UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  October 23, 2020

 

HEALTHCARE MERGER CORP.

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   001-39160   83-1905538
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

623 Fifth Avenue, 14th Floor

New York, New York 10022

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (646) 975-6581

 

Not Applicable

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

 

 

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol   Name of each exchange on which registered
Units, each consisting of one share of Class A Common Stock and one-half of one Redeemable Warrant   HCCOU   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Class A Common Stock, par value of $0.0001 per share   HCCO   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Warrants, each exercisable for one share of Class A Common Stock for $11.50 per share   HCCOW   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§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. ☐

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.01 Entry Into A Material Definitive Agreement.

 

Private Placement Subscription Agreement

 

On October 23, 2020, Healthcare Merger Corp. (“Parent”) entered into a Subscription Agreement (the “Carilion Subscription Agreement”) with Carilion Clinic (“Carilion”), pursuant to which Carilion has agreed to purchase an aggregate of 200,000 shares of Parent Class A common stock in a private placement for $10.00 per share (the “Carilion Private Placement”). The proceeds from the Carilion Private Placement will be used to partially fund the cash consideration to be paid to the stockholders of Specialists On Call, Inc. (the “Company”) at the closing of the transactions contemplated by that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), dated as of July 29, 2020, by and among Parent, Sabre Merger Sub I, Inc., Sabre Merger Sub II, LLC, and the Company, and for general working capital purposes following the closing.

 

The Carilion Subscription Agreement will terminate upon the earlier to occur of (a) the termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms, (b) the mutual written agreement of the parties to such Subscription Agreement and (c) February 5, 2021. As of the date hereof, the shares of Parent Class A common stock to be issued in connection with the Carilion Subscription Agreement have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Parent will, within 30 days after the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, file with the SEC a registration statement registering the resale of such shares of Parent Class A common stock and will use its commercially reasonable efforts to have such registration statement declared effective as soon as practicable after the filing thereof. A copy of the Carilion Subscription Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1, and is incorporated herein by reference, and the foregoing description of the Carilion Private Placement is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto.

 

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

 

On October 23, 2020, the Company entered into a side letter agreement with Mr. Tran (the “Tran Side Letter”) regarding Mr. Tran’s previously disclosed stock option grants of 977,565 and 418,956 shares of Company common stock, each granted June 7, 2018, and each of which vests only upon a Change in Control (as defined in the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan of the Company (the “Existing Equity Plan”)) of the Company (the “Tran Options”). The Tran Side Letter provides that the Tran Options will not vest in connection with the Closing, and will instead vest on November 15, 2021, subject to Mr. Tran’s continued service with Parent through such date and subject to accelerated vesting upon a prior termination by the Company without Cause (as defined in the Tran Side Letter). In the event the Closing constitutes a Change in Control of the Company pursuant to the Existing Equity Plan, the Tran Side Letter also grants Mr. Tran a supplemental cash or stock (in Parent’s discretion) award of $2 million (the “Supplemental Award”), which will become payable on November 15, 2021, subject to Mr. Tran’s continued service with Parent through such date or prior termination without Cause. Upon a subsequent change in control of Parent prior to November 15, 2021, the vesting of both the Tran Options and the Supplemental Award will accelerate, subject to Mr. Tran’s continued service with Parent through such date. All separation payments and benefits pursuant to the Tran Side Letter are contingent upon Mr. Tran executing and not revoking a release of claims in favor of the Company and Parent. The foregoing description of the Tran Side Letter is a summary and does not purport to be complete. Such description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Tran Side Letter, which is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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Additional Information; Participants in the Solicitation

 

In connection with the proposed business combination contemplated by the Merger Agreement, Parent has filed a registration statement on Form S-4 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), which includes a proxy statement distributed to holders of Parent’s common stock in connection with Parent’s solicitation of proxies for the vote by Parent’s stockholders with respect to the proposed business combination and other matters as described in the registration statement; a consent solicitation statement distributed to the Company’s stockholders in connection with the Company’s solicitation of written consents to approve the proposed business combination; and a prospectus relating to the offer of the securities to be issued to the Company’s stockholders in connection with the proposed business combination. The registration statement has been declared effective by the SEC, and Parent has mailed the definitive proxy statement/prospectus to its stockholders of record as of September 25, 2020 for voting on the proposed business combination at the Special Meeting of Stockholders to be held on October 30, 2020. Stockholders and other interested persons are urged to read the proxy statement/consent solicitation statement/prospectus and any other relevant documents filed with the SEC because they contain important information about Parent, the Company and the proposed business combination. Stockholders can obtain a free copy of the definitive proxy statement/consent solicitation statement/prospectus, as well as other filings containing information about Parent, the Company and the proposed business combination, without charge, at the SEC’s website located at www.sec.gov. Parent and its directors and executive officers and other persons may be deemed to be participants in the solicitations of proxies from Parent’s stockholders in respect of the proposed business combination and the other matters set forth in the definitive proxy statement/consent solicitation statement/prospectus. Information regarding Parent’s directors and executive officers is available under the heading “Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance” in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, filed with the SEC on March 25, 2020. Additional information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, is contained in the definitive proxy statement/consent solicitation statement/prospectus relating to the proposed business combination. This Current Report on Form 8-K does not contain all the information that should be considered in respect of the proposed business combination. It is not intended to form any basis of any investment decision or any decision in respect to the proposed business combination.

 

No Offer or Solicitation

 

This Current Report on Form 8-K shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act.

 

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Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Current Report on Form 8-K includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as “estimate,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “forecast,” “intend,” “may,” “should,” “would,” “will,” “expect,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “seek,” “target” or other similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about the expected timing of the completion of the proposed business combination, the anticipated use of the proceeds from the Carilion Private Placement and information regarding estimates and forecasts of other financial and performance metrics and projections of market opportunity and market share. These statements are based on various assumptions, whether or not identified in this Current Report on Form 8-K, and on the current expectations of the Company’s and Parent’s management and are not predictions of actual performance. These forward-looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to serve as, and must not be relied on by any investor as, a guarantee, an assurance, a prediction or a definitive statement of fact or probability. Actual events and circumstances are difficult or impossible to predict and will differ from assumptions. Many actual events and circumstances are beyond the control of the Company and Parent. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including changes in business, market, financial, political and legal conditions; the inability of the parties to successfully or timely consummate the proposed business combination, including the risk that any required regulatory approvals are not obtained, are delayed or are subject to unanticipated conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the proposed business combination or that the approval of the stockholders of Parent or the Company is not obtained; failure to realize the anticipated benefits of the proposed business combination; risks relating to the uncertainty of the projected financial information with respect to the Company; risks related to the Company’s business, adoption of its software platform and other matters; the effects of competition on the Company’s future business; the amount of redemption requests made by Parent’s public stockholders; the ability of Parent or the combined company to issue equity or equity-linked securities in connection with the proposed business combination or in the future, and those factors discussed in the registration statement under the heading “Risk Factors,” and other documents of Parent filed, or to be filed, with the SEC, as well as in any materials made available to you in connection with this Presentation. If any of these risks materialize or our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ materially from the results implied by these forward-looking statements. There may be additional risks that neither Parent nor the Company presently know or that Parent and the Company currently believe are immaterial that could also cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. In addition, forward-looking statements reflect Parent’s and the Company’s expectations, plans or forecasts of future events and views as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K. Parent and the Company anticipate that subsequent events and developments will cause Parent’s and the Company’s assessments to change. However, while Parent and the Company may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, Parent and the Company specifically disclaim any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing Parent’s and the Company’s assessments as of any date subsequent to the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K. Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed upon the forward-looking statements.

 

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Item 9.01 Exhibits.

 

(d) List of Exhibits.

 

Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit No.   Description
     

10.1

  Subscription Agreement, dated as of October 23, 2020, by and between Healthcare Merger Corp. and Carilion Clinic.
10.2   Letter Agreement, dated as of October 23, 2020, by and between Specialists On Call, Inc., and Hai Tran.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

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

 

  Healthcare Merger Corp.
   
Date: October 23, 2020 By: /s/ Dennis Conroy
  Name:  Dennis Conroy
  Title:   Chief Financial Officer

 

 

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Exhibit 10.1

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

Subscription Agreement

 

This SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT (this “Subscription Agreement”) is entered into as of October 23, 2020, by and between Healthcare Merger Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the undersigned (“Subscriber” or “you”). Defined terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Business Combination Agreement (as defined below).

 

WHEREAS, on July 29, 2020, the Company and the other parties named therein entered into that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger (as amended, modified, supplemented or waived from time to time in accordance with its terms, the “Business Combination Agreement”), pursuant to which, inter alia, the Company will enter into a business combination transaction with Specialists on Call, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Sabre”), on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein (the “Transaction”); and

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Transaction, Subscriber desires to subscribe for and purchase from the Company a number of shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, set forth on the signature page hereto (the “Shares”), for a purchase price of $10.00 per Share, and the Company desires to issue and sell to Subscriber the Shares in consideration of the payment of the aggregate applicable purchase price set forth on Subscriber’s signature page hereto (the “Applicable Purchase Price”) by or on behalf of Subscriber to the Company prior to the Closing (as defined below) in accordance with Section 3.1 herein, all on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual representations, warranties and covenants, and subject to the conditions, herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

1. Subscription. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, at the Closing, Subscriber hereby agrees to subscribe for and purchase, and the Company hereby agrees to issue and sell to Subscriber (subject to the prior payment by Subscriber of the Applicable Purchase Price in accordance with the terms herein), the Shares (such subscription and issuance, the “Subscription”).

 

2. Representations, Warranties and Agreements.

 

2.1 Subscriber’s Representations, Warranties and Agreements. To induce the Company to issue the Shares to Subscriber, Subscriber hereby represents and warrants to the Company and acknowledges and agrees with the Company as follows:

 

2.1.1 If Subscriber is not an individual, Subscriber has been duly formed or incorporated and is validly existing in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or formation, with power and authority to enter into, deliver and perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement. If Subscriber is an individual, Subscriber has the authority to enter into, deliver and perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement.

 

 

 

 

2.1.2 If Subscriber is not an individual, this Subscription Agreement has been duly authorized, validly executed and delivered by Subscriber. If Subscriber is an individual, the signature on this Subscription Agreement is genuine, and Subscriber has legal competence and capacity to execute the same. This Subscription Agreement is enforceable against Subscriber in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited or otherwise affected by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally, and (ii) principles of equity, whether considered at law or equity.

 

2.1.3 The execution, delivery and performance by Subscriber of this Subscription Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein do not and will not (i) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the property or assets of Subscriber or, if Subscriber is not an individual, any of its subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease, license or other agreement or instrument to which Subscriber or, if Subscriber is not an individual, any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which Subscriber or, if Subscriber is not an individual, any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of Subscriber or, if Subscriber is not an individual, any of its subsidiaries is subject, which would reasonably be expected to materially affect the ability or legal authority of Subscriber to comply in all material respects with the terms of this Subscription Agreement; (ii) if Subscriber is not an individual, result in any violation of the provisions of the organizational documents of Subscriber or any of its subsidiaries; or (iii) result in any violation of any statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over Subscriber or, if Subscriber is not an individual, any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties that would reasonably be expected to materially affect the ability or legal authority of Subscriber to comply in all material respects with this Subscription Agreement.

 

2.1.4 Subscriber (i) is a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”)) or an “accredited investor” (within the meaning of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act) satisfying the applicable requirements set forth on Schedule A, (ii) is acquiring the Shares only for its own account and not for the account of others, or if Subscriber is subscribing for the Shares as a fiduciary or agent for one or more investor accounts, each owner of such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined above) and Subscriber has full investment discretion with respect to each such account, and the full power and authority to make the acknowledgements, representations, warranties and agreements herein on behalf of each owner of each such account, and (iii) is not acquiring the Shares with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with, any distribution thereof in violation of the Securities Act. Subscriber has completed Schedule A following the signature page hereto and the information contained therein is accurate and complete. Subscriber is not an entity formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Shares.

 

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2.1.5 Subscriber understands that the Shares are being offered in a transaction not involving any public offering within the meaning of the Securities Act and that the Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act. Subscriber understands that the Shares may not be resold, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of by Subscriber absent an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, except (i) to the Company or a subsidiary thereof, (ii) to non-U.S. persons pursuant to offers and sales that occur solely outside the United States within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act, or (iii) pursuant to another applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, and in each of cases (i) and (iii), in accordance with any applicable securities laws of the states and other jurisdictions of the United States, and that any certificates or book-entry notations representing the Shares shall contain a legend to such effect. Subscriber acknowledges that the Shares will not be eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act. Subscriber understands and agrees that the Shares will be subject to transfer restrictions and, as a result of these transfer restrictions, Subscriber may not be able to readily resell the Shares and may be required to bear the financial risk of an investment in the Shares for an indefinite period of time. Subscriber understands that it has been advised to consult legal counsel prior to making any offer, resale, pledge or transfer of any of the Shares.

 

2.1.6 Subscriber understands and agrees that Subscriber is purchasing the Shares directly from the Company. Subscriber further acknowledges that there have been no representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made to Subscriber by the Company, Sabre or any of their respective officers or directors, expressly or by implication, other than those representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of the Company expressly set forth in this Subscription Agreement.

 

2.1.7 As of the date of this Subscription Agreement, Subscriber represents and warrants that its acquisition and holding of the Shares will not constitute or result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under Section 406 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or any applicable similar law, to the extent such laws are applicable to Subscriber.

 

2.1.8 In making its decision to purchase the Shares, Subscriber represents that it has relied solely upon independent investigation made by Subscriber. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that Subscriber has received such information as Subscriber deems necessary in order to make an investment decision with respect to the Shares, including with respect to the Company and the Transaction. Subscriber represents and agrees that Subscriber and Subscriber’s professional advisor(s), if any, have had the full opportunity to ask such questions, receive such answers and obtain such information as Subscriber and such Subscriber’s professional advisor(s), if any, have deemed necessary to make an investment decision with respect to the Shares.

 

2.1.9 Subscriber and/or its investment manager or adviser has a pre-existing substantive relationship with the Company, Sabre and/or H2C Securities Inc. (the “Placement Agent”). The Shares were offered to Subscriber solely by direct contact between Subscriber and the Company, Sabre and/or the Placement Agent, and the Shares were not offered to Subscriber by any other means. Subscriber acknowledges that the Shares are not being offered in a manner involving a public offering under, or in a distribution in violation of, the Securities Act, or any state securities laws. Subscriber acknowledges that (i) it is not relying upon, and has not relied upon, any statement, representation or warranty made by any person or entity (including, without limitation, the Placement Agent or Sabre), except for the representations and warranties of the Company expressly set forth in this Subscription Agreement, in making its investment or decision to invest in the Company, (ii) the Placement Agent and each of its directors, officers, employees, representatives, and controlling persons have made no independent investigation with respect to the Company, the Shares, or the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of any information supplied to Subscriber by the Company, and (iii) neither the Placement Agent nor any of its affiliates have prepared any disclosure or offering document in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares.

 

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2.1.10 Subscriber acknowledges that it is aware that there are substantial risks incident to the purchase and ownership of the Shares. Subscriber has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Shares, and Subscriber has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as Subscriber has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision. Subscriber acknowledges that the Placement Agent has not acted as Subscriber’s financial advisor or fiduciary in connection with the issuance and purchase of the Shares.

 

2.1.11 Alone, or together with any professional advisor(s), Subscriber represents and acknowledges that Subscriber has adequately analyzed and fully considered the risks of an investment in the Shares and determined that the Shares are a suitable investment for Subscriber and that Subscriber is able at this time and in the foreseeable future to bear the economic risk of a total loss of Subscriber’s investment in the Company. Subscriber acknowledges specifically that a possibility of total loss exists.

 

2.1.12 Subscriber understands and agrees that no federal or state agency has passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Shares or made any findings or determination as to the fairness of an investment in the Shares.

 

2.1.13 Subscriber represents and warrants that Subscriber is not (i) a person or entity named on the List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons administered by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) or in any Executive Order issued by the President of the United States and administered by OFAC (“OFAC List”), or a person or entity prohibited by any OFAC sanctions program, (ii) owned or controlled by, or acting on behalf of, a person that is named on the OFAC List, (iii) organized, incorporated, established, located, resident or born in, or a citizen, national or the government, including any political subdivision, agency or instrumentality thereof, of, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, the Crimea region of Ukraine or any other country or territory embargoed or subject to substantial trade restrictions by the United States, (iv) a Designated National as defined in the Cuban Assets Control Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 515, or (v) a non-U.S. shell bank or providing banking services indirectly to a non-U.S. shell bank. Subscriber agrees to use reasonable best efforts to provide law enforcement agencies, if requested thereby, such records as required by applicable law, provided that Subscriber is permitted to do so under applicable law. Subscriber represents that if it is a financial institution subject to the Bank Secrecy Act (31 U.S.C. Section 5311 et seq.), as amended by the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, and its implementing regulations (collectively, the “BSA/PATRIOT Act”), that Subscriber maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to comply with applicable obligations under the BSA/PATRIOT Act. Subscriber also represents that, to the extent required, it maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure compliance with OFAC-administered sanctions programs, including for the screening of its investors against the OFAC sanctions programs, including the OFAC List. Subscriber further represents and warrants that, to the extent required, it maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure that the funds held by Subscriber and used to purchase the Shares were legally derived.

 

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2.1.14 If Subscriber is, or is acting (directly or indirectly) on behalf of, an employee benefit plan that is subject to Title I of ERISA, a plan, individual retirement account or other arrangement that is subject to Section 4975 of the Code or an employee benefit plan that is a governmental plan (as defined in Section 3(32) of ERISA), a church plan (as defined in Section 3(33) of ERISA), a non-U.S. plan (as described in Section 4(b)(4) of ERISA) or other plan that is not subject to the foregoing but may be subject to provisions under any other federal, state, local, non-U.S. or other laws or regulations that are similar to such provisions of ERISA or the Code (collectively, “Similar Laws”), or an entity whose underlying assets are considered to include “plan assets” of any such plan, account or arrangement (each, a “Plan”) subject to the fiduciary or prohibited transaction provisions of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, Subscriber represents and warrants that (i) none of the Company, Sabre nor any of their respective employees, representatives or affiliates (the “Transaction Parties”) has acted as the Plan’s fiduciary, or has been relied on for advice, with respect to its decision to acquire and hold the Shares, and none of the Transaction Parties shall at any time be relied upon as the Plan’s fiduciary with respect to any decision to acquire, continue to hold or transfer the Shares; (ii) the Subscription complies with the terms of the Plan’s governing instruments and all applicable requirements of ERISA, the Code and all applicable Similar Laws; and (iii) to the extent applicable, the decision to invest in the Shares has been made at the recommendation or direction of an “independent fiduciary” (“Independent Fiduciary”) within the meaning of U.S. Code of Federal Regulations 29 C.F.R. Section 2510.3 21(c), as amended from time to time (the “Fiduciary Rule”) who is (A) independent of the Transaction Parties; (B) capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with respect to particular transactions and investment strategies (within the meaning of the Fiduciary Rule); (C) a fiduciary (under ERISA and/or Section 4975 of the Code) with respect to Subscriber’s investment in the Shares and is responsible for exercising independent judgment in evaluating the investment in the Shares; and (D) aware of and acknowledges that (I) none of the Transaction Parties is undertaking to provide impartial investment advice, or to give advice in a fiduciary capacity, in connection with Subscriber’s investment in the Shares, and (II) the Transaction Parties have a financial interest in Subscriber’s investment in the Shares on account of the fees and other remuneration they expect to receive in connection with the Subscription and the Transaction.

 

2.1.15 Except as expressly disclosed in a Schedule 13D or Schedule 13G (or amendments thereto) with respect to the beneficial ownership of the Company’s Class A common stock at any time or from time to time, Subscriber is not a member of a “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or any successor provision) holding or acquiring more than five percent (5%) of the Company’s outstanding Class A common stock, including any group acting for the purpose of acquiring, holding or disposing of equity securities of the Company (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act); provided that Subscriber makes no representation with respect to whether Subscriber, together solely with its affiliates, would constitute a “group” for the purposes of this Section 2.1.15.

 

2.1.16 At the time of funding the Applicable Purchase Price prior to the Closing, Subscriber will have sufficient funds to pay the Applicable Purchase Price pursuant to Section 3.1.

 

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2.1.17 To the extent Subscriber is one of the covered persons identified in Rule 506(d)(1), Subscriber represents that no disqualifying event described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i-viii) of the Securities Act (a “Disqualification Event”) is applicable to Subscriber or any of its Rule 506(d) Related Parties (as defined below), except, if applicable, for a Disqualification Event as to which Rule 506(d)(2)(ii) or (iii) or (d)(3) is applicable. Subscriber hereby agrees that it shall notify the Company promptly in writing in the event a Disqualification Event becomes applicable to Subscriber or any of its Rule 506(d) Related Parties, except, if applicable, for a Disqualification Event as to which Rule 506(d)(2)(ii) or (iii) or (d)(3) is applicable. For purposes of this Section 2.1.18, “Rule 506(d) Related Party” shall mean a person or entity that is a beneficial owner of Subscriber’s securities for purposes of Rule 506(d) of the Securities Act.

 

2.1.18 Subscriber agrees that, from the date of this Subscription Agreement, none of Subscriber, its controlled affiliates, or any person or entity acting on behalf of Subscriber or any of its controlled affiliates or pursuant to any understanding with Subscriber or any of its controlled affiliates will engage in any Short Sales with respect to securities of the Company prior to the Closing. For the purposes hereof, “Short Sales” shall include, without limitation, all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 promulgated under Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act, and all types of direct and indirect stock pledges (other than pledges in the ordinary course of business as part of prime brokerage arrangements), forward sale contracts, options, puts, calls, swaps and similar arrangements (including on a total return basis), including through non-U.S. broker dealers or foreign regulated brokers.

 

2.2 Company’s Representations, Warranties and Agreements. To induce Subscriber to purchase the Shares, the Company hereby represents and warrants to Subscriber and agrees with Subscriber as follows:

 

2.2.1 The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”), with corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and conduct its business as presently conducted and to enter into, deliver and perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement.

 

2.2.2 When issued and delivered to Subscriber against full payment for the Shares in accordance with the terms of this Subscription Agreement and registered with the Company’s transfer agent, the Shares will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and will not have been issued in violation of or subject to any preemptive or similar rights created under the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation or under the DGCL.

 

2.2.3 This Subscription Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and is enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited or otherwise affected by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally, and (ii) principles of equity, whether considered at law or equity.

 

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2.2.4 The execution, delivery and performance of this Subscription Agreement (including compliance by the Company with all of the provisions hereof), issuance and sale of the Shares and the consummation of the certain other transactions contemplated herein will not (i) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the property or assets of the Company pursuant to the terms of any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease, license or other agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which the Company is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company is subject, which would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, properties, financial condition, stockholders’ equity or results of operations of the Company (a “Material Adverse Effect”) or materially affect the validity of the Shares or the legal authority of the Company to comply in all material respects with the terms of this Subscription Agreement; (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of the organizational documents of the Company; or (iii) result in any violation of any statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its properties that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or materially affect the validity of the Shares or the legal authority of the Company to comply in all material respects with this Subscription Agreement.

 

2.2.5 Neither the Company, nor any person acting on its behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any Company security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would adversely affect reliance by the Company on Section 506(c) of the Securities Act for the exemption from registration for the transactions contemplated hereby or would require registration of the Shares under the Securities Act.

 

2.2.6 Assuming the accuracy of Subscriber’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 2.1, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Shares by the Company to Subscriber in the manner contemplated by this Subscription Agreement.

 

2.2.7 The Company has provided Subscriber an opportunity to ask questions regarding the Company and made available to Subscriber all the information reasonably available to the Company that Subscriber has requested for deciding whether to acquire the Shares.

 

2.2.8 No Disqualification Event is applicable to the Company or, to the Company’s knowledge, any Company Covered Person (as defined below), except for a Disqualification Event as to which Rule 506(d)(2)(ii-iv) or (d)(3) of the Securities Act is applicable. The Company has complied, to the extent applicable, with any disclosure obligations under Rule 506(e) under the Securities Act. “Company Covered Person” means, with respect to the Company as an “issuer” for purposes of Rule 506 of the Securities Act, any Person listed in the first paragraph of Rule 506(d)(1) of the Securities Act.

 

2.2.9 The Shares shall contain a legend to the effect that they may not be resold, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of by Subscriber absent an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, except (i) to the Company or a subsidiary thereof, (ii) to non-U.S. persons pursuant to offers and sales that occur solely outside the United States within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act, or (iii) pursuant to another applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

 

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2.2.10 As of the date hereof, there are no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, actions, which, if determined adversely, would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Company to enter into and perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement. As of the date hereof, there is no unsatisfied judgment or any open injunction binding upon the Company which would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Company to enter into and perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement.

 

2.2.11 On July 29, 2020, the Company entered into, and concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Subscription Agreement, the Company may enter into, in each case, subscription agreements (the “Other Subscription Agreements”) with certain other “qualified institutional buyers” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act) or “accredited investors” (within the meaning of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act) (the “Other Subscribers”), pursuant to which such Other Subscribers are agreeing to subscribe for and purchase from the Company, and pursuant to which the Company is agreeing to issue and sell to such Other Subscribers, on the Closing Date, shares of the Company’s Class A common stock for a purchase price of $10.00 per share. No Other Subscription Agreement or any other agreement obligates the Company to issue and sell shares of the Company’s Class A common stock or other equity securities or securities convertible into or exercisable for the Company’s Class A common stock or other equity securities for a purchase price of less than $10.00 per share or with conditions to the obligations of such counterparty that are otherwise materially more favorable to such counterparty than the applicable conditions of this Subscription Agreement are to Subscriber. In the event that, following the date hereof, the Company enters into additional subscription agreements to issue and sell shares of the Company’s Class A common stock or other equity securities or securities convertible into or exercisable for the Company’s Class A common stock or other equity securities on or prior to the Closing Date, the purchase price for such shares shall not be lower than $10.00 per share, and the conditions to the obligations of the counterparty to purchase such shares shall not be materially more favorable to such counterparty than the applicable conditions of this Subscription Agreement are to Subscriber, in each case without the Company giving the benefit of such changes to Subscriber hereunder.

 

3. Settlement Date and Delivery.

 

3.1 Closing. The closing of the Subscription contemplated hereby (the “Closing”) shall occur on the date of, and immediately prior to, the consummation of the Transaction. Not less than three (3) Business Days prior to the anticipated closing date of the Transaction (the “Closing Date”), the Company shall provide written notice to Subscriber (the “Funding Notice”) of the anticipated Closing Date, the Applicable Purchase Price for the Shares and instructions for wiring the Applicable Purchase Price for the Shares. For the purposes hereof, “Business Day” means a day, other than Saturday, Sunday or such other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required by applicable laws to close. No later than 5:00 PM EST on the date that is two (2) Business Days prior to the anticipated Closing Date (and, in any event, no more than one (1) Business Day following the Company’s provision of the Funding Notice pursuant to this Section 3.1), Subscriber shall deliver to the Company the Applicable Purchase Price for the Shares by wire transfer of United States dollars in immediately available funds to the account specified by the Company in the Funding Notice, such funds to be held by the Company in escrow until the Closing. At the Closing, upon satisfaction (or, if applicable, waiver) of the conditions set forth in this Section 3, the Company shall deliver to Subscriber the Shares in book-entry form, in the name of Subscriber (or its nominee in accordance with its delivery instructions) or to a custodian designated by Subscriber, as applicable. In the event the closing of the Business Combination does not occur on the Closing Date, the Company shall promptly (but not later than two (2) Business Days thereafter) return the Applicable Purchase Price to Subscriber.

 

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3.2 Conditions to Closing of the Company. The Company’s obligations to sell and issue the Shares at the Closing are subject to the fulfillment or (to the extent permitted by applicable law) written waiver, on or prior to the Closing Date, of the following conditions:

 

3.2.1 Representations and Warranties Correct; Agreements Performed. The representations and warranties made by Subscriber in Section 2.1 shall be true and correct in all material respects when made (other than representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality or Subscriber Material Adverse Effect, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects), and shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date (unless they specifically speak as of another date in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such date) (other than representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality or Subscriber Material Adverse Effect, which representations and warranties shall be true in all respects) with the same force and effect as if they had been made on and as of said date, but in each case without giving effect to the consummation of the Transaction. All obligations, covenants and agreements of Subscriber required to be performed by them at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed in all material respects.

 

3.2.2 Closing of the Transaction. All conditions precedent to the Company’s obligations to consummate, or cause to be consummated, the Transaction set forth in the Business Combination Agreement shall have been satisfied or waived (other than those conditions that may only be satisfied at the consummation of the Transaction, but subject to satisfaction or waiver of such conditions as of the consummation of the Transaction).

 

3.2.3 Legality. There shall not be in force any order, judgment, injunction, decree, writ, stipulation or determination, in each case, entered by or with any governmental authority, statute, rule or regulation preventing or prohibiting the consummation of the Transaction or the Subscription.

 

3.3 Conditions to Closing of Subscriber. Subscriber’s obligation to purchase the Shares at the Closing is subject to the fulfillment or (to the extent permitted by applicable law) written waiver, on or prior to the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions:

 

3.3.1 Representations and Warranties Correct; Agreements Performed. The representations and warranties made by the Company in Section 2.2 shall be true and correct in all material respects when made (other than the representations and warranties in Section 2.2.12 and the representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects), and shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date (unless they specifically speak as of another date in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such date) (other than the representations and warranties in Section 2.2.12 and the representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) with the same force and effect as if they had been made on and as of said date, but in each case without giving effect to consummation of the Transaction. All obligations, covenants and agreements of the Company required to be performed by it at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed in all material respects.

 

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3.3.2 Closing of the Transaction. All conditions precedent to the consummation of the Transaction set forth in the Business Combination Agreement shall have been satisfied or waived by the party entitled to the benefit thereof under the Business Combination Agreement (other than those conditions that may only be satisfied at the consummation of the Transaction, but subject to satisfaction or waiver by such party of such conditions as of the consummation of the Transaction).

 

3.3.3 Legality. There shall not be in force any order, judgment, injunction, decree, writ, stipulation, determination, in each case, entered by or with any governmental authority, statute, rule or regulation preventing or prohibiting the consummation of the Transaction or the Subscription.

 

3.3.4 Modifications; Waivers. No amendment, modification or waiver of the Business Combination Agreement shall have occurred that would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the economic benefits that Subscriber or the Company would reasonably expect to receive under this Subscription Agreement; provided, that the foregoing condition shall not apply with respect to any amendment, modification or waiver of Section 8.2(h) of the Business Combination Agreement (or the effects thereof).

 

3.3.5 Material Adverse Effect. No Company Material Adverse Effect or Parent Material Adverse Effect (each as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) shall have occurred between the date hereof and the Closing Date and be continuing.

 

3.3.6 Nasdaq Listing. The shares of the Company’s Class A common stock to be issued in connection with the closing of the Transaction shall be conditionally approved for listing upon such closing on the Nasdaq Stock Markets subject to any requirement to have a sufficient number of round lot holders of the Company’s Class A common stock.

 

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4. Registration Statement.

 

4.1 The Company agrees that, within thirty (30) calendar days after the consummation of the Transaction (the “Filing Date”), the Company will file with the SEC (at the Company’s sole cost and expense) a registration statement registering the resale of the Shares (the “Registration Statement”), and the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective as soon as practicable after the filing thereof, but no later than the earlier of (i) the 90th calendar day (or 120th calendar day if the SEC notifies the Company that it will “review” the Registration Statement) following the Closing and (ii) the 10th Business Day after the date the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the SEC that the Registration Statement will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review (such earlier date, the “Effectiveness Date”); provided, however, that the Company’s obligations to include the Shares in the Registration Statement are contingent upon Subscriber furnishing in writing to the Company such information regarding Subscriber, the securities of the Company held by Subscriber and the intended method of disposition of the Shares as shall be reasonably requested by the Company to effect the registration of the Shares, and Subscriber shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Company may reasonably request that are customary of a selling stockholder in similar situations, including providing that the Company shall be entitled, in accordance with Section 4.3, to postpone and suspend the effectiveness or use of the Registration Statement. For purposes of clarification, any failure by the Company to file the Registration Statement by the Filing Date or to effect such Registration Statement by the Effectiveness Date shall not otherwise relieve the Company of its obligations to file or effect the Registration Statement as set forth above in this Section 4.

 

4.2 In the case of the registration effected by the Company pursuant to this Subscription Agreement, the Company shall, upon reasonable request, inform Subscriber as to the status of such registration. At its expense the Company shall:

 

4.2.1 except for such times as the Company is permitted hereunder to suspend the use of the prospectus forming part of a Registration Statement, use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such registration, and any qualification, exemption or compliance under state securities laws which the Company determines to obtain, continuously effective with respect to Subscriber, and to keep the applicable Registration Statement or any subsequent shelf registration statement free of any material misstatements or omissions, until the earlier of the following: (i) Subscriber ceases to hold any Shares, (ii) the date all Shares held by Subscriber may be sold without restriction under Rule 144, including without limitation, any volume and manner of sale restrictions which may be applicable to affiliates under Rule 144 and without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144(c)(1) (or Rule 144(i)(2), if applicable), and (iii) two (2) years from the Effectiveness Date of the Registration Statement;

 

4.2.2 advise Subscriber within five (5) Business Days:

 

(a) when a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto has become effective;

 

(b) of the issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for such purpose;

 

(c) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Shares included therein for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; and

 

(d) subject to the provisions in this Subscription Agreement, of the occurrence of any event that requires the making of any changes in any Registration Statement or prospectus so that, as of such date, the statements therein are not misleading and do not omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading; provided, however, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, the Company shall not, when so advising Subscriber of such events, provide Subscriber with any material, nonpublic information regarding the Company other than to the extent that providing notice to Subscriber of the occurrence of the events listed in (a) through (d) constitutes material, nonpublic information regarding the Company;

 

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4.2.3 use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement as soon as reasonably practicable;

 

4.2.4 upon the occurrence of any event contemplated in Section 4.2.2(d), except for such times as the Company is permitted hereunder to suspend, and has suspended, the use of a prospectus forming part of a Registration Statement, use its commercially reasonable efforts to as soon as reasonably practicable prepare a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement or a supplement to the related prospectus, or file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered to purchasers of the Shares included therein, such prospectus will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and

 

4.2.5 use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause all Shares to be listed on each securities exchange or market, if any, on which the Company’s Class A common stock is then listed.

 

4.3 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Subscription Agreement, the Company shall be entitled to delay or postpone the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, and from time to time to require Subscriber not to sell under the Registration Statement or to suspend the effectiveness thereof, if the negotiation or consummation of a transaction by the Company or its subsidiaries is pending or an event has occurred, which negotiation, consummation or event the Company’s board of directors reasonably believes, upon the advice of legal counsel, would require additional disclosure by the Company in the Registration Statement of material information that the Company has a bona fide business purpose for keeping confidential and the non-disclosure of which in the Registration Statement would be expected, in the reasonable determination of the Company’s board of directors, upon the advice of legal counsel, to cause the Registration Statement to fail to comply with applicable disclosure requirements (each such circumstance, a “Suspension Event”); provided, however, that the Company may not delay or suspend the Registration Statement on more than three occasions or for more than sixty (60) consecutive calendar days, or more than one hundred and twenty (120) total calendar days, in each case during any twelve (12)-month period. Upon receipt of any written notice from the Company of the happening of any Suspension Event during the period that the Registration Statement is effective or if as a result of a Suspension Event the Registration Statement or related prospectus contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made (in the case of the prospectus) not misleading, Subscriber agrees that (i) it will immediately discontinue offers and sales of the Shares under the Registration Statement (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, sales conducted pursuant to Rule 144) until Subscriber receives copies of a supplemental or amended prospectus (which the Company agrees to promptly prepare) that corrects the misstatement(s) or omission(s) referred to above and receives notice that any post-effective amendment has become effective or unless otherwise notified by the Company that it may resume such offers and sales, and (ii) it will maintain the confidentiality of any information included in such written notice delivered by the Company unless otherwise required by law or subpoena. If so directed by the Company, Subscriber will deliver to the Company or, in Subscriber’s sole discretion destroy, all copies of the prospectus covering the Shares in Subscriber’s possession; provided, however, that this obligation to deliver or destroy all copies of the prospectus covering the Shares shall not apply (i) to the extent Subscriber is required to retain a copy of such prospectus (a) in order to comply with applicable legal, regulatory, self-regulatory or professional requirements or (b) in accordance with a bona fide pre-existing document retention policy or (ii) to copies stored electronically on archival servers as a result of automatic data back-up.

 

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5. Termination. This Subscription Agreement shall terminate and be void and of no further force and effect, and all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall terminate without any further liability on the part of any party in respect thereof, upon the earlier to occur of (i) such date and time as the Business Combination Agreement is validly terminated in accordance with its terms, (ii) upon the mutual written agreement of each of the parties hereto to terminate this Subscription Agreement or (iii) February 5, 2021; provided, that nothing herein will relieve any party from liability for any willful breach hereof prior to the time of termination, and each party will be entitled to any remedies at law or in equity to recover losses, liabilities or damages arising from such breach. The Company shall notify Subscriber of the termination of the Business Combination Agreement promptly after the termination of such agreement.

 

6. Miscellaneous.

 

6.1 Further Assurances; Reliance; Additional Information.

 

6.1.1 Each of Subscriber and the Company shall take, or cause to be taken, all actions and do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement on the terms and conditions described herein.

 

6.1.2 Subscriber acknowledges that the Company, Sabre and others (including the Placement Agent) will rely on the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties made by Subscriber contained in this Subscription Agreement. Prior to the Closing, Subscriber agrees to promptly notify the Company and Sabre if any of the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties set forth herein are no longer accurate in all material respects. Each of Subscriber, the Company, Sabre and the Placement Agent is entitled to rely upon this Subscription Agreement and is irrevocably authorized to produce this Subscription Agreement or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceeding or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby.

 

6.1.3 The Company may request from Subscriber such additional information as the Company may deem necessary to evaluate the eligibility of Subscriber to acquire the Shares, and Subscriber shall provide such information as may be reasonably requested, in each case to the extent within Subscriber’s possession and control or otherwise readily available to Subscriber.

 

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6.2 Expenses. Each of the parties hereto shall pay all of its own expenses in connection with this Subscription Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein.

 

6.3 Notices. Any notice or communication required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and either delivered personally, emailed or sent by overnight mail via a reputable overnight carrier, or sent by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, and shall be deemed to be given and received (i) when so delivered personally, (ii) when sent, with no mail undeliverable or other rejection notice, if sent by email, or (iii) three (3) Business Days after the date of mailing to the address below or to such other address or addresses as such person may hereafter designate by notice given hereunder:

 

(i) if to Subscriber, to such address or addresses set forth on the signature page hereto;

 

(ii) if to the Company, to:

 

Healthcare Merger Corp.

623 Fifth Avenue, 14th Floor

New York, NY 10022

Attention: Dennis Conroy

Telephone: (646) 975-6581

Email: conroy@mtspartners.com

 

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

 

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

767 Fifth Avenue

New York, NY 10153

Attention: Michael J. Aiello

Email: michael.aiello@weil.com

 

and

 

Specialists on Call, Inc.

1768 Business Center Dr. Ste 100

Reston, VA 20190

Attention: Paul Ricci, Chief Executive Officer

Email: pricci@soctelemed.com

 

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

 

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

1000 Marsh Road

Menlo Park, CA 94025

Attention: Peter Lamb; Hari Raman

Email: plamb@orrick.com; hraman@orrick.com

 

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6.4 Entire Agreement. This Subscription Agreement constitutes the entire agreement, and supersedes all other prior agreements, understandings, representations and warranties, both written and oral, among the parties, with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Subscription Agreement shall not confer rights or remedies upon any person other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

6.5 Modifications and Amendments. This Subscription Agreement may not be amended, modified, supplemented or waived except by an instrument in writing, signed by the party against whom enforcement of such amendment, modification, supplement or waiver is sought.

 

6.6 Assignment. Neither this Subscription Agreement nor any rights, interests or obligations that may accrue to Subscriber hereunder (other than the Shares, if any, acquired hereunder) may be transferred or assigned without the written consent of the Company, and then only in accordance with this Subscription Agreement.

 

6.7 Benefit. This Subscription Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives, and permitted assigns, and the agreements, representations, warranties, covenants and acknowledgments contained herein shall be deemed to be made by, and be binding upon, such heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns. Except as otherwise provided herein, this Subscription Agreement shall not confer rights or remedies upon any person other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

6.8 Governing Law. This Subscription Agreement, and any claim or cause of action hereunder based upon, arising out of or related to this Subscription Agreement (whether based on law, in equity, in contract, in tort or any other theory) or the negotiation, execution, performance or enforcement of this Subscription Agreement, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of law thereof.

 

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6.9 Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial. Each of the parties irrevocably consents to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware; provided, that if the Court of Chancery of Delaware declines jurisdiction or if subject matter jurisdiction over the matter that is the subject of the legal proceeding is vested exclusively in the U.S. federal courts, such legal proceeding shall be heard in, and each of the parties irrevocably consents to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of, the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware; provided, further, that if the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware declines jurisdiction or if subject matter jurisdiction over the matter that is the subject of the legal proceeding is vested exclusively in the Delaware state courts, such legal proceeding shall be heard in, and each of the parties irrevocably consents to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of, the Delaware state courts located in Wilmington, Delaware (together with the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware and the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, the “Chosen Courts”), in connection with any matter based upon or arising out of this Subscription Agreement. Each party hereto hereby waives, and shall not assert as a defense in any legal dispute, that (i) such person is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the Chosen Courts for any reason, (ii) such legal proceeding may not be brought or is not maintainable in the Chosen Courts, (iii) such person’s property is exempt or immune from execution, (iv) such legal proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum, or (v) the venue of such legal proceeding is improper. Each party hereto hereby agrees not to commence or prosecute any such action, claim, cause of action or suit other than before the Chosen Courts, nor to make any motion or take any other action seeking or intending to cause the transfer or removal of any such action, claim, cause of action or suit to any court other than the Chosen Courts, whether on the grounds of inconvenient forum or otherwise. Each party hereto hereby consents to service of process in any such proceeding in any manner permitted by the laws of the State of Delaware, further consents to service of process by nationally recognized overnight courier service guaranteeing overnight delivery, or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, at its address specified pursuant to Section 6.3, and waives and covenants not to assert or plead any objection which they might otherwise have to such manner of service of process. Notwithstanding the foregoing in this Section 6.9, a party hereto may commence any action, claim, cause of action or suit in a court other than the Chosen Courts solely for the purpose of enforcing an order or judgment issued by the Chosen Courts. TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW WHICH CANNOT BE WAIVED, EACH OF THE PARTIES WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY ON ANY CLAIMS OR COUNTERCLAIMS ASSERTED IN ANY LEGAL DISPUTE RELATING TO THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT, WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING. IF THE SUBJECT MATTER OF ANY SUCH LEGAL DISPUTE IS ONE IN WHICH THE WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL IS PROHIBITED, NO PARTY SHALL ASSERT IN SUCH LEGAL DISPUTE A NONCOMPULSORY COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT AND EACH OTHER DOCUMENT EXECUTED IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRANSACTION, AND THE CONSUMMATION THEREOF. FURTHERMORE, NO PARTY SHALL SEEK TO CONSOLIDATE ANY SUCH LEGAL DISPUTE WITH A SEPARATE ACTION OR OTHER LEGAL PROCEEDING IN WHICH A JURY TRIAL CANNOT BE WAIVED.

 

6.10 Severability. If any provision of this Subscription Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Subscription Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall continue in full force and effect.

 

6.11 No Waiver of Rights, Powers and Remedies. No failure or delay by a party hereto in exercising any right, power or remedy under this Subscription Agreement, and no course of dealing between the parties hereto, shall operate as a waiver of any such right, power or remedy of such party. No single or partial exercise of any right, power or remedy under this Subscription Agreement by a party hereto, nor any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce any such right, power or remedy, shall preclude such party from any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy hereunder. The election of any remedy by a party hereto shall not constitute a waiver of the right of such party to pursue other available remedies. No notice to or demand on a party not expressly required under this Subscription Agreement shall entitle the party receiving such notice or demand to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances or constitute a waiver of the rights of the party giving such notice or demand to any other or further action in any circumstances without such notice or demand.

 

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6.12 Specific Performance. The parties hereto agree that each of the parties would suffer irreparable damage if this Subscription Agreement was not performed or the Closing is not consummated in accordance with its specific terms, or this Subscription Agreement was otherwise breached, and that money damages or other legal remedies would not be an adequate remedy for any such damage. It is accordingly agreed that each of the parties hereto shall be entitled to equitable relief, including in the form of an injunction or injunctions, to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of this Subscription Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Subscription Agreement in an appropriate court of competent jurisdiction as set forth in Section 6.9, this being in addition to any other remedy to which any party hereto is entitled at law, in equity, in contract, in tort or otherwise, including money damages. The right to specific enforcement shall include the right of the Company to cause Subscriber to cause the transactions contemplated hereby to be consummated on the terms and subject to the conditions and limitations set forth in this Subscription Agreement. The parties hereto further agree (i) to waive any requirement for the security or posting of any bond in connection with any such equitable remedy, (ii) not to assert that a remedy of specific enforcement pursuant to this Section 6.12 is unenforceable, invalid, contrary to applicable law or inequitable for any reason, and (iii) to waive any defenses in any action for specific performance, including the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate. The parties acknowledge and agree that this Section 6.12 is an integral part of the transactions contemplated hereby and without that right, the parties hereto would not have entered into this Subscription Agreement.

 

6.13 Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties made by the parties hereto in this Subscription Agreement shall survive the Closing. For the avoidance of doubt, if for any reason the Closing does not occur prior to the consummation of the Transaction, all representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of the parties hereto as set forth herein shall survive the consummation of the Transaction and remain in full force and effect.

 

6.14 No Broker or Finder. Except with respect to the Placement Agent (which has been engaged by the Company in connection with this Subscription), each of the parties hereto represents and warrants to the other that no broker, finder or other financial consultant has acted on its behalf in connection with this Subscription Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in such a way as to create any liability on the other party hereto. Each of the parties hereto agrees to indemnify and save the other party hereto harmless from any claim or demand for commission or other compensation by any broker, finder, financial consultant or similar agent claiming to have been employed by or on behalf of such party and to bear the cost of legal expenses incurred in defending against any such claim.

 

6.15 Headings and Captions. The headings and captions of the various subdivisions of this Subscription Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall in no way modify or affect the meaning or construction of any of the terms or provisions hereof.

 

6.16 Counterparts. This Subscription Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party, it being understood that both parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or any other form of electronic delivery, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such signature page were an original thereof.

 

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6.17 Construction. The words “include,” “includes,” and “including” will be deemed to be followed by “without limitation.” Pronouns in masculine, feminine, and neuter genders will be construed to include any other gender, and words in the singular form will be construed to include the plural and vice versa, unless the context otherwise requires. The words “this Subscription Agreement,” “herein,” “hereof,” “hereby,” “hereunder,” and words of similar import refer to this Subscription Agreement as a whole and not to any particular subdivision unless expressly so limited. The parties hereto intend that each representation, warranty, and covenant contained herein will have independent significance. If any party hereto has breached any representation, warranty, or covenant contained herein in any respect, the fact that there exists another representation, warranty or covenant relating to the same subject matter (regardless of the relative levels of specificity) which such party hereto has not breached will not detract from or mitigate the fact that such party hereto is in breach of the first representation, warranty, or covenant.

 

6.18 Mutual Drafting. This Subscription Agreement is the joint product of Subscriber and the Company and each provision hereof has been subject to the mutual consultation, negotiation and agreement of such parties and shall not be construed for or against any party hereto.

 

7. Consent to Disclosure. The Company shall not publicly disclose the name of Subscriber or any affiliate or investment adviser of Subscriber, or include the name of Subscriber or any affiliate or investment adviser of Subscriber in any press release or in any filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any regulatory agency or trading market, without the prior written consent (including by e-mail) of Subscriber, except as required by the federal securities laws, rules or regulations and to the extent such disclosure is required by other laws, rules or regulations, at the request of the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission or regulatory agency or under regulations of the Nasdaq Stock Markets, in which case the Company shall provide Subscriber with prior written notice (including by e-mail) of such permitted disclosure, and shall reasonably consult with Subscriber regarding such disclosure.

 

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8. Trust Account Waiver. Reference is made to the final prospectus of the Company, dated as of December 12, 2019 and filed with the SEC (File Nos. 333-235253 and 333-235484) on December 16, 2019 (the “Prospectus”). Subscriber represents and warrants 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 the overallotment shares acquired by its underwriters and from certain private placements occurring simultaneously with the IPO (including interest accrued from time to time thereon) for the benefit of the Company’s public stockholders (including overallotment shares acquired by the Company’s underwriters, the “Public Stockholders”), and that, except as otherwise described in the Prospectus, the Company may disburse monies from the Trust Account only: (a) to the Public Stockholders in the event they elect to redeem their Company shares 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 its deadline to consummate a Business Combination, (b) to the Public Stockholders if the Company fails to consummate a Business Combination within twenty-four (24) months after the closing of the IPO, subject to extension by amendment to the Company’s organizational documents, (c) with respect to any interest earned on the amounts held in the Trust Account, as necessary to pay any taxes, or (d) to the Company after or concurrently with the consummation of a Business Combination. For and in consideration of the Company entering into this Subscription Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, Subscriber hereby agrees on behalf of itself and its affiliates that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Subscription Agreement, neither Subscriber nor any of its affiliates do 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 (including any distributions therefrom), regardless of whether such claim arises as a result of, in connection with or relating in any way to, this Subscription Agreement or any proposed or actual business relationship between the Company or its representatives, on the one hand, and Subscriber or its representatives, on the other hand, or any other matter, and regardless of whether such claim arises based on contract, tort, equity or any other theory of legal liability (collectively, the “Released Claims”); provided, that the Released Claims shall not include claims made solely in Subscriber’s (or one of its affiliate’s) capacity as a Public Stockholder prior to the Closing. Subscriber on behalf of itself and its affiliates hereby irrevocably waives any Released Claims that Subscriber or any of 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, contracts or agreements with the Company or its representatives and will not seek recourse against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom) for any reason whatsoever (including for an alleged breach of any agreement with the Company or its affiliates). Subscriber agrees and acknowledges that such irrevocable waiver is material to this Subscription Agreement and specifically relied upon by the Company and its affiliates to induce the Company to enter into this Subscription Agreement, and Subscriber further intends and understands such waiver to be valid, binding and enforceable against Subscriber and each of its affiliates under applicable law. To the extent Subscriber or any of its affiliates commences any action or proceeding based upon, in connection with, relating to or arising out of any matter relating to the Company or its representatives, which proceeding seeks, in whole or in part, monetary relief against the Company or its representatives, Subscriber hereby acknowledges and agrees that Subscriber’s and its affiliates’ sole remedy shall be against funds held outside of the Trust Account and that such claim shall not permit Subscriber or its affiliates (or any person claiming on any of their behalves or in lieu of any of them) to have any claim against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom) or any amounts contained therein.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Company and Subscriber has executed or caused this Subscription Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized representative as of the date set forth below.

 

  Healthcare MERGER CORP.
     
  By: /s/Dennis Conroy
  Name:  Dennis Conroy
  Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

Accepted and agreed this 23rd day of October, 2020.

 

[Signature Page to Subscription Agreement]

 

 

 

 

SUBSCRIBER:    
     
Signature of Subscriber:   Signature of Joint Subscriber, if applicable:
     
By: /s/ G. Robert Vaughan   By:        
Name: G. Robert Vaughan   Name:
Title: Treasurer   Title:

 

Date: October 23, 2020    
     
Name of Subscriber:   Name of Joint Subscriber, if applicable:
     
Carilion Clinic    
(Please print. Please indicate name and   (Please Print. Please indicate name and
capacity of person signing above)   capacity of person signing above)
     
     
Name in which securities are to be registered (if different from the name of Subscriber listed directly above):    
     
Email Address: grvaughan1@carilionclinic.org    
     
If there are joint investors, please check one:    
     
Joint Tenants with Rights of Survivorship    
Tenants-in-Common    
Community Property    
     
Subscriber’s EIN: 54-1190771   Joint Subscriber’s EIN: ________________
     
Business Address-Street:   Mailing Address-Street (if different):
     
213 S. Jefferson St. Suite 807    
     
Roanoke, VA 24011    
     
City, State, Zip:   City, State, Zip:
     
Attn:   Attn:
Telephone No.: (540) 224-5137   Telephone No.: _____________________
Facsimile No.: __________________________   Facsimile No.: ______________________
     
Shares issued in the Subscription:    
200,000    

 

Applicable Purchase Price: $   2,000,000  .

 

You must pay the Applicable Purchase Price by wire transfer of U.S. dollars in immediately available funds, to be held in escrow until the Closing, to the account specified by the Company in the Funding Notice.

 

[Signature Page to Subscription Agreement]

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE A
ELIGIBILITY REPRESENTATIONS OF SUBSCRIBER

 

A. QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER STATUS
(Please check the applicable subparagraphs):

 

1. ☒ We are a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) (a “QIB”)).

 

2. ☐ We are subscribing for the Shares as a fiduciary or agent for one or more investor accounts, and each owner of such account is a QIB.

 

*** OR ***

 

B. ACCREDITED INVESTOR STATUS (Please check all applicable subparagraphs):

 

1. ☒ We are an “accredited investor” (within the meaning of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act) or an entity in which all of the equity holders are accredited investors within the meaning of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act, and have marked and initialed the appropriate box on the following page indicating the provision under which we qualify as an “accredited investor.”

 

2. ☒ We are not a natural person.

 

*** AND ***

 

C. AFFILIATE STATUS
(Please check the applicable box) SUBSCRIBER:

 

is:

 

is not:

 

an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act) of the Company or acting on behalf of an affiliate of the Company.

 

This page should be completed by Subscriber
and constitutes a part of the Subscription Agreement.

 

 

 

 

Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act, in relevant part, states that an “accredited investor” shall mean any person who comes within any of the below listed categories, or who the Company reasonably believes comes within any of the below listed categories, at the time of the sale of the securities to that person. Subscriber has indicated, by marking and initialing the appropriate box below, the provision(s) below which apply to Subscriber and under which Subscriber accordingly qualifies as an “accredited investor.”

 

Initials

 

_____ ☐ Any bank as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act, or any savings and loan association or other institution as defined in Section 3(a)(5)(A) of the Securities Act whether acting in its individual or fiduciary capacity;

 

_____ ☐ Any broker or dealer registered pursuant to Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended;

 

_____ ☐ Any insurance company as defined in Section 2(a)(13) of the Securities Act;

 

_____ ☐ Any investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”) or a business development company as defined in Section 2(a)(48) of the Investment Company Act;

 

_____ ☐ Any Small Business Investment Company licensed by the U.S. Small Business Administration under Section 301(c) or (d) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, as amended;

 

_____ ☐ Any plan established and maintained by a state, its political subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality of a state or its political subdivisions, for the benefit of its employees, if such plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000;

 

_____ ☐ Any employee benefit plan within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), if (i) the investment decision is made by a plan fiduciary, as defined in Section 3(21) of ERISA, which is either a bank, a savings and loan association, an insurance company, or a registered investment adviser, (ii) the employee benefit plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000 or, (iii) such plan is a self-directed plan, with investment decisions made solely by persons that are “accredited investors”;

 

_____ ☐ Any private business development company as defined in Section 202(a)(22) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended;

 

_____ ☒ Any (i) corporation, limited liability company or partnership, (ii) Massachusetts or similar business trust, or (iii) organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, and with total assets in excess of $5,000,000;

 

 

 

 

Initials

 

_____ ☐ Any director, executive officer, or general partner of the issuer of the securities being offered or sold, or any director, executive officer, or general partner of a general partner of that issuer;

 

_____ ☐ Any natural person whose individual net worth, or joint net worth with that person’s spouse, exceeds $1,000,000. For purposes of calculating a natural person’s net worth: (a) the person’s primary residence shall not be included as an asset; (b) indebtedness that is secured by the person’s primary residence, up to the estimated fair market value of the primary residence at the time of the sale of securities, shall not be included as a liability (except that if the amount of such indebtedness outstanding at the time of sale of securities exceeds the amount outstanding 60 days before such time, other than as a result of the acquisition of the primary residence, the amount of such excess shall be included as a liability); and (c) indebtedness that is secured by the person’s primary residence in excess of the estimated fair market value of the primary residence at the time of the sale of securities shall be included as a liability;

 

_____ ☐ Any natural person who had an individual income in excess of $200,000 in each of the two most recent years or joint income with that person’s spouse in excess of $300,000 in each of those years and has a reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level in the current year;

 

_____ ☐ Any trust, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, whose purchase is directed by a sophisticated person as described in Section 230.506(b)(2)(ii) of Regulation D under the Securities Act; or

 

_____ ☐ Any entity in which all of the equity owners are “accredited investors.”

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.2

 

SOC TELEMED

 

1768 Business Center Drive, Suite 100, Reston, Virginia 20190

 

October 23, 2020

 

Hai Tran

 

  Re: LETTER AGREEMENT

 

Dear Hai:

 

This Letter Agreement (the “Agreement”) between you (referred to hereinafter as the “Executive”) and Specialists On Call, Inc., a Delaware corporation d/b/a SOC Telemed (the “Company”), sets forth updated terms with respect to that certain Stock Option Grant Notice between you and the Company dated June 7, 2018, with respect to 977,565 option shares, and that certain Stock Option Grant Notice between you and the Company dated June 7, 2018, with respect to 418,956 option shares (collectively, the “Options,” and such grant notices and accompanying option agreements, the “Option Agreements”), each granted under the Company’s 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to their respective Option Agreements, each Option “will vest, if ever, only and fully upon a Change in Control and only if the Optionholder remains in Continuous Service with the Company through the date of such Change of Control.”

 

NOW, THEREFORE, regardless of whether the transactions contemplated by that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Healthcare Merger Corp., Sabre Merger Sub I, Inc., Sabre Merger Sub II, LLC, and the Company, dated as of July 29, 2020 (collectively, the “Transaction”), will constitute a Change in Control (as defined in the Option Agreements) for purposes of the Options, in consideration of the promises and mutual covenants contained herein, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties agree as follows:

 

AGREEMENT

 

1. Amendment. The section of each Option entitled “Vesting Schedule” is hereby amended by replacing it in its entirety with the following new section entitled “Vesting Schedule”:

 

“The Option will vest in full on November 15, 2021, subject to Optionholder’s Continuous Service on such vesting date; provided, that if Optionholder’s services are terminated by the Company without Cause prior thereto and Optionholder executes and does not revoke a general waiver and release of claims in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Company within sixty (60) days after such termination, then vesting shall accelerate in full with respect to the Option.”

 

 

 

 

2. Supplemental Award. In the event the Transaction constitutes a Change in Control (as defined in the Plan) with respect to the Company, then on November 15, 2021, Executive shall be issued (x) a cash award equal to Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000); (y) subject to the approval of the Board of Directors (or appropriate committee thereof) (the “Board”) of the publicly-held corporation surviving the Transaction (“Parent”), an equity award with respect to Class A common stock of Parent with a value equal to Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000); or (z) any combination of the foregoing (collectively, the “Supplemental Award”), subject to Executive’s continuous service on such date; provided, that if Executive’s services are terminated without Cause prior thereto and Executive executes and does not revoke a general waiver and release of claims in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Company within sixty (60) days after such termination, then on November 15, 2021, Executive will be deemed to be in continuous service notwithstanding such termination. In the event the Transaction does not constitute a Change in Control (as defined in the Plan) with respect to the Company, as reasonably determined by the Board in good faith, this Section 2 will be null and void ab initio and of no further force or effect.

 

3. “Cause” Defined.

 

(a) For purpose of the Options, “Cause” shall mean subclauses (i) through (iv) of clause (b) below.

 

(b) For purposes of the Supplemental Award, “Cause” shall mean Executive’s (i) willful failure to reasonably and substantially perform Executive’s duties (other than as a result of physical or mental illness or injury); (ii) willful misconduct, intentional misrepresentation or gross negligence which causes injury (or, in the case of willful misconduct, significant injury) to Parent or any of its affiliates (whether financially, reputationally or otherwise); (iii) commission of an act of fraud, embezzlement, misappropriation or a breach by Executive of Executive’s fiduciary duty or duty of loyalty to Parent or its affiliates; (iv) indictment, receipt of a charge or conviction for (or plea of guilty or nolo contendere with respect to) any felony or any crime involving dishonesty or moral turpitude; (v) unlawful use (including being under the influence) or possession of illegal drugs on Parent’s premises; (vi) breach by Executive of the material terms of any agreement with Parent or any affiliate or any material Company policies (including without limitation any improper disclosure of confidential data and breach of any policy related to sexual harassment, assault or fraternization); or (vii) failure of cooperate with a bona fide internal investigation or an investigation by regulatory or law enforcement authorities, after being instructed by Parent to cooperate, or the willful destruction or failure to preserve documents or other materials known to be relevant to such investigation or the inducement of others to fail to cooperate or to produce documents or other materials in connection with such investigation.

 

(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of both the Options and the Supplemental Award (as applicable), the Company may not terminate Executive’s employment for Cause under subclauses (i), (ii) or (vi) of clause (b) unless (i) the Company or the Board has provided notice to Executive setting forth in reasonable detail the specific conduct purporting to constitute Cause within ninety (90) days of the date the Company or the Board first becomes aware of its existence, (ii) Executive has failed to cure such conduct (if capable of cure) within seven (7) days following the date of receipt of such notice, and (iii) the Board or the Company has terminated Executive’s employment within thirty (30) days following such failure to cure.

 

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4. Change in Control. In the event of a Change in Control (as defined in the 2020 Equity Incentive Plan of Parent, as in effect from time to time) with respect to Parent following the Transaction but prior to November 15, 2021 (a “Subsequent Change in Control”), the Options and, if the Transaction constituted a Change in Control (as defined in the Plan) with respect to the Company, the Supplemental Payment, shall become vested in full, subject to Executive continuing to provide services to the Company and its affiliates as of such Subsequent Change in Control.

 

5. Not an Employment Contract. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to constitute a contract for employment between Executive and the Company or any of its affiliates.

 

6. Section 409A. The payments provided pursuant to this Agreement are intended to be exempt from or comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code,” and such section, “Section 409A”) so that no payments provided hereunder will be subject to the additional tax imposed under Section 409A, and any ambiguities or ambiguous terms herein will be interpreted to be exempt or so comply. The Company and Executive agree to work together in good faith to consider amendments to this Agreement and to take such reasonable actions that are necessary, appropriate or desirable to avoid imposition of any additional tax or income recognition prior to actual payment to Executive under Section 409A. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, to the extent necessary to prevent the imposition of taxes or penalties under Section 409A, in the event that the Supplemental Award could be paid in either of two calendar years as a result of the timing of the release referenced above, the Supplemental Award will be paid in the second such calendar year.

 

7. Golden Parachute.

 

(a) Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, if any payment or benefit Executive would receive from the Company or otherwise (“Payment”) would (i) constitute a “parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code; and (ii) but for this sentence, be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (the “Excise Tax”), then such Payment shall be equal to the Reduced Amount. The “Reduced Amount shall be either (x) the largest portion of the Payment that would result in no portion of the Payment being subject to the Excise Tax; or (y) the largest portion, up to and including the total, of the Payment, whichever amount, after taking into account all applicable federal, state and local employment taxes, income taxes, and the Excise Tax (all computed at the highest applicable marginal rate), results in Executive’s receipt, on an after-tax basis, of the greater amount of the Payment. Any reduction made pursuant to this Section 6(a) shall be made in accordance with the following order of priority: (i) stock options whose exercise price exceeds the fair market value of the optioned stock (“Underwater Options”) (ii) Full Credit Payments (as defined below) that are payable in cash, (iii) non-cash Full Credit Payments that are taxable, (iv) non-cash Full Credit Payments that are not taxable, (v) Partial Credit Payments (as defined below) and (vi) non-cash employee welfare benefits. In each case, reductions shall be made in reverse chronological order such that the payment or benefit owed on the latest date following the occurrence of the event triggering the excise tax will be the first payment or benefit to be reduced (with reductions made pro-rata in the event payments or benefits are owed at the same time). “Full Credit Payment” means a payment, distribution or benefit, whether paid or payable or distributed or distributable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise, that if reduced in value by one dollar reduces the amount of the parachute payment (as defined in Section 280G of the Code) by one dollar, determined as if such payment, distribution or benefit had been paid or distributed on the date of the event triggering the excise tax. “Partial Credit Payment” means any payment, distribution or benefit that is not a Full Credit Payment.

 

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(b) A nationally recognized certified public accounting firm selected by the Company (the “Accounting Firm”) shall perform the foregoing calculations related to the Excise Tax. If a reduction is required pursuant to Section 6(a), the Accounting Firm shall administer the ordering of the reduction as set forth in Section 6(a). The Company shall bear all expenses with respect to the determinations by such accounting firm required to be made hereunder.

 

(c) The Accounting Firm engaged to make the determinations hereunder shall provide its calculations, together with detailed supporting documentation, to Executive and the Company within fifteen (15) calendar days after the date on which Executive’s right to a Payment is triggered. Any good faith determinations of the Accounting Firm made hereunder shall be final, binding, and conclusive upon Executive and the Company.

 

(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6(a), if any Payment that would be otherwise reduced pursuant to Section 6(a) would not be so reduced if the stockholder approval requirements of Section 280G(b)(5) of the Code are capable of being satisfied, the Company will use its reasonable best efforts to cause such payments to be timely submitted for such approval in accordance with such requirements.

 

8. Miscellaneous Provisions.

 

(a) Arbitration. Any arbitration provisions set forth in any employment agreement in effect from time to time between Executive and the Company or its affiliates shall apply to this Agreement mutatis mutandis as if set forth fully herein.

 

(b) Withholding Taxes. All payments made under this Agreement shall be subject to reduction to reflect taxes or other deductions required to be withheld by law.

 

(c) Choice of Law and Severability. This Agreement shall be interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, without giving effect to provisions governing the choice of law. If any provision of this Agreement becomes or is deemed invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any applicable jurisdiction by reason of the scope, extent or duration of its coverage, then such provision shall be deemed amended to the minimum extent necessary to conform to applicable law so as to be valid and enforceable or, if such provision cannot be so amended without materially altering the intention of the parties, then such provision shall be stricken and the remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect. If any provision of this Agreement is rendered illegal by any present or future statute, law, ordinance or regulation (collectively, the “Law”) then that provision shall be curtailed or limited only to the minimum extent necessary to bring the provision into compliance with the Law. All the other terms and provisions of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect without impairment or limitation.

 

(d) No Assignment. This Agreement and all of Executive’s rights and obligations hereunder are personal to Executive and may not be transferred or assigned by Executive at any time. The Company may assign its rights under this Agreement to any entity that assumes the Company’s obligations hereunder in connection with any sale or transfer to such entity of all or a substantial portion of the Company’s assets.

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date set forth below.

 

  Specialists on Call, Inc.
   
  By: /s/ Paul Ricci
    Paul Ricci
    Interim Chief Executive Officer
     
  HAI TRAN
   
  /s/ Hai Tran
   
  Dated:  October 23, 2020

 

[Signature Page to Hai Tran Letter Agreement]