreement or the Merger Transactions.

5.8    Fees and Expenses. Except as explicitly provided for otherwise in this Agreement, whether or not the Merger is consummated, all expenses (including those payable to representatives) incurred by any party to this Agreement or on its behalf in connection with this Agreement and the Merger Transactions (“Expenses”) shall be paid by the party incurring those Expenses.

 

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5.9    Notification of Certain Matters. Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall give prompt notice to Parent of (a) any Legal Proceedings commenced or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company which relates to this Agreement or the Merger Transactions and (b) any known fact, event or circumstance that would reasonably be likely to result in the failure of any of the Offer Conditions or any of conditions set forth in Article VI to be satisfied. No such notification (or failure to provide such notification) shall constitute a breach of this Agreement or affect any of the representations, warranties, covenants, rights or remedies, or the conditions to the obligations of, the parties hereunder.

5.10    Delisting. The Surviving Corporation shall cause the Company Common Stock to be de-listed from Nasdaq and de-registered under the Exchange Act as promptly as practicable following the Effective Time.

5.11    Rule 14d-10. Prior to the Acceptance Time, the Compensation Committee of the Company Board (the “Compensation Committee”) will take such steps as are required to cause each employment compensation, severance or other employee benefit arrangement, including all Company Benefit Plans, pursuant to which consideration is payable to any holder of any security of the Company to be approved by the Compensation Committee in accordance with the requirements of Rule 14d-10(d)(2) under the Exchange Act and the instructions thereto as an “employment compensation, severance or other employee benefit arrangement” within the meaning of Rule 14d-10(d)(2) under the Exchange Act and to satisfy the requirements of the non-exclusive safe harbor set forth in Rule 14d-10(d) of the Exchange Act.

5.12    Takeover Laws. The Company shall (a) take all action necessary to ensure that no Takeover Law is or becomes applicable to any of the Merger Transactions and refrain from taking any actions that would cause the applicability of such Laws and (b) if the restrictions of any Takeover Law become applicable to any of the Merger Transactions, take all action necessary to ensure that the Merger Transactions may be consummated as promptly as practicable on the terms contemplated by this Agreement and otherwise minimize the effect of such Takeover Law on the Merger Transactions.

5.13    Interim Operations of Merger Sub. During the period from the date hereof through the earlier of the Effective Time or the date of termination of this Agreement, Merger Sub shall not engage in any activities of any nature except as provided in or contemplated by this Agreement.

5.14    Financing.

(a)    Each of Parent and Merger Sub will not (without the prior written consent of the Company) permit any amendment or modification (including an amendment or modification effected by way of side letter) to be made to, or any waiver of any provision or remedy pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement.

 

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(b)     Parent shall use reasonable best efforts to take (or cause to be taken) all actions and do (or cause to be done) all things necessary, proper or advisable to obtain the Financing, including (i) maintaining in effect the Note Purchase Agreement, (ii) complying with its obligations under the Note Purchase Agreement, (iii) satisfying (or obtaining a waiver of) on a timely basis all conditions applicable to (and within control of) Parent or Merger Sub in the Note Purchase Agreement, (iv) enforcing its rights under the Note Purchase Agreement, (v) consummating the Financing at or prior to Closing pursuant to the terms and provisions of the Note Purchase Agreement, including by causing the Financing Sources to fund the Financing at Acceptance Time pursuant to the terms and provisions of the Note Purchase Agreement. Upon the consummation of the Financing to Parent, in accordance with the Note Purchase Agreement, Parent shall draw down at Closing such amount of such Financing as is required to make the full amount of payments it is required to make pursuant with respect to the Offer and the Merger under this Agreement.

5.15    FIRPTA. On or prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall have delivered to Parent (i) a copy of the notice filed with the Internal Revenue Service prepared in accordance with the requirements of Treasury Regulation Section 1.897-2(h), and (ii) a properly executed certificate of the Company complying with the terms of Treasury Regulation Section 1.1445-2(c)(3), certifying that an interest in the Company does not constitute a U.S. real property interest within the meaning of Section 897 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder.

5.16    Section 16 Matters. Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall take (or cause there to be taken, as the case may be) all steps as may be required to cause any dispositions of Company equity securities (including Company Options) resulting from the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by each individual who is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act to be exempt under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act to the extent permitted by applicable Law.

ARTICLE VI

CONDITIONS

6.1    Conditions to Each Partys Obligation to Effect the Merger. The respective obligations of each party to this Agreement to effect the Merger are subject to the satisfaction or waiver on or before the Effective Time of each of the following conditions:

(a)    No Orders. No Order shall have been issued (and still be in effect) by any Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction preventing the consummation of the Merger, and no Law shall have been enacted or deemed applicable to the Merger (and still be in effect) by any Governmental Authority that prohibits or makes illegal the consummation of the Merger.

(b)    Consummation of Offer. Merger Sub shall have accepted for payment all shares of Company Common Stock validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer.

6.2    Frustration of Closing Conditions. Neither the Company, on the one hand, nor Parent or Merger Sub, on the other hand, may rely, either as a basis for not consummating the Merger or for terminating this Agreement and abandoning the Merger, on the failure of any condition set forth in this Article VI to be satisfied if such failure was caused by such party’s breach of, or failure to perform with respect to, any provision of this Agreement.

 

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ARTICLE VII

TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER

7.1    Termination by Mutual Consent. This Agreement may be terminated and the Merger Transactions abandoned at any time before the Acceptance Time by mutual written consent of Parent (and for all purposes under this Article VII, any termination by Parent also being an effective termination by Merger Sub) and the Company.

7.2    Termination by Either Parent or the Company. This Agreement may be terminated and the Merger Transactions abandoned at any time before the Acceptance Time by either Parent or the Company upon written notice to the other party:

(a)    at any time after 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on February 29, 2024 (the “Outside Date”) if the Acceptance Time shall not have occurred on or before the Outside Date; provided, further, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 7.2(a) shall not be available to any party to this Agreement if the failure of such party to perform any of its covenants or agreements under this Agreement has been a principal cause of the failure of the Acceptance Time to occur by the Outside Date; or

(b)    if any Order having the effect set forth in paragraph (b) of Annex I shall be in effect and shall have become final and nonappealable, except that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 7.2(b) shall not be available to any party to this Agreement whose breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement set forth in this Agreement has been the proximate cause of, or resulted in, the issuance, promulgation, enforcement or entry of any such Order.

(c)    if the Offer (as it may have been extended pursuant to this Agreement) shall have expired as a result of the non-satisfaction of one or more Offer Conditions or is terminated or withdrawn prior to the Acceptance Time (to the extent permitted under the terms of this Agreement) without the acceptance for payment by Merger Sub of shares of Company Common Stock pursuant to the Offer, except that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 7.2(c) shall not be available to a party if that party’s failure to perform any of its covenants or agreements under this Agreement has been a principal cause of the failure of the Acceptance Time to occur by the Outside Date.

7.3    Termination by Parent. This Agreement may be terminated and the Merger Transactions abandoned at any time before the Acceptance Time by Parent:

(a)    if the Company breaches any of its representations or warranties, or fails to perform any of its covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement, and which breach or failure (i) would give rise to the failure of a condition set forth in paragraph (d), (e) or (f) of Annex I and (ii) by its nature cannot be cured or has not been cured by the Company by the earlier of (A) the Outside Date and (B) the date that is twenty (20) Business Days after the Company’s receipt of written notice of such breach from Parent, but only so long as neither Parent nor Merger Sub

 

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are then in material breach of their respective representations or warranties or materially failing to perform their respective covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement in a manner that would allow the Company to terminate this Agreement under Section 7.4(b); or

(b)    (i) upon prior written notice to the Company if the Company Board (acting upon the recommendation of the Special Committee), the Special Committee or any other duly authorized committee of disinterested members of the Company Board shall have effected an Adverse Recommendation Change (provided that, any written notice, including pursuant to Section 5.3(d), of the Company’s intention to make an Adverse Recommendation Change in advance of making an Adverse Recommendation Change shall not result in Parent having any termination rights pursuant to this Section 7.3(b)(i) unless such written notice otherwise constitutes an Adverse Recommendation Change); provided, however, that Parent shall not be permitted to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.3(b)(i) unless the notice of termination pursuant to this Section 7.3(b)(i) is delivered by Parent to the Company within five (5) Business Days following the occurrence of the event giving rise to Parent’s right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.3(b)(i), (ii) if the Company shall have materially breached any of its obligations under Section 5.3, (iii) if the Company shall have failed, within ten (10) Business Days of a tender or exchange offer that constitutes a Takeover Proposal relating to securities of the Company having been commenced, to publicly recommend against such tender or exchange offer or (iv) if the Company shall have failed to publicly reaffirm its recommendation of the Offer and the Merger within ten (10) Business Days after a request to do so by Parent following the date any Takeover Proposal or any material modification thereto is first commenced, publicly announced, distributed or disseminated to the Company’s stockholders (provided that Parent may only make such request once with respect to each Takeover Proposal and each material modification thereto).

7.4    Termination by the Company. This Agreement may be terminated and the Merger Transactions abandoned at any time before the Acceptance Time by the Company:

(a)    in order to enter into an Acquisition Agreement pursuant to and in accordance with Section 5.3(c), so long as concurrently with such termination the Company pays the Expense Reimbursement under Section 7.6(b)(i);

(b)    if Parent or Merger Sub breaches any of their respective representations or warranties, or fails to perform any of their respective covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement, and which breach or failure (i) would, individually or when aggregated with any such other breaches of failures, result in a Parent Material Adverse Effect and (ii) by its nature cannot be cured or has not been cured by Parent or Merger Sub, as applicable, by the earlier of (A) the Outside Date and (B) the date that is twenty (20) Business Days after Parent’s receipt of written notice of such breach from the Company, but only so long as the Company is not then in material breach of its representations or warranties or materially failing to perform its covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement in a manner that would allow Parent to terminate this Agreement under Section 7.3(b); or

(c)    upon prior written notice to Parent, if Merger Sub fails to commence the Offer in accordance with the terms of this Agreement hereof on or prior to the fifteenth (15th) Business Day following the date hereof or if Merger Sub fails to consummate the Offer when required to do so in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; provided, however, that the right

 

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to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.4(c) shall not be available to the Company if the Company is in breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement set forth in this Agreement that has been the proximate cause of, or resulted in, Merger Sub’s failure to commence or consummate the Offer in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

7.5    Effect of Termination. In the event of termination of this Agreement as provided in this Article VII, notice thereof shall be given to the other party or parties hereto, specifying the provision hereof pursuant to which such termination is made, and this Agreement shall immediately become void and of no effect, without any Liability or obligation on the part of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company or their respective directors, officers and Affiliates, except that:

(a)    the Confidentiality Agreement, Section 5.2(d), Section 5.7, Section 5.8, this Section 7.5, Section 7.6 and Article VIII shall survive the termination hereof; and

(b)    no such termination shall relieve any party from any Liability resulting from a Willful and Material Breach of this Agreement or for fraud, subject only, with respect to any such liabilities of the Company, to Section 7.6(b), Section 7.6(c) and Section 7.6(d).

7.6    Fees Following Termination.

(a)    Except as set forth in this Section 7.6, all Expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the Merger Transactions shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.8.

(b)    The Company shall pay, or cause to be paid, to Parent by wire transfer of immediately available funds an amount equal to the Expense Reimbursement:

(i)    if this Agreement is terminated by the Company pursuant to Section 7.4(a), in which case payment shall be made concurrently with (and as a condition to) such termination;

(ii)    if this Agreement is terminated by Parent pursuant to Section 7.3(b) or pursuant to Section 7.2(a) at a time when Parent would be permitted to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.3(b), in which case payment shall be made within two (2) Business Days following such termination; or

(iii)    if (A) following the date of this Agreement and prior to the time of termination of this Agreement, a Takeover Proposal shall have been publicly announced (and such Takeover Proposal shall not have been withdrawn prior to the time of the termination of this Agreement), (B) thereafter this Agreement is terminated by Parent pursuant to Section 7.3(a) or is terminated by the Company or Parent pursuant to Section 7.2(c) as a result of failure to satisfy the Minimum Condition by the Company pursuant to Section 7.2(a) at a time when the Minimum Condition is not satisfied, and (C) within twelve (12) months following the date of such termination the Company enters into a definitive Contract with respect to any Takeover Proposal or any Takeover Proposal is consummated, in each case whether or not involving the same Takeover Proposal or the Person making the Takeover Proposal referred to in clause (A), in which case payment shall be made within two (2) Business Days following the earlier of the date on which the Company enters into such Contract or consummates such transaction. For purposes of the foregoing clauses (A) and (C) only, references in the definition of the term “Takeover Proposal” to the figure “20%” shall be deemed to be replaced by “50%.”

 

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(c)    For purposes of this Agreement, the “Expense Reimbursement” means an amount in cash equal to the lesser of (i) $1,575,000 and (ii) the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees and expenses (including all such fees and expenses of counsel, accountants, investment bankers, hedging counterparties, experts and consultants) incurred by Parent, Merger Sub, the Financing Sources, their respective Affiliates or on behalf of any of the foregoing in connection with the this Agreement, the Merger Transactions, the Note Purchase Agreement, the Financing, the Contribution and Exchange Agreement or any related transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Merger Transactions, the Note Purchase Agreement, the Financing, the Contribution and Exchange Agreement and the other agreements referenced in this Agreement, including the consideration, authorization, preparation, negotiation, execution and performance of this Agreement, the Merger Transactions, the Note Purchase Agreement, the Financing, the Contribution and Exchange Agreement and the other transactions contemplated hereby, the preparation, and filing (including any filing fees associated therewith) of any forms, notices or applications with respect to satisfying the conditions set forth in Section 6.1 and Annex I hereof and all other matters related to the Closing (the amount contemplated by this clause (ii), the “Parent Expenses”).

(d)    As promptly as reasonably practicable following the Acceptance Time (but subject to the occurrence of the Acceptance Time), the Company shall pay to Parent, the Parent Expenses.

(e)    The Company acknowledges that the fees and other provisions of this Section 7.6 are an integral part of the Merger Transactions and that without these agreements, Parent would not enter into this Agreement. Each party further acknowledges that the Expense Reimbursement is not a penalty, but represents liquidated damages in a reasonable amount that will compensate Parent and Merger Sub in the circumstances in which the Expense Reimbursement is payable for the efforts and resources expended and opportunities foregone while negotiating this Agreement and in reliance on this Agreement and on the expectation of the consummation of the Merger Transactions. Accordingly, if the Company fails to timely pay any amount due pursuant to this Section 7.6, and, in order to obtain the payment, Parent or Merger Sub commences a Legal Proceeding which results in a judgment against the Company for the payment set forth in this Section 7.6, the Company shall pay, as applicable, Parent’s or Merger Sub’s out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) in connection with such Legal Proceeding, in addition to any other amounts due pursuant to this Section 7.6, together with interest on each such amount at the prime rate as published in The Wall Street Journal in effect on the date each such payment was required to be made through the date each such payment was actually received.

(f)    For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall the Company be obligated to pay, or cause to be paid, the Expense Reimbursement on more than one occasion. In the event that Parent shall become entitled to payment of the Expense Reimbursement, the receipt of the Expense Reimbursement shall be deemed to be liquidated damages for any and all losses or damages suffered or incurred by Parent, Merger Sub, any of their respective Affiliates or any other Person in connection with this Agreement (and the termination hereof), the Offer and the Merger (and the

 

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abandonment thereof) or any matter forming the basis for such termination, and none of Parent, Merger Sub, any of their respective Affiliates or any other Person shall be entitled to bring or maintain any claim, action or proceeding against the Company or any of its Affiliates for damages or any equitable relief arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, any of the Merger Transactions or any matters forming the basis for such termination.

ARTICLE VIII

MISCELLANEOUS

8.1    Certain Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement:

(a)    “Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement” means a confidentiality agreement between the Company and a Person making a Takeover Proposal that (i) is on terms not materially less favorable in the aggregate to the Company than those contained in the Confidentiality Agreement (including any standstill agreement contained therein), and (ii) does not prevent the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ representatives from complying with the terms of this Agreement or restrict in any manner the Company’s ability to consummate the Merger Transactions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Person who has previously entered into a confidentiality agreement with the Company shall not be required to enter into a new or revised confidentiality agreement, and such existing confidentiality agreement shall be deemed to be an Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement, so long as it does not prevent the Company from complying with the terms hereof.

Acceptance Time” means the first time at which Merger Sub irrevocably accepts for payment any Company Common Stock tendered pursuant to the Offer.

Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, such first Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with”), when used with respect to any Person, means the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

Anti-Bribery Laws” means the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and all other applicable anti-corruption and bribery Laws (including the U.K. Bribery Act 2010, and any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder or other Laws of other countries implementing the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Officials).

Antitrust Laws” means any antitrust, competition or trade regulation Laws that are designed or intended to prohibit, restrict or regulate actions having the purpose or effect of monopolization or restraint of trade or lessening competition through merger or acquisition or that aim at reviewing and controlling foreign investment.

Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or a day on which the SEC or commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required by Law to close.

 

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

Company Benefit Plan” each (a) “employee benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), whether or not subject to ERISA); (b) equity award plans, equity award agreements, stock purchase plans, other forms of incentive compensation, bonus or incentive plans, severance pay plans, programs or arrangements, deferred compensation arrangements or agreements, employment agreements, compensation plans, programs, agreements or arrangements, change in control plans, programs or arrangements, supplemental income arrangements, vacation plans, consulting, disability benefits, supplemental unemployment benefits, retirement benefits, post-retirement insurance benefits, and all other benefit plans, agreements, programs, policies and arrangements; and (c) plans or arrangements providing compensation or benefits to directors or other service providers, in each case in which the Company or its Subsidiaries maintains, sponsors or contributes to, or provides benefits under or through such plan, or has any obligation to contribute to or provide benefits under or through such plan, or if such plan provides benefits to or otherwise covers any current or former employee, officer or director of the Company or its Subsidiaries (or their spouses, dependents, or beneficiaries), or with respect to which the Company or its Subsidiaries has or may in the future have any Liability.

Company Capital Stock” means the shares of the Company Common Stock and the Company Preferred Stock.

Company Change of Control Payment” means any success, change of control, retention, transaction bonus, severance payment or other similar payment or amount that the Company or its Subsidiaries is required to pay to any current or former officer, director or employee of the Company or any other Company Affiliated Party (including any “double trigger” payments or similar amounts that may become due and payable based upon the occurrence of the Merger or the other transactions contemplated to occur on the Closing Date pursuant to this Agreement followed by or combined with one or more additional circumstances, matters or events) pursuant to the express terms of any plan, policy, arrangement or Contract to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of their respective assets are bound as of or prior to the Closing, in each case, as a result of the consummation of the Merger or the other transactions contemplated to occur on the Closing Date pursuant to this Agreement; provided, however, that “Company Change of Control Payment” shall not include, for the avoidance of doubt, Liabilities that become payable on the basis that Company or its Subsidiaries has breached, defaulted or failed to comply with or perform any obligations or covenants under a Contract.

Company ESPP” means the Company’s 2022 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

Company Financial Advisor” means Roth Financial Partners.

Company Intellectual Property” means any Intellectual Property that is owned or purported to be owned, used, held for use or practiced by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

Company IT Systems” means any computer hardware, computer systems, workstations, servers, networks, platforms, peripherals, data communication lines, circuits, hubs, software databases, internet websites and other information technology equipment and related systems and services (including so-called SaaS/PaaS/IaaS services), that are owned or controlled by, or relied upon in the conduct of the business of, the Company or its Subsidiaries.

 

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Company Licensed Intellectual Property” means Intellectual Property owned by any Person (other than the Company or its Subsidiaries) that is licensed to the Company or its Subsidiaries.

Company Material Adverse Effect” means, with respect to the Company, any Effect that, individually or in the aggregate with all other Effects, has or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole; provided that in no event shall any of the following (alone or in combination), or any Effect to the extent arising out of or resulting from any of the following (alone or in combination), be taken into account in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred or may, would or could occur: (i) any change in applicable Laws or GAAP or any interpretation thereof following the date of this Agreement, (ii) any change in interest rates or economic, political, credit, business or financial market conditions generally, (iii) the taking of any action required by this Agreement, (iv) earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, tornadoes, floods, mudslides, wild fires, weather conditions, epidemics, pandemics (including COVID-19, any COVID-19 Measures, and any precautionary or emergency measures, recommendations, protocols or orders taken or issued by any Person in response to COVID-19), quarantines, plagues, other outbreaks of illness or public health events or other natural or man-made disasters or acts of God in the United States or any other country or region in the world, or any escalation of the foregoing, (v) geopolitical conditions, acts of hostilities, war, sabotage, cyberterrorism, terrorism or military actions (including any outbreak, escalation or general worsening of any such acts of hostilities, war, sabotage, cyberterrorism, terrorism or military actions) in the United States or any other country or region in the world, including the current conflict between the Russian Federation and Ukraine or any change, escalation or worsening thereof, (vi) any failure by the Company to meet, or changes to, published or internal estimates, projections, expectations, budgets, guidance, milestones, or forecasts of revenue, earnings, cash burn-rate, cash flow, cash position or any other financial or performance measures or operating statistics (whether made by the Company or any third parties) (provided that this clause (vi) shall not prevent a determination that any Effect not otherwise excluded from this definition of Company Material Adverse Effect underlying such failure to meet projections or forecasts has resulted in a Company Material Adverse Effect), (vii) any events generally applicable to the industries or markets in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate (including increases in the cost of products, services, supplies, materials or other goods purchased from third-party suppliers), (viii) the negotiation, execution, announcement or performance of this Agreement or the pendency or consummation of the Merger Transactions, or the identity of Parent or any of its Affiliates as the acquiror of the Company (or any facts and circumstances concerning Parent or any of its Affiliates), including any termination of, reduction in or similar adverse impact (but in each case only to the extent attributable to such announcement or consummation) on relationships, contractual or otherwise, with any landlords, customers, suppliers, distributors, partners or employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries (it being understood that this clause (viii) shall be disregarded for purposes of the representation and warranty set forth in Section 3.4 and the condition to Closing with respect thereto), (ix) any changes in the Company’s stock price or trading volume (whether made by the Company or any third parties) (provided that this clause (ix) shall not prevent a determination that any Effect not otherwise excluded from this definition of

 

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Company Material Adverse Effect underlying such change in stock price or trading volume has resulted in a Company Material Adverse Effect), (x) (A) any action taken at the written direction or request of Parent or Merger Sub or to which Parent has consented in writing, (B) any failure to take any action resulting from Parent’s failure to grant any consent requested by the Company to take any action restricted or prohibited by this Agreement (other than Section 5.1(a)), (C) any action taken that is required by this Agreement or (D) the failure to take any action prohibited by this Agreement, (xi) any computer hacking, data breaches, ransom-ware, cybercrime or cyberterrorism (including by a nation-state or nation state-sponsored threat actor) affecting or impacting, or outage of or termination by a web hosting platform or data center provider providing services to, the Company or its businesses or (xii) any action taken by, or at the written request of, Parent or Merger Sub; provided, further, that any Effect referred to in clauses (i), (ii), (iv), (v) or (vii) above may be taken into account in determining if a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred to the extent it has a disproportionate and adverse effect on the business, assets, results of operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to similarly situated companies in the industry in which the Company and its Subsidiaries conduct their respective operations, but only to the extent of the incremental disproportionate effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to similarly situated companies in the industry in which the Company and its Subsidiaries conduct their respective operations.

Company Organizational Documents” means the certificate of incorporation and bylaws (or the equivalent organizational documents) of the Company and its Subsidiaries as in effect on the date of this Agreement.

Company Owned Intellectual Property” means all Intellectual Property owned or purported to be owned by the Company and its Subsidiaries.

Company Preferred Stock” means shares of Preferred Stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share.

Company Product” means each platform or product candidate that is being researched, tested, developed or manufactured by or on behalf of the Company or its Subsidiaries.

Company Registered Intellectual Property” means all Registered Intellectual Property owned or purported to be owned by or filed by or in the name of the Company or its Subsidiaries that has not been cancelled, expired, lapsed, or been abandoned.

Company SEC Reports” means any report, schedule, form, statement or other document (including exhibits) filed with or furnished to, or required to be filed with or furnished to, the SEC.

Company Stock Plans” means the Company’s 2022 Equity and Incentive Plan.

Confidentiality Agreement” means the Mutual Nondisclosure Agreement by and between Fall Line Capital, LLC and the Company dated March 21, 2023.

 

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Confidential Information” means information and materials not generally known to the public, including Trade Secrets and other confidential and proprietary information.

Contagion Event” means (a) the outbreak of a contagious disease, epidemic or pandemic (including COVID-19) or the continuation, escalation or material worsening thereof and (b) any changes in applicable Law or other directive, policy, guidance or recommendations by any Governmental Authority in response to the foregoing, in each case, whether in place currently or adopted or modified hereafter, including any quarantine, “shelter in place,” “stay at home,” workforce reduction, social distancing, shut down, closure or sequester.

Contract” means any written contract, agreement, indenture, note, bond, loan or credit agreement, instrument, lease, commitment, mortgage, deed of trust, license or other arrangement, understanding or obligation, in each case, as amended and supplemented from time to time and including all schedules, annexes and exhibits thereto.

Contribution and Exchange Agreement” shall mean, the Contribution and Exchange Agreement, dated as of May 29, 2023, by and among Parent and the shareholders set forth therein.

COVID-19” means the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, including any evolutions or mutations of the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease, and any related or associated epidemics, pandemics or disease outbreaks.

COVID-19 Measures” means any quarantine, “shelter in place,” “stay at home,” workforce reduction, social distancing, shut down, closure, sequester, safety or similar Law, directive, protocols or guidelines promulgated by any Governmental Authority, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization, in each case, in connection with or in response to COVID-19, including the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, as may be amended, and the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, as may be amended.

Customs & Trade Laws” means all applicable export, import, customs and trade, economic sanctions, and anti-boycott Laws, regulations or programs administered, enacted or enforced by any Governmental Authority, including but not limited to (a) the Laws, regulations, and programs administered or enforced by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the U.S. International Trade Commission, the U.S. Department of Commerce, and the U.S. Department of State; (b) the U.S. Tariff Act of 1930, as amended; (c) the U.S. Export Control Reform Act of 2018 and the Export Administration Regulations, including related restrictions with regard to Restricted Persons; (d) the U.S. Arms Export Control Act, as amended, and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, including related restrictions with regard to Restricted Persons; (e) the U.S. Foreign Trade Regulations; (f) the anti-boycott laws and regulations administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Department of the Treasury; (g) the economic and financial sanctions Laws and trade embargoes imposed, administered, and enforced by the United States (including the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the U.S. Department of State), the European Union, any European Union member state, and the United Nations, and other relevant Governmental Authorities (“Sanctions”), and (g) all other applicable Laws, regulations, or programs of other countries relating to the same subject matter as the United States Laws described above.

 

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Data” means data, data structures, technical data and performance data.

Effect” means any event, change, effect, occurrence or development.

Environmental Laws” means any and all applicable Laws relating to Hazardous Materials, pollution, or the protection or management of the environment or natural resources, or protection of human health (with respect to exposure to Hazardous Materials).

Excluded Party” means any Person from whom the Company or any of its representatives has received a written bona fide Takeover Proposal after the execution of this Agreement and prior to or on the No-Shop Period Start Time, which written Takeover Proposal the Company Board (acting upon the recommendation of the Special Committee) and the Special Committee have determined in good faith prior to or at the No-Shop Period Start Time (after consultation with their outside counsel and the Company Financial Advisor) is or would reasonably be expected to lead to a Superior Proposal (such Takeover Proposal, a “Qualified Proposal”); provided, however, that a Person shall immediately cease to be an Excluded Party (and the provisions of this Agreement applicable to Excluded Parties shall cease to apply with respect to such Person) if (A) such Qualified Proposal made by such Person is withdrawn (it being understood that any amendment, modification or replacement of such Qualified Proposal which does not reduce the proposed price per share of Company Common Stock shall not, in and of itself, be deemed a withdrawal of such Qualified Proposal) or (B) such Qualified Proposal, in the good faith determination of the Company Board (acting upon the recommendation of the Special Committee) and the Special Committee (after consultation with their outside counsel and the Company Financial Advisor), no longer is or would no longer be reasonably expected to lead to a Superior Proposal.

FDA” means the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Financing Sources” shall mean each Person (including, without limitation, each agent and arranger, but excluding Parent, Merger Sub and their respective Affiliates) that has committed to provide the Financing under the Note Purchase Agreement in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.

Governmental Authority” means (i) any federal, state, local, municipal, foreign or international government or governmental authority, quasi-governmental entity of any kind, regulatory or administrative agency, governmental commission, department, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, court, tribunal, arbitrator or arbitral body (public or private) or any body exercising or entitled to exercise any administrative, executive, judicial, legislative, police, regulatory, or taxing authority or power of any nature, (ii) any self-regulatory organization, including the Nasdaq, or a university or similar research funding authority, or (iii) any political subdivision of any of the foregoing.

Hazardous Material” means any (a) pollutant, contaminant, chemical, (b) industrial, solid, liquid or gaseous toxic or Hazardous Material, material or waste, (c) petroleum or any fraction or product thereof, (d) asbestos or asbestos-containing material, (e) polychlorinated

 

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biphenyl, (f) chlorofluorocarbons, (g) per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (including PFAs, PFOA, PFOS, Gen X and PFBs) and (h) other substance, material or waste, in each case, which are regulated under any Environmental Law or as to which liability may be imposed pursuant to Environmental Law.

Indebtedness” means, as of any time, without duplication, with respect to any Person, the outstanding principal amount of, accrued and unpaid interest on, fees and expenses arising under or in respect of (a) indebtedness for borrowed money, (b) other obligations evidenced by any note, bond, debenture or other debt security, (c) obligations for the deferred purchase price of property or assets, including “earn-outs” and “seller notes” (but excluding any trade payables arising in the ordinary course of business), (d) reimbursement and other obligations with respect to letters of credit, bank guarantees, bankers’ acceptances or other similar instruments, in each case, solely to the extent drawn, (e) leases required to be capitalized under GAAP, (f) derivative, hedging, swap, foreign exchange or similar arrangements, including swaps, caps, collars, hedges or similar arrangements, and (g) any of the obligations of any other Person of the type referred to in clauses (a) through (f) above directly or indirectly guaranteed by such Person or secured by any assets of such Person, whether or not such Indebtedness has been assumed by such Person. For avoidance of doubt, Indebtedness shall not include Taxes.

Intellectual Property” means all intellectual property rights and related priority rights protected, created or arising under the Laws of the U.S. or any other jurisdiction or under any international convention, including all (a) patents and patent applications, industrial designs and design patent rights, including any continuations, divisionals, continuations-in-part and provisional applications and statutory invention registrations, and any patents issuing on any of the foregoing and any reissues, reexaminations, substitutes, supplementary protection certificates, extensions of any of the foregoing (collectively, “Patents”); (b) trademarks, service marks, trade names, service names, brand names, trade dress rights, logos, rights in Internet domain names, corporate names and other source or business identifiers, together with the goodwill associated with any of the foregoing, and all applications, registrations, extensions and renewals of any of the foregoing (collectively, “Marks”); (c) copyrights and other rights in works of authorship, database and design rights, mask work rights and moral rights, whether or not registered or published, and all registrations, applications, renewals, extensions and reversions of any of any of the foregoing (collectively, “Copyrights”); (d) rights in trade secrets, know-how and confidential and proprietary information, including invention disclosures, inventions and formulae, whether patentable or not; (e) rights in or to Software or other technology; and (f) any other intellectual or proprietary rights protectable, arising under or associated with any of the foregoing, including those protected by any Law anywhere in the world.

Intervening Event” means any material event, fact, circumstance, development or occurrence (including any material event, fact, circumstance, development or occurrence that would affect, to the extent required by Delaware law as applicable to the Company as a public benefit corporation or the Company Board in the context of a sale of control of the Company, the outcome of the Company Board’s or the Special Committee’s balancing of (1) pecuniary interests of the Company Stockholders, (2) best interests of those materially affected by the Company’s conduct and (3) the Company’s Public Benefit Purpose, for purposes of making the Company Board Recommendation or the Special Committee’s recommendation thereof) that (i) was not known by the Company Board or the Special Committee as of the date hereof, as the case may be,

 

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and (ii) does not relate to (x) the effect resulting from the public announcement of this Agreement, (y) the receipt, existence or terms of a Takeover Proposal or any matter relating thereto or consequence thereof or (z) any change in the price or trading volume of the Company Common Stock or any other securities of the Company (except that the underlying causes of such changes may constitute or be taken into account in determining whether there has been an Intervening Event).

IRS” means the Internal Revenue Service of the United States.

Knowledge” whether or not capitalized, means (i) when used with respect to the Company, the actual knowledge of the individuals listed on Section 8.1 of the Company Disclosure Schedule and (ii) when used with respect to Parent, the actual knowledge of any of the officers or directors of Parent or Merger Sub.

Law” means any law, common law, statute, ordinance, code, regulation, rule or other requirement of any Governmental Authority, and any Orders.

Legal Proceeding” means any suit, claim, action, litigation, arbitration, proceeding (including any civil, criminal, administrative, investigative, judicial or appellate proceeding), inquiry, hearing, audit, mediation, subpoena, complaint, grievance, demand, examination or investigation, whether formal or informal, whether public or private, commenced, brought, conducted or heard by or before, or otherwise involving, any court, arbitrator, mediator, other Governmental Authority or any other Person.

Liability” means, with respect to any Person, any debt, loss, damage, liability or obligation (of any kind, character or description, whether direct or indirect, known or unknown, asserted or unasserted, absolute or contingent, accrued or unaccrued, liquidated or unliquidated, secured or unsecured, joint or several, vested or unvested, executory or due or to become due, and whether in contract, tort, strict liability or otherwise), including all costs and expenses relating thereto.

Lien” means any lien, pledge, mortgage, deed of trust, preemptive right, security interest, equitable interest, claim, lease, license, charge, condition, option, pledge, hypothecation, right of first refusal, easement, servitude, proxy, voting trust or agreement, transfer restriction under any stockholder or similar agreement, encumbrance or any other restriction or limitation whatsoever.

Material Permits” means all material Permits that the Company and its Subsidiaries are required to own, lease or operate its properties and assets and to conduct its business as currently conducted.

Off-the-Shelf Software” means any Software that is not incorporated in, or used directly in the development of, a Company Product and is made generally available on a commercial basis (including technology offered on a Software as a service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), or Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) or similar basis and Software available through retail stores, distribution networks or that is pre-installed as a standard part of hardware) and is licensed to the Company or its Subsidiaries on a non-exclusive basis under standard terms and conditions for internal use for a one-time license fee of less than $50,000 per license or an ongoing license fee of less than $100,000 per year.

 

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Open Source License” means any license meeting the Open Source Definition (as promulgated by the Open Source Initiative) or the Free Software Definition (as promulgated by the Free Software Foundation), or any substantially similar license, including any license approved by the Open Source Initiative or any Creative Commons License.

Open Source Materials” means any software subject to an Open Source License.

Order” means any order, injunction, judgment, decree, ruling, writ, assessment or other similar requirement or agreement enacted, adopted, promulgated or applied by any Governmental Authority.

Ordinary Course of Business” means the ordinary and usual course of operations of the business of the Company consistent with past practice through the date hereof.

Owned Real Property” means all real property owned in fee simple by the Company or its Subsidiary.

“Parent 401(k) Plan” means a defined contribution plan that is sponsored by Parent or one of its Affiliates that is qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and that includes a qualified cash or deferred arrangement within the meaning of Section 401(k) of the Code.

Parent Material Adverse Effect” means, with respect to Parent, any Effect that, individually or taken together with all other Effects that have occurred prior to the date of determination of the occurrence of the Parent Material Adverse Effect, is or would be reasonably likely to prevent or materially delay Parent’s or Merger Sub’s ability to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement or the consummation of the Offer, the Merger or the other Merger Transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

Permit” means any approvals, authorizations, clearances, business licenses, registrations, permits or certificates issued or approved by a Governmental Authority.

Permitted Lien” means (a) mechanic’s, materialmen’s and similar Liens arising in the Ordinary Course of Business with respect to any amounts (i) not yet due and payable or which are being contested in good faith through appropriate proceedings and (ii) for which adequate accruals or reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP, (b) Liens for Taxes (i) not yet due and payable or (ii) which are being contested in good faith through appropriate proceedings and for which adequate accruals or reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP, (c) defects or imperfections of title, easements, encroachments, covenants, rights-of-way, conditions, matters that would be apparent from a physical inspection or current, accurate survey of such real property, restrictions and other similar charges or encumbrances that do not, in the aggregate, materially impair the value or materially interfere with the present use of the Company Property, (d) with respect to any Company Property (i) the interests and rights of the respective lessors with respect thereto, including any statutory landlord liens and any Lien thereon, (ii) any Lien permitted under a Real Property Lease, and (iii) any Liens encumbering the underlying fee title of the real property of which the Company Property is a part, (e) zoning, building, entitlement

 

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and other land use and environmental regulations promulgated by any Governmental Authority that do not, in the aggregate, materially interfere with the current use of, or materially impair the value of the Company Property, (f) non-exclusive licenses of Intellectual Property entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business consistent with past practice, (g) ordinary course purchase money Liens and Liens securing rental payments under operating or capital lease arrangements for amounts not yet due or payable, (h) other Liens arising in the Ordinary Course of Business and not incurred in connection with the borrowing of money but incurred in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance or other types of social security, (i) reversionary rights in favor of landlords under any Real Property Leases with respect to any of the buildings or other improvements owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (j) restrictions on transfer under applicable securities Laws and (j) all other Liens that do not, individually or in the aggregate, materially and adversely affect the ordinary course operation of the businesses of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

Person” means any natural person, corporation (including any public benefit corporation and any non-profit corporation), company, partnership, association, limited liability company, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, trust or other legal entity or organization, including a Governmental Authority.

Personal Data” means any data or information that (a) can, alone or when combined with other information maintained for or on behalf of the Company, identify or can be reasonably linked to or associated with a natural person, or (b) is otherwise subject to applicable Laws or any privacy policies of the Company governing personal information or personal data.

Privacy Laws” means Laws relating to the Processing or protection of Personal Data that apply to the Company or its Subsidiaries, including Laws regarding data privacy and information security; data breach notification; consumer protection; requirements for website and mobile application privacy policies and practices; social security numbers; email, text message or telephone communications; or payment card information, including if and to the extent applicable: the Federal Trade Commission Act, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act, the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 and the California Privacy Rights Act, the California Invasion of Privacy Act, the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act, Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986, the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act; the Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, the General Data Protection Regulation (EU 2016/679), the Personal Information Protection Law of China, the UK Data Protection Act 2018 (the “UK DPA”), UK General Data Protection Regulation as defined by the UK DPA as amended by the Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003, and e-Privacy Directive 2002/58/EC concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector (and any national legislation that implements it), the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act and all other similar international, federal, state, provincial, and local laws, as applicable.

 

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

Public Benefit Purpose” means the specific public benefit to be promoted by the Company as set forth in the Company’s certificate of incorporation as of the date hereof.

Public Health Laws” means all applicable Laws relating to the development, pre-clinical testing, clinical testing, manufacture, production, analysis, distribution, importation, exportation, use, handling, quality, sale or promotion of any drug, biologic or medical device (including any ingredient or component of the foregoing products) intended for any medical or clinical use subject to regulation under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. § 301 et seq.) or similar federal, state or foreign Laws.

Release” means, with respect to any Hazardous Material, any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, migrating, escaping, dumping or disposing into, through, upon, or beneath the indoor or outdoor environment (including the ambient air, soil, surface and sub-surface strata, surface water, and groundwater), including the movement of Hazardous Material through or in the air, soil, surface water, groundwater or land, but not including Hazardous Material fully encapsulated in construction materials in indoor spaces and not Released to or posing a threat of Release to the ambient environment (including the indoor or ambient air, soil, surface and sub-surface strata, surface water, and groundwater) or any risk to human health.

Registered Intellectual Property” means all issued Patents, pending Patent applications, registered Marks, pending applications for registration of Marks, registered Copyrights, pending applications for registration of Copyrights and Internet domain name registrations.

Regulatory Permits” all Permits granted by FDA or any comparable Governmental Authority to the Company or its Subsidiaries, including investigational new drug applications, new drug applications, abbreviated new drug applications, medical device or in vitro diagnostic premarket approval applications, medical device or in vitro diagnostic premarket clearances (e.g., 510(k) clearances), investigational device exemptions, and other comparable national or foreign manufacturing approvals and authorizations.

Restricted Person” means any Person identified on the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Denied Persons List, Unverified List or Entity List, or the U.S. Department of State’s Debarred List or Nonproliferation Sanctions.

Rights” or “rights” means any rights, title, interest or benefit of whatever kind or nature.

Rollover Stockholders” shall mean, collectively, the parties to the Contribution and Exchange Agreement that have agreed to contribute their shares of Company Common Stock to Parent pursuant to the Contribution and Exchange Agreement.

 

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Rollover Shares” shall mean, collectively, the shares of Company Common Stock contributed to Parent by the Rollover Shareholders pursuant to the Contribution and Exchange Agreement.

Sanctioned Country” means at any time, a country or territory which is itself the subject or target of any country-wide or territory-wide Sanctions Laws (at the time of this Agreement, the Crimea, Donetsk, and Luhansk regions of Ukraine, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria).

Sanctioned Person” means (a) any Person identified in any Sanctions Laws-related list of sanctioned Persons maintained by (i) the United States (including OFAC’s List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons, (ii) the United Kingdom, (iii) the United Nations Security Council, (iv) the European Union or any European Union member state, or (v) any jurisdiction in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries conduct business, (b) any Person located, organized, or resident in, or a Governmental Authority or government instrumentality of, any Sanctioned Country, and (c) any Person directly or indirectly owned 50 percent or more or controlled by one or more Persons described in clause (a) or (b).

SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, together with its staff.

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

Solvent” means, when used with respect to any Person, that as of any date of determination (i) the amount of the “fair saleable value” of the assets and property of such Person, in each case, will, as of such date, exceed the value of all “liabilities of such Person, including contingent and other liabilities,” as of such date, as such quoted terms are generally determined in accordance with Applicable Laws governing determinations of the insolvency of debtors, and (ii) the amount that will be required to pay the probable liabilities of such Person on its existing debts (including contingent and other liabilities) as such debts become absolute and mature, (A) such Person will not have, as of such date, an unreasonably small amount of capital for the operation of the businesses in which it is engaged or proposed to be engaged following such date, and (B) such Person will be able to pay its liabilities, including contingent (it being understood that the amount of contingent liabilities at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability), subordinated and other liabilities, as they mature. For purposes of this definition, “not have an unreasonably small amount of capital for the operation of the businesses in which it is engaged or proposed to be engaged” and “able to pay its liabilities, including contingent, subordinated and other liabilities, as they mature” means that such Person will be able to generate enough cash from operations, asset dispositions or refinancing, or a combination thereof, to meet its obligations as they become due.

 

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Subsidiary” means, when used with respect to any Person, any other Person that such Person directly or indirectly owns or has the power to vote or control more than 50% of the equity interests, capital stock, voting stock or other equity or voting interests of such other Person.

Superior Proposal” means any bona fide written Takeover Proposal that was not solicited in, and did not otherwise result from a, violation of Section 5.3 that the Company Board (or an authorized committee thereof, including the Special Committee) after (a) considering each of (i) the Company stockholders’ pecuniary (financial) interests, (ii) the best interests of those materially affected by the Company’s conduct (including customers, employees, partners and the communities in which it operates) and (iii) the Company’s Public Benefit Purpose and (b) engaging in the balancing required by the DGCL, has determined in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel and financial advisor) (A) would be more favorable to the Company’s stockholders from a financial point of view than the Merger Transactions (including any revisions to the terms of this Agreement, the Note Purchase Agreement and the Contribution and Exchange Agreement proposed by Parent in writing prior to the time of such determination) and (B) is reasonably likely to be consummated in accordance with its terms, taking into account all legal, regulatory, financial, financing and other aspects of such proposal and of this Agreement; provided, however, that for purposes of the definition of “Superior Proposal,” the references to “20%” in the definition of Takeover Proposal shall be deemed to be references to “50%.”

Takeover Proposal” means any proposal or offer relating, directly or indirectly, in a single transaction or series of related transactions, to (i) a spin-off, share exchange (including a split-off) or business combination involving 20% or more of the capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (ii) a sale, lease, license, exchange, mortgage, transfer or other disposition of assets representing 20% or more of the consolidated assets, revenues or gross profits of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (iii) a purchase or other acquisition or sale of shares of capital stock or other securities representing 20% or more of the voting power of the capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, including by way of a tender offer or exchange offer, (iv) a merger, reorganization, recapitalization, consolidation, business combination, liquidation, dissolution or similar transaction involving the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company whose business constitutes 20% or more of the net revenues, net income or assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (v) any combination of the foregoing.

Tax Return” means any return, report, form, schedule, declaration, claim for refund, statement or other document (including any related or supporting schedule, statement or information and including any amendment thereof) filed or required to be filed, or maintained or required to be maintained, in connection with the determination, assessment or collection of any Tax or the administration of any laws, regulations or administrative requirements relating to any Tax.

Tax” or “Taxes” means (a) all federal, state, local or foreign taxes, charges, fees, imposts, levies, duties or other assessments in the nature of a tax, including net income, gross receipts, capital, sales, use, ad valorem, value added, transfer, franchise, profits, inventory, capital stock, license, withholding, payroll, employment, social security, unemployment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, real property, personal property, estimated or other taxes, customs

 

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duties, governmental fees or other like assessments or charges of any kind whatsoever imposed by any Governmental Authority, (b) all interest, penalties, fines, additions to tax or additional amounts imposed by any Taxing Authority in connection with any item described in clause (a) and (c) and any obligations to indemnify or otherwise assume or succeed to the tax liability of any other Person by Contract or Law, including, for the avoidance of doubt, as a result of successor or transferee liability, or as a result of being a member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined or unitary group for any period or otherwise through operation of Law.

Taxing Authority” means the IRS and any other Governmental Authority responsible for the administration, collection or determination of any Tax.

Treasury Regulations” means the United States Treasury Regulations promulgated under the Code.

Trade Secrets” means trade secrets and all other confidential or proprietary information, ideas, know-how, proprietary processes, formulae, models, and methodologies.

Unaffiliated Voting Shares” means those shares of Company Common Stock not owned, directly or indirectly, by Parent or its Affiliates.

Willful and Material Breach means a material breach, or a material failure to perform, in each case that is the consequence of an act or omission by a party with the actual or constructive knowledge that the taking of such act or failure to take such act would or would reasonably be expected to cause a breach of this Agreement.

8.2    Interpretation. Unless the express context otherwise requires:

(a)    the words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import, when used in this Agreement, shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement;

(b)    terms defined in the singular shall have a comparable meaning when used in the plural, and vice versa;

(c)    the terms “Dollars” and “$” mean U.S. dollars;

(d)    references herein (whether capitalized or not) to a specific section, subsection, recital, schedule, exhibit or annex shall refer, respectively, to sections, subsections, recitals, schedules, exhibits of annexes of this Agreement unless the context otherwise requires;

(e)    wherever the word “include,” “includes” or “including” is used in this Agreement, it shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”;

(f)    references herein to any gender shall include each other gender;

(g)    references herein to any Person shall include such Person’s heirs, executors, personal representatives, administrators, successors and assigns, except that nothing contained in this Section 8.2 is intended to authorize any assignment or transfer not otherwise permitted by this Agreement;

 

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(h)    references herein to a Person in a particular capacity or capacities shall exclude such Person in any other capacity;

(i)    with respect to the determination of any period of time, the word “from” means “from and including” and the words “to” and “until” each means “to but excluding”;

(j)    the word “or” shall be disjunctive but not exclusive;

(k)    references herein to any Law shall be deemed to refer to such Law as amended, modified, codified, reenacted, supplemented or superseded in whole or in part and in effect from time to time, and also to all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder;

(l)    references herein to any Contract mean such Contract as amended, supplemented or modified (including any waiver thereto) in accordance with the terms thereof;

(m)    the headings contained in this Agreement are intended solely for convenience and shall not affect the rights of the parties to this Agreement;

(n)    with regard to all dates and time periods set forth or referred to in this Agreement, time is of the essence;

(o)    if the last day for the giving of any notice or the performance of any act required or permitted under this Agreement is a day that is not a Business Day, then the time for the giving of such notice or the performance of such action, unless otherwise required by Law, shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day;

(p)    references herein to “as of the date hereof,” “as of the date of this Agreement” or words of similar import shall be deemed to mean “as of immediately prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement”; and

(q)    “made available” to Parent refers to information posted by the Company in the virtual data room for “Project Star Wars” hosted by the Company through CapLinked, as accessible to Parent through the date that is two (2) Business Days prior to the date hereof.

8.3    No Survival. None of the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or in any instrument delivered under this Agreement shall survive the Effective Time.

8.4    Governing Law. This Agreement, and any dispute, claim, legal action, suit, proceeding or controversy arising out of or relating hereto, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the Law of the State of Delaware, without regard to conflict of law principles thereof.

8.5    Submission to Jurisdiction. Each party to this Agreement (a) irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the personal jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, only if such court declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, any state

 

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or federal court within the State of Delaware), and any appellate court therefrom (the “Chosen Courts”), (b) agrees that it will not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any such court, (c) agrees that any actions or proceedings arising in connection with this Agreement or the Merger Transactions shall be brought, tried and determined only in the Chosen Courts, (d) waives any claim of improper venue or any claim that the Chosen Courts are an inconvenient forum and (e) agrees that it will not bring any action relating to this Agreement or the Merger Transactions in any court other than the Chosen Courts.

8.6    WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES AND, THEREFORE, EACH SUCH PARTY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE OTHER DOCUMENTS AND AGREEMENTS DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY. EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (A) NO REPRESENTATIVE OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER IN THE EVENT OF A LEGAL PROCEEDING, (B) SUCH PARTY HAS CONSIDERED AND UNDERSTANDS THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (C) SUCH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY AND (D) SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 8.6.

8.7    Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be addressed as follows (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice):

If to Parent or Merger Sub, to:

SW ParentCo, Inc.

160 Bovet Road, Suite 310

San Mateo, CA 94402

Attention: Clay Mitchell

SW MergerCo, Inc.

160 Bovet Road, Suite 310

San Mateo, CA 94402

Attention: Clay Mitchell

 

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

O’Melveny & Myers LLP

2765 Sand Hill Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025

Attention: Nate Gallon; Noah Kornblith

If to the Company, to:

GreenLight Biosciences Holdings, PBC

29 Hartwell Ave

Lexington, MA 02421

Attention: Nina Thayer

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

Goodwin Procter LLP

The New York Times Building

620 Eighth Avenue

New York, NY 10018

Attention: Jeffrey A. Letalien; R. Kirkie Maswoswe

All notices, deliveries and other communications pursuant to this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed given if sent via email or delivered by globally recognized express delivery service (with a required e-mail copy, receipt of which need not be acknowledged) to the parties at the addresses set forth above or to such other address as the party to whom notice is to be given may have furnished to the other parties hereto in writing in accordance herewith. Any such notice, delivery or communication will be deemed to have been delivered and received (a) in the case of e-mail, on the date that the recipient acknowledges having received the email, with an automatic “read receipt” not constituting acknowledgment of an email for purposes of this section, and (b) in the case of a globally recognized express delivery service, on the Business Day that receipt by the addressee is confirmed pursuant to the service’s systems.

8.8    Amendment. Subject to compliance with applicable Law, at any time prior to the Effective Time, this Agreement may be amended or supplemented in any and all respects by written agreement of the parties hereto, except that following the Acceptance Time, this Agreement may not be amended in any manner that causes the Merger Consideration to differ from the Offer Price.

8.9    Extension; Waiver. At any time before the Acceptance Time, Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, may (a) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations of the other party, (b) waive any inaccuracies in the

 

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representations and warranties of the other party contained in this Agreement or in any document delivered under this Agreement or (c) subject to applicable Law, waive compliance by the other party with any of the covenants or conditions contained in this Agreement. Any agreement on the part of a party to any extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed by such party. The failure of any party to assert any of its rights under this Agreement or otherwise shall not constitute a waiver of such rights, nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any right, power or privilege under this Agreement.

8.10    Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including the exhibits and annexes hereto), the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Note Purchase Agreement, the Contribution and Exchange Agreement and the Confidentiality Agreement constitute the entire agreement and supersede all prior or contemporaneous agreements, negotiations, correspondence, undertakings, understandings, representations and warranties, both written and oral, among the parties to this Agreement with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement.

8.11    No Third-Party Beneficiaries. Except (a) as provided in Section 5.4, (b) if the Acceptance Time occurs, for the rights of holders of Company Common Stock that validly tendered (and did not withdraw) their shares in the Offer to receive the Offer Price in respect of such shares and (c) if the Effective Time occurs, for the rights of the holders of Company Common Stock to receive the Merger Consideration and for the rights of the holders of Company Equity Awards to receive such amounts as provided for in Section 2.3, Parent, Merger Sub and the Company hereby agree that their respective representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth herein are solely for the benefit of the other party hereto, in accordance with and subject to the terms of this Agreement, and this Agreement is not intended to, and does not, confer upon any Person other than the parties hereto any rights or remedies hereunder, including the right to rely upon the representations and warranties set forth herein.

8.12    Severability. The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement. If any provision of this Agreement, or the application of that provision to any Person or any circumstance, is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, then (a) the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law and (b) the remainder of this Agreement and the application of that provision to other Persons or circumstances shall not be affected by such invalidity or unenforceability, nor shall such invalidity or unenforceability affect the validity or enforceability of that provision, or the application of that provision, in any other jurisdiction.

8.13    Rules of Construction. The parties have participated jointly in negotiating and drafting this Agreement. If an ambiguity or a question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement.

 

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8.14    Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their permitted successors and assigns. No party to this Agreement may assign or delegate, by operation of Law or otherwise, all or any portion of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other parties to this Agreement, which any such party may withhold in its absolute discretion; except that Parent and Merger Sub may assign any or all of their respective rights and obligations under this Agreement, without the prior written consent of the Company, to any of Parent’s Affiliates, except that no such assignment shall relieve Parent of its obligations hereunder. Any purported assignment not permitted hereby shall be null and void.

8.15    Specific Performance.

(a)    The parties to this Agreement agree that irreparable damage would occur if any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached, and that money damages or other legal remedies (including those as set forth in Section 7.6) would not be an adequate remedy for any such non-performance or breach. It is accordingly agreed that, subject to Section 8.15(b), the parties to this Agreement shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement in the Chosen Courts, without proof of damages or otherwise, this being in addition to any other remedy at law or in equity, and the parties to this Agreement hereby waive any requirement for the posting of any bond or similar collateral in connection therewith. Each party hereto agrees that it will not oppose the granting of an injunction, specific performance and other equitable relief on the basis that or otherwise assert that (i) the other party has an adequate remedy at law or (ii) an award of specific performance is not an appropriate remedy for any reason at law or equity.

(b)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 8.15(a), the right of the Company to seek an injunction, specific performance or other equitable relief in connection with enforcing Parent’s obligation to fund the Offer Price and the Merger Consideration and Parent’s and Merger Sub’s obligations to cause the Acceptance Time to occur and to effect the Closing (but not the right of the Company to seek such injunctions, specific performance or other equitable relief for any other reason) shall be subject to the requirements that (i) all of the Offer Conditions have been satisfied (other than those conditions that by their terms are to be satisfied at the Acceptance Time, but subject to such conditions being able to be satisfied) or waived at the Expiration Time, (ii) Parent and Merger Sub fail to consummate the Closing on the date required in this Agreement and (iii) the Company has irrevocably confirmed that it would take such actions required of it by this Agreement to cause the Closing to occur.

8.16    Counterparts; Effectiveness. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which when executed will be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together will constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement may be made by electronic or digital delivery such as in Adobe Portable Document Format or using generally recognized e-signature technology (e.g., DocuSign or Adobe Sign). This Agreement shall become effective when, and only when, each party hereto shall have received a counterpart signed by all of the other parties hereto.

[Signature page follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the duly authorized officers of the parties to this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

SW PARENTCO, INC.
By:   /s/ Clay Mitchell
Name:   Clay Mitchell
Title:   President

 

SW MERGERCO, INC.
By:   /s/ Clay Mitchell
Name:   Clay Mitchell
Title:   President

 

GREENLIGHT BIOSCIENCES HOLDINGS, PBC
By:   /s/ Andrey J. Zarur
Name:   Dr. Andrey J. Zarur
Title:   Chief Executive Officer and President

 

[Signature Page to Agreement and Plan of Merger]


Annex I

Offer Conditions

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Agreement or the Offer, and in addition to (and not in limitation of) Parent’s and Merger Sub’s rights to extend, amend or terminate the Offer in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement, and subject to any applicable rules and regulations of the SEC, including Rule 14e-1(c) under the Exchange Act (relating to Merger Sub’s obligation to pay for or return tendered shares of the Company Common stock after the termination or withdrawal of the Offer), Merger Sub shall not be required to (and Parent shall not be required to cause Merger Sub to) accept for payment or pay for any shares of Company Common Stock pursuant to the Offer if any of the following conditions exist or have occurred and are continuing at the scheduled Expiration Time:

(a)    Minimum Condition. The number of shares of Company Common Stock validly tendered (and not properly withdrawn) prior to the expiration of the Offer (but excluding shares tendered pursuant to guaranteed delivery procedures that have not yet been “received” by the “depository,” as such terms are defined in section 251(h)(6) of the DGCL) do not represent at least (x) a majority of the outstanding Company Common Stock, not otherwise owned by Merger Sub, its “affiliates” (as defined in section 251(h)(6) of the DGCL) or the Rollover Stockholders, and (y) that number of the shares of Company Common Stock outstanding immediately following the consummation of the Offer that, together with the shares of Company Common Stock owned by Merger Sub, its “affiliates” (as defined in section 251(h)(6) of the DGCL) and the Rollover Stockholders, equals at least such percentage of the shares of Company Common Stock, and of each class or series thereof, that would be required to adopt this Agreement under the DGCL and the Company Organizational Documents (the “Minimum Condition”).

(b)    Orders. Any Order shall have been issued (and still be in effect) by any Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction preventing the consummation of the Offer or the Merger, or any Law shall have been enacted or deemed applicable to the Offer or the Merger (and still be in effect) by any Governmental Authority that prohibits or makes illegal the consummation of the Offer or the Merger.

(c)    Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Company:

(i)    set forth in Section 3.2(a) (Capitalization) shall not be true and correct in all respects, other than inaccuracies that are de minimis in amount (meaning that such inaccuracies, collectively, would not result in more than a de minimis increase in the aggregate consideration payable by Parent and Merger Sub as contemplated by Article I and Article II of the Agreement), as of the date of the Agreement and as of the Expiration Time with the same effect as though made as of the Expiration Time (except to the extent expressly made as of an earlier date, in which case as of such earlier date),


(ii)    set forth in Section 3.1 (Organization and Good Standing), Section 3.3 (Authority), Section 3.21 (Brokers and Financial Advisors), Section 3.25 (State Takeover Laws) and Section 3.29 (No Rights Plan) shall not be true and correct in all material respects as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Expiration Time with the same effect as though made as of the Expiration Time (except to the extent expressly made as of an earlier date, in which case as of such earlier date),

(iii)    set forth in this Agreement, other than those sections specifically identified in clauses (i) through (ii) of this paragraph (c), shall not be true and correct (disregarding all qualifications or limitations as to “materiality,” “Company Material Adverse Effect” and words of similar import set forth therein) as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Expiration Time with the same effect as though made as of the Expiration Time (except to the extent expressly made as of an earlier date, in which case as of such earlier date), except, in the case of this clause (iii), where the failure to be true and correct, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

(d)    Compliance with Covenants. The Company shall not have complied with or performed in all material respects each of its obligations required to be complied with or performed by it prior to the Expiration Time under the Agreement and such failure to comply or perform shall not have been cured by the Expiration Time.

(e)    Company Material Adverse Effect Condition. A Company Material Adverse Effect shall not have occurred after the date of this Agreement.

(f)    No Termination of Agreement. This Agreement shall have been terminated in accordance with its terms.

(g)    Certificate. Parent shall not have received a certificate signed on behalf of the Company by the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certifying that none of the conditions set forth in clause (c), (d) or (e) hereof shall have occurred.

The foregoing conditions are for the sole benefit of Parent and Merger Sub and, other than the Minimum Condition, may be waived by Parent and Merger Sub in whole or in part at any time and from time to time in their respective sole discretion, in each case subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and to the extent permitted by applicable Law. The failure by Parent or Merger Sub at any time to exercise any of the foregoing rights shall not be deemed a waiver of any such right, the waiver of any such right with respect to particular facts and circumstances shall not be deemed a waiver with respect to any other facts and circumstances and each such right shall be deemed an ongoing right that may be asserted at any time and from time to time.

The capitalized terms used in this Annex I shall have the meanings set forth in the Agreement to which it is annexed unless specifically defined in this Annex I.

 

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Exhibit 99.2

SW PARENTCO, INC.

SECURED CONVERTIBLE NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT

This Secured Convertible Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 29, 2023 (this “Agreement”), is entered into by and among SW ParentCo, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the undersigned persons and entities (each an “Investor” and, collectively, the “Investors”).

WHEREAS, the Company has entered into that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, by and among the Company, SW MergerCo, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), and GreenLight Biosciences Holdings PBC, a Delaware public benefit corporation (“Target”), as of the date hereof (the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which Merger Sub will merge with and into Target, after which Target will remain as the surviving corporation as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Merger”);

WHEREAS, in connection with the Merger and the transactions contemplated in the Merger Agreement, the Company must raise capital in order to fund its on-going working capital needs and to fund the tender offer and merger contemplated in the Merger Agreement;

WHEREAS, in order to provide immediate working capital to Target to facilitate the Merger, certain of the Investors have provided, prior to the Initial Closing, an aggregate advance of $15,000,000 (the “Advance”) directly to Target in the amounts as set forth on the Schedule of Investors attached hereto as Schedule 1 (under the “Advance Investors” header), in exchange for promissory notes of Target (the “Advance Notes”) which Advance Notes shall be exchangeable hereunder on a dollar-for-dollar basis at the Initial Closing in satisfaction of the applicable Purchase Price for any Investor;

WHEREAS, therefore, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Investors, severally and not jointly, desire to purchase from the Company, and the Company desires to sell to the Investors, secured convertible promissory notes in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (each, as amended or otherwise modified from time to time, a “Note” and collectively, the “Notes”) in the aggregate principal amount of up to $100,000,000.00 in one of more Closings. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Notes.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, and the representations, warranties, and conditions set forth below, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

1. The Notes.

(a) Sale and Issuance of Notes. Subject to the terms and conditions contained herein, at each Closing (as defined below), the Company agrees to issue and sell to each Investor, and each Investor, severally and not jointly, agrees to purchase, one or more Notes in the principal amount set forth opposite such Investor’s name as specified for the applicable Closing on the Schedule of Investors attached hereto as Schedule 1 (“Schedule of Investors”). At each Closing, the Company shall deliver to each Investor the Note to be purchased by such Investor against (1) payment of the purchase price therefor, as set forth opposite such Investor’s name on the Schedule of Investors for the applicable Closing (as applicable, the “Purchase Price”) by check payable to the Company, by wire transfer to a bank designated by the Company and, for any Investor that holds an Advance Note, by automatic surrender for cancellation of any Advance Notes held by such Investor and (2) delivery of counterpart signature pages to this Agreement and the Note. The Purchase Price of each Note shall be equal to 100% of the principal amount of such Note. The Company’s agreements with each of the Investors are separate agreements, and the sales of the Notes to each of the Investors are separate sales.


(b) Closing; Delivery. The initial closing (the “Initial Closing,” and each of the Initial Closing and Additional Closings, a “Closing”) of the sale and purchase of the Notes shall take place remotely via the exchange of documents and signatures, if at all, at such time as each of the conditions described in Section 4 hereof has been satisfied in full or waived by the Majority Holders (as defined below); provided, however, that the Agreement has not terminated prior to such date pursuant to Section 8 hereof. The Company shall provide written notice (which may be via email) to the Investors (the “Expected Satisfaction Notice”) that the Company reasonably expects all conditions set forth in Section 4 herein to have been satisfied on or before a date specified in the notice (the “Scheduled Funding Date”) that is not less than two (2) business days from the date on which the Expected Satisfaction Notice is delivered to the Investor, which Expected Satisfaction Notice shall contain (i) such Scheduled Funding Date and (ii) the wire instructions for the payment of the Investor’s Purchase Price to an account specified by the Company. As soon as practicable following the satisfaction in full (or waiver thereof by the Majority Holders) of the conditions described in Section 4, the Company shall provide a subsequent written notice (which may be via email) to the Investors (the “Funding Notice”), which Funding Notice shall specify that payment of the Investor’s Purchase Price to an account specified by the Company is due as of the date of such Funding Notice; provided that, neither the Scheduled Funding Date nor the date of the Funding Notice shall be a date earlier than the date of the Acceptance Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement), and the date of the Funding Notice shall not be later than the date of the Acceptance Time. The Investors hereby agree that (i) neither the delivery of the Expected Satisfaction Notice nor the Funding Notice shall be a condition to Closing and (ii) the Expected Satisfaction Notice and the Funding Notice shall only be delivered to Investors in connection with the Initial Closing.

(c) Additional Closings. Following the Initial Closing, the Company may sell and issue on the same terms and conditions as those contained in this Agreement any portion of the Notes not issued at the Initial Closing, at one or more additional closings occurring within 180 days of the Initial Closing (each, an “Additional Closing”) to one or more Investors (“Additional Investors”) who are reasonably acceptable to the Company and the holders of a majority of the aggregate then outstanding principal under the Notes (the “Majority Holders”). Each Additional Closing shall take place remotely via the exchange of documents and signatures on the date agreed upon by the Company and the Additional Investors participating in such Additional Closing. Upon execution of a signature page counterpart by any Additional Investor and without need for an amendment hereto, any such Additional Investor shall become a party to, and agrees to be bound by the terms of, this Agreement and shall be deemed an “Investor” for purposes of this Agreement.

(d) Advance Notes. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Investor that holds an Advance Note (an “Advance Note Investor”) agrees, effective upon the Initial Closing, that (i) each Advance Note shall be automatically deemed to be exchanged for a Note, with the principal balance of the Advance Note plus all accrued interest thereunder being credited towards such Investor’s Purchase Price on a dollar-for-dollar basis, which shall constitute full and complete satisfaction of all obligations of Target and Company, if any, under such Advance Note notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in such Advance Note, (ii) the Advance Note held by each Advance Note Investor shall be cancelled and terminated as of the Initial Closing and all obligations of Target and Company, if any, under the Advance Notes shall be satisfied in full, and (iii) to the extent there are any conflicts or disagreements with the terms hereof, the terms set forth in this Agreement shall control and govern the exchange and cancellation of the Advance Notes. It will be a condition of the receipt of the Note to be issued to each Advance Note Investor in exchange for the applicable Advance Note that such Advance Note Investor execute and deliver this Agreement and the Transaction Documents (as defined below). Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary contained herein, the cancellation, release and extinguishment of each Advance Note shall

 

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be effective upon the Initial Closing whether or not such Advance Note is actually delivered to or marked cancelled by Target or the Company, as applicable. In the event that an Advance Note Investor is purchasing a Note with a principal balance in excess of the principal balance plus accrued interest of such Advance Note Investor’s Advance Note, the Schedule of Investors will list such Investor’s name only a single time, and the cash amount that such Investor shall be required to pay at the Initial Closing shall be the total Purchase Price for the Note listed opposite such Investor’s name, less the total principal amount of plus accrued interest under the Advance Note exchanged by such Investor (as listed on the Schedule of Investors, under the “Advance Investors” header, opposite such Investor’s name).

(e) Use of Proceeds. In accordance with the directions of the Company’s Board of Directors, the Company will use the proceeds from the sale of the Notes as follows: (a) up to $14,878,571.43 to fund the tender offer, merger and other payments and expenses contemplated in the Merger Agreement and (b) the remainder to be used for general working capital purposes of the Company, of which no more than $37,196,428.57 may be used for general working capital purposes of the Company prior to the Acceptance Time. The sum of the Advance and the aggregate amount of proceeds from the issuance of the Notes that the Company receives for the purpose of funding the tender offer, merger and other payments and expenses contemplated by the Merger Agreement is referred to as the “Pre-Acceptance Time Financing Allocation” The aggregate amount of proceeds from the issuance of the Notes that does not qualify as the Pre-Acceptance Time Financing Allocation is referred to as the Post-Acceptance Time Financing Allocation

2. Representations and Warranties of the Company. For the purposes of these representations and warranties, the term the “Company” shall include any subsidiaries of the Company, unless otherwise noted herein. Except as set forth on the Schedule of Exceptions attached hereto as Exhibit C and incorporated herein by reference, the Company hereby represents and warrants to each Investor that, as of the Initial Closing (unless otherwise noted):

(a) Organization, Good Standing and Qualification. The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has all requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted. The Company is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the failure to so qualify would be material to the Company or its business or properties.

(b) Authorization. Except for the authorization and issuance of the shares issuable in connection with a Qualified Equity Financing (as defined below), all corporate action has been taken on the part of the Company, its officers, directors and stockholders necessary for the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Notes, the Security Agreement (as defined below) and the Subordination Agreements (as defined below) (collectively, the “Transaction Documents”). The Transaction Documents, when executed and delivered by the Company, shall constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms, subject to (i) any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability affecting or relating to creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity, whether considered in a proceeding at law or in equity.

(c) Capitalization. The authorized capital stock of the Company consists as of the date hereof of the following:

(i) 1,000 shares of Common Stock, all of which of which are issued and outstanding as of the date hereof. All of the outstanding shares of Common Stock as of the date hereof are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and were issued in material compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws.

 

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(d) Compliance with Other Instruments. Neither the authorization, execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents, nor the issuance and delivery of the Notes, will constitute or result in a material default or violation of any law or regulation applicable to the Company or any material term or provision of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, as amended from time to time, or bylaws of the Company.

(e) Government Consents. No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, qualification, designation, declaration or filing with, any federal, state or local governmental authority on the part of the Company is required in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by any of the Transaction Documents, except for (i) filings required pursuant to applicable securities laws and blue sky laws, which filings will be effected within the time prescribed by law and (ii) such consents, approvals, authorizations, etc., as have been obtained and remain in full force and effect or are not material.

(f) Valid Issuance. The shares to be issued, sold and delivered upon conversion of the Notes will be duly authorized and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

(g) Offering. Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Investors contained in Section 3 hereof, the offer, issue and sale of the Notes are, and the issuance of the shares to be issued, sold and delivered upon conversion of the Notes (assuming no commission or other remuneration is paid or given directly or indirectly for soliciting such conversion) will be, exempt from the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), and have been registered or qualified (or are exempt from registration and qualification) under the registration, permit or qualification requirements of all applicable state securities laws.

(h) Litigation. As of the date hereof, there are no material actions (including, without limitation, derivative actions), suits, proceedings or investigations pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing against the Company at law or in equity in any court or before any other governmental authority, that, if adversely decided or resolved, has been or would reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

(i) Subsidiaries. Except as set forth in Section 3(i) of the Schedule of Exceptions, as of the date hereof, the Company does not presently own any equity interest in or control, directly or indirectly, any other corporation, partnership, trust, joint venture, limited liability company, association or other entity. The Company is not a participant in any joint venture, partnership or similar arrangement.

(j) Compliance with Laws and Other Instruments; No Conflicts. The Company is not in violation or default of any provisions of its Certificate of Incorporation or bylaws (as amended to date) or of any instrument, judgment, order, writ or decree. The Company, to its knowledge, is not in violation or default of any applicable laws, statutes, rules or regulations of the United States or any state, foreign country or other governmental body or agency having jurisdiction over the Company’s business or properties, other than violations of laws, statutes, rules or regulations that would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Company. The Company is not in breach of or default under any lease, license, contract, agreement, note, indenture, mortgage, purchase order, instrument or obligation to which it is a party or its properties are subject, and the Company does not know of any condition or circumstances that, currently or after notice or the lapse of time, is likely to result in a breach of, default under or loss of material benefits under any such lease, license, contract, agreement, note, indenture, mortgage, purchase order, instrument or obligation, other than breaches, defaults or losses that would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Company. The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents on the part of the Company, and the issuance and sale of the Notes pursuant hereto, will not result in any such violation or default, will not accelerate performance under the terms of any agreement or instrument and (except as contemplated by the Transaction Documents) will not result in the creation of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any assets of the Company or the suspension, revocation, forfeiture, or nonrenewal of any material permit or license applicable to the Company.

 

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(k) Material Liabilities. The Company has no material liability or obligation, absolute or contingent (individually or in the aggregate), except (i) obligations and liabilities incurred after the date of incorporation in the ordinary course of business that are not material, individually or in the aggregate, (ii) obligations under the Notes and in connection with the Advance and (iii) as contemplated by the Merger Agreement and the Transaction Documents.

3. Representations and Warranties of Investors. In order to induce the Company to enter into this Agreement, each Investor severally but not jointly represents and warrants to the Company the following, with respect to such Investor only as of the applicable Closing with respect to such Investor:

(a) Investment Status. Investor is purchasing its respective Note for its own account, for investment only and not with a view to, or any present intention of, effecting a distribution of such Note or any part thereof except pursuant to a registration or an available exemption under applicable law. Investor is an investor in securities of companies in the development stage and acknowledges that it is able to fend for itself, can bear the economic risk of its investment and has such knowledge and experience in financial or business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the investment in the Notes. Investor has not been organized solely for the purpose of acquiring the Notes. Investor acknowledges that its respective Note has not been registered under the Act, or the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction and cannot be disposed of unless they are subsequently registered under the Act and any applicable state laws or an exemption from such registration is available. Investor is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501 of Regulation D of the promulgated under the Act, as presently in effect.

(b) Authorization. All action has been taken on the part of the Investor necessary for the authorization, execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents. Except as may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, or similar laws relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights, Investor has taken all corporate action required to make all of the obligations of the Company reflected in the provisions of the Transaction Documents, the valid and enforceable obligations they purport to be.

(c) Investment Banking; Brokerage Fees. No Investor is obligated for the payment of any investment banking fees, brokerage commissions, broker’s or finder’s fees or similar compensation (exclusive of professional fees to lawyers and accountants) in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

(d) Exculpation Among Investors. Each Investor acknowledges that it is not relying upon any person, firm or corporation, other than the Company and its officers and directors, in making its investment or decision to invest in the Company. Each Investor agrees that no Investor nor the respective controlling persons, officers, directors, partners, agents or employees of any Investor shall be liable to any other Investor for any action heretofore or hereafter taken or omitted to be taken by any of them in connection with the purchase of the Notes.

(e) Investment Entity. Such Investor is authorized and otherwise duly qualified to purchase and hold the Notes and has its principal place of business or mailing address as set forth on Exhibit B.

 

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(f) Foreign Investor. Such Investor hereby represents that such Investor has satisfied itself as to the full observance of the laws of such Investor’s jurisdiction in connection with any invitation to subscribe for and purchase the Notes or any use of this Agreement, including (i) the legal requirements within such Investor’s jurisdiction for the purchase of the Notes, (ii) any foreign exchange restrictions applicable to such purchase, (iii) any governmental or other consents that may need to be obtained, and (iv) the income tax and other tax consequences, if any, which may be relevant to the purchase, holding, redemption, sale, or transfer of the Notes or any shares of capital stock issued upon conversion thereof. Such Investor’s subscription and payment for, and continued ownership of, the Notes or any shares of capital stock issued upon conversion thereof will not violate any applicable securities or other laws of such Investor’s jurisdiction.

(g) No “Bad Actor” Disqualification Events. Neither such Investor nor any of its directors, executive officers, other officers that may serve as a director or officer of any company in which it invests, general partners or managing members is subject to any Disqualification Event (as defined above), except for Disqualification Events covered by Rule 506(d)(2)(ii) or (iii) under the Act and disclosed in writing in reasonable detail to the Company.

4. Conditions of the Investors Obligations at the Closing. The obligations of each Investor to the Company under this Agreement are subject to the fulfillment, on or before the applicable Closing, of each of the following conditions, unless otherwise waived by the Majority Holders:

(a) Representations and Warranties True. Each of the representations and warranties of the Company contained in Section 2 shall be true and correct, in the case of the Initial Closing, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole (a “Material Adverse Effect”), or, in the case of any other Closing, in all material respects as of such applicable Closing.

(b) Performance of Obligations; Consents and Waivers. The Company shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all agreements, obligations and conditions contained in this Agreement that are required to be performed or complied with by it on or before the applicable Closing (or shall have cured in all material respects any such nonperformance or noncompliance) and shall have obtained all authorizations, permits, approvals, consents and qualifications necessary to complete the purchase and sale described herein except, in the case of the Initial Closing, for such authorizations, permits ,approvals, consents and qualifications the absence of which would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(c) Convertible Promissory Notes. The Company shall have executed and delivered a Note to each Investor in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.

(d) Compliance Certificate. The Chief Executive Officer of the Company shall have delivered to the Investors a certificate dated as of the Initial Closing, certifying that the conditions set forth in Section 4(a) and 4(b) have been satisfied.

(e) Tender Offer. The Acceptance Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement) shall have occurred.

5. Covenants.

(a) Company Covenants.

(i) The Company shall not, either directly or indirectly by amendment, merger, consolidation or otherwise, take any action prior to the consummation of the Qualified Equity Financing, or in connection with the Qualified Equity Financing, except with the written consent of the Majority Holders, to amend, alter or repeal any rights, preferences or privileges of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock in the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, as amended from time to time, or in any other Transaction Document.

 

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(ii) On or before the Closing Date (as such term is defined in the Merger Agreement) the Company shall (i) adopt a customary 2023 Equity Incentive Plan, with a share reserve equal to 12.5% of the Company’s fully-diluted capitalization (assuming effectiveness of the Merger and the other transactions described in the Merger Agreement) as of the Closing Date and (ii) adopt a Management Carve-Out Plan, inclusive of the terms provided on the Summary of Terms attached hereto as Exhibit F.

(b) Investor Covenant.

(i) Each Investor shall notify the Investors and the Company of any and/or all changes to any of its beneficial ownership of Company Common Stock, Series A-1 Preferred Stock of the Company and/or Series A-2 Preferred Stock of the Company within four (4) days of such change occurring and shall, upon request, provide such additional information as required for the Investors to satisfy their respective reporting obligations pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, or any successor provision thereof. Any report that each Investor files with or furnishes to the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and which report is made publicly available on the SEC’s EDGAR system within four (4) days of such change occurring shall be deemed to constitute prompt notification pursuant to this Section 5(b) by such filing or furnishing Investor of changes in ownership described in such report.

(c) Tax Treatment. The parties agree to treat the Notes as equity for U.S. federal and state income tax purposes and shall not take any position inconsistent therewith in any tax filings or tax audits unless otherwise required by a final determination as described in Section 1313 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

6. Security Agreement. The Notes issued pursuant hereto shall be secured notes and shall be subordinated in right of payment solely to the Senior Indebtedness (as defined below). In furtherance thereof, the Company and each Investor hereby agree that as a condition to the Closing, the Company and each Investor shall (i) enter into that certain Security and Collateral Agent Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit D (the “Security Agreement”) and (ii) deliver to the applicable senior creditors of the Company the Subordination Agreements in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibits E-1 through E-2, mutatis mutandis (the “Subordination Agreements”). The Company hereby agrees, further to its obligations pursuant to the Security Agreement, that it shall comply with any reasonable request of the Majority Holders necessary or convenient to permit any Investor to perfect its security interest in the Company’s assets, including filing any required UCC-1 financing statement. For purposes of this Section 6 “Senior Indebtedness” shall mean, collectively, the Obligations of Target pursuant to (i) the Venture Loan and Security Agreement, dated December 10, 2021, by and among Target, Horizon Technology Finance Corporation and Powerscourt Investments XXV, LP and (ii) the Loan and Security Agreement, dated September 22, 2021, by and between Target and Silicon Valley Bank, a Division of First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company (Successor by Purchase to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as Receiver for Silicon Valley Bridge Bank, N.A. (as Successor to Silicon Valley Bank)).

7. Consent to Advance Note Cancellation and Termination. Each Investor, to the extent that such Investor, as set forth on the Schedule of Investors, is a holder of any Advance Note to be exchanged and/or cancelled in consideration of the issuance hereunder of a Note to such Investor, hereby agrees that the entire amount owed to such Investor under such Advance Note will be tendered to the Company in exchange for the applicable portion of the purchase price of the applicable Note set forth on the Schedule of Investors, and effective upon the issuance of the applicable Note set forth on the Schedule of Investors, without any further action required by the Company, Target or such Investor, such Advance Note and all obligations set forth therein shall be immediately deemed satisfied in full and terminated in their entirety, including, but not limited to, any security interest effected therein.

 

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8. Termination. In the event the Merger Agreement terminates in accordance with Article VII thereof, this Agreement shall immediately terminate and become void and of no effect.

9. Miscellaneous.

(a) Waivers and Amendments. Any provision of this Agreement may be amended, waived or modified only upon the written consent of the Company, the Majority Holders, and prior to the closing of the Merger, the Target; provided, however, that any amendment or waiver that materially and adversely changes the rights or obligations of an Investor under this Agreement in a manner that has a different effect with respect to the rights and obligations of any Investor than its effect on the rights and obligations of any other Investor shall require the prior written consent of such disparately treated Investor.

(b) Governing Law. The internal laws of the State of Delaware irrespective of its conflicts of law principles, shall govern the validity of this Agreement, the construction of its terms, and the interpretation and enforcement of the rights and duties of the parties hereto.

(c) Section Headings; Construction; Counterparts. The descriptive headings in this Agreement have been inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to limit or otherwise affect the construction of any provision thereof or hereof. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement and the agreements, documents and instruments executed and delivered in connection herewith shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provisions of this Agreement and the agreements, documents and instruments executed and delivered in connection herewith. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of original counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be taken to be an original; but such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same document.

(d) Notices. Unless otherwise provided herein, any notice or demand which is required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be deemed to have been sufficiently given and received the earlier of (i) when received, (ii) when delivered personally, (iii) one (1) business day after being delivered by e-mail (with receipt of appropriate confirmation), (iv) one (1) business day after being deposited with an overnight courier service of recognized standing having specified next day delivery, or (v) four days after being deposited in the U.S. mail, first class with postage prepaid; (a) if to an Investor, at such Investor’s address, e-mail address set forth on such Investor’s signature page hereto, or at such other address as such Investor shall have furnished the Company in writing or (b) if to the Company, to the Company’s address, e-mail address set forth on the signature page hereto with a copy to O’Melveny & Myers LLP, Attn: Nate Gallon, 2765 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, e-mail: [*****]. Until the consummation of the Merger, no notice or demand hereunder shall be effective unless a copy thereof shall have been sent contemporaneously to Target, 29 Hartwell Avenue, Lexington, Massachusetts 02421, Attn: Special Committee, with a copy to Foley Hoag LLP, Attn: John D. Hancock, 155 Seaport Boulevard, Boston, Massachusetts 02210, e-mail: [*****], or to such other address or addresses as Target shall have given written notice.

(e) Expenses. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Section 9(e), all costs and expenses, including, without limitation, fees and disbursements of counsel, financial advisors and accountants, incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the party incurring such costs and expenses, whether or not the Initial Closing shall have occurred.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees and expenses of O’Melveny and Myers LLP, legal counsel for Fall Line Endurance Fund, LP (“Fall Line”) , in connection with this Agreement and any of the related transactions contemplated by or described herein (including the Merger) shall be paid by the Company to Fall Line pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement.

(f) Usury. This Agreement and each Note issued pursuant to the terms of this Agreement are hereby expressly limited so that in no event whatsoever, whether by reason of deferment or advancement of loan proceeds, acceleration of maturity of the loan evidenced hereby, or otherwise, shall the amount paid or agreed to be paid to the Investors hereunder for the loan, use, forbearance or detention of money exceed the lowest maximum interest rate permitted under applicable law. If at any time the performance of any provision hereof or any Note involves a payment exceeding the limit of the price that may be validly charged for the loan, use, forbearance or detention of money under applicable law, then automatically and retroactively, ipso facto, the obligation to be performed shall be reduced to such limit, it being the specific intent of the Company and the Investors hereof that all payments under this Agreement or any Note are to be credited first to interest as permitted by law, but not in excess of (i) the agreed rate of interest set forth in the Note, or (ii) that permitted by law, whichever is the lesser, and the balance toward the reduction of principal. The provisions of this paragraph shall never be superseded or waived and shall control every other provision of this Agreement and any Note.

(g) Integration. The Transaction Documents, and the exhibits, documents and instruments referred to herein or therein constitute the entire agreement, and supersede all other prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, including, without limitation, the provisions of the letter of intent between the parties hereto in respect of the transactions contemplated herein, which provisions of the letter of intent shall be completely superseded by the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of the Company contained herein.

(h) Severability. In the event that any provision of this Agreement becomes or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, unenforceable or void, this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect without said provision; provided that no such severability shall be effective if it materially changes the economic benefit of this Agreement to any party.

(i) No Commitment for Additional Financing. The Company acknowledges and agrees that no Investor has made any representation, undertaking, commitment or agreement to provide or assist the Company in obtaining any financing, investment or other assistance, other than the purchase of the Notes as set forth herein and subject to the conditions set forth herein. In addition, the Company acknowledges and agrees that (i) no statements, whether written or oral, made by any Investor or its representatives on or after the date of this Agreement shall create an obligation, commitment or agreement to provide or assist the Company in obtaining any financing or investment, (ii) the Company shall not rely on any such statement by any Investor or its representatives, and (iii) an obligation, commitment or agreement to provide or assist the Company in obtaining any financing or investment may only be created by a written agreement, signed by such Investor and the Company, setting forth the terms and conditions of such financing or investment and stating that the parties intend for such writing to be a binding obligation or agreement.

(j) Third-Party Beneficiary. Target is an express third-party beneficiary of this Agreement, and may enforce the provisions of this Agreement in its own name.

 

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The parties have caused this Secured Convertible Note Purchase Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of the date and year first written above.

 

COMPANY:
SW ParentCo, Inc.
By:   /s/ Clay Mitchell
Name:   Clay Mitchell
Title:   President
Address:  
160 Bovet Road, Suite 310
San Mateo, CA 94402
Attention: Clay Mitchell


The parties have caused this Secured Convertible Note Purchase Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of the date and year first written above.

 

INVESTORS:
FALL LINE ENDURANCE FUND, LP
By:  

/s/ Clay Mitchell

Name:   Clay Mitchell
Title:   Managing Member
Address:   160 Bovet Road, Suite 310
  San Mateo, CA 94402


The parties have caused this Secured Convertible Note Purchase Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of the date and year first written above.

 

INVESTORS:
S2G BUILDERS FOOD & AGRICULTURE FUND III, LP
By: Builders Vision, LLC, its General Partner
By:  

/s/ Sanjeev Krishnan

Name:   Sanjeev Krishnan
Title:   Authorized Signatory
Address:   9218 Metcalf Avenue, #238
  Overland Park, KS 66212
Email: sanjeev@s2gventures.com


The parties have caused this Secured Convertible Note Purchase Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of the date and year first written above.

 

INVESTORS:
For and on behalf of
MVIL, LLC
By:  

/s/ Cheng Yee Wing Betty/Wong See Wai

Name:   Cheng Yee Wing Betty/Wong See Wai
Title:   Authorized Signatories
Address:   c/o Springfield Financial Advisory Limited
  Attn: Betty Cheng
  22nd Floor Hang Lung Centre
  2-20 Paterson Street
  Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
Closing Date:


The parties have caused this Secured Convertible Note Purchase Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of the date and year first written above.

 

INVESTORS:
CORMORANT PRIVATE HEALTHCARE FUND II, LP
By: Cormorant Private Healthcare GP
By:  

/s/ Bihua Chen

Name:   Bihua Chen
Title:   Managing Member
Address:   Cormorant Asset Management LP
  200 Clarendon Street, 52nd Floor
  Boston, MA 02116
Email:   neb@cormorant-asset.com


The parties have caused this Secured Convertible Note Purchase Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of the date and year first written above.

 

INVESTORS:
CORMORANT GLOBAL HEALTHCARE MASTER FUND, LP
By: Cormorant Global Healthcare GP, LLC
By:  

/s/ Bihua Chen

Name:   Bihua Chen
Title:   Managing Member
Address:   Cormorant Asset Management LP
  200 Clarendon Street, 52nd Floor
  Boston, MA 02116
Email:   neb@cormorant-asset.com


The parties have caused this Secured Convertible Note Purchase Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of the date and year first written above.

 

INVESTORS:
MACRO CONTINENTAL, INC.
By:  

/s/ Jose Ignacio Gonzalez Holmann

Name:   Jose Ignacio Gonzalez Holmann
Title:   Director
Address:   104 Mount Auburn Street, Suite 5F
  Cambridge, MA 02138-5019


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

 

SECURED PARTIES:
SERIES GREENLIGHT 3, A SEPARATE SERIES OF BLUEIO GROWTH LLC
By:  

/s/ Jan Haas

Name:   Jan Haas
Title:   President
Address:   c/o Goodwin Partners
  200 Summit Drive, Suite 210
  Burlington, MA 01803
  Attn: Jan Haas
Email:   jan@blueio.co


The parties have caused this Secured Convertible Note Purchase Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of the date and year first written above.

 

INVESTORS:
FURNEAUX CAPITAL HOLDCO, LLC
By:  

/s/ Jan Haas

Name:   Jan Haas
Title:   President
Address:   c/o Goodwin Partners
  200 Summit Drive, Suite 210
  Burlington, MA 01803
  Attn: Dave Furneaux
Email:   dave@blueio.co


The parties have caused this Secured Convertible Note Purchase Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of the date and year first written above.

 

INVESTORS:
VELOCITY FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC
By:  

/s/ Jan Haas

Name:   Jan Haas
Title:   President
Address:   10 Laurel Hollow Road
  Boxford, MA 01921
  Attn: Jan Haas
Email:   jhaas@velocityfg.com


The parties have caused this Secured Convertible Note Purchase Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of the date and year first written above.

 

INVESTORS:
LEWIS & CLARK VENTURES I, LP
By:  

/s/ Thomas Hillman

Name:   Thomas Hillman
Title:   Managing Partner
Address:   120 S. Central Avenue, Suite 1000
  St. Louis, MO 63105


SCHEDULE 1

SCHEDULE OF INVESTORS

ADVANCE INVESTORS

 

Name

   Advanced Note Amount  

Fall Line Endurance Fund, LP

   $ 2,880,460.87  

S2G Builders Food & Agriculture Fund III, LP

   $ 2,880,460.87  

MVIL, LLC

   $ 2,880,460.87  

Cormorant Private Healthcare Fund II, LP

   $ 1,390,974.56  

Cormorant Global Healthcare Master Fund, LP

   $ 1,489,486.32  

Macro Continental, Inc.

   $ 1,440,230.44  

Series GreenLight 3, a separate series of BlueIO Growth LLC

   $ 1,749,879.98  

Furneaux Capital Holdco, LLC

   $ 57,609.22  

Velocity Financial Group, LLC

   $ 86,413.83  

Lewis and Clark Ventures I, LP

   $ 144,023.04  
  

 

 

 

Total:

   $ 15,000,000.00  
  

 

 

 


NOTE INVESTORS

 

Name

   Note Amount  

Fall Line Endurance Fund, LP

   $ 7,119,539.13  

S2G Builders Food & Agriculture Fund III, LP

   $ 7,119,539.13  

MVIL, LLC

   $ 7,119,539.13  

Cormorant Private Healthcare Fund II, LP

   $ 3,438,025.44  

Cormorant Global Healthcare Master Fund, LP

   $ 3,681,513.68  

Macro Continental, Inc.

   $ 3,559,769.56  

Series GreenLight 3, a separate series of BlueIO Growth LLC

   $ 4,325,120.02  

Furneaux Capital Holdco, LLC

   $ 142,390.78  

Velocity Financial Group, LLC

   $ 213,586.17  

Lewis and Clark Ventures I, LP

   $ 355,976.96  
  

 

 

 

Total:

   $ 37,075,000.00  
  

 

 

 


ADDITIONAL CLOSING NOTE INVESTORS

 

Name

   Note Amount  

Total:

   $    

[None]


EXHIBIT A

FORM OF SECURED CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTE


THIS SECURED CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTE AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON THE CONVERSION HEREOF HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). EXCEPT AS MAY BE PERMITTED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, THEY MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AS TO THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

THIS SECURED CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTE IS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THAT CERTAIN SECURED CONVERTIBLE NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT AMONG THE COMPANY AND, AMONG OTHERS, THE HOLDER, DATED AS OF [MONTH DATE], 2023.

GREENLIGHT BIOSCIENCES PARENT, PBC

SECURED CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTE

 

$[]       [], 2023

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, GreenLight Biosciences Parent, PBC, a Delaware public benefit corporation (the “Company”), promises to pay to [] (“Holder”), or its registered assigns, in lawful money of the United States of America the principal sum of [ ($)], or such lesser amount as shall equal the outstanding principal amount hereof, together with interest from the date of this Secured Convertible Promissory Note (this “Note”) on the unpaid principal balance at a rate equal to 10% per annum, computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed and a year of 365 days. Unless earlier converted pursuant to Section 2 below or repaid pursuant to Section 3 below, all unpaid principal, together with any then unpaid and accrued interest and other amounts payable hereunder, shall be due and payable upon the earlier to occur of (i) the demand of holders of a majority of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Notes (the “Majority Holders”) at any time on or after [], 20241 (the “Maturity Date”), or (ii) when, upon or after the occurrence of an Event of Default (as defined below), such amounts are declared due and payable by the Majority Holders or made automatically due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof.

This Note is one of several “Notes” issued pursuant to that certain Secured Convertible Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of [], 2023 (the “Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, the Holder and the other parties thereto. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

1. Interest; Payment. Accrued interest on this Note shall be due and payable on the Maturity Date. Unless earlier converted pursuant to Section 2 below or repaid pursuant to Section 3 below, payment shall be made in lawful tender of the United States. Neither this Note nor any other Notes may be prepaid at any time without the prior written consent of the Majority Holders. The payment of all or any portion of the outstanding principal amount of this Note and all interest hereon shall be pari passu in right of payment and in all other respects to the other Notes issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. In the event Holder receives payments in excess of its pro rata share of the Company’s payments to the holders of all of the Notes, then Holder shall hold in trust all such excess payments for the benefit of the holders of the other Notes and shall pay such amounts held in trust to such other holders upon demand by such holders.

 

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NTD; To be the 18-month anniversary of the Initial Closing.


2. Conversion.

(a) Qualified Equity Financing Conversion. In the event that, on or prior to the Maturity Date and prior to a Change of Control (as defined below), the Company consummates a transaction or series of related transactions pursuant to which it sells and issues shares of the Company’s preferred stock or other equity securities (the “Financing Securities”) with aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of not less than $75,000,000.00 (excluding proceeds from the issuance of the Notes and other than proceeds from any other outstanding convertible notes, SAFEs, or other convertible securities of the Company) (such a transaction, a “Qualified Equity Financing”), the outstanding principal and accrued but unpaid interest under this Note shall automatically convert (the “Equity Financing Conversion”) into shares of the Company’s Series A-1 Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Series A-1 Preferred Stock”) at a price per share equal to the Conversion Price (as defined below). Holder hereby agrees that it shall, at the time of the Equity Financing Conversion and as a condition precedent thereto, execute and deliver to the Company all transaction documents reasonably related to the Qualified Equity Financing as may be reasonably requested by the Company, including a purchase agreement, voting agreement and other ancillary agreements, with customary representations and warranties and transfer restrictions (including a lock-up agreement in connection with an IPO), and having the same terms as those agreements entered into by the other purchasers of Financing Securities. The “Conversion Price” means the sum of (i) the Pre-Acceptance Time CP and (ii) the Post-Acceptance Time CP. The “Pre-Acceptance Time CP” means the product of (A) the quotient of (1) the Pre-Acceptance Time Financing Allocation, divided by (2) the sum of the Pre-Acceptance Time Financing Allocation and the Post-Acceptance Time Financing Allocation, multiplied by (B) the lower of (1) the lowest price per share of any series of the Financing Securities sold in the Qualified Equity Financing, or (2) $0.40 per share (as adjusted for any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, or the like). The “Post-Acceptance Time CP” means the product of (A) the quotient of (1) the Post-Acceptance Time Financing Allocation, divided by (2) the sum of the Pre-Acceptance Time Financing Allocation and the Post-Acceptance Time Financing Allocation, multiplied by (B) 90% of the lowest price per share of any series of the Financing Securities sold in the Qualified Equity Financing. “Pre-Acceptance Time Financing Allocation” and “Post-Acceptance Time Financing Allocation” have the meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

(b) Change of Control Conversion. In the event that the Company consummates a Change of Control (as defined below) prior to the Maturity Date and no Equity Financing Conversion has occurred prior to such date, upon the written consent of the Majority Holders, the outstanding principal and accrued but unpaid interest under this Note shall automatically convert into shares of the Company’s Series A-1 Preferred Stock, at a price per share equal to $0.40 per share (as adjusted for any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, or the like) (a “CoC Conversion”). Holder hereby agrees that it shall, at the time of the CoC Conversion and as a condition precedent thereto, execute and deliver to the Company all transaction documents reasonably requested by the Company, including, as applicable, a joinder agreement, a voting/support agreement and other ancillary agreements, with customary representations and warranties and transfer restrictions and having the same terms as those agreements entered into by the other holders of preferred stock of the Company.

(c) Maturity Conversion. In the event that this Note remains outstanding on the Maturity Date, upon the written consent of the Majority Holders, in lieu of repayment of all outstanding amounts due, the outstanding principal and accrued but unpaid interest under this Note shall convert into shares of the Company’s Series A-1 Preferred Stock, at a price per share equal to $0.40 per share (as adjusted for any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, or the like) (a “Maturity Conversion”). Holder hereby agrees that it shall, at the time of the Maturity Conversion and as a condition

 

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precedent thereto, execute and deliver to the Company all transaction documents reasonably requested by the Company, including a voting agreement and other ancillary agreements, with customary representations and warranties and transfer restrictions (including a lock-up agreement in connection with an IPO), and having the same terms as those agreements entered into by the other holders of preferred stock of the Company

3. Payment on Change of Control. In the event that a Change of Control of the Company occurs while this Note remains outstanding, upon the written consent of the Majority Holders, the Company shall pay to the Holder at the closing of such Change of Control a cash amount equal to three (3) times the outstanding principal amount of such Note, together with all interest accrued thereon. A “Change of Control” means: (i) a merger or consolidation of the Company (or of a subsidiary of the Company) in which outstanding shares of the Company (or of a subsidiary of the Company) are exchanged for securities or other consideration issued, or caused to be issued, by the acquiring corporation or its subsidiary and after which the Company’s stockholders own less than 50% of the voting stock of the surviving company (other than a bona fide equity financing or a mere reincorporation transaction), (ii) a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (iii) a transfer of more than 50% of the Company’s voting securities to any person or group of persons or (iv) any Deemed Liquidation Event, as such term is defined in the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, as amended from time to time. For the avoidance of doubt, if this Note is converted pursuant to Section 2(b), Holder shall not be entitled to any payment pursuant to this Section 3.

4. Conversion Mechanics. Holder shall deliver the original of the Note (or an affidavit to the effect that the original Note has been lost, stolen or destroyed and a customary indemnity agreement acceptable to the Company) for cancellation promptly following the conversion of the Note pursuant to any subsection of Section 2; provided, however, that upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in such subsection of Section 2, this Note shall be deemed converted and of no further force and effect, whether or not it is delivered for cancellation as set forth in this sentence. No fractional shares shall be issued upon conversion of this Note. Any fractional shares otherwise issuable to Holder upon the conversion of this Note shall be immediately cancelled without conversion upon conversion of this Note. Upon conversion of this Note in full, the Company shall be forever released from all its obligations and liabilities under such Note.

5. Most Favored Nations. If, while this Note remains outstanding, the Company issues any convertible securities, or other indebtedness of the Company convertible into equity securities (any such security, a “Debt Security”), the Company shall promptly, but in any event within ten (10) days of the issuance of such Debt Security, provide notice to Holder together with a copy of such Debt Security, and any transaction documents in connection therewith. In the event that the Majority Holders determine that the terms of the Debt Security are preferable to the terms of this Note, the Majority Holders will notify the Company in writing within five (5) days of receipt of such notice from the Company. Promptly after receipt of such notice from the Majority Holders, but in any event within thirty (30) days, the Company will amend and restate this Note to be substantially identical to the Debt Security, excluding the principal amount and accrued interest. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the terms of this Section 5 shall not apply to any Debt Security that qualifies as an Exempted Security (as defined in the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, as amended from time to time.

6. Events of Default. Subject to the rights of the holders of Senior Indebtedness under the Subordination Agreements, unless earlier converted pursuant to Section 2 or paid off pursuant to Section 3 or upon maturity, all unpaid principal, together with any then unpaid and accrued interest and other amounts payable hereunder, shall be due and payable when, upon or after the occurrence of an Event of Default (as defined below), such amounts are declared due and payable by the Majority Holders. The occurrence of any of the following shall constitute an “Event of Default” under this Note, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Majority Holders:

(a) Failure to Pay. The Company shall fail to pay (i) when due any principal or interest payment on the due date hereunder or (ii) any other payment required under the terms of this Note or the other Transaction Documents on the date due and such payment shall not have been made within fifteen (15) days of the Company’s receipt of the Majority Holders’ written notice to the Company of such failure to pay; or

 

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(b) Breaches of Covenants. The Company shall (i) fail to observe or perform any covenant, obligation, condition or agreement contained in this Note or the other Transaction Documents (other than those specified in Section 6(a)) and such failure to observe or perform shall not have been cured within ten (10) days of the Company’s receipt of the Majority Holders’ written notice to the Company of such failure to observe or perform or (ii) any of the Transaction Documents shall cease to be, or shall be asserted by the Company, not to be a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms; or

(c) Representations and Warranties. Any representation, warranty or certificate made or furnished by or on behalf of the Company to Holder in writing pursuant to this Note or the other Transaction Documents, or as an inducement to Holder to enter into this Note and the other Transaction Documents, shall be false, incorrect, incomplete or misleading in any material respect when made or furnished; or

(d) Voluntary Bankruptcy or Insolvency Proceedings. The Company shall (i) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, liquidator or custodian of itself or of all or a substantial part of its property, (ii) be unable, or admit in writing its inability, to pay its debts generally as they mature, (iii) make a general assignment for the benefit of its or any of its creditors, (iv) be dissolved or liquidated, (v) become insolvent (as such term may be defined or interpreted under any applicable statute) after the date hereof, (vi) commence a voluntary case or other proceeding seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief with respect to itself or its debts under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect or consent to any such relief or to the appointment of or taking possession of its property by any official in an involuntary case or other proceeding commenced against it, or (vii) take any action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing; or

(e) Involuntary Bankruptcy or Insolvency Proceedings. Proceedings for the appointment of a receiver, trustee, liquidator or custodian of the Company or of all or a substantial part of the property thereof, or an involuntary case or other proceedings seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief with respect to the Company or the debts thereof under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect shall be commenced and an order for relief entered or such proceeding shall not be dismissed or discharged within thirty (30) days of commencement.

7. Rights of Holder upon Default. Upon the occurrence or existence of any Event of Default described in Section 6, and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such Event of Default, Holder may, with the consent of the Majority Holders and subject to the rights of the holders of Senior Indebtedness under the Subordination Agreements, by written notice to the Company, declare all outstanding Obligations payable by the Company hereunder to be immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or any other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived, anything contained herein or in the other Transaction Documents to the contrary notwithstanding. In addition to any other remedies hereunder, upon the occurrence or existence of any Event of Default, Holder may exercise any other right power or remedy granted to it by the Transaction Documents or otherwise permitted to it by law, either by suit in equity or by action at law, or both. For purposes of this Agreement, the term, “Obligations” shall mean and include all loans, advances, debts, liabilities and obligations, howsoever arising, owed by the

 

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Company to Holder of every kind and description (whether or not evidenced by any note or instrument and whether or not for the payment of money), now existing or hereafter arising under or pursuant to the terms of this Note and the Purchase Agreement, including, all interest, fees, charges, expenses, attorneys’ fees and costs and accountants’ fees and costs chargeable to and payable by the Company hereunder and thereunder, in each case, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, and whether or not arising after the commencement of a proceeding under Title 11 of the United States Code (11 U. S. C. Section 101 et seq.), as amended from time to time (including post-petition interest) and whether or not allowed or allowable as a claim in any such proceeding.

8. Interest Accrual. If a Change of Control, Qualified Equity Financing or Maturity Conversion occurs, all interest on this Note shall be deemed to have stopped accruing as of a date selected by the Company that is up to 5 days prior to the signing of the definitive agreement for the Change of Control, Qualified Equity Financing or Maturity Conversion, as the case may be.

9. Successors and Assigns. Subject to Section 10 below, the rights and obligations of the Company and Holder shall be binding upon and benefit the successors, assigns, heirs, administrators and transferees of the parties. This Note may be transferred to any affiliate of the Holder only upon its surrender to the Company for registration of transfer, duly endorsed, or accompanied by a duly executed written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company. Thereupon, this Note shall be reissued to, and registered in the name of, the affiliate transferee, or a new Note for like principal amount and interest shall be issued to, and registered in the name of, the affiliate transferee. Interest and principal shall be paid solely to the registered holder of this Note.

10. Assignment. Neither this Note nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder may be assigned, by operation of law or otherwise, in whole or in part, by the Company without the prior written consent of the Majority Holders.

11. Waiver and Amendment. Any provision of this Note may be amended, waived or modified upon the written consent of the Company and the Majority Holders; provided, however, that any change in the amount of principal or interest rate shall require the consent of each Holder; and provided further, that any amendment, waiver or modification that materially and adversely changes the rights or obligations of the Holder under this Note in a manner differently than it changes the rights and obligations of the holders of other Notes issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement shall require the prior written consent of the Holder.

12. Notices. All notices, requests, demands, consents, instructions or other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be delivered in accordance with Section 9(d) of the Purchase Agreement.

13. Usury. In the event any interest is paid on this Note which is deemed to be in excess of the then legal maximum rate, then the provisions of Section 9(f) of the Purchase Agreement shall apply.

14. Expenses; Waivers. If action is instituted to collect this Note, the Company promises to pay all costs and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, incurred in connection with such action. The Company hereby waives notice of default, presentment or demand for payment, protest or notice of nonpayment or dishonor and all other notices or demands relative to this instrument.

15. Governing Law. The internal laws of the State of Delaware, irrespective of its conflicts of law principles, shall govern the validity of this Note, the construction of its terms, and the interpretation and enforcement of the rights and duties of the parties hereto.

 

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16. Severability. In the event that any provision of this Note becomes or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, unenforceable or void, this Note shall continue in full force and effect without said provision; provided that no such severability shall be effective if it materially changes the economic benefit of this Note to any party.

(Signature Page Follows)

 

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The Company has caused this Secured Convertible Promissory Note to be issued as of the date first written above.

 

[•]  
By:    
Name:   [•]
Its:   [•]


EXHIBIT B

INVESTOR ADDRESSES

[redacted]


EXHIBIT C

SCHEDULE OF EXCEPTIONS

[redacted]


EXHIBIT D

SECURITY AGREEMENT


SECURITY AND COLLATERAL AGENT AGREEMENT

THIS SECURITY AND COLLATERAL AGENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of May [    ], 2023, is made by and among GreenLight Biosciences Parent, PBC, a Delaware public benefit corporation (the “Grantor”), the Secured Parties (as defined below) and Fall Line Endurance Fund, LP, as collateral agent for the Secured Parties (in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”).

The Grantor, the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties hereby agree as follows:

1. Definitions; Interpretation.

(a) Subject to Section 1(c), all capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Note Purchase Agreement (as defined below).

(b) As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

Collateral” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.

Event of Default” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Notes.

Lien” means any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, security interest, assignment, deposit arrangement, charge or encumbrance, lien or other type of preferential arrangement.

Loan Documents” means this Agreement, the Note Purchase Agreement, the Notes, the Subordination Agreements and all other certificates, documents, agreements and instruments delivered to the Secured Parties under the Note Purchase Agreement or in connection with the transactions contemplated thereby, each as amended, modified, renewed, extended or replaced from time to time.

Majority Secured Parties” at any time means the Secured Parties holding at least a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, which must include the consent of the Collateral Agent.

Note Purchase Agreement” means that certain Secured Convertible Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 29, 2023, by and among the Grantor and the Secured Parties, as the same may be amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time.

Notes” means the series of secured convertible promissory notes, dated on or after the date hereof, issued by the Grantor in favor of the Secured Parties pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement.

Obligations” means the indebtedness, liabilities and other obligations of the Grantor to the Secured Parties under or in connection with the Loan Documents, including, without limitation, the unpaid principal of the Notes, all interest accrued thereon, all fees and all other amounts payable by the Grantor to the Secured Parties thereunder or in connection therewith, whether now existing or hereafter arising, and whether due or to become due, absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, determined or undetermined.

Permitted Lien” means (i) Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties in respect of the indebtedness under the Notes; (ii) Liens for taxes, fees, assessments or other governmental charges or levies, either not delinquent or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and which are adequately reserved for in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles; (iii) Liens of materialmen, mechanics, warehousemen, carriers, artisans, landlords, or employees or other like Liens arising in the ordinary course of business and securing obligations either not delinquent or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; (iv) Liens arising from judgments, decrees or attachments; (v) Liens consisting of deposits or pledges to secure the payment of worker’s compensation, unemployment insurance or other social security benefits or obligations or to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, leases, public or statutory obligations, surety or appeal bonds or other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business; (vi) Liens on insurance proceeds in favor of insurance companies granted solely as security for financed premiums; (vii) Liens in favor of


customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payments of custom duties in connection with the importation of goods; (viii) Liens in favor of financial institutions arising in connection with Deposit Accounts or securities accounts held at such financial institutions, provided that such Liens only secure fees and service charges and customary chargebacks or reversals of credits associated with such accounts; (ix) easements, rights of way, servitudes or zoning or building restrictions and other minor encumbrances on real property and irregularities in the title to such property which do not in the aggregate materially impair the use or value of such property or risk the loss or forfeiture of title thereto; (x) any interest or title of a lessor or sublessor under any lease permitted by this Agreement or any Liens arising from precautionary uniform commercial code financing statements filed under any lease permitted by this Agreement; (xi) non-exclusive licenses granted in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices; (xii) Liens upon or in any Equipment (as defined in the UCC) acquired or held by the Grantor to secure the purchase price of such Equipment or indebtedness incurred solely for the purpose of financing the acquisition of such Equipment, provided that the Lien is confined solely to the Equipment so acquired and accessions thereon; (xiii) Liens in favor of the Senior Lenders securing the obligations evidenced by the Senior Indebtedness; and (xiv) other Liens existing on the date hereof and previously disclosed to Collateral Agent.

Pro Rata Share” with respect to any Secured Party at any time, means the percentage equivalent to the outstanding principal amount plus accrued interest of the Obligations owed to such Secured Party divided by the outstanding principal amount of all the Obligations plus accrued interest owed to all Secured Parties.

Secured Party” means the Collateral Agent and each holder of a Note party hereto from time to time by execution of a signature page hereto and listed on Schedule 1 hereof (as such Schedule may be updated from time to time), and collectively the “Secured Parties.”

Senior Indebtedness” means, collectively, the Obligations of Parent pursuant to (i) the Venture Loan and Security Agreement, dated December 10, 2021, by and among Target, Horizon Technology Finance Corporation (“Horizon”), Powerscourt Investments XXV, LP (“PIXXV” and together with Horizon, the “Horizon Creditors”), and (ii) the Loan and Security Agreement, dated September 22, 2021, by and between Target and Silicon Valley Bank, a division of First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company (successor by purchase to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as receiver for Silicon Valley Bridge Bank, N.A. (as successor to Silicon Valley Bank) (“SVB”).

Senior Lenders” means, collectively, the Horizon Creditors, and SVB together with their respective permitted assigns, in their respective capacities as the holders of Senior Indebtedness.

Subordination Agreements” means each of that certain Subordination Agreement, dated as of the date hereof by and between the Collateral Agent and the Horizon Creditors and that certain Subordination Agreement dated as of the date hereof by and between the Collateral Agent and SVB.

Target” means, GreenLight Biosciences Holdings, PBC (a public company), a Delaware public benefit corporation.

UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as the same may, from time to time, be in effect in the State of Delaware; provided, however, in the event that, by reason of mandatory provisions of law, any or all of the attachment, perfection or priority of the security interest in any Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware, the term “UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such attachment, perfection or priority and for purposes of definitions related to such provisions.

(c) Where applicable and except as otherwise defined herein, terms used in this Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to them in the UCC.

(d) In this Agreement, (i) the meaning of defined terms shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined and (ii) the captions and headings are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction of this Agreement.

 

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2. Security Interest.

(a) The Grantor hereby grants, pledges, assigns, transfers, hypothecates and sets over to the Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of and for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a valid, continuing first priority security interest in all of Grantor’s right, title and interest in the Collateral (as described below), in each case whether now or hereafter existing, whether tangible or intangible, whether now owned or hereafter acquired and wherever the same may be located, in order to secure prompt, full, faithful and timely payment and performance of the Obligations, whether at stated maturity, acceleration or otherwise, together with all extensions or renewals thereof, whether voluntary or involuntary, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, whether or not jointly owned with others, and whether or not such Obligations are from time to time decreased or extinguished and later increased, created or incurred, and all or any portion of such Obligations that are paid, to the extent all or any party of such payment is avoided or recovered directly or indirectly from the Holder as a preference, fraudulent transfer or otherwise. “Collateral” shall include all of the Grantor’s interests in all of the following types of personal property, wherever located and whether now existing or owned or hereafter acquired or arising (collectively, the “Collateral”):

(i) all Accounts;

(ii) all Chattel Paper;

(iii) all Money and all Deposit Accounts, together with all amounts on deposit from time to time in such Deposit Accounts;

(iv) all Documents;

(v) all General Intangibles, Payment Intangibles and Software;

(vi) all Goods, including Inventory, Equipment and Fixtures;

(vii) all Instruments;

(viii) all Investment Property;

(ix) all Letter-of-Credit Rights and other Supporting Obligations;

(x) all Records;

(xi) all Commercial Tort Claims; and

(xii) all Proceeds and Accessions with respect to any of the foregoing Collateral.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Collateral shall not include any intellectual property of the Grantor; provided, however, the Collateral shall include all Accounts and all proceeds of Intellectual Property. If a judicial authority (including a U.S. Bankruptcy Court) would hold that a security interest in the underlying intellectual property is necessary to have a security interest in such Accounts and such property that are proceeds of intellectual property, then the Collateral shall automatically, and effective as of the Effective Date, include the intellectual property to the extent necessary to permit perfection of the Collateral Agent’s security interest in such Accounts and such other property of the Grantor that are proceeds of the intellectual property. Each category of Collateral set forth above shall have the meaning set forth in Article 9 of the Delaware Uniform Commercial Code in effect on the date hereof (the “UCC”).

(b) Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, (i) the Grantor shall remain liable under any contracts, agreements and other documents included in the Collateral, to the extent set forth therein, to perform all of its duties and obligations thereunder to the same extent as if this Agreement had not been executed; (ii) the exercise by the Collateral Agent or any of the Secured Parties of any of the rights hereunder shall not release the

 

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Grantor from any of its duties or obligations under such contracts, agreements and other documents included in the Collateral; and (iii) none of the Secured Parties or the Collateral Agent shall have any obligation or liability under any contracts, agreements and other documents included in the Collateral by reason of this Agreement, nor shall the Collateral Agent or any of the Secured Parties be obligated to perform any of the obligations or duties of the Grantor thereunder or to take any action to collect or enforce any such contract, agreement or other document included in the Collateral hereunder.

(c) This Agreement shall create a continuing security interest in the Collateral which shall remain in effect until terminated in accordance with Section 17 hereof.

3. Collateral Agent and Indemnification.

(a) Each of the Secured Parties, by signing below, hereby appoints Fall Line Endurance Fund, LP as “Collateral Agent.” Nothing in this Agreement shall restrict or prevent the Collateral Agent from being a Secured Party. In its capacity as a Secured Party, the Collateral Agent shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement and the Notes as any other Secured Party and may exercise the same as though it were not the Collateral Agent. In this regard, the term “Secured Party” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated, include the Collateral Agent in its individual capacity. The Collateral Agent shall receive no compensation but shall be entitled to indemnification as set forth herein. The Collateral Agent’s duties and obligations shall commence as of the first day a Note is executed by the Grantor in favor of any Secured Party. Each Secured Party hereby authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers and perform such duties under this Agreement and the Notes as are delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The duties and obligations of the Collateral Agent are strictly limited to those expressly provided for herein, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any action that is contrary to this Agreement or applicable law.

(b) Subject to Section 19 below, the Collateral Agent is hereby authorized on behalf of each of the Secured Parties and at the direction of the Majority Secured Parties to: (i) exercise or refrain from exercising any rights, remedies or powers of the Secured Parties under applicable law in respect of the Loan Documents or all or any portion of any Collateral; (ii) sell, release, surrender, realize upon or otherwise deal with, in any manner and in any order, all or any portion of any Collateral; (iii) make any demands or give any notices under or in connection with the Loan Documents; (iv) effect amendments to and grant waivers under this Agreement; (v) distribute payments to the Secured Parties of amounts paid to it by the Grantor or received by it in connection with the Collateral; (vi) receive and hold on behalf of the Secured Parties any instruments or other possessory Collateral; and (vii) engage, replace, instruct and remunerate on behalf of the Secured Parties consultants, experts, counsel and other persons to be engaged by the Collateral Agent or the Secured Parties, including legal counsel for the Collateral Agent or the Secured Parties. As to the exercise of any of its powers and discharge of any of its duties, the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to obtain instructions of the Majority Secured Parties, and shall be fully protected in acting or refraining from acting upon such instructions and such instructions shall be binding upon all Secured Parties. Except for actions expressly required of the Collateral Agent hereunder, the Collateral Agent shall in all cases be fully justified in failing or refusing to act under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents unless it shall be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Secured Parties against any and all liability and expense that may be incurred by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action, and the Collateral Agent shall not in any event be required to take any action that exposes the Collateral Agent to liability or that is contrary to the Loan Documents or applicable law.

(c) The Collateral Agent shall hold the Collateral for the ratable benefit of Secured Parties in accordance with their Pro Rata Shares. Distribution of Collateral or any and all proceeds of any of the Collateral shall be made in accordance with Secured Parties respective Pro Rata Shares.

(d) Neither the Collateral Agent nor any of its directors, officers, employees or agents shall be responsible to any Secured Party for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it or them hereunder or in connection herewith, except in the case of gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Collateral Agent may rely upon any notice, consent, certificate, telegram, facsimile, telex or teletype message, statement or other instrument or

 

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writing believed by it to be genuine and signed or sent by the proper party or parties or by acting upon any representation or warranty made or deemed to be made hereunder or under any other Loan Document. The Collateral Agent shall use the level of care it uses with respect to its own property of a similar nature to assure the safe custody of Collateral in its possession. Beyond the exercise of such level of care to assure the safe custody of Collateral in its possession as the Collateral Agent, and the accounting for any monies actually received by the Collateral Agent in such capacity, the Collateral Agent shall have no duty or liability to exercise or preserve any rights, privileges and powers pertaining to the Collateral.

(e) The Secured Parties hereby agree to indemnify the Collateral Agent, and any affiliates, directors, officers, employees, partners, members, agents, counsel and other advisors (collectively, the “Related Persons”) of the Collateral Agent ratably in accordance with their Pro Rata Share, against and hold each of them harmless from any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, claims, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever, including the fees and disbursements of counsel to the Collateral Agent (collectively, the “Liabilities”), that may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Collateral Agent or any such Related Person to be indemnified, in any way relating to or arising out of the Loan Documents, the use or intended use of the proceeds of the Notes or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or any action taken or omitted by the Collateral Agent or other such Related Person to be indemnified in connection with any of the foregoing, unless such Liabilities shall be caused by the willful misconduct or gross negligence of the Collateral Agent.

(f) The Collateral Agent may, in its discretion, employ from time to time one or more agents or attorneys-in-fact (including any of the Collateral Agent’s affiliates) to perform any of the Collateral Agent’s duties under the Loan Documents. The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by it with reasonable care.

(g) Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor Collateral Agent as provided below, the Collateral Agent may resign at any time by giving thirty (30) days’ written notice thereof to the Secured Parties and the Grantor. Upon any such resignation, the Majority Secured Parties shall have the right to appoint a successor Collateral Agent from among the Secured Parties, and the Secured Parties shall use their best efforts so to appoint a successor Collateral Agent. The Grantor shall promptly execute all documents and instruments necessary to convey all rights and interests under this Agreement and related documents and instruments to any successor Collateral Agent. If no successor Collateral Agent shall have been so appointed by the Majority Secured Parties, and shall have accepted such appointment, prior to the effective date of the retiring Collateral Agent’s resignation, the retiring Collateral Agent may, on behalf of the Secured Parties, appoint a successor Collateral Agent from among the Secured Parties. Upon the effectiveness of the acceptance of any appointment as Collateral Agent hereunder by a successor Collateral Agent, such successor Collateral Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges, duties and obligations of the retiring Collateral Agent, and the retiring Collateral Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. After any retiring Collateral Agent’s resignation hereunder as Collateral Agent, the provisions of this Section 3 shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Collateral Agent under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

4. Financing Statements, Etc. Upon request and submission to the Grantor by the Collateral Agent, at any time following the execution of this Agreement, and at any time and from time to time thereafter, the Grantor shall execute all financing statements, assignments, continuation financing statements, termination statements, account control agreements and other documents and instruments, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Grantor, and take all other action, as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request including, without limitation, the provision of assistance in the preparation of any of the aforementioned documents and instruments, to perfect and continue perfected, maintain the priority of or provide notice of the security interest of the Collateral Agent in the Collateral and to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement.

 

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5. Representations and Warranties. The Grantor represents and warrants to the Secured Parties that:

(a) The Grantor is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the law of the jurisdiction of its incorporation and has all requisite power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement.

(b) All corporate action on the part of the Grantor, its officers, directors, and stockholders necessary for the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the performance of all obligations of the Grantor hereunder and thereunder and the authorization, issuance (or reservation for issuance) and delivery of the securities and the capital stock issuable upon conversion or exercise of such securities, has been taken or will be taken prior to the Closing (provided, however, that the Grantor shall not reserve preferred stock or common stock for issuance upon conversion of the Notes until the time of such conversion). This Agreement and the other Loan Documents, when executed and delivered by the Grantor, shall constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Grantor, enforceable against the Grantor in accordance with their terms except as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies.

(c) No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, qualification, designation, declaration or filing with, any federal, state or local governmental authority or any third party on the part of the Grantor is required in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by any of the Agreements, except for filings pursuant to applicable state securities laws and Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which filings will be effected within the time prescribed by law.

(d) The Grantor’s chief executive office and principal place of business is located at the address set forth in Schedule 2; all other locations where the Grantor conducts business or the Collateral is kept are set forth in Schedule 2; and all trade names and fictitious names under which the Grantor at any time in the past has conducted or presently conducts its business operations are set forth in Schedule 2 or Schedule 3.

(e) All of the Grantor’s U.S. and foreign patents and patent applications, registered copyrights, applications for copyright, trademarks, service marks and trade names (whether registered or unregistered), and applications for registration of such trademarks, service marks and trade names, are set forth in Schedule 3.

(f) (i) This Agreement creates a security interest that is enforceable against the Collateral in which the Grantor now has rights and will create a security interest that is enforceable against the Collateral in which the Grantor hereafter acquires rights at the time the Grantor acquires any such rights and (ii) the Secured Parties have a perfected and first priority security interest in the Collateral in which the Grantor now has rights, and will have a perfected and first priority security interest in the Collateral in which the Grantor hereafter acquires rights at the time the Grantor acquires any such rights, in each case securing the payment and performance of the Obligations, except in each case for Permitted Liens.

(g) The names and addresses of all financial institutions at which the Grantor maintains its Deposit Accounts, and the account numbers and account names of such Deposit Accounts, are set forth in Schedule 2.

(h) All securities accounts of the Grantor and other Investment Property of the Grantor are set forth in Schedule 2. No account control agreements exist with respect to any Investment Property other than any account control agreements in favor of the Secured Parties.

(i) The Grantor has the right and power to transfer the Collateral, and the Grantor is the sole and complete owner of the Collateral, free from any Lien other than Permitted Liens.

 

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6. Covenants. So long as any of the Obligations remain unsatisfied (except for inchoate obligations), the Grantor agrees that:

(a) The Grantor shall appear in and defend any action, suit or proceeding that may affect to a material extent its title to, or right or interest in, or Collateral Agent’s right or interest in, the Collateral, and shall do and perform all reasonable acts that may be necessary and appropriate to maintain, preserve and protect in all material respects the Collateral.

(b) The Grantor shall comply in all material respects with all laws, regulations and ordinances, and all policies of insurance, relating in a material way to the possession, operation, maintenance and control of the Collateral.

(c) The Grantor shall give prompt written notice to the Collateral Agent (and in any event not later than thirty (30) days following any change described below in this subsection) of: (i) any change in the location of the Grantor’s chief executive office or principal place of business, (ii) any change in the locations set forth in Schedule 2; (iii) any change in its name, (iv) any changes in, additions to or other modifications of its trade names and trade styles set forth in Schedule 2 or Schedule 3, and (v) any changes in its identity or structure in any manner that might make any financing statement filed hereunder incorrect or misleading.

(d) The Grantor shall carry and maintain in full force and effect, at its own expense and with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance with respect to the Collateral in such amounts, with such deductibles and covering such risks as is customarily carried by companies engaged in the same or similar businesses and owning similar properties in the localities where the Grantor operates.

(e) The Grantor shall not surrender or lose possession of (other than to the Collateral Agent), sell, lease, rent or otherwise dispose of or transfer any of the Collateral or any right or interest therein, except in the ordinary course of business; provided that no such disposition or transfer of Collateral consisting of investment property or instruments shall be permitted while any Event of Default exists.

(f) The Grantor shall keep the Collateral free of all Liens except Permitted Liens.

(g) The Grantor shall maintain and preserve its corporate existence, its rights to transact business and all other rights, franchises and privileges necessary or reasonably desirable in the normal course of its business and operations and the ownership of the Collateral, except in connection with any transactions expressly permitted by the Note Purchase Agreement, the Notes or any other Loan Document.

(h) Upon the request of the Collateral Agent, the Grantor shall (i) immediately deliver to such Collateral Agent appropriately endorsed or accompanied by appropriate instruments of transfer or assignment, all Documents and Instruments, all certificated securities with respect to any Investment Property, all letters of credit and all Accounts and other rights to payment at any time evidenced by promissory notes, trade acceptances or other Instruments; (ii) cause any securities intermediaries to show on their books that the Collateral Agent is the entitlement holder with respect to any Investment Property, and/or obtain account control agreements in favor of the Collateral Agent from such securities intermediaries, in form and substance satisfactory to the Collateral Agent with respect to any Investment Property; (iii) obtain account control agreements in favor of the Collateral Agent from any depositary institution at which the Grantor maintains a Deposit Account, in form and substance satisfactory to the Collateral Agent; (iv) mark all Documents and Chattel Paper with such legends as the Collateral Agent shall reasonably specify; and (v) obtain consents from any letter of credit issuers with respect to the assignment to Collateral Agent of any letter of credit proceeds.

(i) If and when the Grantor shall obtain rights to any material new patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, mask works or copyrights, or otherwise acquire or become entitled to the benefit of, or apply for registration of, any of the foregoing, the Grantor (i) shall promptly notify Collateral Agent thereof and (ii) hereby authorizes Collateral Agent to modify, amend or supplement Schedule 2 and from time to time to include any of the foregoing and make all necessary or appropriate filings with respect the perfection of any security interest therein granted pursuant to the Agreement.

 

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(j) The Grantor shall promptly notify the Collateral Agent of the establishment of any Deposit Account or other bank accounts.

(k) If and when the Grantor shall obtain rights to or otherwise acquire or become entitled to the benefit of, any Commercial Tort Claim, the Grantor (i) shall promptly notify Collateral Agent thereof and (ii) shall execute any supplement hereto requested by the Collateral Agent to include such Commercial Tort Claim in the Collateral and make all necessary or appropriate filings with respect the perfection of any security interest therein.

7. Authorization; Collateral Agent Appointed Attorney-in-Fact. The Collateral Agent shall have the right to, in the name of the Grantor, or in the name of the Secured Parties or the Collateral Agent or otherwise, upon notice to but without the requirement of assent by the Grantor, and the Grantor hereby constitutes and appoints the Collateral Agent (and any of the Collateral Agent’s officers, employees or agents designated by the Collateral Agent) as the Grantor’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority to: (i) sign any of the financing statements and other Documents and Instruments that must be executed or filed to perfect or continue perfected, maintain the priority of or provide notice of the Collateral Agent’s security interest in the Collateral (including any notices to or agreements with any securities intermediary); and (ii) execute any and all such other Documents and Instruments, and do any and all acts and things for and on behalf of the Grantor, which the Collateral Agent may deem reasonably necessary or advisable to maintain, realize upon and preserve the Collateral and the Collateral Agent’s security interest, on behalf of the Secured Parties, therein and to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement. The Collateral Agent agrees that, except upon and during the continuance of an Event of Default, it shall not exercise the power of attorney, or any rights granted to the Collateral Agent pursuant to clause (ii) and that such power shall only be used for the purpose of enforcing the Collateral Agent’s remedies hereunder. The foregoing power of attorney is coupled with an interest and irrevocable so long as the Obligations (except inchoate Obligations) have not been paid and performed in full. The Grantor hereby ratifies, to the extent permitted by law, all that the Collateral Agent shall lawfully and in good faith do or cause to be done by virtue of and in compliance with this Section 7.

8. Remedies.

(a) In addition to all other rights and remedies granted to it in this Agreement, the Note Purchase Agreement, the Notes or any other Loan Document, each Secured Party, through the Collateral Agent, shall be entitled to all rights and remedies of a secured party under the UCC and other applicable laws. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing and subject to Section 19 below, the Collateral Agent, at his sole discretion, may sell, resell, lease, use, assign, license, sublicense, transfer or otherwise dispose of any or all of the Collateral in its then condition or following any commercially reasonable preparation or processing (utilizing in connection therewith any of the Grantor’s assets, without charge or liability to the Secured Parties therefor) at public or private sale, by one or more contracts, in one or more parcels, at the same or different times, for cash or credit, or for future delivery without assumption of any credit risk; provided, however, that the Grantor shall be credited with the net proceeds of sale only when such proceeds are finally collected by the Collateral Agent. The Collateral Agent shall have the right upon any such public sale, and, to the extent permitted by law, upon any such private sale, to purchase the whole or any part of the Collateral so sold, free of any right or equity of redemption, which right or equity of redemption the Grantor hereby releases, to the extent permitted by law. Each of the Secured Parties hereby authorizes the Collateral Agent to credit bid all or any part of the Obligations owed to such Secured Party (whether or not in connection with any bankruptcy proceeding). The Collateral Agent shall make such bids in accordance with each Secured Party’s Pro Rata Share and shall hold any Collateral so acquired in trust on behalf of the Secured Parties in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares. The Grantor hereby agrees that the sending of notice by ordinary mail, postage prepaid, to the address of the Grantor set forth herein, of the place and time of any public sale or of the time after which any private sale or other intended disposition is to be made, shall be deemed reasonable notice thereof if such notice is sent ten (10) business days prior to the date of such sale or other disposition or the date on or after which such sale or other disposition may occur, provided that the Collateral Agent may provide the Grantor shorter notice or no notice, to the extent permitted by the UCC or other applicable law.

(b) Solely for the purpose of enabling the Collateral Agent to exercise its rights and remedies under this Agreement, effective upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Grantor hereby grants the Collateral Agent an irrevocable, non-exclusive and assignable license (exercisable without payment or royalty or other compensation to the Grantor) to use, license or sublicense any of the Collateral; provided that such license will terminate on the date on which all Obligations are paid in full.

 

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(c) Subject to Section 19 below, the cash proceeds actually received from the sale or other disposition or collection of Collateral and any other amounts received in respect of the Collateral or the application of which is not otherwise provided for herein, shall be applied first, to the payment of the reasonable costs and expenses of the Collateral Agent (including the reasonable costs and expenses of legal counsel) in exercising or enforcing its rights hereunder and in collecting or attempting to collect any of the Collateral; and second, to the payment of the Obligations. Any surplus thereof which exists after payment and performance in full of the Obligations shall be promptly paid over to the Grantor or otherwise disposed of in accordance with the UCC or other applicable law. The Grantor shall remain liable to the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties for any deficiency that exists after any sale or other disposition or collection of Collateral.

9. Certain Waivers. The Grantor waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, (i) any right of redemption with respect to the Collateral, whether before or after sale hereunder; and (ii) any right to require the Collateral Agent or any Secured Party (A) to proceed against any person; (B) to exhaust any other collateral or security for any of the Obligations; (C) to pursue any remedy in any Secured Party’s or Collateral Agent’s power; or (D) to make or give any presentments, demands for performance, notices of nonperformance, protests, notices of protests or notices of dishonor in connection with any of the Collateral.

10. Notices. All notices or other communications hereunder shall be in writing (including by facsimile transmission) and mailed, sent or delivered to the respective parties hereto at or to their respective addresses or facsimile numbers set forth below their names on the signature pages hereof, or at or to such other address or facsimile number as shall be designated by any party in a written notice to the other parties hereto. All such notices and other communications shall be effective (i) if delivered by hand, when delivered; (ii) if sent by mail, upon the earlier of the date of receipt or five (5) business days after deposit in the mail, first class (or air mail, with respect to communications to be sent to or from the United States); (iii) if sent by overnight mail, one day after deposit with the overnight courier; and (iv) if sent by facsimile transmission, when sent so long as a valid confirmation is received by sender.

11. No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. No failure on the part of any Secured Party or the Collateral Agent to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, remedy, power or privilege under this Agreement and the Notes shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right, remedy, power or privilege preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights and remedies under this Agreement, the Note Purchase Agreement and the Notes are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges that may otherwise be available to such Secured Party or the Collateral Agent.

12. Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Grantor, any Secured Party, any Collateral Agent appointed hereunder and their respective successors and assigns.

13. Governing Law and Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of Delaware, without regard to the choice of law rules thereof, except to the extent the validity or perfection of the security interests hereunder, or the remedies hereunder, in respect of any Collateral are governed by the law of a jurisdiction other than Delaware.

14. Entire Agreement; Amendment and Waiver. This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and no amendment to this Agreement, or any waiver of any provision hereof, shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by the Majority Secured Parties and (in the case of any amendment) the Grantor; except that no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and additionally signed by the Collateral Agent affect the rights or duties of the Collateral Agent under this Agreement.

15. Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under all applicable laws and regulations. If, however, any provision of this Agreement shall be prohibited by or invalid under any such law or regulation in any jurisdiction, it shall, as to such

 

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jurisdiction, be deemed modified to conform to the minimum requirements of such law or regulation, or, if for any reason it is not deemed so modified, it shall be ineffective and invalid only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity without affecting the remaining provisions of this Agreement, or the validity or effectiveness of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

16. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute but one and the same agreement.

17. Termination. This Agreement shall be terminated on the earlier to occur of (i) upon indefeasible payment and performance in full of all Obligations, and/or as to each of the Secured Parties (ii) upon conversion in full of all Notes held by such Secured Party as provided therein. Upon termination, the Secured Party and the Collateral Agent, as applicable, shall promptly, at the cost of the Grantor, execute and deliver to the Grantor such documents and instruments reasonably requested by the Grantor as shall be necessary to evidence termination of all security interests given by the Grantor to the Secured Parties hereunder; provided, however, that the obligations under Section 3 hereof shall survive such termination.

18. Payments Free of Taxes, Etc. All payments made by the Grantor under the Loan Documents shall be made by the Grantor free and clear of and without deduction for any and all present and future taxes, levies, charges, deductions and withholdings. In addition, the Grantor shall pay upon demand any stamp or other taxes, levies or charges of any jurisdiction with respect to the execution, delivery, registration, performance and enforcement of this Agreement. Upon request by the Collateral Agent, the Grantor shall furnish evidence satisfactory to the Collateral Agent that all requisite authorizations and approvals by, and notices to and filings with, governmental authorities and regulatory bodies have been obtained and made and that all requisite taxes, levies and charges have been paid.

19. Subordination Agreements. This Agreement, the Liens in the Collateral granted hereunder and the exercise of any right or remedy with respect thereto, and certain of the rights of the Collateral Agent and Secured Parties hereto, are subject to the terms of the Subordination Agreements. In the event of any conflict between this Agreement and either of the Subordination Agreements, such Subordination Agreement or Subordination Agreements shall control. Secured Parties hereby expressly authorize the Collateral Agent to enter into the Subordination Agreement on behalf of Secured Parties together with any amendments or other modifications thereto with the consent of the Majority Secured Parties.

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

 

GRANTOR:
GREENLIGHT BIOSCIENCES HOLDINGS, PBC
By:       
Name:  
Title:  
Address:  
SECURED PARTIES:
Fall Line Endurance Fund, L.P.
By:       
Name:  
Title:  
Address:  
[OTHER SECURED PARTIES]
By:    
Name:  
Title:  
Address:  


SCHEDULE 1

Schedule of Secured Parties

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SCHEDULE 2

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SCHEDULE 3

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EXHIBIT E-1

SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT


SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT

This Subordination Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made as of May 29, 2023 by and among the undersigned creditors as set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto (each individually and collectively, “Junior Creditor”), Powerscourt Investments XXV Trust (“Powerscourt”), as assignee of Powerscourt Investments XXV, LP as lender, Horizon Funding Trust 2022-1 (“HFT”), as assignee of Horizon Technology Finance Corporation (“Horizon”) as lender, Horizon Funding I, LLC (“HFI”, together with Powerscourt and HFT, each individually and collectively, “Senior Creditor”), as assignee of Horizon as lender.

Recitals

A. GREENLIGHT BIOSCIENCES HOLDINGS, PBC, a Delaware public benefit corporation (“Borrower”), is contemporaneously herewith borrowing funds from Junior Creditor pursuant to those certain Promissory Notes, each entered into as of May) 29, 2023, by and among Borrower and Junior Creditor, in the aggregate principal amount of $15,000,000, and for each Junior Creditor, in the principal amount written opposite such Junior Creditor’s name on Exhibit A (collectively, the “Promissory Notes” and together with the any other documents evidencing or relating to the borrowed funds pursuant to the Promissory Notes, the “Junior Debt Documents”).

B. Borrower has obtained certain loans or other credit accommodations from Senior Creditor, pursuant to the terms of that certain Venture Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of December 10, 2021, between Borrower, GreenLight Biosciences Inc. (“Borrower Representative”), Senior Creditor, as lenders, and Horizon, as collateral agent (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Senior Loan Agreement”) and granted a security interest in all of the assets and property (the “Senior Security Interest”) of Borrower Representative and Borrower as set forth in the Senior Loan Agreement.

C. Subject to the Senior Loan Agreement and to induce Senior Creditor to consent to Borrower entering into the Junior Debt Documents and the extension of credit or other accommodations to or for the account of Borrower as set forth in the Junior Debt Documents, Junior Creditor is willing to subordinate: (i) all of Borrower’s indebtedness and obligations to Junior Creditor (including, without limitation, principal, premium (if any), interest, fees, charges, expenses, costs, professional fees and expenses, and reimbursement obligations) under the Junior Debt Documents, whether presently existing or arising in the future (the “Subordinated Debt”) to all of Borrower’s indebtedness and obligations to Senior Creditor; and (ii) all of Junior Creditor’s security interests, if any, in the assets and property of Borrower to the Senior Security Interest.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE PARTIES AGREE AS FOLLOWS:

1. Junior Creditor hereby subordinates to Senior Creditor any security interest or lien that Junior Creditor may have in any assets or property of Borrower to and in favor of the Senior Security Interest. Notwithstanding the respective dates of attachment or perfection of the security interests or liens of Junior Creditor and the Senior Security Interest, all now existing and hereafter arising security interests and liens of Senior Creditor in any assets and property of Borrower and all proceeds thereof (the “Collateral”), including, without limitation, the


“Collateral”, as defined in Senior Loan Agreement, granted pursuant to the Senior Loan Agreement or otherwise arising from time to time in connection with the Senior Loan Agreement shall at all times be senior to the security interests and liens of Junior Creditor. Junior Creditor hereby (a) acknowledges, agrees and covenants that Junior Creditor shall not directly or indirectly contest, challenge or dispute the validity, attachment, perfection, priority or enforceability of Senior Creditor’s security interest in the Collateral, or the validity, priority or enforceability of the Senior Debt, and (c) acknowledges and agrees that the provisions of this Agreement will apply fully and unconditionally even in the event that Senior Creditor’s security interest in the Collateral (or any portion thereof) shall be unperfected.

2. All Subordinated Debt is subordinated in right of payment to all obligations of Borrower to Senior Creditor now existing or hereafter arising, including, without limitation, the Obligations (as defined in the Senior Loan Agreement), together with all costs of collecting such obligations (including attorneys’ fees), including, without limitation, all interest accruing after the commencement by or against Borrower of any bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding (such obligations, collectively, the “Senior Debt”).

3. Junior Creditor will not demand or receive from Borrower (and Borrower will not pay to Junior Creditor) all or any part of the Subordinated Debt, by way of payment, prepayment, setoff, lawsuit or otherwise, nor will Junior Creditor exercise any right or remedy, or take any such enforcement action with respect to any property or assets of Borrower, nor will Junior Creditor accelerate the Subordinated Debt, or commence, or cause to commence, prosecute or participate in any administrative, legal or equitable action against Borrower or the Collateral, until such time as (a) the Senior Debt (other than inchoate indemnification obligations) has been fully paid in cash, (b) Senior Creditor has no commitment or obligation to lend any further funds to Borrower, and (c) all financing agreements between Senior Creditor and Borrower are terminated. Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit Junior Creditor from (i) converting all or any part of the Subordinated Debt into equity securities of Borrower, provided that, if such securities have any call, put or other conversion features that would obligate Borrower to declare or pay dividends, make distributions, or otherwise pay any money or deliver any other securities or consideration to the holder, Junior Creditor hereby agrees that Borrower may not declare, pay or make such dividends, distributions or other payments to Junior Creditor, and Junior Creditor shall not accept any such dividends, distributions or other payments, except as may be permitted in the Senior Loan Agreement or (ii) exchanging all or any part of the Subordinated Debt in a cashless transaction for other indebtedness which indebtedness and any security interest in connection therewith is subordinated to the Senior Debt and the Senior Security Interest and is subject to a subordination agreement between Junior Creditor and Senior Creditor which subordination agreement is acceptable to Senior Creditor in its sole discretion (it being acknowledged and agreed that the form of this Agreement is acceptable to the Senior Creditor).

4. Junior Creditor shall promptly deliver to Senior Creditor in the form received (except for endorsement or assignment by Junior Creditor where required by Senior Creditor) for application to the Senior Debt any payment, distribution, security or proceeds received by Junior Creditor with respect to the Subordinated Debt other than in accordance with this Agreement.

 

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5. In the event of Borrower’s insolvency, reorganization or any case or proceeding under any bankruptcy or insolvency law or laws relating to the relief of debtors, including, without limitation, any voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar statutory or common law proceeding or arrangement involving Borrower, the readjustment of its liabilities, any assignment for the benefit of its creditors or any marshalling of its assets or liabilities (each, an “Insolvency Proceeding”), (a) this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with Section 510(a) of the United States Bankruptcy Code, (b) the Collateral shall include, without limitation, all Collateral arising during or after any such Insolvency Proceeding, and (c) Senior Creditor’s claims against Borrower and the estate of Borrower shall be paid in full before any payment is made to Junior Creditor. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in the event Junior Creditor exercises rights and remedies against Borrower, Junior Creditor shall remit the proceeds of any such enforcement actions to Senior Creditor until all Senior Debt (other than inchoate indemnification obligations) is paid in full.

6. Junior Creditor shall, simultaneously with giving any notice of default under the Junior Debt Documents to Borrower, provide Senior Creditor with a copy of any notice of default given to Borrower. Junior Creditor acknowledges and agrees that any default or event of default under the Junior Debt Documents shall be deemed to be a default and an event of default under the Senior Loan Agreement.

7. Until the Senior Debt (other than inchoate indemnification obligations) has been fully paid in cash and Senior Creditor’s agreements to lend any funds to Borrower have been terminated, Junior Creditor irrevocably appoints Senior Creditor as Junior Creditor’s attorney-in-fact, and grants to Senior Creditor a power of attorney with full power of substitution, in the name of Junior Creditor or in the name of Senior Creditor, for the use and benefit of Senior Creditor, without notice to Junior Creditor, to perform at Senior Creditor’s option the following acts in any Insolvency Proceeding involving Borrower:

 

  a)

To file the appropriate claim or claims in respect of the Subordinated Debt on behalf of Junior Creditor if Junior Creditor does not do so prior to thirty (30) days before the expiration of the time to file claims in such Insolvency Proceeding and if Senior Creditor elects, in its sole discretion, to file such claim or claims; and

 

  b)

To accept or reject any plan of reorganization or arrangement on behalf of Junior Creditor and to otherwise vote Junior Creditor’s claims in respect of any Subordinated Debt in any manner that Senior Creditor deems appropriate for the enforcement of its rights hereunder.

In addition to and without limiting the foregoing: (x) until the Senior Debt (other than inchoate indemnification obligations) has been fully paid in cash and Senior Creditor’s agreements to lend any funds to Borrower have been terminated, Junior Creditor shall not commence or join in any involuntary bankruptcy petition or similar judicial proceeding against Borrower, and (y) if an Insolvency Proceeding occurs: (i) Junior Creditor shall not assert, without the prior written consent of Senior Creditor, any claim, motion, objection or argument in respect of the Collateral in connection with any Insolvency Proceeding which could otherwise be asserted or raised in connection with such Insolvency Proceeding, including, without limitation, any claim, motion, objection or argument seeking adequate protection or relief from the automatic stay in respect of

 

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the Collateral, (ii) Senior Creditor may consent to the use of cash collateral on such terms and conditions and in such amounts as it shall in good faith determine without seeking or obtaining the consent of Junior Creditor as (if applicable) holder of an interest in the Collateral, (iii) if use of cash collateral by Borrower is consented to by Senior Creditor, Junior Creditor shall not oppose such use of cash collateral on the basis that Junior Creditor’s interest in the Collateral (if any) is impaired by such use or inadequately protected by such use, or on any other ground, and (iv) Junior Creditor shall not object to, or oppose, any sale or other disposition of any assets comprising all or part of the Collateral, free and clear of security interests, liens and claims of any party, including Junior Creditor, under Section 363 of the United States Bankruptcy Code or otherwise, on the basis that the interest of Junior Creditor in the Collateral (if any) is impaired by such sale or inadequately protected as a result of such sale, or on any other ground (and, if requested by Senior Creditor, Junior Creditor shall affirmatively and promptly consent to such sale or disposition of such assets), if Senior Creditor has consented to, or supports, such sale or disposition of such assets, provided, however, that Junior Creditor retains any rights that Junior Creditor may have as a junior creditor with respect to any surplus proceeds (if any) in excess of the amount necessary to pay the Senior Debt (other than inchoate indemnification obligations) in full in cash arising from any such sale or disposition.

8. Junior Creditor represents and warrants that Junior Creditor has provided Senior Creditor with true and correct copies of all of the documents evidencing or relating to the Subordinated Debt. By the execution of this Agreement, Junior Creditor hereby authorizes Senior Creditor to amend any financing statements filed by Junior Creditor against Borrower as follows: “In accordance with a certain Subordination Agreement by and among the Secured Party, the Debtor, Powerscourt Investments XXV Trust, Horizon Funding Trust 2022-1 and Horizon Funding I, LLC, the Secured Party has subordinated any security interest or lien that Secured Party may have in any assets or property of the Debtor to the security interest of Powerscourt Investments XXV Trust, Horizon Funding Trust 2022-1 and Horizon Funding I, LLC in all assets and property of the Debtor, notwithstanding the respective dates of attachment or perfection of the security interest of the Secured Party and Powerscourt Investments XXV Trust, Horizon Funding Trust 2022-1, Horizon Funding I, LLC and Horizon Technology Finance Corporation.”

9. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, but only to the extent that any of the following does not conflict with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, is consistent with the terms of this Agreement, does not affect the enforceability or priority of the Senior Debt, does not interfere with the rights of Senior Creditor in and to the Collateral or the Senior Debt or the exercise by Senor Creditor of such rights or involve any contest or challenge to the validity, perfection, priority or enforceability of the Senior Security Interest or the Senior Debt: (a) in any Insolvency Proceeding, Junior Creditor may file a proof of claim with respect to the Subordinated Debt subject to Section 7(a) above, (b) Junior Creditor may file any necessary responsive or defensive pleadings in opposition to any motion, claim, adversary proceeding or other pleading made by any person objecting to or otherwise seeking the disallowance of the claims of Junior Creditor, (c) Junior Creditor may commence legal proceedings against Borrower (but not any of the Collateral) solely to prevent the running of any statute of limitations or any other similar restriction on claims, provided, that Junior Creditor may not enforce any judgment against Borrower or any of the Collateral, (d) in any Insolvency Proceeding, Junior Creditor shall be entitled to vote on any plan of reorganization subject to Section 7(b) above, and (e) Junior Creditor may enforce the terms of any subordination agreement with regard to any indebtedness or other obligation subordinated to the Subordinated Debt.

 

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10. No amendment of the documents evidencing or relating to the Subordinated Debt shall directly or indirectly modify the provisions of this Agreement in any manner which might terminate or impair the subordination of the Subordinated Debt or the subordination of the security interest or lien that Junior Creditor may have in any assets or property of Borrower. By way of example, such instruments shall not be amended to (a) increase the rate of interest with respect to the Subordinated Debt, or (b) accelerate the payment of the principal or interest or any other portion of the Subordinated Debt. Senior Creditor shall have the sole and exclusive right to restrict or permit, or approve or disapprove, the sale, transfer or other disposition of property of Borrower except in accordance with the terms of the Senior Debt, subject to any rights or duties Junior Creditor may have in its capacity as an officer, director, or shareholder of Borrower. Upon written notice from Senior Creditor to Junior Creditor of Senior Creditor’s agreement to release its lien on all or any portion of the Collateral in connection with the sale, transfer or other disposition thereof by Senior Creditor (or by Borrower with consent of Senior Creditor), Junior Creditor shall be deemed to have also, automatically and simultaneously, released its lien on the Collateral, and Junior Creditor shall upon written request by Senior Creditor, immediately take such action as shall be necessary or appropriate to evidence and confirm such release. All proceeds resulting from any such sale, transfer or other disposition shall be applied first to the Senior Debt until payment in full thereof, with the balance, if any, to the Subordinated Debt, or to any other entitled party. If Junior Creditor fails to release its lien as required hereunder, Junior Creditor hereby appoints Senior Creditor as attorney in fact for Junior Creditor with full power of substitution to release Junior Creditor’s liens as provided hereunder. Such power of attorney being coupled with an interest shall be irrevocable.

11. All necessary action on the part of Junior Creditor, its officers, directors, partners, members and shareholders, as applicable, necessary for the authorization of this Agreement and the performance of all obligations of Junior Creditor hereunder has been taken. This Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Junior Creditor, enforceable against Junior Creditor in accordance with its terms. The execution, delivery and performance of and compliance with this Agreement by Junior Creditor will not (a) result in any material violation or default of any term of any of Junior Creditor’s charter, formation or other organizational documents (such as Articles or Certificate of Incorporation, bylaws, partnership agreement, operating agreement, etc.) or (b) violate any material applicable law, rule or regulation.

12. If, at any time after payment in full of the Senior Debt any payments of the Senior Debt must be disgorged by Senior Creditor for any reason (including, without limitation, any Insolvency Proceeding), this Agreement and the relative rights and priorities set forth herein shall be reinstated as to all such disgorged payments as though such payments had not been made and Junior Creditor shall immediately pay over to Senior Creditor all payments received with respect to the Subordinated Debt to the extent that such payments would have been prohibited hereunder. At any time and from time to time, without notice to Junior Creditor, Senior Creditor may take such actions with respect to the Senior Debt as Senior Creditor, in its sole discretion, may deem appropriate, including, without limitation, terminating advances to Borrower, increasing the principal amount, extending the time of payment, increasing applicable interest rates, renewing, compromising or otherwise amending the terms of any documents affecting the

 

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Senior Debt and any collateral securing the Senior Debt, and enforcing or failing to enforce any rights against Borrower or any other person; provided, however, that without the prior written consent of Junior Creditor, no modification of the Senior Debt shall (i) reduce the capacity to incur Subordinated Debt to an amount less than the amount of the Subordinated Debt outstanding on the date hereof or (ii) contravene the provisions of this Agreement. No such action or inaction shall impair or otherwise affect Senior Creditor’s rights hereunder. Junior Creditor waives the benefits, if any, of any statutory or common law rule that may permit a subordinating creditor to assert any defenses of a surety or guarantor, or that may give the subordinating creditor the right to require a senior creditor to marshal assets, and Junior Creditor agrees that it shall not assert any such defenses or rights.

13. This Agreement shall bind any successors or assignees of Junior Creditor and shall benefit any successors or assigns of Senior Creditor, provided, however, Junior Creditor agrees that, prior and as a condition precedent to Junior Creditor assigning all or any portion of the Subordinated Debt, such successor or assignee, as applicable, shall execute a written agreement whereby such successor or assignee expressly agrees to assume and be bound by all terms and conditions of this Agreement with respect to Junior Creditor. This Agreement shall remain effective until the earlier of the following occurs: (i) the Senior Loan Agreement has been terminated in writing by Senior Creditor and the Senior Debt (other than inchoate indemnification obligations) has been satisfied in full or (ii) the Subordinated Debt has been exchanged in a cashless transaction for other indebtedness, such indebtedness and any security interest in connection therewith is subordinated to the Senior Debt and the Senior Security Interest and is subject to a subordination agreement between Junior Creditor and Senior Creditor, which subordination agreement is acceptable to Senior Creditor in its sole discretion (it being acknowledged and agreed that the form of this Agreement is acceptable to the Senior Creditor). Junior Creditor further agrees that if Borrower is in the process of refinancing any portion of the Senior Debt with a new lender, and if Senior Creditor makes a request of Junior Creditor, Junior Creditor shall agree to enter into a new subordination agreement with the new lender on substantially the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

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

 

            Senior Creditor at:   

312 Farmington Avenue

Farmington, CT 06032

Attention: Legal Department

Email: [*****]

   each Junior Creditor at:   

such Junior Creditor’s address set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto or at such other address as Senior Creditor or Junior Creditor may designate by ten (10) days advance written notice to the other parties hereto.

 

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15. Junior Creditor hereby agrees to execute such documents and/or take such further action as Senior Creditor may at any time or times reasonably request in order to carry out the provisions and intent of this Agreement, including, without limitation, ratifications and confirmations of this Agreement from time to time hereafter, as and when requested by Senior Creditor.

16. 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. Each party hereto may execute this Agreement by electronic means and recognizes and accepts the use of electronic signatures and records by any other party hereto in connection with the execution and storage hereof.

17. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Connecticut without giving effect to conflicts of laws principles. Junior Creditor and Senior Creditor submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in the State of Connecticut in any action, suit, or proceeding of any kind, against it which arises out of or by reason of this Agreement. JUNIOR CREDITOR AND SENIOR CREDITOR WAIVE THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREIN, INCLUDING CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS, AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW OR STATUTORY CLAIMS.

18. This Agreement represents the entire agreement with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior negotiations, agreements and commitments. Junior Creditor is not relying on any representations by Senior Creditor or Borrower in entering into this Agreement, and Junior Creditor has kept and will continue to keep itself fully apprised of the financial and other condition of Borrower. This Agreement may be amended only by written instrument signed by Junior Creditor and Senior Creditor.

19. The obligations of all persons comprising “Junior Creditor” hereunder are several and not joint and several. For the avoidance of doubt, this Agreement applies to Junior Creditor in its capacity as a creditor of Borrower in respect of the Junior Debt Documents, and nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to restrict or infringe upon Junior Creditor’s rights in its capacity as a shareholder or member of the board of directors of Borrower or any other capacity.

[Signature page follows.]

 

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

 

SENIOR CREDITOR:

HORIZON FUNDING I, LLC

By: Horizon Secured Loan Fund I LLC, its sole member

By:

   

Name:

 

Title:

 

 

HORIZON FUNDING TRUST 2022-1

By: Horizon Technology Finance Corporation, its agent

By:

   

Name:

 

Title:

 

 

POWERSCOURT INVESTMENTS XXV TRUST
By: 1485 Management, LLC, as Trust’s Agent

By:

   
Name:  
Title:   Authorized Signatory

[Signature Page to Subordination Agreement—GreenLight]


JUNIOR CREDITOR:

[                                         ]

 

By:

   

Name:

 

Title:

 

[Signature Page to Subordination Agreement—GreenLight]


The undersigned approves of the terms of this Agreement.

 

BORROWER:

GREENLIGHT BIOSCIENCES INC.

By:

   

Name:

 

Title:

 

 

GREENLIGHT BIOSCIENCES HOLDINGS, PBC

By:

   

Name:

 

Title:

 

[Signature Page to Subordination Agreement—GreenLight]


Exhibit A

Junior Creditors

[***]


EXHIBIT E-2

SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT


SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT

This Subordination Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made as of May 29, 2023 by and among the undersigned creditors set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto, solely in their capacity as the holders of Subordinated Debt (as defined below) and not in their capacity as holders of any equity securities of Borrower (each individually and collectively, “Creditor”), and SILICON VALLEY BANK, A DIVISION OF FIRST-CITIZENS BANK & TRUST COMPANY (SUCCESSOR BY PURCHASE TO THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION AS RECEIVER FOR SILICON VALLEY BRIDGE BANK, N.A. (AS SUCCESSOR TO SILICON VALLEY BANK)) (“Bank”).

Recitals

A. GREENLIGHT BIOSCIENCES, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Biosciences”), and GREENLIGHT BIOSCIENCES HOLDINGS, PBC (f/k/a Environmental IMPACT acquisition corp.) a Delaware public benefit corporation (“Holdings” and together with Biosciences, jointly and severally, individually and collectively, the “Borrower”) has requested and/or obtained certain loans or other credit accommodations from Bank which are or may be from time to time secured by assets and property of Borrower.

B. Creditor has extended loans or other credit accommodations to Borrower, and/or may extend loans or other credit accommodations to Borrower from time to time pursuant to those certain Promissory Notes dated as of May 29, 2023, each issued by Borrower to each Creditor in the principal amount written opposite such Creditor’s name on Exhibit A attached hereto (collectively, the “Subordinated Note Documents”).

C. To induce Bank to extend credit to Borrower and, at any time or from time to time, at Bank’s option, to make such further loans, extensions of credit, or other accommodations to or for the account of Borrower, or to purchase or extend credit upon any instrument or writing in respect of which Borrower may be liable in any capacity, or to grant such renewals or extension of any such loan, extension of credit, purchase, or other accommodation as Bank may deem advisable, Creditor is willing to subordinate: (i) all of Borrower’s indebtedness and obligations to Creditor (including, without limitation, principal, premium (if any), interest, fees, charges, expenses, costs, professional fees and expenses, and reimbursement obligations) arising under the Subordinated Note Documents, whether presently existing or arising in the future (the “Subordinated Debt”) to all of Borrower’s indebtedness and obligations to Bank; and (ii) all of Creditor’s security interests securing the Subordinated Debt, if any, to all of Bank’s security interests in Borrower’s property.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE PARTIES AGREE AS FOLLOWS:

1. Creditor subordinates to Bank any security interest or lien that Creditor may have in any property of Borrower. Notwithstanding the respective dates of attachment or perfection of the security interests of Creditor and the security interests of Bank, all now existing and hereafter arising security interests of Bank in any property of Borrower and all proceeds thereof (the “Collateral”), including, without limitation, the “Collateral”, as defined in a certain Loan and Security Agreement between Borrower and Bank dated as of September 22, 2021, as amended and affected by a certain Joinder and First Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated as of April 1, 2022 (as has been and as may be further amended, modified, restated, replaced or supplemented from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”), shall at all times be senior to the security interests of Creditor. Creditor hereby (a) acknowledges and consents to (i) Borrower granting to Bank a security interest in the Collateral, (ii) Bank filing any and all financing statements and other documents as deemed necessary by Bank in order to perfect Bank’s security interest in the Collateral, and (iii) the entering into of the Loan Agreement and all documents in connection therewith by Borrower, (b) acknowledges and agrees that the Senior Debt, the entering into of the Loan Agreement and all documents in connection therewith by Borrower, and the security interest granted by Borrower to Bank in the Collateral shall be permitted under the provisions of the Subordinated Debt documents (notwithstanding any provision of the Subordinated Debt documents to the contrary), (c) acknowledges, agrees and covenants that Creditor shall not contest, challenge or dispute the validity, attachment, perfection, priority or enforceability of Bank’s security interest in the Collateral, or the validity, priority or enforceability of the Senior Debt, and (d) acknowledges and agrees that the provisions of this Agreement will apply fully and unconditionally even in the event that Bank’s security interest in the Collateral (or any portion thereof) shall be unperfected.


2. All Subordinated Debt is subordinated in right of payment to all obligations of Borrower to Bank now existing or hereafter arising, including, without limitation, the Obligations (as defined in the Loan Agreement), together with all costs of collecting such obligations (including attorneys’ fees), including, without limitation, all obligations under any agreement in connection with the provision by Bank to Borrower of products and/or credit services facilities, including, without limitation, any letters of credit, cash management services (including, without limitation, merchant services, direct deposit of payroll, business credit cards, and check cashing services), interest rate swap arrangements, and foreign exchange services, all interest accruing after the commencement by or against Borrower of any bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding (such obligations, collectively, the “Senior Debt”).

3. Creditor will not demand or receive from Borrower (and Borrower will not pay to Creditor) all or any part of the Subordinated Debt, by way of payment, prepayment, setoff, lawsuit or otherwise, nor will Creditor exercise any remedy with respect to any property of Borrower, nor will Creditor accelerate the Subordinated Debt, or commence, or cause to commence, prosecute or participate in any administrative, legal or equitable action against Borrower, until such time as (a) the Senior Debt (other than inchoate indemnity obligations and any Obligations under Bank Services Agreements (as defined in the Loan Agreement and as hereinafter used) that are cash collateralized in accordance with the terms of the Loan Agreement) has been fully paid in cash, (b) Bank has no commitment or obligation to lend any further funds to Borrower, and (c) all financing agreements between Bank and Borrower are terminated (the earliest date on which each of (a), (b) and (c) of this Section 3 have occurred is referred to herein as the “Termination Date”). Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit Creditor from (i) converting all or any part of the Subordinated Debt into equity securities of Borrower, provided that, if such securities have any call, put or other conversion features that would obligate Borrower to declare or pay dividends, make distributions, or otherwise pay any money or deliver any other securities or consideration to the holder, Creditor hereby agrees that Borrower may not declare, pay or make such dividends, distributions or other payments to Creditor, and Creditor shall not accept any such dividends, distributions or other payments, except as may be permitted in the Loan Agreement or (ii) converting the Subordinated Debt into other indebtedness in accordance with the terms of the Subordinated Note Documents; provided that such indebtedness is subject to a subordination agreement in favor of Bank on terms substantially similar to this Agreement.

4. Creditor shall promptly deliver to Bank in the form received (except for endorsement or assignment by Creditor where required by Bank) for application to the Senior Debt any payment, distribution, security or proceeds received by Creditor with respect to the Subordinated Debt other than in accordance with this Agreement.

5. In the event of Borrower’s insolvency, reorganization or any case or proceeding under any bankruptcy or insolvency law or laws relating to the relief of debtors, including, without limitation, any voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar statutory or common law proceeding or arrangement involving Borrower, the readjustment of its liabilities, any assignment for the benefit of its creditors or any marshalling of its assets or liabilities (each, an “Insolvency Proceeding”), (a) this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with Section 510(a) of the United States Bankruptcy Code, (b) the Collateral shall include, without limitation, all Collateral arising during or after any such Insolvency Proceeding, and (c) Bank’s claims against Borrower and the estate of Borrower shall be paid in full before any payment is made to Creditor.

6. Creditor shall simultaneously with giving any notice of default to Borrower, provide Bank with a copy of any notice of default given to Borrower. Creditor acknowledges and agrees that any default or event of default under the Subordinated Debt documents shall be deemed to be a default and an event of default under the Senior Debt documents.

7. Until the Termination Date, Creditor irrevocably appoints Bank as Creditor’s attorney-in-fact, and grants to Bank a power of attorney with full power of substitution, in the name of Creditor or in the name of Bank, for the use and benefit of Bank, without notice to Creditor, to perform at Bank’s option the following acts in any Insolvency Proceeding involving Borrower:

 

  a)

To file the appropriate claim or claims in respect of the Subordinated Debt on behalf of Creditor if Creditor does not do so prior to thirty (30) days before the expiration of the time to file claims in such Insolvency Proceeding and if Bank elects, in its sole discretion, to file such claim or claims; and

 

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  b)

To accept or reject any plan of reorganization or arrangement on behalf of Creditor and to otherwise vote Creditor’s claims in respect of any Subordinated Debt in any manner that Bank deems appropriate for the enforcement of its rights hereunder.

In addition to and without limiting the foregoing: (x) until the Termination Date, Creditor shall not commence or join in any involuntary bankruptcy petition or similar judicial proceeding against Borrower, and (y) if an Insolvency Proceeding occurs: (i) Creditor shall not assert, without the prior written consent of Bank, any claim, motion, objection or argument in respect of the Collateral in connection with any Insolvency Proceeding which could otherwise be asserted or raised in connection with such Insolvency Proceeding, including, without limitation, any claim, motion, objection or argument seeking adequate protection or relief from the automatic stay in respect of the Collateral, (ii) Bank may consent to the use of cash collateral on such terms and conditions and in such amounts as it shall in good faith determine without seeking or obtaining the consent of Creditor as (if applicable) holder of an interest in the Collateral, (iii) if use of cash collateral by Borrower is consented to by Bank, Creditor shall not oppose such use of cash collateral on the basis that Creditor’s interest in the Collateral (if any) is impaired by such use or inadequately protected by such use, or on any other ground, and (iv) Creditor shall not object to, or oppose, any sale or other disposition of any assets comprising all or part of the Collateral, free and clear of security interests, liens and claims of any party, including Creditor, under Section 363 of the United States Bankruptcy Code or otherwise, on the basis that the interest of Creditor in the Collateral (if any) is impaired by such sale or inadequately protected as a result of such sale, or on any other ground (and, if requested by Bank, Creditor shall affirmatively and promptly consent to such sale or disposition of such assets), if Bank has consented to, or supports, such sale or disposition of such assets.

Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 7 and so long as the following actions do not impair Bank’s rights hereunder, Creditor may (a) in any Insolvency Proceeding of Borrower, file proofs of claim against Borrower at any time unless Bank has already filed proofs of claim pursuant to Section 7(a) hereof, (b) file a claim in an Insolvency Proceeding if necessary to prevent the running of the applicable statute of limitation or similar restriction on any claims under the Subordinated Debt, and (c) make an election to receive payment of any monetary damages as long as such election is subject to the prior payment in full in cash of the Senior Debt (other than inchoate indemnity obligations and any Obligations under Bank Services Agreements that are cash collateralized in accordance with the terms of the Loan Agreement). For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 7 only applies to Creditor in its capacity as holder of Subordinated Debt and not in any other capacity, including as equity holder in Borrower.

8. Creditor represents and warrants that Creditor has provided Bank with true and correct copies of all of the documents evidencing or relating to the Subordinated Debt. By the execution of this Agreement, Creditor hereby authorizes Bank to amend any financing statements filed by Creditor against Borrower as follows: “In accordance with a certain Subordination Agreement by and among the Secured Party, the Debtor and Silicon Valley Bank, a division of First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company (successor by purchase to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as Receiver for Silicon Valley Bridge Bank, N.A. (as successor to Silicon Valley Bank)), the Secured Party has subordinated any security interest or lien that Secured Party may have in any property of the Debtor to the security interest of First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company in all assets of the Debtor, notwithstanding the respective dates of attachment or perfection of the security interest of the Secured Party and First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company.”

9. No amendment of the documents evidencing or relating to the Subordinated Debt shall directly or indirectly modify the provisions of this Agreement in any manner which might terminate or impair the subordination of the Subordinated Debt or the subordination of the security interest or lien that Creditor may have in any property of Borrower. By way of example, such instruments shall not be amended to (a) increase the rate of interest with respect to the Subordinated Debt, or (b) accelerate the payment of the principal or interest or any other portion of the Subordinated Debt. Bank shall have the sole and exclusive right to restrict or permit, or approve or disapprove, the sale, transfer or other disposition of property of Borrower except in accordance with the terms of the Senior Debt. Upon written notice from Bank to Creditor of Bank’s agreement to release its lien on all or any portion of the Collateral in connection with the sale, transfer or other disposition thereof by Bank (or by Borrower with consent of Bank), Creditor shall be deemed to have also, automatically and simultaneously, released its lien on the Collateral, and Creditor shall upon written request by Bank, immediately take such action as shall be necessary or appropriate to evidence and confirm such release. All proceeds resulting from any such sale, transfer or other disposition shall be applied first to the Senior Debt until payment in full thereof (other than inchoate indemnity obligations and any Obligations under Bank Services Agreements that are cash collateralized in accordance with the terms of the Loan

 

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Agreement), with the balance, if any, to the Subordinated Debt, or to any other entitled party. If Creditor fails to release its lien as required hereunder, Creditor hereby appoints Bank as attorney in fact for Creditor with full power of substitution to release Creditor’s liens as provided hereunder. Such power of attorney being coupled with an interest shall be irrevocable.

10. All necessary action on the part of Creditor, its officers, directors, partners, members and shareholders, as applicable, necessary for the authorization of this Agreement and the performance of all obligations of Creditor hereunder has been taken. This Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Creditor, enforceable against Creditor in accordance with its terms. The execution, delivery and performance of and compliance with this Agreement by Creditor will not (a) result in any material violation or default of any term of any of Creditor’s charter, formation or other organizational documents (such as Articles or Certificate of Incorporation, bylaws, partnership agreement, operating agreement, etc.) or (b) violate any material applicable law, rule or regulation.

11. If, at any time after payment in full of the Senior Debt any payments of the Senior Debt must be disgorged by Bank for any reason (including, without limitation, any Insolvency Proceeding), this Agreement and the relative rights and priorities set forth herein shall be reinstated as to all such disgorged payments as though such payments had not been made and Creditor shall immediately pay over to Bank all payments received with respect to the Subordinated Debt to the extent that such payments would have been prohibited hereunder. At any time and from time to time, without notice to Creditor, Bank may take such actions with respect to the Senior Debt as Bank, in its sole discretion, may deem appropriate, including, without limitation, terminating advances to Borrower, increasing the principal amount, extending the time of payment, increasing applicable interest rates, renewing, compromising or otherwise amending the terms of any documents affecting the Senior Debt and any collateral securing the Senior Debt, and enforcing or failing to enforce any rights against Borrower or any other person; provided, however, that prior written consent of Creditor shall be required for any amendment of the Senior Debt that results in the (i) reduction of the Borrower’s capacity to incur Subordinated Debt in an amount less than the amount of the Subordinated Debt outstanding on the date hereof or (ii) contravention of the provisions of this Agreement. No such action or inaction shall impair or otherwise affect Bank’s rights hereunder. Creditor waives the benefits, if any, of any statutory or common law rule that may permit a subordinating creditor to assert any defenses of a surety or guarantor, or that may give the subordinating creditor the right to require a senior creditor to marshal assets, and Creditor agrees that it shall not assert any such defenses or rights.

12. This Agreement shall bind any successors or assignees of Creditor and shall benefit any successors or assigns of Bank, provided, however, Creditor agrees that, prior and as conditions precedent to Creditor assigning all or any portion of the Subordinated Debt: (a) Creditor shall give Bank prior written notice of such assignment, and (b) such successor or assignee, as applicable, shall execute a written agreement whereby such successor or assignee expressly agrees to assume and be bound by all terms and conditions of this Agreement with respect to Creditor. This Agreement shall remain effective until the earliest to occur of (i) the termination of this Agreement in writing by Bank, (ii) the date that the Subordinated Debt has been exchanged in a cashless transaction for other indebtedness which is subject to a subordination agreement in substantially the same form as this Agreement (it being acknowledged and agreed that the form of this Agreement is acceptable to Bank), or (iii) the Termination Date. This Agreement is solely for the benefit of Creditor and Bank and not for the benefit of Borrower or any other party. Creditor further agrees that if Borrower is in the process of refinancing any portion of the Senior Debt with a new lender, and if Bank makes a request of Creditor, Creditor shall agree to enter into a new subordination agreement with the new lender on substantially the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

13. Creditor hereby agrees to execute such documents and/or take such further action as Bank may at any time or times reasonably request in order to carry out the provisions and intent of this Agreement, including, without limitation, ratifications and confirmations of this Agreement from time to time hereafter, as and when requested by Bank.

14. 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. Each party hereto may execute this Agreement by electronic means and recognizes and accepts the use of electronic signatures and records by any other party hereto in connection with the execution and storage hereof.

 

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15. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts without giving effect to conflicts of laws principles. Creditor and Bank submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Boston, Massachusetts in any action, suit, or proceeding of any kind, against it which arises out of or by reason of this Agreement; provided, however, that if for any reason Bank cannot avail itself of the Courts of The Commonwealth Massachusetts, Creditor accepts jurisdiction of the Courts and venue in Santa Clara County, California. CREDITOR AND BANK WAIVE THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREIN.

16. This Agreement represents the entire agreement with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior negotiations, agreements and commitments. Creditor is not relying on any representations by Bank or Borrower in entering into this Agreement, and Creditor has kept and will continue to keep itself fully apprised of the financial and other condition of Borrower. This Agreement may be amended only by written instrument signed by Creditor and Bank.

17. The obligations of each Creditor hereunder are several and not joint and several. For the avoidance of doubt, this Agreement applies to Creditor in its capacity as a creditor of Borrower in respect of the Subordinated Note Documents, and nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to restrict or infringe upon Creditor’s rights in its capacity as a holder of equity securities of Borrower, as a member of the board of directors of Borrower, or any other capacity.

[Signature page follows.]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement as a sealed instrument under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as of the date first above written.

“Bank”

 

FIRST-CITIZENS BANK & TRUST COMPANY (SUCCESSOR BY PURCHASE TO THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION AS RECEIVER FOR SILICON VALLEY BRIDGE BANK, N.A. (AS SUCCESSOR TO SILICON VALLEY BANK))

By:

   

Name:

 

Title:

 

 

The undersigned approves of the terms of this Agreement.
“Borrower”
GREENLIGHT BIOSCIENCES, INC.

By:

   

Name:

 

Title:

 

 

GREENLIGHT BIOSCIENCES HOLDINGS, PBC

By:

   

Name:

 

Title:

 

[Signature Page to Subordination Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement as a sealed instrument under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as of the date first above written.

“Creditor”

 

[                                         ]

By:

   

Name:

   

Title:

   

[Signature Page to Subordination Agreement]


Exhibit A

Creditors

[***]


EXHIBIT F

MANAGEMENT CARVE-OUT PLAN

SUMMARY OF TERMS

The Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) and the Company’s stockholders will approve and implement a management carve-out plan (the “Carve-Out Plan”) pursuant to which, if the Company consummates a Corporate Transaction (as defined below) following the closing of the Merger (excluding any transaction whose principal purpose is to raise equity capital) with an equity valuation of at least two (2) times the aggregate proceeds raised pursuant to this Agreement at any time on or prior to the third anniversary of the Initial Closing, 5% of the consideration otherwise payable to the holders of Company equity securities will be set aside and allocated by the disinterested members of the Board to officers and employees of the Company. The terms of an officer’s or employee’s eligibility to receive a payment under the Carve-Out Plan will be subject to terms and conditions as the Board may reasonably determine. Any such payments to an individual will be “netted out” against any payments (if any) that such individual receives for the value of its Common Stock in the Corporate Transaction.

Corporate Transaction” means (a) a sale by the Company of all or substantially all of its assets, (b) a merger of the Company with or into another entity (if after such merger the holders of a majority of the Company’s voting securities immediately prior to the transaction do not hold a majority of the voting securities of the successor entity), (c) the transfer of more than 50% of the Company’s voting securities to a person or group or (d) any other Deemed Liquidation Event as defined in the Company’s certificate of incorporation, then in effect.

Exhibit 99.3

Privileged & Confidential

CONTRIBUTION AND EXCHANGE AGREEMENT

THIS CONTRIBUTION AND EXCHANGE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of [_], 2023, by and between SW ParentCo, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), on the one hand, and [ ] (the “Rollover Investor”), on the other hand. Except as otherwise set forth herein, capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Merger Agreement (as defined below).

WHEREAS, Parent, SW MergerCo, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), and GreenLight Biosciences, PBC, a Delaware public benefit corporation (the “Company”), intend to enter into that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated on or around the date hereof (the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which Merger Sub will commence a cash tender offer (the “Offer”) to purchase all of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share of the Company and, subject to the consummation of the Offer in accordance with the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will be merged with and into the Company with the Company being the surviving entity;

WHEREAS, in connection with (but subject to the consummation of) the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, Parent and Rollover Investor desire to enter into an agreement pursuant to which, immediately prior to the Effective Time (but after the Acceptance Time), (a) Rollover Investor shall contribute to Parent the Rollover Shares (as defined below), (b) in exchange for such Rollover Shares, Parent shall issue to Rollover Investor, on the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein, the Parent Shares (as defined below), and (c) Parent shall contribute the Rollover Shares to Merger Sub; and

WHEREAS, it is intended that the contribution of Rollover Shares in exchange for Parent Shares, together with the contributions to Parent (i) of Rollover Shares by the other Rollover Stockholders in exchange for Parent Shares and (ii) of cash and notes of the Company by parties to the Note Purchase Agreement in exchange for secured convertible notes of Parent to fund, among other things, the Offer Price and Merger Consideration, in each case, contemporaneously therewith, be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a tax-free exchange governed by Section 351 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth herein, intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. Contribution and Issuance of Parent Shares.

(a) Effective immediately prior to the Effective Time (the “Rollover Closing”), but in any event, after the Acceptance Time, Rollover Investor hereby contributes, transfers and assigns (or causes to be contributed, transferred and assigned) to Parent, free and clear of all Liens, all of Rollover Investor’s right, title and interests in the shares of the Company’s Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (together with any shares of capital stock of the Company acquired, of record or Beneficially Owned, directly or indirectly, after the execution of this Agreement, the “Rollover Shares”) set forth on Exhibit A with the aggregate value as of the Closing set forth across from the heading “Aggregate Value of Rollover Shares” on Exhibit A.

 

 

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(b) In exchange for such Rollover Shares, Parent shall issue to Rollover Investor (or its designated Affiliate) at the Rollover Closing the number of shares of Series A-2 Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Parent (“Series A-2 Preferred”) set forth on Exhibit A at the per share agreed upon value set forth therein (the “Parent Shares”), such that immediately thereafter, Parent Shares having an aggregate value equal to the value attributed to the Rollover Shares shall have been issued to Rollover Investor (or its designated Affiliate).

(c) The issuance of the Parent Shares to Rollover Investor hereunder is intended to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act pursuant to Rule 506 of Regulation D and/or Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. Immediately after the issuance of the Parent Shares to Rollover Investor, the parties agree that each share of Series A-2 Preferred will be treated under the Certificate of Incorporation as having a per share Original Issue Price of $0.40.

(d) Prior to the Rollover Closing, the Company shall duly file with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware the Certificate of Incorporation. Prior to or concurrent with the Rollover Closing, Rollover Investor shall deliver to Parent duly executed counterpart signature pages to each of the Investor’s Rights Agreement, Voting Agreement and Right of First Refusal and Co-Sale Agreement as an “Investor” thereunder (collectively, the “Financing Documents”).

(e) As a condition to the issuance of the Parent Shares, Rollover Investor shall deliver (or cause to be delivered) to Parent a duly executed counterpart signature page to each of the Financing Documents as an “Investor” thereunder.

(f) Prior to the Effective Time, Rollover Investor shall deliver to Parent an executed and duly completed IRS Form W-9 or appropriate IRS Form W-8, as applicable.

2. Representations and Warranties of Rollover Investor. In connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, Rollover Investor represents and warrants to Parent, as of the date hereof and as of the Rollover Closing, that:

(a) Rollover Investor has good and valid title to the Rollover Shares, free and clear of any and all Liens, and is transferring good and valid title to the Rollover Shares to Parent, and delivering the Rollover Shares to Parent free and clear of all Liens other than Liens created by this Agreement or as imposed by applicable securities laws. Except for the Company’s Organizational Documents, there are no securityholder agreements, voting trusts, proxies, or other agreements or understandings with respect to the Rollover Shares to which Rollover Investor is a party. The Rollover Shares represent all of the shares of capital stock of the Company, including shares of Company Common Stock, Beneficially Owned, or owned of record, by the Rollover Investor.

 

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(b) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement has been duly authorized by Rollover Investor and this Agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation of Rollover Investor, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy laws, other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights and general principles of equity affecting the availability of specific performance and other equitable remedies. The execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, and the delivery of the Rollover Shares to Parent by Rollover Investor do not and will not (i) conflict with or result in a breach of the terms, conditions or provisions of, (ii) constitute a default under, (iii) result in the creation of any Lien upon the Rollover Shares pursuant to, (iv) give any third party the right to modify, terminate or accelerate any obligation under, (v) result in a violation of or (vi) require any authorization, consent, approval, exemption or other action by or notice to any Governmental Authority pursuant to, any law, statute, rule or regulation to which Rollover Investor is subject, or any agreement, instrument, order, judgment or decree to which Rollover Investor is a party or by which Rollover Investor is bound.

(c) Rollover Investor has the full legal right, power and authority to deliver the Rollover Shares to Parent.

(d) The Parent Shares to be acquired by Rollover Investor pursuant to this Agreement will be acquired for Rollover Investor’s own account and not with a view to, or intention of, distribution thereof in violation of the Securities Act, or any applicable state securities laws, and the Parent Shares will not be disposed of in contravention of the Securities Act or any applicable federal and state securities laws, the Financing Documents, the Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws of Parent.

(e) Rollover Investor is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501 of Regulation D of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Rollover Investor is sophisticated in financial matters and is able to evaluate the risks and benefits of the investment in the Parent Shares.

(f) Rollover Investor is able to bear the economic risk of Rollover Investor’s investment in the Parent Shares for an indefinite period of time because the Parent Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act and, therefore, cannot be sold unless subsequently registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from such registration is available.

(g) Rollover Investor has had an opportunity to ask questions and receive answers concerning the terms and conditions of the offering of the Parent Shares and has had full access to such other information concerning Parent as Rollover Investor has requested.

(h) Rollover Investor acknowledges and agrees that there may be additional issuances of equity securities of Parent after the date hereof, subject to the terms of the Financing Documents and the Certificate of Incorporation, which may be subsequently amended from time to time, and the Parent Shares may be diluted in connection with any such issuance.

(i) There are no lawsuits, claims, proceedings, investigations, injunctions, judgments, orders or decrees pending or, to Rollover Investor’s knowledge, threatened against or affecting the Rollover Shares that would delay, hinder or prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

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(j) Rollover Investor has had the opportunity to consult Rollover Investor’s own tax counsel as to the U.S. federal, state, local and foreign tax consequences of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and each of the other agreements contemplated hereby and acknowledges that, except as set forth in Section 9(b) hereof, neither Parent nor any of Parent’s Affiliates has made any representations or covenants regarding such tax consequences or benefits upon which Rollover Investor has relied.

3. Representations and Warranties of Parent. In connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, Parent represents and warrants to Rollover Investor, as of the date hereof and as of the Rollover Closing, that:

(a) Parent is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Delaware and is qualified to do business in every jurisdiction in which the failure to so qualify might reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the financial condition, operating results, assets, operations or business prospects of Parent and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole. Parent has all requisite [corporate] power and authority and all material licenses, permits and authorizations necessary to own and operate its properties, to carry on its businesses as now conducted and presently proposed to be conducted and to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

(b) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement has been duly authorized by Parent and this Agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation of Parent, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy laws, other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights and general principles of equity affecting the availability of specific performance and other equitable remedies. The execution and delivery by Parent of this Agreement, the issuance of the Parent Shares hereunder, and the fulfillment of and compliance with the respective terms hereof do not and will not (i) conflict with or result in a breach of the terms, conditions or provisions of, (ii) constitute a default under, (iii) result in the creation of any Lien upon Parent’s equity interests or assets pursuant to, (iv) give rise to any right of first refusal, preemptive right, tagalong right, transfer right or other similar right of any other party to, (v) give any third party the right to modify, terminate or accelerate any obligation under, (vi) result in a violation of or (vii) require any authorization, consent, approval, exemption or other action by or notice to any Governmental Authority pursuant to, the Company Organizational Documents, or any law, statute, rule or regulation to which Parent is subject, or any agreement, instrument, order, judgment or decree to which Parent is a party or by which it is bound.

(c) The Parent Shares, when issued pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, will be duly authorized, validly issued and outstanding, fully paid, non-assessable and free and clear of all Liens, other than as applicable to the Parent Shares or the holders thereof under applicable federal and state securities laws, the Financing Documents, the Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws of Parent.

 

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(d) Parent was formed solely in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and, except for obligations incurred or actions taken in connection with its formation or the negotiation and consummation of this Agreement, the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, Parent has not engaged in any business or activity of any type or kind.

4. Covenants.

(a) Non-Tender of the Rollover Shares. The Rollover Investor hereby covenants and agrees not to, directly or indirectly, tender any of its Rollover Shares into the Offer, including any “subsequent offering period” in accordance with Rule 14d-11 promulgated under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), in any manner, or enter into any agreement, transaction or arrangement that results or could reasonably be expected to result in such Rollover Shares being tendered or capable of being tendered into the Offer, including any “subsequent offering period” in accordance with Rule 14d-11 promulgated under the Exchange Act. Rollover Investor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives the right to receive the Offer Price or the Merger Consideration in respect of any shares of capital stock of the Company for which the Rollover Investor is the Beneficial Owner, including the Rollover Shares Beneficially Owned by such Rollover Investor.

(b) Voting Agreement. Rollover Investor agrees that he, she or it will not vote any Rollover Shares in favor of, or consent to, and will vote against and not consent to, the approval of any: (i) Takeover Proposal, other than the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement; (ii) corporate action or proposal submitted for approval by stockholders of the Company, the consummation of which could impede, interfere with, prevent or delay the consummation of the Offer or the Merger; or (iii) other corporate action or proposal submitted for approval by stockholders of the Company, substantially facilitating any of the matters described in the immediately preceding clauses (i) or (ii), or that would reasonably be expected to result in a breach of any covenant, representation or warranty or any other obligation or agreement of Rollover Investor under this Agreement or of any covenant, representation or warranty or any other obligation or agreement of the Company in the Merger Agreement. Rollover Investor shall ensure that any other Person having voting power with respect to any of his, her or its Rollover Shares, will not vote any Rollover Shares in favor of or consent to, and will vote against, the approval of the matters described in clauses (i) through (iii) of the preceding sentence.

(c) No Proxies for, Encumbrances on or Acquisition or Disposition of Shares. Except pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, Rollover Investor shall not, without the prior written consent of Parent and the Company, directly or indirectly (except, if Rollover Investor is an individual, as a result of the death of Rollover Investor): (i) grant any proxies, or enter into any voting trust or other Contract, with respect to the voting of any Rollover Shares with respect to the matters described in clauses (i) through (iii) of Section 4(b); (ii) acquire beneficial or record ownership of, sell, assign, Transfer, tender, encumber or otherwise dispose of, or enter into any Contract with respect to the direct or indirect acquisition of beneficial or record ownership of, sale, assignment, transfer, tender, encumbrance or other disposition of, any such Rollover Shares or any other shares of

 

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capital stock of the Company; or (iii) subject to the qualifications set forth in Section 7, take any other action that would make any representation or warranty of Rollover Investor contained herein untrue or incorrect in any material respect or in any way restrict, limit or interfere in any material respect with the performance of Rollover Investor’s obligations hereunder or the transactions contemplated hereby or by the Merger Agreement, or seek to do or solicit any of the foregoing actions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing sentence, Rollover Investor shall be permitted to Transfer all or any portion of the Rollover Shares (A) to any Affiliate of the Rollover Investor or in connection with any distribution to any of its equity holders, (B) pursuant to bona fide gifts to any member of the Rollover Investor’s immediate family or otherwise for estate planning purposes if such Rollover Investor is an individual, (C) pursuant to any Transfer occurring by will, testamentary document or intestate succession upon the death of Rollover Investor if Rollover Investor is an individual, or (D) pursuant to community property laws or divorce decree if Rollover Investor is an individual; provided, further, that any such Transfer shall be permitted only if, as a precondition to such Transfer, the transferee agrees in writing to be bound by all the terms of this Agreement. Any Transfer or attempted Transfer of any Rollover Shares in violation of this Section 4(c) shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be null and void ab initio. If any involuntary Transfer of Rollover Investor’s Rollover Shares shall occur, the transferee (which term, as used herein, shall include any and all transferees and subsequent transferees of the initial transferee) shall take and hold such Rollover Shares subject to all of the restrictions, liabilities and rights under this Agreement, which shall continue in full force and effect until the valid termination of this Agreement.

(d) No Solicitation. Immediately following the No-Shop Period Start Time, Rollover Investor shall not, and shall cause his, her or its controlled Affiliates not to, authorize any of his, her or its or their respective directors, officers, employees, investment bankers, attorneys, accountants, consultants and other representatives to, directly or indirectly: (i) solicit, initiate, or knowingly facilitate or encourage any inquiry, proposal or offer regarding, or the making of any proposal or offer that constitutes, or could reasonably be expected to lead to, a Takeover Proposal; (ii) enter into, engage in or participate in any discussions or negotiations with, furnish any non-public information relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or afford access to the business, properties, assets, books or records of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to, or otherwise cooperate in any way with, or assist, participate in, facilitate or encourage any effort by, any third party (other than Parent and Merger Sub) that has made or is seeking to make a Takeover Proposal, in each case relating to an Takeover Proposal; or (iii) execute or enter into any agreement in principle, letter of intent, merger agreement, acquisition agreement or other definitive agreement relating to an Takeover Proposal. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Rollover Investor may continue to take any of the actions described in clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 4(d) above with respect to any Excluded Party (for so long as such Person is an Excluded Party) from and after the No-Shop Period Start Time until the earliest of the date on which (A) the Excluded Party has terminated or finally withdrawn the Qualified Proposal made prior to the No-Shop Period Start Time (provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, any amended, supplemented or modified Qualified Proposal submitted by such Excluded Party shall not be deemed to constitute, in and of itself, a termination or withdrawal of such previously submitted Qualified Proposal), (B) the Person submitting the relevant Qualified Proposal ceases to be an Excluded Party because the Special Committee, after consultation with outside legal counsel and its financial advisors, determines that such Qualified Proposal no longer is or would no longer be reasonably expected to lead to a Superior Proposal and (C) the Acceptance Time occurs.

 

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(e) Communications. Rollover Investor hereby: (i) consents to and authorizes the publication and disclosure by Parent, Merger Sub and the Company (including in the Offer Documents, the Schedule 14D-9, the Schedule 13E-3 or any other publicly filed document relating to the Offer or the Merger) of (A) Rollover Investor’s identity, (B) such Rollover Investor’s Beneficial Ownership of shares of Company Common Stock (including the number of such shares of Company Common Stock Beneficially Owned by Rollover Investor), and (C) the nature of Rollover Investor’s commitments, arrangements and understandings under this Agreement; and (ii) agrees as promptly as practicable to notify Parent and Merger Sub of any required corrections with respect to any written information supplied by Rollover Investor specifically for use in any such disclosure document.

(f) Additional Shares. Without limiting Section 4(c), in the event that Rollover Investor acquires Beneficial Ownership of, or the power to dispose of or vote or direct the disposition or voting of, any additional shares of Company Common Stock or other similar interests in or with respect to the Company, such shares or other similar interests shall, without further action of the parties, be subject to the provisions of this Agreement, and the number of shares of Company Common Stock Beneficially Owned by Rollover Investor on Exhibit A will be deemed amended accordingly. Rollover Investor shall promptly notify Parent, Merger Sub and the Company in writing of any such event.

(g) Appraisal Rights. Rollover Investor hereby waives, and agrees not to exercise or assert, if applicable, any appraisal rights (including, without limitation, under Section 262 of the DGCL) in connection with the Merger.

5. Definitions.

Beneficial Owner” has the meaning assigned to such term in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that in calculating the beneficial ownership of any particular “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), such “person” will be deemed to have beneficial ownership of all securities that such “person” has the right to acquire by conversion or exercise of other securities, whether such right is currently exercisable or is exercisable only after the passage of time. The terms “Beneficially Owns”, “beneficially owns” and “Beneficially Owned” have corresponding meanings.

Bylaws” means the Bylaws of Parent.

Certificate of Incorporation” means the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, dated as of or prior to the Closing Date, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.

Investors’ Rights Agreement” means that certain Investors’ Rights Agreement of the Parent, to be dated as of the Closing Date, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C.

Right of First Refusal and Co-Sale Agreement” means that certain Right of First Refusal and Co-Sale Agreement of the Parent, to be dated as of the Closing Date, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D.

 

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Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and applicable rules and regulations thereunder, and any successor to such statute, rules or regulations. Any reference herein to a specific section, rule or regulation of the Securities Act shall be deemed to include any corresponding provisions of future law.

Transfer” means (i) any direct or indirect offer, sale, lease, assignment, encumbrance, loan, pledge, grant of a security interest, hypothecation, disposition or other transfer (by operation of law or otherwise), either voluntary or involuntary, or entry into any contract, option or other arrangement or understanding with respect to any offer, sale, lease, assignment, encumbrance, loan, pledge, hypothecation, disposition or other transfer (by operation of law or otherwise), of any capital stock or interest in any capital stock (or any security convertible or exchangeable into such capital stock), including in each case through the Transfer of any Person or any interest in any Person, or (ii) in respect of any capital stock or interest in any capital stock, entry into any swap or any other agreement, transaction or series of transactions that hedges or transfers, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, the economic consequence of ownership of such capital stock or interest in capital stock, whether any such swap, agreement, transaction or series of transaction is to be settled by delivery of securities, in cash or otherwise.

Voting Agreement” means that certain Voting Agreement of the Parent, to be dated as of the Closing Date, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E.

6. No Ownership Interest; No Inconsistent Actions. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to, prior to the contribution contemplated by Section 1(a)), vest in Parent any direct or indirect ownership or incidence of ownership of, or with respect to, any Rollover Shares. All rights, ownership and economic benefits of and relating to the Rollover Shares shall remain vested in and belong to Rollover Investor, and this Agreement shall not confer any right, power or authority upon Parent or any other Person to direct Rollover Investor (i) in the voting of any of the Rollover Shares, except as expressly provided herein, or (ii) in the performance of any of Rollover Investor’s duties or responsibilities as stockholders or officers or director, as the case may be, of the Company.

7. Stockholder Capacity. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as preventing, limiting or otherwise affecting any actions taken or not taken by Rollover Investor in its capacity as an officer or director of the Company or any Company Subsidiaries or from fulfilling the duties and obligations of such office (including the performance of obligations required by the fiduciary duties of Rollover Investor acting in its capacity as an officer or director), and none of such actions (or determinations not to take any action) in such other capacities shall in and of itself be deemed to constitute a breach of this Agreement.

8. Notices. Any notice, request, demand, claim or other communication required or permitted to be delivered, given or otherwise provided under this Agreement must be in writing and must be delivered personally, delivered by nationally recognized overnight courier service or sent by email. Any such notice, request, demand, claim or other communication shall be deemed to have been delivered and given (a) when delivered, if delivered personally, (b) the Business Day after it is deposited with such nationally recognized overnight courier service, if sent for overnight delivery by a nationally recognized overnight courier service or (c) the day of sending, if sent by email prior to 5:00 p.m. (Pacific time) on any Business Day or the next succeeding Business Day if sent by email after 5:00 p.m. (Pacific time) on any Business Day or on any day other than a Business Day:

 

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If to Parent:

SW ParentCo, Inc.

160 Bovet Road, Suite 310

San Mateo, CA 94402

Attention: Clay Mitchell

Email: [*****]

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

O’Melveny & Myers LLP

2765 Sand Hill Rd,

Menlo Park, CA 94025

Attention: Nate Gallon and Noah Kornblith

Email: [*****]

If to Rollover Investor:

                                         

                                         

                                         

Attention:

Email:

9. Certain Additional Agreements.

(a) Further Assurances. Each of Parent and Rollover Investor shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, at the other party’s request, execute and deliver such other instruments of conveyance and transfer and take such other actions as may be reasonably requested to effectively carry out the terms and provisions of this Agreement.

(b) Tax Treatment. For U.S. federal (and all applicable state and local) income tax purposes, Parent and Rollover Investor agree that the contribution of the Rollover Shares in exchange for the Parent Shares pursuant to this Agreement, together with the contributions to Parent (i) of Rollover Shares by the other Rollover Stockholders in exchange for Parent Shares and (ii) of cash and notes of the Company by parties to the Note Purchase Agreement in exchange for secured convertible notes of Parent to fund, among other things, the Offer Price and Merger Consideration, in each case,

 

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contemporaneously therewith, is intended to be treated as a tax-free exchange governed by Section 351 of the Code. None of Parent or Rollover Investor shall take, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to take, any position on any Tax Return, in any Tax audit, or in any other Tax proceeding inconsistent therewith, except as required by applicable law. Rollover Investor shall, no later than 90 days after the date hereof, provide to Parent its tax basis and holding period in each of the Rollover Shares for U.S. federal income tax purposes (including, at the request of Parent, any supporting information and documents).

(c) Beneficial Ownership Reporting. Rollover Investor shall notify each other holder of capital stock of the Company that signs a contribution and exchange agreement substantially similar to this Agreement (the “Other Rollover Investors”) and Parent of any changes to the information contained on Exhibit A with respect to Rollover Investor within four (4) days of such change occurring and shall, upon request, provide such additional information as required for the Other Rollover Investors to satisfy their respective reporting obligations pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act or any successor provision thereof. Any report that Rollover Investor files with or furnishes to the SEC and which report is made publicly available on the SEC’s EDGAR system within four (4) business days of such change occurring shall be deemed to constitute prompt notification pursuant to this Section 9(c) by such filing or furnishing Rollover Investor of changes in ownership described in such report. If Rollover Investor is required to disclose information contemplated by this Section 9(c) to the Other Rollover Investors, it shall request that Parent provide it with the contact information for the Other Rollover Investors and Parent shall promptly and timely provide such information. The obligations set forth in this Section 9(c) shall terminate at the Rollover Closing.

10. General Provisions.

(a) Termination. This Agreement shall terminate ab initio and be of no further force or effect simultaneously with such termination upon the first to occur of (i) the Closing, (ii) the date and time of the termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms and (iii) the date and time (if any) at which the Board of Directors of the Company or the Special Committee shall have made an Adverse Recommendation Change in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Merger Agreement.

(b) Survival. All of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 2 and 3 of this Agreement shall survive the Closing.

(c) Severability. Any term or provision of this Agreement that is invalid or unenforceable in any situation in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions hereof or the validity or enforceability of the offending term or provision in any other situation or in any other jurisdiction. If the final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction declares that any term or provision hereof is invalid or unenforceable, the parties agree that the court making the determination of invalidity or unenforceability shall have the power to reduce the scope, duration or area of the term or provision, to delete specific words or phrases, or to replace any invalid or unenforceable term or provision with a term or provision that is valid and enforceable and that comes closest to expressing the intention of the invalid or unenforceable term or provision, and this Agreement shall be enforceable as so modified after the expiration of the time within which the judgment may be appealed.

 

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(d) Complete Agreement. This Agreement, those documents expressly referred to herein including the Merger Agreement, the Certificate of Incorporation, the Financing Documents and the Bylaws, and other documents of even date herewith embody the complete agreement and understanding among the parties and supersede and preempt any prior understandings, agreements or representations by or among the parties, written or oral, which may have related to the subject matter hereof in any way

(e) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in separate counterparts, each of which is deemed to be an original and all of which taken together constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by facsimile transmission or other electronic imaging means (including by .pdf) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

(f) Successors and Assigns; Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of each of the parties and their respective successors and assigns, and nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature under or by reason of this Agreement, except that each of Parent’s Affiliates will have the right to enforce this Agreement as if they were party hereto and shall be express third party beneficiaries hereof and each of the Other Rollover Investors shall have the right to enforce Section 9(c). Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, this Agreement is not intended for the benefit of any Person other than the parties hereto, and no such other Person shall be deemed to be a third party beneficiary hereof.

(g) Withholding. Parent may withhold from any and all amounts payable under this Agreement such federal, state, local or foreign withholding taxes, excise taxes, or employment taxes (“Taxes”) as may be required to be withheld by Parent pursuant to any applicable law or regulation. Parent shall timely and properly remit any such Taxes to the appropriate Governmental Authority.

(h) Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial.

 

  a.

This Agreement, and any dispute, claim, legal action, suit, proceeding or controversy arising out of or relating hereto, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the Law of the State of Delaware, without regard to conflict of law principles thereof.

 

  b.

Each party to this Agreement (a) irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the personal jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, only if such court declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, any state or federal court within the State of Delaware), and any appellate court therefrom (the “Chosen Courts”), (b) agrees that it will not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any such court, (c) agrees that any actions or proceedings arising in connection with this Agreement, the

 

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  transactions contemplated hereby, or the Merger Transactions shall be brought, tried and determined only in the Chosen Courts, (d) waives any claim of improper venue or any claim that the Chosen Courts are an inconvenient forum and (e) agrees that it will not bring any action relating to this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby, or the Merger Transactions in any court other than the Chosen Courts.

 

  c.

EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES AND, THEREFORE, EACH SUCH PARTY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE OTHER DOCUMENTS AND AGREEMENTS DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY. EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (A) NO REPRESENTATIVE OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER IN THE EVENT OF A LEGAL PROCEEDING, (B) SUCH PARTY HAS CONSIDERED AND UNDERSTANDS THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (C) SUCH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY AND (D) SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 10(h)(c).

(i) Remedies. Each of the parties to this Agreement will be entitled to enforce its rights under this Agreement specifically, to recover damages and costs (including attorney’s fees) caused by any breach of any provision of this Agreement and to exercise all other rights existing in its favor. The parties hereto agree and acknowledge that money damages may not be an adequate remedy for any breach of the provisions of this Agreement and that notwithstanding clause (b) above any party may in its sole discretion apply to any court of law or equity of competent jurisdiction (without posting any bond or deposit) for specific performance and/or other injunctive relief in order to enforce or prevent any violations of the provisions of this Agreement.

(j) Amendment and Waiver. This Agreement may not be amended, modified or supplemented in any manner, whether by course of conduct or otherwise, except by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each party. No failure or delay of either party in exercising any right or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such right or power, or any course of conduct, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. A waiver of right or remedy on any one occasion shall not be construed as a bar to or waiver of any such right or remedy on any other occasion. Except as otherwise provided herein, the rights and remedies of the parties hereunder are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies, which they would otherwise have hereunder. Any agreement on the part of either party to any such waiver shall be valid only if set forth in a written instrument executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer on behalf of such party.

 

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(k) No Strict Construction. The parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

(l) Acknowledgment. Rollover Investor agrees and acknowledges that (i) the Rollover Shares being exchanged by Rollover Investor pursuant to this Agreement would have been exchanged for the payment of the amounts provided in Section 2.1(c) of the Merger Agreement, (ii) instead of receiving payment of the amounts provided in Section 2.1(c) of the Merger Agreement for such Rollover Shares, Rollover Investor elected to exchange such units for the Parent Shares immediately prior to the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and (iii) the Parent Shares ultimately received by Rollover Investor represent all of the consideration to which Rollover Investor is entitled in respect of the Rollover Shares upon consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

(m) No Agreement Until Transaction Documents Executed. Irrespective of negotiations among the parties or the exchanging of drafts of this Agreement, this Agreement shall not constitute, or be deemed to evidence, a contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding between the parties hereto unless (i) the Merger Agreement is executed and delivered by all parties thereto, and (ii) this Agreement is executed and delivered by all parties hereto.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Contribution and Exchange Agreement on the date first written above.

 

SW PARENTCO, INC.
By:  

                

Name:  

Clay Mitchell

Its:  

President

 

 

Signature Page to Contribution and Exchange Agreement


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Contribution and Exchange Agreement on the date first written above.

 

 
By:    
Name:  
Its:  

Number of Shares Held: _________________________

 

Signature Page to Contribution and Exchange Agreement


Exhibit A

 

Rollover Investor:    [ • ]
Number and Type of
Rollover Shares:
   [ • ] shares of Company Common Stock
Aggregate Value of Rollover Shares:    $[_____________]

Number of Parent Shares being Received by Rollover Investor in Exchange:

 

Shares of Series A-2 Preferred Stock

  

Value per share of Series A-2

Preferred Stock

  

Aggregate Value of Series A-2

Preferred Stock

[ • ]    $0.40    [ • ]


Exhibit B

Certificate of Incorporation


AMENDED AND RESTATED

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

GREENLIGHT BIOSCIENCES PARENT, PBC

A PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION

(Pursuant to Sections 242 and 245 of the

General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware)

GreenLight Biosciences Parent, PBC, a public benefit corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “General Corporation Law”),

DOES HEREBY CERTIFY:

1. That the name of this public benefit corporation is GreenLight Biosciences Parent, PBC, and that this public benefit corporation was originally incorporated pursuant to the General Corporation Law on May 19, 2023 under the name SW ParentCo, Inc.

2. That the Board of Directors duly adopted resolutions proposing to amend and restate the Certificate of Incorporation of this public benefit corporation, as amended, declaring said amendment and restatement to be advisable and in the best interests of this public benefit corporation and its stockholders, and authorizing the appropriate officers of this public benefit corporation to solicit the consent of the stockholders therefor, which resolution setting forth the proposed amendment and restatement is as follows:

RESOLVED, that the Certificate of Incorporation of this corporation, be amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

FIRST: The name of this public benefit corporation is GreenLight Biosciences Parent, PBC (the “Corporation”).

SECOND: The address of the registered office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware is 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801. The name of its registered agent at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.

THIRD: The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any act or activity to improve the public health and wellbeing of people and the environment by, among other things, engineering, developing and commercializing biological products that can reduce chemicals in the environment and promote health through delivery of high quality, affordable solutions that improve outcomes for people and the planet, and to engage in any other lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law.

FOURTH: The total number of shares of all classes of stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is (i) 137,738,330 shares of Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share (“Common Stock”), and (ii) 120,521,039 shares of Preferred Stock, $0.0001 par value per share (“Preferred Stock”).


The following is a statement of the designations and the powers, privileges and rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof in respect of each class of capital stock of the Corporation. The capital stock of the Corporation may be certificated or uncertificated, with evidence of ownership provided electronically.

 

A.

COMMON STOCK

1. General. The voting, dividend and liquidation rights of the holders of the Common Stock are subject to and qualified by the rights, powers and preferences of the holders of the Preferred Stock set forth herein.

2. Voting. The holders of the Common Stock are entitled to one vote for each share of Common Stock held at all meetings of stockholders (and written actions in lieu of meetings); provided, however, that, except as otherwise required by law, holders of Common Stock, as such, shall not be entitled to vote on any amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation that relates solely to the terms of one or more outstanding series of Preferred Stock if the holders of such affected series are entitled, either separately or together with the holders of one or more other such series, to vote thereon pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation or pursuant to the General Corporation Law. There shall be no cumulative voting. The number of authorized shares of Common Stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by (in addition to any vote of the holders of one or more series of Preferred Stock that may be required by the terms of the Certificate of Incorporation) the affirmative vote of the holders of shares of capital stock of the Corporation representing a majority of the votes represented by all outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote, irrespective of the provisions of Section 242(b)(2) of the General Corporation Law.

 

B.

PREFERRED STOCK

1. Designation. Of the 120,521,039 shares of Preferred Stock, (i) 1 share is hereby designated as Series A-1 Preferred Stock (the “Series A-1 Preferred Stock”) and (ii) 120,521,038 shares are hereby designated as Series A-2 Preferred Stock (the “Series A-2 Preferred Stock”). The rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions granted to and imposed on the Preferred Stock are as set forth below in this Part B of this Article Fourth. Unless otherwise indicated, references to “Sections” or “Subsections” in this Part B of this Article Fourth refer to sections and subsections of Part B of this Article Fourth.

2. Dividends. The holders of the then outstanding shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, only when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors of the Corporation, out of any funds and assets legally available therefor, dividends at the rate of 8% of the Original Issue Price (as defined below) for each share of Preferred Stock, prior and in preference to any declaration or payment of any other dividend (other than dividends on shares of Common Stock payable in Common Stock). The right to receive dividends on Preferred Stock pursuant to the preceding sentence of this Section 2 shall not be cumulative, and no right to dividends shall accrue to holders of Preferred Stock by reason of the fact that dividends on such shares are not declared. The Corporation shall not declare, pay or set aside any dividends on shares of any other class or series of capital stock of the Corporation (other than dividends on shares of Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock for which an adjustment is made pursuant to Subsection 5.5

 

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or 5.6 hereof) unless (in addition to the obtaining of any consents required elsewhere in the Certificate of Incorporation) the holders of the Preferred Stock then outstanding shall first receive, or simultaneously receive, a dividend on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock in an amount at least equal to (i) in the case of a dividend on Common Stock or any class or series that is convertible into Common Stock, that dividend per share of such series of Preferred Stock as would equal the product of (1) the dividend payable on each share of such class or series determined, if applicable, as if all shares of such class or series had been converted into Common Stock and (2) the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of a share of such series of Preferred Stock, in each case calculated on the record date for determination of holders entitled to receive such dividend or (ii) in the case of a dividend on any class or series that is not convertible into Common Stock, at a rate per share of such series of Preferred Stock determined by (1) dividing the amount of the dividend payable on each share of such class or series of capital stock by the original issuance price of such class or series of capital stock (subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization with respect to such class or series) and (2) multiplying such fraction by an amount equal to the Series A-1 Original Issue Price (as defined below) in the case of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock or by an amount equal to the Series A-2 Original Issue Price (as defined below) in the case of the Series A-2 Preferred Stock; provided that, if the Corporation declares, pays or sets aside, on the same date, a dividend on shares of more than one class or series of capital stock of the Corporation, the dividend payable to the holders of Preferred Stock pursuant to this Section 2 shall be calculated based upon the dividend on the class or series of capital stock that would result in the highest Preferred Stock dividend. The “Series A-1 Original Issue Price” shall mean $0.40 per share, subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization with respect to the Series A-1 Preferred Stock and the “Series A-2 Original Issue Price” shall mean $0.40 per share, subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization with respect to the Series A-2 Preferred Stock, and the “Original Issue Price” shall mean, as applicable, the Series A-l Original Issue Price or the Series A-2 Original Issue Price.

3. Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding Up: Certain Mergers, Consolidations and Asset Sales.

3.1 Preferential Payments to Holders of Preferred Stock. In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation or Deemed Liquidation Event, the holders of shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding shall be entitled to be paid out of the assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders (or, if applicable, out of the consideration payable to the stockholders in a Deemed Liquidation Event or out of the Available Proceeds (as defined below), as applicable) before any payment shall be made to the holders of Common Stock by reason of their ownership thereof, an amount per share equal to the greater of (a) (i) with respect to the Series A-1 Preferred Stock, three (3) times the Series A-1 Original Issue Price, plus any dividends declared but unpaid thereon and (ii) with respect to the Series A-2 Preferred Stock, one (1) times the Series A-2 Original Issue Price, plus any dividends declared but unpaid thereon or (b) such amount per share as would have been payable had all shares of such series of Preferred Stock been converted into Common Stock pursuant to Section 4 immediately prior to such liquidation, dissolution, winding up or Deemed Liquidation Event. If upon any such liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders shall be insufficient to pay the holders of

 

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shares of Preferred Stock the full amount to which they shall be entitled under this Subsection 3.1, the holders of shares of Preferred Stock shall share ratably in any distribution of the assets available for distribution in proportion to the respective amounts which would otherwise be payable in respect of the shares held by them upon such distribution if all amounts payable on or with respect to such shares were paid in full. The aggregate amount which a holder of a share of Series A-1 Preferred Stock is entitled to receive under Subsection 3.1 is hereinafter referred to as the “Series A-1 Liquidation Amount.” The aggregate amount which a holder of a share of Series A-2 Preferred Stock is entitled to receive under Subsection 3.1 is hereinafter referred to as the “Series A-2 Liquidation Amount.”

3.2 Distribution of Remaining Assets. In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation or Deemed Liquidation Event, after the payment in full of all preferential amounts required to be paid to the holders of shares of Preferred Stock the remaining assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders or, in the case of a Deemed Liquidation Event, the consideration not payable to the holders of shares of Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 3.1 or the remaining Available Proceeds, as the case may be, shall be distributed among the holders of the shares of Common Stock, pro rata based on the number of shares held by each such holder.

3.3 Deemed Liquidation Events.

3.3.1 Definition. Each of the following events shall be considered a “Deemed Liquidation Event” unless the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, voting as a single class on an as converted basis (the “Required Holders”), elect otherwise (provided, that, at such time, if at all, as any shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock are outstanding, and for so long as any such shares are outstanding, “Required Holders” shall instead refer to the holders of a majority of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock and shall exclude any shares of Series A-2 Preferred Stock) by written notice sent to the Corporation prior to the effective date of any such event:

(a) a merger or consolidation in which

 

  (i)

the Corporation is a constituent party or

 

  (ii)

a subsidiary of the Corporation is a constituent party and the Corporation issues shares of its capital stock pursuant to such merger or consolidation,

except any such merger or consolidation involving the Corporation or a subsidiary in which the shares of capital stock of the Corporation outstanding immediately prior to such merger or consolidation continue to represent, or are converted into or exchanged for shares of capital stock that represent, immediately following such merger or consolidation, at least a majority, by voting power, of the capital stock of (1) the surviving or resulting corporation or (2) if the surviving or resulting corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of another corporation immediately following such merger or consolidation, the parent corporation of such surviving or resulting corporation (provided that, for the purpose of this Subsection 3.3.1, all shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of Options (as defined below) outstanding immediately prior to such merger or

 

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consolidation or upon conversion of Convertible Securities (as defined below) outstanding immediately prior to such merger or consolidation shall be deemed to be outstanding immediately prior to such merger or consolidation and, if applicable, converted or exchanged in such merger or consolidation on the same terms as the actual outstanding shares of Common Stock are converted or exchanged); or

(b) the sale, lease, transfer, exclusive license or other disposition, in a single transaction or series of related transactions, by the Corporation or any subsidiary of the Corporation of all or substantially all the assets or intellectual property of the Corporation and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, or the sale or disposition (whether by merger or otherwise, and whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions) of one or more subsidiaries of the Corporation if substantially all of the assets or intellectual property, respectively, of the Corporation and its subsidiaries taken as a whole are held by such subsidiary or subsidiaries, except where such sale, lease, transfer, exclusive license or other disposition is to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Corporation.

3.3.2 Effecting a Deemed Liquidation Event.

(a) The Corporation shall not have the power to effect a Deemed Liquidation Event referred to in Subsection 3.3.1(a)(i) unless the agreement or plan of merger or consolidation for such transaction (the “Merger Agreement”) provides that the consideration payable to the stockholders of the Corporation shall be allocated among the holders of capital stock of the Corporation in accordance with Subsections 3.1 and 3.2. In the event of a Deemed Liquidation Event referred to in Subsection 3.3.l(a)(ii) or 3.3.l(b), if the Corporation does not effect a dissolution of the Corporation under the General Corporation Law within 90 days after such Deemed Liquidation Event, then (i) the Corporation shall send a written notice to each holder of Preferred Stock no later than the 90th day after the Deemed Liquidation Event advising such holders of their right (and the requirements to be met to secure such right) pursuant to the terms of the following clause (ii) to require the redemption of their shares of Preferred Stock, and (ii) if the Required Holders so request in a written instrument delivered to the Corporation not later than 120 days after such Deemed Liquidation Event, the Corporation shall use the consideration received by the Corporation for such Deemed Liquidation Event (net of any retained liabilities associated with the assets sold or technology licensed, as determined in good faith by the Board), together with any other assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders (the “Available Proceeds”), to the extent legally available therefor, on the 150th day after such Deemed Liquidation Event, to redeem all outstanding shares of Preferred Stock at a price equal to the Series A-1 Liquidation Amount or the Series A-2 Liquidation Amount, as applicable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a redemption pursuant to the preceding sentence, if the Available Proceeds are not sufficient to redeem all outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall redeem a pro rata portion of each holder’s shares of Preferred Stock to the fullest extent of such Available Proceeds, based on the respective amounts which would otherwise be payable in respect of the shares to be redeemed if the Available Proceeds were sufficient to redeem all such shares, and shall redeem the remaining shares as soon as it may lawfully do so under Delaware law governing distributions to stockholders. In the event the Required Holders have so requested in writing in accordance with clause (ii) above, the Corporation shall send written notice of such redemption (the “Redemption Notice”) to each holder of record of Preferred Stock as soon as practicable but in any event not less than 30 days prior to the date set for redemption. Each Redemption Notice shall state:

 

  (a)

the number of shares of Preferred Stock held by the holder that the Corporation shall redeem;

 

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  (b)

the redemption date and the Series A-1 Liquidation Amount or Series A-2 Liquidation Amount, as applicable (the “Redemption Price”);

 

  (c)

the date upon which the holder’s right to convert such shares terminates (as determined in accordance with Subsection 5.1); and

 

  (d)

the manner and the place at which the holder must surrender, his, her or its certificate or certificates representing the shares of Preferred Stock to be redeemed.

On or before the applicable redemption date, each holder of shares of Preferred Stock to be redeemed on such redemption date, unless such holder has exercised his, her or its right to convert such shares as provided in Section 5, shall surrender the certificate or certificates representing such shares (or, if such registered holder alleges that such certificate has been lost, stolen or destroyed, a lost certificate affidavit and agreement reasonably acceptable to the Corporation to indemnify the Corporation against any claim that may be made against the Corporation on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of such certificate) to the Corporation, in the manner and at the place designated in the Redemption Notice, and thereupon the Redemption Price for such shares shall be payable to the order of the person whose name appears on such certificate or certificates as the owner thereof. In the event less than all of the shares of Preferred Stock represented by a certificate are redeemed, a new certificate representing the unredeemed shares of Preferred Stock shall promptly be issued to such holder. If the Redemption Notice shall have been duly given, and if on the applicable redemption date the Redemption Price payable upon redemption of the shares of Preferred Stock to be redeemed on such redemption date is paid or tendered for payment or deposited with an independent payment agent so as to be available therefor in a timely manner, then notwithstanding that the certificates evidencing any of the shares of Preferred Stock so called for redemption shall not have been surrendered, dividends with respect to such shares of Preferred Stock shall cease to accrue after such redemption date and all rights with respect to such shares shall forthwith after the redemption date terminate, except only the right of the holders to receive the Redemption Price without interest upon surrender of their certificate or certificates therefor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Subsection 3.3.2(a) shall not apply to a Deemed Liquidation Event that is a SPAC Transaction (as defined below).

(b) Prior to the distribution or redemption provided for in this Subsection 3.3.2, the Corporation shall not expend or dissipate the consideration received for such Deemed Liquidation Event, except to discharge expenses incurred in connection with such Deemed Liquidation Event.

 

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3.3.3 Amount Deemed Paid or Distributed. The amount deemed paid or distributed to the holders of capital stock of the Corporation upon any such merger, consolidation, sale, transfer, exclusive license, other disposition or redemption shall be the cash or the value of the property, rights or securities paid or distributed to such holders by the Corporation or the acquiring person, firm or other entity. The value of such property, rights or securities shall be determined in good faith by the Board.

3.3.4 Allocation of Escrow. In the event of a Deemed Liquidation Event pursuant to Subsection 3.3.l(a)(i), if any portion of the consideration payable to the stockholders of the Corporation is placed into escrow and/or is payable to the stockholders of the Corporation subject to contingencies (the “Additional Consideration”), the Merger Agreement shall provide that (a) the portion of such consideration that is not placed in escrow and not subject to any contingencies (the “Initial Consideration”) shall be allocated among the holders of capital stock of the Corporation in accordance with Subsections 3.1 and 3.2, as if the Initial Consideration were the only consideration payable in connection with such Deemed Liquidation Event and (b) any Additional Consideration which becomes payable to the stockholders of the Corporation upon release from escrow or satisfaction of contingencies shall be allocated among the holders of capital stock of the Corporation in accordance with Subsections 3.1and 3.2 after taking into account the previous payment of the Initial Consideration as part of the same transaction. For the purposes of this Subsection 3.3.4, consideration placed into escrow or retained as holdback to be available for satisfaction of indemnification or similar obligations in connection with such Deemed Liquidation Event shall be deemed to be Additional Consideration.

4. Voting.

4.1 General. On any matter presented to the stockholders of the Corporation for their action or consideration at any meeting of stockholders of the Corporation (or by written consent of stockholders in lieu of meeting), each holder of outstanding shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to cast the number of votes equal to the number of whole shares of Common Stock into which the shares of Preferred Stock held by such holder are convertible as of the record date for determining stockholders entitled to vote on such matter. Except as provided by law or by the other provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, holders of Preferred Stock shall vote on an as converted basis together with the holders of Common Stock as a single class.

4.2 Election of Directors. The holders of record of the shares of Preferred Stock, exclusively and as a separate class, shall be entitled to elect three (3) directors of the Corporation; provided, however, that, at any time there are any shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock issued and outstanding, in lieu of the holders of record of the shares of Preferred Stock, the holders of record of shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock shall be entitled to elect three (3) directors of the Corporation (the “Preferred Directors”); provided, further, that for administrative convenience, the initial Preferred Directors may also be appointed by the Board of Directors in connection with the approval of the initial issuance of Preferred Stock without a separate action by the holders of Preferred Stock. Any director elected as provided in the preceding sentences may be removed without cause by, and only by, the affirmative vote of the holders of the shares of the class or series of stock entitled to elect such director or directors, given either at a special meeting of such stockholders duly called for that purpose or pursuant to a written consent of stockholders. If the holders of shares of any class or series of stock fail to elect a sufficient number of directors to fill all directorships for which they are entitled to elect directors, voting exclusively and as a separate class, pursuant to the first sentence of this Subsection 4.2, then any directorship not so filled shall remain vacant until such time as the holders of such series or class of stock elect

 

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a person to fill such directorship by vote or written consent in lieu of a meeting; and no such directorship may be filled by stockholders of the Corporation other than by the stockholders of the Corporation that are entitled to elect a person to fill such directorship, voting exclusively and as a separate class. The holders of record of the shares of Common Stock and of any other class or series of voting stock (including the Preferred Stock), exclusively and voting together as a single class, on an as converted basis, shall be entitled to elect the balance of the total number of directors of the Corporation by vote of a majority of such shares. At any meeting held for the purpose of electing a director, the presence in person or by proxy of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of the class or series entitled to elect such director shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of electing such director. Except as otherwise provided in this Subsection 4.2, a vacancy in any directorship filled by the holders of any class or series shall be filled only by vote or written consent in lieu of a meeting of the holders of such class or series or by any remaining director or directors elected by the holders of such class or series pursuant to this Subsection 4.2.

4.3 Series Preferred Stock Protective Provisions. At any time when any shares of Preferred Stock are outstanding, and in addition to any other vote required by law or the Certificate of Incorporation, neither the Corporation, nor any subsidiary of the Corporation, shall, either directly or indirectly by amendment, merger, consolidation or otherwise, do any of the following without the written consent or affirmative vote of the Required Holders:

4.3.1 liquidate, dissolve or wind-up the business and affairs of the Corporation, effect any Deemed Liquidation Event, or effect a reorganization or recapitalization, or enter into a merger, acquisition, sale or other disposition of substantially all the assets of the Corporation;

4.3.2 amend or repeal any provision of, or add any provision to, the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws or the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of any subsidiary of the Corporation;

4.3.3 create or authorize the creation of or issue any other security convertible into or exercisable for any equity security, having rights, preferences or privileges senior to or on parity with the Series A-1 Preferred Stock, or increase the authorized number of shares of Preferred Stock;

4.3.4 purchase or redeem or pay any dividend on any capital stock prior to the Series A-1 Preferred Stock, other than shares of capital stock repurchased from former employees or consultants in connection with the cessation of their employment with or provision of services to the Corporation, at a price per share equal to the lower of fair market value or cost;

4.3.5 create or authorize the creation of any debt security unless such debt security has received the prior approval of the Board of Directors, including the approval of each of the Preferred Directors;

4.3.6 create or hold capital stock in any subsidiary that is not a wholly-owned subsidiary or dispose of any subsidiary stock or all or substantially all of any subsidiary assets;

 

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4.3.7 increase or decrease the authorized number of directors constituting the Board;

4.3.8 cause or permit any of its subsidiaries to, without approval of the Board of Directors, including the each of the Preferred Directors, sell, issue, sponsor, create or distribute any digital tokens, cryptocurrency or other blockchain-based assets (collectively, “Tokens”), including through a pre-sale, initial coin offering, token distribution event or crowdfunding, or through the issuance of any instrument convertible into or exchangeable for Tokens; or

4.3.9 create, adopt, amend, terminate or repeal any equity (or equity-linked) compensation plan or amend or waive any of the terms of any option or other grant pursuant to any such plan.

4.4 Series A-2 Preferred Stock Protective Provisions. At any time when at least 60,260,519 shares of Series A-2 Preferred Stock (subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization with respect to the Series A-2 Preferred Stock) are outstanding, and in addition to any other vote required by law or the Certificate of Incorporation, neither the Corporation, nor any subsidiary of the Corporation, shall, either directly or indirectly by amendment, merger, consolidation or otherwise, do any of the following without the written consent or affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Series A-2 Preferred Stock:

4.4.1 amend or repeal any provision of, or add any provision to, the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws or the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of any subsidiary of the Corporation if such action would change the powers, preferences or special rights of, or the restrictions provided for the benefit of, the Series A-2 Preferred Stock in a manner that adversely affects the Series A-2 Preferred Stock in a manner different from any other series of Preferred Stock;

4.4.2 create or authorize the creation of or issue any other security convertible into or exercisable for any equity security, having rights, preferences or privileges senior to or on parity with the Series A-2 Preferred Stock, or increase or decrease the authorized number of shares of Series A-2 Preferred Stock;

5. Optional Conversion.

The holders of the Preferred Stock shall have conversion rights as follows (the “Conversion Rights”):

5.1 Right to Convert.

5.1.1 Conversion Ratio. Each share of Preferred Stock shall be convertible, at the option of the holder thereof, at any time and from time to time, and without the payment of additional consideration by the holder thereof, into such number of fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock as is determined by dividing the Original Issue Price applicable to such series of Preferred Stock by the Conversion Price (as defined below) applicable to such series of Preferred Stock in effect at the time of conversion. The “Series A-1 Conversion

 

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Price” shall initially be equal to $0.40. The “Series A-2 Conversion Price” shall initially be equal to $0.40. The “Conversion Price” shall mean, as applicable, the Series A-1 Conversion Price or the Series A-2 Conversion Price. Such initial Conversion Price, and the rate at which shares of Preferred Stock may be converted into shares of Common Stock, shall be subject to adjustment as provided below.

5.1.2 Termination of Conversion Rights. In the event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation or a Deemed Liquidation Event, the Conversion Rights shall terminate at the close of business on the last full day preceding the date fixed for the payment of any such amounts distributable on such event to the holders of Preferred Stock.

5.2 Fractional Shares. No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued upon conversion of the Preferred Stock. In lieu of any fractional shares to which the holder would otherwise be entitled, the Corporation shall pay cash equal to such fraction multiplied by the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined in good faith by the Board. Whether or not fractional shares would be issuable upon such conversion shall be determined on the basis of the total number of shares of Preferred Stock the holder is at the time converting into Common Stock and the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion.

5.3 Mechanics of Conversion.

5.3.1 Notice of Conversion. In order for a holder of Preferred Stock to voluntarily convert shares of Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock, such holder shall, if such holder’s shares are certificated, surrender the certificate or certificates for such shares of Preferred Stock (or, if such registered holder alleges that such certificate has been lost, stolen or destroyed, a lost certificate affidavit and agreement reasonably acceptable to the Corporation to indemnify the Corporation against any claim that may be made against the Corporation on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of such certificate), at the office of the transfer agent for the Preferred Stock (or at the principal office of the Corporation if the Corporation serves as its own transfer agent), together with written notice that such holder elects to convert all or any number of the shares of the Preferred Stock represented by such certificate or certificates and, if applicable, any event on which such conversion is contingent. Such notice shall state such holder’s name or the names of the nominees in which such holder wishes the certificate or certificates for shares of Common Stock to be issued. If required by the Corporation, certificates surrendered for conversion shall be endorsed or accompanied by a written instrument or instruments of transfer, in form satisfactory to the Corporation, duly executed by the registered holder or his, her or its attorney duly authorized in writing. The close of business on the date of receipt by the transfer agent (or by the Corporation if the Corporation serves as its own transfer agent) of such certificates (or lost certificate affidavit and agreement) and notice shall be the time of conversion (the “Conversion Time”), and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the shares represented by such certificate shall be deemed to be outstanding of record as of such date. The Corporation shall, as soon as practicable after the Conversion Time, (i) issue and deliver to such holder of Preferred Stock, or to his, her or its nominees, a certificate or certificates for the number of full shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion in accordance with the provisions hereof and a certificate for the number (if any) of the shares of Preferred Stock represented by the surrendered certificate that were not converted into Common Stock, (ii) pay in cash such amount as provided in Subsection 5.2 in lieu of any fraction of a share of Common Stock otherwise issuable upon such conversion and (iii) pay all declared but unpaid dividends on the shares of Preferred Stock converted.

 

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5.3.2 Reservation of Shares. The Corporation shall at all times when the Preferred Stock shall be outstanding, reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued capital stock, for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the Preferred Stock, such number of its duly authorized shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be sufficient to effect the conversion of all outstanding Preferred Stock; and if at any time the number of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock shall not be sufficient to effect the conversion of all then outstanding shares of the Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall take such corporate action as may be necessary to increase its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock to such number of shares as shall be sufficient for such purposes, including, without limitation, engaging in best efforts to obtain the requisite stockholder approval of any necessary amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation. Before taking any action which would cause an adjustment reducing the Conversion Price below the then par value of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of any shares of any series of Preferred Stock, the Corporation will take any corporate action which may, in the opinion of its counsel, be necessary in order that the Corporation may validly and legally issue fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock at such adjusted Conversion Price.

5.3.3 Effect of Conversion. All shares of Preferred Stock which shall have been surrendered for conversion as herein provided shall no longer be deemed to be outstanding and all rights with respect to such shares shall immediately cease and terminate at the Conversion Time, except only the right of the holders thereof to receive shares of Common Stock in exchange therefor, to receive payment in lieu of any fraction of a share otherwise issuable upon such conversion as provided in Subsection 5.2 and to receive payment of any dividends declared but unpaid thereon. Any shares of Preferred Stock so converted shall be retired and cancelled and may not be reissued as shares of such series, and the Corporation may thereafter take such appropriate action (without the need for stockholder action) as may be necessary to reduce the authorized number of shares of Preferred Stock accordingly.

5.3.4 No Further Adjustment. Upon any conversion, no adjustment to the Conversion Price shall be made for any declared but unpaid dividends on the Preferred Stock surrendered for conversion or on the Common Stock delivered upon conversion.

5.3.5 Taxes. The Corporation shall pay any and all issue and other similar taxes that may be payable in respect of any issuance or delivery of shares of Common Stock upon conversion of shares of Preferred Stock pursuant to this Section 5. The Corporation shall not, however, be required to pay any tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of shares of Common Stock in a name other than that in which the shares of Preferred Stock so converted were registered, and no such issuance or delivery shall be made unless and until the person or entity requesting such issuance has paid to the Corporation the amount of any such tax or has established, to the satisfaction of the Corporation, that such tax has been paid.

 

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5.4 Adjustments to Conversion Price for Diluting Issues.

5.4.1 Special Definitions. For purposes of this Article Fourth, the following definitions shall apply:

(a) “Option” shall mean rights, options or warrants to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire Common Stock or Convertible Securities.

(b) “Series A-2 Original Issue Date” shall mean the date on which the first share of Series A-2 Preferred Stock was issued.

(c) “Convertible Securities” shall mean any evidences of indebtedness, shares or other securities directly or indirectly convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock, but excluding Options.

(d) “Additional Shares of Common Stock” shall mean all shares of Common Stock issued (or, pursuant to Subsection 5.4.3 below, deemed to be issued) by the Corporation after the Series A-2 Original Issue Date, other than (1) the following shares of Common Stock and (2) shares of Common Stock deemed issued pursuant to the following Options and Convertible Securities (clauses (1) and (2), collectively, “Exempted Securities”):

 

  (i)

shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities issued upon the conversion of, or as a dividend or distribution on, Preferred Stock;

 

  (ii)

shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities issued by reason of a dividend, stock split, split-up or other distribution on shares of Common Stock that is covered by Subsection 5.5, 5.6, 5.7 or 5.8; provided that the Board (including each of the Preferred Directors then serving on the Board if any are then serving) shall approve such issuance;

 

  (iii)

shares of Common Stock or Options issued to employees or directors of, or consultants or advisors to, the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to a plan, agreement or arrangement (or any amendment thereof) approved by the Board, which approval shall include the approval of each of the Preferred Directors then serving on the Board if any are then serving;

 

  (iv)

shares of Common Stock or Convertible Securities actually issued upon the exercise of Options or shares of Common Stock actually issued upon the conversion or exchange of Convertible Securities, in each case provided such issuance is pursuant to the terms of such Option or Convertible Security;

 

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  (v)

shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities issued to banks, equipment lessors or other financial institutions, or to real property lessors, pursuant to a debt financing, equipment leasing, real property leasing transaction or other credit arrangement approved by the Board; provided that the Board shall approve such issuance, which approval shall include the approval of each of the Preferred Directors then serving on the Board if any are then serving; or

 

  (vi)

shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities issued pursuant to the acquisition of another corporation by the Corporation by merger, purchase of substantially all of the assets or other reorganization or to a joint venture agreement, provided that such issuances are approved by the Board, which approval shall include the approval of each of the Preferred Directors then serving on the Board if any are then serving.

 

  (vii)

Shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock (and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion thereof) issued or issuable upon conversion of any Convertible Security outstanding on or after the Series A-2 Original Issue Date.

5.4.2 No Adjustment of Conversion Price. No adjustment in the Series A-1 Conversion Price or the Series A-2 Conversion Price, as applicable shall be made as the result of the issuance or deemed issuance of Additional Shares of Common Stock if the Corporation receives written notice from the Required Holders, with respect to the Series A-1 Conversion Price, or the holders of a majority of the Series A-2 Preferred Stock, with respect to the Series A-2 Conversion Price, in either case agreeing that no such adjustment shall be made as the result of the issuance or deemed issuance of such Additional Shares of Common Stock.

5.4.3 Deemed Issue of Additional Shares of Common Stock.

(a) If the Corporation at any time or from time to time after the Series A-2 Original Issue Date shall issue any Options or Convertible Securities (excluding Options or Convertible Securities which are themselves Exempted Securities) or shall fix a record date for the determination of holders of any class of securities entitled to receive any such Options or Convertible Securities, then the maximum number of shares of Common Stock (as set forth in the instrument relating thereto, assuming the satisfaction of any conditions to exercisability, convertibility or exchangeability but without regard to any provision contained therein for a subsequent adjustment of such number) issuable upon the exercise of such Options or, in the case of Convertible Securities and Options therefor, the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities, shall be deemed to be Additional Shares of Common Stock issued as of the time of such issue or, in case such a record date shall have been fixed, as of the close of business on such record date.

 

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(b) If the terms of any Option or Convertible Security, the issuance of which resulted in an adjustment to the Conversion Price applicable to a Series of Preferred Stock pursuant to the terms of Subsection 5.4.4, are revised as a result of an amendment to such terms or any other adjustment pursuant to the provisions of such Option or Convertible Security (but excluding automatic adjustments to such terms pursuant to anti-dilution or similar provisions of such Option or Convertible Security) to provide for either (I) any increase or decrease in the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise, conversion and/or exchange of any such Option or Convertible Security or (2) any increase or decrease in the consideration payable to the Corporation upon such exercise, conversion and/or exchange, then, effective upon such increase or decrease becoming effective, the applicable Conversion Price for such series of Preferred Stock computed upon the original issue of such Option or Convertible Security (or upon the occurrence of a record date with respect thereto) shall be readjusted to such Conversion Price as would have obtained had such revised terms been in effect upon the original date of issuance of such Option or Convertible Security. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no readjustment pursuant to this clause (b) shall have the effect of increasing the Conversion Price applicable to any series of Preferred Stock to an amount which exceeds the lower of (i) the Conversion Price for such series of Preferred Stock in effect immediately prior to the original adjustment made as a result of the issuance of such Option or Convertible Security, or (ii) the Conversion Price for such series of Preferred Stock that would have resulted from any issuances of Additional Shares of Common Stock (other than deemed issuances of Additional Shares of Common Stock as a result of the issuance of such Option or Convertible Security) between the original adjustment date and such readjustment date.

(c) If the terms of any Option or Convertible Security (excluding Options or Convertible Securities which are themselves Exempted Securities), the issuance of which did not result in an adjustment to the Conversion Price of any series of Preferred Stock pursuant to the terms of Subsection 5.4.4 (either because the consideration per share (determined pursuant to Subsection 5.4.5) of the Additional Shares of Common Stock subject thereto was equal to or greater than the Conversion Price for such series of Preferred Stock, then in effect, or because such Option or Convertible Security was issued before the Series A-2 Original Issue Date), are revised after the Series A-2 Original Issue Date as a result of an amendment to such terms or any other adjustment pursuant to the provisions of such Option or Convertible Security (but excluding automatic adjustments to such terms pursuant to anti-dilution or similar provisions of such Option or Convertible Security) to provide for either (1) any increase in the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise, conversion or exchange of any such Option or Convertible Security or (2) any decrease in the consideration payable to the Corporation upon such exercise, conversion or exchange, then such Option or Convertible Security, as so amended or adjusted, and the Additional Shares of Common Stock subject thereto (determined in the manner provided in Subsection 5.4.3(a)) shall be deemed to have been issued effective upon such increase or decrease becoming effective.

(d) Upon the expiration or termination of any unexercised Option or unconverted or unexchanged Convertible Security (or portion thereof) which resulted (either upon its original issuance or upon a revision of its terms) in an adjustment to the Conversion Price applicable to any series of Preferred Stock pursuant to the terms of Subsection 5.4.4, the applicable Conversion Price shall be readjusted to such Conversion Price as would have obtained had such Option or Convertible Security (or portion thereof) never been issued.

 

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(e) If the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise, conversion and/or exchange of any Option or Convertible Security, or the consideration payable to the Corporation upon such exercise, conversion and/or exchange, is calculable at the time such Option or Convertible Security is issued or amended but is subject to adjustment based upon subsequent events, any adjustment to the Conversion Price for any series of Preferred Stock provided for in this Subsection 5.4.3 shall be effected at the time of such issuance or amendment based on such number of shares or amount of consideration without regard to any provisions for subsequent adjustments (and any subsequent adjustments shall be treated as provided in clauses (b) and (c) of this Subsection 5.4.3). If the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise, conversion and/or exchange of any Option or Convertible Security, or the consideration payable to the Corporation upon such exercise, conversion and/or exchange, cannot be calculated at all at the time such Option or Convertible Security is issued or amended, any adjustment to the Conversion Price for any series of Preferred Stock that would result under the terms of this Subsection 5.4.3 at the time of such issuance or amendment shall instead be effected at the time such number of shares and/or amount of consideration is first calculable (even if subject to subsequent adjustments), assuming for purposes of calculating such adjustment to such Conversion Price that such issuance or amendment took place at the time such calculation can first be made.

5.4.4 Adjustment of Conversion Price Upon Issuance of Additional Shares of Common Stock. In the event the Corporation shall at any time after the Series A-2 Original Issue Date issue Additional Shares of Common Stock (including Additional Shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued pursuant to Subsection 5.4.3), without consideration or for a consideration per share less than the Conversion Price applicable to a series of Preferred Stock in effect immediately prior to such issuance or deemed issuance, then such Conversion Price shall be reduced, concurrently with such issue, to a price (calculated to the nearest one-hundredth of a cent) determined in accordance with the following formula:

CP2 = CP1 x (A + B) ÷ (A + C).

For purposes of the foregoing formula, the following definitions shall apply:

(a) “CP2” shall mean the Conversion Price applicable to such series of Preferred Stock in effect immediately after such issuance or deemed issuance of Additional Shares of Common Stock

(b) “CP1” shall mean the Conversion Price applicable to such series of Preferred Stock in effect immediately prior to such issuance or deemed issuance of Additional Shares of Common Stock;

 

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(c) “A” shall mean the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such issuance or deemed issuance of Additional Shares of Common Stock (treating for this purpose as outstanding all shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of Options outstanding immediately prior to such issuance or deemed issuance or upon conversion or exchange of Convertible Securities (including the Preferred Stock) outstanding (assuming exercise of any outstanding Options therefor) immediately prior to such issue);

(d) “B” shall mean the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued if such Additional Shares of Common Stock had been issued or deemed issued at a price per share equal to CP1 (determined by dividing the aggregate consideration received by the Corporation in respect of such issue by CP1); and

(e) “C” shall mean the number of such Additional Shares of Common Stock issued in such transaction.

5.4.5 Determination of Consideration. For purposes of this Subsection 4.4, the consideration received by the Corporation for the issuance or deemed issuance of any Additional Shares of Common Stock shall be computed as follows:

(a) Cash and Property: Such consideration shall:

 

  (i)

insofar as it consists of cash, be computed at the aggregate amount of cash received by the Corporation, excluding amounts paid or payable for accrued interest;

 

  (ii)

insofar as it consists of property other than cash, be computed at the fair market value thereof at the time of such issue, as determined in good faith by the Board; and

 

  (iii)

in the event Additional Shares of Common Stock are issued together with other shares or securities or other assets of the Corporation for consideration which covers both, be the proportion of such consideration so received, computed as provided in clauses (i) and (ii) above, as determined in good faith by the Board.

(b) Options and Convertible Securities. The consideration per share received by the Corporation for Additional Shares of Common Stock deemed to have been issued pursuant to Subsection 5.4.3, relating to Options and Convertible Securities, shall be determined by dividing

 

  (i)

the total amount, if any, received or receivable by the Corporation as consideration for the issue of such Options or Convertible Securities, plus the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration (as set forth in the instruments relating thereto, without regard to any provision contained therein for a subsequent adjustment of such consideration)

 

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  payable to the Corporation upon the exercise of such Options or the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities, or in the case of Options for Convertible Securities, the exercise of such Options for Convertible Securities and the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities, by

 

  (ii)

the maximum number of shares of Common Stock (as set forth in the instruments relating thereto, without regard to any provision contained therein for a subsequent adjustment of such number) issuable upon the exercise of such Options or the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities, or in the case of Options for Convertible Securities, the exercise of such Options for Convertible Securities and the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities.

5.4.6 Multiple Closing Dates. In the event the Corporation shall issue on more than one date Additional Shares of Common Stock that are a part of one transaction or a series of related transactions and that would result in an adjustment to the Conversion Price of any series of Preferred Stock pursuant to the terms of Subsection 5.4.4, and such issuance dates occur within a period of no more than ninety (90) days from the first such issuance to the final such issuance, then, upon the final such issuance, such Conversion Price shall be readjusted to give effect to all such issuances as if they occurred on the date of the first such issuance (and without giving effect to any additional adjustments as a result of any such subsequent issuances within such period).

5.5 Adjustment for Stock Splits and Combinations. If the Corporation shall at any time or from time to time after the Series A-2 Original Issue Date effect a subdivision of the outstanding Common Stock, the Conversion Price of each series of Preferred Stock in effect immediately before that subdivision shall be proportionately decreased so that the number of shares of Common Stock issuable on conversion of each share of such series shall be increased in proportion to such increase in the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. If the Corporation shall at any time or from time to time after the Series A-2 Original Issue Date combine the outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Conversion Price of each series of Preferred Stock in effect immediately before the combination shall be proportionately increased so that the number of shares of Common Stock issuable on conversion of each share of such series shall be decreased in proportion to such decrease in the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Any adjustment under this subsection shall become effective at the close of business on the date the subdivision or combination becomes effective.

5.6 Adjustment for Certain Dividends and Distributions. In the event the Corporation at any time or from time to time after the Series A-2 Original Issue Date shall make or issue, or fix a record date for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive, a dividend or other distribution payable on the Common Stock in additional shares of Common Stock, without a corresponding dividend on any shares of Preferred Stock, then and in each such

 

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event the Conversion Price of each series of Preferred Stock in effect immediately before such event shall be decreased as of the time of such issuance or, in the event such a record date shall have been fixed, as of the close of business on such record date, by multiplying the Conversion Price of such series of Preferred Stock then in effect by a fraction:

 

  (1)

the numerator of which shall be the total number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the time of such issuance or the close of business on such record date, and

 

  (2)

the denominator of which shall be the total number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the time of such issuance or the close of business on such record date plus the number of shares of Common Stock issuable in payment of such dividend or distribution.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) if such record date shall have been fixed and such dividend is not fully paid or if such distribution is not fully made on the date fixed therefor, the Conversion Price for each series of Preferred Stock shall be recomputed accordingly as of the close of business on such record date and thereafter such Conversion Price shall be adjusted pursuant to this subsection as of the time of actual payment of such dividends or distributions; and (b) that no such adjustment shall be made if the holders of Preferred Stock simultaneously receive a dividend or other distribution of shares of Common Stock in a number equal to the number of shares of Common Stock as they would have received if all outstanding shares of Preferred Stock had been converted into Common Stock on the date of such event.

5.7 Adjustments for Other Dividends and Distributions. In the event the Corporation at any time or from time to time after the Series A-2 Original Issue Date shall make or issue, or fix a record date for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive, a dividend or other distribution payable in securities of the Corporation (other than a distribution of shares of Common Stock in respect of outstanding shares of Common Stock) or in other property and the provisions of Section 2 do not apply to such dividend or distribution, then and in each such event the holders of Preferred Stock shall receive, simultaneously with the distribution to the holders of Common Stock, a dividend or other distribution of such securities or other property in an amount equal to the amount of such securities or other property as they would have received if all outstanding shares of Preferred Stock had been converted into Common Stock on the date of such event.

5.8 Adjustment for Merger or Reorganization, etc. Subject to the provisions of Subsection 3.3, if there shall occur any reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, consolidation or merger involving the Corporation in which the Common Stock (but not the Preferred Stock) is converted into or exchanged for securities, cash or other property (other than a transaction covered by Subsections 5.4, 5.6 or 5.7), then, following any such reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, consolidation or merger, each share of Preferred Stock not so converted shall thereafter be convertible in lieu of the Common Stock into which it was convertible prior to such event into the kind and amount of securities, cash or other property which a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock of the Corporation issuable upon conversion of one

 

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share of such Preferred Stock immediately prior to such reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, consolidation or merger would have been entitled to receive pursuant to such transaction; and, in such case, appropriate adjustment (as determined in good faith by the Board) shall be made in the application of the provisions in this Section 5 with respect to the rights and interests thereafter of the holders of Preferred Stock, to the end that the provisions set forth in this Section 5 (including provisions with respect to changes in and other adjustments of the applicable Conversion Price) shall thereafter be applicable, as nearly as reasonably may be, in relation to any securities or other property thereafter deliverable upon the conversion of such Preferred Stock.

5.9 Certificate as to Adjustments. Upon the occurrence of each adjustment or readjustment of the Conversion Price of a series of Preferred Stock pursuant to this Section 5, the Corporation at its expense shall, as promptly as reasonably practicable but in any event not later than 10 days thereafter, compute such adjustment or readjustment in accordance with the terms hereof and furnish to each holder of Preferred Stock a certificate setting forth such adjustment or readjustment (including the kind and amount of securities, cash or other property into which the Preferred Stock is convertible) and showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment or readjustment is based. The Corporation shall, as promptly as reasonably practicable after the written request at any time of any holder of Preferred Stock (but in any event not later than 10 days thereafter), furnish or cause to be furnished to such holder a certificate setting forth (i) the Conversion Price then in effect with respect to such holder’s Preferred Stock, and (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock and the amount, if any, of other securities, cash or property which then would be received upon the conversion of such holder’s Preferred Stock.

5.10 Notice of Record Date. In the event:

(a) the Corporation shall take a record of the holders of its Common Stock (or other capital stock or securities at the time issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Stock) for the purpose of entitling or enabling them to receive any dividend or other distribution, or to receive any right to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or any other securities, or to receive any other security; or

(b) of any capital reorganization of the Corporation, any reclassification of the Common Stock of the Corporation, or any Deemed Liquidation Event; or

(c) of the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding-up of the Corporation,

then, and in each such case, the Corporation will send or cause to be sent to the holders of Preferred Stock a notice specifying, as the case may be, (i) the record date for such dividend, distribution or right, and the amount and character of such dividend, distribution or right, or (ii) the effective date on which such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up is proposed to take place, and the time, if any is to be fixed, as of which the holders of record of Common Stock (or such other capital stock or securities at the time issuable upon the conversion of Preferred Stock) shall be entitled to exchange their shares of Common Stock (or such other capital stock or securities) for securities or other property deliverable upon such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up, and the amount per share and character of such exchange applicable to the Preferred Stock and the Common Stock. Such notice shall be sent at least 10 days prior to the record date or effective date for the event specified in such notice.

 

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6. Mandatory Conversion.

6.1 Trigger Events. Upon either (a) the closing of the sale of shares of Common Stock to the public in a firm-commitment underwritten public offering pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (i) in which the price to the public per share is at least $1.20 (subject to equitable adjustment for any stock dividend, stock split, stock split-up, combination of shares or the like) and (ii) resulting in at least $75,000,000.00 of net proceeds to the Corporation and in connection with such offering the Common Stock is listed for trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market’s National Market, the New York Stock Exchange or another exchange or marketplace approved by the Board, (b) immediately prior to the consummation of a transaction or series of related transactions by merger, consolidation, share exchange or otherwise of the Corporation with a publicly traded “special purpose acquisition company” or its subsidiary (collectively, a “SPAC”), immediately following the consummation of which the common stock or share capital of the SPAC or its successor entity is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market, the New York Stock Exchange or another exchange or marketplace approved by the Board (such transaction or series of related transactions, the “SPAC Transaction”) or the date and time, or the occurrence of an event, specified by vote or written consent of the Required Holders (the time of such closing or the date and time specified or the time of the event specified in such vote or written consent is referred to herein as the “Mandatory Conversion Time”), (x) all outstanding shares of Preferred Stock shall automatically be converted into shares of Common Stock, at the then effective conversion rate and (y) such shares may not be reissued by the Corporation. For the avoidance of doubt, upon automatic conversion of all outstanding shares of Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock immediately prior to a SPAC Transaction pursuant to clause (b) of this Subsection 5.1, all rights of the Preferred Stock under Subsection 3 with respect to preferential payments (or any other payments that may otherwise differ from distributions to Common Stock) will terminate, and no such rights shall apply with respect to the SPAC Transaction.

6.2 Procedural Requirements. All holders of record of shares of Preferred Stock shall be sent written notice of the Mandatory Conversion Time and the place designated for mandatory conversion of all such shares of Preferred Stock pursuant to this Section 6. Such notice need not be sent in advance of the occurrence of the Mandatory Conversion Time. Upon receipt of such notice, each holder of shares of Preferred Stock shall surrender his, her or its certificate or certificates for all such shares (or, if such holder alleges that such certificate has been lost, stolen or destroyed, a lost certificate affidavit and agreement reasonably acceptable to the Corporation to indemnify the Corporation against any claim that may be made against the Corporation on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of such certificate) to the Corporation at the place designated in such notice. If so required by the Corporation, certificates surrendered for conversion shall be endorsed or accompanied by written instrument or instruments of transfer, in form satisfactory to the Corporation, duly executed by the registered holder or by his, her or its attorney duly authorized in writing. All rights with respect to the Preferred Stock converted pursuant to Section 6.1, including the rights, if any, to receive notices and vote (other than as a holder of Common Stock), will terminate at the Mandatory Conversion Time (notwithstanding the failure of the holder or holders thereof to surrender the certificates at or prior to such time), except

 

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only the rights of the holders thereof, upon surrender of their certificate or certificates (or lost certificate affidavit and agreement) therefor, to receive the items provided for in the next sentence of this Subsection 6.2. As soon as practicable after the Mandatory Conversion Time and the surrender of the certificate or certificates (or lost certificate affidavit and agreement) for Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall issue and deliver to such holder, or to his, her or its nominees, a certificate or certificates for the number of full shares of Common Stock issuable on such conversion in accordance with the provisions hereof, together with cash as provided in Subsection 5.2 in lieu of any fraction of a share of Common Stock otherwise issuable upon such conversion and the payment of any declared but unpaid dividends on the shares of Preferred Stock converted. Such converted Preferred Stock shall be retired and cancelled and may not be reissued as shares of such series, and the Corporation may thereafter take such appropriate action (without the need for stockholder action) as may be necessary to reduce the authorized number of shares of Preferred Stock accordingly.

7. Redeemed or Otherwise Acquired Shares. Any shares of Preferred Stock that are redeemed or otherwise acquired by the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries shall be automatically and immediately cancelled and retired and shall not be reissued, sold or transferred. Neither the Corporation nor any of its subsidiaries may exercise any voting or other rights granted to the holders of Preferred Stock following redemption.

8. Waiver. Any of the rights, powers, preferences and other terms of the Preferred Stock, as a class, set forth herein may be waived on behalf of all holders of Preferred Stock by the Required Holders, unless the provision being waived, by its terms, specifically requires a higher threshold or different threshold for actions taken hereunder, in which case such higher threshold or different threshold shall be required for such waiver. In addition, any of the rights, powers, preferences and other terms of each series of Preferred Stock set forth herein may be waived on behalf of all holders of such series of Preferred Stock by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of such series of Preferred Stock, unless the provision being waived, by its terms, specifically requires a higher threshold or different threshold for actions taken hereunder, in which case such higher threshold or different threshold shall be required for any waiver.

9. Notices. Any notice required or permitted by the provisions of this Article Fourth to be given to a holder of shares of Preferred Stock shall be mailed, postage prepaid, to the post office address last shown on the records of the Corporation, or given by electronic communication in compliance with the provisions of the General Corporation Law, and shall be deemed sent upon such mailing or electronic transmission.

FIFTH: Subject to any additional vote required by the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, in furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by statute, the Board is expressly authorized to make, repeal, alter, amend and rescind any or all of the Bylaws of the Corporation.

SIXTH: Subject to any additional vote required by the Certificate of Incorporation, the number of directors of the Corporation shall be determined in the manner set forth in the Bylaws of the Corporation.

 

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SEVENTH: Elections of directors need not be by written ballot unless the Bylaws of the Corporation shall so provide.

EIGHTH: Meetings of stockholders may be held within or without the State of Delaware, as the Bylaws of the Corporation may provide. The books of the Corporation may be kept outside the State of Delaware at such place or places as may be designated from time to time by the Board or in the Bylaws of the Corporation.

NINTH: To the fullest extent permitted by law, a director of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the General Corporation Law or any other law of the State of Delaware is amended after approval by the stockholders of this Article Ninth to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, 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.

Any repeal or modification of the foregoing provisions of this Article Ninth by the stockholders of the Corporation shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation existing at the time of, or increase the liability of any director of the Corporation with respect to any acts or omissions of such director occurring prior to, such repeal or modification.

TENTH: To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Corporation is authorized to provide indemnification of (and advancement of expenses to) directors, officers and agents of the Corporation (and any other persons to which General Corporation Law permits the Corporation to provide indemnification) through Bylaw provisions, agreements with such agents or other persons, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, in excess of the indemnification and advancement otherwise permitted by Section 145 of the General Corporation Law.

Any amendment, repeal or modification of the foregoing provisions of this Article Tenth shall not adversely affect any right or protection of any director, officer or other agent of the Corporation existing at the time of such amendment, repeal or modification.

ELEVENTH: The Corporation renounces any interest or expectancy of the Corporation in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, any Excluded Opportunity. An “Excluded Opportunity” is any matter, transaction or interest that is presented to, or acquired, created or developed by, or which otherwise comes into the possession of, (i) any director of the Corporation who is not an employee of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, or (ii) any holder of Preferred Stock or any partner, member, director, stockholder, employee or agent of any such holder, other than someone who is an employee of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries (collectively, “Covered Persons”), unless such matter, transaction or interest is presented to, or acquired, created or developed by, or otherwise comes into the possession of, a Covered Person expressly and solely in such Covered Person’s capacity as a director of the Corporation. Any repeal or modification of this Article Eleventh will be prospective and will not affect the rights under this Article Eleventh in effect at the time of the occurrence of any actions or omissions to act giving rise to liability. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained elsewhere in the Certificate of Incorporation, the affirmative vote of the Required Holders will be required to amend or repeal, or to adopt any provisions inconsistent in, with this Article Eleventh.

 

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TWELFTH: Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, to the fullest extent permitted by the applicable law, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (the “Court of Chancery”) shall be the sole and exclusive forum for any stockholder (including a beneficial owner) to bring (i) any derivative action or threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, brought on behalf of the Corporation, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer or other employee of the Corporation to the Corporation or the Corporation’s stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim against the Corporation, its directors, officers or employees arising pursuant to any provision of the General Corporation Law, the Certificate of Incorporation or the Corporation’s Bylaws, or (iv) any action asserting a claim against the Corporation, its directors, officers or employees governed by the internal affairs doctrine (as defined by the laws of the State of Delaware) and, if brought outside the State of Delaware, the stockholder bringing the suit will be deemed to have consented to service of process on such stockholder’s counsel, except for, as to each of (i) through (iv) above, any claim (A) as to which the Court of Chancery determines that there is an indispensable party not subject to the jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery (and the indispensable party does not consent to the personal jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery within ten days following such determination), (B) which is vested in the exclusive jurisdiction of a court or forum other than the Court of Chancery, or (C) for which the Court of Chancery does not have subject matter jurisdiction. If any provision or provisions of this Article Twelfth shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable as applied to any person or entity or circumstance for any reason whatsoever, then, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the validity, legality and enforceability of such provisions in any other circumstance and of the remaining provisions of this Article Twelfth (including, without limitation, each portion of any sentence of this Article Twelfth containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is not itself held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) and the application of such provision to other persons or entities and circumstances shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

1. Consent to Jurisdiction. If any action the subject matter of which is within the scope of Article Twelfth immediately above is filed in a court other than a court located within the State of Delaware (a “Foreign Action”) in the name of any stockholder, such stockholder shall be deemed to have consented to (i) the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located within the State of Delaware in connection with any action brought in any such court to enforce Article Twelfth immediately above (an “FSC Enforcement Action”) and (ii) having service of process made upon such stockholder in any such FSC Enforcement Action by service upon such stockholder’s counsel in the Foreign Action as agent for such stockholder.

2. Notice. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to the provisions of this Article Twelfth.

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3. That the foregoing amendment and restatement was approved by the holders of the requisite number of shares of this corporation in accordance with Section 228 of the General Corporation Law.

4. That this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, which restates and integrates and further amends the provisions of the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation, , has been duly adopted in accordance with Sections 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation has been executed by a duly authorized officer of this Corporation on this [    ] day of [    ], 2023.

 

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Exhibit C

Investors’ Rights Agreement


GREENLIGHT BIOSCIENCES PARENT, PBC

INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

              Page  
1.      

DEFINITIONS

     1  
2.  

REGISTRATION RIGHTS

     5  
  2.1   

Demand Registration

     5  
  2.2   

Company Registration

     6  
  2.3   

Underwriting Requirements

     7  
  2.4   

Obligations of the Company

     8  
  2.5   

Furnish Information

     9  
  2.6   

Expenses of Registration

     10  
  2.7   

Delay of Registration

     10  
  2.8   

Indemnification

     10  
  2.9   

Reports Under Exchange Act

     12  
  2.10   

Limitations on Subsequent Registration Rights

     13  
  2.11   

“Market Stand-off’ Agreement

     13  
  2.12   

Restrictions on Transfer

     14  
  2.13   

Termination of Registration Rights

     15  
3.  

INFORMATION RIGHTS

     16  
  3.1   

Delivery of Financial Statements

     16  
  3.2   

Inspection

     17  
  3.3   

Board Observer

     17  
  3.4   

Termination of Information Rights

     18  
  3.5   

Confidentiality

     18  
4.  

RIGHTS TO FUTURE STOCK ISSUANCES

     18  
  4.1   

Right of First Offer

     18  
  4.2   

Termination

     19  
5.  

ADDITIONAL COVENANTS

     19  
  5.1   

Insurance

     19  
  5.2   

Employee Agreements

     20  
  5.3   

Employee Stock

     20  
  5.4   

Matters Requiring Preferred Director Approval

     21  
  5.5   

Board Matters; Reimbursement

     22  

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

(continued)

 

              Page  
  5.6       

Expenses of Counsel

     22  
  5.7   

Right to Conduct Activities

     22  
  5.8   

Successor Indemnification

     23  
  5.9   

Termination of Covenants

     23  
6.      

MISCELLANEOUS

     23  
  6.1   

Successors and Assigns

     23  
  6.2   

Governing Law

     24  
  6.3   

Counterparts; Facsimile

     24  
  6.4   

Titles and Subtitles

     24  
  6.5   

Notices

     24  
  6.6   

Amendments and Waivers

     25  
  6.7   

Severability

     25  
  6.8   

Aggregation of Stock

     26  
  6.9   

Additional Investors

     26  
  6.10   

Entire Agreement

     26  
  6.11   

Delays or Omissions

     26  
  6.12   

Acknowledgment

     26  
  6.13   

Dispute Resolution

     26  

 

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INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT

THIS INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of the [_] day of [_], 2023, by and among GreenLight Biosciences Parent, PBC, a Delaware public benefit corporation (the “Company”), each of the investors listed on Schedule A hereto, each of which is referred to in this Agreement as an “Investor,” and any additional Investor that becomes a party to this Agreement in accordance with Section 6.9 hereof.

RECITALS

A. The Company has entered into that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, by and among the Company, SW Merger Co, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), and GreenLight Biosciences Holdings, PBC, a Delaware public benefit corporation (“Target”), dated [•], 2023 (the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which Merger Sub will merge with and into Target, after which Target will remain as the surviving corporation as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Merger”).

B. In connection with the Merger and the transactions contemplated in the Merger Agreement, the Company must raise capital in order to fund its on-going work capital needs and to fund the tender offer contemplated in the Merger Agreement.

C. Therefore, the Company has entered into that certain Secured Convertible Note Purchase Agreement, dated [•], 2023 (the “NPA”), with certain purchasers of secured convertible promissory notes (the “Notes”), pursuant to which the Company may sell and issue up to $100,000,000 of Notes to such purchasers (the “Noteholders”)

D. As a condition to the issuance of the Notes to the Noteholders pursuant to the NPA, that the parties hereto agree to enter into this Agreement, which will be effective following the closing of the Merger.

E. The Investors and the Company hereby agree that this Agreement shall govern the rights of the Investors to cause the Company to register shares of Common Stock issuable to the Investors, to receive certain information from the Company, and to participate in future equity offerings by the Company, and shall govern certain other matters as set forth in this Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereby agree as follows:

1. Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement:

Affiliate” means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person who, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such Person, including without limitation any general partner, managing member, officer or director of such Person or any venture capital fund now or hereafter existing that is controlled by one or more general partners or managing members of, or shares the same management company with, such Person.

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

 

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Company Intellectual Property” means all patents, patent applications, registered and unregistered trademarks, trademark applications, registered and unregistered service marks, service mark applications, tradenames, copyrights, trade secrets, domain names, information and proprietary rights and processes, similar or other intellectual property rights, subject matter of any of the foregoing, tangible embodiments of any of the foregoing, licenses in, to and under any of the foregoing, and in any and all such cases that are owned or used by the Company in the conduct of the Company’s business.

Competitor” means a Person engaged, directly or indirectly (including through any partnership, limited liability company, corporation, joint venture or similar arrangement (whether now existing or formed hereafter)), in a business that competes, with the business of the Company, but shall not include Fall Line Endurance Fund, LP (together with its affiliates, “Fall Line”), Morningside Venture Investments Limited (together with its affiliates, “Morningside”), Continental Grain Company (together with its affiliates, “Continental”), S2G Builders Food & Agriculture Fund III, L.P. (together with its affiliates, “S2G”) or any financial investment firm or collective investment vehicle that, together with its Affiliates, holds less than ten percent (10)% of the outstanding equity of any Competitor and does not, nor do any of its Affiliates, have a right to designate any members of the board of directors, or board of managers or other equivalent governing body of any Competitor.

Convertible Note” shall mean any convertible note issued pursuant to the NPA.

Damages” means any loss, damage, claim or liability (joint or several) to which a party hereto may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or other federal or state law, insofar as such loss, damage, claim or liability (or any action in respect thereof) arises out of or is based upon (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any registration statement of the Company, including any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained therein or any amendments or supplements thereto; (ii) an omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; or (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the indemnifying party (or any of its agents or Affiliates) of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any state securities law, or any rule or regulation promulgated under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or any state securities law.

Derivative Securities” means any securities or rights convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for (in each case, directly or indirectly), Common Stock, including options and warrants.

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

Excluded Registration” means (i) a registration relating to the sale of securities to employees of the Company or a subsidiary pursuant to a stock option, stock purchase, or similar plan; (ii) a registration relating to an SEC Rule 145 transaction; (iii) a registration on any form that does not include substantially the same information as would be required to be included in a registration statement covering the sale of the Registrable Securities; or (iv) a registration in which the only Common Stock being registered is Common Stock issuable upon conversion of debt securities that are also being registered.

 

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Form S-1” means such form under the Securities Act as in effect on the date hereof or any successor registration form under the Securities Act subsequently adopted by the SEC.

Form S-3” means such form under the Securities Act as in effect on the date hereof or any registration form under the Securities Act subsequently adopted by the SEC that permits incorporation of substantial information by reference to other documents filed by the Company with the SEC.

GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.

Holder” means any holder of Registrable Securities who is a party to this Agreement.

Immediate Family Member” means a child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, sibling, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law, including adoptive relationships, of a natural person referred to herein.

Initiating Holders” means, collectively, Holders who properly initiate a registration request under this Agreement.

IPO” means the Company’s first underwritten public offering of its Common Stock under the Securities Act.

Key Employee” means any executive-level employee (including division director and vice president-level positions) as well as any employee who, either alone or in concert with others, develops, invents, programs, or designs any Company Intellectual Property.

Major Investor” means (a) any Investor that, individually or together with such Investor’s Affiliates, holds at least [5,000,000] shares of Registrable Securities (as adjusted for any stock split, stock dividend, combination, or other recapitalization or reclassification effected after the date hereof), (b) Fall Line, so long as it continues to own beneficially at least [2,500,000] shares of Registrable Securities, (c) Morningside, so long as it continues to own beneficially at least [2,500,000] shares of Registrable Securities, (d) Continental, so long as it continues to own beneficially at least [2,500,000] shares of Registrable Securities, and (e) S2G, so long as it continues to own beneficially at least [2,500,000] shares of Registrable Securities.

New Securities” means, collectively, equity securities of the Company, whether or not currently authorized, as well as rights, options, or warrants to purchase such equity securities, or securities of any type whatsoever that are, or may become, convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for such equity securities.

Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, trust, limited liability company, association or other entity.

Preferred Directors” means the directors of the Company that the holders of record of the Preferred Stock are exclusively entitled to elect pursuant to the Restated Certificate.

 

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Preferred Stock” means the Series A-1 Preferred Stock (when and if issued, after the date hereof) and the Series A-2 Preferred Stock.

Registrable Securities” means (i) the Common Stock issuable or issued upon conversion of the Preferred Stock; (ii) any Common Stock, or any Common Stock issued or issuable (directly or indirectly) upon conversion and/or exercise of any other securities of the Company acquired by the Investors on or after the date hereof (including upon conversion of any Convertible Notes; and (iii) any Common Stock issued as (or issuable upon the conversion or exercise of any warrant, right, or other security that is issued as) a dividend or other distribution with respect to, or in exchange for or in replacement of, the shares referenced in clauses (i) and (ii) above; excluding in all cases, however, any Registrable Securities sold by a Person in a transaction in which the applicable rights under this Agreement are not assigned pursuant to Section 6.1, and excluding for purposes of Section 2 any shares for which registration rights have terminated pursuant to Section 2.13 of this Agreement.

Registrable Securities then outstanding” means the number of shares determined by adding the number of shares of outstanding Common Stock that are Registrable Securities and the number of shares of Common Stock issuable (directly or indirectly) pursuant to then exercisable and/or convertible securities that are Registrable Securities.

Restated Certificate” means the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company.

Restricted Securities” means the securities of the Company required to bear the legend set forth in Section 2.12(b) hereof.

SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

SEC Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated by the SEC under the Securities Act.

SEC Rule 144(b)(1)(i)” means subsection (b)(1)(i) of SEC Rule 144 as it applies to persons who have held shares for more than one year.

SEC Rule 145” means Rule 145 promulgated by the SEC under the Securities Act.

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Selling Expenses” means all underwriting discounts, selling commissions, and stock transfer taxes applicable to the sale of Registrable Securities, and fees and disbursements of counsel for any Holder, except for the fees and disbursements of the Selling Holder Counsel borne and paid by the Company as provided in Section 2.6.

Series A-1 Preferred Stock” means the Series A-1 Preferred Stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share.

 

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Series A-2 Preferred Stock” means the Series A-2 Preferred Stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share.

SPAC Transaction” means a transaction or series of related transactions by merger, consolidation, share exchange or otherwise of the Company with a publicly traded “special purpose acquisition company” or its subsidiary (collectively, a “SPAC”), immediately following the consummation of which the common stock or share capital of the SPAC or its successor entity is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market, the New York Stock Exchange or another exchange or marketplace approved by the Board of Directors, including a majority of the Preferred Directors.

2. Registration Rights. The Company covenants and agrees as follows:

2.1 Demand Registration

(a) Form S-1 Demand. If at any time after the earlier of (i) three (3) years after the date of this Agreement or (ii) one hundred eighty (180) days after the effective date of the registration statement for the IPO, the Company receives a request from Holders of at least thirty percent (30%) of the Registrable Securities then outstanding that the Company file a Form S-1 registration statement, then the Company shall (i) within ten (10) days after the date such request is given, give notice thereof (the “Demand Notice”) to all Holders other than the Initiating Holders; and (ii) as soon as practicable, and in any event within sixty (60) days after the date such request is given by the Initiating Holders, file a Form S-1 registration statement under the Securities Act covering all Registrable Securities that the Initiating Holders requested to be registered and any additional Registrable Securities requested to be included in such registration by any other Holders, as specified by notice given by each such Holder to the Company within twenty (20) days of the date the Demand Notice is given, and in each case, subject to the limitations of Section 2.1(c) and Section 2.3.

(b) Form S-3 Demand. If at any time when it is eligible to use a Form S-3 registration statement, the Company receives a request from Holders of at least thirty percent (30%) of the Registrable Securities then outstanding that the Company file a Form S-3 registration statement with respect to outstanding Registrable Securities of such Holders having an anticipated aggregate offering price, net of Selling Expenses, of at least $3 million, then the Company shall (i) within ten (10) days after the date such request is given, give a Demand Notice to all Holders other than the Initiating Holders; and (ii) as soon as practicable, and in any event within forty-five (45) days after the date such request is given by the Initiating Holders, file a Form S-3 registration statement under the Securities Act covering all Registrable Securities requested to be included in such registration by any other Holders, as specified by notice given by each such Holder to the Company within twenty (20) days of the date the Demand Notice is given, and in each case, subject to the limitations of Section 2.1(c) and Section 2.3.

(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing obligations, if the Company furnishes to Holders requesting a registration pursuant to this Section 2.1 a certificate signed by the Company’s chief executive officer stating that in the good faith judgment of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) it would be materially detrimental to the Company and its stockholders for such registration statement to either become effective or remain effective for as long as such registration statement otherwise would be required to remain effective, because such

 

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action would (i) materially interfere with a significant acquisition, corporate reorganization, or other similar transaction involving the Company; (ii) require premature disclosure of material information that the Company has a bona fide business purpose for preserving as confidential; or (iii) render the Company unable to comply with requirements under the Securities Act or Exchange Act, then the Company shall have the right to defer taking action with respect to such filing, and any time periods with respect to filing or effectiveness thereof shall be tolled correspondingly, for a period of not more than one hundred twenty (120) days after the request of the Initiating Holders is given; provided, however, that the Company may not invoke this right more than once in any twelve (12) month period; and provided further that the Company shall not register any securities for its own account or that of any other stockholder during such one hundred twenty (120) day period other than an Excluded Registration.

(d) The Company shall not be obligated to effect, or to take any action to effect, any registration pursuant to Section 2.1(a) (i) during the period that is sixty (60) days before the Company’s good faith estimate of the date of filing of, and ending on a date that is one hundred eighty (180) days after the effective date of, a Company-initiated registration, provided, that the Company is actively employing in good faith commercially reasonable efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective; (ii) after the Company has effected two (2) registrations of at least $5,000,000 each pursuant to Section 2.1(a); or (iii) if the Initiating Holders propose to dispose of shares of Registrable Securities that may be immediately registered on Form S-3 pursuant to a request made pursuant to Section 2.1(b). The Company shall not be obligated to effect, or to take any action to effect, any registration pursuant to Section 2.1(b) (i) during the period that is thirty (30) days before the Company’s good faith estimate of the date of filing of, and ending on a date that is ninety (90) days after the effective date of, a Company-initiated registration, provided, that the Company is actively employing in good faith commercially reasonable efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective; or (ii) if the Company has effected two (2) registrations pursuant to Subsection 2.1(b) within the twelve (12) month period immediately preceding the date of such request. A registration shall not be counted as “effected” for purposes of this Section 2.1(d) until such time as the applicable registration statement has been declared effective by the SEC, unless the Initiating Holders withdraw their request for such registration, elect not to pay the registration expenses therefor, and forfeit their right to one demand registration statement pursuant to Section 2.6, in which case such withdrawn registration statement shall be counted as “effected” for purposes of this Section 2.1(d); provided, that, if such withdrawal is during a period in which the Company has deferred taking action pursuant to Subsection 2.1(c), then Initiating Holders may withdraw their request for registration, and such registration will not be counted as “effected” for purposes of this Subsection 2.1(d).

2.2 Company Registration. If the Company proposes to register (including, for this purpose, a registration effected by the Company for stockholders other than the Holders) any of its securities under the Securities Act in connection with the public offering of such securities solely for cash (other than in an Excluded Registration), the Company shall, at such time, promptly give each Holder notice of such registration. Upon the request of each Holder given within twenty (20) days after such notice is given by the Company, the Company shall, subject to the provisions of Section 2.3, cause to be registered all of the Registrable Securities that each such Holder has requested to be included in such registration. The Company shall have the right to terminate or withdraw any registration initiated by it under this Section 2.2 before the effective date of such registration, whether or not any Holder has elected to include Registrable Securities in such registration. The expenses (other than Selling Expenses) of such withdrawn registration shall be borne by the Company in accordance with Section 2.6.

 

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2.3 Underwriting Requirements.

(a) If, pursuant to Section 2.1, the Initiating Holders intend to distribute the Registrable Securities covered by their request by means of an underwriting, they shall so advise the Company as a part of their request made pursuant to Section 2.1, and the Company shall include such information in the Demand Notice. The underwriter(s) will be selected by the Company and shall be reasonably acceptable to a majority in interest of the Initiating Holders. In such event, the right of any Holder to include such Holder’s Registrable Securities in such registration shall be conditioned upon such Holder’s participation in such underwriting and the inclusion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in the underwriting to the extent provided herein. All Holders proposing to distribute their securities through such underwriting shall (together with the Company as provided in Section 2.4(e)) enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the underwriter(s) selected for such underwriting; provided, however, that no Holder (or any of their assignees) shall be required to make any representations, warranties or indemnities except as they relate to such Holder’s ownership of shares and authority to enter into the underwriting agreement and to such Holder’s intended method of distribution, and the liability of such Holder shall be several and not joint, and limited to an amount equal to the net proceeds from the offering received by such Holder. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 2.3, if the underwriter(s) advise(s) the Initiating Holders in writing that marketing factors require a limitation on the number of shares to be underwritten, then the Initiating Holders shall so advise all Holders of Registrable Securities that otherwise would be underwritten pursuant hereto, and the number of Registrable Securities that may be included in the underwriting shall be allocated among such Holders of Registrable Securities, including the Initiating Holders, in proportion (as nearly as practicable) to the number of Registrable Securities owned by each Holder or in such other proportion as shall mutually be agreed to by all such selling Holders; provided, however, that the number of Registrable Securities held by the Holders to be included in such underwriting shall not be reduced unless all other securities are first entirely excluded from the underwriting.

(b) In connection with any offering involving an underwriting of shares of the Company’s capital stock pursuant to Section 2.2, the Company shall not be required to include any of the Holders’ Registrable Securities in such underwriting unless the Holders accept the terms of the underwriting as agreed upon between the Company and its underwriters, and then only in such quantity as the underwriters in their sole discretion determine will not jeopardize the success of the offering by the Company. If the total number of securities, including Registrable Securities, requested by stockholders to be included in such offering exceeds the number of securities to be sold (other than by the Company) that the underwriters in their reasonable discretion determine is compatible with the success of the offering, then the Company shall be required to include in the offering only that number of such securities, including Registrable Securities, which the underwriters and the Company in their sole discretion determine will not jeopardize the success of the offering. If the underwriters determine that less than all of the Registrable Securities requested to be registered can be included in such offering, then the Registrable Securities that are included in such offering shall be allocated among the selling Holders in proportion (as nearly as practicable) to the number of Registrable Securities owned by each selling Holder or in such other proportions as shall mutually be agreed to by all such selling

 

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Holders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall (i) the number of Registrable Securities included in the offering be reduced unless all other securities (other than securities to be sold by the Company) are first entirely excluded from the offering, or (ii) the number of Registrable Securities included in the offering be reduced below thirty percent (30%) of the total number of securities included in such offering, unless such offering is the IPO, in which case the selling Holders may be excluded further if the underwriters make the determination described above and no other stockholder’s securities are included in such offering. For purposes of the provision in this Section 2.3(b) concerning apportionment, for any selling Holder that is a partnership, limited liability company, or corporation, the partners, members, retired partners, retired members, stockholders, and Affiliates of such Holder, or the estates and Immediate Family Members of any such partners, retired partners, members, and retired members and any trusts for the benefit of any of the foregoing Persons, shall be deemed to be a single “selling Holder,” and any pro rata reduction with respect to such “selling Holder” shall be based upon the aggregate number of Registrable Securities owned by all Persons included in such “selling Holder,” as defined in this sentence.

(c) For purposes of Section 2.1, a registration shall not be counted as “effected” if, as a result of an exercise of the underwriter’s cutback provisions in Section 2.3(a), fewer than fifty percent (50%) of the total number of Registrable Securities that Holders have requested to be included in such registration statement are actually included.

2.4 Obligations of the Company. Whenever required under this Section 2 to effect the registration of any Registrable Securities, the Company shall, as expeditiously as reasonably possible:

(a) prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement with respect to such Registrable Securities and use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective and, upon the request of the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities registered thereunder, keep such registration statement effective for a period of up to one hundred twenty (120) days or, if earlier, until the distribution contemplated in the registration statement has been completed; provided, however, that (i) such one hundred twenty (120) day period shall be extended for a period of time equal to the period the Holder refrains, at the request of an underwriter of Common Stock (or other securities) of the Company, from selling any securities included in such registration, and (ii) in the case of any registration of Registrable Securities on Form S-3 that are intended to be offered on a continuous or delayed basis, subject to compliance with applicable SEC rules, such one hundred twenty (120) day period shall be extended for up to ninety (90) days, if necessary, to keep the registration statement effective until all such Registrable Securities are sold;

(b) prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to such registration statement, and the prospectus used in connection with such registration statement, as may be necessary to comply with the Securities Act in order to enable the disposition of all securities covered by such registration statement;

 

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(c) furnish to the selling Holders such numbers of copies of a prospectus, including a preliminary prospectus, as required by the Securities Act, and such other documents as the Holders may reasonably request in order to facilitate their disposition of their Registrable Securities;

(d) use its commercially reasonable efforts to register and qualify the securities covered by such registration statement under such other securities or blue-sky laws of such jurisdictions as shall be reasonably requested by the selling Holders; provided that the Company shall not be required to qualify to do business or to file a general consent to service of process in any such states or jurisdictions, unless the Company is already subject to service in such jurisdiction and except as may be required by the Securities Act;

(e) in the event of any underwritten public offering, enter into and perform its obligations under an underwriting agreement, in usual and customary form, with the underwriter(s) of such offering;

(f) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause all such Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement to be listed on a national securities exchange or trading system and each securities exchange and trading system (if any) on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed;

(g) provide a transfer agent and registrar for all Registrable Securities registered pursuant to this Agreement and provide a CUSIP number for all such Registrable Securities, in each case not later than the effective date of such registration;

(h) promptly make available for inspection by the selling Holders, any underwriter(s) participating in any disposition pursuant to such registration statement, and any attorney or accountant or other agent retained by any such underwriter or selected by the selling Holders, all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents, and properties of the Company, and cause the Company’s officers, directors, employees, and independent accountants to supply all information reasonably requested by any such seller, underwriter, attorney, accountant, or agent, in each case, as necessary or advisable to verify the accuracy of the information in such registration statement and to conduct appropriate due diligence in connection therewith;

(i) notify each selling Holder, promptly after the Company receives notice thereof, of the time when such registration statement has been declared effective or a supplement to any prospectus forming a part of such registration statement has been filed; and

(j) after such registration statement becomes effective, notify each selling Holder of any request by the SEC that the Company amend or supplement such registration statement or prospectus.

2.5 Furnish Information. It shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the Company to take any action pursuant to this Section 2 with respect to the Registrable Securities of any selling Holder that such Holder shall furnish to the Company such information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by it, and the intended method of disposition of such securities as is reasonably required to effect the registration of such Holder’s Registrable Securities.

 

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2.6 Expenses of Registration. All expenses (other than Selling Expenses) incurred in connection with registrations, filings, or qualifications pursuant to Section 2, including all registration, filing, and qualification fees; printers’ and accounting fees; fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company; and the reasonable fees and disbursements of one counsel for the selling Holders (“Selling Holder Counsel”) not to exceed $50,000, shall be borne and paid by the Company; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to pay for any expenses of any registration proceeding begun pursuant to Section 2.1 if the registration request is subsequently withdrawn at the request of the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities to be registered (in which case all selling Holders shall bear such expenses pro rata based upon the number of Registrable Securities that were to be included in the withdrawn registration), unless the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities agree to forfeit their right to one registration pursuant to Section 2.1(a) or Section 2.1(b), as the case may be; provided further that if, at the time of such withdrawal, the Holders shall have learned of a material adverse change in the condition, business, or prospects of the Company from that known to the Holders at the time of their request and have withdrawn the request with reasonable promptness after learning of such information then the Holders shall not be required to pay any of such expenses and shall not forfeit their right to one registration pursuant to Section 2.1(a) or Section 2.1(b). All Selling Expenses relating to Registrable Securities registered pursuant to this Section 2 shall be borne and paid by the Holders pro rata on the basis of the number of Registrable Securities registered on their behalf.

2.7 Delay of Registration. No Holder shall have any right to obtain or seek an injunction restraining or otherwise delaying any registration pursuant to this Agreement as the result of any controversy that might arise with respect to the interpretation or implementation of this Section 2.

2.8 Indemnification. If any Registrable Securities are included in a registration statement under this Section 2:

(a) To the extent permitted by law, the Company will indemnify and hold harmless each selling Holder, and the partners, members, officers, directors, and stockholders of each such Holder; legal counsel and accountants for each such Holder; any underwriter (as defined in the Securities Act) for each such Holder; and each Person, if any, who controls such Holder or underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, against any Damages, and the Company will pay to each such Holder, underwriter, controlling Person, or other aforementioned Person any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred thereby in connection with investigating or defending any claim or proceeding from which Damages may result, as such expenses are incurred; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 2.8(a) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such claim or proceeding if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, nor shall the Company be liable for any Damages to the extent that they arise out of or are based upon actions or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished by or on behalf of any such Holder, underwriter, controlling Person, or other aforementioned Person expressly for use in connection with such registration.

 

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(b) To the extent permitted by law, each selling Holder, severally and not jointly, will indemnify and hold harmless the Company, and each of its directors, each of its officers who has signed the registration statement, each Person (if any), who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act, legal counsel and accountants for the Company, any underwriter (as defined in the Securities Act), any other Holder selling securities in such registration statement, and any controlling Person of any such underwriter or other Holder, against any Damages, in each case only to the extent that such Damages arise out of or are based upon actions or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished by or on behalf of such selling Holder expressly for use in connection with such registration; and each such selling Holder will pay to the Company and each other aforementioned Person any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred thereby in connection with investigating or defending any claim or proceeding from which Damages may result, as such expenses are incurred; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 2.8(b) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such claim or proceeding if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Holder, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; and provided further that in no event shall the aggregate amounts payable by any Holder by way of indemnity or contribution under Sections 2.8(b) and 2.8(d) exceed the proceeds from the offering received by such Holder (net of any Selling Expenses paid by such Holder), except in the case of fraud or willful misconduct by such Holder.

(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 2.8 of notice of the commencement of any action (including any governmental action) for which a party may be entitled to indemnification hereunder, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 2.8, give the indemnifying party notice of the commencement thereof. The indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in such action and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, participate jointly with any other indemnifying party to which notice has been given, and to assume the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the parties; provided, however, that an indemnified party (together with all other indemnified parties that may be represented without conflict by one counsel) shall have the right to retain one separate counsel, with the fees and expenses to be paid by the indemnifying party, if representation of such indemnified party by the counsel retained by the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between such indemnified party and any other party represented by such counsel in such action. The failure to give notice to the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action shall relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the indemnified party under this Section 2.8, to the extent that such failure materially prejudices the indemnifying party’s ability to defend such action. The failure to give notice to the indemnifying party will not relieve it of any liability that it may have to any indemnified party otherwise than under this Section 2.8; provided, however, that, in any such case, (x) no Holder will be required to contribute any amount in excess of the public offering price of all such Registrable Securities offered and sold by such Holder pursuant to such registration statement, and (y) no person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) will be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation; and provided further that in no event shall a Holder’s liability pursuant to this Section 2.8(c), when combined with the amounts paid or payable by such Holder pursuant to Section 2.8(b), exceed the proceeds from the offering received by such Holder (net of any expenses paid by such Holder), except as otherwise provided in Section 2.8(b).

 

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(d) To provide for just and equitable contribution to joint liability under the Securities Act in any case in which either (i) any party otherwise entitled to indemnification hereunder makes a claim for indemnification pursuant to this Section 2.8 but it is judicially determined (by the entry of a final judgment or decree by a court of competent jurisdiction and the expiration of time to appeal or the denial of the last right of appeal) that such indemnification may not be enforced in such case, notwithstanding the fact that this Section 2.8 provides for indemnification in such case, or (ii) contribution under the Securities Act may be required on the part of any party hereto for which indemnification is provided under this Section 2.8, then, and in each such case, such parties will contribute to the aggregate losses, claims, damages, liabilities, or expenses to which they may be subject (after contribution from others) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of each of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party in connection with the statements, omissions, or other actions that resulted in such loss, claim, damage, liability, or expense, as well as to reflect any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the indemnifying party and of the indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or allegedly untrue statement of a material fact, or the omission or alleged omission of a material fact, relates to information supplied by the indemnifying party or by the indemnified party and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information, and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission; provided, however, that, in any such case, (x) no Holder will be required to contribute any amount in excess of the public offering price of all such Registrable Securities offered and sold by such Holder pursuant to such registration statement, and (y) no Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) will be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation; and provided further that in no event shall a Holder’s liability pursuant to this Section 2.8(d), when combined with the amounts paid or payable by such Holder pursuant to Section 2.8(b), exceed the proceeds from the offering received by such Holder (net of any Selling Expenses) paid by such Holder), except in the case of willful misconduct or fraud by such Holder.

(e) Unless otherwise superseded by an underwriting agreement entered into in connection with the underwritten public offering, the obligations of the Company and Holders under this Section 2.8 shall survive the completion of any offering of Registrable Securities in a registration under this Section 2, and otherwise shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

2.9 Reports Under Exchange Act. With a view to making available to the Holders the benefits of SEC Rule 144 and any other rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit a Holder to sell securities of the Company to the public without registration or pursuant to a registration on Form S-3, the Company shall:

(a) make and keep available adequate current public information, as those terms are understood and defined in SEC Rule 144, at all times after the effective date of the registration statement filed by the Company for the IPO;

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(c) furnish to any Holder, so long as the Holder owns any Registrable Securities, forthwith upon request (i) to the extent accurate, a written statement by the Company that it has complied with the reporting requirements of SEC Rule 144 (at any time after ninety (90) days after the effective date of the registration statement filed by the Company for the IPO), the Securities Act, and the Exchange Act (at any time after the Company has become subject to such reporting requirements), or that it qualifies as a registrant whose securities may be resold pursuant to Form S-3 (at any time after the Company so qualifies); (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company and such other reports and documents so filed by the Company; and (iii) such other information as may be reasonably requested in availing any Holder of any rule or regulation of the SEC that permits the selling of any such securities without registration (at any time after the Company has become subject to the reporting requirements under the Exchange Act) or pursuant to Form S-3 (at any time after the Company so qualifies to use such form).

2.10 Limitations on Subsequent Registration Rights. From and after the date of this Agreement, the Company shall not, without the prior written consent of the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities then outstanding, enter into any agreement with any holder or prospective holder of any securities of the Company that would provide to such holder the right to include securities in any registration on other than either a pro rata basis with respect to the Registrable Securities or on a subordinate basis after all Holders have had the opportunity to include in the registration and offering all shares of Registrable Securities that they wish to so include; provided that this limitation shall not apply to any additional Investor who becomes a party to this Agreement in accordance with Section 6.9.

2.11 Market Stand-off Agreement. Each Holder hereby agrees that it will not, without the prior written consent of the managing underwriter, during the period commencing on the date of the final prospectus relating to the registration by the Company of shares of its Common Stock or any other equity securities under the Securities Act on a registration statement on Form S-1, and ending on the date specified by the Company and the managing underwriter (such period not to exceed one hundred eighty (180) days in the case of the IPO, which period may be extended upon the request of the managing underwriter, to the extent required by any FINRA rules, for an additional period of up to fifteen (15) days if the Company issues or proposes to issue an earnings or other public release within fifteen (15) days of the expiration of the 180-day lockup period), (i) lend; offer; pledge; sell; contract to sell; sell any option or contract to purchase; purchase any option or contract to sell; grant any option, right, or warrant to purchase; or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable (directly or indirectly) for Common Stock held immediately before the effective date of the registration statement for such offering or (ii) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of such securities, whether any such transaction described in clause (i) or (ii) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Stock or other securities, in cash, or otherwise. The foregoing provisions of this Section 2.11 shall apply only to the IPO, shall not apply to the sale of any shares to an underwriter pursuant to an underwriting agreement, and shall be applicable to the Holders only if all officers, directors and stockholders individually owning more than one percent (1%) of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock (after giving effect to conversion into Common Stock of all outstanding Preferred Stock) are subject to the same restrictions. The underwriters in connection with such registration are intended third-party beneficiaries of this Section 2.11 and shall have the right, power, and authority to enforce the provisions hereof as though they were a

 

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party hereto. Each Holder further agrees to execute such agreements as may be reasonably requested by the underwriters in connection with such registration that are consistent with this Section 2.11 or that are necessary to give further effect thereto. Any discretionary waiver or termination of the restrictions of any or all of such agreements by the Company or the underwriters shall apply pro rata to all Holders subject to such agreements, based on the number of shares subject to such agreements.

2.12 Restrictions on Transfer.

(a) The Preferred Stock and the Registrable Securities shall not be sold, pledged, or otherwise transferred, and the Company shall not recognize and shall issue stop-transfer instructions to its transfer agent with respect to any such sale, pledge, or transfer, except upon the conditions specified in this Agreement, which conditions are intended to ensure compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act. A transferring Holder will cause any proposed purchaser, pledgee, or transferee of the Preferred Stock and the Registrable Securities held by such Holder to agree to take and hold such securities subject to the provisions and upon the conditions specified in this Agreement.

(b) Each certificate or instrument representing (i) the Preferred Stock, (ii) the Registrable Securities, and (iii) any other securities issued in respect of the securities referenced in clauses (i) and (ii), upon any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, or similar event, shall (unless otherwise permitted by the provisions of Section 2.12(c)) be stamped or otherwise imprinted with a legend substantially in the following form:

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933. SUCH SHARES MAY NOT BE SOLD, PLEDGED, OR TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR A VALID EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION AND PROSPECTUS DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS OF SAID ACT.

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY MAY BE TRANSFERRED ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND THE STOCKHOLDER, A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY.

The Holders consent to the Company making a notation in its records and giving instructions to any transfer agent of the Restricted Securities in order to implement the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Section 2.12.

(c) The holder of each certificate representing Restricted Securities, by acceptance thereof, agrees to comply in all respects with the provisions of this Section 2. Before any proposed sale, pledge, or transfer of any Restricted Securities, unless there is in effect a registration statement under the Securities Act covering the proposed transaction, the Holder thereof shall give notice to the Company of such Holder’s intention to effect such sale, pledge, or transfer. Each such notice shall describe the manner and circumstances of the proposed sale, pledge, or transfer in sufficient detail and, if reasonably requested by the Company, shall be

 

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accompanied at such Holder’s expense by either (i) a written opinion of legal counsel who shall, and whose legal opinion shall, be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, addressed to the Company, to the effect that the proposed transaction may be effected without registration under the Securities Act; (ii) a “no action” letter from the SEC to the effect that the proposed sale, pledge, or transfer of such Restricted Securities without registration will not result in a recommendation by the staff of the SEC that action be taken with respect thereto; or (iii) any other evidence reasonably satisfactory to counsel to the Company to the effect that the proposed sale, pledge, or transfer of the Restricted Securities may be effected without registration under the Securities Act, whereupon the Holder of such Restricted Securities shall be entitled to sell, pledge, or transfer such Restricted Securities in accordance with the terms of the notice given by the Holder to the Company. The Company will not require such a legal opinion or “no action” letter (x) in any transaction in compliance with SEC Rule 144 or (y) in any transaction in which such Holder distributes Restricted Securities to an Affiliate of such Holder for no consideration; provided that each transferee agrees in writing to be subject to the terms of this Section 2.12. Each certificate or instrument evidencing the Restricted Securities transferred as above provided shall bear, except if such transfer is made pursuant to SEC Rule 144, the appropriate restrictive legend set forth in Section 2.12(b), except that such certificate shall not bear such restrictive legend if, in the opinion of counsel for such Holder and the Company, such legend is not required in order to establish compliance with any provisions of the Securities Act.

2.13 Termination of Registration Rights. The right of any Holder to request registration or inclusion of Registrable Securities in any registration pursuant to Section 2.1 or Section 2.2 shall terminate upon the earliest to occur of:

(a) the closing of a Deemed Liquidation Event, as such term is defined in the Restated Certificate (excluding a SPAC Transaction);

(b) such time after consummation of the IPO when (i) all of such Holder’s Registrable Securities can be sold immediately in compliance with SEC Rule 144(b)(1)(i) or (ii) such Holder holds 1% or less of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock and all Registrable Securities held by such Holder (together with any Affiliate of the Holder with whom the Holder must aggregate its sales under Rule 144) can be sold in any and all three-month periods without registration in compliance with Rule 144;

(c) the consummation of a SPAC Transaction (provided that any holder of Registrable Securities that would be deemed to be an Affiliate of the surviving or successor entity at the closing of a SPAC Transaction shall be entitled to customary post-SPAC registration rights, and the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that any such holder receives such registration rights in connection with the closing of such SPAC Transaction); and

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3. Information Rights.

3.1 Delivery of Financial Statements. The Company shall deliver to each Major Investor; provided, that, the Board has not reasonably determined that such Major Investor is a Competitor:

(a) as soon as practicable, but in any event within one hundred fifty (150) days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, (i) a balance sheet as of the end of such year, (ii) statements of income and of cash flows for such year, and (iii) a statement of stockholders’ equity as of the end of such year, all such financial statements audited and certified by independent public accountants of nationally recognized standing selected by the Company (unless the Board, including a majority of the Preferred Directors, determines not to have an audit performed, in which case such financial statements shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP (except that such financial statements may (A) be subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and (B) not contain all notes thereto that may be required in accordance with GAAP));

(b) as soon as practicable, but in any event within forty-five (45) days after the end of each of the first three (3) quarters of each fiscal year of the Company, unaudited statements of income and of cash flows for such fiscal quarter, and an unaudited balance sheet and a statement of stockholders’ equity as of the end of such fiscal quarter, all prepared in accordance with GAAP (except that such financial statements may (i) be subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and (ii) not contain all notes thereto that may be required in accordance with GAAP);

(c) as soon as practicable, but in any event within forty-five (45) days after the end of each of the first three (3) quarters of each fiscal year of the Company, a statement showing the number of shares of each class and series of capital stock and securities convertible into or exercisable for shares of capital stock outstanding at the end of the period, the Common Stock issuable upon conversion or exercise of any outstanding securities convertible or exercisable for Common Stock and the exchange ratio or exercise price applicable thereto, and the number of shares of issued stock options and stock options not yet issued but reserved for issuance, if any, all in sufficient detail as to permit the Major Investors to calculate their respective percentage equity ownership in the Company, and certified by the chief financial officer or chief executive officer of the Company as being true, complete, and correct;

(d) as soon as practicable, but in any event within thirty (30) days of the end of each month, an unaudited income statement and statement of cash flows for such month, and an unaudited balance sheet as of the end of such month, all prepared in accordance with GAAP (except that such financial statements may (i) be subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and (ii) not contain all notes thereto that may be required in accordance with GAAP) (the “Monthly Financials”);

(e) as soon as practicable, but in any event within forty-five (45) days following the end of each fiscal year, a budget and business plan for the next fiscal year (collectively, the “Budget”), prepared on a monthly basis, including balance sheets, income statements, and statements of cash flow for such months and, promptly after prepared, any other budgets or revised budgets prepared by the Company;

(f) with respect to the financial statements called for in Section 3.1(b) an instrument executed by the chief financial officer and chief executive officer of the Company certifying that such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied with prior practice for earlier periods (except as otherwise set forth in Section 3.1(b)) and fairly present the financial condition of the Company and its results of operation for the periods specified therein; and

 

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(g) such other information relating to the financial condition, business, prospects, or corporate affairs of the Company as any Major Investor may from time to time reasonably request; provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated under this Section 3.1 to provide information (i) that the Company reasonably determines in good faith to be a trade secret or confidential information (unless covered by an enforceable confidentiality agreement, in form acceptable to the Company) or (ii) the disclosure of which would adversely affect the attorney-client privilege between the Company and its counsel.

If, for any period, the Company has any subsidiary whose accounts are consolidated with those of the Company, then in respect of such period the financial statements delivered pursuant to the foregoing sections shall be the consolidated and consolidating financial statements of the Company and all such consolidated subsidiaries.

Notwithstanding anything else in this Section 3.1 to the contrary, the Company may cease providing the information set forth in this Section 3.1 during the period starting with the date thirty (30) days before the Company’s good-faith estimate of the date of filing of a registration statement if it reasonably concludes it must do so to comply with the SEC rules applicable to such registration statement and related offering; provided that the Company’s covenants under this Section 3.1 shall be reinstated at such time as the Company is no longer actively employing its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective.

3.2 Inspection. The Company shall permit each Major Investor (provided that the Board has not reasonably determined that such Major Investor is a Competitor), at such Major Investor’s expense, to visit and inspect the Company’s properties; examine its books of account and records; and discuss the Company’s affairs, finances, and accounts with its officers, during normal business hours of the Company as may be reasonably requested by the Major Investor; provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated pursuant to this Section 3.2 to provide access to any information that it reasonably and in good faith considers to be a trade secret or confidential information (unless covered by an enforceable confidentiality agreement, in form acceptable to the Company) or the disclosure of which would adversely affect the attorney-client privilege between the Company and its counsel.

3.3 Board Observers. So long as BlueIO Growth, LLC and its affiliated funds, including Kodiak Venture Partners (collectively, “BlueIO Growth”) continues to own beneficially at least [2,500,000] shares of Registrable Securities, and so long as Continental continues to own beneficially at least [2,500,000] shares of Registrable Securities, the Company shall invite a representative of BlueIO Growth and a representative of Continental to attend all meetings of the Board, each in a nonvoting observer capacity and, in this respect, shall give each such representative copies of all notices, minutes, consents, and other materials that it provides to its directors at the same time and in the same manner as provided to such directors; provided, however, that each such representative shall agree to hold in confidence and trust with respect to all information so provided (and each such representative agrees to hold in confidence and trust information provided in such similar capacity prior to the date hereof); and provided further, that the Company reserves the right to withhold any information and to exclude each such representative from any meeting or portion thereof if access to such information or attendance at such meeting could adversely affect the attorney-client privilege between the Company and its counsel or result in disclosure of trade secrets or a conflict of interest, or if BlueIO Growth, Continental or their respective representatives is a Competitor of the Company.

 

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3.4 Termination of Information Rights. The covenants set forth in Section 3.1, Section 3.2 and Section 3.3 shall terminate and be of no further force or effect (i) immediately before the consummation of the IPO, (ii) when the Company first becomes subject to the periodic reporting requirements of Section 12(g) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, (iii) upon a Deemed Liquidation Event, as such term is defined in the Restated Certificate or (iv) upon the closing of a SPAC Transaction, whichever event occurs first.

3.5 Confidentiality. Each Investor agrees that such Investor will keep confidential and will not disclose, divulge, or use for any purpose (other than to monitor its investment in the Company) any confidential information obtained from the Company pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (including notice of the Company’s intention to file a registration statement), unless such confidential information (a) is known or becomes known to the public in general (other than as a result of a breach of this Section 3.5 by such Investor), (b) is or has been independently developed or conceived by the Investor without use of the Company’s confidential information, or (c) is or has been made known or disclosed to the Investor by a third party without a breach of any obligation of confidentiality such third party may have to the Company; provided, however, that an Investor may disclose confidential information (i) to its attorneys, accountants, consultants, and other professionals to the extent necessary to obtain their services in connection with monitoring its investment in the Company; (ii) to any prospective purchaser (provided that the Board has not reasonably determined that such prospective purchaser is a Competitor) of any Registrable Securities from such Investor, if such prospective purchaser agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Section 3.5 prior to any such disclosure; (iii) to any Affiliate, partner, member, stockholder, or wholly owned subsidiary of such Investor in the ordinary course of business, provided that such Investor informs such Person that such information is confidential and directs such Person to maintain the confidentiality of such information; or (iv) as may otherwise be required by law, provided that the Investor promptly notifies the Company of such disclosure and takes reasonable steps to minimize the extent of any such required disclosure.

4. Rights to Future Stock Issuances.

4.1 Right of First Offer. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 4.1 and applicable securities laws, if the Company proposes to offer or sell any New Securities, the Company shall first offer such New Securities to each Major Investor (provided that the Board has not reasonably determined that such Major Investor is a Competitor). Each such Major Investor shall be entitled to apportion the right of first offer hereby granted to it among itself and its Affiliates in such proportions as it deems appropriate.

(a) The Company shall give notice (the “Offer Notice”) to each Major Investor, stating (i) its bona fide intention to offer such New Securities, (ii) the number of such New Securities to be offered, and (iii) the price and terms, if any, upon which it proposes to offer such New Securities.

 

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(b) By notification to the Company within twenty (20) days after the Offer Notice is given, each Major Investor may elect to purchase or otherwise acquire, at the price and on the terms specified in the Offer Notice, up to that portion of such New Securities which equals the proportion that the Common Stock issued and held, or issuable (directly or indirectly) upon conversion and/or exercise, as applicable, of the Preferred Stock and any other Derivative Securities then held, by such Major Investor bears to the total Common Stock of the Company issued and held, or issuable (directly or indirectly) upon conversion and/or exercise, as applicable, of the Preferred Stock and any other Derivative Securities then held, by all the Major Investors. At the expiration of such twenty (20) day period, the Company shall promptly notify each Major Investor that elects to purchase or acquire all the shares available to it (each, a “Fully Exercising Investor”) of any other Major Investor’s failure to do likewise. During the ten (10) day period commencing after the Company has given such notice, each Fully Exercising Investor may, by giving notice to the Company, elect to purchase or acquire, in addition to the number of shares specified above, up to that portion of the New Securities for which Major Investors were entitled to subscribe but that were not subscribed for by the Major Investors which is equal to the proportion that the Common Stock issued and held, or issuable (directly or indirectly) upon conversion and/or exercise, as applicable, of Preferred Stock and any other Derivative Securities then held, by such Fully Exercising Investor bears to the Common Stock issued and held, or issuable (directly or indirectly) upon conversion and/or exercise, as applicable, of the Preferred Stock and any other Derivative Securities then held, by all Fully Exercising Investors who wish to purchase such unsubscribed shares. The closing of any sale pursuant to this Section 4.1(b) shall occur within the later of one hundred and twenty (120) days of the date that the Offer Notice is given and the date of initial sale of New Securities pursuant to Section 4.1(c).

(c) If all New Securities referred to in the Offer Notice are not elected to be purchased or acquired as provided in Section 4.1(b), the Company may, during the ninety (90) day period following the expiration of the periods provided in Section 4.1(b), offer and sell the remaining unsubscribed portion of such New Securities to any Person or Persons at a price not less than, and upon terms no more favorable to the offeree than, those specified in the Offer Notice. If the Company does not enter into an agreement for the sale of the New Securities within such period, or if such agreement is not consummated within thirty (30) days of the execution thereof, the right provided hereunder shall be deemed to be revived and such New Securities shall not be offered unless first reoffered to the Major Investors in accordance with this Section 4.1.

(d) The right of first offer in this Section 4.1 shall not be applicable to (i) Exempted Securities (as defined in the Restated Certificate) or (ii) shares of Common Stock issued in the IPO or SPAC Transaction.

4.2 Termination. The covenants set forth in Section 4.1 shall terminate and be of no further force or effect (i) immediately before the consummation of the IPO, (ii) upon a Deemed Liquidation Event, as such term is defined in the Restated Certificate, whichever event occurs first or (iii) upon the closing of a SPAC Transaction, whichever event occurs first.

5. Additional Covenants.

5.1 Insurance. The Company shall obtain, within ninety (90) days of the date hereof, from financially sound and reputable insurers Directors and Officers liability insurance in a coverage amount of no less than $5,000,000, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Board, including a majority of the Preferred Directors, and will use commercially reasonable efforts to

 

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cause such insurance policy to be maintained until such time as the Board, including a majority of the Preferred Directors, determines that such insurance should be discontinued. Such insurance policy shall not be cancelable by the Company without prior approval by the Board, including the approval of all of the Preferred Directors, and such amount of insurance coverage may be increased upon the request of any of the Directors to an amount agreed to by a majority of the Board, including a majority of the Preferred Directors.

5.2 Employee Agreements. The Company will cause (i) each person now or hereafter employed by it or by any subsidiary (or engaged by the Company or any subsidiary as a consultant/independent contractor) with access to confidential information and/or trade secrets to enter into a nondisclosure and proprietary rights assignment agreement and (ii) each Key Employee to enter into a one (1) year noncompetition and nonsolicitation agreement, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, provided, that any such Key Employee located in California shall not be subject to any covenant of non-competition which extends beyond the period of his or her employment with the Company and provided further, that, any Key Employee located in Massachusetts and hired after October 1, 2018 shall only be subject to such covenants of non-competition as may be reasonably determined by the appropriate officers of the Company to be in compliance with and enforceable under the Massachusetts Noncompetition Agreement Act and that the Board, including a majority of the Preferred Directors, may exempt, either prospectively or retroactively, any such Massachusetts Key Employee from the obligation under this Section 5.2 to agree to be bound by covenants of non-competition which extend beyond the term of his or her employment. In addition, the Company shall not amend, modify, terminate, waive, or otherwise alter, in whole or in part, any of the above-referenced agreements or any restricted stock agreement between the Company and any employee, without the consent of all of the Preferred Directors.

5.3 Employee Stock. Unless otherwise approved by the Board, including a majority of the Preferred Directors, all future employees, directors and consultants of the Company who purchase, receive options to purchase, or receive awards of shares of the Company’s capital stock after the date hereof shall be required to execute restricted stock or option agreements, as applicable, providing for (i) vesting of shares over a five (5) year period, with the first twenty percent (20%) of such shares vesting following twelve (12) months of continued employment or service, and the remaining shares vesting in equal monthly installments over the following forty eight (48) months, and (ii) a market stand-off provision substantially similar to that in Section 2.11. Without the prior approval by the Board, including a majority of the Preferred Directors, the Company shall not amend, modify, terminate, waive or otherwise alter, in whole or in part, any stock purchase, stock restriction or option agreement with any existing employee or service provider if such amendment would cause it to be inconsistent with this Subsection 5.3. In addition, unless otherwise approved by the Board, including a majority of the Preferred Directors, the Company (x) shall not offer or allow any acceleration of vesting, and (y) shall retain (and not waive) a “right of first refusal” on employee transfers until the Company’s IPO or a SPAC Transaction and shall have the right to repurchase unvested shares at cost upon termination of employment of a holder of restricted stock.

 

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5.4 Matters Requiring Preferred Director Approval. So long as the holders of Preferred Stock (collectively, as a single class) or the holders of Series A-1 Preferred Stock (exclusively, as a separate class) are entitled to elect any Preferred Directors, the Company hereby covenants and agrees with each of the Investors that it shall not, without approval of the Board, which approval must include the affirmative vote of a majority of the Preferred Directors, if any Preferred Director is then serving:

(a) make, or permit any subsidiary to make, any loan or advance to, or own any stock or other securities of, any subsidiary or other corporation, partnership, or other entity unless it is wholly owned by the Company;

(b) make, or permit any subsidiary to make, any loan or advance to any Person, including, without limitation, any employee or director of the Company or any subsidiary, except advances and similar expenditures in the ordinary course of business or under the terms of an employee stock or option plan approved by the Board;

(c) guarantee, directly or indirectly, or permit any subsidiary to guarantee, directly or indirectly, any indebtedness except for trade accounts of the Company or any subsidiary arising in the ordinary course of business;

(d) make any investment inconsistent with any investment policy approved by the Board;

(e) incur any aggregate indebtedness in excess of $500,000 that is not already included in a budget approved by the Board, other than trade credit incurred in the ordinary course of business and the issuance of any Notes pursuant to the NPA in an aggregate amount not to exceed $100,000,000;

(f) otherwise enter into or be a party to any transaction with any director, officer, or employee of the Company or any “associate” (as defined in Rule 12b-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of any such Person, except for transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the NPA, or transactions made in the ordinary course of business and pursuant to reasonable requirements of the Company’s business and upon fair and reasonable terms that are approved by a majority of the Board;

(g) hire or terminate, or change the executive officers, including approving any option grants or stock awards to executive officers;

(h) change the principal business of the Company, enter new lines of business, or exit the current line of business;

(i) sell, assign, license, pledge, or encumber material technology or intellectual property, other than licenses granted in the ordinary course of business; or

(j) enter into any corporate strategic relationship involving the payment, contribution or assignment by the Company or to the Company of assets valued in excess of $500,000.

 

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5.5 Board Matters; Reimbursement. Unless otherwise determined by the vote of a majority of the directors then in office, the Board shall meet at least quarterly in accordance with an agreed-upon schedule. The Company shall reimburse the nonemployee directors for all reasonable business-class-equivalent out-of-pocket travel expenses incurred (consistent with the Company’s travel policy) in connection with attending meetings of the Board. The Company shall cause to be established, as soon as practicable after such request, and will maintain, an audit and compensation committee, each of which shall consist solely of non-management directors. Each Board committee shall include at least one of the Preferred Directors.

5.6 Expenses of Counsel. In the event of a transaction which is a Sale of the Company (as defined in the Voting Agreement of even date herewith among the Investors, the Company and the other parties named therein), the reasonable fees and disbursements, not to exceed $100,000, of one counsel for the Major Investors (“Investor Counsel”), in their capacities as stockholders, shall be borne and paid by the Company. At the outset of considering a transaction which, if consummated would constitute a Sale of the Company, the Company shall obtain the ability to share with the Investor Counsel (and such counsel’s clients) and shall share the confidential information (including, without limitation, the initial and all subsequent drafts of memoranda of understanding, letters of intent and other transaction documents and related non-compete, employment, consulting and other compensation agreements and plans) pertaining to and memorializing any of the transactions which, individually or when aggregated with others would constitute the Sale of the Company. The Company shall be obligated to share (and cause the Company’s counsel and investment bankers to share) such materials when distributed to the Company’s executives and/or any one or more of the other parties to such transaction(s). In the event that Investor Counsel deems it appropriate, in its reasonable discretion, to enter into a joint defense agreement or other arrangement to enhance the ability of the parties to protect their communications and other reviewed materials under the attorney client privilege, the Company shall, and shall direct its counsel to, execute and deliver to Investor Counsel and its clients such an agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Investor Counsel. In the event that one or more of the other party or parties to such transactions require the clients of Investor Counsel to enter into a confidentiality agreement and/or joint defense agreement in order to receive such information, then the Company shall share whatever information can be shared without entry into such agreement and shall, at the same time, in good faith work expeditiously to enable Investor Counsel and its clients to negotiate and enter into the appropriate agreement(s) without undue burden to the clients of Investor Counsel.

5.7 Right to Conduct Activities. The Company hereby agrees and acknowledges that Fall Line, Morningside, Continental, and S2G are professional investment organizations, and as such review the business plans and related proprietary information of many enterprises, some of which may compete directly or indirectly with the Company’s business (as currently conducted or as currently propose to be conducted). The Company hereby agrees that, to the extent permitted under applicable law, Fall Line, Morningside, Continental and S2G shall not be liable to the Company for any claim arising out of, or based upon, (i) the investment by Fall Line, Morningside, Continental or S2G in any entity competitive with the Company, or (ii) actions taken by any partner, officer, employee or other representative of Fall Line, Morningside, Continental or S2G to assist any such competitive company, whether or not such action was taken as a member of the board of directors of such competitive company or otherwise, and whether or not such action has a detrimental effect on the Company; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not relieve (x) any of the Investors from liability associated with the unauthorized disclosure of the Company’s confidential information obtained pursuant to this Agreement, or (y) any director or officer of the Company from any liability associated with his or her fiduciary duties to the

 

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Company. If the Company or any of its successors or assignees consolidates with or merges into any other Person and is not the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger, then to the extent necessary, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assignees of the Company assume the obligations of the Company with respect to indemnification of members of the Board as in effect immediately before such transaction, whether such obligations are contained in the Company’s Bylaws, the Restated Certificate, or elsewhere, as the case may be.

5.8 Successor Indemnification. If the Company or any of its successors or assignees consolidates with or merges into any other Person and is not the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger, then to the extent necessary, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assignees of the Company assume the obligations of the Company with respect to indemnification of members of the Board as in effect immediately before such transaction, whether such obligations are contained in the Company’s Bylaws, the Restated Certificate, or elsewhere, as the case may be.

5.9 Termination of Covenants. The covenants set forth in this Section 5, except for Section 5.6, shall terminate and be of no further force or effect (i) immediately before the consummation of the IPO or the closing of a SPAC Transaction or (ii) upon a Deemed Liquidation Event, as such term is defined in the Restated Certificate, whichever event occurs first.

6. Miscellaneous.

6.1 Successors and Assigns. The rights under this Agreement may be assigned (but only with all related obligations) by a Holder to a transferee of Registrable Securities that (i) is an Affiliate of a Holder; (ii) is a Holder’s Immediate Family Member or trust for the benefit of an individual Holder or one or more of such Holder’s Immediate Family Members; or (iii) after such transfer, holds at least one percent (1%) of the shares of Registrable Securities (subject to appropriate adjustment for stock splits, stock dividends, combinations, and other recapitalizations); provided, however, that (x) the Company is, within a reasonable time after such transfer, furnished with written notice of the name and address of such transferee and the Registrable Securities with respect to which such rights are being transferred; and (y) such transferee agrees in a written instrument delivered to the Company to be bound by and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including the provisions of Section 2.11. For the purposes of determining the number of shares of Registrable Securities held by a transferee, the holdings of a transferee (1) that is an Affiliate, limited partner, retired partner, member, retired member or stockholder of a Holder; (2) who is a Holder’s Immediate Family Member; or (3) that is a trust for the benefit of an individual Holder or such Holder’s Immediate Family Member shall be aggregated together with those of the transferring Holder; provided that all transferees who would not qualify individually for assignment of rights shall have a single attorney-in-fact for the purpose of exercising any rights, receiving notices, or taking any action under this Agreement. The terms and conditions of this Agreement inure to the benefit of and are binding upon the respective successors and permitted assignees of the parties. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and permitted assignees any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided herein.

 

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6.2 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, regardless of the laws that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of law.

6.3 Counterparts; Facsimile. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement may also be executed and delivered by facsimile signature and in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

6.4 Titles and Subtitles. The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.

6.5 Notices.

(a) General. 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: (i) personal delivery to the party to be notified; (ii) when sent, if sent by electronic mail or facsimile during the recipient’s normal business hours, and if not sent during normal business hours, then on the recipient’s next business day; (iii) five (5) days after having been sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid; or (iv) one (1) business day after the business day of deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, freight prepaid, specifying next-day delivery, with written verification of receipt. All communications shall be sent to the respective parties at their addresses as set forth on Schedule A or Schedule B (as applicable) hereto, or to the principal office of the Company and to the attention of the Chief Executive Officer, in the case of the Company, or to such email address, facsimile number, or address as subsequently modified by written notice given in accordance with this Section 6.5. If notice is given to the Company, a copy (which shall not constitute notice) shall also be sent to Goodwin Procter LLP, 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, New York 10018, Attn: Jeffrey A. Letalien, email: [*****]. If notice is given to the Investors, a copy (which shall not constitute notice) shall also be sent to O’Melveny & Myers LLP, 2765 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, Attn: Nate Gallon, email: [*****].

(b) Consent to Electronic Notice. Each Investor consents to the delivery of any stockholder notice pursuant to the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”), as amended or superseded from time to time, by electronic transmission pursuant to Section 232 of the DGCL (or any successor thereto) at the electronic mail address or the facsimile number set forth below such Investor’s name on the Schedules hereto, as updated from time to time by notice to the Company, or as on the books of the Company. To the extent that any notice given by means of electronic transmission is returned or undeliverable for any reason, the foregoing consent shall be deemed to have been revoked until a new or corrected electronic mail address has been provided, and such attempted Electronic Notice shall be ineffective and deemed to not have been given. Each Investor agrees to promptly notify the Company of any change in such stockholder’s electronic mail address, and that failure to do so shall not affect the foregoing.

 

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6.6 Amendments and Waivers. Any term of this Agreement may be amended and the observance of any term of this Agreement may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance, and either retroactively or prospectively) only with the written consent of (a) the Company (b) the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities then outstanding and (c) for so long as a majority of the Notes issued under the NPA as of the date hereof remain outstanding (“Initial Closing Notes”), the holders of a majority of the aggregate outstanding principal under the Initial Closing Notes; provided that the Company may in its sole discretion waive compliance with Section 2.12(c) (and the Company’s failure to object promptly in writing after notification of a proposed assignment allegedly in violation of Section 2.12(c) shall be deemed to be a waiver); and provided further that any provision hereof may be waived by any waiving party on such party’s own behalf, without the consent of any other party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) this Agreement may not be amended, modified or terminated and the observance of any term hereof may not be waived with respect to any Investor without the written consent of such Investor, unless such amendment, modification, termination, or waiver applies to all Investors in the same fashion (it being agreed that a waiver of the provisions of Section 4 with respect to a particular transaction shall be deemed to apply to all Investors in the same fashion if such waiver does so by its terms, notwithstanding the fact that certain Investors may nonetheless, by agreement with the Company, purchase securities in such transaction), (b) Subsections 3.1, 3.2 and 4 and any other section of this Agreement applicable to the Major Investors (including this Subsection 6.6 as it applies to Section 3.1, 3.2 and 4) may not be amended, modified, terminated or waived without the written consent of the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities then outstanding and held by the Major Investors, (c) the definition of “Competitor” or “Major Investor” (solely as each relates to Fall Line, Morningside, Continental or S2G), and Subsection 5.4 may not be amended, modified, terminated or waived without the written consent of Fall Line, Morningside, Continental, or S2G as applicable, (d) Section 3.3 (as it relates to Continental) may not be amended, modified, terminated or waived without the written consent of Continental, and (e) Subsection 5.7 (as it relates to Fall Line, Morningside, Continental or S2G) may not be amended, modified, terminated or waived without the written consent of Fall Line, Morningside, Continental or S2G, as applicable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Schedule A hereto may be amended by the Company from time to time to add transferees of any Registrable Securities in compliance with the terms of this Agreement without the consent of the other parties; and Schedule A hereto may also be amended by the Company after the date of this Agreement without the consent of the other parties to add information regarding any additional Investor who becomes a party to this Agreement in accordance with Subsection 6.9. The Company shall give prompt notice of any amendment or termination hereof or waiver hereunder to any party hereto that did not consent in writing to such amendment, modification, termination, or waiver. Any amendment, modification, termination, or waiver effected in accordance with this Section 6.6 shall be binding on all parties hereto, regardless of whether any such party has consented thereto. No waivers of or exceptions to any term, condition, or provision of this Agreement, in any one or more instances, shall be deemed to be or construed as a further or continuing waiver of any such term, condition, or provision. The Company and the Investors hereby agree that the Noteholders holding the Initial Closing Notes are express third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.6 and may enforce the rights provided hereby.

6.7 Severability. In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement is for any reason held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement, and such invalid, illegal, or unenforceable provision shall be reformed and construed so that it will be valid, legal, and enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by law.

 

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6.8 Aggregation of Stock. All shares of Registrable Securities held or acquired by Affiliates shall be aggregated together for the purpose of determining the availability of any rights under this Agreement and such Affiliated persons may apportion such rights as among themselves in any manner they deem appropriate.

6.9 Additional Investors. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if the Company issues additional shares of the Company’s Preferred Stock after the date hereof (including upon conversion of the Notes into Series A-1 Preferred Stock or into the Common Stock issuable upon conversion thereof), any purchaser or acquirer of such shares of Preferred Stock may become a party to this Agreement by executing and delivering an additional counterpart signature page to this Agreement, and thereafter shall be deemed an “Investor” for all purposes hereunder. No action or consent by the Investors or the Company shall be required for such joinder to this Agreement by such additional Investor, so long as such additional Investor has agreed in writing to be bound by all of the obligations as an “Investor” hereunder.

6.10 Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including any Schedules and Exhibits hereto) constitutes the full and entire understanding and agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and any other written or oral agreement relating to the subject matter hereof existing between the parties is expressly canceled.

6.11 Delays or Omissions. No delay or omission to exercise any right, power, or remedy accruing to any party under this Agreement, upon any breach or default of any other party under this Agreement, shall impair any such right, power, or remedy of such nonbreaching or non-defaulting party, nor shall it be construed to be a waiver of or acquiescence to any such breach or default, or to any similar breach or default thereafter occurring, nor shall any waiver of any single breach or default be deemed a waiver of any other breach or default theretofore or thereafter occurring. All remedies, whether under this Agreement or by law or otherwise afforded to any party, shall be cumulative and not alternative.

6.12 Acknowledgment. The Company acknowledges that the Investors are in the business of venture capital investing and therefore review the business plans and related proprietary information of many enterprises, including enterprises which may have products or services which compete directly or indirectly with those of the Company. Nothing in this Agreement shall preclude or in any way restrict the Investors from investing or participating in any particular enterprise whether or not such enterprise has products or services which compete with those of the Company.

6.13 Dispute Resolution. The parties (a) hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the jurisdiction of the state courts of Delaware and to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware for the purpose of any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of or based upon this Agreement, (b) agree not to commence any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of or based upon this Agreement except in the state courts of Delaware or the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, and (c) hereby waive, and agree not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense, or otherwise, in any such suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts, that its property is exempt or immune from attachment or execution, that the suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum, that the venue of the suit, action or proceeding is improper or that this Agreement or the subject matter hereof may not be enforced in or by such court.

 

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WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL: EACH PARTY HEREBY WAIVES ITS RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS, THE SECURITIES OR THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF OR THEREOF. THE SCOPE OF THIS WAIVER IS INTENDED TO BE ALL-ENCOMPASSING OF ANY AND ALL DISPUTES THAT MAY BE FILED IN ANY COURT AND THAT RELATE TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS TRANSACTION, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS, AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW AND STATUTORY CLAIMS. THIS SECTION HAS BEEN FULLY DISCUSSED BY EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AND THESE PROVISIONS WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY EXCEPTIONS. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY FURTHER WARRANTS AND REPRESENTS THAT SUCH PARTY HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH ITS LEGAL COUNSEL, AND THAT SUCH PARTY KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Investors’ Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

By:    
Address:

 

 

Signature Page to Investors’ Rights

Agreement


Exhibit D

Right of First Refusal and Co-Sale Agreement


GREENLIGHT BIOSCIENCES PARENT, PBC

RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL AND CO-SALE AGREEMENT


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  

1.  DEFINITIONS

     1  

2.  AGREEMENT AMONG THE COMPANY, THE INVESTORS AND THE KEY HOLDERS

     3  

2.1

  Right of First Refusal      3  

2.2

  Right of Co-Sale      5  

2.3

  Effect of Failure to Comply      7  

3.  EXEMPT TRANSFERS

     7  

3.1

  Exempted Transfers      7  

3.2

  Exempted Offerings      8  

3.3

  Prohibited Transferees      8  

4.  LEGEND

     8  

5.  LOCK-UP

     9  

5.1

  Agreement to Lock-Up      9  

5.2

  Stop Transfer Instructions      9  

6.  MISCELLANEOUS

     9  

6.1

  Term      9  

6.2

  Stock Split      9  

6.3

  Ownership      9  

6.4

  Notices      10  

6.5

  Consent to Electronic Notice      10  

6.6

  Entire Agreement      10  

6.7

  Delays or Omissions      10  

6.8

  Amendment; Waiver and Termination      11  

6.9

  Assignment of Rights      11  

6.10

  Severability      12  

6.11

  Additional Investors      12  

6.12

  Governing Law      12  

6.13

  Titles and Subtitles      12  

6.14

  Counterparts; Facsimile      12  

6.15

  Aggregation of Stock      13  

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

(continued)

 

         Page  

6.16

  Specific Performance      13  

6.17

  Additional Key Holders      13  

6.18

  Consent of Spouse      13  

6.19

  Dispute Resolution      13  

 

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RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL AND CO-SALE

AGREEMENT

THIS RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL AND CO-SALE AGREEMENT is made as of the [_] day of [_], 2023, by and among GreenLight Biosciences Parent, PBC, a Delaware public benefit corporation (the “Company”), the Investors listed on Schedule A and the Key Holders listed on Schedule B.

RECITALS

(1) The Company has entered into that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, by and among the Company, SW MergerCo, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), and GreenLight Biosciences Holdings, PBC, a Delaware (“Target”), dated [•], 2023 (the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which Merger Sub will merge with and into Target, after which Target will remain as the surviving corporation as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Merger”).

(2) In connection with the Merger and the transactions contemplated in the Merger Agreement, the Company must raise capital in order to fund its on-going work capital needs and to fund the tender offer contemplated in the Merger Agreement.

(3) Therefore, the Company has entered into that certain Secured Convertible Note Purchase Agreement, dated [•], 2023 (the “NPA”), with certain purchasers of secured convertible promissory notes (the “Notes”), pursuant to which the Company may sell and issue up to $100,000,000 of Notes to such purchasers (the “Noteholders”).

(4) Each Key Holder is the beneficial owner of the number of shares of Capital Stock, or of options to purchase Common Stock, set forth opposite the name of such Key Holder on Schedule B.

(5) As a condition to the issuance of the Notes to the Noteholders pursuant to the NPA, the parties hereto agree to enter into this Agreement, which will be effective following the closing of the Merger.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Company, the Key Holders and the Investors agree as follows:

1. Definitions.

Affiliate” means, with respect to any specified Investor, any other Investor who directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Investor, including without limitation any general partner, managing member, officer or director of such Investor, or any venture capital fund now or hereafter existing which is controlled by one or more general partners or managing members of, or shares the same management company with, such Investor.

Capital Stock” means (a) shares of Common Stock and Preferred Stock (whether now outstanding or hereafter issued in any context, including the issuance of Series A-1 Preferred Stock upon the conversion of the Notes and the Common Stock issuable upon conversion thereof), (b) shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon conversion of Preferred Stock and (c) shares of


Common Stock issued or issuable upon exercise or conversion, as applicable, of stock options, warrants or other convertible securities of the Company, in each case now owned or subsequently acquired by any Key Holder, any Investor, or their respective successors or permitted transferees or assigns. For purposes of the number of shares of Capital Stock held by an Investor or Key Holder (or any other calculation based thereon), all shares of Preferred Stock shall be deemed to have been converted into Common Stock at the then-applicable conversion ratio.

Common Stock” means shares of Common Stock of the Company, $0.0001 par value per share.

Company Notice” means written notice from the Company notifying the selling Key Holders and each Investor that the Company intends to exercise its Right of First Refusal as to some or all of the Transfer Stock with respect to any Proposed Key Holder Transfer.

Investor Notice” means written notice from an Investor notifying the Company and the selling Key Holder that such Investor intends to exercise its Secondary Refusal Right as to a portion of the Transfer Stock with respect to any Proposed Key Holder Transfer.

Investors” means the persons named on Schedule A hereto, each person to whom the rights of an Investor are assigned pursuant to Section 6.8, each person who hereafter becomes a signatory to this Agreement pursuant to Section 6.10 and any one of them, as the context may require.

Key Holders” means the persons named on Schedule B hereto, each person to whom the rights of a Key Holder are assigned pursuant to Section 3.1, each person who hereafter becomes a signatory to this Agreement pursuant to Section 6.8 or 6.17 and any one of them, as the context may require.

Preferred Stock” means the Series A-1 Preferred Stock (when and if issued) and the Series A-2 Preferred Stock.

Proposed Key Holder Transfer” means any assignment, sale, offer to sell, pledge, mortgage, hypothecation, encumbrance, disposition of or any other like transfer or encumbering of any Transfer Stock (or any interest therein) proposed by any of the Key Holders.

Proposed Transfer Notice” means written notice from a Key Holder setting forth the terms and conditions of a Proposed Key Holder Transfer.

Prospective Transferee” means any person to whom a Key Holder proposes to make a Proposed Key Holder Transfer.

Right of Co-Sale” means the right, but not an obligation, of an Investor to participate in a Proposed Key Holder Transfer on the terms and conditions specified in the Proposed Transfer Notice.

 

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Right of First Refusal” means the right, but not an obligation, of the Company, or its permitted transferees or assigns, to purchase some or all of the Transfer Stock with respect to a Proposed Key Holder Transfer, on the terms and conditions specified in the Proposed Transfer Notice.

Secondary Notice” means written notice from the Company notifying the Investors and the selling Key Holder that the Company does not intend to exercise its Right of First Refusal as to all shares of Transfer Stock with respect to any Proposed Key Holder Transfer.

Secondary Refusal Right” means the right, but not an obligation, of each Investor to purchase up to its pro rata portion (based upon the total number of shares of Capital Stock then held by all Investors) of any Transfer Stock not purchased pursuant to the Right of First Refusal, on the terms and conditions specified in the Proposed Transfer Notice.

SPAC Transaction” means a transaction or series of related transactions by merger, consolidation, share exchange or otherwise of the Company with a publicly traded “special purpose acquisition company” or its subsidiary (collectively, a “SPAC”), immediately following the consummation of which the common stock or share capital of the SPAC or its successor entity is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market, the New York Stock Exchange or another exchange or marketplace approved by the Board of Directors, including a majority of the Preferred Directors.

Series A-1 Preferred Stock” means the Series A-1 Preferred Stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share.

Series A-2 Preferred Stock” means the Series A-2 Preferred Stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share.

Transfer Stock” means shares of Capital Stock owned by a Key Holder, or issued to a Key Holder after the date hereof (including, without limitation, in connection with any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, or the like), but does not include any shares of Preferred Stock or Common Stock issued or issuable upon conversion of Preferred Stock.

Undersubscription Notice” means written notice from an Investor notifying the Company and the selling Key Holder that such Investor intends to exercise its option to purchase all or any portion of the Transfer Stock not purchased pursuant to the Right of First Refusal or the Secondary Refusal Right.

2. Agreement Among the Company, the Investors and the Key Holders.

2.1 Right of First Refusal.

(a) Grant. Subject to the terms of Section 3 below, each Key Holder hereby unconditionally and irrevocably grants to the Company a Right of First Refusal to purchase all or any portion of Transfer Stock that such Key Holder may propose to transfer in a Proposed Key Holder Transfer, at the same price and on the same terms and conditions as those offered to the Prospective Transferee.

 

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(b) Notice. Each Key Holder proposing to make a Proposed Key Holder Transfer must deliver a Proposed Transfer Notice to the Company and each Investor not later than forty-five (45) days prior to the consummation of such Proposed Key Holder Transfer. Such Proposed Transfer Notice shall contain the material terms and conditions (including price and form of consideration) of the Proposed Key Holder Transfer, the identity of the Prospective Transferee, and the intended date of the Proposed Key Holder Transfer. To exercise its Right of First Refusal under this Section 2, the Company must deliver a Company Notice to the selling Key Holder and the Investors within fifteen (15) days after delivery of the Proposed Transfer Notice specifying the number of shares of Transfer Stock to be purchased by the Company. In the event of a conflict between this Agreement and any other agreement that may have been entered into by a Key Holder with the Company that contains a preexisting right of first refusal, the Company and the Key Holder acknowledge and agree that the terms of this Agreement shall control and the preexisting right of first refusal shall be deemed satisfied by compliance with Section 2.1(a) and this Section 2.1(b).

(c) Grant of Secondary Refusal Right to Investors. Subject to the terms of Section 3 below, each Key Holder hereby unconditionally and irrevocably grants to the Investors a Secondary Refusal Right to purchase all or any portion of the Transfer Stock not purchased by the Company pursuant to the Right of First Refusal, as provided in this Section 2.1(c). If the Company does not provide the Company Notice exercising its Right of First Refusal with respect to all Transfer Stock subject to a Proposed Key Holder Transfer, the Company must deliver a Secondary Notice to the selling Key Holder and to each Investor to that effect no later than fifteen (15) days after the selling Key Holder delivers the Proposed Transfer Notice to the Company. To exercise its Secondary Refusal Right, an Investor must deliver an Investor Notice to the selling Key Holder and the Company within ten (10) days after the delivery of the Secondary Notice as provided in the preceding sentence.

(d) Undersubscription of Transfer Stock. If options to purchase have been exercised by the Company and the Investors with respect to some but not all of the Transfer Stock by the end of the 10-day period specified in the last sentence of Section 2.1(c) (the “Investor Notice Period”), then the Company shall, immediately after the expiration of the Investor Notice Period, send written notice (the “Company Undersubscription Notice”) to those Investors who fully exercised their Secondary Refusal Right within the Investor Notice Period (the “Exercising Investors”). Each Exercising Investor shall, subject to the provisions of this Section 2.1(d), have an additional option to purchase all or any part of the balance of any such remaining unsubscribed shares of Transfer Stock on the terms and conditions set forth in the Proposed Transfer Notice. To exercise such option, an Exercising Investor must deliver an Undersubscription Notice to the selling Key Holder and the Company within ten (10) days after the expiration of the Investor Notice Period. In the event there are two or more such Exercising Investors that choose to exercise the last-mentioned option for a total number of remaining shares in excess of the number available, the remaining shares available for purchase under this Section 2.1(d) shall be allocated to such Exercising Investors pro rata based on the number of shares of Transfer Stock such Exercising Investors have elected to purchase pursuant to the Secondary Refusal Right (without giving effect to any shares of Transfer Stock that any such Exercising Investor has elected to purchase pursuant to the Company Undersubscription Notice). If the options to purchase the remaining shares are exercised in full by the Exercising Investors, the Company shall promptly notify all of the Exercising Investors and the selling Key Holder of that fact.

 

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(e) Consideration; Closing. If the consideration proposed to be paid for the Transfer Stock is in property, services or other non-cash consideration, the fair market value of the consideration shall be as determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) and as set forth in the Company Notice. If the Company or any Investor cannot for any reason pay for the Transfer Stock in the same form of non-cash consideration, the Company or such Investor may pay the cash value equivalent thereof, as determined in good faith by the Board and as set forth in the Company Notice. The closing of the purchase of Transfer Stock by the Company and the Investors shall take place, and all payments from the Company and the Investors shall have been delivered to the selling Key Holder, by the later of (i) the date specified in the Proposed Transfer Notice as the intended date of the Proposed Key Holder Transfer and (ii) forty-five (45) days after delivery of the Proposed Transfer Notice.

2.2 Right of Co-Sale.

(a) Exercise of Right. If any Transfer Stock subject to a Proposed Key Holder Transfer is not purchased pursuant to Section 2.1 above and thereafter is to be sold to a Prospective Transferee, each respective Investor may elect to exercise its Right of Co-Sale and participate on a pro rata basis in the Proposed Key Holder Transfer as set forth in Section 2.2(b) below and otherwise on the same terms and conditions specified in the Proposed Transfer Notice (provided that if an Investor wishes to sell Preferred Stock, the price set forth in the Proposed Transfer Notice shall be appropriately adjusted based on the conversion ratio of the Preferred Stock into Common Stock). Each Investor who desires to exercise its Right of Co-Sale must give the selling Key Holder written notice to that effect within fifteen (15) days after the delivery of the Secondary Notice described above, and upon giving such notice such Investor shall be deemed to have effectively exercised the Right of Co-Sale.

(b) Shares Includable. Each Investor who timely exercises such Investor’s Right of Co-Sale by delivering the written notice provided for above in Section 2.2(a) may include in the Proposed Key Holder Transfer all or any part of such Investor’s Capital Stock equal to the product obtained by multiplying (i) the aggregate number of shares of Transfer Stock subject to the Proposed Key Holder Transfer (excluding shares purchased by the Company or the Investors pursuant to the Right of First Refusal or the Secondary Refusal Right) by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares of Capital Stock owned by such Investor immediately before consummation of the Proposed Key Holder Transfer (assuming conversion of the Notes in accordance with their terms) and the denominator of which is the total number of shares of Capital Stock owned, in the aggregate, by all Investors immediately prior to the consummation of the Proposed Key Holder Transfer, plus the number of shares of Transfer Stock held by the selling Key Holder.

(c) Delivery of Certificates. Each Investor shall effect its participation in the Proposed Key Holder Transfer by delivering to the transferring Key Holder, no later than fifteen (15) days after such Investor’s exercise of the Right of Co-Sale, one or more stock certificates, properly endorsed for transfer to the Prospective Transferee, representing:

(i) the number of shares of Common Stock that such Investor elects to include in the Proposed Key Holder Transfer; or

 

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(ii) the number of shares of Preferred Stock that is at such time convertible into the number of shares of Common Stock that such Investor elects to include in the Proposed Key Holder Transfer; provided, however, that if the Prospective Transferee objects to the delivery of convertible Preferred Stock in lieu of Common Stock, such Investor shall first convert the Preferred Stock into Common Stock and deliver Common Stock as provided above. The Company agrees to make any such conversion concurrent with and contingent upon the actual transfer of such shares to the Prospective Transferee.

(d) Purchase Agreement. The parties hereby agree that the terms and conditions of any sale pursuant to this Section 2.2 will be memorialized in, and governed by, a written purchase and sale agreement with customary terms and provisions for such a transaction and the parties further covenant and agree to enter into such an agreement as a condition precedent to any sale or other transfer pursuant to this Section 2.2. In the event that the Proposed Key Holder Transfer constitutes a Change of Control, the terms of the Purchase and Sale Agreement shall provide that the aggregate consideration from such transfer shall be allocated to the Participating Investors and the selling Key Holder in accordance with Sections 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3 of Article IV(B) of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Restated Certificate”) and, if applicable, the next sentence, as if (A) such transfer were a Deemed Liquidation Event (as defined in the Restated Certificate), and (B) the Capital Stock sold in accordance with the Purchase and Sale Agreement were the only Capital Stock outstanding. In the event that a portion of the aggregate consideration payable to the Participating Investor(s) and selling Key Holder is placed into escrow and/or is payable only upon satisfaction of contingencies, the Purchase and Sale Agreement shall provide that (x) the portion of such consideration that is not placed in escrow and is not subject to contingencies (the “Initial Consideration”) shall be allocated in accordance with Sections 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3 of Article IV(B) as if the Initial Consideration were the only consideration payable in connection with such transfer and (y) any additional consideration which becomes payable to the Participating Investors and selling Key Holder upon release from escrow or satisfaction of such contingencies shall be allocated in accordance with Sections 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3 of Article IV(B) of the Restated Certificate after taking into account the previously payment of the Initial Consideration as part of the same transfer.

(e) Deliveries. Each stock certificate an Investor delivers to the selling Key Holder pursuant to Section 2.2(c) above will be transferred to the Prospective Transferee against payment therefor in consummation of the sale of the Transfer Stock pursuant to the terms and conditions specified in the Proposed Transfer Notice and the purchase and sale agreement, and the selling Key Holder shall concurrently therewith remit or direct payment to each Investor the portion of the sale proceeds to which such Investor is entitled by reason of its participation in such sale. If any Prospective Transferee or Transferees refuse(s) to purchase securities subject to the Right of Co-Sale from any Investor exercising its Right of Co-Sale hereunder, no Key Holder may sell any Transfer Stock to such Prospective Transferee or Transferees unless and until, simultaneously with such sale, such Key Holder purchases all securities subject to the Right of Co-Sale from such Investor on the same terms and conditions (including the proposed purchase price) as set forth in the Proposed Transfer Notice.

(f) Additional Compliance. If any Proposed Key Holder Transfer is not consummated within forty-five (45) days after receipt of the Proposed Transfer Notice by the Company, the Key Holders proposing the Proposed Key Holder Transfer may not sell any Transfer Stock unless they first comply in full with each provision of this Section 2. The exercise or election not to exercise any right by any Investor hereunder shall not adversely affect its right to participate in any other sales of Transfer Stock subject to this Section 2.2.

 

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2.3 Effect of Failure to Comply.

(a) Transfer Void; Equitable Relief. Any Proposed Key Holder Transfer not made in compliance with the requirements of this Agreement shall be null and void ab initio, shall not be recorded on the books of the Company or its transfer agent and shall not be recognized by the Company. Each party hereto acknowledges and agrees that any breach of this Agreement would result in substantial harm to the other parties hereto for which monetary damages alone could not adequately compensate. Therefore, the parties hereto unconditionally and irrevocably agree that any non-breaching party hereto shall be entitled to seek protective orders, injunctive relief and other remedies available at law or in equity (including, without limitation, seeking specific performance or the rescission of purchases, sales and other transfers of Transfer Stock not made in strict compliance with this Agreement).

(b) Violation of First Refusal Right. If any Key Holder becomes obligated to sell any Transfer Stock to the Company or any Investor under this Agreement and fails to deliver such Transfer Stock in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Company and/or such Investor may, at its option, in addition to all other remedies it may have, send to such Key Holder the purchase price for such Transfer Stock as is herein specified and transfer to the name of the Company or such Investor (or request that the Company effect such transfer in the name of an Investor) on the Company’s books the certificate or certificates representing the Transfer Stock to be sold.

(c) Violation of Co-Sale Right. If any Key Holder purports to sell any Transfer Stock in contravention of the Right of Co-Sale (a “Prohibited Transfer”), each Investor who desires to exercise its Right of Co-Sale under Section 2.2 may, in addition to such remedies as may be available by law, in equity or hereunder, require such Key Holder to purchase from such Investor the type and number of shares of Capital Stock that such Investor would have been entitled to sell to the Prospective Transferee under Section 2.2 had the Prohibited Transfer been effected pursuant to and in compliance with the terms of Section 2.2. The sale will be made on the same terms and subject to the same conditions as would have applied had the Key Holder not made the Prohibited Transfer, except that the sale (including, without limitation, the delivery of the purchase price) must be made within ninety (90) days after the Investor learns of the Prohibited Transfer, as opposed to the timeframe proscribed in Section 2.2. Such Key Holder shall also reimburse each Investor for any and all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees and expenses, including reasonable legal fees and expenses, incurred pursuant to the exercise or the attempted exercise of the Investor’s rights under Section 2.2.

3. Exempt Transfers.

3.1 Exempted Transfers. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary herein, the provisions of Sections 2.1 and 2.2 shall not apply: (a) in the case of a Key Holder that is an entity, upon a transfer by such Key Holder to its stockholders, members, partners or other equity holders, (b) to a repurchase of Transfer Stock from a Key Holder by the Company at a price no greater than that originally paid by such Key Holder for such Transfer Stock and

 

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pursuant to an agreement containing vesting and/or repurchase provisions approved by a majority of the Board, or (c) in the case of a Key Holder that is a natural person, upon a transfer of Transfer Stock by such Key Holder made for bona fide estate planning purposes, either during his or her lifetime or on death by will or intestacy to his or her spouse, child (natural or adopted), or any other direct lineal descendant of such Key Holder (or his or her spouse) (all of the foregoing collectively referred to as “family members”), or to any other person approved by the Board, or to any custodian or trustee of any trust, partnership or limited liability company that is solely for the benefit of, or the ownership interests of which are owned solely by, such Key Holder or by any such family members; provided that in the case of clause(s) (a) or (c), the Key Holder shall deliver prior written notice to the Company and the Investors of such pledge, gift or transfer and such shares of Transfer Stock shall at all times remain subject to the terms and restrictions set forth in this Agreement and such transferee shall, as a condition to such issuance, deliver a counterpart signature page to this Agreement as confirmation that such transferee shall be bound by all the terms and conditions of this Agreement as a Key Holder (but only with respect to the securities so transferred to the transferee), including the obligations of a Key Holder with respect to Proposed Key Holder Transfers of such Transfer Stock pursuant to Section 2.

3.2 Exempted Offerings. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary herein, the provisions of Section 2 shall not apply to the sale of any Transfer Stock (a) to the public in an offering pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (a “Public Offering”) (b) pursuant to a Deemed Liquidation Event (as defined in the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation or (c) pursuant to a SPAC Transaction.

3.3 Prohibited Transferees. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Key Holder shall transfer any Transfer Stock to (a) any entity which, in the determination of the Board, directly or indirectly competes with the Company or (b) any customer, distributor or supplier of the Company, if the Board should determine that such transfer would result in such customer, distributor or supplier receiving information that would place the Company at a competitive disadvantage with respect to such customer, distributor or supplier.

4. Legend. Each certificate representing shares of Transfer Stock held by the Key Holders or issued to any permitted transferee in connection with a transfer permitted by Section 3.1 hereof shall be endorsed with the following legend:

THE SALE, PLEDGE, HYPOTHECATION OR TRANSFER OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBJECT TO, AND IN CERTAIN CASES PROHIBITED BY, THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF A CERTAIN RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL AND CO-SALE AGREEMENT BY AND AMONG THE STOCKHOLDER, THE CORPORATION AND CERTAIN OTHER HOLDERS OF STOCK OF THE CORPORATION. COPIES OF SUCH AGREEMENT MAY BE OBTAINED UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE SECRETARY OF THE CORPORATION.

Each Key Holder agrees that the Company may instruct its transfer agent to impose transfer restrictions on the shares represented by certificates bearing the legend referred to in this Section 4 above to enforce the provisions of this Agreement, and the Company agrees to promptly do so. The legend shall be removed upon termination of this Agreement, at the request of the holder.

 

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5. Lock-Up.

5.1 Agreement to Lock-Up. Each Key Holder hereby agrees that it will not, without the prior written consent of the managing underwriter, during the period commencing on the date of the final prospectus relating to the Company’s initial public offering (the “IPO”) and ending on the date specified by the Company and the managing underwriter (such period not to exceed l80 days (which period may be extended upon the request of the managing underwriter, to the extent required by any NASD rules, for an additional period of up to fifteen (15) days if the Company issues or proposes to issue an earnings or other public release within fifteen (15) days of the expiration of the 180-day lockup period), (a) lend, offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of Capital Stock held immediately prior to the effectiveness of the registration statement for the IPO or (b) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Capital Stock, whether any such transaction described in clause (a) or (b) above is to be settled by delivery of Capital Stock or other securities, in cash or otherwise. The foregoing provisions of this Section 5 shall not apply to the sale of any shares to an underwriter pursuant to an underwriting agreement, and shall only be applicable to the Key Holders if all officers, directors and holders of more than one percent (1%) of the outstanding Common Stock (after giving effect to the conversion into Common Stock of all outstanding Preferred Stock) enter into similar agreements. The underwriters in connection with the IPO are intended third-party beneficiaries of this Section 5 and shall have the right, power and authority to enforce the provisions hereof as though they were a party hereto. Each Key Holder further agrees to execute such agreements as may be reasonably requested by the underwriters in the IPO that are consistent with this Section 5 or that are necessary to give further effect thereto.

5.2 Stop Transfer Instructions. In order to enforce the foregoing covenant, the Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to the shares of Capital Stock of each Key Holder (and transferees and assignees thereof) until the end of such restricted period.

6. Miscellaneous.

6.1 Term. This Agreement shall automatically terminate upon the earlier of (a) immediately prior to the consummation of the Company’s IPO or the closing of a SPAC Transaction, (b) the consummation of a Deemed Liquidation Event (as defined in the Restated Certificate) and (c) a transaction or series of related transactions in which a Person, or a group of related Persons, acquires from stockholders of the Company shares representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding voting power of the Company.

6.2 Stock Split. All references to numbers of shares in this Agreement shall be appropriately adjusted to reflect any stock dividend, split, combination or other recapitalization affecting the Capital Stock occurring after the date of this Agreement.

6.3 Ownership. Each Key Holder represents and warrants that such Key Holder is the sole legal and beneficial owner of the shares of Transfer Stock subject to this Agreement and that no other person or entity has any interest in such shares (other than a community property interest as to which the holder thereof has acknowledged and agreed in writing to the restrictions and obligations hereunder).

 

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6.4 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 or facsimile 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 Schedule A or Schedule B hereof, as the case may be, or to such email address, facsimile number or address as subsequently modified by written notice given in accordance with this Section 6.4. If notice is given to the Company, a copy (which shall not constitute notice) shall also be sent to Goodwin Procter LLP, 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, New York 10018, Attn: Jeffrey A. Letalien, email: [*****]. If notice is given to Investors, a copy (which shall not constitute notice) shall also be sent to O’Melveny & Myers LLP, 2765 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, Attn: Nate Gallon, email: [*****].

6.5 Consent to Electronic Notice. Each Investor and Key Holder consents to the delivery of any stockholder notice pursuant to the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”), as amended or superseded from time to time, by electronic transmission pursuant to Section 232 of the DGCL (or any successor thereto) at the electronic mail address or the facsimile number set forth below such Investor’s or Key Holder’s name on the Schedules hereto, as updated from time to time by notice to the Company, or as on the books of the Company. To the extent that any notice given by means of electronic transmission is returned or undeliverable for any reason, the foregoing consent shall be deemed to have been revoked until a new or corrected electronic mail address has been provided, and such attempted Electronic Notice shall be ineffective and deemed to not have been given. Each Investor and Key Holder agrees to promptly notify the Company of any change in its electronic mail address, and that failure to do so shall not affect the foregoing.

6.6 Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including the Exhibits and Schedules hereto) constitutes the full and entire understanding and agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and any other written or oral agreement relating to the subject matter hereof existing between the parties are expressly canceled.

6.7 Delays or Omissions. No delay or omission to exercise any right, power or remedy accruing to any party under this Agreement, upon any breach or default of any other party under this Agreement, shall impair any such right, power or remedy of such non-breaching or non-defaulting party nor shall it be construed to be a waiver of any such breach or default, or an acquiescence therein, or of or in any similar breach or default thereafter occurring; nor shall any waiver of any single breach or default be deemed a waiver of any other breach or default theretofore or thereafter occurring. Any waiver, permit, consent or approval of any kind or character on the part of any party of any breach or default under this Agreement, or any waiver on the part of any party of any provisions or conditions of this Agreement, must be in writing and shall be effective only to the extent specifically set forth in such writing. All remedies, either under this Agreement or by law or otherwise afforded to any party, shall be cumulative and not alternative.

 

 

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6.8 Amendment; Waiver and Termination. This Agreement may be amended, modified or terminated (other than pursuant to Section 6.1 above) and the observance of any term hereof may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) only by a written instrument executed by (a) the Company, (b) the Key Holders, who are then providing services to the Company as employees, officers or consultants, holding a majority of the shares of Transfer Stock then held by all of the Key Holders, (c) the holders of a majority of the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon conversion of the then outstanding shares of Preferred Stock held by the Investors (voting as a single class and on an as-converted basis) and (d) for so long as a majority of the Notes issued under the NPA as of the date hereof remain outstanding (“Initial Closing Notes”), the holders of a majority of the aggregate outstanding principal under the Initial Closing Notes. Any amendment, modification, termination or waiver so effected shall be binding upon the Company, the Investors, the Key Holders and all of their respective successors and permitted assigns whether or not such party, assignee or other shareholder entered into or approved such amendment, modification, termination or waiver. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) this Agreement may not be amended, modified or terminated and the observance of any term hereunder may not be waived with respect to any Investor or Key Holder, who is then providing services to the Company as an employee, officer or consultant, without the written consent of such Investor or Key Holder unless such amendment, modification, termination or waiver applies to all Investors and Key Holders (who are then providing services to the Company as employees, officers or consultants), respectively, in the same fashion, (ii) this Agreement may not be amended, modified or terminated and the observance of any term hereunder may not be waived with respect to any Investor without the written consent of such Investor, if such amendment, modification, termination or waiver would adversely affect the rights of such Investor in a manner disproportionate to any adverse effect such amendment, modification, termination or waiver would have on the rights of the other Investors under this Agreement, (iii) the consent of the Key Holders shall not be required for any amendment, modification, termination or waiver if such amendment, modification, termination or waiver does not apply to the Key Holders who are then providing services to the Company as employees, officers or consultants, and (iv) Schedule A hereto may be amended by the Company from time to time in accordance with the Purchase Agreement to add information regarding additional Investors without the consent of the other parties hereto. The Company shall give prompt written notice of any amendment, modification or termination hereof or waiver hereunder to any party hereto that did not consent in writing to such amendment, modification, termination or waiver. No waivers of or exceptions to any term, condition or provision of this Agreement, in any one or more instances, shall be deemed to be, or construed as, a further or continuing waiver of any such term, condition or provision. The Company and the Investors hereby agree that the Noteholders holding the Initial Closing Notes are express third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.8 and may enforce the rights provided hereby.

 

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6.9 Assignment of Rights.

(a) The terms and conditions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective successors and permitted assigns of the parties. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and permitted assigns any rights, remedies, obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided in this Agreement.

(b) Any successor or permitted assignee of any Key Holder, including any Prospective Transferee who purchases shares of Transfer Stock in accordance with the terms hereof, shall deliver to the Company and the Investors, as a condition to any transfer or assignment, a counterpart signature page hereto pursuant to which such successor or permitted assignee shall confirm their agreement to be subject to and bound by all of the provisions set forth in this Agreement that were applicable to the predecessor or assignor of such successor or permitted assignee.

(c) The rights of the Investors hereunder are not assignable without the Company’s written consent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), except (i) by an Investor to any Affiliate or (ii) to an assignee or transferee who acquires at least 1% of the shares of Capital Stock (as adjusted for any stock combination, stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or other similar transaction), it being acknowledged and agreed that any such assignment, including an assignment contemplated by the preceding clauses (i) or (ii), shall be subject to and conditioned upon any such assignee’s delivery to the Company and the other Investors of a counterpart signature page hereto pursuant to which such assignee shall confirm their agreement to be subject to and bound by all of the provisions set forth in this Agreement that were applicable to the assignor of such assignee.

(d) Except in connection with an assignment by the Company by operation of law to the acquirer of the Company, the rights and obligations of the Company hereunder may not be assigned under any circumstances.

6.10 Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision hereof shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision.

6.11 Additional Investors. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if the Company issues additional shares of the Company’s Preferred Stock after the date hereof (including, Series A-1 Preferred Stock pursuant to the conversion of the Notes), any purchaser or acquirer of such shares of Preferred Stock may become a party to this Agreement by executing and delivering an additional counterpart signature page to this Agreement and thereafter shall be deemed an “Investor” for all purposes hereunder.

6.12 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, regardless of the laws that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of law.

6.13 Titles and Subtitles. The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.

6.14 Counterparts; Facsimile. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement may also be executed and delivered by facsimile signature and in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

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6.15 Aggregation of Stock. All shares of Capital Stock held or acquired by Affiliated entities or persons shall be aggregated together for the purpose of determining the availability of any rights under this Agreement and such Affiliated persons may apportion such rights as among themselves in any manner they deem appropriate.

6.16 Specific Performance. In addition to any and all other remedies that may be available at law in the event of any breach of this Agreement, each Investor shall be entitled to specific performance of the agreements and obligations of the Company and the Key Holders hereunder and to such other injunction or other equitable relief as may be granted by a court of competent jurisdiction.

6.17 Additional Key Holders. In the event that after the date of this Agreement, the Company issues shares of Common Stock, or options to purchase Common Stock, to any employee or consultant, which shares or options would collectively constitute with respect to such employee or consultant (taking into account all shares of Common Stock, options and other purchase rights held by such employee or consultant) one percent (1%) or more of the Company’s then outstanding Common Stock (treating for this purpose all shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of or conversion of outstanding options, warrants or convertible securities, as if exercised or converted), the Company shall, as a condition to such issuance, cause such employee or consultant to execute a counterpart signature page hereto as a Key Holder, and such person shall thereby be bound by, and subject to, all the terms and provisions of this Agreement applicable to a Key Holder.

6.18 Consent of Spouse. If any Key Holder is married on the date of this Agreement and resides in Arizona, California, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (each, a “Community Property Jurisdiction”), such Key Holder’s spouse shall execute and deliver to the Company a consent of spouse in the form of Exhibit A hereto (“Consent of Spouse”), effective on the date hereof. Notwithstanding the execution and delivery thereof, such consent shall not be deemed to confer or convey to the spouse any rights in such Key Holder’s shares of Transfer Stock that do not otherwise exist by operation of law or the agreement of the parties. If any Key Holder should marry or remarry subsequent to the date of this Agreement, or if married come to reside in a Community Property Jurisdiction, such Key Holder shall within thirty (30) days thereafter obtain his/her new spouse’s acknowledgement of and consent to the existence and binding effect of all restrictions contained in this Agreement by causing such spouse to execute and deliver a Consent of Spouse acknowledging the restrictions and obligations contained in this Agreement and agreeing and consenting to the same.

6.19 Dispute Resolution. The parties (a) hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the jurisdiction of the state courts of Delaware and to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware for the purpose of any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of or based upon this Agreement, (b) agree not to commence any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of or based upon this Agreement except in the state courts of Delaware or the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, and (c) hereby waive, and agree not

 

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to assert, by way of motion, as a defense, or otherwise, in any such suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts, that its property is exempt or immune from attachment or execution, that the suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum, that the venue of the suit, action or proceeding is improper or that this Agreement or the subject matter hereof may not be enforced in or by such court.

WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL: EACH PARTY HEREBY WAIVES ITS RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS, THE SECURITIES OR THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF OR THEREOF. THE SCOPE OF THIS WAIVER IS INTENDED TO BE ALL-ENCOMPASSING OF ANY AND ALL DISPUTES THAT MAY BE FILED IN ANY COURT AND THAT RELATE TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS TRANSACTION, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS, AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW AND STATUTORY CLAIMS. THIS SECTION HAS BEEN FULLY DISCUSSED BY EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AND THESE PROVISIONS WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY EXCEPTIONS. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY FURTHER WARRANTS AND REPRESENTS THAT SUCH PARTY HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH ITS LEGAL COUNSEL, AND THAT SUCH PARTY KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Right of First Refusal and Co-Sale Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

By:

   
Address:  

 

 

Signature Page to Right of First Refusal and

Co-Sale Agreement


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Right of First Refusal and Co-Sale Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

KEY HOLDERS

 

 

Address:

 

Signature Page to Right of First Refusal and

Co-Sale Agreement


Exhibit E

Voting Agreement


GREENLIGHT BIOSCIENCES PARENT, PBC

VOTING AGREEMENT


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  

1.

 

Voting Provisions Regarding Board of Directors

     2  
 

1.1  Size of the Board

     2  
 

1.2  Board Composition

     2  
 

1.3  Failure to Designate a Board Member

     3  
 

1.4  Removal of Board Members

     3  
 

1.5  No Liability for Election of Recommended Directors

     4  
 

1.6  No “Bad Actor” Designees

     4  

2.

 

Vote to Increase Authorized Common Stock

     4  

3.

 

Drag-Along Right

     5  
 

3.1  Definitions

     5  
 

3.2  Actions to be Taken

     5  
 

3.3  Exceptions

     6  
 

3.4  Restrictions on Sales of Control of the Company

     8  

4.

 

Vote Regarding Convertible Note Shares

     9  

5.

 

Remedies

     9  
 

5.1  Covenants of the Company

     9  
 

5.2  Irrevocable Proxy

     9  
 

5.3  Specific Enforcement

     10  
 

5.4  Remedies Cumulative

     10  

6.

 

Term

     10  

7.

 

Miscellaneous

     10  
 

7.1  Additional Parties

     10  
 

7.2  Transfers

     11  
 

7.3  Successors and Assigns

     11  
 

7.4  Governing Law

     11  
 

7.5  Counterparts; Facsimile

     11  
 

7.6  Titles and Subtitles

     12  
 

7.7  Notices

     12  
 

7.8  Consent Required to Amend, Terminate or Waive

     12  
 

7.9  Consent to Electronic Notice

     13  
 

7.10  Delays or Omissions

     13  
 

7.11  Severability

     13  

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

(continued)

 

         Page  
 

7.12  Entire Agreement

     13  
 

7.13  Legend on Share Certificates

     14  
 

7.14  Stock Splits, Stock Dividends, etc

     14  
 

7.15  Manner of Voting

     14  
 

7.16  Further Assurances

     14  
 

7.17  Aggregation of Stock

     14  
 

7.18  Dispute Resolution

     14  
 

7.19  Third Party Beneficiary

     15  
 

7.20  Spousal Consent

     15  

 

Schedule A       Investors
Schedule B       Key Holders
Exhibit A       Adoption Agreement
Exhibit B       Consent of Spouse

 

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VOTING AGREEMENT

THIS VOTING AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of this [_] day of [_], 2023, by and among GreenLight Biosciences Parent, PBC, a Delaware public benefit corporation (the “Company”), each holder of the Company’s Series A-1 Preferred Stock, $0.0001 par value per share (at such time as such holder acquires such capital stock, if at all) (“Series A-1 Preferred Stock”), each holder of the Company’s Series A-2 Preferred Stock, $0.0001 par value per share (“Series A-2 Preferred Stock and together with the Series A-1 Preferred Stock the “Preferred Stock”) listed on Schedule A (together with any subsequent investors, or transferees, who become parties hereto as “Investors” pursuant to Sections 7.1(a) or 7.2 below, the “Investors”) and those certain stockholders of the Company listed on Schedule B (together with any subsequent stockholders, or any transferees, who become parties hereto as “Key Holders” pursuant to Sections 7.1(b) or 7.2 below, the “Key Holders”, and together collectively with the Investors, the “Stockholders”).

RECITALS

A. The Company has entered into that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, by and among the Company, SW MergerCo, Inc. , a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), and GreenLight Biosciences Holdings, PBC, a Delaware public benefit corporation (“Target”), dated [•], 2023 (the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which Merger Sub will merge with and into Target, after which Target will remain as the surviving corporation as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Merger”).

B. In connection with the Merger and the transactions contemplated in the Merger Agreement, the Company must raise capital in order to fund its on-going work capital needs and to fund the tender offer contemplated in the Merger Agreement.

C. Therefore, the Company has entered into that certain Secured Convertible Note Purchase Agreement, dated [•], 2023 (the “NPA”), with certain purchasers of secured convertible promissory notes (the “Notes”), pursuant to which the Company may sell and issue up to $100,000,000 of Notes to such purchasers (the “Noteholders”). As a condition to the issuance of the Notes to the Noteholders pursuant to the NPA, the parties hereto agree to enter into this Agreement, which will be effective following the closing of the Merger.

D. Pursuant to the NPA, the Noteholders exclusively are entitled to designate three of the five members of the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) for so long as such Notes remain outstanding.

E. The parties to this Agreement desire to enter into this Voting Agreement (the “Agreement”) to provide the Investors and Noteholders with the right, among other rights, to designate the election of the members of the Board in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

F. The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (the “Restated Certificate”) provides that (a) until such time as there is Series A-1 Preferred Stock outstanding, the holders of record of the shares of the Company’s Preferred Stock, exclusively and as a separate class, shall be entitled to elect three (3) directors of the Company, and after such time as there are shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock outstanding, if at all, the holders of record of


shares of the Company’s Series A-1 Preferred Stock, shall then be entitled to elect those three (3) directors in lieu of the holders of Preferred Stock (the “Preferred Directors”); (b) the holders of record of the shares of Preferred Stock and Common Stock, voting together, as a single class, on an as converted to Common Stock basis, shall be entitled to elect the remaining two (2) directors of the Company, one of whom shall be the then-serving CEO of the Company (the “CEO Director”) and the other of whom shall be an independent industry-expert (the “Independent Director”).

G. The parties also desire to enter into this Agreement to set forth their agreements and understandings with respect to how shares of the Company’s capital stock held by them will be voted on, or tendered in connection with, an acquisition of the Company.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

1. Voting Provisions Regarding Board of Directors.

1.1 Size of the Board. Each Stockholder agrees to vote, or cause to be voted, all Shares (as defined below) owned by such Stockholder, or over which such Stockholder has voting control, from time to time and at all times, in whatever manner as shall be necessary to ensure that the size of the Board shall be set and remain at five (5) directors. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Shares shall mean and include any securities of the Company the holders of which are entitled to vote for members of the Board, including without limitation, all shares of Common Stock and Preferred Stock, by whatever name called, now owned or subsequently acquired by a Stockholder, however acquired, whether through stock splits, stock dividends, reclassifications, recapitalizations, similar events or otherwise.

1.2 Board Composition.

(i) Each Stockholder agrees to vote, or cause to be voted, all Shares owned by such Stockholder, or over which such Stockholder has voting control, from time to time and at all times, in whatever manner as shall be necessary to ensure that at each annual or special meeting of stockholders at which an election of directors is held or pursuant to any written consent of the stockholders, the following persons shall be elected to the Board:

(a) The first Preferred Director shall be designated by Fall Line Endurance Fund, LP (“Fall Line”) for so long as such Stockholder and its Affiliates continue to own any shares of Preferred Stock, which individual shall initially be Eric O’Brien.

(b) The second Preferred Director shall be designated by S2G Builders Food & Agriculture Fund III, L.P. (“S2G”) for so long as such Stockholder and its Affiliates continue to own any shares of Preferred Stock, which individual shall initially be Matthew Walker.

 

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(c) Fall Line and S2G, by mutual agreement, shall designate the Person with the right to designate the third Preferred Director pursuant to this Agreement (the “Designating Party”), provided that if not then a party to this agreement the Designating Party shall execute a counterpart signature page hereto and be bound by the provisions herein, including for the avoidance of doubt Section 1.6. The Designating Party may be replaced by mutual agreement of Fall Line and S2G. There shall initially be a vacancy for the third Preferred Director.

(d) The CEO Director initially be Andrey Zarur, provided that if for any reason the CEO Director shall cease to serve as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, each of the Stockholders shall promptly vote their respective Shares (i) to remove the former Chief Executive Officer from the Board if such person has not resigned as a member of the Board and (ii) to elect as such person’s replacement as the new CEO Director the individual approved by the Board as the replacement Chief Executive Officer.

(e) The Independent Director shall initially be a person designated by the Board; provided, that, if for any reason such designee is no longer serving on the Board, or the Noteholder Majority otherwise requests the removal of such individual for any reason, or no reason, each of the Stockholders shall promptly vote their respective shares to remove such individual and elect as such person’s replacement the individual designated in writing by the holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes (the “Noteholder Majority”).

To the extent that any of clauses (i) (a) through (e) above shall not be applicable, any member of the Board who would otherwise have been designated in accordance with the terms thereof shall instead be voted upon by all the stockholders of the Company entitled to vote thereon in accordance with, and pursuant to, the Company’s Restated Certificate. For purposes of this Agreement, an individual, firm, corporation, partnership, association, limited liability company, trust or any other entity (collectively, a “Person”) shall be deemed an “Affiliate of another Person who, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person, including, without limitation, any general partner, managing member, officer or director of such Person or any venture capital fund now or hereafter existing that is controlled by one or more general partners or managing members of, or shares the same management company with, such Person.

1.3 Failure to Designate a Board Member. In the absence of any designation from the Persons or groups with the right to designate a director as specified above, the director previously designated by them and then serving shall be reelected if still eligible to serve as provided herein.

1.4 Removal of Board Members. Each Stockholder also agrees to vote, or cause to be voted, all Shares owned by such Stockholder, or over which such Stockholder has voting control, from time to time and at all times, in whatever manner as shall be necessary to ensure that:

(a) no director elected pursuant to Sections 1.2 or 1.3 of this Agreement may be removed from office other than for cause unless (i) such removal is directed or approved by the affirmative vote of the Person(s) entitled under Section 1.2 to designate that director (including, as applicable, the Noteholders); or (ii) the Person(s) originally entitled to designate or approve such director pursuant to Section 1.2 is no longer so entitled to designate or approve such director;

 

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(b) any vacancies created by the resignation, removal or death of a director elected pursuant to Section 1.2 or 1.3 shall be filled pursuant to the provisions of this Section 1; and

(c) upon the request of any party entitled to designate a director as provided in Section 1.2 to remove such director (including, as applicable, the Noteholders), such director shall be removed.

All Stockholders agree to execute any written consents required to perform the obligations of this Agreement, and the Company agrees at the request of any party entitled to designate directors (including, as applicable, the Noteholders) to call a special meeting of stockholders for the purpose of electing directors.

1.5 No Liability for Election of Recommended Directors. No Stockholder, nor any Affiliate of any Stockholder, shall have any liability as a result of designating a person for election as a director for any act or omission by such designated person in his or her capacity as a director of the Company, nor shall any Stockholder have any liability as a result of voting for any such designee in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

1.6 No Bad Actor Designees. Each Person with the right to designate or participate in the designation of a director as specified above hereby represents and warrants to the Company that, to such Person’s knowledge, none of the “bad actor” disqualifying events described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i) (viii) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) (each, a “Disqualification Event”), is applicable to such Person’s initial designee named above except, if applicable, for a Disqualification Event as to which Rule 506(d)(2)(ii) or (iii) or (d)(3) is applicable. Any director designee to whom any Disqualification Event is applicable, except for a Disqualification Event as to which Rule 506(d)(2)(ii) or (iii) or (d)(3) is applicable, is hereinafter referred to as a “Disqualified Designee”. Each Person with the right to designate or participate in the designation of a director as specified above hereby covenants and agrees (A) not to designate or participate in the designation of any director designee who, to such Person’s knowledge, is a Disqualified Designee and (B) that in the event such Person becomes aware that any individual previously designated by any such Person is or has become a Disqualified Designee, such Person shall as promptly as practicable take such actions as are necessary to remove such Disqualified Designee from the Board and designate a replacement designee who is not a Disqualified Designee.

2. Vote to Increase Authorized Common Stock. Each Stockholder agrees to vote or cause to be voted all Shares owned by such Stockholder, or over which such Stockholder has voting control, from time to time and at all times, in whatever manner as shall be necessary to increase the number of authorized shares of Common Stock from time to time to ensure that there will be sufficient shares of Common Stock available for conversion of all of the shares of Preferred Stock outstanding at any given time.

 

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3. Drag-Along Right.

3.1 Definitions. A “Sale of the Company shall mean either: (a) a transaction or series of related transactions in which a Person, or a group of related Persons, acquires from stockholders of the Company shares representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding voting power of the Company (a “Stock Sale”); (b) a transaction that qualifies as a “Deemed Liquidation Event as defined in the Restated Certificate; or (c) a SPAC Transaction (as defined below).

3.2 Actions to be Taken. In the event that (i) the holders of a majority of the shares of Common Stock then issuable or issued upon conversion of the shares of Preferred Stock voting together as a single class (the “Selling Investors”), and (ii) the Board of Directors, approve a Sale of the Company in writing, specifying that this Section 3 shall apply to such transaction, then, subject to satisfaction of each of the conditions set forth in Subsection 3.3 below, each Stockholder and the Company hereby agrees:

(a) if such transaction requires stockholder approval, with respect to all Shares that such Stockholder owns or over which such Stockholder otherwise exercises voting power, to vote (in person, by proxy or by action by written consent, as applicable) all Shares in favor of, and adopt, such Sale of the Company (together with any related amendment or restatement to the Restated Certificate required in order to implement such Sale of the Company) and to vote in opposition to any and all other proposals that could delay or impair the ability of the Company to consummate such Sale of the Company;

(b) if such transaction is a Stock Sale, to sell the same proportion of shares of capital stock of the Company beneficially held by such Stockholder as is being sold by the Selling Investors to the Person to whom the Selling Investors propose to sell their Shares, and, except as permitted in Section 3.3 below, on the same terms and conditions as the Selling Investors;

(c) to execute and deliver all related documentation and take such other action in support of the Sale of the Company as shall reasonably be requested by the Company or the Selling Investors in order to carry out the terms and provision of this Section 3, including without limitation executing and delivering instruments of conveyance and transfer, and any purchase agreement, merger agreement, indemnity agreement, escrow agreement, consent, waiver, governmental filing, share certificates duly endorsed for transfer (free and clear of impermissible liens, claims and encumbrances) and any similar or related documents;

(d) not to deposit, and to cause their Affiliates not to deposit, except as provided in this Agreement, any Shares of the Company owned by such party or Affiliate in a voting trust or subject any Shares to any arrangement or agreement with respect to the voting of such Shares, unless specifically requested to do so by the acquiror in connection with the Sale of the Company;

(e) (i) to refrain from exercising any dissenters’ rights or rights of appraisal under applicable law at any time with respect to such Sale of the Company, or (ii); asserting any claim or commencing any suit (x) challenging the Sale of the Company or this Agreement, or (y) alleging a breach of any fiduciary duty of the Selling Investors or any affiliate or associate thereof or the Board (including, without limitation, aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty) in connection with the evaluation, negotiation or entry into the Sale of the Company, or the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby;

 

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(f) if the consideration to be paid in exchange for the Shares pursuant to this Section 3 includes any securities and due receipt thereof by any Stockholder would require under applicable law (x) the registration or qualification of such securities or of any person as a broker or dealer or agent with respect to such securities or (y) the provision to any Stockholder of any information other than such information as a prudent issuer would generally furnish in an offering made solely to “accredited investors” as defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Company may cause to be paid to any such Stockholder in lieu thereof, against surrender of the Shares which would have otherwise been sold by such Stockholder, an amount in cash equal to the fair value (as determined in good faith by the Board) of the securities which such Stockholder would otherwise receive as of the date of the issuance of such securities in exchange for the Shares; and

(g) in the event that the Selling Investors, in connection with such Sale of the Company, appoint a stockholder representative (the “Stockholder Representative”) with respect to matters affecting the Stockholders under the applicable definitive transaction agreements following consummation of such Sale of the Company, (x) to consent to (i) the appointment of such Stockholder Representative, (ii) the establishment of any applicable escrow, expense or similar fund in connection with any indemnification or similar obligations, and (iii) the payment of such Stockholder’s pro rata portion (from the applicable escrow or expense fund or otherwise) of any and all reasonable fees and expenses to such Stockholder Representative in connection with such Stockholder Representative’s services and duties in connection with such Sale of the Company and its related service as the representative of the Stockholders, (y) not to assert any claim or commence any suit against the Stockholder Representative or any other Stockholder with respect to any action or inaction taken or failed to be taken by the Stockholder Representative, within the scope of the Stockholder Representative’s authority, in connection with its service as the Stockholder Representative, absent fraud, bad faith, or willful misconduct and (z) execute and deliver any power-of-attorney or other documentation reasonably requested by the Stockholder Representative.

3.3 Exceptions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Stockholder will not be required to comply with Section 3.2 above in connection with any proposed Sale of the Company (the “Proposed Sale”) unless:

(a) any representations and warranties to be made by such Stockholder in connection with the Proposed Sale are limited to representations and warranties related to authority, ownership and the ability to convey title to such Shares, including but not limited to representations and warranties that (i) the Stockholder holds all right, title and interest in and to the Shares such Stockholder purports to hold, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances, (ii) the obligations of the Stockholder in connection with the transaction have been duly authorized, if applicable, (iii) the documents to be entered into

 

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by the Stockholder have been duly executed by the Stockholder and delivered to the acquirer and are enforceable against the Stockholder in accordance with their respective terms and (iv) neither the execution and delivery of documents to be entered into in connection with the transaction, nor the performance of the Stockholder’s obligations thereunder, will cause a breach or violation of the terms of any agreement, law or judgment, order or decree of any court or governmental agency;

(b) such Stockholder shall have no obligation to execute or otherwise agree to any restrictive covenant in connection with the Proposed Sale (including without limitation any covenant not to compete or covenant not to solicit customers, employees or suppliers of any party to the Proposed Sale) or any release of claims other than a release in customary form of claims arising solely in such Stockholder’s capacity as a stockholder of the Company; provided that, the foregoing shall not limit any requirement contained in a definitive agreement with respect to such Proposed Sale that certain employees or officers of the Company be bound by a non-compete or similar restrictive covenant or a release of claims pursuant to the definitive agreements in connection with such Proposed Sale;

(c) such Stockholder and its Affiliates are not required to amend, extend or terminate any contractual or other relationship with the Company, the acquirer or their respective Affiliates, except that the Stockholder may be required to agree to terminate the investment-related documents between or among such Stockholder, the Company and/or other stockholders of the Company;

(d) the Stockholder shall not be liable for the inaccuracy of any representation or warranty made by any other Person in connection with the Proposed Sale, other than the Company (except to the extent that funds may be paid out of an escrow established to cover breach of representations, warranties and covenants of the Company as well as breach by any stockholder of any of identical representations, warranties and covenants provided by all stockholders);

(e) the liability for indemnification, if any, of such Stockholder in the Proposed Sale and for the inaccuracy of any representations and warranties made by the Company in connection with such Proposed Sale, is several and not joint with any other Person (except to the extent that funds may be paid out of an escrow established to cover breach of representations, warranties and covenants of the Company as well as breach by any stockholder of any of identical representations, warranties and covenants provided by all stockholders), and is pro rata in proportion to the amount of consideration paid to such Stockholder in connection with such Proposed Sale (in accordance with the provisions of the Restated Certificate);

(f) liability shall be limited to such Stockholder’s applicable share (determined based on the respective proceeds payable to each Stockholder in connection with such Proposed Sale in accordance with the provisions of the Restated Certificate) of a negotiated aggregate indemnification amount that applies equally to all Stockholders but that in no event exceeds the amount of consideration otherwise payable to such Stockholder in connection with such Proposed Sale, except with respect to claims related to fraud by such Stockholder, the liability for which need not be limited as to such Stockholder;

 

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(g) upon the consummation of the Proposed Sale, (i) each holder of each class or series of the Company’s stock will receive the same form of consideration for their shares of such class or series as is received by other holders in respect of their shares of such same class or series of stock, (ii) each holder of a series of Preferred Stock will receive the same amount of consideration per share of such series of Preferred Stock as is received by other holders in respect of their shares of such same series, (iii) each holder of Common Stock will receive the same amount of consideration per share of Common Stock as is received by other holders in respect of their shares of Common Stock, and (iv) unless the the aggregate consideration receivable by all holders of the Preferred Stock and Common Stock shall be allocated among the holders of Preferred Stock and Common Stock on the basis of the relative liquidation preferences to which the holders of each respective series of Preferred Stock and the holders of Common Stock are entitled in a Deemed Liquidation Event (assuming for this purpose that the Proposed Sale is a Deemed Liquidation Event) in accordance with the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation in effect immediately prior to the Proposed Sale; provided, however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Subsection 3.3(g), if the consideration to be paid in exchange for the Key Holder Shares or Investor Shares, as applicable, pursuant to this Subsection 3.3(g) includes any securities and due receipt thereof by any Key Holder or Investor would require under applicable law (x) the registration or qualification of such securities or of any person as a broker or dealer or agent with respect to such securities; or (y) the provision to any Key Holder or Investor of any information other than such information as a prudent issuer would generally furnish in an offering made solely to “accredited investors” as defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act, the Company may cause to be paid to any such Key Holder or Investor in lieu thereof, against surrender of the Key Holder Shares or Investor Shares, as applicable, which would have otherwise been sold by such Key Holder or Investor, an amount in cash equal to the fair value (as determined in good faith by the Board) of the securities which such Key Holder or Investor would otherwise receive as of the date of the issuance of such securities in exchange for the Key Holder Shares or Investor Shares, as applicable; provided, that, clause (iv) above shall not apply to a SPAC Transaction.

(h) subject to clause (e) above, requiring the same form of consideration to be available to the holders of any single class or series of capital stock, if any holders of any capital stock of the Company are given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received as a result of the Proposed Sale, all holders of such capital stock will be given the same option; and

(i) such Stockholder is not required to agree (unless such Stockholder is a Company officer or employee) to any restrictive covenant in connection with the Proposed Sale (including without limitation any covenant not to compete or covenant not to solicit customers, employees or suppliers of any party to the Proposed Sale).

3.4 Restrictions on Sales of Control of the Company. No Stockholder shall be a party to any Stock Sale unless (a) all holders of Preferred Stock are allowed to participate in such transaction and (b) the consideration received pursuant to such transaction is allocated among the parties thereto in the manner specified in the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation in effect immediately prior to the Stock Sale (as if such transaction were a Deemed Liquidation Event),

 

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unless the holders of at least the requisite percentage required to waive treatment of the transaction(s) as a Deemed Liquidation Event pursuant to the terms of the Restated Certificate, elect to allocate the consideration differently by written notice given to the Company at least 5 days prior to the effective date of any such transaction or series of related transactions; provided, that, clause (b) shall not apply to a SPAC Transaction.

4. Vote Regarding Convertible Note Shares. Each Stockholder agrees to vote or cause to be voted all Shares owned by such Stockholder, or over which such Stockholder has voting control, from time to time and at all times, in whatever manner as shall be necessary to (a) amend and restate the Restated Certificate to increase or decrease (including to zero (0) shares, if applicable) the number of authorized shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock from time to time to ensure that there are an adequate number of shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock available for conversion of the Notes issued pursuant to the NPA, (b) increase or decrease the original issue price of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock (including any provisions derived from the original issue price), and (c) any other changes in the Restated Certificate, this Agreement or any other agreement reasonable and necessary to provide for the conversion of the Notes into Series A-1 Preferred Stock in accordance with their terms.

5. Remedies.

5.1 Covenants of the Company. The Company agrees to use its best efforts, within the requirements of applicable law, to ensure that the rights granted under this Agreement are effective and that the parties enjoy the benefits of this Agreement. Such actions include, without limitation, the use of the Company’s best efforts to cause the nomination and election of the directors as provided in this Agreement.

5.2 Irrevocable Proxy. Each party to this Agreement hereby constitutes and appoints the President and Treasurer of the Company, a designee of the Selling Investors and a designee of the Noteholder Majority, and each of them, with full power of substitution, as the proxies of the party with respect to the matters set forth herein, including without limitation, election of persons as members of the Board in accordance with Section 1 hereto, votes to increase authorized shares pursuant to Section 2 hereof and votes regarding any Sale of the Company pursuant to Section 3 hereof, and hereby authorizes each of them to represent and to vote, if and only if the party (i) fails to vote or (ii) attempts to vote (whether by proxy, in person or by written consent), in a manner which is inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement, all of such party’s Shares in favor of the election of persons as members of the Board determined pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement or the increase of authorized shares or approval of any Sale of the Company pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and provisions of Sections 2, 3 and 4 respectively, of this Agreement or to take any action reasonably necessary to effect Sections 2, 3 and 4, respectively, of this Agreement. The power of attorney granted hereunder shall authorize the President of the Company to execute and deliver the documentation referred to in Section 3.2(c) on behalf of any party failing to do so within five (5) business days of a request by the Company. Each of the proxy and power of attorney granted pursuant to this Section 5.2 is given in consideration of the agreements and covenants of the Company and the parties in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and, as such, is coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable unless and until this Agreement terminates or expires pursuant to Section 6 hereof. Each party hereto hereby revokes any and all

 

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previous proxies or powers of attorney with respect to the Shares and shall not hereafter, except as provided by Section 3.2(g), unless and until this Agreement terminates or expires pursuant to Section 6 hereof, purport to grant any other proxy or power of attorney with respect to any of the Shares, deposit any of the Shares into a voting trust or enter into any agreement (other than this Agreement), arrangement or understanding with any person, directly or indirectly, to vote, grant any proxy or give instructions with respect to the voting of any of the Shares, in each case, with respect to any of the matters set forth herein.

5.3 Specific Enforcement. Each party acknowledges and agrees that each party hereto will be irreparably damaged in the event any of the provisions of this Agreement are not performed by the parties in accordance with their specific terms or are otherwise breached. Accordingly, it is agreed that each of the Company and the Stockholders shall be entitled to an injunction to prevent breaches of this Agreement, and to specific enforcement of this Agreement and its terms and provisions in any action instituted in any court of the United States or any state having subject matter jurisdiction.

5.4 Remedies Cumulative. All remedies, either under this Agreement or by law or otherwise afforded to any party, shall be cumulative and not alternative.

6. Term. This Agreement shall be effective as of the date hereof and shall continue in effect until and shall terminate upon the earliest to occur of (a) the consummation of the Company’s first underwritten public offering of its Common Stock (other than a registration statement relating either to the sale of securities to employees of the Company pursuant to its stock option, stock purchase or similar plan or an SEC Rule 145 transaction); (b) the consummation of a Sale of the Company and distribution of proceeds to or escrow for the benefit of the Stockholders in accordance with the Restated Certificate; provided that the provisions of Section 3 hereof will continue after the closing of any Sale of the Company to the extent necessary to enforce the provisions of Section 3 with respect to such Sale of the Company; (c) the consummation of a transaction or series of related transactions by merger, consolidation, share exchange or otherwise of the Company with a publicly traded “special purpose acquisition company” or its subsidiary (collectively, a “SPAC”), immediately following the consummation of which the common stock or share capital of the SPAC or its successor entity is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market, the New York Stock Exchange or another exchange or marketplace approved by the Board, including a majority of the Preferred Directors (a “SPAC Transaction”); or (d) termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 7.8 below.

7. Miscellaneous.

7.1 Additional Parties.

(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if the Company issues additional shares of any series of Preferred Stock after the date hereof (including the shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes), as a condition to the issuance of such shares the Company shall require that any purchaser of shares of Preferred Stock (including a “purchaser” pursuant to conversion of the Notes) become a party to this Agreement by executing and delivering (i) the Adoption Agreement attached to this Agreement as Exhibit A, or (ii) a counterpart signature page hereto agreeing to be bound by and subject to the terms of this Agreement as an Investor and Stockholder hereunder. In either event, each such person shall thereafter shall be deemed an Investor and Stockholder for all purposes under this Agreement.

 

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(b) In the event that after the date of this Agreement, the Company enters into an agreement with any Person to issue shares of capital stock to such Person (other than to a purchaser of Preferred Stock described in Section 7.1(a) above), following which such Person shall hold Shares constituting one percent (1%) or more of the Company’s then outstanding capital stock (treating for this purpose all shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of or conversion of outstanding options, warrants or convertible securities, as if exercised and/or converted or exchanged), then the Company shall cause such Person, as a condition precedent to entering into such agreement, to become a party to this Agreement by executing an Adoption Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, agreeing to be bound by and subject to the terms of this Agreement as a Stockholder and thereafter such person shall be deemed a Stockholder for all purposes under this Agreement.

7.2 Transfers. Each transferee or assignee of any Shares subject to this Agreement shall continue to be subject to the terms hereof, and, as a condition precedent to the Company’s recognizing such transfer, each transferee or assignee shall agree in writing to be subject to each of the terms of this Agreement by executing and delivering an Adoption Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A. Upon the execution and delivery of an Adoption Agreement by any transferee, such transferee shall be deemed to be a party hereto as if such transferee were the transferor and such transferee’s signature appeared on the signature pages of this Agreement and shall be deemed to be an Investor and Stockholder, or Key Holder and Stockholder, as applicable. The Company shall not permit the transfer of the Shares subject to this Agreement on its books or issue a new certificate representing any such Shares unless and until such transferee shall have complied with the terms of this Section 7.2. Each certificate representing the Shares subject to this Agreement if issued on or after the date of this Agreement shall be endorsed by the Company with the legend set forth in Section 7.12.

7.3 Successors and Assigns. The terms and conditions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective successors and assigns of the parties. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies, obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided in this Agreement.

7.4 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, regardless of the laws that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of law.

7.5 Counterparts; Facsimile. This Agreement may be executed and delivered by facsimile signature and in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Counterparts may be delivered via electronic mail (including pdf or any electronic signature complying with the U.S. ESIGN Act of 2000, e.g., www.docusign.com) or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.

 

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7.6 Titles and Subtitles. The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.

7.7 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 or facsimile 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 the business day of 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 Schedule A or Schedule B hereto, or to such email address, facsimile number or address as subsequently modified by written notice given in accordance with this Section 7.7. If notice is given to the Company, a copy (which shall not constitute notice) shall also be sent to Goodwin Procter LLP, 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, New York 10018, Attn: Jeffrey A. Letalien, email: [*****]. If notice is given to Stockholders, a copy (which shall not constitute notice) shall also be sent to O’Melveny & Myers LLP, 2765 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, Attn: Nate Gallon, email: [*****].

7.8 Consent Required to Amend, Terminate or Waive. This Agreement may be amended or terminated and the observance of any term hereof may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) only by a written instrument executed by (a) the Company, (b) the holders of a majority of the shares of Common Stock issuable or issued upon conversion of the shares of Preferred Stock held by the Investors (voting as a single class and on an as-converted basis) and (c) for so long as a majority of the Notes issued under the NPA as of the date hereof remain outstanding (“Initial Closing Notes”), the holders of a majority of the aggregate outstanding principal under the Initial Closing Notes. Notwithstanding the foregoing:

(i) this Agreement may not be amended, modified or terminated and the observance of any term of this Agreement may not be waived with respect to any Investor without the written consent of such Investor unless such amendment, modification termination or waiver applies to all Investors, as the case may be, in the same fashion;

(ii) Schedules A and B hereto may be amended by the Company from time to time to add information regarding additional Investors without the consent of the other parties hereto;

(iii) any provision hereof may be waived by the waiving party on such party’s own behalf, without the consent of any other party;

(iv) Section 1.2(i)(a), and this Section 7.8(iv) shall not be amended or waived without the written consent of Fall Line;

 

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(v) Section 1.2(i)(b) and this Section 7.8(v) shall not be amended or waived without the written consent of S2G;

(vi) Section 1.2(i)(c) and this Section 7.8(vi) shall not be amended or waived without the written consent of each of Fall Line and S2G.

The Company shall give prompt written notice of any amendment, termination or waiver hereunder to any party that did not consent in writing thereto. Any amendment, termination or waiver effected in accordance with this Section 7.8 shall be binding on each party and all of such party’s successors and permitted assigns, whether or not any such party, successor or assignee entered into or approved such amendment, termination or waiver.

7.9 Consent to Electronic Notice. Each Investor and Key Holder consents to the delivery of any stockholder notice pursuant to the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”), as amended or superseded from time to time, by electronic transmission pursuant to Section 232 of the DGCL (or any successor thereto) at the electronic mail address set forth below such Investor’s or Key Holder’s name on their signature page hereto, as updated from time to time by notice to the Company, or as on the books of the Company. To the extent that any notice given by means of electronic transmission is returned or undeliverable for any reason, the foregoing consent shall be deemed to have been revoked until a new or corrected electronic mail address has been provided, and such attempted electronic notice shall be ineffective and deemed to not have been given. Each Investor and Key Holder agrees to promptly notify the Company of any change in its electronic mail address, and that failure to do so shall not affect the foregoing.

7.10 Delays or Omissions. No delay or omission to exercise any right, power or remedy accruing to any party under this Agreement, upon any breach or default of any other party under this Agreement, shall impair any such right, power or remedy of such non-breaching or non-defaulting party nor shall it be construed to be a waiver of any such breach or default, or an acquiescence therein, or of or in any similar breach or default thereafter occurring; nor shall any waiver of any single breach or default be deemed a waiver of any other breach or default previously or thereafter occurring. Any waiver, permit, consent or approval of any kind or character on the part of any party of any breach or default under this Agreement, or any waiver on the part of any party of any provisions or conditions of this Agreement, must be in writing and shall be effective only to the extent specifically set forth in such writing. All remedies, either under this Agreement or by law or otherwise afforded to any party, shall be cumulative and not alternative.

7.11 Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision hereof shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision.

7.12 Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including the Exhibits hereto), the Restated Certificate and the other Transaction Agreements (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) constitute the full and entire understanding and agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and any other written or oral agreement relating to the subject matter hereof existing between the parties is expressly canceled.

 

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7.13 Legend on Share Certificates. Each certificate representing any Shares issued after the date hereof shall be endorsed by the Company with a legend reading substantially as follows:

“THE SHARES EVIDENCED HEREBY ARE SUBJECT TO A AMENDED AND RESTATED VOTING AGREEMENT, AS MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, (A COPY OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED UPON WRITTEN REQUEST FROM THE COMPANY), AND BY ACCEPTING ANY INTEREST IN SUCH SHARES THE PERSON ACCEPTING SUCH INTEREST SHALL BE DEEMED TO AGREE TO AND SHALL BECOME BOUND BY ALL THE PROVISIONS OF THAT VOTING AGREEMENT, INCLUDING CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AND OWNERSHIP SET FORTH THEREIN.”

The Company, by its execution of this Agreement, agrees that it will cause the certificates evidencing the Shares issued after the date hereof to bear the legend required by this Section 7.12, and it shall supply, free of charge, a copy of this Agreement to any holder of a certificate evidencing Shares upon written request from such holder to the Company at its principal office. The parties to this Agreement do hereby agree that the failure to cause the certificates evidencing the Shares to bear the legend required by this Section 7.12 and/or the failure of the Company to supply, free of charge, a copy of this Agreement as provided hereunder shall not affect the validity or enforcement of this Agreement.

7.14 Stock Splits, Stock Dividends, etc. In the event of any issuance of Shares of the Company’s voting securities hereafter to any of the Stockholders (including, without limitation, in connection with any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, or the like), such Shares shall become subject to this Agreement and shall be endorsed with the legend set forth in Section 7.12.

7.15 Manner of Voting. The voting of Shares pursuant to this Agreement may be effected in person, by proxy, by written consent or in any other manner permitted by applicable law.

7.16 Further Assurances. At any time or from time to time after the date hereof, the parties agree to cooperate with each other, and at the request of any other party, to execute and deliver any further instruments or documents and to take all such further action as the other party may reasonably request in order to evidence or effectuate the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and to otherwise carry out the intent of the parties hereunder.

7.17 Aggregation of Stock. All Shares held or acquired by a Stockholder and/or its Affiliates shall be aggregated together for the purpose of determining the availability of any rights under this Agreement, and such Affiliated persons may apportion such rights as among themselves in any manner they deem appropriate.

7.18 Dispute Resolution. The parties (a) hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the jurisdiction of the state courts of Delaware and to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware for the purpose of any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of or based upon this Agreement, (b) agree not to commence any suit, action or other

 

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proceeding arising out of or based upon this Agreement except in the state courts of Delaware or the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, and (c) hereby waive, and agree not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense, or otherwise, in any such suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts, that its property is exempt or immune from attachment or execution, that the suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum, that the venue of the suit, action or proceeding is improper or that this Agreement or the subject matter hereof may not be enforced in or by such court.

WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL: EACH PARTY HEREBY WAIVES ITS RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS, THE SECURITIES OR THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF OR THEREOF. THE SCOPE OF THIS WAIVER IS INTENDED TO BE ALL-ENCOMPASSING OF ANY AND ALL DISPUTES THAT MAY BE FILED IN ANY COURT AND THAT RELATE TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS TRANSACTION, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS, AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW AND STATUTORY CLAIMS. THIS SECTION HAS BEEN FULLY DISCUSSED BY EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AND THESE PROVISIONS WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY EXCEPTIONS. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY FURTHER WARRANTS AND REPRESENTS THAT SUCH PARTY HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH ITS LEGAL COUNSEL, AND THAT SUCH PARTY KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.

7.19 Third Party Beneficiary. The Company and Stockholders hereby agree and acknowledge that the Noteholders are express third party beneficiaries of Sections 1.2, 4, 7.8 and this Section 7.19 and may enforce the rights provided hereby and thereby.

7.20 Spousal Consent. If any individual Stockholder is married on the date of this Agreement and resides in Arizona, California, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (each, a “Community Property Jurisdiction”), such Stockholder’s spouse shall execute and deliver to the Company a consent of spouse in the form of Exhibit B hereto (“Consent of Spouse”), effective on the date hereof.

Notwithstanding the execution and delivery thereof, such consent shall not be deemed to confer or convey to the spouse any rights in such Stockholder’s Shares that do not otherwise exist by operation of law or the agreement of the parties. If any individual Stockholder should marry or remarry subsequent to the date of this Agreement, or if married come to reside in a Community Property Jurisdiction, such Stockholder shall within thirty (30) days thereafter obtain his/her new spouse’s acknowledgement of and consent to the existence and binding effect of all restrictions contained in this Agreement by causing such spouse to execute and deliver a Consent of Spouse acknowledging the restrictions and obligations contained in this Agreement and agreeing and consenting to the same.

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

 

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By:

   
 


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed Voting Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

KEY HOLDER

 

 

Address:


ADOPTION AGREEMENT

This Adoption Agreement (“Adoption Agreement”) is executed on ___________ by the undersigned (the “Holder”) pursuant to the terms of that certain Voting Agreement dated as of [_], 2023 (the “Agreement”), by and among the Company and certain of its Stockholders, as such Agreement may be amended or amended and restated hereafter. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Adoption Agreement shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Agreement. By the execution of this Adoption Agreement, the Holder agrees as follows.

 

  1.1

Acknowledgement. Holder acknowledges that Holder is acquiring certain shares of the capital stock of the Company (the “Stock”), for one of the following reasons (Check the correct box):

as a transferee of Shares from a party in such party’s capacity as an “Investor” bound by the Agreement, and after such transfer, Holder shall be considered an “Investor” and a “Stockholder” for all purposes of the Agreement.

as a transferee of Shares from a party in such party’s capacity as a “Key Holder” bound by the Agreement, and after such transfer, Holder shall be considered a “Key Holder” and a “Stockholder” for all purposes of the Agreement.

as a new Investor in accordance with Section 7.1(a) of the Agreement, in which case Holder will be an “Investor” and a “Stockholder” for all purposes of the Agreement.

in accordance with Section 7.1(b) of the Agreement, as a new party who is not a new Investor, in which case Holder will be a “Stockholder” for all purposes of the Agreement.

 

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Agreement. Holder hereby (a) agrees that the Stock, and any other shares of capital stock or securities required by the Agreement to be bound thereby, shall be bound by and subject to the terms of the Agreement and (b) adopts the Agreement with the same force and effect as if Holder were originally a party thereto.

 

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Notice. Any notice required or permitted by the Agreement shall be given to Holder at the address or facsimile number listed below Holder’s signature hereto.


HOLDER:

   

ACCEPTED AND AGREED:

   

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By:

       

By:

   

Name:

     

Name:

 

Title:

     

Title:

 

 

Address:

Facsimile Number: