UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 12, 2017 (May 8, 2017)

 

ATLANTIC ALLIANCE PARTNERSHIP CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

  

British Virgin Islands   001-37360   N/A
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

590 Madison Avenue

New York, New York 10022
(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)

 

(212) 409-2434

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Emerging growth company

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

COMMENCING AFTER THE FILING OF THIS CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K, ATLANTIC ALLIANCE PARTNERSHIP CORP. (“AAPC”) INTENDS TO HOLD PRESENTATIONS FOR CERTAIN OF ITS SHAREHOLDERS, AS WELL AS OTHER PERSONS WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN PURCHASING AAPC’S SECURITIES, IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED BUSINESS COMBINATION TRANSACTION WITH KALYX DEVELOPMENT INC. (“KAYLX”), AS DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT AND ITS EXHIBITS.

SHAREHOLDERS OF AAPC AND OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS ARE ADVISED TO READ, WHEN AVAILABLE, AAPC’S PRELIMINARY REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-4 AND DEFINITIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-4, TO BE FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (THE “SEC”) IN CONNECTION WITH AAPC’S SOLICITATION OF PROXIES FOR A SPECIAL MEETING OF ITS SHAREHOLDERS RELATED TO BUSINESS COMBINATION BECAUSE THESE DOCUMENTS WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. SUCH PERSONS CAN ALSO READ AAPC’S ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 FOR A DESCRIPTION OF THE SECURITY HOLDINGS OF AAPC’S OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE INTERESTS AS SECURITY HOLDERS IN THE SUCCESSFUL CONSUMMATION OF THE TRANSACTIONS DESCRIBED HEREIN. AAPC’S DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT WILL BE DELIVERED TO SHAREHOLDERS OF AAPC AS OF A RECORD DATE TO BE ESTABLISHED FOR VOTING ON THE PROPOSAL TO APPROVE THE TRANSACTIONS DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT. SHAREHOLDERS WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO OBTAIN A COPY OF SUCH DOCUMENTS, WITHOUT CHARGE, BY DIRECTING A REQUEST TO: ATLANTIC ALLIANCE PARTNERSHIP CORP., 590 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK, NY 10022. THESE DOCUMENTS, ONCE AVAILABLE, AND AAPC’S ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED, WITHOUT CHARGE, AT THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION’S INTERNET SITE (HTTP://WWW.SEC.GOV).

 

CERTAIN FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND DATA CONTAINED IN THE EXHIBITS HERETO ARE UNAUDITED AND DO NOT CONFORM TO SEC REGULATION S-X. ACCORDINGLY, SUCH INFORMATION AND DATA MAY BE ADJUSTED AND PRESENTED DIFFERENTLY IN AAPC’S PRELIMINARY AND DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENTS TO SOLICIT SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL OF THE TRANSACTIONS DESCRIBED HEREIN AND TO AAPC SHAREHOLDERS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH.

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

THIS REPORT AND THE EXHIBITS HERETO ARE NOT A PROXY STATEMENT OR SOLICITATION OF A PROXY, CONSENT OR AUTHORIZATION WITH RESPECT TO ANY SECURITIES OR IN RESPECT OF THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION DESCRIBED HEREIN AND IN THE EXHBIITS HERETO AND SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR A SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY THE SECURITIES OF AAPC OR KAYLX, NOR SHALL THERE BE ANY SALE OF ANY SUCH SECURITIES IN ANY STATE OR JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH OFFER, SOLICITATION, OR SALE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL PRIOR TO REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF SUCH STATE OR JURISDICTION.

 

THIS REPORT AND THE EXHIBITS HERETO INCLUDE “FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS” WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE SAFE HARBOR PROVISIONS OF THE U.S. PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995. FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS MAY BE IDENTIFIED BY THE USE OF WORDS SUCH AS "ANTICIPATES", "BELIEVES", "CONTINUE", "EXPECTS", "ESTIMATES", "INTENDS", "MAY", "OUTLOOK", "PLANS", "POTENTIAL", "PROJECTS", "PREDICTS", "SHOULD", "WILL", OR, IN EACH CASE, THEIR NEGATIVE OR OTHER VARIATIONS OR COMPARABLE TERMINOLOGY. SUCH FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS WITH RESPECT TO THE TIMING OF THE PROPOSED MERGER, AS WELL AS THE EXPECTED PERFORMANCE, STRATEGIES, PROSPECTS AND OTHER ASPECTS OF THE BUSINESSES OF THE PARTIES TO THE MERGER AND THE COMBINED COMPANY AFTER COMPLETION OF THE PROPOSED MERGER, ARE BASED ON CURRENT EXPECTATIONS THAT ARE SUBJECT TO RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES. 

 

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A NUMBER OF FACTORS COULD CAUSE ACTUAL RESULTS OR OUTCOMES TO DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE INDICATED BY SUCH FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. THESE FACTORS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: (1) THE OCCURRENCE OF ANY EVENT, CHANGE OR OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO THE TERMINATION OF THE MERGER (INCLUDING THE FAILURE TO CONSUMMATE THE PRIVATE PLACEMENT DESCRIBED IN THE EXHIBITS HERETO); (2) THE OUTCOME OF ANY LEGAL PROCEEDINGS THAT MAY BE INSTITUTED AGAINST AAPC, KALYX OR OTHERS FOLLOWING ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE TRANSACTIONS DESCRIBED HEREIN; (3) THE INABILITY TO COMPLETE THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THE TRANSACTIONS DESCRIBED HEREIN DUE TO THE FAILURE TO OBTAIN APPROVAL OF THE SHAREHOLDERS OF AAPC OR KALYX OR OTHER CONDITIONS TO CLOSING IN SUCH TRANSACTION; (4) THE RISK THAT AAPC AND KAYLX MAY BE UNABLE TO SECURE A U.S. NATIONAL EXCHANGE LISTING FOR THE POST-TRANSACTION ENTITY; (5) THE RISK THAT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION DISRUPTS CURRENT PLANS AND OPERATIONS AS A RESULT OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT AND CONSUMMATION OF THE TRANSACTIONS DESCRIBED HEREIN; (6) THE ABILITY TO RECOGNIZE THE ANTICIPATED BENEFITS OF SUCH TRANSACTION, WHICH MAY BE AFFECTED BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, COMPETITION, THE ABILITY OF THE COMBINED COMPANY TO GROW AND MANAGE GROWTH PROFITABLY, MAINTAIN RELATIONSHIPS WITH TENANTS AND RETAIN ITS KEY EMPLOYEES; (7) COSTS RELATED TO THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION; (8) CHANGES IN APPLICABLE LAWS OR REGULATIONS OR THEIR INTERPRETATION OR APPLICATION (INCLUDING, NOTABLY, FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS RELATED TO THE USE, CULTIVATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF CANNABIS-BASED PRODUCTS); (9) THE POSSIBILITY THAT AAPC OR KALYX MAY BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY OTHER ECONOMIC, BUSINESS, AND/OR COMPETITIVE FACTORS; (10) FUTURE EXCHANGE AND INTEREST RATES; (11) DELAYS IN OBTAINING, ADVERSE CONDITIONS CONTAINED IN, OR THE INABILITY TO OBTAIN NECESSARY REGULATORY APPROVALS OR COMPLETE REGULATORY REVIEWS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE PROPOSED TRANSACTIONS; AND (12) OTHER RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES INDICATED IN THE PROXY STATEMENT TO BE FILED BY AAPC WITH THE SEC, INCLUDING THOSE UNDER "RISK FACTORS" THEREIN, AND OTHER FILINGS WITH THE SEC BY AAPC OR KALYX. THESE FACTORS ARE NOT INTENDED TO BE AN ALL-ENCOMPASSING LIST OF RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES.

 

THE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS CONTAINED IN THIS REPORT AND ITS EXHIBITS ARE BASED ON AAPC’S AND KALYX’S CURRENT EXPECTATIONS AND BELIEFS CONCERNING FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS AND THEIR POTENTIAL EFFECTS ON AAPC AND KALYX. FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS AFFECTING AAPC AND KALYX MAY NOT BE THOSE THAT WE HAVE ANTICIPATED. THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS INVOLVE A NUMBER OF RISKS, UNCERTAINTIES (SOME OF WHICH ARE BEYOND AAPC’S AND KAYLX’S CONTROL) AND OTHER ASSUMPTIONS THAT MAY CAUSE ACTUAL RESULTS OR PERFORMANCE TO BE MATERIALLY DIFFERENT FROM THOSE EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED BY THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. SHOULD ONE OR MORE OF THESE RISKS OR UNCERTAINTIES MATERIALIZE, OR SHOULD ANY OF THE ASSUMPTIONS MADE PROVE INCORRECT, ACTUAL RESULTS MAY VARY IN MATERIAL RESPECTS FROM THOSE PROJECTED IN THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. AAPC UNDERTAKES NO OBLIGATION TO UPDATE OR REVISE ANY FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS, WHETHER AS A RESULT OF NEW INFORMATION, FUTURE EVENTS OR OTHERWISE, EXCEPT AS MAY BE REQUIRED UNDER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS.

 

BY THEIR NATURE, FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS INVOLVE RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES BECAUSE THEY RELATE TO EVENTS AND DEPEND ON CIRCUMSTANCES THAT MAY OR MAY NOT OCCUR IN THE FUTURE. READERS ARE CAUTIONED THAT FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS ARE NOT GUARANTEES OF FUTURE PERFORMANCE AND THAT ACTUAL RESULTS OF OPERATIONS, FINANCIAL CONDITION AND LIQUIDITY, AND DEVELOPMENTS IN THE INDUSTRY IN WHICH AAPC AND KAYLX OPERATE MAY DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE MADE IN OR SUGGESTED BY THE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS CONTAINED IN THIS REPORT OR ITS EXHIBITS. IN ADDITION, EVEN IF RESULTS OR OPERATIONS, FINANCIAL CONDITION AND LIQUIDITY, AND DEVELOPMENTS IN THE INDUSTRY IN WHICH AAPC AND KALYX OPERATE ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS CONTAINED IN THIS REPORT AND ITS EXHIBITS, THOSE RESULTS OR DEVELOPMENTS MAY NOT BE INDICATIVE OF RESULTS OR DEVELOPMENTS IN SUBSEQUENT PERIODS.

 

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Item 1.01. Entry Into A Material Definitive Agreement.

 

Merger Agreement

 

This section describes the material provisions of the Merger Agreement (as defined below) but does not purport to describe all of the terms thereof.  The following summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Merger Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 2.1.  AAPC’s shareholders and other interested parties are urged to read such agreement in its entirety.  Unless otherwise defined herein, the capitalized terms used below are defined in the Merger Agreement.

 

General Description of the Merger Agreement

 

On  May 8, 2017, Atlantic Alliance Partnership Corp., a British Virgin Islands company (together with the successor entity thereto, “ AAPC ”), entered into a Merger Agreement (the “ Merger Agreement ”) with Kalyx Development Inc., a Maryland corporation (“ Kalyx ”). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, at the closing of the transactions contemplated thereby (the “ Closing ”), Kalyx will merge with and into AAPC (the “ Merger ”), with AAPC continuing as the surviving entity (the “ Surviving Corporation ”). As a result of the consummation of the Merger, at the effective time of the Merger (the “ Effective Time ”), Kalyx will cease to exist, the holders of Kalyx capital stock will receive shares of AAPC capital stock and Kalyx’s outstanding warrants will be assumed by AAPC.

 

Immediately prior to the Closing, AAPC be converted into a Maryland corporation, named Atlantic Alliance Partnership Corp. (the “ Successor ”), pursuant to a statutory conversion (the “ Conversion ”). As a result of the Conversion, each outstanding no par ordinary share of AAPC will become one share of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share of the successor entity.

 

Merger Consideration

 

Pursuant to Kalyx’s Articles of Amendment and Restatement, dated July 14, 2016 (the “ Kalyx Charter ”), holders of outstanding shares of Kalyx’s Series A Preferred Stock (the “ Kalyx Series A Preferred Stock ”) and Kalyx’s Series B Preferred Stock (the “ Kalyx Series B Preferred Stock ”) are entitled to a certain internal rate of return under certain circumstances, which is taken into account in the shares of common stock of the Surviving Corporation to be issued to the Kalyx stockholders pursuant to the Merger Agreement (the “ Merger Consideration ”). In particular, the Merger Agreement provides that holders of Kalyx Series A Preferred Stock and of Kalyx Series B Preferred Stock (collectively, the “ Kalyx Preferred Stock ”) will receive an “ IRR Value ” defined, with respect to a share of Kalyx Preferred Stock, as the amount by which a ten percent (10%) Internal Rate of Return (as defined in, and calculated in accordance with, the Kalyx Charter, including giving effect to prior dividends), with respect to the relevant share of Kalyx Preferred Stock, exceeds $10.00.

 

As a result of the consummation of the Merger, at the Effective Time and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement:

 

(1) each holder of shares of Kalyx Series A Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive, for each share of Kalyx Series A Preferred Stock held, a number of shares of common stock of the Surviving Corporation equal to the sum of (A) the quotient of (I) the number of shares of Kalyx Series A Preferred Stock held by the holder, divided by (II) 0.9, plus (B) the quotient of (I) the IRR Value of such Kalyx Series A Preferred Stock, divided by (II) $10.00;

 

(2) each holder of shares of Kalyx Series B Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive for each share of Kalyx Series B Preferred Stock held, a number of shares of common stock of the Surviving Corporation equal to the sum of (A) the number of shares of Kalyx Series B Preferred Stock held by such holder, plus (B) the quotient of (I) the IRR Value of such Kalyx Series B Preferred Stock, divided by (II) $10.00;

 

(3) each holder of shares of Kalyx common stock (the “ Kalyx Common Stock ”) as of the date of the Merger Agreement who still holds such shares as of the Effective Time, will be entitled to receive such holder’s pro rata share (based on the quotient of (i) number of shares of Kalyx Common Stock held by that holder as of the date of the Merger Agreement, divided by (2) the aggregate number of shares of Kalyx Common Stock issued and outstanding on the date of the Merger Agreement) of 1,750,000 shares of common stock of the Surviving Corporation;

 

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(4) each holder of warrants of Kalyx (“ Kalyx Warrants ”) who, after the date of the Merger Agreement, elects to accept shares of Kalyx Common Stock in exchange for the surrender and cancellation of that holder’s Kalyx Warrants on the terms discussed below , will be entitled to receive one share of common stock of the Surviving Corporation for each share of Kalyx Common Stock received upon such exchange and cancellation;

 

(5) each person to whom Kalyx issues shares of Kalyx Common Stock after the date of and in accordance with the Merger Agreement (a “ Future Kalyx Common Shareholder ”), if any, will be entitled to receive the number of shares of common stock of the Surviving Corporation equal to the number of such future shares of Kalyx Common Stock held by such shareholder;

 

(6) each share of AAPC stock held as treasury stock immediately prior to the Effective Time will be cancelled without any payment; and

 

(7) subject to the terms of the Forfeiture Agreement (as described below), each share of AAPC issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, including those held by recipients of ordinary shares of AAPC issued in AAPC’s initial public offering (the “ Public Shareholders ”), those issued pursuant to the PIPE Transaction (as described below) and those issued as dividends pursuant to the Merger Agreement, will be converted into and become one share of common stock of the Surviving Corporation.

 

At the Effective Time, each Kalyx Warrant that remains outstanding, including the Amended Warrants discussed below, will be assumed by the Surviving Corporation.

 

For purposes of the Merger Agreement, the shares of the Surviving Corporation to be issued as Merger Consideration will be valued at $10.00 per share. Prior to the Closing, AAPC will issue a stock dividend to its shareholders who do not elect to redeem their AAPC ordinary shares, with the number of shares based on the difference between AAPC’s Trust Account (as defined below) liquidation value per share at the Closing and the $10.00 per share price.

 

Representations and Warranties

 

The Merger Agreement contains customary representations and warranties by AAPC relating to, (1) organization and qualification, (2) capitalization, (3) corporate authorization, enforceability and board action, (4) consents and approvals, no violations, (5) SEC filings and financial statements, (6) absence of certain changes, (7) undisclosed liabilities, (8) litigation, (9) compliance with laws, (10) employee benefit plans, (11) taxes, (12) contracts, (13) intellectual property, (14) finders’ or advisors’ fees, (15) absence of sensitive matters and (16) bank accounts. The Merger Agreement also contains customary representations and warranties by Kalyx relating to, (1) organization, authority, (2) corporate authorization, enforceability, board action, (3) consents and approvals, no violations, (4) capitalization, (5) financial statements, (6) absence of certain changes, (7) undisclosed liabilities, (8) real property, (9) environmental laws, (10) utilities and access, (11) no condemnation, (12) possession of licenses and permits, (13) business insurance, (14) title insurance, (15) real estate investment trust and operating partnership, (16) transactions with related parties, (17) absence of sensitive matters, (18) litigation, (19) compliance with laws, (20) employee benefit plans, (21) taxes, (22) intellectual property, (23) material contracts and (24) finders’ or advisors’ fees. Certain of the representations and warranties are qualified by the representing party’s knowledge and/or by materiality or material adverse effect. The representations and warranties made by the parties to the Merger Agreement do not survive the Closing.

 

Covenants of the Parties

 

The Merger Agreement contains certain customary covenants by each of the parties to be performed during the period between the signing of the Merger Agreement and the earlier of the Closing or the termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms, including covenants regarding (1) conduct of business, (2) access to information, (3) no solicitation, (4) regulatory filings, (5) announcements, (6) further assurances, (7) notification of certain matters, (8) post-closing director and officer liability, (9) reasonable efforts to consummate the Merger, (10) annual and interim financial statements by Kalyx, (11) no trading by Kalyx, (12) use of funds in AAPC’s trust account containing the proceeds from its initial public offering (the “ Trust Account ”) and (13) Kalyx disclosure schedule updates.

 

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Both AAPC and Kalyx agreed to certain covenants related to the preparation and filing of a preliminary registration statement on Form S-4 in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933 of (i) the issuance of the Successor’s stock to AAPC’s pre-Conversion shareholders, and (ii) the issuance of the Merger Consideration (the “ Registration Statement ”). AAPC also agreed to certain covenants to hold a special meeting of its shareholders as soon as practicable after the filing and effectiveness of a definitive Registration Statement on Form S-4 to approve the Conversion, Merger and Merger Agreement.

 

In addition, Kalyx agreed that its board of directors will, prior to the Closing, recommend that the shareholders of Kalyx (the “ Kalyx Shareholders ”) consent to the Merger and adopt the Merger Agreement in accordance with the Kalyx Charter, Kalyx’s bylaws and applicable law and to use Kalyx’s reasonable best efforts to obtain that consent (the “ Kalyx Shareholder Approval ”), and that Kalyx will use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the approval of the holders of at least 75% of the outstanding Kalyx Warrants (the “ Warrantholder Approval ”) to either (i) surrender and cancel their Kalyx Warrants in exchange for a certain number of shares of Kalyx Common Stock as provided below, or (ii) agree to amend their Kalyx Warrants so that the number of shares for which such Warrant was exercisable (the “ Warrant Shares ”) would be reduced to an amount equal to seventy-five percent (75%) of the current number of Warrant Shares and such reduced number of Warrant Shares would only exercisable as provided below (the “ Amended Warrants ”). The Kalyx Warrants that are exchanged for shares of Kalyx Common Stock will be exchanged based on the following ratios: (1) 0.0388 shares of Kalyx Common Stock for each Warrant Share under Kalyx Warrants that were issued in connection with the issuance of Kalyx Common Stock, (2) 0.02947 shares of Kalyx Common Stock for each Warrant Share under Kalyx Warrants that were issued in connection with the issuance of Kalyx Series A Preferred Stock and (3) 0.0368 shares of Kalyx Common Stock for each Warrant Share under Kalyx Warrants that were issued in connection with the issuance of Kalyx Series B Preferred Stock. The Amended Warrants will provide that the exercisability would be in nine different tranches with the first tranche for 12.5% of the total Warrant Shares being exercisable for the 12 months after the Effective Time at a price of $11.50 per share, with the second tranche for 13.25% of the total Warrant Shares being exercisable for a period of 6 months beginning on the 12 month anniversary of the Effective Time at a price of $11.75 per share and each additional tranche being exercisable for a period of 6 months beginning on the expiration of the prior tranche (with the third tranche for 14.25% of the total Warrant Shares at $12.00 per share, the fourth and fifth tranches for 14.5% and 14.25%, respectively of the total Warrant Shares at $12.25 per share, the sixth and seventh tranches for 13.5% and 11.00%, respectively of the total Warrant Shares at $12.50 per share and the eighth and ninth tranches for 4.0% and 2.75%, respectively of the total Warrant Shares at $13.00 per share).

 

Conditions to Closing of the Merger

 

The obligations of each party to consummate the Merger are subject to the satisfaction or waiver of customary conditions and closing deliverables, including, among other matters, (1) AAPC having obtained the approval and adoption by its shareholders of the Merger Agreement and related transactions (the “ AAPC Shareholder Approval ”), (2) Kalyx having obtained the Kalyx Shareholder Approval, (3) the consummation of the Conversion, (4) AAPC having issued its ordinary shares in a private placement to certain accredited investors at a price of $10.00 per share (the “ PIPE Transaction ”), with AAPC having at least $15,000,000 in funds when combining (i) the funds left in the Trust Account after giving effect to redemptions by its public shareholders, plus (ii) the gross proceeds received by AAPC in the PIPE Transaction, (5) AAPC having net tangible assets of at least $5,000,001 upon the Closing, after giving effect to redemptions from its public shareholders, (6) any material required third party approvals having been obtained, (7) no applicable law, judgment, injunction, order or decree makes illegal or otherwise prohibits the consummation of the Merger or any transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, (9) all material authorizations, consents, orders, permits or approvals of or declarations or filings with any governmental authority will have been made or obtained and will be in full effect, (10) ordinary shares of AAPC (or the shares of the Successor or the Surviving Corporation), after giving effect to any redemptions by the public shareholders of AAPC, being listed or quoted on any tier of the Nasdaq stock market, the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE MKT or another recognized U.S. national stock exchange, (11) the accuracy of the other party’s respective representations and warranties (subject to certain materiality qualifiers) and compliance with its covenants under the Merger Agreement in all material respects, and (12) no event having occurred since the date of the Merger Agreement resulting in a material adverse effect upon the business, assets, liabilities, results of operations, prospects or condition of the other party and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or the other party’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and ancillary documents on a timely basis (subject in each case to customary exceptions) (a “ Material Adverse Effect ”).

 

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The obligation of Kalyx to consummate the Merger is subject to satisfaction or waiver of certain additional conditions, including among others, that the Forfeiture Agreement, as described below, is in full force and effect.

 

The obligation of AAPC to consummate the Merger is subject to satisfaction or waiver of certain additional conditions, including among others: (1) receipt by AAPC of non-competition and non-solicitation agreements and lock-up agreements from certain key stockholders of Kalyx, as discussed below, (2) receipt by AAPC of employment agreements from certain key officers, directors and/or employees of Kalyx, (3) the Warrantholder Approval, and (4) the termination of certain management fee arrangements of Kalyx.

 

Termination

 

The Merger Agreement may be terminated under certain customary and limited circumstances at any time prior to the Effective Time, including among other reasons: (1) by the mutual written consent of Kalyx and AAPC, (2) by either of AAPC or Kalyx if (i) the shareholders of AAPC have voted on the Merger Agreement and the AAPC Shareholder Approval has not been obtained, unless the failure to obtain such approval was caused by the breach of the party seeking termination, (ii) the shareholders of Kalyx have voted on the Merger Agreement and the Kalyx Shareholder Approval has not been obtained, unless the failure to obtain such approval was caused by the breach of the party seeking termination, (iii) if any final and non-appealable order is entered which enjoins Kalyx or AAPC from consummating the Merger, or (iv) if the Merger has not occurred on or before October 1, 2017 (the “ Termination Date ”), unless the terminating party’s breach was the cause of the failure to occur by such date, (3) by either party if the other party has breached any of its representations, warranties or covenants in the Merger Agreement such that the related closing conditions would not be met and such breach is incapable of cure or has not been cured by the earlier of the Termination Date or 30 days after the breaching party receives written notice of the breach (unless, at the intended time of termination, the terminating party has breached any of its representations or warranties in any material respect and such breach is uncured), or (4) by either party if there has been a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the other party since the date of the Merger agreement which is continuing and uncured.

 

If the Merger Agreement is terminated, all further obligations of the parties under the Merger Agreement will terminate, and no party to the Merger Agreement will have any further liability to any other party thereto except for liability for fraud, intentional misrepresentation, willful misconduct or for willful breach of the Merger Agreement prior to termination, except that sections of the Merger Agreement related to announcements, waiver of claims against the Trust Account, the termination provisions and certain general provisions will survive the termination of the Merger Agreement. There are no termination fees in connection with the termination of the Merger Agreement.

 

Trust Account Waiver

 

Kalyx agreed that it and its affiliates will not have any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies in the Trust Account held for AAPC’s public shareholders, and agreed not to, and waived any right to, make any claim against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom).

 

Certain Governance Matters

 

The Merger Agreement contemplates that the articles of incorporation and bylaws of the Successor shall be the articles of incorporation and bylaws of the Surviving Corporation. The Merger Agreement further provides that after the Effective Time and until successors are duly elected in accordance with the bylaws of the Surviving Corporation and applicable law, the directors and officers of Kalyx immediately prior to the Effective Time will become the directors and officers of the Surviving Corporation.

 

A copy of the Merger Agreement is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 2.1 and is incorporated herein by reference, and the foregoing description of the Merger Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto.

 

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Forfeiture Agreement

 

In connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement, AAP Sponsor (PTC) Corp. (the “ Sponsor ”) and Fox Investments Limited (“ Fox ”), an affiliate of Iain Abrahams, the Chief Executive Officer and a director of AAPC and a director and shareholder of the Sponsor, entered into a letter agreement (the “ Forfeiture Agreement ”) with Kalyx, pursuant to which the Sponsor agreed to forfeit at the Effective Time all but 321,492 of the Sponsor’s 2,976,691 ordinary shares of AAPC (the “ Sponsor Shares ”), provided that if Fox elects to have any of its 522,800 AAPC public shares redeemed by AAPC in connection with the Merger, the Sponsor will forfeit all of its Sponsor Shares at the Effective Time. Fox also agreed that within 10 business days after receipt of notice from Kalyx (or as earlier required in connection with AAPC’s shareholder meeting) that AAPC has received binding subscription agreements for the PIPE Transaction for an aggregate purchase price of at least $9.5 million at $10.00 per share, it must provide written notice to Kalyx that it is or, as the case may be, is not, committing to waive its rights to have its AAPC public shares redeemed by AAPC in connection with the Merger.

 

Related Agreements

 

This section describes the material provisions of certain additional agreements entered into or to be entered into pursuant to the Merger Agreement (the “ Related Agreements ”) but does not purport to describe all of the terms thereof. The following summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of each of the Related Agreements, copies of each of which are attached hereto as exhibits. Shareholders and other interested parties are urged to read such Related Agreements in their entirety.

 

Voting Agreements

 

At the same time that the Merger Agreement was signed, AAPC and Kalyx entered into voting agreements (each, a “ Voting Agreement ”) with certain Kalyx Shareholders. Under the Voting Agreement, the Kalyx Shareholders party thereto generally agreed to vote all of their Kalyx shares in favor of the Merger Agreement and related transactions and to otherwise take certain other actions in support of the Merger Agreement and related transactions and refrain from taking actions that would adversely affect such Kalyx Shareholder’s ability to perform its obligations under the Voting Agreement or which Kalyx is prohibited from taking under the Merger Agreement. Each Voting Agreement prevents, with certain exceptions, transfers of the Kalyx shares held by the Kalyx Shareholder party thereto between the date of the Voting Agreement and the date of the meeting of Kalyx shareholders.

 

The form of the Voting Agreements that were signed is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference, and the foregoing description of the Voting Agreements is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto.

 

Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement

 

At the Closing, certain specified Kalyx Shareholders actively involved with Kalyx’s management (each, an “ Owner ”) will enter into Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreements in favor of AAPC (including the Surviving Corporation as its successor) and its affiliates and subsidiaries (referred to as the “ Covered Parties ”), in substantially the form attached to the Merger Agreement (each, a “ Non-Competition Agreement ”), relating to the business of acquiring, owning, managing, upgrading and leasing commercial and industrial properties to state-licensed operators for their regulated cannabis businesses in states in which such activities are legal under state laws (the “ Business ”). Under the Non-Competition Agreement, for a period of three years after the Closing (such period, the “ Restricted Period ”), the Owner will not and will not permit its Affiliates to, without the Surviving Corporation’s prior written consent, anywhere in the United States, directly or indirectly engage in the Business (other than through a Covered Party) or own, manage, finance or control, or participate in the ownership, management, financing or control of, or become engaged or serve as an officer, director, member, partner, employee, agent, consultant, advisor or representative of, a business or entity (other than a Covered Party) that engages in the Business (a “ Competitor ”). However, the Owner and its affiliates will be permitted under the Non-Competition Agreement to own passive investments of no more than 2% of any class of outstanding equity interests in a Competitor that is publicly traded, so long as the Owner and its affiliates are not involved in the management or control of such Competitor. Under the Non-Competition Agreements, the Owner and its affiliates will also be subject to certain non-solicitation and non-interference obligations during the Restricted Period with respect to the Covered Parties’ respective (i) employees, consultants and independent contractors, (ii) customers and (iii) vendors, suppliers, distributors, agents or other service providers. The Owner will also be subject to non-disparagement provisions regarding the Covered Parties and confidentiality obligations with respect to the confidential information of the Covered Parties.

 

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

 

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Lock-Up Agreement

 

At the Closing, certain Kalyx Shareholders will enter into a Lock-Up Agreement with AAPC, in substantially the form attached to the Merger Agreement (each, a “ Lock-Up Agreement ”), with respect to their common shares of the Surviving Corporation received as Merger Consideration, the shares issuable under their Kalyx Warrants that are assumed by the Surviving Corporation, as the successor to AAPC, and/or upon conversion of any Class A units or LTIP profits interests of Kalyx OP LP into common shares of the Surviving Corporation in accordance with the terms of such units and profits interests (collectively, the “ Restricted Securities ”). In such Lock-Up Agreement, each holder will agree that, during the period commencing from the Closing and continuing for the earliest of: (x) the one year anniversary date of the Closing, (y) the date on which the closing sale price of the shares of common stock of the Surviving Corporation equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations and recapitalizations) for any 20 trading days within any 30 trading day period commencing at least 150 days after the Closing, and (z) the date after the Closing on which the Surviving Corporation consummates a transaction, including a liquidation, merger, stock exchange or other similar transaction, which results in all of the Surviving Corporation’s stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of the Surviving Corporation’s common stock for cash, securities or other property, it will not (i) lend, offer, pledge, hypothecate, encumber, donate, assign, 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 Restricted Securities, (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 the Restricted Securities, or (iii) publicly disclose the intention to do any of the foregoing, whether any such transaction described in clauses (i), (ii), or (iii) above is to be settled by delivery of Restricted Securities or other securities, in cash or otherwise. However, each holder is permitted to transfer its Restricted Securities (A) by gift, will or intestate succession upon the death of such holder, (B) to certain permitted transferees or (C) pursuant to a court order or settlement agreement related to the distribution of assets in connection with the dissolution of marriage or civil union.

 

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

 

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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit Number   Description
     
2.1*   Merger Agreement, dated as of May 8, 2017, by and between Atlantic Alliance Partnership Corp., and Kalyx Development Inc.
     
10.1   Form of Voting Agreement by and among Atlantic Alliance Partnership Corp., Kalyx Development Inc. and the shareholder of Kalyx Development Inc. party thereto.
     
10.2   Form of Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement, by the shareholder of Kalyx Development Inc. party thereto in favor of Atlantic Alliance Partnership Corp.
     
10.3   Form of Lock-Up Agreement by and between Atlantic Alliance Partnership Corp. and the shareholder of Kalyx Development Inc. party thereto.

 

* The exhibits and schedules to this Exhibit have been omitted in accordance with Regulation S-K Item 601(b)(2). The Registrant agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of all omitted exhibits and schedules to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon its request.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

Dated: May 12, 2017 ATLANTIC ALLIANCE PARTNERSHIP CORP.
     
  By:  /s/ Jonathan Mitchell
    Name: Jonathan Mitchell 
    Title:   Chief Financial Officer

 

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Exhibit 2.1

 

EXECUTION COPY

 

 

 

 

 

 

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

 

DATED AS MAY 8, 2017

 

BY AND BETWEEN

 

ATLANTIC ALLIANCE PARTNERSHIP CORP.

 

AND

 

KALYX DEVELOPMENT INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

 

THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of May 8, 2017 is entered into by and between Atlantic Alliance Partnership Corp., a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands as a business company with limited liability (the “ Company ”), and Kalyx Development Inc., a Maryland corporation (“ Kalyx ”).

 

RECITALS:

 

A.       The Board of Directors of the Company (the “ Company Board ”) has determined that the merger of Kalyx with and into the Company on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement (the “ Merger ”) is advisable and in the best interests of the Company and has approved and adopted this Agreement and has resolved to recommend that the Company’s shareholders vote for the adoption of this Agreement;

 

B.       The Board of Directors of Kalyx (the “ Kalyx Board ”) has determined that the Merger is advisable and in the best interests of Kalyx and has approved and adopted this Agreement and has resolved to recommend that the shareholders of Kalyx vote for the adoption of this Agreement;

 

C.       Immediately prior to the Effective Time (as defined below), the Company will continue out of the British Virgin Islands pursuant to Section 184 of the BVI Act so as to be converted into a Maryland corporation (the “ Conversion ”) by filing with the Department of Assessments and Taxation of the State of Maryland (the “ Department ”) articles of conversion of the Company (the “ Articles of Conversion ”) and articles of incorporation of the Company (the “ Articles of Incorporation ”) and having its Registered Agent in the British Virgin Islands file the required notice of continuance with the Registrar of Corporate Affairs in the British Virgin Islands under Section 184(3) of the BVI Act, each in form and substance compliant with the applicable Law and otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Company and Kalyx;

 

D.       As a result of the Conversion each outstanding no par ordinary share of the Company (“ Company Ordinary Shares ”) will become one (1) share of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“ Company Common Stock ”), of Atlantic Alliance Partnership Corp., a Maryland corporation (the “ Successor ”);

 

E.       In connection with the consummation of the Merger, AAP Sponsor (PTC) Corp., an existing shareholder of the Company (the “ AAPC Sponsor ”), has entered into an agreement with Kalyx, dated the date hereof (the “ Forfeiture Agreement ”), pursuant to which AAPC Sponsor has agreed that, upon consummation of the Merger, it will surrender for cancellation, for no consideration, a certain number of shares of common stock of the Surviving Corporation (as defined below) that AAPC Sponsor would otherwise receive in the Merger, such number to be determined as provided in the Forfeiture Agreement;

 

F.       Immediately prior to the Conversion, the Company intends to issue additional Ordinary Shares in a private placement (the “ PIPE Transaction ”) to certain “accredited investors” (the “ PIPE Investors ”) as that term is defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”); and

 

 

 

 

G.       Simultaneously with Kalyx’s entry into this Agreement, certain shareholders of Kalyx are executing and delivering to Kalyx and the Company voting agreements, the form of which is attached as Exhibit A hereto, to voting favor of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “ Voting Agreements ”).

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement, the adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereby agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

 

SECTION 1.1        Definitions . When used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the respective meanings specified therefore below:

 

AAPC Sponsor ” as defined in the Recitals.

 

Acquisition Proposal ” means any inquiry, offer, proposal, indication of interest, signed agreement or completed action, as the case may be, by any Third Party that relates to (A) a merger or consolidation involving either the Company or Kalyx, (B) the issuance, sale or other disposition by the Company or Kalyx to a Third Party (including by way of merger, consolidation, share exchange or otherwise) of shares of capital stock or options, warrants, calls, subscriptions or securities convertible into capital stock of either the Company or Kalyx representing twenty percent (20%) of the votes associated with the outstanding capital stock of the Company or Kalyx, as applicable, (C) any tender or exchange offer that if consummated would result in any Third Party, together with all Affiliates thereof, beneficially owning shares of capital stock or other equity securities of either the Company or Kalyx representing twenty percent (20%) (by voting power) of the outstanding capital stock of the Company or Kalyx, as applicable, or (D) the acquisition, lease, license, purchase or other disposition of assets of the Company or Kalyx, representing twenty percent (20%) or more of the consolidated assets of the Company or Kalyx, as applicable; provided, that with respect to the Company, an Acquisition Proposal will not include the PIPE Transaction or the Redemption or any redemption or conversion of the Company’s capital stock from the Company’s stockholders that may be required in connection any amendment of the Company’s memorandum or articles of association or other organizational documents to extend the deadline by which the Company must complete its Business Combination.

 

Action ” as defined in Section 4.8(a).

 

Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries Controls, is Controlled by, or under common Control with such Person, including without limitation any Subsidiary.

 

Agreement ” as defined in the first paragraph of this Agreement.

 

Allocation Schedule ” as defined in Section 2.4(b).

 

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Amended Warrants ” as defined in Section 6.2.

 

Ancillary Documents ” means each agreement, instrument or document attached hereto as an Exhibit and the other agreements, certificates and instruments to be executed or delivered by either hereto in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement.

 

Articles of Conversion ” as defined in the Recitals.

 

Articles of Incorporation ” as defined in the Recitals.

 

Articles of Merger ” as defined in Section 2.1(c).

 

Benefit Plan ” means, with respect to any Person, any “employee benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA (whether or not subject to ERISA), or any other material plan, policy, program practice, agreement, understanding or arrangement (whether written or oral) providing compensation or other benefits to any current or former director, officer, employee or consultant (or to any dependent or beneficiary thereof of such Person or any ERISA Affiliate of such Person), which are now, or were within the past 6 years, maintained, sponsored or contributed to by such Person or any ERISA Affiliate or such Person, or under which such Person or any ERISA Affiliate of such Person has any material obligation or liability, whether actual or contingent, including, without limitation, all incentive, bonus, deferred compensation, vacation, holiday, cafeteria, medical, disability, stock purchase, stock option, stock appreciation, phantom stock, restricted stock, restricted stock unit, stock-based compensation, change-in-control., retention, transaction, employment, consulting, personnel or severance policies, programs, practices, Contracts or arrangements.

 

Business Combination ” as defined in Section 6.10.

 

Business Day ” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday on which commercial banking institutions in New York, New York are authorized to close for business.

 

BVI Act ” means the British Virgin Islands Business Companies Act, 2004, as amended.

 

Claims ” as defined in Section 6.10.

 

Closing ” as defined in Section 2.1(b).

 

Closing Date ” as defined in Section 2.1(b).

 

Closing Proceeds ” means the sum of (i) the funds left in the Trust Account immediately prior to the Closing, after giving effect to the Redemptions by Public Shareholders (but before giving effect to the payment of any expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or repayment of any outstanding loans of the Company), plus (ii) the gross proceeds received by the Company in the PIPE Transaction.

 

Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

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Company ” as defined in the first paragraph of this Agreement, provided, that between the time of the Conversion and the Closing, the term “Company” will also include the Successor.

 

Company Board ” as defined in the Recitals.

 

Company Common Stock ” as defined in the Recitals.

 

Company Contract(s) ” as defined in Section 4.13.

 

Company Disclosure Schedule ” as defined in the first paragraph of Article IV.

 

Company Financial Statements ” as defined in Section 4.5.

 

Company Ordinary Shares ” as defined in the Recitals.

 

Company Public Shares ” means the Company Ordinary Shares (or after the Conversion, shares of Company Common Stock) held by the Public Shareholders.

 

Company SEC Documents ” as defined in Section 4.5.

 

Company Shareholder Approval ” as defined in Section 4.3.

 

Contract ” means, with respect to any Person, any agreement, arrangement, undertaking, contract, commitment, obligation, promise, indenture, deed of trust or other instrument or agreement (whether written or oral and whether express or implied) by which that Person is bound or subject.

 

Control ” means with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise.

 

Conversion ” as defined in the Recitals.

 

Current Kalyx Common Shareholders ” means the Persons listed in Section 5.4(a)(D) of the Disclosure Schedule and any other Person to which a Person listed in Section 5.4(a)(D) of the Disclosure Schedule may validly sell, transfer or assign shares of Kalyx Common Stock.

 

Definitive Registration Statement ” as defined in Section 6.2(a)(ii).

 

Department ” as defined in the Recitals.

 

Effective Time ” as defined in Section 2.1(c).

 

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Environmental Laws ” means any applicable foreign, federal, state or local Law (including statute or common law), ordinance, rule, regulation or judicial or administrative order, consent decree or judgment relating to the protection of human health, the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata) or wildlife, including, without limitation, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, 42 U.S.C. Secs. 9601-9675 (“ CERCLA ”), the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, as amended, 49 U.S.C. Secs. 5101-5127, the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. Secs. 6901-6992k, the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. Secs. 11001-11050, the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. Secs. 2601-2692, the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, 7 U.S.C. Secs. 136-136y, the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. Secs. 7401-7671q, the Clean Water Act (Federal Water Pollution Control Act), 33 U.S.C. Secs. 1251-1387, and the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. Secs. 300f-300j-26, as any of the above statutes may be amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated pursuant to any of the foregoing.

 

ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

 

ERISA Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, any entity (whether or not incorporated) other than such Person that, together with Person, is considered under common control and treated as one employer under Sections 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code. .

 

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

 

Forfeiture Agreement ” as defined in the Recitals.

 

Future Kalyx Common Shareholders ” means any Person to which Kalyx may issue shares of Kalyx Common Stock after the date hereof and in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

GAAP ” as defined in Section 4.5(a).

 

Governmental Authority ” means any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, including any domestic (federal, state or local), foreign or supranational governmental or regulatory authority, agency, department, board, commission, administration or instrumentality, any court, tribunal or arbitrator or any self-regulatory organization, including state departments or divisions of insurance or insurance commissioners or superintendents.

 

Governmental Licenses ” as defined in Section 5.12.

 

Hazardous Material ” means any flammable explosives, radioactive materials, chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, wastes, hazardous wastes, toxic substances, mold and any hazardous material as defined by or regulated under any Environmental Law, including, without limitation, petroleum or petroleum products, and asbestos-containing materials

 

Indemnified Parties ” as defined in Section 6.11(a).

 

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Intellectual Property ” means all U.S. state and foreign (A) trademarks, service marks, trade names, Internet domain names, designs, logos, slogans and general intangibles of like nature, together with the goodwill associated therewith, registrations and applications relating to the foregoing (“ Trademarks ”), (B) patents and pending patent applications, patent disclosures, and any and all divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, reissues, reexaminations, and any extensions thereof, any counterparts claiming priority therefrom, utility models, patents of importation/confirmation, certificates of invention and like statutory rights (“ Patents ”), (C) registered and unregistered copyrights (including those in Software), rights of publicity and all registrations and applications to register the same (“ Copyrights ”), (D) all computer programs, including any and all software implementations of algorithms, models and methodologies whether in source code or object code form, databases and compilations, including any and all data and collections of data, all documentation, including user manuals and training materials, related to any of the foregoing and the content and information contained on any Web site (“Software”), (E) any all domain name registrations, web sites and web addresses and related rights, items and documentation related thereto, (F) any trade secrets, confidential business information, concepts, ideas, designs, research or development information, processes, procedures, techniques, technical information, specifications, operating and maintenance manuals, engineering drawings, methods, know-how, data, mask works, discoveries, inventions, modifications, extensions, improvements, and other proprietary rights (whether or not patentable or subject to copyright, trademark, or trade secret protection, (G) other intellectual property, and (H) all licenses, sublicenses and other agreements or permissions related to the preceding property.

 

Interim Period ” as defined in Section 6.1(a).

 

IRR Value ” means, with respect to a share of Kalyx Preferred Stock, the amount by which a ten percent (10%) Internal Rate of Return (as defined in, and calculated in accordance with, the Kalyx Charter, including giving effect to prior dividends), with respect to the relevant share of Kalyx Preferred Stock, exceeds, with respect to the Kalyx Series A Preferred Stock, the Series A Original Issue Price (as defined in the Kalyx Charter) or, with respect to the Kalyx Series B Preferred Stock, the Series B Original Issue Price (as defined in the Kalyx Charter).

 

Kalyx ” as defined in the first paragraph of this Agreement.

 

Kalyx Board ” as defined in the Recitals.

 

Kalyx Charter ” means the Articles of Amendment and Restatement of Kalyx dated July 14, 2016, and as it may be amended after the date hereof in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

Kalyx Common Stock ” means the common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Kalyx.

 

Kalyx Compensation Committee ” means the Compensation Committee of the Kalyx Board, which consists of a majority of independent directors.

 

Kalyx Disclosure Schedule ” as defined in the first paragraph of Article V.

 

Kalyx Financial Statements ” as defined in Section 5.5.

 

Kalyx Material Contract ” as defined in Section 5.23(a).

 

Kalyx Preferred Stock means the Kalyx Series A Preferred Stock and the Kalyx Series B Preferred Stock.

 

Kalyx Pro Rata Share ” means, with respect to the Current Kalyx Common Shareholders, the quotient of (i) the number of shares of Kalyx Common Stock held by such shareholder on the date hereof, divided by (ii) the aggregate number of shares of Kalyx Common Stock issued and outstanding on the date hereof.

 

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Kalyx Series A Preferred Stock ” means the Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Kalyx.

 

Kalyx Series B Preferred Stock ” means the Series B Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Kalyx.

 

Kalyx Shareholder Approval ” as defined in Section 5.2.

 

Kalyx Warrants ” means the existing and outstanding warrants to purchase shares of Kalyx Common Stock.

 

Law ” means any law (including common law), ordinance, writ, directive, judgment, order, decree, injunction, statute, treaty, rule, regulation, regulatory requirement or determination of (or an agreement with) a Governmental Authority.

 

Liability ” means any debt, liability, commitment, claim or obligation of any kind whatsoever, whether due or to become due, known or unknown, accrued or fixed, or absolute or contingent.

 

Lien ” means any and all liens, charges, security interests, options, claims, mortgages, pledges or restrictions on title or transfer of any nature whatsoever.

 

Lock-Up Agreement ” as defined in Section 7.3(e).

 

MGCL ” means the Maryland General Corporation Law.

 

Management Company ” as defined in Section 7.3(j).

 

Material Adverse Effect ” means, with respect to any Person, any fact, event, circumstance, change, condition or effect, individually or in the aggregate, that is material and adverse to (a) the business, assets, properties, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise), prospects or results of operations of such Person and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole or (b) the ability of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries on a timely basis to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Ancillary Documents to which it is a party or bound or to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to the Company, the amount of the Redemptions or the failure to obtain the Company Shareholder Approval shall not be deemed to be a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.

 

Merger ” as defined in the Recitals.

 

Merger Consideration ” means the shares of common stock of the Surviving Corporation to be issued to Kalyx stockholders pursuant to Section 2.2.

 

Nasdaq ” means the Nasdaq Capital Market.

 

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Non-Competition Agreement ” as defined in Section 7.3(d).

 

Operating Partnership ” means Kalyx OP LP, a Delaware limited partnership.

 

Operating Partnership Agreement ” means the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Kalyx OP LP dated as of January 4, 2106, as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated as of January 4, 2016 and as further amended by Amendment No. 2 dated as of July 28, 2016.

 

Orders ” as defined in Section 4.8(b).

 

Per Share Price ” means an amount equal to Ten U.S. Dollars ($10.00).

 

Permits ” means any licenses, franchises, permits, certificates, approvals, accreditations or other similar authorizations from any Governmental Authority.

 

Permitted Company Loans ” as defined in Section 6.1(a)(x).

 

Permitted Liens ” means (a) Liens for Taxes or assessments and similar governmental charges or levies, which either are (i) not delinquent or (ii) being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings, and adequate reserves have been established with respect thereto, (b) other Liens imposed by operation of Law arising in the ordinary course of business for amounts which are not due and payable and as would not in the aggregate materially adversely affect the value of, or materially adversely interfere with the use of, the property subject thereto, (c) Liens incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course of business in connection with social security, (d) Liens on goods in transit incurred pursuant to documentary letters of credit, in each case arising in the ordinary course of business, or (v) Liens arising under this Agreement or any Ancillary Document.

 

Person ” means and includes an individual, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a limited liability company, a trust, an association, an unincorporated organization, a Governmental Authority and any other entity or group (as defined in the Exchange Act).

 

Preliminary Registration Statement ” as defined in Section 6.2(a)(ii).

 

Proceeding ” as defined in Section 6.11(a).

 

Properties ” as defined in Section 5.8

 

Prospectus ” as defined in Section 6.10.

 

Public Shareholders ” as defined in Section 6.10.

 

Real Property Leases ” as defined in Section 5.8

 

Redemption ” means the redemption or conversion by the Company of the Company Public Shares from the Public Shareholders in conjunction with a shareholder vote on the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the consummation of the Merger.

 

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Registration Statement ” as defined in Section 6.2(a)(ii).

 

REIT ” as defined in Section 5.15.

 

Related Entity ” as defined in Section 5.8.

 

Related Person ” as defined in Section 5.16.

 

Representative ” means, with respect to any Person, (a) its Subsidiaries and Affiliates, and (b) its, and its Subsidiaries’ and Affiliates’ respective officers, directors, employees, auditors, financial advisors, attorneys, accountants, consultants, agents, advisors or representatives.

 

Requisite Regulatory Approvals ” as defined in Section 7.1(h).

 

SEC ” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Securities Act ” as defined in the Recitals.

 

Securities Laws ” means the Securities Act and the Exchange Act.

 

Special Meeting ” as defined in Section 6.2(a).

 

Shareholder Certificate ” as defined in Section 2.2(a)(i).

 

Subsidiary ” when used with respect to any Person means another Person Controlled by such first Person or another Subsidiary of such first Person.

 

Successor ” as defined in the Recitals.

 

Surviving Corporation ” as defined in Section 2.1(a).

 

Tax ” or “ Taxes ” means any and all federal, state, local, foreign or other taxes of any kind (together with any and all interest, penalties, additions to tax and additional amounts imposed with respect thereto) imposed by any taxing authority, including, taxes, fees, duties, levies, customs, tariffs, imposts, assessments, obligations or other similar charges of any kind on or with respect to income, franchises, premiums, windfall or other profits, gross receipts, property, sales, use, transfer, capital stock, payroll, employment, social security, workers’ compensation, unemployment compensation or net worth, and taxes or other similar charges of any kind in the nature of excise, withholding, ad valorem or value added.

 

Tax Proceeding ” means any audit, administrative action, assessment, case, deposition, examination, executive action, filing, hearing, information request, injunction, inquiry, investigation, judgment, levy, litigation, order, reassessment, review, seizure, subpoena, suit, summons, testimony, or other activity involving or conducted by or on behalf of any Governmental Authority relating to Tax.

 

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Tax Return ” means any return, report or similar statement (including any attachment or supplements thereto) supplied to or required to be supplied to any taxing authority, including, any information return, claim for refund, amended return or declaration of estimated Tax.

 

Termination Date ” as defined in Section 8.1(b)(iii).

 

Third Party ” means any Person (or group of Persons) other than the Company, Kalyx and their respective Subsidiaries.

 

Transfer Agent ” as defined in Section 2.4(b).

 

Trust Account ” as defined in Section 6.10.

 

Trust Liquidation Value ” means the amount payable to each holder of a Company Ordinary Share (or after the Conversion, a share of Company Common Stock) if they elect to redeem or convert such share in the Redemption, which as of the date of this Agreement is $10.53 per share.

 

Voting Agreements ” as defined in the Recitals.

 

Warrant Exchange Shares ” means shares of Kalyx Common Stock issued after the date hereof in connection with an election by a holder of Kalyx Warrants to accept shares of Kalyx Common Stock upon surrender for cancellation of Kalyx Warrants as contemplated by Section 6.2.

 

Warrantholder Approval ” as defined in Section 6.2

 

ARTICLE II

THE MERGER

 

SECTION 2.1        The Merger .

 

(a)         Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and after giving effect to the Conversion, at the Effective Time, Kalyx shall be merged with and into the Successor in accordance with the requirements of the MGCL, whereupon the separate existence of Kalyx shall cease, and the Successor shall be the corporation surviving the Merger (the “ Surviving Corporation ”). The Merger will have the effects set forth in Section 4A-709 of the MGCL. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall possess all the rights, privileges, franchises, property, immunities, powers and purposes and assume and be liable for all the debts, liabilities, obligations and penalties of the Successor and Kalyx.

 

(b)         The closing of the transactions contemplated hereby (the “ Closing ”) shall take place at the offices of Reitler, Kailas & Rosenblatt LLP in New York City at 10:00 a.m. local time, as soon as reasonably practicable, but in any event within two (2) Business Days, after the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Article VII (other than those conditions that are to be satisfied at the Closing) (the actual time and date of the Closing being referred to herein as the “ Closing Date ”). By mutual agreement of the parties, the Closing may take place by conference call and electronic (i.e., email/pdf) or facsimile exchange of documents and signatures with the exchange of original documents and signatures by overnight delivery.

 

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(c)         As soon as reasonably practicable following the Closing on the Closing Date, the Company and Kalyx shall execute and file articles of merger, in a form mutually satisfactory to the Company and Kalyx (the “ Articles of Merger ”), with the Department, and make all other filings or recordings required by the MGCL to be made in connection with the Merger. The Merger shall become effective at such time as Articles of Merger are duly filed with the Department, or at such later time as is specified in the Articles of Merger (such time, the “ Effective Time ”).

 

SECTION 2.2        Conversion of Shares . At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holder thereof:

 

(i)          each holder of shares of Kalyx Series A Preferred Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, upon the delivery of a certificate in a form to be reasonably agreed by the Company and Kalyx (the “ Shareholder’s Certificate ”), will receive for each share of Kalyx Series A Preferred Stock held, a number of shares of common stock of the Surviving Corporation equal to the sum of (A) the quotient of (I) the number of shares of Kalyx Series A Preferred Stock held by such holder, divided by (II) 0.9, plus (B) the quotient of (I) the IRR Value of such Kalyx Series A Preferred Stock, divided by (II) the Per Share Price, and all outstanding shares of Kalyx Series A Preferred Stock will be cancelled and will cease to exist;

 

(ii)         each holder of shares of Kalyx Series B Preferred Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, upon the delivery the Shareholder’s Certificate, will receive for each share of Kalyx Series B Preferred Stock held, a number of shares of common stock of the Surviving Corporation equal to the sum of (A) the number of shares of Kalyx Series B Preferred Stock held by such holder, plus (B) the quotient of (I) the IRR Value of such Kalyx Series B Preferred Stock, divided by (II) the Per Share Price, and all outstanding shares of Kalyx Series B Preferred Stock will be cancelled and will cease to exist;

 

(iii)        each Current Kalyx Common Shareholder, upon the delivery of the Shareholder’s Certificate, will receive such shareholder’s Kalyx Pro Rata Share of 1,750,000 shares of common stock of the Surviving Corporation, and all outstanding shares of Kalyx Common Stock held by the Current Kalyx Common Shareholders will be cancelled and will cease to exist;

 

(iv)         each holder of Warrant Exchange Shares outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, upon the delivery of the Shareholder’s Certificate, will receive the number of shares of common stock of the Surviving Corporation equal to the number of Warrant Exchange Shares held by such holder, and all outstanding Warrant Exchange Shares will be cancelled and will cease to exist;

 

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(v)         each Future Kalyx Common Shareholder, if any, upon the delivery of the Shareholder’s Certificate, will receive the number of shares of common stock of the Surviving Corporation equal to the number of shares of Kalyx Common Stock held by such shareholder, and all outstanding shares of Kalyx Common Stock held by the Future Kalyx Common Shareholders will be cancelled and will cease to exist;

 

(vi)       each share of Company Common Stock held by the Successor as treasury stock immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be cancelled, and no payment shall be made with respect thereto; and

 

(vii)       subject to the terms of the Forfeiture Agreement, each share of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, including the Company Public Shares, those issued pursuant to the PIPE Transaction and those issued as dividends pursuant to Section 2.7, shall be converted into and become one validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of common stock of the Surviving Corporation.

 

SECTION 2.3        Warrants. At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of any holder thereof, each of the Kalyx Warrants, including the Amended Warrants, will be assumed by the Surviving Corporation. In the case of the warrants to be issued by the Surviving Corporation to the holders of Kalyx Common Stock, all of such holders shall elect to receive Amended Warrants and the total number of warrants to be issued shall be 3,152,372, of which 746,951 shall be cashless.

 

SECTION 2.4        Mechanics of Exchange .

 

(a)         Delivery of Shareholder’s Certificate . It shall be a condition to the receipt by a Kalyx stockholder of such stockholder’s portion of the Merger Consideration that the stockholder execute and deliver the Shareholder’s Certificate. After the Effective Time, there shall be no further transfer of shares of capital stock of Kalyx on Kalyx’s records, and Kalyx shall not honor transfer instructions related to any proposed transfer of shares of capital stock of Kalyx after the Effective Time or give effect to any such transfer instructions.

 

(b)         Issuance of Common Stock . Not less than three (3) Business Days prior to the anticipated Closing Date, Kalyx shall deliver to Company a schedule (the “ Allocation Schedule ”) setting forth an illustrative allocation of the shares of common stock of the Surviving Corporation to be issued at the Closing, which Allocation Schedule will be subject to the review and reasonable approval by the Company. The Allocation Schedule will be prepared in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the Kalyx Charter as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time and certified by the President and Chief Executive Officer of Kalyx in his capacity as such. The Surviving Corporation and Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Company, the transfer agent of the Successor (the “ Transfer Agent ”), shall be permitted to rely, without further inquiry, on the final approved Allocation Schedule in issuing the shares of common stock of the Surviving Corporation to be issued as provided herein. At the Closing, the Surviving Corporation will direct the Transfer Agent to issue such number of shares of common stock of the Successor Corporation calculated in accordance with, to the Persons entitled to receive such shares pursuant to, Section 2.2 as set forth in the final approved Allocation Schedule. Attached as Schedule 2.4(b) hereto for illustrative purposes only is a sample allocation schedule with certain assumptions set forth therein and assuming for such purposes that the Effective Time is August 1, 2017. In the event of any ambiguity in the determination of the Allocation Schedule and the determination of the number of shares of Surviving Corporation common stock to be issued under Section 2.2, such ambiguity shall be read consistently with the sample in Schedule 2.4(b) . Notwithstanding the foregoing, Kalyx hereby agrees that in the event that the Effective Time is after August 1, 2017, immediately prior to the Closing, in lieu of IRR Shares, Kalyx shall pay cash to the holders of Kalyx Preferred Stock for any additional amounts accruing under the Kalyx Charter with respect to their Kalyx Preferred Stock for periods after August 1, 2017.

 

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(c)         No Further Rights . All shares of common stock of the Surviving Corporation issued upon delivery of a Shareholder’s Certificate in accordance with the terms hereof shall be deemed to have been paid in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to such shares of capital stock of Kalyx.

 

SECTION 2.5        Adjustments . If, at any time during the period between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, any change in the outstanding shares of capital stock of Kalyx or the Company shall occur by reason of any reclassification, recapitalization, stock split or combination, exchange or readjustment of shares, or any similar transaction; or any stock dividend thereon with a record date during such period, the Merger Consideration shall be appropriately adjusted to provide the holders of shares of capital stock of Kalyx and the Company the same economic effect, in the aggregate, as contemplated by this Agreement prior to such event.

 

SECTION 2.6        Fractional Shares . No fractional shares of common stock of the Surviving Corporation shall be issued as part of the Merger Consideration. In lieu of any fractional shares to which any Person would otherwise be entitled pursuant to Section 2.2 above, the Surviving Corporation shall pay an amount in cash (without interest) equal to such fractional shares multiplied by the Per Share Price. The parties acknowledge that payment of the cash consideration in lieu of issuing fractional shares was not separately bargained for consideration, but merely represents a mechanical rounding off for purposes of simplifying the corporate and accounting complexities that would otherwise be caused by the issuance of fractional shares.

 

SECTION 2.7        Pre-Closing Company Dividend . The Company shall, prior to the consummation of the PIPE Transaction, but after the deadline for Public Shareholders to provide their election to the Company to have their Company Public Shares subject to Redemption, declare and pay to its stockholders that do not elect to have their Company Public Shares subject to Redemption a share dividend of Company Ordinary Shares of a number of shares for each Company Ordinary Share held by such stockholder equal to the quotient of (a) the difference (if greater than zero) of (i) the Trust Liquidation Value, less (ii) the Per Share Price, divided by (b) the Per Share Price.

 

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ARTICLE III

CERTAIN GOVERNANCE MATTERS

 

SECTION 3.1        Articles of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation . At the Effective Time, the articles of incorporation of the Successor shall be the articles of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation (until amended in accordance with applicable Law).

 

SECTION 3.2       Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation . At the Effective Time, the bylaws of the Successor shall be bylaws of the Surviving Corporation (until amended in accordance with applicable Law).

 

SECTION 3.3        Directors and Officers of the Surviving Corporation . From and after the Effective Time, until successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified in accordance with the bylaws and applicable Law, (a) the directors of Kalyx immediately prior to the Effective Time shall become the directors of the Surviving Corporation, and (b) the officers of Kalyx immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the officers of the Surviving Corporation.

 

ARTICLE IV

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

 

Except as disclosed in the most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q since such Annual Report on Form 10-K (including, in each case, to the extent included in any document filed or incorporated by reference as an exhibit thereto), in each case included in the Company SEC Documents filed and publicly available prior to the date hereof and except as set forth in the disclosure letter delivered by the Company to Kalyx simultaneously with the execution of this Agreement (the “ Company Disclosure Schedule ”), the Company represents and warrants to Kalyx that the following statements are true and correct as of the date hereof:

 

SECTION 4.1        Organization and Qualification . The Company is a company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the British Virgin Islands, and as of the Closing, after the Conversion, the Successor will be a company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Maryland. The Company has the requisite power and authority to own, operate and lease the properties that it purports to own, operate or lease and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted, and is duly qualified as a foreign entity to do business, and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where the character of its properties owned, operated or leased or the nature of its activities makes such qualification necessary (such jurisdictions being those listed on the Company Disclosure Schedule), except for such failures to be so qualified and in good standing that have not had, and would not reasonably be expected to, have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. The Company does not have any Subsidiaries.

 

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SECTION 4.2        Capitalization . The Company is authorized to issue an unlimited number of Company Ordinary Shares, of which, as of the date of this Agreement, 3,413,938 shares are issued and outstanding and an unlimited number of preferred shares, of which, as of the date of this Agreement, no shares are issued and outstanding. As of the date of this Agreement there are no Company Ordinary Shares held in treasury. All the outstanding shares of the Company’s capital stock are in accordance with the respective terms thereof, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. There are no (A) outstanding bonds, debentures, notes or other obligations the holders of which have the right to vote (or which are convertible into or exercisable for securities having the right to vote) with the shareholders of the Company on any matter, (B) outstanding options to purchase shares of Company Common Stock, (C) warrants, calls, subscriptions, convertible securities, or other rights, agreements or commitments which obligate the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to issue, transfer or sell any shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (D) outstanding contractual obligations of the Company to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of capital stock, partnership interests or any other securities of the Company (other than the Redemptions) or (E) outstanding preemptive rights, rights of first refusal, rights of co-sale, tag along rights or drag along rights of or for the shareholders of the Company on any matter. As of the date hereof, there are no declared but unpaid dividends outstanding with respect to the Company’s capital stock.

 

SECTION 4.3        Corporate Authorization; Enforceability; Board Action . The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, subject to the Company Shareholder Approval. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company, subject to the approval and adoption by the Company’s shareholders of this Agreement, the Conversion and the consummation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement in accordance with the Company’s memorandum and articles of association and the BVI Act and the MGCL (the “ Company Shareholder Approval ”). This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and, subject to Company Shareholder Approval and assuming due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement by the other party hereto, constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that such enforcement may be subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar Laws, now or hereafter in effect, affecting creditors’ rights generally, and to general equity principles.

 

SECTION 4.4        Consents and Approvals; No Violations .

 

(a)         The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, require no consent, approval or action by or in respect of, or notice to or filing with, any Governmental Authority other than: (i) the filing of the Articles of Conversion and the required notice of continuance with the Registrar of Corporate Affairs in the British Virgin Islands under Section 184(3) of the BVI Act, (ii) the filing of the Articles of Merger in connection with the Merger in accordance with the MGCL, (iii) compliance with any applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and (iv) compliance with the rules and regulations of the Nasdaq, except in each case where the failure to obtain or make such consents, approvals or actions or to make such filings or notifications, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.

 

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(b)         Neither the execution, delivery or performance by the Company of this Agreement nor the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, nor compliance by the Company, with any of the provisions hereof will (i) conflict with or result in any breach of any provisions of the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, (ii) assuming compliance with the matters referred to in Section 4.4(a), conflict with or result in any violation of any provision of any Law applicable to the Company, (iii) require the consent, approval or authorization of, or notice to or filing with, any Third Party, with respect to, result in any violation or breach of, or constitute (with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) a default (or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation, amendment, or acceleration of any right or obligation of the Company or to a loss of any benefit to which the Company is entitled) under, any provision of any Contract by which the Company is bound or subject, or (iv) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) on any asset of the Company, except for any deviations from any of the foregoing clauses (i) through (iv) that have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.

 

SECTION 4.5        SEC Filings and Financial Statements . The Company has filed with the SEC all forms, reports, schedules, statements and other documents required to be filed or furnished by it and its Subsidiaries since April 28, 2015 under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act (as such documents have been amended since the time of their filing prior to the date hereof, collectively, the “ Company SEC Documents ”). As of their respective dates or, if amended prior to the date hereof, as of the date of the last such amendment, the Company SEC Documents, including any financial statements or schedules included therein (i) did not 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 light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and (ii) complied in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the Securities Act, as the case may be, and the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder. Each of the consolidated financial statements included in the Company SEC Documents (the “ Company Financial Statements ”) has been 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 thereto) and fairly presents in all material respects, as applicable, the consolidated financial position and the consolidated results of operations and cash flows (and changes in financial position, if any) of the Company as at the dates thereof or for the periods presented therein (subject, in the case of any unaudited interim financial statements, to normal year-end adjustments and for the absence of footnotes).

 

SECTION 4.6        Absence of Certain Changes . Since December 31, 2016, (i) the Company has not conducted any business or operations, (ii) the Company has not incurred any Liabilities, other than fees and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of the Company SEC Documents, other administrative expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business, and transaction expenses in incurred in connection with the evaluation, negotiation, execution and performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, and (iii) there has not been any event, change, occurrence or circumstance that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.

 

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SECTION 4.7        Undisclosed Liabilities . Except for (i) Liabilities reflected, disclosed or reserved against in the Company Financial Statements (including the footnotes thereto) included in the Company SEC Documents filed prior to the date of this Agreement, and (ii) fees and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of the Company SEC Documents, other administrative expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business and transaction expenses in incurred in connection with the evaluation, negotiation, execution and performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, the Company does not have any Liabilities of any nature whether or not accrued, contingent or otherwise, and whether or not required to be discharged, nor are there any facts or circumstances that would reasonably be expected to result in any material obligation or Liability.

 

SECTION 4.8        Litigation .

 

(a)         As of the date hereof, (i) there is no litigation, suit, action, claim, charge or other proceeding (each, an “ Action ”) by or before any Governmental Authority or any other Person pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, against, by or affecting the Company (other than insurance claims litigation in the ordinary course of business for which claims reserves that are adequate in the aggregate have been established), or any of its assets, properties or business, and (ii) no investigation or inquiry by or before any Governmental Authority is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company.

 

(b)         There are no judgments, injunctions, writs, orders or decrees (“ Orders ”) binding on the Company.

 

SECTION 4.9      Compliance with Laws . The Company is, and all times since its formation has been, in compliance with all applicable Laws and Orders in all material respects.

 

SECTION 4.10    Employee Benefit Plans . The Company has not established, and does not maintain or sponsor, any Benefit Plans.

 

SECTION 4.11    Taxes .

 

(a)         The Company has (i) timely filed (or there have been timely filed on its behalf) with the appropriate Governmental Authorities all Tax Returns required to be filed by it (giving effect to all extensions) and such Tax Returns are correct and complete in all material respects; (ii) timely paid in full (or there has been timely paid in full on its behalf) all material Taxes required to have been paid by it, and (iii) made adequate provision (or adequate provision has been made on its behalf) in accordance with GAAP for all material accrued Taxes not yet due.

 

(b)         There are no Liens for Taxes upon any property or assets of the Company, except for Liens for Taxes not yet due and payable or which are being contested in good faith and for which adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP have been established.

 

(c)         The Company has complied in all material respects with all applicable Laws relating to the payment and withholding of Taxes and has, within the time and in the manner prescribed by Law, withheld and paid over to the proper Governmental Authorities all material amounts required to be so withheld and paid over under applicable Law.

 

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(d)         No federal, state, local or foreign Tax Proceedings are presently pending with regard to any material Taxes or material Tax Returns of the Company, and the Company has not received a written notice of any proposed Tax Proceedings with respect to any material Taxes.

 

(e)         No extension of time to file a Tax Return of the Company, which such Tax Return has not since been filed in accordance with applicable Law, has been filed.

 

(f)          The statute of limitations for any Tax Proceeding relating to the Company has never been modified, extended or waived.

 

(g)         Any assessment, deficiency, adjustment or other similar item relating to any Tax or Tax Return of the Company has been reported to all Governmental Authorities in accordance with applicable Law.

 

(h)         Since the Company’s formation, no jurisdiction where no Tax Return has been filed or no Tax has been paid has made or threatened to make a claim for the payment of any Tax or the filing of any Tax Return relating to the Company.

 

(i)          The Company is not a party to any agreement with any Governmental Authority with respect to Taxes (including, but not limited to, any closing agreement within the meaning of Code Section 7121 or any analogous provision of applicable Law). No private letter or other ruling or determination from any Governmental Authority relating to the Tax of the Company has ever been requested or received.

 

(j)          The Company does not have any “tax-exempt bond-financed property” or “tax-exempt use property,” within the meaning of Code Section 168(h) or any similar provision of applicable Law.

 

(k)          No asset of the Company is required to be treated for Tax purposes as being owned by any other Person pursuant to any provision of applicable Law (including, but not limited to, the “safe harbor” leasing provisions of Code Section 168(f)(8), as in effect prior to the repeal of those “safe harbor” leasing provisions).

 

(l)           At no time since its formation, has the Company been a beneficiary or otherwise participated in any reportable transaction within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b)(1).

 

(m)         At no time since its formation, has the Company distributed stock of another Person nor has its stock been distributed by another Person, in a transaction that was purported or intended to be governed in whole or in part by Code Section 355 or Code Section 361.

 

(n)         The Company is not, nor since its formation, has it been, a “United States real property holding corporation” within the meaning of Code Section 897(c)(2).

 

(o)         No election under Code Section 338 or any similar provision of applicable Law has been made or required to be made by or with respect to the Company.

 

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(p)         The Company has made available to Kalyx all Tax Returns of the Company since its formation and all audit reports, closing agreements, letter rulings, or technical advice memoranda relating to any Tax or Tax Return of the Company.

 

(q)          Section 4.11(q) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list of all jurisdictions (foreign and domestic) in which a Tax Return of the Company has been the subject of any Tax Proceedings since its formation, a description of each such Tax Return, and the relevant Tax periods.

 

(r)          Section 4.11(r) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list of all jurisdictions (foreign and domestic) to which any Tax has been paid or in which any Tax Return has been filed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries since its formation.

 

SECTION 4.12     Certain Contracts . The Company SEC Documents contain a complete list of all currently effective Contracts to which the Company is a party which are required to be filed with the SEC under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including Contracts entered into by the Company (which are or will be in effect as of or after the date of this Agreement) involving payments with any Person who is an officer, director or Affiliate of the Company, or any relative of any of the foregoing which is required to be filed with the SEC (the “ Company Contracts ”). Except as provided in the Company Disclosure Schedule: (i) each Company Contract is a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, and, to the knowledge of the Company, of each other party thereto, enforceable against each such party in accordance with its terms, (ii) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any other party to a Company Contract, is in violation or default of any term of any Company Contract in any material respect, and (iii) to the knowledge of the Company, no condition or event exists that, with the giving of notice or the passage of time, or both, would constitute a violation or default by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, or any other party to a Company Contract, or permit the termination, modification, cancellation or acceleration of performance of the obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, or any other party to the Company Contract.

 

SECTION 4.13     Intellectual Property . The Company does not own, license or use any material Intellectual Property.

 

SECTION 4.14    Finders’ or Advisors’ Fees . There is no investment banker, broker, finder or other intermediary that has been retained by or is authorized to act on behalf of the Company who might be entitled to any fee or, commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

SECTION 4.15    Absence of Sensitive Matters . To the knowledge of the Company, none of the officers or directors of the Company or any of its Affiliates:

 

(a)         has made or has agreed to make any contribution, payment or gift or to provide any other compensation or other benefit to any Governmental Authority or any Person (including, but not limited to, any employee or agent) associated or affiliated with or representing a Governmental Authority, where the contribution, payment, compensation or other benefit or the purpose of the contribution, payment, compensation or other benefit was or is illegal under the applicable Law or other rules of any Governmental Authority; or

 

(b)        has made or agreed to make any contribution or expenditure, or has reimbursed any political gift or contribution or expenditure made by any other Person to candidates for public office, whether federal, state or local (foreign or domestic) where such contributions were or would be a violation of applicable Law.

 

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SECTION 4.16    Bank Accounts . Section 4.16 of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth the names and locations of all banks, depositories and other financial institutions in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries have an account or safe deposit box and the names of all Persons authorized to draw thereon or to have access thereto.

 

ARTICLE V

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF KALYX

 

Except as set forth in the disclosure letter delivered by Kalyx to the Company simultaneously with the execution of this Agreement (the “ Kalyx Disclosure Schedule ”), Kalyx represents and warrants to the Company that the following statements are true and correct as of the date hereof:

 

SECTION 5.1      Organization, Authority .

 

(a)         Kalyx has been duly organized and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland and has all the requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets, to conduct its business as currently conducted and to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, and is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to transact business and is in good standing in each other jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business, except where the failure so to qualify or to be in good standing would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect on Kalyx. Kalyx has made available to the Company accurate and complete copies of its articles incorporation and bylaws, each as amended to date and as currently in effect, and Kalyx is not is in violation of any of the provisions thereof in any material respect.

 

(b)         The Operating Partnership has been duly formed and is validly existing as a limited partnership in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware, has the requisite limited partnership power and limited partnership authority to own, lease and operate its properties, conduct its business as currently conducted, and is duly qualified as a foreign limited partnership to transact business and is in good standing in each other jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business, except where the failure so to qualify or to be in good standing would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect on Kalyx or the Operating Partnership. Kalyx GP LLC, a wholly-owned Subsidiary of Kalyx, is the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership. The Operating Partnership Agreement is in full force and effect, except to the extent that enforceability thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar Laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally, and subject to general principles of equity and, with respect to rights to indemnity and contribution thereunder, except as rights may be limited by applicable Law or policies thereunder. Except as set forth in Section 5.1(b) of the Kalyx Disclosure Schedule , Kalyx owns all of its outstanding equity interests, free and clear of any Liens, other than Liens created under the Operating Partnership Agreement. Kalyx has made available to the Company accurate and complete copies of the Operating Partnership Agreement, as amended to date and as currently in effect, and neither Kalyx nor the Operating Partnership is in violation of any of the provisions thereof in any material respect.

 

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(c)         Section 5.1(c) of the Kalyx Disclosure Schedule lists all the Subsidiaries of Kalyx. Each of such Subsidiaries has been duly formed and is validly existing as a limited liability company in good standing under the Laws of its jurisdiction of formation, has the requisite limited liability power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties, conduct its business as currently conducted, and is duly qualified as a foreign limited liability company to transact business and is in good standing in each other jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business, except where the failure so to qualify or to be in good standing would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect on Kalyx or such Subsidiary. Kalyx has made available to the Company accurate and complete copies of the organizational documents of each of its Subsidiaries, each as amended to date and as currently in effect, and neither Kalyx nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any of the provisions thereof in any material respect.

 

SECTION 5.2        Corporate Authorization; Enforceability; Board Action . The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Kalyx, subject to the approval and adoption by the shareholders of Kalyx of this Agreement and the consummation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement in accordance with the articles of incorporation and bylaws of Kalyx and the MGCL (the “ Kalyx Shareholder Approval ”). The Kalyx Shareholder Approval requires the affirmative vote by holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Kalyx, voting together as a single class, and no other votes or approvals of Kalyx’s shareholders are required. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Kalyx and, subject to Kalyx Shareholder Approval and assuming due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement by the other party hereto, constitutes a valid and binding agreement of Kalyx enforceable against Kalyx in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that such enforcement may be subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar Laws, now or hereafter in effect, affecting creditors’ rights generally, and to general equity principles.

 

SECTION 5.3        Consents and Approvals; No Violations .

 

(a)         The execution, delivery and performance by Kalyx of this Agreement and the consummation by Kalyx of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, require no consent, approval or action by or in respect of, or notice to or filing with, any Governmental Authority other than (i) the filing of the Articles of Merger in connection with the Merger in accordance with the MGCL, and (ii) any other approvals the absence of which have not and would not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, (A) prevent or delay consummation of the Merger in any material respect or (B) have a Material Adverse Effect on Kalyx.

 

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(b)         Except as set forth in Section 5.3(b) of the Kalyx Disclosure Schedule , neither the execution, delivery or performance by Kalyx of this Agreement nor the consummation by Kalyx of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, nor compliance by Kalyx with any of the provisions hereof will (i) conflict with or result in any breach of any provisions of the articles of incorporation or bylaws of Kalyx or the similar organizational and governing documents of any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) conflict with or result in any violation of any provision of any Law binding upon or applicable to Kalyx or any of its Subsidiaries or applicable to the consummation by Kalyx of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby, (iii) require the consent, approval or authorization of, or notice to or filing with, any Third Party with respect to, result in any violation or breach of, or constitute (with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) a default (or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation, amendment, or acceleration of any right or obligation of Kalyx or any of its Subsidiaries or to a loss of any benefit to which Kalyx or any of its Subsidiaries is entitled) under any provision of Contract by or which any of Kalyx or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or subject or any of Kalyx’s Permits, except in the case of (ii) and (iii) for such conflicts, violations, breaches, defaults, rights or losses, or the failure to obtain any such consents or approvals or to provide such notices or make such filings, that would not reasonably be expected to (A) materially impair or delay consummation of the Merger, or (B) have a Material Adverse Effect on Kalyx.

 

SECTION 5.4        Capitalization .

 

(a)         The authorized capital stock of Kalyx consists of (i) 34,000,000 shares of Kalyx Common Stock, of which, as of the date of this Agreement, 4,923,705 shares are issued and outstanding and (ii) 6,000,000 shares of preferred stock, (A) 2,446,331 shares of which are designated as Kalyx Series A Preferred Stock, and as of the date of this Agreement, all of which are issued and outstanding, and (B) 3,553,669 shares of which are designated as Kalyx Series B Preferred Stock, and as of the date of this Agreement, 286,700 shares of which are issued and outstanding. All of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Kalyx, along with the legal (registered) and beneficial owners thereof, is set forth on Section 5.4(a) of the Kalyx Disclosure Schedule . As of the date of this Agreement there are no shares of Kalyx capital stock held in treasury. All the outstanding shares of the capital stock of Kalyx are in accordance with the respective terms thereof, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. The equity interests issued by the Operating Partnership are listed in Section 5.4(a) of the Kalyx Disclosure Schedule . Except as set forth in Section 5.4(a) of the Kalyx Disclosure Schedule : (A) there are no outstanding bonds, debentures, notes or other obligations the holders of which have the right to vote (or which are convertible into or exercisable for securities having the right to vote) with the equity holders of Kalyx or any of its Subsidiaries on any matter, (B) there are no outstanding options to purchase shares of Kalyx capital stock, (C) there are no warrants to purchase shares of Kalyx capital stock, (D) there are no other options, warrants, calls, subscriptions, convertible securities, or other rights, agreements or commitments which obligate Kalyx or any of its Subsidiaries to issue, transfer or sell any shares of equity interests of Kalyx or any of its Subsidiaries, (E) there are no outstanding contractual obligations of Kalyx or any of its Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of capital stock, partnership interests or any other securities of Kalyx or any of its Subsidiaries (F) there are no outstanding preemptive rights, rights of first refusal, rights of co-sale, tag along rights or drag along rights of or for the shareholders of Kalyx or any of its Subsidiaries on any matter and (G) there are no outstanding equity appreciation, phantom equity, profit participation or similar rights granted by Kalyx or any of its Subsidiaries. As of the date hereof, there are no declared but unpaid dividends outstanding with respect to the capital stock of Kalyx.

 

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(b)         Except as set forth in Section 5.4(b) of the Kalyx Disclosure Schedule , all of the outstanding capital stock of, or other ownership interests in, each Subsidiary of Kalyx is, directly or indirectly, owned by Kalyx, and all such capital stock has been validly issued and is fully paid and nonassessable and owned by either Kalyx or one of its Subsidiaries free and clear of all Liens and free of any other limitation or restriction (including any restriction on the right to vote, sell or otherwise dispose of such capital stock or other ownership interests) other than any restrictions imposed under applicable federal and state securities Laws.

 

(c)         As of August 1, 2017 the IRR Value will not be greater than $3,369,391.

 

(d)        The total number of warrants that have been issued to holders of Kalyz Series A Preferred Stock is 4,892,662. The total number of warrants that have been issued to holders of Kalyx Series B Preferred Stock is 358,375.

 

SECTION 5.5        Kalyx Financial Statements . Kalyx has delivered to the Company true and complete copies of (i) the audited consolidated Balance Sheet, Income Statement and Statements of Cash Flow and Stockholders’ Equity of Kalyx Development LLC (the predecessor of Kalyx) and its Subsidiaries as of and for the year ended December 31, 2015 and (ii) the unaudited consolidated Balance Sheet, Income Statement and Statements of Cash Flow and Stockholders’ Equity of Kalyx and its Subsidiaries as of and for the year ended December 31, 2016 (clauses (i) and (ii) together, the “ Kalyx Financial Statements ”). The Kalyx Financial Statements present fairly the financial condition and results of operations and cash flows of Kalyx and its Subsidiaries for the dates or periods indicated thereon and have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated in all material respects. Neither Kalyx nor any of its Subsidiaries has ever been subject to the reporting requirements of Sections 13(a) and 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

 

SECTION 5.6        Absence of Certain Changes . Since December 31, 2016: (i) Kalyx and its Subsidiaries have conducted their business only in the ordinary course, consistent with past practice, and (ii) there has not been any event, change, occurrence or circumstance that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Kalyx.

 

SECTION 5.7        Undisclosed Liabilities . Except for Liabilities set forth in Section 5.7 of the Kalyx Disclosure Schedule or reflected, disclosed or reserved against in the Kalyx Financial Statements (including the footnotes thereto), the Company does not have any Liabilities of any nature whether or not accrued, contingent or otherwise, and whether or not required to be discharged, nor are there any facts or circumstances that would reasonably be expected to result in any obligation or Liability.

 

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SECTION 5.8        Real Property . Section 5.8 of the Kalyx Disclosure Schedule contains a correct legal description, street address and tax parcel identification number of all tracts, parcels and subdivided lots in which the Operating Partnership, indirectly through its Subsidiaries has an ownership interest (the “ Properties ”) and a description (by location, name of lessor, name of lesser, date of lease and term expiry date) of all leases of such Properties (collectively, the “ Real Property Leases ”). Except as set forth in Section 5.8 of the Kalyx Disclosure Schedule , each of the Operating Partnership, any of its respective Subsidiaries or any joint venture in which either of the Operating Partnership or any of its respective Subsidiaries owns an interest (each such joint venture being referred to as a “ Related Entity ”), as the case may be, has good and marketable fee or leasehold title to the Properties, in each case, free and clear of all Liens of any kind (excluding taxes, assessments and fees not yet due and payable), other than those that to the knowledge of Kalyx, would not, singly or in the aggregate, materially affect the value of any of the Properties and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of any of the Properties by Kalyx, the Operating Partnership, any of their respective Subsidiaries or any Related Entity. None of Kalyx, the Operating Partnership, any of their respective Subsidiaries or any Related Entity owns or leases any interest in real property other than the Properties. Each of the Real Property Leases material to the business of Kalyx, the Operating Partnership and their respective Subsidiaries, considered as a whole, are in full force and effect, with such exceptions as do not materially interfere with the use made or proposed to be made of such Properties (taken as a whole) by Kalyx, the Operating Partnership any of their respective Subsidiaries or any Related Entity, and (1) except as set forth in Section 5.8 of the Kalyx Disclosure Schedule , Kalyx and its Subsidiaries are not in default under, and, to the knowledge of Kalyx, no other default or event of default has occurred under any such Real Property Leases and none of Kalyx, the Operating Partnership, any of their respective Subsidiaries or any Related Entity has received any notice of any event which, whether with or without the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a default under such Real Property Leases and (2) none of Kalyx, the Operating Partnership, any of their respective Subsidiaries or any Related Entity has received any notice of any material claim of any sort that has been asserted by anyone adverse to the rights of Kalyx, the Operating Partnership, any of their respective Subsidiaries or any Related Entity under any of the material Real Property Leases, or affecting or questioning the rights of Kalyx, the Operating Partnership, any of their respective Subsidiaries or any Related Entity to the continued possession of the leased, subleased or sub-subleased premises under any Real Property Lease. All Liens on any of the Properties and the assets of any of Kalyx, the Operating Partnership, any of their respective Subsidiaries or any Related Entity are set forth in Section 5.8 of the Kalyx Disclosure Schedule . No tenant under any of the Real Property Leases or any other party has a right of first refusal, right of first offer or an option to purchase any of the Properties, except for such rights or options that have been expressly waived in writing by such parties, which written waivers have been provided to the Company. To the knowledge of Kalyx, none of the Properties fails to comply with all applicable codes, Laws and regulations (including, without limitation, building and zoning codes, Laws and regulations and Laws relating to access to the Properties), except if and to the extent disclosed in Section 5.8 of the Kalyx Disclosure Schedule and except for such failures to comply that have not and would not reasonably be expected to have, singly or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on Kalyx. The mortgages and deeds of trust, if any, that encumber any of the Properties are not convertible into equity securities of the entity owning such Property and said mortgages and deeds of trust are not cross-defaulted or cross-collateralized with any property other than certain other Properties. None of Kalyx, the Operating Partnership, any of their respective Subsidiaries or any Related Entity or, to the knowledge of Kalyx, any lessee of any of the Properties is in default under any of the Real Property Leases and there is no event which, whether with or without the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a default under any of the Real Property Leases, except such defaults that have not had and would not reasonably be expected to result in, singly or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on Kalyx.

 

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SECTION 5.9         Environmental Laws. Except as has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, singly or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on Kalyx or any of its Subsidiaries, (a) none of Kalyx, the Operating Partnership, any of their respective Subsidiaries, any Related Entity nor, to the knowledge of Kalyx, any of the Properties is in violation of any Environmental Laws, (b) Kalyx, the Operating Partnership, their respective Subsidiaries, the Related Entities and, to the knowledge of Kalyx, the Properties have all permits, authorizations and approvals required under any applicable Environmental Laws and none of Kalyx, the Operating Partnership, their respective Subsidiaries or the Related Entities have received any notice that any of them or any of the Properties is not in compliance with their requirements, (c) none of Kalyx, the Operating Partnership, their respective Subsidiaries or any Related Entity have received notice of any pending or threatened administrative, regulatory or judicial actions, suits, demands, demand letters, claims, liens, notices of noncompliance or violation, investigation or proceedings relating to any Environmental Law or Hazardous Material against Kalyx, the Operating Partnership, any of their respective Subsidiaries or any Related Entity or, to the knowledge of Kalyx, otherwise with regard to the Properties, (d) to the knowledge of Kalyx, there are no events or circumstances that would reasonably be expected to form the basis of an order for clean-up or remediation, or an action, suit or proceeding by any private party or governmental body or agency, against or affecting the Properties, Kalyx, the Operating Partnership, any of their respective Subsidiaries or any Related Entity relating to Hazardous Materials or any Environmental Laws, and (e) to the knowledge of Kalyx, none of the Properties is included or proposed for inclusion on the National Priorities List issued pursuant to CERCLA by the United States Environmental Protection Agency or on any similar list or inventory issued by any other federal, state or local governmental authority pursuant to Environmental Laws.

 

SECTION 5.10      Utilities and Access . To the knowledge of Kalyx, water, stormwater, sanitary sewer, electricity and telephone service are all available at the property lines of each Property over duly dedicated streets or perpetual easements of record benefiting the applicable Property. To the knowledge of Kalyx, each of the Properties has legal access to public roads and all other roads necessary for the use of each of the Properties.

 

SECTION 5.11     No Condemnation. To the knowledge of Kalyx, there are no pending or threatened condemnation proceedings or zoning change or other proceeding or action with respect to the Properties that, if determined adversely, would reasonably be expected to result, singly or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect on Kalyx.

 

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SECTION 5.12      Possession of Licenses and Permits . Kalyx and its Subsidiaries possess such permits, licenses, approvals, consents and other authorizations (collectively, “ Governmental Licenses ”) issued by the appropriate Governmental Authorities necessary to conduct the business now operated by them, except where the failure so to possess has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, singly or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on Kalyx and its Subsidiaries. Kalyx and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with the terms and conditions of all such Governmental Licenses, except where the failure so to comply has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, singly or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on Kalyx. To the knowledge of Kalyx, all of the Governmental Licenses are valid and in full force and effect, except when the invalidity of such Governmental Licenses or the failure of such Governmental Licenses to be in full force and effect has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, singly or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on Kalyx. Neither Kalyx nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such Governmental Licenses which, singly or in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would result in a Material Adverse Effect on Kalyx.

 

SECTION 5.13    Business Insurance. Kalyx and its Subsidiaries carry or are entitled to the benefits of insurance, by recognized and reputable insurers, in such amounts and covering such risks as are commercially reasonable in the business in which Kalyx is engaged, and all such insurance is in full force and effect. Kalyx has no reason to believe or knowledge that it or any of its Subsidiaries will not be able to (A) renew, if desired, its existing insurance coverage as and when such policies expire or (B) obtain similar coverage from similar institutions as may be necessary or appropriate to conduct its business as now conducted and at a cost that would not, singly or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect on Kalyx. There are no claims by Kalyx or any of its Subsidiaries under any insurance policy as to which any insurance company has denied liability or insurance coverage, except where such denial has not had and would not reasonably be expected, singly or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect on Kalyx.

 

SECTION 5.14     Title Insurance. Except as set forth in Section 5.14 of the Disclosure Schedule , Kalyx and each of its Subsidiaries and each Related Entity, as applicable, carries or is entitled to the benefits of title insurance on the fee interests and/or leasehold interests (in the case of a ground lease interest) with respect to each Property with recognized and reputable insurers, in an amount not less than such entity’s cost for the real property comprising such Property, insuring that such party is vested with good and insurable fee or leasehold title, as the case may be, to each such Property.

 

SECTION 5.15    Real Estate Investment Trust; Operating Partnership. Commencing with its taxable year ended December 31, 2016, Kalyx has elected or will elect to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (a “ REIT ”) under Sections 856 through 860 of the Code, will be organized in conformity with the requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT under the Code, and will operate in a manner that will enable it to meet the requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT under the Code for Kalyx’s taxable year ended December 31, 2016 and each taxable year thereafter or until such time that the Kalyx Board determines that it is no longer desirable for Kalyx to be taxes as a REIT. The proposed method of operation of Kalyx will enable Kalyx to meet the requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT under the Code for its taxable year ended December 31, 2016 and thereafter. The Operating Partnership will be treated either as a “partnership” within the meaning of Sections 7701(a)(2) and 761(a) of the Code or an entity disregarded from Kalyx for federal and applicable state income tax purposes, and not as a “publicly traded partnership” taxable as a corporation under Section 7704 of the Code.

 

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SECTION 5.16    Transactions with Related Parties . To knowledge of Kalyx, no officer, director or Affiliate of Kalyx or any of its Subsidiaries has, nor any immediately family member of any of the foregoing (each of the foregoing, a “ Related Person ”), either directly or indirectly:

 

(a)         an equity interest of five percent (5%) or more in any Person that purchases from or sells or furnishes any goods or services to Kalyx or any of its Subsidiaries or otherwise does business with Kalyx or any of its Subsidiaries, or

 

(b)         a beneficial interest in any material Contract, commitment, agreement or transaction to which any of Kalyx or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or under which Kalyx or any of its Subsidiaries is obligated or bound or to which the securities or property of Kalyx or any of its Subsidiaries may be subject, other than material Contracts, commitments, agreements or transactions between Kalyx or any of its Subsidiaries and such Persons in their capacities as officers or directors of Kalyx; provided that such representation and warranty shall not apply to the ownership, as a passive investment, by any such officer, director or Affiliate of less than one percent (1%) of a class or securities listed for trading on a national securities exchange or publicly traded in the over-the-counter market.

 

SECTION 5.17    Absence of Sensitive Matters . To the knowledge of Kalyx, none of the officers or directors of Kalyx or any of its Affiliates:

 

(a)         has made or has agreed to make any contribution, payment or gift or to provide any other compensation or other benefit to any Governmental Authority or any Person (including, but not limited to, any employee or agent) associated or affiliated with or representing a Governmental Authority, where the contribution, payment, compensation or other benefit or the purpose of the contribution, payment, compensation or other benefit was or is illegal under the applicable Law or other rules of any Governmental Authority; or

 

(b)         has made or agreed to make any contribution or expenditure, or has reimbursed any political gift or contribution or expenditure made by any other Person to candidates for public office, whether federal, state or local (foreign or domestic) where such contributions were or would be a violation of applicable Law

 

SECTION 5.18    Litigation .

 

(a)         As of the date hereof, except as set forth in Section 5.18(a) of the Kalyx Disclosure Schedule (i) there is no material Action by or before any Governmental Authority or any other Person pending or, to the knowledge of Kalyx, threatened, against, by or affecting Kalyx or any of its Subsidiaries (other than insurance claims litigation in the ordinary course of business for which claims reserves that are adequate in the aggregate have been established), or any of its or their respective securities assets, properties or business, and (ii) no material investigation or inquiry by or before any Governmental Authority is pending or, to the knowledge of Kalyx, threatened against Kalyx or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

(b)         Except as set forth in Section 5.18(b) of the Kalyx Disclosure Schedule , there are no material Orders binding on Kalyx or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

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SECTION 5.19    Compliance with Laws . Kalyx and each of its Subsidiaries (i) are, and for the past six (6) years have been, in compliance with all applicable Laws and Orders in all material respects, and (ii) have not during the past six (6) years received any written or, to the knowledge of Kalyx, oral notice of any material non-compliance with any applicable Laws or Orders (other than, in each case of clauses (i) and (ii), subject to compliance with applicable state Laws where cannabis is legal under the Laws of such state, U.S. federal drug and narcotics Laws governing cannabis and the application thereof to other federal Laws in states where cannabis is legal under the Laws of such state).

 

SECTION 5.20    Employee Benefit Plans . Neither Kalyx nor its Subsidiaries have established or maintain or sponsor any Benefit Plan.

 

SECTION 5.21    Taxes .

 

(a)         Each of Kalyx and its Subsidiaries has (i) timely filed (or there have been timely filed on its behalf) with the appropriate Governmental Authorities all Tax Returns required to be filed by it or them (giving effect to all extensions) and such Tax Returns are correct and complete in all material respects; (ii) timely paid in full (or there has been timely paid in full on its behalf) all material Taxes required to have been paid by it or them, and (iii) made adequate provision (or adequate provision has been made on its behalf) in accordance with GAAP for all material accrued Taxes not yet due.

 

(b)         There are no Liens for Taxes upon any property or assets of Kalyx or its Subsidiaries, except for Liens for Taxes not yet due and payable or which are being contested in good faith and for which adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP have been established.

 

(c)         Each of Kalyx and its Subsidiaries has complied in all material respects with all applicable Laws relating to the payment and withholding of Taxes and has, within the time and in the manner prescribed by Law, withheld and paid over to the proper Governmental Authorities all material amounts required to be so withheld and paid over under applicable Law.

 

(d)         No federal, state, local or foreign Tax Proceedings are presently pending with regard to any material Taxes or material Tax Returns of Kalyx or any of its Subsidiaries, and neither Kalyx nor any of its Subsidiaries has received a written notice of any proposed Tax Proceedings with respect to any material Taxes.

 

(e)         No extension of time to file the Tax Return of Kalyx or any of its Subsidiaries, which such Tax Return has not since been filed in accordance with applicable Law, has been filed.

 

(f)         The statute of limitations for any Tax Proceeding relating to Kalyx or any of its Subsidiaries has never been modified, extended or waived.

 

(g)         Any assessment, deficiency, adjustment or other similar item relating to any Tax or Tax Return of Kalyx or any of its Subsidiaries has been reported to all Governmental Authorities in accordance with applicable Law.

 

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(h)         Since January 1, 2014, no jurisdiction where no Tax Return has been filed or no Tax has been paid has made or threatened to make a claim for the payment of any Tax or the filing of any Tax Return relating to Kalyx or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

(i)          Neither Kalyx nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any agreement with any Governmental Authority with respect to Taxes (including, but not limited to, any closing agreement within the meaning of Code Section 7121 or any analogous provision of applicable Law). No private letter or other ruling or determination from any Governmental Authority relating to the Tax of Kalyx or any of its Subsidiaries has ever been requested or received.

 

(j)          Neither Kalyx nor any of its Subsidiaries has any “tax-exempt bond-financed property” or “tax-exempt use property,” within the meaning of Code Section 168(h) or any similar provision of applicable Law.

 

(k)         No asset of Kalyx or any of its Subsidiaries is required to be treated as being owned by any other Person pursuant to any provision of applicable Law (including, but not limited to, the “safe harbor” leasing provisions of Code Section 168(f)(8), as in effect prior to the repeal of those “safe harbor” leasing provisions).

 

(l)          Since January 1, 2014, neither Kalyx nor any of its Subsidiaries is or has been a beneficiary or otherwise participated in any reportable transaction within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b)(1).

 

(m)        Since January 1, 2014, neither Kalyx nor any of its Subsidiaries has distributed stock of another Person nor has its stock been distributed by another Person, in a transaction that was purported or intended to be governed in whole or in part by Code Section 355 or Code Section 361.

 

(n)         [reserved]

 

(o)         No election under Code Section 338 or any similar provision of applicable Law has been made or required to be made by or with respect to Kalyx or its Subsidiaries.

 

(p)         Kalyx has made available to the Company all Tax Returns of Kalyx and its Subsidiaries filed since January 1, 2014 and all audit reports, closing agreements, letter rulings, or technical advice memoranda relating to any Tax or Tax Return of Kalyx or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

(q)         Section 5.21(q) of the Kalyx Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list of all jurisdictions (foreign and domestic) in which a Tax Return of Kalyx or any of its Subsidiaries has been the subject of any Tax Proceedings since January 1, 2014, a description of each such Tax Return, and the relevant Tax periods.

 

(r)          Section 5.21(r) of the Kalyx Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list of all jurisdictions (foreign and domestic) to which any Tax has been paid or in which any Tax Return has been filed by Kalyx or any of its Subsidiaries since January 1, 2014.

 

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(s)         Section 5.21(s) of the Kalyx Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list of all Tax elections made since January 1, 2014 with respect to the Tax or Tax Return of Kalyx or any Subsidiary.

 

SECTION 5.22    Intellectual Property . Kalyx, the Operating Partnership and their respective Subsidiaries validly own, possess or license all material Intellectual Property used in their business, and can otherwise acquire on reasonable commercial terms, all material Intellectual Property reasonably necessary to conduct the business now operated by them, and none of them has received any notice or is otherwise has knowledge of any infringement of or conflict with asserted rights of others with respect to any Intellectual Property or of any facts or circumstances which would render any Intellectual Property invalid or inadequate to protect the interests of Kalyx, the Operating Partnership or any of their respective Subsidiaries therein, and which infringement or conflict (if the subject of any unfavorable decision, ruling or finding) or invalidity or inadequacy, singly or in the aggregate, has not had and would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect on Kalyx.

 

SECTION 5.23    Kalyx Material Contracts .

 

(a)         Section 5.23(a) of the Kalyx Disclosure Schedule sets forth all of the following Contracts to which Kalyx of any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of their respective securities, assets or properties are bound (such Contracts required to be listed in Section 5.23(a) of the Kalyx Disclosure Schedule , together with any Contracts entered into after the date hereof that would be required to be listed in Section 5.23(a) of the Kalyx Disclosure Schedule if such Contract were in effect on the date hereof, collectively, the “ Kalyx Material Contracts ”):

 

(i)          Contracts with any Related Persons;

 

(ii)         Contracts for the sale, license, lease, conveyance, transfer, assignment, participation or other distribution of any of the assets of Kalyx or any of its Subsidiaries of an amount or value in excess of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000);

 

(iii)        Contracts relating to the acquisition (by merger, purchase of stock or assets or otherwise) by Kalyx or any of its Subsidiaries of any operating business or material assets or the capital stock or other equity interests of, or advance or loan to (other than ordinary course receivables and employee advances), any other Person;

 

(iv)        Contracts involving any joint venture, profit-sharing, partnership or other similar agreement or arrangement relating to the formation, creation, operation, management or control of any partnership or joint venture;

 

(v)         Contracts relating to the incurrence, assumption or guarantee of any indebtedness or imposing a Lien on any assets of Kalyx or any of its Subsidiaries, including indentures, guarantees, loan or credit agreements, purchase money obligations incurred in connection with the acquisition of property, pledge agreements and security agreements;

 

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(vi)         Contracts providing for severance, retention, change in control or other similar payments;

 

(vii)        Contracts for the employment of any individual on a full-time, part-time or consulting or other basis under which Kalyx is obligated to pay more than $100,000 in any year or which are not terminable without penalty on four weeks or less notice;

 

(viii)       Contracts of guaranty or surety, direct or indirect, by Kalyx or any of its Subsidiaries;

 

(ix)         Contracts (or group of related Contracts) which involve the expenditure or receipt by Kalyx or any of its Subsidiaries of more than $200,000 annually or $400,000 in the aggregate or which require performance by any party thereto more than one year from the date hereof;

 

(x)          Contracts that contain covenants that limit the ability of Kalyx or its Subsidiaries to compete in any line of business or with any Person or in any geographic area or to sell, or provide any service or product or solicit any Person, including any non-competition covenants, employee and customer non-solicit covenants, exclusivity restrictions, rights of first refusal or most-favored pricing clauses;

 

(xi)          the Real Property Leases;

 

(xii)        Contracts relating to the sale, issuance, repurchase or redemption of equity securities of Kalyx or any of its Subsidiaries (or options, warrants or other rights or securities that can acquire or are convertible into equity securities of Kalyx or any of its Subsidiaries);

 

(xiii)        Contracts relating to settlement of claims entered into within three (3) years prior to the date of this Agreement or under which Kalyx has material outstanding obligations (other than customary obligations of confidentiality); and

 

(xiv)        any other currently effective Contracts to which Kalyx would be required to file under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act if Kalyx was subject to the reporting requirements of Sections 13(a) and 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

 

(b)         Each of the Kalyx Material Contracts is in full force and effect and is the legal, valid and binding obligation of Kalyx and/or its Subsidiaries party thereto, enforceable against them in accordance with its terms. Except as set forth in Section 5.23(b) of the Kalyx Disclosure Schedule , Kalyx and its Subsidiaries are not in material breach or default under any Kalyx Material Contract, nor, to the knowledge of Kalyx, is any other party to any Kalyx Material Contract in material breach or default thereunder. To the knowledge of Kalyx, no events, circumstances or facts exist or have occurred which would constitute a material breach or event of default by Kalyx or its Subsidiaries, or (with or without the lapse of time, the giving of notice or both) would be a breach or event of default by Kalyx or its Subsidiaries under any Kalyx Material Contract. No party to any of the Kalyx Material Contracts has exercised or, to the knowledge of Kalyx, plans to exercise, any termination rights with respect thereto, or is seeking, or, to the knowledge of Kalyx, plans to seek, to renegotiate, not renew or amend the terms of any Kalyx Material Contract, and there are no disputes pending or, to the knowledge of Kalyx, threatened with respect to any Kalyx Material Contract between or among the parties thereto.

 

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SECTION 5.24    Finders’ or Advisors’ Fees . Other than Sandler O’Neill + Partners, L.P., there is no investment banker, broker, finder or other intermediary that has been retained by or is authorized to act on behalf of Kalyx who might be entitled to any fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE VI

COVENANTS

 

SECTION 6.1        Conduct of Business .

 

(a)         The Company covenants and agrees that, except (w) as required to comply with applicable Law, (x) as contemplated by this Agreement (including the PIPE Transaction and Redemptions), (y) in connection with the Conversion or (z) as set forth on Schedule 6.1(a), from and after the date of this Agreement and until the earlier of the Effective Time or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 8.1 (the “ Interim Period ”), the Company will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to (without the prior written consent of Kalyx, not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned):

 

(i)          enter into a business combination or conduct any business or operations;

 

(ii)        amend or propose to amend its memorandum or articles of association or similar organizational documents;

 

(iii)       issue, sell, grant, transfer, pledge, dispose of, encumber or authorize the issuance of any shares of, or securities convertible into or exchangeable for, or options, warrants, calls, commitments, appreciation rights, performance guarantees or, any other rights, or rights of any kind to acquire, any securities of the Company;

 

(iv)        (A) directly or indirectly, split; combine or reclassify the outstanding shares of capital stock; or (B) redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire directly or indirectly any of the capital stock of the Company;

 

(v)         declare, set aside, make or pay (A) any dividend or other distribution payable in cash, securities or property; or (B) any contribution, loan or other payment or any combination thereof, with respect to its capital stock;

 

(vi)       adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, merger or consolidation or adopt resolutions providing for or authorizing such liquidation, dissolution, merger or consolidation or adoption of any liquidation or dissolution, merger or consolidation;

 

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(vii)         (A) increase the compensation or benefits payable to any director or officer, other employee or consultant of the Company; (B) enter into any new severance or termination pay agreement with (or amend any such existing arrangement with) any director or officer, other employee or consultant of the Company; (C) enter into any new employment, deferred compensation or other similar agreement (or amend any such existing agreement) with any director or officer, other employee or consultant of the Company; or (D) increase any benefits payable under any existing severance or termination pay policies or agreements or employment agreements;

 

(viii)       adopt any Benefit Plan;

 

(ix)         authorize any capital expenditure payable by the Company;

 

(x)         (A) incur or assume any indebtedness for borrowed money or issue debt securities or assume, guarantee or endorse, or otherwise as an accommodation become responsible or liable for (whether directly or indirectly), the obligations of any Person for borrowed money, except for loans of not more than $300,000 in the aggregate to pay for the Company’s ordinary course administrative expenses and transaction expenses required in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the PIPE Transaction (“ Permitted Company Loans ”); or (B) make any loans, advances or capital contributions to, or investments in, any other Person

 

(xi)       (A) make, revoke or change a material Tax election with respect to the Company (unless required by applicable Law); (B) change a material method of accounting for Tax purposes with respect to the Company; (C) consent to extend the period of limitations for the payment or assessment of any material Tax with respect to the Company; or (D) settle or compromise any material Tax liability or refund of the Company;

 

(xii)         waive any material defenses with respect to any material Liability of the Company;

 

(xiii)        (A) acquire (by merger, consolidation, or acquisition of stock or assets) any Person or division thereof or make any investment in another Person or acquire any assets of another Person (other than Permitted Company Loans); or (B) sell, transfer, lease, license, pledge, dispose of, or encumber or authorize or propose the sale, pledge, disposition or Lien (other than Permitted Liens) of any of the properties or assets of the Company;

 

(xiv)        take, or fail to take, any action reasonably within its control to cause the Company Ordinary Shares (or Company Common Stock after the Conversion) to cease to be listed on Nasdaq prior to the Closing Date unless such shares are simultaneously listed on the New York Stock Exchange or another United States national stock exchange;

 

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(xv)         except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, take any action, or fail to take any action, that would reasonably be expected to materially impair, prevent or impose a delay in obtaining any Third Party consents or the Requisite Regulatory Approvals necessary for consummating the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger;

 

(xvi)        fail to maintain insurance at substantially presently existing levels;

 

(xvii)       waive any material benefits, or agree to modify in any materially adverse manner, any confidentiality, standstill or similar agreement to which the Company is a party;

 

(xviii)      take or suffer any action that would result in the creation, or consent to the imposition, of any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) on any of its assets;

 

(xix)        change any method, estimate or practice or any of the accounting principles used by it unless required by GAAP or applicable Law;

 

(xx)         enter into, materially modify or amend or terminate any Company Contract described in Section 4.12, or waive, release, assign or compromise any material rights or claims with respect thereto;

 

(xxi)        take any action that would reasonably be expected to result in the failure of any of the conditions set forth in Section 7.1 or Section 7.3 hereof to be satisfied;

 

(xxii)       fail to maintain its books, accounts and records in all material respects in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice; or

 

(xxiii)     agree or enter into a binding commitment to do any of the foregoing.

 

(b)         Kalyx covenants and agrees that, except (w) as required to comply with applicable Law, (x) as contemplated by this Agreement, (y) as set forth on Schedule 6.1(b) , during the Interim Period or (z) with the prior written consent of the Company, not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned:

 

(i)          Kalyx will and will cause its Subsidiaries to:

 

(A)         comply with all Laws applicable to Kalyx and is Subsidiaries (other than, subject to compliance with applicable state Laws where cannabis is legal under the Laws of such state, U.S. federal drug and narcotics Laws governing cannabis and the application thereof to other federal Laws in states where cannabis is legal under the Laws of such state);

 

(B)          conduct their respective businesses only in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and in accordance with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and

 

(C)          use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve intact their respective business organizations, to keep available the services of their respective managers, directors, officers, employees and consultants, and to preserve the possession, control and condition of their respective material assets, all as consistent with past practice.

 

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(ii)         Without limiting the generality of Section 6.1(b)(i), Kalyx will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to:

 

(A)        amend or propose to amend its articles of incorporation, bylaws or similar organizational documents;

 

(B)         issue, sell, grant, transfer, pledge, dispose of, encumber or authorize the issuance of any shares of, or securities convertible into or exchangeable for, or options, warrants, calls, commitments, appreciation rights, performance guarantees or, any other rights, or rights of any kind to acquire, any securities of Kalyx or its Subsidiaries (other than (I) equity interests in Subsidiaries of Kalyx issued in connection with the acquisition of additional real properties from unrelated third parties consistent with Kalyx’s business as of the date of this Agreement that are approved by the Kalyx Board and (II) shares of Kalyx Common Stock issued in connection with an election by a holder of a Kalyx Warrant to accept shares of Kalyx Common Stock upon surrender for cancellation of such Kalyx Warrant as contemplated by Section 6.2);

 

(C)         (I) directly or indirectly, split; combine or reclassify the outstanding shares of capital stock; or (II) redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire directly or indirectly any of the equity securities of Kalyx or its Subsidiaries;

 

(D)         declare, set aside, make or pay (I) any dividend or other distribution payable in cash, securities or property (other than dividends on the Kalyx Preferred Stock in an aggregate amount not to exceed the 10% Internal Rate of Return (as defined in the Kalyx Charter) with respect to the applicable Kalyx Preferred Stock); or (II) any contribution, loan or other payment or any combination thereof, with respect to its capital stock;

 

(E)         adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, merger or consolidation or adopt resolutions providing for or authorizing such liquidation, dissolution, merger or consolidation or adoption of any liquidation or dissolution, merger or consolidation;

 

(F)         except in the ordinary course of business and as approved by the Compensation Committee, (I) materially increase the compensation or benefits payable to any director or officer, other employee or consultant of Kalyx or its Subsidiaries; (II) enter into any new severance or termination pay agreement with (or materially amend any such existing arrangement with) any director or officer, other employee or consultant of the Company; (III) enter into any new employment (other than at-will employment), deferred compensation or other similar agreement (or materially amend any such existing agreement) with any director or officer, other employee or consultant of the Company; or (IV) materially increase any benefits payable under any existing severance or termination pay policies or agreements or employment agreements;

 

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(G)        adopt (I) any incentive, bonus, deferred compensation, stock purchase, stock option, stock appreciation, phantom stock, restricted stock, restricted stock unit, stock-based compensation or severance plans, Contracts or arrangements or, (II) except in the ordinary course of business and as approved by the Compensation Committee, any other Benefit Plan;

 

(H)         incur or assume any indebtedness for borrowed money or issue debt securities or assume, guarantee or endorse, or otherwise as an accommodation become responsible or liable for (whether directly or indirectly), the obligations of any Person for borrowed money, in excess of $10,000,000 in the aggregate,

 

(I)          make any loans, advances (other than advancement of expenses to officers, directors and employees of Kalyx or its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice) or capital contributions to, or investments in, any other Person (other than in connection with the acquisition of additional real properties from unrelated third parties consistent with Kalyx’s business as of the date of this Agreement that are approved by the Kalyx Board);

 

(J)         (I) make, revoke or change a material Tax election with respect to Kalyx (unless required by applicable Law); (II) change a material method of accounting for Tax purposes with respect to Kalyx; (III) consent to extend the period of limitations for the payment or assessment of any material Tax with respect to Kalyx; or (IV) settle or compromise any material Tax liability or refund of Kalyx;

 

(K)         waive any material defenses with respect to any material Liability of Kalyx or its Subsidiaries;

 

(L)         (I) acquire (by merger, consolidation, or acquisition of stock or assets) any Person or division thereof or make any investment in another Person or acquire material assets outside of the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice (other than the acquisition of additional real properties from unrelated third parties consistent with Kalyx’s business as of the date of this Agreement that are approved by the Kalyx Board); or (II) sell, transfer, lease, license, pledge, dispose of, or encumber or authorize or propose the sale, pledge, disposition or Lien (other than Permitted Liens) of any of the material properties or assets of Kalyx or its Subsidiaries outside of the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice (other than the sale to unrelated third parties of the interests of Kalyx and its Subsidiaries in the real properties listed in Schedule 6.1(b)(ii)(L)(II) that approved by the Kalyx Board);

 

(M)        except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, take any action, or fail to take any action, that would reasonably be expected to materially impair, prevent or impose a delay in obtaining any Third Party consents or the Requisite Regulatory Approvals necessary for consummating the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger;

 

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(N)         fail to maintain insurance at substantially presently existing levels;

 

(O)         take or suffer any action that would result in the creation, or consent to the imposition, of any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) on any of its material assets;

 

(P)         change any method, estimate or practice or any of the accounting principles used by it unless required by GAAP or applicable Law;

 

(Q)         except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, materially modify or amend any Kalyx Material Contract in a manner adverse to Kalyx, terminate any Kalyx Material Contract or enter into any new Kalyx Material Contract, or waive, release, assign or compromise any material rights or claims with respect thereto;

 

(R)         subject to subsection (E) above, enter into, amend, waive or terminate (other than terminations in accordance with their terms) any transaction with any Related Person (other than compensation and benefits and advancement of expenses, in each case, provided in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice);

 

(S)          take any action that would reasonably be expected to result in the failure of any of the conditions set forth in Section 7.1 or Section 7.3 hereof to be satisfied;

 

(T)         fail to maintain its books, accounts and records in all material respects in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice; or

 

(U)         agree or enter into a binding commitment to do any of the foregoing.

 

SECTION 6.2        Kalyx Approvals . The Kalyx Board has unanimously resolved to recommend that the shareholders of Kalyx vote in favor of the adoption of this Agreement and the approval of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and shall not withdraw, modify or qualify in any manner adverse to the Company such recommendation. Following the execution of this Agreement, Kalyx shall prepare and deliver to its shareholders an information statement and written consents and use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the Kalyx Shareholder Approval of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement. In addition, Kalyx shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the approval of the holders of not less than 75% of the outstanding Kalyx Warrants (the “ Warrantholder Approval ”), effective as of immediately prior to, and subject to, the Closing, to either (i) accept a number of shares of Kalyx Common Stock as set forth on Schedule 1 hereto for each share of Kalyx Common Stock for which such Kalyx Warrant was exercisable upon the surrender for cancellation of each such outstanding Kalyx Warrant or (ii) agree to the amendment of such Kalyx Warrant on substantially the terms set forth in Schedule 1 attached hereto and made a part hereof (such warrants, as so amended, the “ Amended Warrants ”).

 

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SECTION 6.3        Preparation of Registration Statement, Shareholder Meeting .

 

(a)         The Company, acting through the Company Board, shall, in accordance with applicable Law duly call, give notice of, convene and hold a special meeting of its shareholders (the “ Special Meeting ”) as soon as practicable following the Definitive Registration Statement being filed and declared effective for the purpose of considering and taking action upon the Conversion, this Agreement and the Merger.

 

(b)         The Company shall together with Kalyx prepare and file with the SEC as promptly as practicable after the date hereof a preliminary registration statement on Form S-4 in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of (i) the issuance in the Conversion of the Company Common Stock of the Successor to the holders of the Company Ordinary Shares and (ii) the issuance in the Merger of the common stock of the Surviving Corporation to the holders of Kalyx Common Stock and Kalyx Preferred Stock in accordance with Section 2.2, and containing a proxy statement/prospectus for the purpose of soliciting proxies from the holders of Company Ordinary Shares for the Company Shareholder Approval (such registration statement and proxy statement/prospectus, together with any amendments thereto prior to the Definitive Registration Statement, the “ Preliminary Registration Statement ”). The Company shall subsequently file and furnish to the shareholders of the Company a definitive registration statement on Form S-4 after the “clearing” of SEC comments on the Preliminary Registration Statement (the “ Definitive Registration Statement ” and collectively with the Preliminary Registration Statement, the “ Registration Statement ”), and have the Definitive Registration Statement declared effective, and use its commercially reasonable efforts to (i) promptly obtain and furnish the information required to be included by the SEC in the Registration Statement and, after consultation with and based on information provided by Kalyx, respond promptly to any comments made by the SEC with respect to the Preliminary Registration Statement; (ii) obtain the necessary approval and adoption of this Agreement and the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby by its shareholders; and (iii) subject to the other provisions of this Agreement, include in the Registration Statement the recommendation of the Company Board that shareholders of the Company vote in favor of the approval and adoption of this Agreement and the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby.

 

(c)          During the Inteirm Period, Kalyx shall as promptly as practicable furnish all information about itself and its Subsidiaries, their respective businesses and operations, Representatives and their owners and all financial information to the Company as required by federal Securities Laws or as otherwise may be reasonably necessary or appropriate in connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement, including in connection with any comments made by the SEC with respect to the Preliminary Registration Statement. The Company shall give Kalyx and its counsel the opportunity to review, prior to their being filed with, or sent to the SEC, (i) the Registration Statement and (ii) all amendments and supplements to the Registration Statement and all responses to requests for additional information and replies to comments. Each of the Company and Kalyx agrees to correct promptly any information provided by it for use in the Registration Statement if and to the extent that such information shall have become false or misleading in any material respect, and the Company further agrees to take all necessary steps to cause the Registration Statement as so corrected to be filed with the SEC and to be disseminated to the shareholders of the Company, in each case, to the extent required by applicable Securities Laws. The Company shall promptly notify Kalyx of the receipt of any comments of the SEC with respect to the Preliminary Registration Statement.

 

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(d)         None of the information supplied by the Company or its Representatives specifically for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement will, at the time filed with the SEC and as of the date it or any amendment or supplement thereto is mailed to shareholders of the Company and at the time of the Special Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. The Registration Statement will comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. The Company makes no representation, warranty or covenant with respect to information concerning Kalyx or its Representatives included in the Registration Statement or information supplied by Kalyx or its Representatives specifically for inclusion in the Registration Statement.

 

(e)         None of the information supplied by Kalyx or its Representatives specifically for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement will, at the time filed with the SEC and as of the date it or any amendment or supplement thereto is mailed to shareholders and at the time of the Special Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. Kalyx makes no representations, warranties or covenants with respect to information concerning the Company or its Representatives included in the Registration Statement or information supplied by the Company or its Representatives specifically for inclusion in the Registration Statement.

 

SECTION 6.4        Access to Information . Each of the parties and its respective Representatives shall give the other party and its respective Representatives access to the books, records, Contracts, commitments, personnel and officers of such party and its Subsidiaries during normal business hours, furnish such financial and operating data and all other information as such Persons may reasonably request and shall instruct its own Representatives to cooperate in the other party’s investigation of the business of such party and its Subsidiaries. Each party shall (i) at the request of the other party, confer on a regular basis with one or more Representatives of the other party to discuss material operational matters and the general status of its ongoing operations and the status of the Registration Statement and the satisfaction of the conditions to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) advise the other party of any change or event that has had or would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on such party, and (iii) furnish to the other party promptly all other information concerning its and its Subsidiaries’ business, properties and personnel, in each case as the other party may reasonably request. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither party shall be required to provide access to or to disclose any information (i) where such access or disclosure could reasonably be expected to jeopardize the attorney-client privilege or work product privilege of such party or contravene any Law or binding agreement entered into prior to the date of this Agreement, or (ii) to the extent that outside counsel to such party advises that such access or disclosure should not be disclosed in order to ensure compliance with any other applicable Law.

 

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SECTION 6.5        No Solicitation; Unsolicited Proposals .

 

(a)         During the Interim Period, neither the Company nor Kalyx shall permit or cause any of their respective Affiliates, or their respective Representatives, to, and each of the Company and Kalyx shall direct their respective Representatives not to, directly or indirectly, (i) solicit, initiate, or knowingly encourage or knowingly take any action designed to facilitate any inquiries or the making of any proposal that constitutes an Acquisition Proposal, (ii) participate in any discussions or negotiations with any Third Party relating to an Acquisition Proposal, or (iii) enter into any Contract (including any agreement in principle, letter of intent, or understanding) with respect to or contemplating any Acquisition Proposal or enter into any Contract requiring either the Company or Kalyx to abandon, terminate or fail to consummate the Merger or causing its board of directors to not endorse or recommend the Merger or this Agreement or change its recommendation.

 

(b)         During the Interim Period, neither the Company Board nor the Kalyx Board shall (i) withdraw or modify, or propose publicly to withdraw or modify, in a manner adverse to the other, the approval or recommendation by such Board of this Agreement or the Merger, (ii) approve or recommend, or propose publicly to approve or recommend, any Acquisition Proposal, or (iii) cause the Company or Kalyx, as the case may be, to enter into any letter of intent, agreement in principle or acquisition agreement or other similar agreement related to any Acquisition Proposal.

 

(c)         During the Interim Period, each party shall notify the other in writing as promptly as practicable after the receipt by such party or any of its Representatives of (i) any bona fide inquiries, proposals or offers, requests for information or requests for discussions or negotiations regarding or constituting any Acquisition Proposal or any bona fide inquiries, proposals or offers, requests for information or requests for discussions or negotiations that could be expected to result in an Acquisition Proposal, and (ii) any request for non-public information relating to such party or its Affiliates. Each party shall keep the other promptly informed of the status of any such inquiries, proposals, offers or requests for information. During the Interim Period, each party shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, immediately cease and cause to be terminated any solicitations, discussions or negotiations with any Person with respect to any Acquisition Proposal and shall, and shall direct its Representatives to, cease and terminate any such solicitations, discussions or negotiations.

 

SECTION 6.6        Regulatory Filings .

 

(a)         As promptly as practicable, each of the Company and Kalyx shall prepare and file, or cause to be prepared and filed, any filings required under the Exchange Act or any other federal or state Law relating to the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including SEC filings, if any, required by the Company. Each of the Company and Kalyx shall promptly notify the other of the receipt of any comments on, or any request for amendments or supplements to, any such filings by any Governmental Authority, and each of the Company and Kalyx shall supply the other with copies of all correspondence between it and each of its Subsidiaries and Representatives, on the one hand, and such Governmental Authority, on the other hand, with respect to any such filings. Each of the Company and Kalyx shall use its reasonable efforts to obtain and furnish the information required to be included in any such filings.

 

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(b)         Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each of the parties agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts (i) to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective as promptly as practicable the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby and to cooperate with each other in connection with the foregoing, including the taking of such actions as are necessary to obtain any necessary consents, approvals, orders, exemptions or authorizations by or from any Governmental Authority or other Person, or consents, approvals, orders exemptions or authorizations that are required to be obtained under any federal, state or local Law or regulation or any contract, agreement or instrument to which Kalyx or the Company is a party or by which any of their respective properties or assets are bound, (ii) to defend all lawsuits or other legal proceedings challenging this Agreement or the consummation of the Merger or the other transactions contemplated hereby, (iii) to cause to be lifted or rescinded any injunction or restraining order or other order adversely affecting the ability of the parties to consummate the Merger or the other transactions contemplated hereby, (iv) to effect all necessary registrations and filings, and submissions of information requested by any Governmental Authority and (v) to execute and deliver any reasonable additional instruments necessary to consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby consistent with the terms of this Agreement.

 

SECTION 6.7       Announcements . The initial press release with respect to the Merger shall be a joint press release, which has previously been agreed upon by Kalyx and the Company. Thereafter, except as required by Law or SEC or stock exchange rules and regulations, each party hereto (a) shall consult with the other party before issuing any press release or making any public statement with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (to the extent not previously issued or made in substance), and (b) shall not issue any press release or make any public statement concerning the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement without the prior consent of the other party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned.

 

SECTION 6.8       Further Assurances . The parties shall further cooperate with each other and use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to take or cause to be taken all actions, and do or cause to be done all things, necessary, proper or advisable on their part under this Agreement and applicable Laws to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as soon as reasonably practicable, including preparing and filing as soon as practicable all documentation to effect all necessary notices, reports and other filings. At and after the Effective Time, the officers and directors of the Surviving Corporation shall be authorized to execute and deliver, in the name and on behalf of Kalyx or the Company any deeds, bills of sale, assignments, assurances or other documents, or instruments, and to take any other actions and do any other things, in the name and on behalf of Kalyx or the Company, reasonably necessary to vest, perfect or confirm of record or otherwise in the Surviving Corporation any and all right, title and interest in, to and under any of the rights, properties or assets of Kalyx or the Company acquired or to be acquired by the Surviving Corporation as a result of, or in connection with, the Merger and to otherwise accomplish the purpose and intent of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

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SECTION 6.9        Notification of Certain Matters .

 

(a)         During the Interim Period, the Company shall give prompt notice to Kalyx, and Kalyx shall give prompt notice to the Company, of: (i) any notice or other communication from any Person alleging that the consent of such Person is or may be required in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and (ii) any material notice or other communication from any Governmental Authority in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(b)         Subject to compliance with applicable Law (including, without limitation, antitrust Laws and privacy Laws), during the Interim Period, each party shall, at the request of the other party, confer on a regular basis with one or more Representatives of each other party to report on the general status of its ongoing operations and the status of the Registration Statement and the satisfaction of the conditions to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. During the Interim Period, Kalyx and the Company shall promptly notify each other in writing of, and each will use commercially reasonable efforts to cure, any event, transaction or circumstance, as soon as practical after it becomes known to such party, that (i) causes or will cause any covenant or agreement of such party under this Agreement to be breached in any material respect, (ii) renders or will render untrue in any material respect any representation or warranty of such party contained in this Agreement or (iii) of any fact, circumstance, event or action which, individually or in the aggregate, will result in, or would reasonably be expected to result in, the failure of such party to timely satisfy any of the closing conditions of the other party specified in ARTICLE VII of this Agreement, as applicable.

 

SECTION 6.10    Waiver of Claims Against the Trust . Reference is made to the final prospectus of the Company, filed with the SEC (File No. 333-202235) (the “ Prospectus ”), and dated as of April 28, 2015. Kalyx warrants and represents that it has read the Prospectus and understands that the Company has established a trust account (the “ Trust Account ”) containing the proceeds of its initial public offering (the “ IPO ”) and from certain private placements occurring simultaneously with the IPO (including interest accrued from time to time thereon) initially in an amount of $80,718,750 (subsequently reduced in connection with the shareholder vote to extend the term during which the Company must consummate a Business Combination (as defined below)) for the benefit of the Company’s public shareholders (including overallotment shares acquired by the Company’s underwriters, the “ Public Shareholders ”) and that, except as otherwise described in the Prospectus, the Company may disburse monies from the Trust Account only: (i) to the Public Shareholders in the event they elect to redeem the ordinary shares of the Company in connection with the consummation of the Company’s initial business combination (as such term is used in the Prospectus) (the “ Business Combination ”) or in connection with an extension of the deadline to consummate a Business Combination, (ii) to the Public Shareholders if the Company fails to consummate a Business Combination within 18 months from the closing of the IPO (subsequently extended to November 3, 2017), (iii) with respect to any interest earned on the amounts held in the Trust Account, as necessary to pay any taxes or (iv) to the Company after or concurrently with the consummation of a Business Combination. For and in consideration of the Company entering into this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, Kalyx hereby agrees on behalf of itself and its affiliates that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, neither Kalyx nor its affiliates does now or shall at any time hereafter have any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies in the Trust Account or distributions therefrom, or make any claim against, the Trust Account or distributions therefrom, regardless of whether such claim arises as a result of, in connection with or relating in any way to, any proposed or actual business relationship between the Company or its affiliates and Kalyx or its affiliates, this Agreement or any other matter, and regardless of whether such claim arises based on contract, tort, equity or any other theory of legal liability (any and all such claim are collectively referred to hereafter as the “ Claims ”). Kalyx on behalf of itself and its affiliates hereby irrevocably waives any Claims that it or its affiliates may have against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom) now or in the future as a result of, or arising out of, any negotiations, contract or agreements with the Company and will not seek recourse against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom) for any reason whatsoever (including, without limitation, for an alleged breach of this Agreement). Kalyx agrees and acknowledges that such irrevocable waiver is material to this Agreement and specifically relied upon by the Company to induce it to enter in this Agreement, and Kalyx further intends and understands such waiver to be valid, binding and enforceable against Kalyx and its affiliates under applicable Law. To the extent Kalyx or its affiliate commences any action or proceeding based upon, in connection with, relating to or arising out of any matter relating to the Company or its affiliate, which proceeding seeks, in whole or in part, monetary relief against the Company or its affiliate, Kalyx hereby acknowledges and agrees its and its affiliates’ sole remedy shall be against funds held outside of the Trust Account and that such claim shall not permit Kalyx or its affiliate (or any Person claiming on any of their behalves behalf or in lieu of any of them) to have any claim against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom) or any amounts contained therein. In the event Kalyx or its affiliate commences any action or proceeding based upon, in connection with, relating to or arising out of any matter relating to the Company or its affiliate, which proceeding seeks, in whole or in part, relief against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom) or the Public Shareholders, whether in the form of money damages or injunctive relief, the Company and its affiliates shall be entitled to recover from Kalyx or its affiliates, as applicable, the associated legal fees and costs in connection with any such action, in the event the Company or its affiliate, as applicable, prevails in such action or proceeding.

 

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SECTION 6.11    Director and Officer Liability .

 

(a)         The Surviving Corporation shall, for a period of six (6) years after the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless all Persons who as of immediately prior to the Effective Time are current or former directors and officers of the Company and its Subsidiaries, (the “ Indemnified Parties ”), to the maximum extent permitted by Law for acts or omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time, from and against any and all costs or expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees as incurred), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages or liabilities arising from, relating to or otherwise in respect of, any actual or threatened claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, arising out of matters existing or occurring at or prior to the Effective Time, whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time (including with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) (any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, a “ Proceeding ”), to the fullest extent permitted under applicable Law; provided, that the Surviving Corporation shall not be required to indemnify any Indemnified Party pursuant to this Section 6.11 if it is determined that the Indemnified Party acted in bad faith and not in a manner such Indemnified Party reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Company. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, reasonable, out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees, disbursements, fines and amounts paid in settlement) incurred by an Indemnified Party in defending any Proceeding will, from time to time, be advanced by the Surviving Corporation prior to the final disposition of such Proceeding upon receipt by the Company of an undertaking by or on behalf of such Indemnified Party to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that such Indemnified Party is not entitled to be indemnified as provided in this Section 6.11.

 

(b)         Any Indemnified Party wishing to claim indemnification under Section 6.11(a), upon learning of any such Proceeding, must promptly notify the Surviving Corporation thereof, but the failure to so notify shall not relieve the Surviving Corporation of any liability it may have to such Indemnified Party to the extent such failure does not materially prejudice the Surviving Corporation. In the event of any such Proceeding (whether arising before or after the Effective Time), after the Effective Time (i) the Surviving Corporation shall have the right to assume the defense thereof (unless at any time while such Proceeding is pending (A) such Proceeding is criminal in nature, could reasonably be expected to lead to criminal proceedings, or seeks an injunction or other equitable relief against the Indemnified Party or (B) there is a material conflict of interest between the Surviving Corporation and the Indemnified Party in the conduct of such defense), and the Surviving Corporation shall not be liable to such Indemnified Party for any legal expenses of other counsel or any other expenses subsequently incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with the defense thereof, except that if the Surviving Corporation elects not to, or is not entitled to, assume such defense or counsel for the Indemnified Party advises that there are issues which raise conflicts of interest between the Surviving Corporation and the Indemnified Party, the Indemnified Party may retain counsel satisfactory to it, and the Surviving Corporation shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel for the Indemnified Party promptly as statements therefor are received; provided, however, that the Surviving Corporation shall be obligated pursuant to this Section 6.11 to pay only one firm of counsel (unless the use of one counsel for such Indemnified Parties would present such counsel with a conflict of interest) for all Indemnified Parties in each Proceeding in any jurisdiction, (ii) the Indemnified Parties will cooperate in the defense of any such matter and (iii) the Surviving Corporation shall not be liable for any settlement effected without its prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned); and provided, further, that the Surviving Corporation shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnified Party when and if a court of competent jurisdiction shall ultimately determine, and such determination shall have become final, that the indemnification of such Indemnified Party in the manner contemplated hereby is prohibited by applicable Law or that the Indemnified Party acted in bad faith and not in a manner such Indemnified Party reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Company. In the event that the Surviving Corporation assumes the defense of a Proceeding in accordance with this Section 6.11(b), the Surviving Corporation may not settle or not contest any Proceeding without the Indemnified Party’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) unless it is solely for monetary damages.

 

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(c)         For a period of six (6) years after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall provide, a policy of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance of at least the same coverage and amounts containing terms and conditions that are no less advantageous in any material respect to the insured than the coverage currently provided to directors and officers of the Company with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time.

 

(d)         The provisions of Section 6.11(a) and Section 6.11(c) shall be deemed to have been satisfied if the Company before the Effective Time, or the Surviving Corporation after the Effective Time, obtains prepaid policies from such insurance company reasonably satisfactory to a majority of the independent directors of the Company, which policies provide directors and officers of the Company with coverage no less advantageous to the insured than the terms currently provided to directors and officers of the Company for an aggregate period of six (6) years after the Effective Time with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time.

 

(e)         Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if any Proceeding is made against any Indemnified Party, on or prior to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, the provisions of this Section 6.11 shall continue in effect until the final disposition of such Proceeding.

 

(f)         If the Surviving Corporation, or any of its successors or assigns (i) shall consolidate with or merge into any other corporation or entity and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger, or (ii) shall transfer all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any individual, corporation or other entity, then, and in each such case, to the extent necessary to effect such assumption, proper provisions shall be made so that such successors and assigns shall assume all of the applicable obligations set forth in this Section 6.11.

 

(g)         The provisions of this Section 6.11 are (i) intended to be for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each Indemnified Party, his or her heirs and representatives, and (ii) in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other rights to indemnification or contribution that any such Person may have by contract or otherwise.

 

SECTION 6.12    Reasonable Efforts . Each of the parties hereto shall cooperate with the other party hereto and use its commercially reasonable efforts to promptly (i) take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and do, or cause to be done, all things, necessary, proper or advisable to cause the conditions to Closing to be satisfied as promptly as practicable and to consummate and make effective, in the most expeditious manner practicable, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including preparing and filing promptly and fully all documentation to effect all necessary filings, notices, petitions, statements, registrations, submissions of information, applications and other documents, and (ii) obtain all approvals, consents, registrations, permits, authorizations and other confirmations (A) required from Third Parties in connection with the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement ( provided , however , that no party hereto shall be obligated to pay any material consideration (or grant any material financial accommodation) to any Third Party from whom any such approval, consent or other confirmation is requested) and (B) from Governmental Authorities necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

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SECTION 6.13    Annual and Interim Financial Statements . From the date hereof through the Closing Date, within thirty (30) calendar days following the end of each three-month quarterly period and each fiscal year, Kalyx shall deliver to the Company an unaudited consolidated income statement and an unaudited consolidated balance sheet for the period from January 1, 2017 through the end of such quarterly period or fiscal year and the applicable comparative period in the preceding fiscal year, in each case accompanied by a certificate of the Chief Financial Officer of Kalyx to the effect that all such financial statements fairly present the consolidated financial position and results of operations of Kalyx and its Subsidiaries as of the date or for the periods indicated, in accordance with GAAP, subject to year-end audit adjustments and excluding footnotes. From the date hereof through the Closing Date, Kalyx will also promptly deliver to the Company copies of any audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries that the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ certified public accountants may issue.

 

SECTION 6.14    No Trading . Kalyx acknowledges and agrees that it is aware, and that its Affiliates are aware (and each of their respective Representatives is aware or, upon receipt of any material nonpublic information of the Company, will be advised) of the restrictions imposed by the federal securities Laws and other applicable foreign and domestic Laws on a Person possessing material nonpublic information about a publicly traded company. Kalyx hereby agrees that, while it is in possession of such material nonpublic information, it shall not purchase or sell any securities of the Company (other than to engage in the Merger in accordance with this Agreement), communicate such information to any third party, take any other action with respect to the Company in violation of such Laws, or cause or encourage any third party to do any of the foregoing.

 

SECTION 6.15    Use of Trust Account Proceeds After the Closing . The parties agree that after the Closing, the funds in the Trust Account and any proceeds received from the PIPE Transaction, after taking into account payments for the Redemptions, shall first be used (i) to pay the Company’s accrued and unpaid reasonable transaction expenses and (ii) to pay for any outstanding obligations, if any, owed by the Company to the AAPC Sponsor. Such amounts will be paid at the Closing. Any remaining cash will be used for general corporate purposes.

 

SECTION 6.16    Disclosure Schedule Updates . During the Interim Period, Kalyx will have the right, but not the duty, to update the Kalyx Disclosure Schedules by providing notice to the Company in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, to add disclosures with respect to actions taken by or on behalf of Kalyx or its Subsidiaries after the date of this Agreement that are either (i) expressly contemplated by the terms of this Agreement or (ii) in the ordinary course of business and expressly permitted under the terms of this Agreement, including entering into new Contracts. Any such update, so long as it is provided at least two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing and otherwise fulfills the requirements of this Section 6.16, will be deemed to cure any inaccuracy or breach as of the Closing Date with respect to such matters, except to the extent that such matters would constitute, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect with respect to Kalyx.

 

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ARTICLE VII

CONDITIONS TO THE MERGER

 

SECTION 7.1        Conditions to the Obligations of Each Party . The obligations of the Company and Kalyx to consummate the Merger are subject to the satisfaction (or, to the extent legally permissible, written waiver) of the following conditions:

 

(a)         Company Shareholder Approval . The Company shall have obtained the Company Shareholder Approval;

 

(b)         Kalyx Shareholder Approval . Kalyx shall have obtained the Kalyx Shareholder Approval;

 

(c)         Conversion . The Department shall have accepted the Articles of Conversion and the Articles of Incorporation, and the Conversion shall be effective;

 

(d)         PIPE Transaction and Closing Proceeds . The PIPE Transaction shall have been consummated (subject to the Closing hereunder) at the Per Share Price and there shall be at least $15,000,000 in Closing Proceeds;

 

(e)         Net Tangible Assets Test . Upon the Closing and after giving effect to the Redemptions and the PIPE Transaction, the Company shall have net tangible assets of at least $5,000,001;

 

(f)         Third Party Consents . Any material Third Party consents required in connection with the consummation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby shall have been received;

 

(g)         No Injunctions or Restraints . No provision of any applicable Law and no judgment, injunction, order or decree that makes illegal or otherwise prohibits the consummation of the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be in effect; provided, however, that prior to invoking this condition, each party shall comply with its obligations under Article VI; and provided, further, that none of the initiation, threat or existence of any legal action of any kind with respect to this Agreement or the Merger, including without limitation any action initiated, threatened, or maintained by any shareholder of the Company, whether alleging claims under any Securities Laws or state securities Laws, contract or tort claims, claims for breach of fiduciary duty, or otherwise, will constitute a failure of the conditions set forth in Sections 7.1, 7.2 or 7.3 of this Agreement unless that action has resulted in the granting of an injunction (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) which is in effect and prevents or prohibits the consummation of the Merger, and such injunction has not expired or been dissolved or vacated;

 

(h)         Regulatory Matters . Any material authorizations, consents, orders, permits or approvals of, or declarations or filings with, and all expirations of waiting periods imposed by, any Governmental Authority that are identified in the Company Disclosure Schedule or the Kalyx Disclosure Schedule (“ Requisite Regulatory Approvals ”), shall have been filed, have occurred or have been obtained and all such Requisite Regulatory Approvals shall be in full force and effect;

 

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(i)          Stock Exchange Listing . The Company Ordinary Shares (or the shares of Company Common Stock of the Successor or the shares of common stock of the Surviving Corporation) shall be listed or quoted on any tier of the Nasdaq Stock Market, the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE MKT or another recognized United States national stock exchange; and

 

(j)          Directors’ and Officers’ Insurance . The Surviving Corporation shall have obtained a policy of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance on terms and conditions reasonably satisfactory to Kalyx and otherwise consistent with the requirements of Section 6.11 hereof.

 

SECTION 7.2        Conditions to the Obligations of Kalyx . The obligations of Kalyx to consummate the Merger are subject to the satisfaction (or, to the extent legally permissible, waiver, in whole or in part) of the following further conditions:

 

(a)         Representations and Warranties . Each of the representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement or in any certificate delivered by the Company pursuant hereto shall be true and correct as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing as if made at the Closing, except for (i) those representations and warranties that address matters only as of a particular date (which representations and warranties shall have been accurate as of such date), and (ii) any failures to be true and correct that (without giving effect to any qualifications or limitations as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect), individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on, or with respect to, the Company.

 

(b)         Performance of Obligations of the Company . The Company shall have performed in all material respects all agreements, obligations and covenants required to be performed by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date.

 

(c)         Officer’s Certificate . Kalyx shall have received a certificate of an executive officer of the Company, dated the Closing Date, certifying on behalf of the Company that the conditions specified in Sections 7.2(a) , 7.2(b) and 7.2(g) have been satisfied.

 

(d)         Resignations . Kalyx shall have received resignations, effective as of the Effective Time, from each of the directors and officers of the Company.

 

(e)         Bank Accounts . The Surviving Corporation shall have established bank accounts with financial institutions reasonably satisfactory to Kalyx and with individuals designated by Kalyx as the authorized signatories.

 

(f)          Forfeiture Agreement . The Forfeiture Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and no material default thereunder by the AAPC Sponsor shall have occurred and be continuing and uncured.

 

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(g)         Material Adverse Effect . No Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company shall have occurred since the date of this Agreement and be continuing and uncured.

 

(h)         Secretary’s Certificate . The Company shall have delivered to Kalyx a certificate from its secretary or other executive officer certifying as to, and attaching, (i) copies of its articles of incorporation and bylaws as in effect as of the Closing Date after giving effect to the Conversion, (ii) the resolutions of the Company’s board of directors authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, (iii) evidence that the Company Shareholder Approval shall have been obtained and (iv) the incumbency of officers of the Company authorized to execute this Agreement and any certificates issued in connection herewith.

 

(i)          Good Standing . The Company shall have delivered to Kalyx a good standing certificate (or similar documents applicable for such jurisdictions) for the Company certified as of a date no later than thirty (30) days prior to the Closing Date from the proper Governmental Authority of the Company’s jurisdiction of organization and from each other jurisdiction in which the Company is qualified to do business as a foreign entity as of the Closing, in each case to the extent that good standing certificates or similar documents are generally available in such jurisdictions.

 

SECTION 7.3        Conditions to the Obligations of the Company . The obligations of the Company to consummate the merger are subject to the satisfaction (or, to the extent legally permissible) of the following further conditions:

 

(a)         Representations and Warranties . Each of the representations and warranties of Kalyx contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct as of the Closing, subject, however, to any revisions to the Kalyx Disclosure Schedule that Kalyx may deliver to the Company prior to the Effective Time, so long as such updated Kalyx Disclosure Schedule does not reflect a Material Adverse Effect on Kalyx.

 

(b)         Performance of Obligations of Kalyx . Kalyx shall have performed in all material respects all agreements, obligations and covenants required to be performed by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date.

 

(c)         Officer’s Certificate . The Company shall have received a certificate of an executive officer of Kalyx, dated the Closing Date, certifying on behalf of Kalyx that the conditions specified in Sections 7.3(a) , 7.3(b) and 7.3(h) have been satisfied.

 

(d)         Non-Competition Agreements . The Company shall have received a Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement from each of the key officers, directors and/or employees of Kalyx set forth on Schedule 7.3(d) in favor of and for the benefit of the Company and each of the other Covered Parties (as defined therein) in substantially the form attached as Exhibit B hereto (each, a “ Non-Competition Agreement ”), duly executed by each such Person.

 

(e)         Lock-Up Agreements . The Company shall have received a Lock-Up Agreement from each of the key officers, directors and/or employees of Kalyx set forth on Schedule 7.3(e) in favor of and for the benefit of the Company in substantially the form attached as Exhibit C hereto (each, a “ Lock-Up Agreement ”), duly executed by each such Person.

 

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(f)         Employment Agreements . The Company shall have received copies of employment agreements, in each case effective as of the Closing, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Company and Kalyx, between Kalyx and each of the persons set forth on Schedule 7.3(f) , each such employment agreement duly executed by the parties thereto.

 

(g)         Warrantholder Approval . Kalyx shall have received the Warrantholder Approval.

 

(h)         Material Adverse Effect . No Material Adverse Effect with respect to Kalyx shall have occurred since the date of this Agreement and be continuing and uncured.

 

(i)          Other Matters . The matter set forth on Schedule 7.3(i) shall have been satisfied.

 

(j)          Termination of Management Fee . The Company shall have received a duly executed irrevocable termination and waiver from KD RE Management, LLC (the “ Management Company ”), in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Company, effective as of the Closing, terminating any management arrangements between the Management Company or its Affiliates and Kalyx or its Subsidiaries and waiving any rights of the Management Company or its Affiliates to any management or other fees or expense reimbursements from Kalyx or its Subsidiaries or the Surviving Corporation.

 

(k)         Secretary’s Certificate . Kalyx shall have delivered to the Company a certificate from its secretary or other executive officer certifying as to, and attaching, (i) copies of its articles of incorporation and bylaws as in effect as of the Closing Date, (ii) the resolutions of Kalyx’s board of directors authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, (iii) evidence that the Kalyx Shareholder Approval shall have been obtained and (iv) the incumbency of officers of Kalyx authorized to execute this Agreement and any certificates issued in connection herewith.

 

(l)          Good Standing . Kalyx shall have delivered to the Company a good standing certificate (or similar documents applicable for such jurisdictions) for Kalyx certified as of a date no later than thirty (30) days prior to the Closing Date from the proper Governmental Authority of Kalyx’s jurisdiction of organization and from each other jurisdiction in which Kalyx is qualified to do business as a foreign entity as of the Closing, in each case to the extent that good standing certificates or similar documents are generally available in such jurisdictions.

  

ARTICLE VIII

TERMINATION

 

SECTION 8.1        Termination . This Agreement may be terminated and the Merger may be abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time:

 

(a)         by the mutual written consent of Kalyx and the Company at any time prior to the Effective Time;

 

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(b)         by either of the Company or Kalyx:

 

(i)          if the shareholders of the Company shall have voted on this Agreement and the Merger and the votes shall not have been sufficient to constitute Company Shareholder Approval; provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 8.1(b)(i) shall not be available to either party where the failure to obtain the Company Shareholder Approval shall have been caused by the action or failure to act of such party and such action or failure to act constitutes a breach by such party of this Agreement;

 

(ii)         if the shareholders of Kalyx shall have voted on this Agreement and the Merger and the votes shall not have been sufficient to constitute Kalyx Shareholder Approval; provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 8.1(b)(ii) shall not be available to either party where the failure to obtain the Kalyx Shareholder Approval shall have been caused by the action or failure to act of such party and such action or failure to act constitutes a breach by such party of this Agreement;

 

(iii)        if any judgment, injunction, order or decree enjoining Kalyx or the Company from consummating the Merger is entered and such judgment, injunction, order or decree shall become final and nonappealable; or

 

(iv)        if the Merger shall not have occurred on or before October 1, 2017 (as such date may be extended by the mutual agreement of the parties, the “ Termination Date ”); provided, however, the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 8.1(b)(iv) shall not be available to a party if the breach or violation by such party of any representation, warranty, covenant or obligation under this Agreement was the cause of, or resulted in, the failure of the Closing to occur on or before the Termination Date.

 

(c)         by the Company:

 

(i)          if Kalyx shall have breached any of its representations, warranties, covenants or other agreements contained in this Agreement, which breach (A) constitutes a failure in one or more of the conditions set forth in Section 7.3(a) or 7.3(b) to be satisfied (treating the Closing for such purposes as the date of this Agreement, or if later, the date of such breach) and (B) is incapable of cure or, if curable, has not been cured within the earlier of (I) 30 days after the giving of written notice to Kalyx and (II) the Termination Date; provided, however, that the Company’s right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 8.1(c)(i) shall not be available if, at the time of such intended termination, any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement of the Company contained in this Agreement shall have been breached in any material respect and such breach shall not have been cured; or

 

(ii)         if a Material Adverse Effect with respect to Kalyx shall have occurred since the date of this Agreement and be continuing and uncured.

 

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(d)         by Kalyx:

 

(i)          if the Company shall have breached any of its representations, warranties, covenants or other agreements contained in this Agreement, which breach (A) constitutes a failure in one or more of the conditions set forth in Section 7.2(a) or 7.2(b) to be satisfied (treating the Closing for such purposes as the date of this Agreement, or if later, the date of such breach) and (B) is incapable of cure or, if curable, has not been cured within the earlier of (I) 30 days after the giving of written notice to the Company and (II) the Termination Date; provided, further, that Kalyx’s right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 8.1(d)(i) shall not be available if, at the time of such intended termination, any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement of Kalyx contained in this Agreement shall have been breached in any material respect and such breach shall not have been cured; or

 

(ii)         if a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company shall have occurred since the date of this Agreement and be continuing and uncured.

 

SECTION 8.2        Effect of Termination . This Agreement may only be terminated in the circumstances described in Section 8.1 and pursuant to a written notice delivered by the terminating party to the other party, which sets forth the basis for such termination, including the provision of Section 8.1 under which such termination is made. If this Agreement is validly terminated pursuant to Section 8.1, this Agreement shall become void and of no effect with no liability on the part of any party hereto, except that (i) Sections 6.7, 6.10, 8.2 and 8.3 and Article IX shall survive the termination hereof and (ii) nothing herein shall relieve any party from liability for any willful breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or obligation under this Agreement or any claim based in part or in whole upon fraud, willful misconduct or intentional misrepresentation in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, in either case, prior to termination of this Agreement (in each case of clauses (i) and (ii) above, subject to Section 6.10). Without limiting the foregoing, and except as provided in this Section 8.2 (but subject to Section 6.10), and subject to the right to seek injunctions, specific performance or other equitable relief in accordance with this Agreement, the parties’ sole right prior to the Closing with respect to any breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or other agreement contained in this Agreement by another party or with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be the right, if applicable, to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1.

 

SECTION 8.3        Fees and Expenses . All costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the party incurring such costs or expenses, whether or not the Merger is consummated.

 

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ARTICLE IX

MISCELLANEOUS

 

SECTION 9.1        Non-Survival of Representations and Warranties . The representations and warranties contained herein and in any certificate or other writing delivered pursuant hereto shall not survive the Effective Time. This Section 9.1 shall not limit any covenant or agreement of the parties which by its terms contemplates performance after the Effective Time.

 

SECTION 9.2        Amendments; No Waivers .

 

(a)         Any provision of this Agreement (including the Company Disclosure Schedule and the Kalyx Disclosure Schedule) may be amended or waived prior to the Effective Time if, and only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and signed, in the case of an amendment, by the Company and Kalyx, or in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom the waiver is to be effective and, in the case of an amendment, approved by the board of directors of each of the Company and Kalyx; provided, however, that after the receipt of the Company Shareholder Approval, if any such amendment or waiver shall by Law or in accordance with the rules and regulations of any relevant securities exchange or market require further approval of the shareholders of the Company or Kalyx, the effectiveness of such amendment or waiver shall be subject to the necessary shareholder approval.

 

(b)         No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by Law.

 

SECTION 9.3        Notices . All notices, requests and other communications to any party hereunder shall be in writing (including facsimile or similar writing) and shall be deemed to have been duly given upon receipt when delivered in person, by facsimile (receipt affirmatively confirmed) or by overnight courier or registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested) to the respective parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice):

 

If to the Company:

 

Atlantic Alliance Partnership Corp.
590 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Attn: Jonathan Mitchell

 

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

 

Ellenoff, Grossman & Schole LLP
1345 Avenue of the Americas, 11 th Floor
New York, New York 10105
Attn: Douglas S. Ellenoff
Fax No.: 212-370-7889

If to Kalyx:

 

Kalyx Development Inc.
366 Madison Avenue, 11 th Floor
New York, New York 10017
Attention: George M. Stone
Fax No.: 212-315-3446

 

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

 

Reitler Kailas & Rosenblatt LLC
800 Third Avenue 21 st Floor
New York, New York 10022
Attn: Scott Rosenblatt
Fax No.: 212-371-5500

 

SECTION 9.4        Successors and Assigns . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns; provided, that no party may assign, delegate or otherwise transfer any of its or their rights or obligations under this Agreement without the consent of the other parties hereto (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned).

 

SECTION 9.5        Governing Law . This Agreement, including all matters of construction, validity and performance, shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the Laws of the State of New York (without regard to principles of conflicts or choice of laws) as to all matters, including but not limited to, matters of validity, construction, effect, performance and remedies.

 

SECTION 9.6        Jurisdiction . Any suit, action or proceeding seeking to enforce any provision of, or based on any matter arising out of or in connection with, this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby may be brought in any New York state court or federal court of the United States of America sitting in New York City (Borough of Manhattan), and each of the parties hereby consents to the jurisdiction of such courts (and of the appropriate appellate courts therefrom) in any such suit, action or proceeding and irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding in any such court or that any such suit, action or proceeding which is brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Process in any such suit, action or proceeding may be served on any party anywhere in the world, whether within or without the jurisdiction of any such court. Without limiting the foregoing, each party agrees that service of process on such party as provided in Section 9.3 shall be deemed effective service of process on such party.

 

SECTION 9.7        Waiver of Jury Trial . Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or related to this agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

SECTION 9.8        Counterparts; Effectiveness . This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which together shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. The exchange of executed copies of this Agreement by pdf, facsimile or other electronic document transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Agreement and signatures of the parties transmitted by pdf, facsimile or other electronic document transmission shall be deemed to be originals for all purposes.

 

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SECTION 9.9      Agreement . This Agreement and the Ancillary Documents (including Company Disclosure Schedule and the Kalyx Disclosure Schedule) constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes and cancels all prior agreements, negotiations, correspondence, undertakings, understandings and communications of the parties, oral and written, with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.

 

SECTION 9.10    Third Party Beneficiaries . Nothing contained in this Agreement or in any instrument or document executed by any party in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby shall create any rights in, or be deemed to have been executed for the benefit of, any Person that is not a party hereto or thereto or a permitted successor or assign of such a party; provided, however, that the parties hereto specifically acknowledge that the provisions of Section 6.11 hereof are intended to be for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each Indemnified Party and his or her heirs and representatives, affected thereby.

 

SECTION 9.11    Severability . If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other authority to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party. Upon such a determination, the parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.

 

SECTION 9.12    Specific Performance . The parties hereby acknowledge and agree that the failure of any party to perform its agreements and covenants hereunder, including its failure to take all actions required by this Agreement as are necessary on its part to consummate the Merger, will cause irreparable injury to the other party, for which damages, even if available, may not be an adequate remedy. Accordingly, each party hereby consents to the issuance of injunctive relief by any court of competent jurisdiction to compel performance of such party’s obligations and to the granting by any court of the remedy of specific performance of its obligations hereunder without proof of actual damages and without any requirement for the securing or posting of any bond. Such remedy shall not be deemed to be the exclusive remedy for a party’s breach of its obligations but shall be in addition to all other remedies available at Law or equity.

 

SECTION 9.13    Construction; Interpretation .

 

(a)         The article and section headings contained in this Agreement are solely for the purpose of reference, are not part of the agreement of the parties and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. As used in this Agreement, (i) the term “including” shall mean “including, without limitation”, (ii) words in the singular shall be held to include the plural and vice versa and words of one gender shall be held to include the other genders as the context requires, (iii) the words “hereof,” “herein,” and “herewith” and words of similar import shall, unless otherwise stated, be construed to refer to this Agreement as a whole (including the Company Disclosure Schedule and the Kalyx Disclosure Schedule) and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and article, section, paragraph, exhibit and schedule references are to the articles, sections, paragraphs, exhibits and schedules of this Agreement, unless otherwise specified, and (iv) Kalyx and the Company will be referred to herein individually as a “party” and collectively as “parties” (except where the context otherwise requires). Where a word or phrase is defined herein, each of its other grammatical forms shall have a corresponding meaning. A reference to any party to this Agreement or any other agreement or document referenced herein shall include such party’s successors and permitted assigns. For purposes of this Agreement, “knowledge” means, with respect to either party, the actual knowledge of the executive officers or directors of such party or any of its Subsidiaries after reasonable inquiry.

 

(b)         The parties 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 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.

 

(c)         Any reference to any federal, state, local or non-United States statute or Law shall be deemed also to refer to all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, unless the context otherwise requires.

 

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In witness whereof the undersigned have executed this Agreement and Plan of Merger effective as of the date first set forth above.

 

ATLANTIC ALLIANCE PARTNERSHIP CORP.   KALYX DEVELOPMENT INC.
         
By:     By:  
Name:  Iain Abrahams   Name:  George M. Stone
Title: Chief Executive Officer   Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

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Exhibit 10.1

 

VOTING AGREEMENT

 

This Voting Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is made as of [●] 2017 by and among (i) Atlantic Alliance Partnership Corp. , a British Virgin Islands business company with limited liability (including any successor entity thereto, the “ Company ”), (ii) Kalyx Development Inc. , a Maryland corporation, (“ Kalyx ”), and (iii) the undersigned shareholder (“ Holder ”) of Kalyx. Any capitalized term used but not defined in this Agreement will have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Merger Agreement (as defined below).

 

WHEREAS , on or about the date hereof, the Company and Kalyx, have entered into that certain Merger Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as amended from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the “ Merger Agreement ”), pursuant to which Kalyx will merge with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving entity (the “ Merger ”), and as a result of which, among other matters, (i) all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Kalyx as of the Effective Time shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be cancelled and shall cease to exist, in exchange for the right to receive the Merger Consideration as set forth in the Merger Agreement, and (ii) Kalyx’s outstanding warrants shall be assumed by the Company, with certain warrants being amended in accordance with the terms set out in the Merger Agreement, all upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Maryland General Corporation Law, as amended;

 

WHEREAS , the Board of Directors of Kalyx has (a) approved and declared advisable the Merger Agreement, the Ancillary Documents, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by any such documents (collectively, the “ Transactions ”), (b) determined that the Transactions are fair to and in the best interests of Kalyx and its shareholders (the “ Kalyx Shareholders ”) and (c) recommended the approval and the adoption by each of Kalyx Shareholders of the Merger Agreement, the Ancillary Documents, the Merger and the other Transactions;

 

WHEREAS , as a condition to the willingness of the Company to enter into the Merger Agreement, and as an inducement and in consideration therefor, and in view of the valuable consideration to be received by the Holder thereunder, and the expenses and efforts to be undertaken by the Company and Kalyx to consummate the Transactions, the Company, Kalyx and the Holder desire to enter into this Agreement in order for the Holder to provide certain assurances to the Company regarding the manner in which the Holder is bound hereunder to vote any shares of capital stock of Kalyx which the Holder beneficially owns, holds or otherwise has voting power (the “ Shares ”) during the period from and including the date hereof through and including the date on which this Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms (the “ Voting Period ”) with respect to the Merger Agreement, the Merger, the Ancillary Documents and the Transactions.

 

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NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises set forth above, which are incorporated in this Agreement as if fully set forth below, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereby agree as follows:

 

1.             Covenant to Vote in Favor of Transactions. The Holder agrees, with respect to all of the Shares:

 

(a)                   during the Voting Period, at each meeting of Kalyx Shareholders or any class or series thereof, and in each written consent or resolutions of any of Kalyx Shareholders in which Holder is entitled to vote or consent, Holder hereby unconditionally and irrevocably agrees to be present for such meeting and vote (in person or by proxy), or consent to any action by written consent or resolution with respect to, as applicable, the Shares (i) in favor of, and adopt, the Merger, the Merger Agreement, the Ancillary Documents, any amendments to the Kalyx Organizational Documents (as defined below), and all of the other Transactions (and any actions required in furtherance thereof), (ii) in favor of the other matters set forth in the Merger Agreement and the Kalyx Shareholder Approval, and (iii) to vote the Shares in opposition to: (A) any Acquisition Proposal and any and all other proposals for the acquisition of Kalyx, that could reasonably be expected to delay or impair the ability of Kalyx to consummate the Merger, the Merger Agreement or any of the Transactions, or which are in competition with or materially inconsistent with the Merger Agreement or the Ancillary Documents; (B) other than as contemplated by the Merger Agreement, any material change in (x) the present capitalization of Kalyx or any amendment of the Kalyx Organizational Documents or (y) Kalyx’s corporate structure or business; or (C) any other action or proposal involving Kalyx or any of its Subsidiaries that is intended, or would reasonably be expected, to prevent, impede, interfere with, delay, postpone or adversely affect in any material respect the Transactions or would reasonably be expected to result in any of the conditions to Kalyx’s obligations under the Merger Agreement not being fulfilled;

 

(b)                  to execute and deliver all related documentation and take such other action in support of the Merger, the Merger Agreement, any Ancillary Documents and any of the Transactions as shall reasonably be requested by Kalyx or Company in order to carry out the terms and provision of this Section 1 , including, without limitation, (i) delivery of the Holder’s Shareholder’s Certificate to the Company, and any similar or related documents and such other documents as may be reasonably requested by the Company, (ii) any actions by written consent of the Kalyx Shareholders presented to the Holder, (vi) any applicable Ancillary Documents (including the Lock-Up Agreement and the Non-Competition Agreement), customary instruments of conveyance and transfer, and any consent, waiver, governmental filing, and any similar or related documents;

 

(c)                   not to deposit, and to cause their Affiliates not to deposit, except as provided in this Agreement, any Shares owned by the Holder or his/her/its Affiliates 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 Company in connection with the Merger Agreement, the Ancillary Documents and any of the Transactions;

 

(d)                  except as contemplated by the Merger Agreement or the Ancillary Documents, make, or in any manner participate in, directly or indirectly, a “solicitation” of “proxies” or consents (as such terms are used in the rules of the SEC) or powers of attorney or similar rights to vote, or seek to advise or influence any Person with respect to the voting of, any shares of Kalyx capital stock in connection with any vote or other action with respect to the Transactions, other than to recommend that stockholders of Kalyx vote in favor of adoption of the Merger Agreement and the Transactions and any other proposal the approval of which is a condition to the obligations of the parties under the Merger Agreement (and any actions required in furtherance thereof and otherwise as expressly provided by Section 1 of this Agreement); and

 

(e)                   to refrain from exercising any dissenters’ rights or rights of appraisal under applicable law at any time with respect to the Merger, the Merger Agreement, the Ancillary Documents and any of the Transactions, including pursuant to the MGCL.

 

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2.             O ther Covenants .

 

(a)                No Transfers . Holder agrees that during the Voting Period it shall not, and shall cause its Affiliates not to, without Company’s prior written consent, (A) offer for sale, sell (including short sales), transfer, tender, pledge, encumber, assign or otherwise dispose of (including by gift) (collectively, a “ Transfer ”), or enter into any contract, option, derivative, hedging or other agreement or arrangement or understanding (including any profit-sharing arrangement) with respect to, or consent to, a Transfer of, any or all of the Shares; (B) grant any proxies or powers of attorney with respect to any or all of the Shares; (C) permit to exist any lien of any nature whatsoever (other than those imposed by this Agreement, applicable securities Laws or the Kalyx Charter or Kalyx bylaws (the “ Kalyx Organizational Documents ”), as in effect on the date hereof) with respect to any or all of the Shares; or (D) take any action that would have the effect of preventing, impeding, interfering with or adversely affecting Holder’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement. Kalyx hereby agrees that it shall not permit any Transfer of the Shares in violation of this Agreement. Holder agrees with, and covenants to, Company that Holder shall not request that Kalyx register the Transfer (book-entry or otherwise) of any certificate or uncertificated interest representing any Shares during the term of this Agreement without the prior written consent of Company, and Kalyx hereby agrees that it shall not effect any such Transfer.

 

(b)                Changes to Shares . In the event of a stock dividend or distribution, or any change in the shares of capital stock of Kalyx by reason of any stock dividend or distribution, split-up, recapitalization, combination, conversion, exchange of shares or the like, the term “Shares” shall be deemed to refer to and include the Shares as well as all such stock dividends and distributions and any securities into which or for which any or all of the Shares may be changed or exchanged or which are received in such transaction. Holder agrees during the Voting Period to notify the Company promptly in writing of the number and type of any additional Shares acquired by Holder, if any, after the date hereof.

 

(c)                 Compliance with Merger Agreement . Holder agrees to not during the Voting Period take or agree or commit to take any action that would make any representation and warranty of Holder contained in this Agreement inaccurate in any material respect. Holder further agrees that it shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Company to effect the Merger, all other Transactions, the Merger Agreement, the Ancillary Documents and the provisions of this Agreement. During the Voting Period, Holder shall not authorize or permit any of its Representatives to, directly or indirectly, take any action that Kalyx is prohibited from taking pursuant to Section 6.5 of the Merger Agreement.

 

(d)                 Registration Statement . During the Voting Period, Holder agrees to provide to the Company and its Representatives any information regarding Holder or the Shares that is reasonably requested by Company or its Representatives for inclusion in the Registration Statement.

 

(e)                 Publicity . Holder shall not issue any press release or otherwise make any public statements with respect to the transactions contemplated herein without the prior written approval of Kalyx and Company (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). Holder hereby authorizes Kalyx and Company to publish and disclose in any announcement or disclosure required by the SEC, Nasdaq (or, if applicable, the New York Stock Exchange or the NYSE MKT) or the Registration Statement (including all documents and schedules filed with the SEC in connection with the foregoing), Holder’s identity and ownership of the Shares and the nature of Holder’s commitments and agreements under this Agreement, the Merger Agreement and any other Ancillary Documents.

 

3.             Representations and Warranties of Holder . Holder hereby represents and warrants to Company as follows:

 

(a)                 Binding Agreement . Holder (i) if a natural person, is of legal age to execute this Agreement and is legally competent to do so and (ii) if not a natural person, is (A) a corporation, limited liability company, company or partnership duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and (B) has all necessary power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. If Holder is not a natural person, the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance of its obligations hereunder and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby by Holder has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, limited liability or partnership action on the part of Holder, as applicable. This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery hereof by the other parties hereto, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Holder, enforceable against Holder in accordance with its terms (except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditor’s rights, and to general equitable principles). Holder understands and acknowledges that the Company is entering into the Merger Agreement in reliance upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Holder.

 

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(b)                  Ownership of Shares . As of the date hereof, Holder has beneficial ownership over the type and number of the Shares set forth under Holder’s name on the signature page hereto, is the lawful owner of such Shares, has the sole power to vote or cause to be voted such Shares, and has good and valid title to such Shares, free and clear of any and all pledges, mortgages, encumbrances, charges, proxies, voting agreements, liens, adverse claims, options, security interests and demands of any nature or kind whatsoever, other than those imposed by this Agreement, applicable securities Laws or the Kalyx Organizational Documents, as in effect on the date hereof. There are no claims for finder’s fees or brokerage commission or other like payments in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby payable by Holder pursuant to arrangements made by such Holder. Except for the Shares set forth under Holder’s name on the signature page hereto, as of the date of this Agreement, Holder is not a beneficial owner or record holder of any: (i) equity securities of Kalyx, (ii) securities of Kalyx having the right to vote on any matters on which the holders of equity securities of Kalyx may vote or which are convertible into or exchangeable for, at any time, equity securities of Kalyx, or (iii) options, warrants or other rights to acquire from Kalyx any equity securities or securities convertible into or exchangeable for equity securities of Kalyx.

 

(c)                   No Conflicts . No filing with, or notification to, any Governmental Authority, and no consent, approval, authorization or permit of any other person is necessary for the execution of this Agreement by Holder, the performance of its obligations hereunder or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby. None of the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Holder, the performance of its obligations hereunder or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby shall (i) conflict with or result in any breach of the certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other comparable organizational documents of Holder, if applicable, (ii) result in, or give rise to, a violation or breach of or a default under any of the terms of any Contract or obligation to which Holder is a party or by which Holder or any of the Shares or its other assets may be bound, or (iii) violate any applicable Law or Order, except for any of the foregoing in clauses (i) through (iii) as would not reasonably be expected to impair Holder’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement in any material respect.

 

(d)                  No Inconsistent Agreements . Holder hereby covenants and agrees that, except for this Agreement, Holder (i) has not entered into, nor will enter into at any time while this Agreement remains in effect, any voting agreement or voting trust with respect to the Shares inconsistent with Holder’s obligations pursuant to this Agreement, (ii) has not granted, nor will grant at any time while this Agreement remains in effect, a proxy, a consent or power of attorney with respect to the Shares and (iii) has not entered into any agreement or knowingly taken any action (nor will enter into any agreement or knowingly take any action) that would make any representation or warranty of Holder contained herein untrue or incorrect in any material respect or have the effect of preventing Holder from performing any of its material obligations under this Agreement.

 

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4.             Miscellaneous .

 

(a)                  Termination . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, this Agreement shall automatically terminate, and none of the Company, Kalyx or Holder shall have any rights or obligations hereunder, upon the earliest to occur of (i) the mutual written consent of the Company, Kalyx and Holder, (ii) the Effective Time (following the performance of the obligations of the parties hereunder required to be performed at or prior to the Effective Time), and (iii) the date of termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms. The termination of this Agreement shall not prevent any party hereunder from seeking any remedies (at law or in equity) against another party hereto or relieve such party from liability for such party’s breach of any terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the provisions of this Section 4(a) shall survive the termination of this Agreement. 

 

(b)                  Binding Effect; Assignment . This Agreement and all of the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns. This Agreement and all obligations of the Holder are personal to the Holder and may not be transferred or delegated by the Holder at any time. The Company may freely assign any or all of its rights under this Agreement, in whole or in part, to any successor entity (whether by merger, consolidation, equity sale, asset sale or otherwise) without obtaining the consent or approval of the Holder.

 

(c)                  Third Parties . Nothing contained in this Agreement or in any instrument or document executed by any party in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby shall create any rights in, or be deemed to have been executed for the benefit of, any person that is not a party hereto or thereto or a successor or permitted assign of such a party.

 

(d)                  Governing Law; Jurisdiction . This Agreement and any dispute or controversy arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to the conflict of law principles thereof. All Actions arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be heard and determined exclusively in any state or federal court located in New York, New York (or in any appellate courts thereof) (the “ Specified Courts ”). Each party hereto hereby (i) submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of any Specified Court for the purpose of any Action arising out of or relating to this Agreement brought by any party hereto and (ii) irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert by way of motion, defense or otherwise, in any such Action, 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 Action is brought in an inconvenient forum, that the venue of the Action is improper, or that this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby may not be enforced in or by any Specified Court. Each party agrees that a final judgment in any Action shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Law. Each party irrevocably consents to the service of the summons and complaint and any other process in any other action or proceeding relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on behalf of itself, or its property, by personal delivery of copies of such process to such party at the applicable address set forth or referred to in  Section 4(g) . Nothing in this  Section 4(d)  shall affect the right of any party to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by applicable law.

 

(e)                   WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. EACH PARTY HERETO (i) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF ANY ACTION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THAT FOREGOING WAIVER AND (ii) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS  SECTION 4(e) .

 

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(f)                   Interpretation . The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement. In this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires: (i) any pronoun used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular form of nouns, pronouns and verbs shall include the plural and vice versa; (ii) “including” (and with correlative meaning “include”) means including without limiting the generality of any description preceding or succeeding such term and shall be deemed in each case to be followed by the words “without limitation”; (iii) the words “herein,” “hereto,” and “hereby” and other words of similar import in this Agreement shall be deemed in each case to refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular section or other subdivision of this Agreement; and (iv) the term “or” means “and/or”. The parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. Consequently, 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 provision of this Agreement.

 

(g)                   Notices . All notices, consents, waivers and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered (i) in person, (ii) by facsimile or other electronic means, with affirmative confirmation of receipt, (iii) one Business Day after being sent, if sent by reputable, nationally recognized overnight courier service or (iv) three (3) Business Days after being mailed, if sent by registered or certified mail, pre-paid and return receipt requested, in each case to the applicable party at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice):

 

If to the Company, to:

 

Atlantic Alliance Partnership Corp.
590 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Attn: Jonathan Mitchell

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

 

Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP
1345 Avenue of the Americas, 11th Floor
New York, New York 10105
Attention: Douglas Ellenoff
Facsimile No.: (212) 370-7889
Telephone No.: (212) 370-1300
Email: ellenoff@egsllp.com

   

If to Kalyx, to:

 

Kalyx Development Inc.
366 Madison Avenue, 11 th Floor
New York, New York 10017
Attn: George M. Stone
Facsimile No.: 212-315-3446

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

 

Reitler Kailas & Rosenblatt LLC
800 Third Avenue 21 st Floor
New York, New York 10022
Attn: Scott Rosenblatt
Fax No.: 212-371-5500

Telephone No: 212-209-3040
Email: srosenblatt@reitlerlaw.com

 

If to the Holder, to: the address set forth under Holder’s name on the signature page hereto, with a copy (which will not constitute notice) to, if not the party sending the notice, each of Kalyx and the Company (and each of their copies for notices hereunder).

 

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(h)                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 the Company, Kalyx and the Holder. No failure or delay by a party in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof. 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.

 

(i)                Severability . In case any provision in this Agreement shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in a jurisdiction, such provision shall be modified or deleted, as to the jurisdiction involved, only to the extent necessary to render the same valid, legal and enforceable, and the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby nor shall the validity, legality or enforceability of such provision be affected thereby in any other jurisdiction. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties will substitute for any invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision a suitable and equitable provision that carries out, so far as may be valid, legal and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision.

 

(j)                Specific Performance . Holder acknowledges that its obligations under this Agreement are unique, recognizes and affirms that in the event of a breach of this Agreement by the Holder, money damages will be inadequate and the Company will have not adequate remedy at law, and agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed by the Holder in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. Accordingly, the Company shall be entitled to an injunction or restraining order to prevent breaches of this Agreement by the Holder and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof, without the requirement to post any bond or other security or to prove that money damages would be inadequate, this being in addition to any other right or remedy to which such party may be entitled under this Agreement, at law or in equity.

 

(k)               Expenses . Each party shall be responsible for its own fees and expenses (including the fees and expenses of investment bankers, accountants and counsel) in connection with the entering into of this Agreement, the performance of its obligations hereunder and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby; provided, that in the event of any Action arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the non-prevailing party in any such Action will pay its own expenses and the reasonable documented out-of-pocket expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, reasonably incurred by the prevailing party.

 

(l)                No Partnership, Agency or Joint Venture . This Agreement is intended to create a contractual relationship between Holder and Kalyx, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, and is not intended to create, and does not create, any agency, partnership, joint venture or any like relationship among the parties hereto or among any other Company shareholders entering into voting agreements with the Company. Holder is not affiliated with any other holder of securities of the Company entering into a voting agreement with the Company in connection with the Merger Agreement and has acted independently regarding its decision to enter into this Agreement. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to vest in the Company any direct or indirect ownership or incidence of ownership of or with respect to any Shares.

 

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(m)                Further Assurances . From time to time, at another party’s request and without further consideration, each party shall execute and deliver such additional documents and take all such further action as may be reasonably necessary or desirable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(n)                  Entire Agreement . This Agreement (together with the Merger Agreement to the extent referred to herein) 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;  provided , that, for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing shall not affect the rights and obligations of the parties under the Merger Agreement or any Ancillary Document. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall limit any of the rights or remedies of the Company or any of the obligations of the Holder under any other agreement between the Holder and the Company or any certificate or instrument executed by the Holder in favor of the Company, and nothing in any other agreement, certificate or instrument shall limit any of the rights or remedies of the Company or any of the obligations of the Holder under this Agreement.

 

(o)                  Counterparts; Facsimile . This Agreement may also be executed and delivered by facsimile or electronic signature or by email in portable document format 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.

 

[Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank; Signature Page Follows]

 

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

 

The Company:  
   
Atlantic Alliance Partnership Corp.  
     
By:  
Name: Iain Abrahams  
Title: Chief Executive Officer  
     
Kalyx:  
   
Kalyx Development, Inc.  
     
By:  
Name: George M. Stone  
Title: Chief Executive Officer  

 

The Holder:  
   
By:  
Name:         

 

Number and Type of Shares :

 

Address for Notice:

 

Address:                                                                                               

 

                                                                                                              

 

                                                                                                              

 

Facsimile No.:                                                                                      

 

Telephone No.:                                                                                    

 

Email:                                                                                                     :

 

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Exhibit 10.2

 

NON-COMPETITION AND NON-SOLICITATION AGREEMENT

 

THIS NON-COMPETITION AND NON-SOLICITATION AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is being executed and delivered as of [●], 2017, by [●] (“ Owner ”), in favor of and for the benefit of Atlantic Alliance Partnership Corp. , a business company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands with limited liability (including any successor entity thereto, whether pursuant to the Conversion (as defined in the Merger Agreement (as defined below)), the Merger (as defined below) or otherwise, the “ the Company ”), and each of the Company’s present and future Affiliates, successors and direct and indirect Subsidiaries, including after the Merger, Kalyx (as defined below) and its Subsidiaries (collectively, the “ Covered Parties ”). Any capitalized term used, but not defined in this Agreement will have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Merger Agreement.

 

WHEREAS, the Company and Kalyx Development Inc., a Maryland corporation (“ Kalyx ”), are parties to that certain Merger Agreement, dated as of May 8, 2017 (as amended, the “ Merger Agreement ”), pursuant to which Kalyx will merge with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving entity as a Maryland incorporated real estate investment trust (the “ Merger ”), and as a result of which, among other matters, (i) all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Kalyx immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be cancelled and shall cease to exist, in exchange for the right of the holder of such shares to receive a number of shares of the capital stock of the Company, as set forth in the Merger Agreement, and (ii) Kalyx’s outstanding warrants shall be assumed by the Company, with certain warrants being amended in accordance with the terms set out in the Merger Agreement, all upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Maryland General Corporation Law, as amended.

 

WHEREAS, Owner is an equity holder of Kalyx and/or its subsidiary Kalyx OP LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“ Operating Partnership ”), and an officer and/or senior management employee of Kalyx and/or the Operating Partnership;

 

WHEREAS, Kalyx, indirectly through its Subsidiaries, is engaged in the business of acquiring, owning, managing, upgrading and leasing commercial and industrial properties to state-licensed operators for their regulated cannabis businesses in states in which such activities are legal under state laws (the “ Business ”);

 

WHEREAS, in connection with, and as a condition to consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (the “ Transactions ”), and to enable the Company to secure more fully the benefits of the Transactions, including the protection and maintenance of the goodwill and confidential information of Kalyx and its Subsidiaries, the Company has required that Owner enter into this Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, Owner is entering into this Agreement in order to induce the Company to consummate the Transactions, pursuant to which Owner will directly or indirectly receive a material benefit;

 

WHEREAS, Owner, as an equity holder and/or officer and/or employee of Kalyx and/or its Subsidiaries, has contributed to the value of Kalyx and has obtained extensive and valuable knowledge and confidential information concerning the business of Kalyx and its Subsidiaries; and

  

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NOW, THEREFORE, in order to induce the Company to consummate the Transactions, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, Owner hereby agrees as follows:

 

1.            Restriction on Competition.

 

(a)        Restriction . Owner hereby agrees that during the period from the Closing until the third (3 rd ) anniversary of the Closing (the “ Restricted Period ”), Owner will not, and will cause its Affiliates not to, without the prior written consent of the Company (which may be withheld in its sole discretion), anywhere within the United States (the “ Territory ”), directly or indirectly engage in the Business (other than through a Covered Party) or own, manage, finance or control, or participate in the ownership, management, financing or control of, or become engaged or serve as an officer, director, member, partner, employee, agent, consultant, advisor or representative of, a business or entity (other than a Covered Party) that engages in the Business (a “ Competitor ”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Owner and its Affiliates may own passive portfolio company investments of not more than two percent (2%) beneficial ownership of any class of outstanding capital stock of a Competitor that is publicly traded on a national stock exchange, so long as Owner and its Affiliates are not involved in the management or control of such Competitor.

 

(b)        Acknowledgment . Owner acknowledges and agrees, based upon the advice of legal counsel and/or Owner’s own education, experience and training, that (i) Owner possesses knowledge of confidential information of Kalyx and its Subsidiaries and the Business, (ii) because of Owner’s education, experience and capabilities, the provisions of this Agreement will not prevent Owner from earning a livelihood, (iii) Owner’s execution of this Agreement is a material inducement to the Company to consummate the Transactions and to realize the goodwill of Kalyx and its Subsidiaries, for which Owner will receive a substantial direct or indirect financial benefit, and that the Company would not have consummated the Transactions but for Owner’s agreements set forth in this Agreement; (iv) it would impair the goodwill of the Covered Parties and reduce the value of the assets of the Covered Parties and cause serious and irreparable injury to the Covered Parties if Owner were to use its ability and knowledge by engaging in the Business in competition with a Covered Party, and/or to otherwise breach the obligations contained herein and that the Covered Parties would not have an adequate remedy at law because of the unique nature of the Business, (v) Owner has no intention of engaging in the Business in the Territory during the Restricted Period (other than on behalf of the Covered Parties), (vi) the relevant public policy aspects of restrictive covenants, covenants not to compete and non-solicitation provisions have been discussed, and every effort has been made to limit the restrictions placed upon Owner to those that are reasonable and necessary to protect the Covered Parties’ legitimate interests, (vii) the Covered Parties conduct and intend to conduct the Business everywhere in the Territory where legally permitted under applicable state laws and compete with other businesses that are or could be located in any part of the Territory where legally permitted under applicable state laws, (viii) the foregoing restrictions on competition are fair and reasonable in type of prohibited activity, geographic area covered, scope and duration, (ix) the consideration provided to Owner under this Agreement and the Merger Agreement is not illusory, and (x) such provisions do not impose a greater restraint than is necessary to protect the goodwill or other business interests of the Covered Parties.

 

2.            No Solicitation; No Disparagement.

 

(a)        No Solicitation of Employees and Consultants . Owner agrees that, during the Restricted Period, Owner will not, without the prior written consent of the Company (which may be withheld in its sole discretion), either on its own behalf or on behalf of any other Person (other than, if applicable, a Covered Party in the performance of Owner’s duties on behalf of the Covered Parties), directly or indirectly: (i) hire or engage as an employee, independent contractor, consultant or otherwise any Covered Personnel (as defined below); (ii) solicit, induce, encourage or otherwise cause (or attempt to do any of the foregoing) any Covered Personnel to leave the service (whether as an employee, consultant or independent contractor) of any Covered Party; or (iii) in any way interfere with or attempt to interfere with the relationship between any Covered Personnel and any Covered Party; provided , however , Owner will not be deemed to have violated this Section 2(a) if any Covered Personnel voluntarily and independently solicits an offer of employment from Owner (or other Person whom Owner is acting on behalf of) by responding to a general advertisement or solicitation program conducted by or on behalf of Owner (or such other Person whom Owner is acting on behalf of) that is not targeted at such Covered Personnel or Covered Personnel generally, so long as such Covered Personnel is not hired. For purposes of this Agreement, “ Covered Personnel ” means any Person who is or was an employee, consultant or independent contractor of a Covered Party as of the date of the relevant act prohibited by this Section 2(a) or during the one (1) year period preceding such date.

 

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(b)        Non-Solicitation of Customers and Suppliers . Owner agrees that, during the Restricted Period, Owner will not, without the prior written consent of the Company (which may be withheld in its sole discretion), individually or on behalf of any other Person (other than, if applicable, a Covered Party in the performance of Owner’s duties on behalf of the Covered Parties), directly or indirectly: (i) solicit, induce, encourage or otherwise cause (or attempt to do any of the foregoing) any Covered Customer (as defined below) to (A) cease being, or not become, a client or customer of any Covered Party or (B) reduce the amount of business of such Covered Customer with any Covered Party, or otherwise alter such business relationship in a manner adverse to any Covered Party; (ii) interfere with or disrupt (or attempt to interfere with or disrupt) the contractual relationship between any Covered Party and any Covered Customer; (iii) divert any business with any Covered Customer from a Covered Party; (iv) solicit for business, provide services to, engage in or do business with, any Covered Customer for products or services that are part of the Business; or (v) interfere with or disrupt (or attempt to interfere with or disrupt), any Person that was a vendor, supplier, distributor, agent or other service provider of a Covered Party at the time of such interference or disruption, for a purpose competitive with a Covered Party. For purposes of this Agreement, a “ Covered Customer ” means any Person who is or was an actual customer or client (or prospective customer or client with whom a Covered Party actively marketed or made or took specific action to make a proposal) of a Covered Party, as of the date of the relevant act prohibited by this Section 2(b) or during the one (1) year period preceding such date.

 

(c)        Non-Disparagement . Owner agrees that, from and after the Closing, Owner will not directly or indirectly engage in any conduct that involves the making or publishing (including through electronic mail distribution or online social media) of any written or oral statements or remarks (including the repetition or distribution of derogatory rumors, allegations, negative reports or comments) that are disparaging, deleterious or damaging to the integrity, reputation or good will of one or more Covered Parties or their respective management, officers, employees, independent contractors or consultants. Notwithstanding the foregoing, subject to Section 3 below, the provisions of this Section 2(c) shall not restrict Owner from providing truthful testimony or information in response to a subpoena or investigation by a Governmental Authority or in connection with any legal action by Owner against any Covered Party under this Agreement, the Merger Agreement or any other Ancillary Document that is asserted by Owner in good faith.

 

3.            Confidentiality. From and after the Closing, Owner will, and will cause its Representatives to, keep confidential and not (except, if applicable, in the performance of Owner’s duties on behalf of the Covered Parties) directly or indirectly use, disclose, reveal, publish, transfer or provide access to, any and all Covered Party Information without the prior written consent of the Company (which may be withheld in its sole discretion). As used in this Agreement, “ Covered Party Information ” means all material and information relating to the business, affairs and assets of any Covered Party, including material and information that concerns or relates to such Covered Party’s bidding and proposal, real estate, technical information, computer hardware or software, administrative, management, operational, data processing, financial, marketing, sales, human resources, business development, real estate development, tenants, leasing, financing, lending, planning and/or other business activities, regardless of whether such material and information is maintained in physical, electronic, or other form, that is: (A) gathered, compiled, generated, produced or maintained by such Covered Party through its Representatives, or provided to such Covered Party by its suppliers, service providers or customers; and (B) intended and maintained by such Covered Party or its Representatives, suppliers, service providers or customers to be kept in confidence. Covered Party Information also includes information disclosed to any Covered Party by third parties to the extent that a Covered Party has an obligation of confidentiality in connection therewith. The obligations set forth in this Section 3 will not apply to any Covered Party Information where Owner can prove that such material or information: (i) is known or available through other lawful sources not bound by a confidentiality agreement with, or other confidentiality obligation, with respect to such material or information; (ii) is or becomes publicly known through no violation of this Agreement or other non-disclosure obligation of Owner or any of its Representatives; (iii) is already in the possession of Owner at the time of disclosure through lawful sources not bound by a confidentiality agreement or other confidentiality obligation as evidenced by Owner’s documents and records; or (iv) is required to be disclosed pursuant to an order of any administrative body or court of competent jurisdiction (provided that (A) the applicable Covered Party is given reasonable prior written notice, (B) such Owner cooperates (and causes its Representatives to cooperate) with any reasonable request of any Covered Party to seek to prevent or narrow such disclosure and (C) if after compliance with clauses (A) and (B) such disclosure is still required, Owner and its Representatives only disclose such portion of the Covered Party Information that is expressly required by such order, as it may be subsequently narrowed).

 

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4.            Notification to Subsequent Employer . Owner agrees that, during the Restricted Period, any Covered Party may notify any Person employing or otherwise retaining the services of Owner or evidencing an intention of employing or retaining the services of Owner the existence and provisions of this Agreement.

 

5.            Representations and Warranties. Owner hereby represents and warrants, to and for the benefit of the Covered Parties, as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing, that: (a) Owner Party has full power and capacity to execute and deliver, and to perform all of Owner’s obligations under, this Agreement; and (b) neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the performance of Owner’s obligations hereunder will result directly or indirectly in a violation or breach of any agreement or obligation by which Owner is a party or otherwise bound. By entering into this Agreement, Owner certifies and acknowledges that Owner has carefully read all of the provisions of this Agreement, and that Owner voluntarily and knowingly enters into this Agreement.

 

6.            Remedies. The covenants and undertakings of Owner contained in this Agreement relate to matters which are of a special, unique and extraordinary character and a violation of any of the terms of this Agreement may cause irreparable injury to the Covered Parties, the amount of which may be impossible to estimate or determine and which cannot be adequately compensated. Owner agrees that, in the event of any breach or threatened breach by Owner of any covenant or obligation contained in this Agreement, each applicable Covered Party will be entitled to obtain the following remedies (in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other remedy at law or in equity or pursuant to the Merger Agreement or the other Ancillary Documents that may be available to the Covered Parties, including monetary damages), and a court of competent jurisdiction may award: (i) an injunction, restraining order or other equitable relief restraining or preventing such breach or threatened breach, without the necessity of proving actual damages or posting bond or security, which Owner expressly waives; and (ii) recovery of the Covered Party’s attorneys’ fees and costs incurred in enforcing the Covered Party’s rights under this Agreement. Owner hereby consents to the award of any of the above remedies to the applicable Covered Party in connection with any such breach or threatened breach. Owner hereby acknowledges and agrees that in the event of any breach of this Agreement, any value attributed or allocated to this Agreement (or any other non-competition agreement with Owner) under or in connection with the Merger Agreement shall not be considered a measure of, or a limit on, the damages of the Covered Parties.

 

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7.            Survival of Obligations. The expiration of the Restricted Period will not relieve Owner of any obligation or liability arising from any breach by Owner of this Agreement during the Restricted Period. Owner further agrees that the time period during which the covenants contained in Section 1 and Section 2 of this Agreement will be effective will be computed by excluding from such computation any time during which Owner is in violation of any provision of such Sections.

 

8.            Miscellaneous.

 

(a)        Notices . All notices, consents, waivers and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered (i) in person, (ii) by facsimile or other electronic means, with affirmative confirmation of receipt, (iii) one Business Day after being sent, if sent by reputable, nationally recognized overnight courier service or (iv) three (3) Business Days after being mailed, if sent by registered or certified mail, pre-paid and return receipt requested, in each case to the applicable party at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice):

 

If to the Company (or any other Covered Party) prior to the Closing, to:

 

Atlantic Alliance Partnership Corp.
590 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Attn: Jonathan Mitchell
Telephone No: 212-409-2434
Email: jmitchell@aapcacq.com

with a copy (that will not constitute notice) to:

 

Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP
1345 Avenue of the Americas, 11th Floor
New York, New York 10105
Attention: Douglas Ellenoff
Facsimile No.: (212) 370-7889
Telephone No.: (212) 370-1300
Email: ellenoff@egsllp.com

   

If to the Company (or any other Covered Party) after the Closing, to:

 

Kalyx Properties Inc.
366 Madison Avenue, 11th Floor
New York, New York 10017
Attn: George M. Stone
Facsimile No.: 212-315-3446
Telephone No: 914-921-9252
Email: gstone@Kalyxdevelopment.com

with a copy (that will not constitute notice) to:

 

Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP
1345 Avenue of the Americas, 11th Floor
New York, New York 10105
Attention: Douglas Ellenoff
Facsimile No.: (212) 370-7889
Telephone No.: (212) 370-1300
Email: ellenoff@egsllp.com

 

and with a copy (that will not constitute notice) to:

 

Reitler Kailas & Rosenblatt LLC
800 Third Avenue 21 st Floor
New York, New York 10022
Attn: Scott Rosenblatt
Fax No.: 212-371-5500

Telephone No: 212-209-3040
Email: srosenblatt@reitlerlaw.com

 

If to Owner, to:   the address below Owner’s name on the signature page to this Agreement.

 

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(b)        Integration and Non-Exclusivity . This Agreement, the Merger Agreement and the other Ancillary Documents contain the entire agreement between Owner and the Covered Parties concerning the subject matter hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the rights and remedies of the Covered Parties under this Agreement are not exclusive of or limited by any other rights or remedies which they may have, whether at law, in equity, by contract or otherwise, all of which will be cumulative (and not alternative). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the rights and remedies of the Covered Parties, and the obligations and liabilities of Owner, under this Agreement, are in addition to their respective rights, remedies, obligations and liabilities (i) under the laws of unfair competition, misappropriation of trade secrets, or other requirements of statutory or common law, or any applicable rules and regulations and (ii) otherwise conferred by contract, including the Merger Agreement and any other written agreement between Owner and any of the Covered Parties. Nothing in the Merger Agreement will limit any of the obligations, liabilities, rights or remedies of Owner or the Covered Parties under this Agreement, nor will any breach of the Merger Agreement or any other agreement between Owner and any of the Covered Parties limit or otherwise affect any right or remedy of the Covered Parties under this Agreement. If any term or condition of any other agreement between Owner and any of the Covered Parties conflicts or is inconsistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the more restrictive terms will control as to Owner.

 

(c)        Severability; Reformation . Each provision of this Agreement is separable from every other provision of this Agreement. If any provision of this Agreement is found or held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, in whole or in part, by a court of competent jurisdiction, then (i) such provision will be deemed amended to conform to applicable laws so as to be valid, legal and enforceable to the fullest possible extent, (ii) the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of such provision will not affect the validity, legality or enforceability of such provision under any other circumstances or in any other jurisdiction, and (iii) the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of such provision will not affect the validity, legality or enforceability of the remainder of such provision or the validity, legality or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement. Owner and the Covered Parties will substitute for any invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision a suitable and equitable provision that carries out, so far as may be valid, legal and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision. Without limiting the foregoing, if any court of competent jurisdiction determines that any part hereof is unenforceable because of the duration, geographic area covered, scope of such provision, or otherwise, such court will have the power to reduce the duration, geographic area covered or scope of such provision, as the case may be, and, in its reduced form, such provision will then be enforceable. Owner will, at a Covered Party’s request, join such Covered Party in requesting that such court take such action.

 

(d)        Amendment; Waiver . This Agreement may not be amended or modified in any respect, except by a written agreement executed by Owner and the Company. No waiver will be effective unless it is expressly set forth in a written instrument executed by the waiving party, and any such waiver will have no effect except in the specific instance in which it is given. Any delay or omission by a party in exercising its rights under this Agreement, or failure to insist upon strict compliance with any term, covenant, or condition of this Agreement will not be deemed a waiver of such term, covenant, condition or right, nor will any waiver or relinquishment of any right or power under this Agreement at any time or times be deemed a waiver or relinquishment of such right or power at any other time or times.

 

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(e)        Dispute Resolution . Any dispute, difference, controversy or claim arising in connection with or related or incidental to, or question occurring under, this Agreement or the subject matter hereof (other than applications for a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, permanent injunction or other equitable relief or application for enforcement of a resolution under this Section 7(e) ) (a “ Dispute ”) shall be governed by this Section 7(e) . A party must, in the first instance, provide written notice of any Disputes to the other parties subject to such Dispute, which notice must provide a reasonably detailed description of the matters subject to the Dispute. Any Dispute that is not resolved may at any time after the delivery of such notice immediately be referred to and finally resolved by arbitration pursuant to then-existing Expedited Procedures of the Commercial Arbitration Rules (the “ AAA Procedures ”) of the American Arbitration Association (the “ AAA ”). Any party involved in such Dispute may submit the Dispute to the AAA to commence the proceedings after the Resolution Period. To the extent that the AAA Procedures and this Agreement are in conflict, the terms of this Agreement shall control. The arbitration shall be conducted by one arbitrator nominated by the AAA promptly (but in any event within five (5) Business Days) after the submission of the Dispute to the AAA and reasonably acceptable to each party subject to the Dispute, which arbitrator shall be a commercial lawyer with substantial experience arbitrating disputes under acquisition agreements. The arbitrator shall accept his or her appointment and begin the arbitration process promptly (but in any event within five (5) Business Days) after his or her nomination and acceptance by the parties subject to the Dispute. The proceedings shall be streamlined and efficient. The arbitrator shall decide the Dispute in accordance with the substantive law of the State of New York. Time is of the essence. Each party shall submit a proposal for resolution of the Dispute to the arbitrator within twenty (20) days after confirmation of the appointment of the arbitrator. The arbitrator shall have the power to order any party to do, or to refrain from doing, anything consistent with this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents and applicable Law, including to perform its contractual obligation(s); provided , that the arbitrator shall be limited to ordering pursuant to the foregoing power (and, for the avoidance of doubt, shall order) the relevant party (or parties, as applicable) to comply with only one or the other of the proposals. The arbitrator’s award shall be in writing and shall include a reasonable explanation of the arbitrator’s reason(s) for selecting one or the other proposal. The seat of arbitration shall be in New York County, State of New York. The language of the arbitration shall be English.

 

(f)        Governing Law; Jurisdiction . This Agreement shall be governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with the Laws of the State of New York without regard to the conflict of laws principles thereof. Subject to Section 7(e) , all Actions arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be heard and determined exclusively in any state or federal court located in New York, New York (or in any court in which appeal from such courts may be taken) (the “ Specified Courts ”). Subject to Section 7(e) , each party hereto hereby (a) submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of any Specified Court for the purpose of any Action arising out of or relating to this Agreement brought by any party hereto, (b) irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert by way of motion, defense or otherwise, in any such Action, 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 Action is brought in an inconvenient forum, that the venue of the Action is improper, or that this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby may not be enforced in or by any Specified Court and (c) waives any bond, surety or other security that might be required of any other party with respect thereto. Each party agrees that a final judgment in any Action shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Law or in equity. Each party irrevocably consents to the service of the summons and complaint and any other process in any other action or proceeding relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on behalf of itself, or its property, by personal delivery of copies of such process to such party at the applicable address set forth in Section 7(a) . Nothing in this Section 7(f) shall affect the right of any party to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by Law.

 

(g)        WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF ANY ACTION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THAT FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 7(g) . ANY PARTY HERETO MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS SECTION 7(g) WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF EACH SUCH PARTY TO THE WAIVER OF ITS RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.

 

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(h)        Successors and Assigns; Third Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement will be binding upon Owner and Owner’s estate, successors and assigns, and will inure to the benefit of the Covered Parties, and their respective successors and assigns. Each Covered Party may freely assign any or all of its rights under this Agreement, at any time, in whole or in part, to any Person which acquires, in one or more transactions, at least a majority of the equity securities (whether by equity sale, merger or otherwise) of such Covered Party or all or substantially all of the assets of such Covered Party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, without obtaining the consent or approval of Owner. Owner agrees that the obligations of Owner under this Agreement are personal and will not be assigned by Owner. Each of the Covered Parties are express third party beneficiaries of this Agreement and will be considered parties under and for purposes of this Agreement.

 

(i)        Authorization on Behalf of the Covered Parties . The parties acknowledge and agree that the any determinations, actions or other authorizations under this Agreement on behalf of the Covered Parties, including enforcing the Covered Parties’ rights and remedies under this Agreement shall solely be made by the Company’s directors who qualify as independent directors under the applicable U.S. national stock exchange on which the Company’s shares are then listed (or if the Company’s is no longer listed on an U.S. national stock exchange, the last national stock exchange on which the Company’s shares were listed) (the “ Independent Directors ”), with the Independent Directors acting by a majority thereof. In the event that the Company at any time does not have any Independent Directors, so long as Owner has any remaining obligations under this Agreement, it will promptly appoint one in connection with this Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, in the event that Owner serves as a director, officer, employee or other authorized agent of a Covered Party, Owner shall have no authority, express or implied, to act or make any determination on behalf of a Covered Party in connection with this Agreement or any dispute or Action with respect hereto.

 

(j)        Construction . Owner acknowledges that Owner has been represented by counsel, or had the opportunity to be represented by counsel of Owner’s choice. Any rule of construction to the effect that ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party will not be applied in the construction or interpretation of this Agreement. Neither the drafting history nor the negotiating history of this Agreement will be used or referred to in connection with the construction or interpretation of this Agreement. The headings and subheadings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. In this Agreement: (i) the words “include,” “includes” and “including” when used herein shall be deemed in each case to be followed by the words “without limitation”; (ii) the definitions contained herein are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms; (iii) whenever required by the context, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular form of nouns, pronouns and verbs shall include the plural and vice versa; (iv) the words “herein,” “hereto,” and “hereby” and other words of similar import shall be deemed in each case to refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Section or other subdivision of this Agreement; (v) the word “if” and other words of similar import when used herein shall be deemed in each case to be followed by the phrase “and only if”; (vi) the term “or” means “and/or”; and (vii) any agreement or instrument defined or referred to herein or in any agreement or instrument that is referred to herein means such agreement or instrument as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, including by waiver or consent and references to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein.

 

(k)        Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. A photocopy, faxed, scanned and/or emailed copy of this Agreement or any signature page to this Agreement, shall have the same validity and enforceability as an originally signed copy.

 

(l)        Effectiveness . This Agreement shall be binding upon Owner upon Owner’s execution and delivery of this Agreement, but this Agreement shall only become effective upon the consummation of the Transactions. In the event that the Merger Agreement is validly terminated in accordance with its terms prior to the consummation of the Transactions, this Agreement shall automatically terminate and become null and void, and the parties shall have no obligations hereunder.

 

{[Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank; Signature Page Follows]}

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered this Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  Owner:
   
  _____________________________________
  Print Name:
   
  Address for Notice:
   
  Address: ______________________________
  ______________________________________
  ______________________________________
  Facsimile No.: __________________________
  Telephone No.: _________________________
  Email: ________________________________

 

Acknowledged and accepted as of the date first written above:

 

ATLANTIC ALLIANCE PARTNERSHIP CORP.

 

By:    
Name:     
Title:    

 

[Signature Page to Non-Competition Agreement]

 

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Exhibit 10.3

 

LOCK-UP AGREEMENT

 

THIS LOCK-UP AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is made as of [●], 2017 by and between (i) Atlantic Alliance Partnership Corp. , a British Virgin Islands business company with limited liability, (including any successor entity thereto, the “ Company ”) and (ii) the undersigned (“ Holder ”). Any capitalized term used but not defined in this Agreement will have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Merger Agreement (as defined below).

 

WHEREAS , the Company and Kalyx Development Inc., a Maryland corporation (“ Kalyx ”), are parties to that certain Merger Agreement, dated as of May 8, 2017 (as amended, the “ Merger Agreement ”), pursuant to which Kalyx will merge with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving entity as a Maryland incorporated real estate investment trust (the “ Merger ”), and as a result of which, among other matters, (i) all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Kalyx immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger will no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be cancelled and shall cease to exist, in exchange for the right of the holder of such shares to receive a number of shares of the capital stock of the Company, as set forth in the Merger Agreement, and (ii) outstanding Kalyx Warrants will be assumed by the Company (such assumed warrants, the Company Warrants ”), with certain warrants being amended in accordance with the terms set out in the Merger Agreement, all upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Maryland General Corporation Law, as amended.

 

WHEREAS , holders of Class A Units and LTIP profits interests of the Operating Partnership (the “ OP Units ”) have the right to convert those OP Units for shares of Kalyx Common Stock under certain circumstances, as set forth in the Operating Partnership Agreement, and after the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (the “ Closing ”), the OP Units will instead have the right to convert into shares of Company common stock;

 

WHEREAS , Holder is a holder of shares of Kalyx stock, Kalyx Warrants and/or OP Units in such amounts as set forth underneath Holder’s name on the signature page hereto; and

 

WHEREAS , pursuant to the Merger Agreement, and in view of the valuable consideration to be received by Holder thereunder, the Company and Holder desire to enter into this Agreement, pursuant to which the shares of Company common stock issued to Holder as Merger Consideration, the Company Warrants issued to Holder, all shares of Company common stock underlying the Company Warrants received by Holder in the Merger and all OP Units held by Holder and shares of Company common stock received by Holder in conversion of Holder’s OP Units (all such securities, together with any securities paid as dividends or distributions with respect to such securities or into which such securities are exchanged or converted, the Restricted Securities ) shall become subject to limitations on disposition as set forth herein.

 

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  NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises set forth above, which are incorporated in this Agreement as if fully set forth below, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereby agree as follows:

 

  1. Lock-Up Provisions.

 

(a)  Holder hereby agrees not to, during the period commencing from the Closing and continuing for the earliest of: (x) the one (1) year anniversary date of the Closing, (y) the date on which the closing sale price of the Company’s common stock equals or exceeds Twelve U.S. Dollars (US$12.00) per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations and recapitalizations) for any twenty (20) trading days within any thirty (30) trading day period commencing at least one-hundred and fifty (150) days after the Closing, and (z) the date after the Closing on which the Company consummates a transaction, including a liquidation, merger, stock exchange or other similar transaction (a “ Subsequent Transaction ”), which results in all of the Company’s stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of Company common stock for cash, securities or other property (such period, the “ Lock-Up Period ”): (i) lend, offer, pledge, hypothecate, encumber, donate, assign, 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 Restricted Securities, (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 the Restricted Securities, or (iii) publicly disclose the intention to do any of the foregoing, whether any such transaction described in clauses (i), (ii), or (iii) above is to be settled by delivery of Restricted Securities or other securities, in cash or otherwise (any of the foregoing described in clauses (i), (ii), or (iii), a “ Prohibited Transfer ”). The foregoing sentence shall not apply to the transfer of any or all of the Restricted Securities owned by Holder, (A) by gift, will or intestate succession upon the death of Holder, (B) to any Permitted Transferee or (C) pursuant to a court order or settlement agreement related to the distribution of assets in connection with the dissolution of marriage or civil union; provided, however, that in any of cases (A), (B) or (C) it shall be a condition to such transfer that the transferee executes and delivers to the Company an agreement stating that the transferee is receiving and holding the Restricted Securities subject to the provisions of this Agreement applicable to Holder, and there shall be no further transfer of such Restricted Securities except in accordance with this Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the term “ Permitted Transferee ” shall mean: (I) the members of Holder’s immediate family (for purposes of this Agreement, “immediate family” shall mean any relationship by blood, marriage or adoption, not more remote than first cousin), (II) any trust for the direct or indirect benefit of Holder or the immediate family of Holder, (III) if Holder is a trust, to the trustor or beneficiary of such trust or to the estate of a beneficiary of such trust, (IV) as a distribution to limited partners, shareholders, members of, or owners of similar equity interests in Holder upon the liquidation and dissolution of Holder or (V) to any affiliate of Holder or to any investment fund or other entity controlled by Holder.

 

(b)  If any Prohibited Transfer is made or attempted contrary to the provisions of this Agreement, such purported Prohibited Transfer shall be null and void ab initio, and the Company shall refuse to recognize any such purported transferee of the Restricted Securities as one of its equity holders for any purpose. In order to enforce this  Section 1 , the Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to the Restricted Securities of Holder (and permitted transferees and assigns thereof) until the end of the Lock-Up Period.

 

(c)  During the Lock-Up Period, each certificate evidencing any Restricted Securities shall be stamped or otherwise imprinted with a legend in substantially the following form, in addition to any other applicable legends:

 

“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER SET FORTH IN A LOCK-UP AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF [●], 2017, BY AND AMONG THE ISSUER OF SUCH SECURITIES (THE “COMPANY”) AND THE COMPANY’S SHAREHOLDER NAMED THEREIN, AS AMENDED. A COPY OF SUCH LOCK-UP AGREEMENT WILL BE FURNISHED WITHOUT CHARGE BY THE COMPANY TO THE HOLDER HEREOF UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.”

 

(d)  For the avoidance of any doubt, Holder shall retain all of its rights as a shareholder of the Company during the Lock-Up Period, including the right to vote any Restricted Securities.

 

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  2. Miscellaneous.

 

(a)  Termination of Merger Agreement . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in the event that the Merger Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms prior to the Closing, this Agreement and all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall automatically terminate and be of no further force or effect.

 

(b)   Binding Effect; Assignment . This Agreement and all of the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns. This Agreement and all obligations of Holder are personal to Holder and may not be transferred or delegated by Holder at any time. The Company may freely assign any or all of its rights under this Agreement, in whole or in part, to any successor entity (whether by merger, consolidation, equity sale, asset sale or otherwise) without obtaining the consent or approval of Holder.

 

(c)   Authorization on Behalf of the Company . The parties acknowledge and agree that notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, any determinations, actions or other authorizations under this Agreement on behalf of the Company, including enforcing the Company’s rights and remedies under this Agreement, or providing any waivers with respect to the provisions hereof, shall solely be made by the Company’s directors who qualify as independent directors under the applicable U.S. national stock exchange on which shares of the Company’s common stock are then listed (or if the Company’s common stock no longer listed on an U.S. national stock exchange, the last national stock exchange on which the Company’s common stock was listed) and are otherwise not the Holder or an Affiliate of the Holder (the “ Independent Directors ”), with the Independent Directors acting by majority vote, consent or approval thereof. In the event that the Company at any time does not have any Independent Directors, so long as Holder has any remaining obligations under this Agreement, the Company will promptly appoint one in connection with this Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, in the event that Holder or Holder’s Affiliate serves as a director, officer, employee or other authorized agent of the Company or any of its current or future Affiliates, Holder and/or Holder’s Affiliate shall have no authority, express or implied, to act or make any determination on behalf of the Company or any of its current or future Affiliates in connection with this Agreement or any dispute or Action with respect hereto.

 

(d)   Third Parties . Nothing contained in this Agreement or in any instrument or document executed by any party in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby shall create any rights in, or be deemed to have been executed for the benefit of, any person or entity that is not a party hereto or thereto or a successor or permitted assign of such a party.

 

(e)   Governing Law; Jurisdiction . This Agreement and any dispute or controversy arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to the conflict of law principles thereof. All Actions arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be heard and determined exclusively in any state or federal court located in New York, New York (or in any appellate courts thereof) (the “ Specified Courts ”). Each party hereto hereby (i) submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of any Specified Court for the purpose of any Action arising out of or relating to this Agreement brought by any party hereto and (ii) irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert by way of motion, defense or otherwise, in any such Action, 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 Action is brought in an inconvenient forum, that the venue of the Action is improper, or that this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby may not be enforced in or by any Specified Court. Each party agrees that a final judgment in any Action shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Law. Each party irrevocably consents to the service of the summons and complaint and any other process in any other action or proceeding relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on behalf of itself, or its property, by personal delivery of copies of such process to such party at the applicable address set forth in  Section 2(h) . Nothing in this  Section 2(e)  shall affect the right of any party to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by applicable law.

 

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(f)   WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. EACH PARTY HERETO (i) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF ANY ACTION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THAT FOREGOING WAIVER AND (ii) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS  SECTION 2(f) .

 

(g)   Interpretation . The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement. In this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires: (i) any pronoun used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular form of nouns, pronouns and verbs shall include the plural and vice versa; (ii) “including” (and with correlative meaning “include”) means including without limiting the generality of any description preceding or succeeding such term and shall be deemed in each case to be followed by the words “without limitation”; (iii) the words “herein,” “hereto,” and “hereby” and other words of similar import in this Agreement shall be deemed in each case to refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular section or other subdivision of this Agreement; and (iv) the term “or” means “and/or”. The parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. Consequently, 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 provision of this Agreement.

 

(h)   Notices . All notices, consents, waivers and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered (i) in person, (ii) by facsimile or other electronic means, with affirmative confirmation of receipt, (iii) one Business Day after being sent, if sent by reputable, nationally recognized overnight courier service or (iv) three (3) Business Days after being mailed, if sent by registered or certified mail, pre-paid and return receipt requested, in each case to the applicable party at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice):

 

If to the Company prior to the Closing, to:

 

Atlantic Alliance Partnership Corp.
590 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Attn: Jonathan Mitchell
Telephone No: 212-409-2434
Email: jmitchell@aapcacq.com

with a copy (that will not constitute notice) to:

 

Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP
1345 Avenue of the Americas, 11th Floor
New York, New York 10105
Attention: Douglas Ellenoff
Facsimile No.: (212) 370-7889
Telephone No.: (212) 370-1300
Email: ellenoff@egsllp.com

 

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If to the Company after the Closing, to:

 

Kalyx Properties Inc.
366 Madison Avenue, 11th Floor
New York, New York 10017
Attn: George M. Stone
Facsimile No.: 212-315-3446
Telephone No: 914-921-9252
Email: gstone@Kalyxdevelopment.com

with a copy (that will not constitute notice) to:

 

Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP
1345 Avenue of the Americas, 11th Floor
New York, New York 10105
Attention: Douglas Ellenoff
Facsimile No.: (212) 370-7889
Telephone No.: (212) 370-1300
Email: ellenoff@egsllp.com

 

and with a copy (that will not constitute notice) to:

 

Reitler Kailas & Rosenblatt LLC
800 Third Avenue 21 st Floor
New York, New York 10022
Attn: Scott Rosenblatt
Fax No.: 212-371-5500
Telephone No: 212-209-3040
Email: srosenblatt@reitlerlaw.com

 
If to Holder, to: the address set forth below Holder’s name on the signature page to this Agreement.

 

(i)   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 the Company and Holder. No failure or delay by a party in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof. 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.

 

(j)   Severability . In case any provision in this Agreement shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in a jurisdiction, such provision shall be modified or deleted, as to the jurisdiction involved, only to the extent necessary to render the same valid, legal and enforceable, and the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby nor shall the validity, legality or enforceability of such provision be affected thereby in any other jurisdiction. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties will substitute for any invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision a suitable and equitable provision that carries out, so far as may be valid, legal and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision.

 

(k)   Specific Performance . Holder acknowledges that its obligations under this Agreement are unique, recognizes and affirms that in the event of a breach of this Agreement by Holder, money damages will be inadequate and the Company will have not adequate remedy at law, and agrees that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed by Holder in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. Accordingly, the Company shall be entitled to an injunction or restraining order to prevent breaches of this Agreement by Holder and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof, without the requirement to post any bond or other security or to prove that money damages would be inadequate, this being in addition to any other right or remedy to which the Company may be entitled under this Agreement, at law or in equity.

 

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(l)    Entire Agreement . This Agreement 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;  provided that , for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing shall not affect the rights and obligations of the parties under the Merger Agreement or any Ancillary Document. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall limit any of the rights or remedies of the Company or any of the obligations of Holder under any other agreement between Holder and the Company or any certificate or instrument executed by Holder in favor of the Company, and nothing in any other agreement, certificate or instrument shall limit any of the rights or remedies of the Company or any of the obligations of Holder under this Agreement.

 

(m)   Further Assurances . From time to time, at another party’s request and without further consideration (but at the requesting party’s reasonable cost and expense), each party shall execute and deliver such additional documents and take all such further action as may be reasonably necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(n)    Counterparts; Facsimile.   This Agreement may also be executed and delivered by facsimile signature or by email in portable document format 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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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties have executed this Lock-Up Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

The Company:
 
Atlantic Alliance Partnership Corp.
   

By:    
Name:    
Title:    

 

Holder :

 
   
By:    
Name:    

   

Number and Type of Shares of Kalyx Capital Stock, Kalyx Warrants and/or OP Units:

 

Shares of Kalyx Capital Stock:

 

________ shares of Kalyx Common Stock

________ shares of Kalyx Series A Preferred Stock

________ shares of Kalyx Series B Preferred Stock

 

Kalyx Warrants:

 

________ Kalyx Common warrants

________ Kalyx Series A Preferred Stock warrants

________ Kalyx Series B Preferred Stock warrants

 

OP Units:

 

________ Class A Units

________ LTIP profits interests

 

Address for Notice:

 

Address: __________________________________

__________________________________________

__________________________________________

Facsimile No.: _______________________________

Telephone No.: ______________________________

Email: _____________________________________

 

{Signature Page to Lock-Up Agreement}

 

 

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