UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 24, 2020
INSU ACQUISITION CORP. II
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-39484 | 84-4916134 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number) |
2929 Arch Street, Suite 1703 Philadelphia, PA |
19104 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (215) 701-9555
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation to the registrant under any of the following provisions:
☒ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
☐ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class |
Trading Symbol(s) |
Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share | INAQ | Nasdaq Capital Market | ||
Warrants, each to purchase one share of Class A Common Stock | INAQW | Nasdaq Capital Market | ||
Units, each consisting of one share of Class A Common Stock and one- third of one Warrant | INAQU | Nasdaq Capital Market |
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.
On November 24, 2020, INSU Acquisition Corp. II, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization (the “Merger Agreement”) by and among the Company, INSU II Merger Sub Corp., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), and MetroMile, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Metromile”), pursuant to which, among other things, Merger Sub will merge with and into Metromile (the “Merger” and together with the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, the “Transactions”), with Metromile surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.
The Merger Agreement
Transactions
As a result of the Transactions, Metromile and its various operating subsidiaries will become subsidiaries of the Company, with the former stockholders of Metromile becoming stockholders of the Company.
Consideration
The aggregate consideration to be paid in the Transactions will consist of (i) based on Metromile’s current capitalization, assuming no redemptions by the Company’s public stockholders, an estimated $30 million in cash and 84.2 million shares of the Company’s Class A common stock and (ii) an additional 10 million shares of the Company’s Class A common stock (the “Additional Shares”), in the event that the closing share price of the Company’s Class A common stock exceeds $15.00 per share for 20 out of any 30 consecutive trading days during the first two years following the closing of the Transactions. The number of shares of the equity consideration will be based on a $10.00 per share value for the Company’s Class A common stock. The cash consideration will be funded from the cash held in the Company’s trust account (after permitted redemptions by the Company’s public stockholders) and the proceeds of the PIPE Investment (as defined and described below).
Redemption Offer
Pursuant to the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation and in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, the Company will be providing its public stockholders with the opportunity to redeem, upon the closing of the Transactions, their shares of the Company’s Class A common stock for cash equal to their pro rata share of the aggregate amount on deposit as of two (2) business days prior to the consummation of the Transactions in the Company’s trust account (which holds the proceeds of the Company’s initial public offering (the “IPO”), less taxes payable (the “Redemption Offer”).
Representations, Warranties and Covenants
Each of the Company, Merger Sub and Metromile have made representations, warranties and covenants in the Merger Agreement that are customary for transactions of this nature. The representations and warranties of the Company, Merger Sub and Metromile will not survive the closing of the Transactions.
Conditions to Consummation of the Transactions
Consummation of the Transactions is subject to customary conditions of the respective parties, including, among others, that (i) the Transactions be approved by the Company’s stockholders and the Metromile stockholders (the “Metromile Stockholder Vote”); (ii) there has been no material adverse effect (as defined in the Merger Agreement) with respect to Metromile or the Company since the date of the Merger Agreement; (iii) the registration statement on Form S-4 of the Company containing the proxy statement/prospectus for the Company’s special meeting of stockholders in lieu of its first annual meeting will have become effective; (iv) the Company will have at least $5,000,001 of net tangible assets immediately following the closing of the Transactions (after giving effect to the redemption of public shares by the Company’s public stockholders); (v) the filings of the Company and Metromile pursuant to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, shall have been made and the applicable waiting period and any extension thereof will have expired or been terminated; (vi) the parties will have received certain consents and authorizations to the Merger; and (vii) the Company will have at least $199 million in cash as of the closing, after giving effect to the PIPE Investment (as defined below), the redemption of the Company’s Class A common stock by the Company’s public stockholders, the payment of the transaction expenses of the parties, the payment of deferred underwriting fees and the repayment of certain Metromile indebtedness.
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Termination
The Merger Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the consummation of the Transactions (whether before or after the required Company stockholder vote has been obtained) by mutual written consent of the Company and Metromile and in certain other limited circumstances, including if the Transactions have not been consummated by May 1, 2021.
The Company may also terminate the Merger Agreement if Metromile does not deliver to the Company (i) within 10 business days following the date of the Merger Agreement, Stockholder Support Agreements (as defined below) from a sufficient number of the Metromile stockholders constituting requisite consent in support of the Merger, or (ii) within 15 business days following the date of the Merger Agreement, the consolidated financial statements of Metromile and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2019, audited in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, together with the auditor’s signed opinion on such financial statements.
If the Merger Agreement is validly terminated, no party thereto will have any liability or any further obligation to any other party under the Merger Agreement, with certain limited exceptions, including liability for any intentional and willful breach of the Merger Agreement.
The Merger Agreement has been approved by the Company’s board of directors, and the board has recommended that the Company’s stockholders adopt the Merger Agreement and approve the Transactions.
The Merger Agreement contains representations, warranties and covenants that the respective parties made to each other as of the date of such agreement or other specific dates. The assertions embodied in those representations, warranties and covenants were made for purposes of the contract among the respective parties and are subject to important qualifications and limitations agreed to by the parties in connection with negotiating such agreement. The representations, warranties and covenants in the Merger Agreement are also modified in important part by the underlying disclosure schedules which are not filed publicly and which are subject to a contractual standard of materiality different from that generally applicable to stockholders and were used for the purpose of allocating risk among the parties rather than establishing matters as facts. The Company does not believe that these schedules contain information that is material to an investment decision. Investors are not third-party beneficiaries under the Merger Agreement and should not rely on the representations, warranties and covenants or any descriptions thereof as characterizations of the actual state of facts or condition of the parties thereto or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates.
This description of the Merger Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 2.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Additional Agreements
In connection with the entry into the Merger Agreement, a number of additional agreements were entered into, or agreed to be entered into as contemplated by the Merger Agreement.
Registration Rights Agreement
At the closing, Parent will enter into an amended and restated registration rights agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) with certain stockholders of the Company and certain former stockholders of Metromile with respect to the shares of Company’s Class A common stock that will be issued and outstanding following the Transactions. The Registration Rights Agreement will require the Company to, among other things, file a resale shelf registration statement on behalf of such stockholders promptly after the closing of the Transactions. The Registration Rights Agreement will also provide certain demand rights and piggyback rights to such stockholders, subject to customary underwriter cutbacks and issuer blackout periods. The Company will agree to pay certain fees and expenses relating to registrations under the Registration Rights Agreement.
This description of the Registration Rights Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the terms and conditions of the form of Registration Rights Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.6 and is incorporated herein by reference.
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Sponsor Share Cancellation Agreement
Concurrently with the execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement, the Company’s Sponsors entered into a Sponsor Share Cancellation and Vesting Agreement with the Company (the “Sponsor Share Cancellation Agreement”), pursuant to which they have agreed to comply with the provisions of the Merger Agreement applicable to the Sponsors as well as the covenants set forth in the Sponsor Share Cancellation Agreement. The Sponsor Share Cancellation Agreement also provides that, concurrent with and contingent upon the Closing, the Sponsors will forfeit a portion of their founder shares for no consideration and restructure a majority of their remaining founder shares (which shares will automatically convert into shares of the Company’s Class A common stock at the Closing), to be subject to vesting conditions based on certain closing share price thresholds of the Company’s common stock for 20 out of any 30 consecutive trading days.
This description of the Sponsor Share Cancellation Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the terms and conditions of the Sponsor Share Cancellation Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Support Agreements
The Merger Agreement provides that within twenty-four hours of the execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement, Metromile stockholders holding shares of the capital stock of Metromile in such number as is necessary to obtain the Metromile Stockholder Vote shall each deliver a duly executed Stockholder Support Agreement (the “Support Agreements”). Pursuant to the Support Agreements, the Metromile stockholders party thereto will agree to, among other things, within twenty-four hours of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-4 being declared effective, vote all of the securities of Metromile beneficially owned or held by such stockholder (their “Voting Shares”) (i) in favor of the adoption of the Merger Agreement and approval of the Merger and the Transactions; (ii) against any action, proposal or agreement that would result in a breach of any covenant, representation, warranty or any other obligation or agreement of Metromile under the Merger Agreement; (iii) against any action, proposal or agreement that would impede, frustrate, prevent or nullify any provision of the Support Agreements, the Merger Agreement or the Merger; and (iv) against any alternative acquisition proposal or transaction.
In addition, the Sponsors and each of the Company’s officers and directors also signed and delivered a Support Agreement, and pursuant thereto agreed to, among other things, vote all of the securities of the Company beneficially owned or held by them (its “Voting Shares”) (i) in favor of the adoption of the Merger Agreement and approval of the Merger and the Transactions; (ii) against any action, proposal, transaction or agreement which would result in a breach of any covenant, representation or warranty or any other obligation or agreement of the Company or Merger Sub under the Merger Agreement; (iii) against (x) any amendment of the organizational documents of the Company; (y) any change in the Company’s corporate structure or business; or (z) any other action or proposal involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries that is intended, or would reasonably be expected, to prevent, impede, interfere with, delay, postpone or adversely affect the Transactions in any material respect or would reasonably be expected to result in any of the Company’s closing conditions or obligations under the Merger Agreement not being satisfied; and (iv) against any alternative acquisition proposal or transaction.
The Support Agreements generally prohibit the Sponsors, officers, directors and the Metromile stockholders party thereto from transferring, or permitting to exist any liens on, their Voting Shares prior to the consummation of the Merger, other than to certain permitted transferees who become party to, and bound by, the applicable Support Agreement. The Support Agreements will automatically terminate upon the earlier to occur of (i) the Closing and (ii) the termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms.
This description of the Support Agreements does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the terms and conditions of the Support Agreements, forms of which are attached hereto as Exhibits 10.2 and 10.3 and are incorporated herein by reference.
Lock-Up Agreements
Concurrently with the execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement, the Company and certain Metromile stockholders entered into lock-up agreements (the “Lock-Up Agreements”) providing for certain restrictions on transfer applicable to the shares issued in connection with the Merger. Generally, the Lock-Up Agreements prohibit, until the six-month anniversary of the closing of the Merger, the Metromile stockholders from (i) selling, offering to sell, contracting or agreeing to sell, hypothecating, pledging, granting any option to purchase or otherwise disposing of or agreeing to dispose of, directly or indirectly, or establishing or increasing a put equivalent position or liquidating or decreasing a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder with respect to the Merger Consideration, (ii) entering into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any of Merger Consideration, whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of Merger Consideration or other securities, in cash or otherwise, or (iii) publicly announcing any intention to effect any transaction specified in the immediately preceding subsections (i) or (ii), subject to certain limited exceptions set forth in the Lock-Up Agreement.
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This description of the Lock-Up Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the terms and conditions of the form of Lock-Up Agreement, a form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.4 and is incorporated herein by reference.
PIPE Subscription Agreements
Concurrently with the execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement, certain institutional accredited investors (the “PIPE Investors”), including affiliates of the Company’s Sponsors (Insurance Acquisition Sponsor II, LLC and Dioptra Advisors II, LLC), entered into separate subscription agreements (the “PIPE Subscription Agreements”) pursuant to which the PIPE Investors have committed to subscribe for and purchase up to 16,000,000 shares of the Company Class A common stock (the “PIPE Shares”) at a purchase price per share of $10.00 (the “PIPE Investment”). An affiliate of the Sponsors has committed to purchase 1,500,000 PIPE Shares as part of the PIPE Investment. The purchase of the PIPE Shares will be consummated concurrently with the Closing.
The PIPE Subscription Agreements contains customary representations and warranties of the Company, on the one hand, and each PIPE Investor, on the other hand, and customary conditions to closing, including the consummation of the Transactions. The purpose of the PIPE is to raise additional capital for use by the combined company following the Closing.
Pursuant to the PIPE Subscription Agreements, the Company agreed that, within 15 business days after the Closing, the Company will file with the SEC a registration statement registering the resale of the PIPE Shares. The Company will also use its commercially reasonable efforts to have the registration statement declared effective as soon as practicable after the filing thereof.
This description of the PIPE Subscription Agreements does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the terms and conditions of the form of PIPE Subscription Agreement, a form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.5 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
The information set forth under the heading “PIPE Subscription Agreements” in Item 1.01 above is incorporated by reference herein. The shares of Class A common stock to be issued in the PIPE Investment in connection with the Closing will not be registered under the Securities Act, in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.l and incorporated into this Item 7.01 by reference is the investor presentation that will be used by the Company in making presentations to certain existing and potential stockholders of the Company with respect to the Transactions.
Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated into this Item 7.01 by reference is a copy of the joint press release issued on November 24, 2020 by the Company and Metromile announcing the execution of the Merger Agreement.
The Company and Metromile management will hold a joint investor conference call on November 24, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. (Eastern time) to discuss the Metromile business and the Transactions. The conference call may be accessed by dialing (877) 407-0789 for domestic callers or (201) 689-8562 for international callers. Once connected with the operator, please provide the conference ID of “13713586.” A copy of the script for this conference call is also furnished as Exhibit 99.3 to this report.
The information in this Item 7.01 (including Exhibits 99.1, 99.2 and 99.3) is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise be subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.
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Additional Information About the Transaction and Where to Find It
The Company intends to file with the SEC a Registration Statement on Form S-4, which will include a preliminary proxy statement/prospectus, in connection with the Transactions and will mail a definitive proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant documents to its stockholders. The Company’s stockholders and other interested persons are advised to read, when available, the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus, and amendments thereto, and the definitive proxy statement/prospectus in connection with the Company’s solicitation of proxies for its stockholders’ meeting to be held to approve the Transactions because the proxy statement/prospectus will contain important information about the Company, Metromile and the Transactions. The definitive proxy statement/prospectus will be mailed to stockholders of the Company as of a record date to be established for voting on the Transactions. Stockholders will also be able to obtain copies of the Registration Statement on Form S-4 and the proxy statement/prospectus, without charge, once available, at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or by directing a request to: INSU Acquisition Corp. II, 2929 Arch Street, Suite 1703, Philadelphia, PA 19104, Attn: Joseph W. Pooler, Jr.
Participants in Solicitation
The Company, Metromile and certain of their directors and officers may be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies of the Company’s stockholders with respect to the approval of the Transactions. Information regarding the Company’s directors and officers and a description of their interests in the Company is contained in the Company’s final prospectus relating to its initial public offering, which was filed with the SEC. Additional information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitation, including Metromile’s directors and officers, and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be included in the Registration Statement on Form S-4 and the definitive proxy statement/prospectus for the Transactions when available. Each of these documents is, or will be, available at the SEC’s website or by directing a request to the Company as described above under “Additional Information About the Transaction and Where to Find It.”
In connection with the Transactions, at any time prior to the special meeting to approve the Transactions, certain existing Company stockholders, which may include certain of the Company’s officers, directors and other affiliates, may enter into transactions with stockholders and other persons with respect to the Company’s securities to provide such investors or other persons with incentives in connection with the approval and consummation of the Transactions. While the exact nature of such incentives has not yet been determined, they might include, without limitation, arrangements to purchase shares from or sell shares to such investors and persons at nominal prices or prices other than fair market value. These stockholders will only effect such transactions when they are not then aware of any material nonpublic information regarding the Company, Metromile or their respective securities.
Forward Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as “anticipate”, “believe”, “could”, “continue”, “expect”, “estimate”, “may”, “plan”, “outlook”, “future” and “project” and other similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. These statements, which involve risks and uncertainties, relate to analyses and other information that are based on forecasts of future results and estimates of amounts not yet determinable and may also relate to the Company’s or Metromile’s future prospects, developments and business strategies. In particular, such forward-looking statements include statements concerning the timing of the Transactions; the business plans, objectives, expectations and intentions of the public company once the transaction is complete, and Metromile’s estimated and future results of operations, business strategies, competitive position, industry environment and potential growth opportunities. These statements are based on the Company’s or Metromile’s management’s current expectations and beliefs, as well as a number of assumptions concerning future events.
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Such forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors, many of which are outside the Company’s or Metromile’s control that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements. These risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors include, but are not limited to, (1) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the Merger Agreement; (2) the inability to complete the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement due to the failure to obtain approval of the stockholders of the Company or other conditions to closing in the Merger Agreement; (3) the ability of the public entity to meet Nasdaq’s listing standards following the Transactions; (4) the inability to complete the PIPE Investment; (5) the risk that the proposed transaction disrupts current plans and operations of Metromile as a result of the announcement and consummation of the transactions described herein; (6) the ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the proposed business combination, which may be affected by, among other things, competition, the ability of the combined company to grow and manage growth profitably, maintain relationships with suppliers and agents and retain its management and key employees; (7) costs related to the proposed business combination; (8) changes in applicable laws or regulations and delays in obtaining, adverse conditions contained in, or the inability to obtain necessary regulatory approvals required to complete the business combination; (9) the possibility that Metromile may be adversely affected by other economic, business, regulatory and/or competitive factors; (10) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against the Company, Metromile or any of their respective directors or officers, following the announcement of the potential transaction; and (11) the failure to realize anticipated pro forma results and underlying assumptions, including with respect to estimated stockholder redemptions. Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in forward-looking statements can be found in the Company’s final prospectus for its initial public offering, subsequently filed quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K, which are available, free of charge, at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, and will also be provided in the Registration Statement on Form S-4 and the Company’s proxy statement/prospectus when available. New risks and uncertainties arise from time to time, and it is impossible for us to predict these events or how they may affect us. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made, and the Company and Metromile undertake no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
This communication is not intended to be all-inclusive or to contain all the information that a person may desire in considering an investment in the Company and is not intended to form the basis of an investment decision in the Company. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements concerning the Company and Metromile, the proposed transaction or other matters and attributable to the Company and Metromile or any person acting on their behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements above.
Disclaimer
This communication shall neither 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 the offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) | Exhibits. |
* | Schedules and other similar attachments to this Exhibit have been omitted in accordance with Regulation S-K Item 601(b)(2). The Registrant agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of all omitted schedules to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon its request. |
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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.
INSU ACQUISITION CORP. II | ||
Dated: November 24, 2020 | By: | /s/ John M. Butler |
Name: | John M. Butler | |
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |
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Exhibit 2.1
EXECUTION VERSION
AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF MERGER AND REORGANIZATION
by and among
INSU ACQUISITION CORP. II,
INSU II MERGER SUB CORP.,
AND
METROMILE, INC.
DATED AS OF NOVEMBER 24, 2020
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Article I CERTAIN DEFINITIONS | 3 | |||
Section 1.1 | Certain Definitions | 3 | ||
Section 1.2 | Interpretation | 15 | ||
Section 1.3 | Further Definitions | 16 | ||
Article II THE MERGER | 18 | |||
Section 2.1 | The Merger | 18 | ||
Section 2.2 | Certificate of Merger | 18 | ||
Section 2.3 | Organizational Documents; Name of Surviving Entity | 18 | ||
Section 2.4 | Directors and Officers | 18 | ||
Section 2.5 | Effect of Merger | 19 | ||
Section 2.6 | Consideration Election Procedure | 20 | ||
Section 2.7 | Dissenting Shares | 22 | ||
Section 2.8 | Withholding Rights | 22 | ||
Section 2.9 | Treatment of Options | 22 | ||
Section 2.10 | Company Warrants | 23 | ||
Section 2.11 | Surrender and Payment. | 24 | ||
Section 2.12 | Taking of Necessary Action; Further Action | 25 | ||
Section 2.13 | Closing | 25 | ||
Section 2.14 | Statement; Merger Payment Schedule | 25 | ||
Section 2.15 | Deliveries and Proceedings at Closing | 26 | ||
Section 2.16 | Stock Transfer Books | 27 | ||
Section 2.17 | Additional Shares Earnout | 27 | ||
Article III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY | 29 | |||
Section 3.1 | Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries | 29 | ||
Section 3.2 | Authority; Board Approval | 30 | ||
Section 3.3 | No Conflict; Consents | 31 | ||
Section 3.4 | Capitalization | 32 | ||
Section 3.5 | Financial Statements | 33 | ||
Section 3.6 | Undisclosed Liabilities | 34 |
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Section 3.7 | Absence of Certain Changes or Events | 34 | ||
Section 3.8 | Title; Leased Real Property | 34 | ||
Section 3.9 | Condition of Assets | 35 | ||
Section 3.10 | Intellectual Property | 35 | ||
Section 3.11 | Privacy and Data Security. | 37 | ||
Section 3.12 | Software and IT. | 38 | ||
Section 3.13 | Contracts | 38 | ||
Section 3.14 | Litigation | 40 | ||
Section 3.15 | Compliance with Laws; Permits | 41 | ||
Section 3.16 | Environmental Matters | 41 | ||
Section 3.17 | Employee Benefit Matters | 42 | ||
Section 3.18 | Taxes | 44 | ||
Section 3.19 | Employee Relations. | 46 | ||
Section 3.20 | Transactions with Related Parties | 47 | ||
Section 3.21 | Insurance | 47 | ||
Section 3.22 | Brokers | 48 | ||
Section 3.23 | Employment Contracts | 48 | ||
Section 3.24 | Power of Attorney | 48 | ||
Section 3.25 | Parent Common Stock | 48 | ||
Section 3.26 | Information Supplied | 48 | ||
Section 3.27 | Insurance Companies. | 49 | ||
Section 3.28 | No Other Representations or Warranties | 49 | ||
Section 3.29 | No Reliance | 50 | ||
Article IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF Parent AND MERGER SUB | 50 | |||
Section 4.1 | Organization | 50 | ||
Section 4.2 | Authorization | 50 | ||
Section 4.3 | No Conflict | 51 | ||
Section 4.4 | Consents | 51 |
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Section 4.5 | Brokers | 52 | ||
Section 4.6 | SEC Filings and Financial Statements | 52 | ||
Section 4.7 | Capitalization | 53 | ||
Section 4.8 | Litigation | 53 | ||
Section 4.9 | Compliance with Laws | 54 | ||
Section 4.10 | NASDAQ Listing | 54 | ||
Section 4.11 | Reporting Company | 54 | ||
Section 4.12 | Investment Company | 54 | ||
Section 4.13 | Pro Forma Capitalization of Parent | 54 | ||
Section 4.14 | Transactions with Related Parties | 54 | ||
Section 4.15 | Trust Account | 55 | ||
Section 4.16 | Information Supplied | 55 | ||
Section 4.17 | Business Activities. | 55 | ||
Section 4.18 | Application of Takeover Protections | 56 | ||
Section 4.19 | Stock Consideration | 56 | ||
Section 4.20 | Taxes | 56 | ||
Section 4.21 | Employees | 58 | ||
Section 4.22 | CFIUS Foreign Person Status | 58 | ||
Section 4.23 | No Other Representations or Warranties | 59 | ||
Section 4.24 | No Reliance | 59 | ||
Article V COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS | 60 | |||
Section 5.1 | Access and Information; Financial Statements | 60 | ||
Section 5.2 | Conduct of Business by the Company | 61 | ||
Section 5.3 | Conduct of Business by Parent and Merger Sub | 64 | ||
Section 5.4 | Further Assurances | 65 | ||
Section 5.5 | Public Announcements | 67 | ||
Section 5.6 | Requisite Approval | 68 | ||
Section 5.7 | Director and Officer Indemnification. | 68 | ||
Section 5.8 | Proxy Statement; Parent Stockholders’ Meeting | 69 |
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Section 5.9 | Form 8-K; Press Releases | 71 | ||
Section 5.10 | Trust Account | 72 | ||
Section 5.11 | Subscription Agreements | 72 | ||
Section 5.12 | Exclusivity | 73 | ||
Section 5.13 | No Parent Securities Transactions | 74 | ||
Section 5.14 | Notification of Certain Changes | 74 | ||
Section 5.15 | Closing Conditions | 74 | ||
Section 5.16 | Parent Officers and Directors | 75 | ||
Section 5.17 | Incentive Equity Awards; ESPP | 75 | ||
Section 5.18 | NASDAQ Matters | 75 | ||
Section 5.19 | Company Securityholder Consents and Agreements | 75 | ||
Section 5.20 | 280G Approval | 76 | ||
Section 5.21 | Tax Matters | 77 | ||
Section 5.22 | Rule 16b-3 | 77 | ||
Section 5.23 | Employment Agreements | 77 | ||
Section 5.24 | Insurance | 77 | ||
Section 5.25 | Lock-Up Agreements | 78 | ||
Article VI CONDITIONS TO CLOSING AND THE MERGER | 78 | |||
Section 6.1 | Mutual Conditions | 78 | ||
Section 6.2 | Conditions to the Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub | 79 | ||
Section 6.3 | Conditions to the Obligations of the Company | 81 | ||
Section 6.4 | Frustration of Closing Conditions | 82 | ||
Article VII TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER | 82 | |||
Section 7.1 | Termination | 82 | ||
Section 7.2 | Manner of Exercise | 83 | ||
Section 7.3 | Effect of Termination | 83 | ||
Section 7.4 | Waiver | 84 | ||
ARTICLE VIII MISCELLANEOUS | 84 | |||
Section 8.1 | Survival | 84 |
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Section 8.2 | Notices | 84 | ||
Section 8.3 | Annexes, Exhibits and Schedules | 85 | ||
Section 8.4 | Computation of Time | 85 | ||
Section 8.5 | Expenses | 85 | ||
Section 8.6 | Governing Law | 85 | ||
Section 8.7 | Assignment; Successors and Assigns; No Third Party Rights | 86 | ||
Section 8.8 | Counterparts | 86 | ||
Section 8.9 | Titles and Headings | 86 | ||
Section 8.10 | Entire Agreement | 86 | ||
Section 8.11 | Severability | 87 | ||
Section 8.12 | Specific Performance | 87 | ||
Section 8.13 | Waiver of Jury Trial | 87 | ||
Section 8.14 | Amendments | 87 | ||
Section 8.15 | Legal Representation. | 87 | ||
Section 8.16 | No Recourse | 88 | ||
Section 8.17 | Disclosure Letters and Exhibits | 88 |
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INDEX OF ANNEXES AND EXHIBITS
Annex A | Sample Working Capital Calculation | |
Exhibit A | Form of Stockholder Support Agreement | |
Exhibit B | Form of Sponsor Support Agreement | |
Exhibit C | Form of Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement | |
Exhibit D | Form of Lock-Up Agreement | |
Exhibit E | Form of Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Surviving Entity | |
Exhibit F | Form of Parent Charter Amendments | |
Exhibit G | Form of 2021 Equity Incentive Plan | |
Exhibit H | Form of Employee Stock Purchase Plan |
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Agreement and Plan of Merger AND REORGANIZATION
This Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization (as it may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, this “Agreement”) is dated as of November 24, 2020, by and among INSU Acquisition Corp. II, a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), INSU II Merger Sub Corp., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), and MetroMile, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”).
WHEREAS, Parent is a blank check company incorporated to effect a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination of one or more businesses;
WHEREAS, Merger Sub is a newly formed, wholly owned, direct subsidiary of Parent, and was formed for the purpose of the Merger;
WHEREAS, the Company Entities are engaged in the business of selling private passenger automobile insurance and licensing a proprietary claims platform (the “Business”);
WHEREAS, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, at the Effective Time, Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company (the “Merger”), with the Company continuing as the surviving entity following the Merger;
WHEREAS, the parties hereto intend that the Merger qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code (the “Intended Tax Treatment”), that this Agreement constitutes a “plan of reorganization” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.368-2(g), and that Parent, Merger Sub and the Company are each a “party to the reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(b) of the Code;
WHEREAS, the board of directors of Parent (the “Parent Board”) has (i) declared advisable this Agreement and the Transactions and determined that it is in the best interests of Parent and its stockholders to enter into this Agreement, (ii) approved this Agreement and the Transactions, (iii) resolved to submit this Agreement and the Transactions to the stockholders of Parent for their approval and adoption and (iv) resolved to recommend approval of this Agreement and the Transactions by the stockholders of Parent;
WHEREAS, the board of directors of Merger Sub has unanimously (i) declared advisable this Agreement and the Transactions, (ii) approved this Agreement and the Transactions and (iii) resolved to submit this Agreement to Parent for its approval and adoption in its capacity as the sole stockholder of Merger Sub;
WHEREAS, the Company Board has (i) declared advisable this Agreement and the Transactions and determined that it is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders to enter into this Agreement, (ii) approved this Agreement and the Transactions, (iii) resolved to submit this Agreement and the Transactions to the stockholders of the Company for their approval and adoption and (iv) resolved to recommend approval of this Agreement and the Transactions by the stockholders of the Company;
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WHEREAS within twenty-four (24) hours of the execution and delivery of this Agreement, certain stockholders of the Company shall enter into one (1) or more Support Agreements substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (each, a “Stockholder Support Agreement”) which will provide that as promptly as practicable following the time at which the Registration Statement shall have been declared effective, such Stockholders will approve and adopt this Agreement, the Merger and the other Transactions in accordance with Section 251 of the DGCL and agree to be bound by all of the terms of this Agreement through a written consent pursuant to Section 228 of the DGCL;
WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, in connection with the Transactions, Parent, Sponsor, and the Company have entered into one (1) or more support agreements substantially in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto (each, a “Sponsor Support Agreement”) providing that, among other things, each Sponsor will vote its Parent Common Stock in favor of this Agreement, the Merger and the other Transactions;
WHEREAS, in connection with the Transactions, Parent, certain stockholders of the Company and certain stockholders of Parent shall enter into an Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) at Closing, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C;
WHEREAS, substantially concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, in connection with the Transactions, Parent and certain stockholders of the Company have entered into Lock-Up Agreements (the “Lock-Up Agreements”) to be effective upon the Closing, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D;
WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, Parent and the Sponsor are entering into a Sponsor Share Cancellation and Vesting Agreement (the “Cancellation and Vesting Agreement”), whereby the Sponsor has agreed, among other things, that immediately prior to the Closing, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, the Sponsor shall transfer to Parent for cancellation the Sponsor Cancelled Shares and certain of the Sponsor’s remaining Sponsor Shares will be subject to certain additional restrictions as set forth therein;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Parent Certificate of Incorporation, Parent shall provide an opportunity to its stockholders to have their shares of Parent Common Stock redeemed for the consideration, and on the terms and subject to the conditions and limitations, set forth in this Agreement, the Parent Certificate of Incorporation, the Trust Agreement, and the Proxy Statement in conjunction with, inter alia, obtaining approval from the Parent stockholders for the Merger (the “Offer”);
WHEREAS, prior to the consummation of the Transactions, Parent shall, subject to obtaining the Parent Stockholder Approval, adopt an omnibus incentive plan (the “2021 Equity Incentive Plan”);
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WHEREAS, prior to the consummation of the Transactions, Parent shall, subject to obtaining the Parent Stockholder Approval, adopt an employee stock purchase plan (the “ESPP”); and
WHEREAS, on or about the date hereof, Parent has entered into Subscription Agreements with certain investors, pursuant to which such investors, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, shall purchase shares of Parent Common Stock (the “Private Placements”), such purchases to be consummated immediately prior to the consummation of the Transactions.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, and intending to be legally bound, the parties hereto agree as follows:
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CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1 Certain Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the respective meanings set forth below.
“Affiliate” of a Person means any other Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person; provided, however, that for purposes of this Agreement, Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company Entities, on the other hand, shall not be considered Affiliates of one another. The term “control” (including the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”) means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by Contract or otherwise.
“Aggregate Exercise Price” means the aggregate amount of the exercise prices payable upon the exercise in full of all outstanding Company Options immediately prior to the Effective Time.
“Aggregate Closing Merger Consideration” means, together, the Cash Consideration and the Stock Consideration.
“Aggregate Merger Consideration” means, collectively, the Aggregate Closing Merger Consideration and the Additional Shares.
“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Ancillary Agreements” means each agreement, instrument or document attached hereto as an exhibit, and the other agreements, certificates and instruments to be executed or delivered by any of the parties hereto in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement.
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“Benefit Plan” means each (i) “employee benefit plan,” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA and (ii) all other pension, retirement, supplemental retirement, deferred compensation, excess benefit, profit sharing, bonus, incentive, stock purchase, stock ownership, stock option, stock appreciation right, severance, salary continuation, termination, change-of-control, health, life, disability, group insurance, vacation, holiday and material fringe benefit plan, program, contract, or arrangement (whether written or unwritten) maintained, contributed to, or required to be contributed to, by a Company Entity or any ERISA Affiliate for the benefit of any current or former employee, director, officer or independent contractor of such Company Entity or under which such Company Entity has any liability, including on account of any ERISA Affiliate.
“Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday or Sunday, or other day on which commercial banks in the City of New York, New York are required or authorized by Law to be closed.
“Cash” means the aggregate amount of cash and cash equivalents of the Company Entities, as adjusted for deposits in transit, outstanding checks and other reconciling items, as calculated in accordance with GAAP; provided that “Cash” shall not include Restricted Cash.
“Cash Consideration” means an amount of cash equal to (i) the funds remaining in the Trust Account following the redemption (if any) of shares of Parent Common Stock in connection with the Offer and payment of Transaction Expenses and Repaid Indebtedness, plus (ii) the Private Placement proceeds, plus (iii) the amount of Cash as of 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time on the day immediately preceding the Closing Date (excluding for the avoidance of doubt any Restricted Cash and any Cash included in the calculation of the Closing Net Working Capital Amount), minus (iv) $294,000,000; provided that under no circumstances shall the Cash Consideration be greater than $30,000,000 or less than $0.
“Closing Net Working Capital Amount” means, in each case calculated as of 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time on the day immediately preceding the Closing Date, the sum of (i) the aggregate amount of the current assets of the Company Entities (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, Cash), minus (ii) the aggregate amount of the current liabilities of the Company Entities, in each case (A) including only the line items set forth in, and calculated in accordance with the mathematical principles, policies and methodologies used in, the calculation of the sample Working Capital Amount as set forth on Annex A hereto and (B) excluding Company Transaction Expenses and non-current assets and liabilities of the Company Entities.
“Closing Working Capital Adjustment Amount” shall mean (i) an amount (expressed as a negative number), if any, by which the Closing Net Working Capital Amount is less than the Target Net Working Capital Floor, (ii) an amount (expressed as a positive number), if any, by which the amount of the Closing Net Working Capital Amount is greater than the Target Net Working Capital Ceiling or (iii) zero (0) if the Closing Net Working Capital Amount is equal to the Target Working Capital Floor or the Target Net Working Capital Ceiling or is an amount that is greater than the Target Net Working Capital Floor but less than the Target Net Working Capital Ceiling.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
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“Company Board” means the board of directors of the Company.
“Company Certificate of Incorporation” means that certain Tenth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, dated as of April 13, 2020.
“Company Common Shares” means the shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company.
“Company Entities” means, collectively, the Company and its Subsidiaries.
“Company Intellectual Property” means all Intellectual Property that is owned by any Company Entity.
“Company IP Agreements” means all Contracts containing licenses, covenants not to sue, and similar grants of rights (including any right to receive or obligation to pay royalties or any other consideration) to Intellectual Property to which any Company Entity is a party, beneficiary or otherwise bound.
“Company IP Registrations” means all Company Intellectual Property that is subject to any issuance, registration, application or other filing by, to or with any Governmental Authority or authorized private registrar in any jurisdiction, including registered trademarks, registered domain names, copyright registrations, issued and reissued patents and pending applications for any of the foregoing.
“Company’s Knowledge” means the actual knowledge of Dan Preston, David Friedberg and Lindsay Alexovich.
“Company Option” means each outstanding option to purchase Company Common Shares whether or not exercisable and whether or not vested, immediately prior to the Closing under the Company Option Plan.
“Company Option Plan” means the Company’s 2011 Equity Incentive Plan.
“Company Optionholder” means a holder of Company Options.
“Company Preferred Shares” means the Company Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, Company Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, Company Series C Convertible Preferred Stock, Company Junior Convertible Preferred Stock, Company Series D Convertible Preferred Stock, Company Series E Convertible Preferred Stock and Company Series E-1 Convertible Preferred Stock.
“Company Voting Preferred Shares” means the Company Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, Company Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, Company Series C Convertible Preferred Stock, Company Series D Convertible Preferred Stock, Company Series E Convertible Preferred Stock and Company Junior Convertible Preferred Stock.
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“Company Series A Convertible Preferred Stock” means the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, with such designations, rights, powers and privileges, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof as provided in the Company Certificate of Incorporation.
“Company Series B Convertible Preferred Stock” means the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, with such designations, rights, powers and privileges, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof as provided in the Company Certificate of Incorporation.
“Company Series C Convertible Preferred Stock” means the Series C Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, with such designations, rights, powers and privileges, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof as provided in the Company Certificate of Incorporation.
“Company Series D Convertible Preferred Stock” means the Series D Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, with such designations, rights, powers and privileges, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof as provided in the Company Certificate of Incorporation.
“Company Series E Convertible Preferred Stock” means the Series E Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, with such designations, rights, powers and privileges, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof as provided in the Company Certificate of Incorporation.
“Company Series E-1 Convertible Preferred Stock” means the Series E-1 Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, with such designations, rights, powers and privileges, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof as provided in the Company Certificate of Incorporation.
“Company Transaction Expenses” means the aggregate amount of all costs, fees and expenses payable to third parties incurred by or on behalf of the Company Entities at or prior to the Closing in connection with the review, negotiation, execution and consummation of this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements and the Transactions, including the fees and expenses of legal counsel, financial advisors, accountants and other representatives and consultants and expenses to perform audits including with respect to PCAOB standards and quality of earnings reports.
“Company Warrant” means each outstanding warrant for the purchase of Company Shares.
“Company Outstanding Shares” means the total number of Company Common Shares and Company Preferred Shares (on an “as-converted” to Company Common Shares basis) on a fully diluted basis as of the Closing Date using the treasury method of accounting, including, without duplication, the number of Company Common Shares issued or issuable upon the exercise of all Company Options and the Company Shares underlying the Company Warrants on a net-exercise equivalent basis.
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“Company Shares” means the Company Common Shares and the Company Preferred Shares, taken together or individually, as indicated by the context in which such term is used.
“Contract” means, with respect to any Person, any agreement, indenture, debt instrument, contract, guarantee, loan, note, mortgage, license, lease, purchase order, delivery order, commitment or other arrangement, understanding or undertaking, whether written or oral, including all amendments and modifications relating thereto, to which such Person is a party, by which it is bound, or to which any of its assets or properties is subject.
“Debt for Borrowed Money” means, as of the close of Business on the Closing Date (and treating any Indebtedness for borrowed money as then currently due and payable), the aggregate Indebtedness for borrowed money of the Company and the Company Entities, on a consolidated basis, in connection with the items of Indebtedness set forth on Section 1.1 of the Disclosure Schedules under the heading “Debt for Borrowed Money.”
“DGCL” means the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended.
“Disclosure Schedules” means the Disclosure Schedules delivered in connection with, and constituting a part of, this Agreement.
“Encumbrances” means any charge, community property interest, pledge, equitable interest, lien (statutory or other), option, security interest, mortgage, easement, encroachment, right of way or right of first refusal; for purposes of clarity, restrictions on transfer of securities absent registration or an appropriate exemption pursuant to applicable securities Law shall not be deemed to be Encumbrances.
“Environmental Laws” mean any Laws relating to the protection of the environment, natural resources, pollution, or the treatment, storage, recycling, transportation, disposal, arrangement for treatment, storage, recycling, transportation, or disposal, handling or Release of or exposure to any Hazardous Substances (and including worker health or safety Laws as they relate to occupational exposure to Hazardous Substances).
“Equity Value” means $900,000,000 plus the Closing Working Capital Adjustment Amount.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
“ERISA Affiliate” means any entity that is considered a single employer with any Company entity under Section 414 of the Code.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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“FCPA Laws” means the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 and any other comparable Law governing corruption of foreign officials, including Laws enacted through or under the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles as in effect in the United States.
“Governmental Authority” means any national, federal, state, provincial, county, municipal or local government, foreign or domestic, or the government of any political subdivision of any of the foregoing, or any entity, authority, agency, ministry or other similar body exercising executive, legislative, judicial (including any court or arbitrator (public or private)), regulatory or administrative authority or functions of or pertaining to government, including any authority or other quasi-governmental entity established to perform any of such functions.
“Governmental Order” means any award, injunction, judgment, regulatory or supervisory mandate, order, writ, decree or ruling entered, issued, made, or rendered by any Governmental Authority.
“Hazardous Substances” means: (a) any material, substance, chemical, waste, product, derivative, compound, mixture, solid, liquid, mineral or gas, in each case, whether naturally occurring or manmade, that is hazardous, acutely hazardous, toxic, a pollutant, a contaminant or words of similar import or regulatory effect under Environmental Laws; and (b) any petroleum or petroleum-derived products, radon, radioactive materials or wastes, asbestos in any form, lead or lead-containing materials, urea formaldehyde foam insulation, and polychlorinated biphenyls.
“HSR Act” means the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Indebtedness” means, without duplication and with respect to the Company Entities, all (a) indebtedness for borrowed money (excluding any intercompany obligations among Company Entities for borrowed money and any trade payables), including the PPP Loan; (b) obligations for the deferred purchase price of property or services, excluding trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business, (c) long or short-term obligations evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or other similar instruments; (d) obligations under any interest rate, currency swap or other hedging agreement or arrangement; (e) capital lease obligations presented as capital lease liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet of the Company Entities or otherwise required to be categorized as such under GAAP; (f) reimbursement obligations under any letter of credit, banker’s acceptance or similar credit transactions, in each case to the extent drawn; (g) guarantees made by any Company Entity on behalf of any third party in respect of obligations of the kind referred to in the foregoing clauses (a) through (f); and (i) any unpaid interest, prepayment penalties, premiums, costs and fees that would arise or become due as a result of the prepayment of any of the obligations referred to in the foregoing clauses (a) through (g), in each case excluding any Company Transaction Expenses or amounts included as current liabilities in the calculation of Closing Net Working Capital Amount; provided that Indebtedness shall not include any insurance claims reserves.
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“Intellectual Property” means all intellectual property and industrial property rights, however arising, pursuant to the Laws of any jurisdiction throughout the world, whether registered or unregistered, including any and all rights with respect to: (a) trademarks, service marks, trade names, brand names, logos, trade dress and other similar designations of source, sponsorship, association or origin, together with the goodwill connected with the use of and symbolized by, and all registrations, applications and renewals for, any of the foregoing; (b) internet domain names, whether or not trademarks, registered in any top-level domain by any authorized private registrar or Governmental Authority; (c) works of authorship, designs and design registrations, whether or not copyrightable, including copyrights, author, performer, moral rights, and all registrations, applications for registration and renewals of such copyrights; (d) inventions, discoveries, trade secrets, business and technical information and know-how, databases, data collections and other confidential and proprietary information and all rights therein; (e) patents (including all reissues, divisionals, provisionals, continuations and continuations-in-part, re-examinations, renewals, substitutions and extensions thereof), patent applications, and other patent rights and any other Governmental Authority-issued indicia of invention ownership (including inventor’s certificates, petty patents and patent utility models); (f) software and firmware, including data files, source code, object code, application programming interfaces, architecture, files, records, schematics, computerized databases and other related specifications and documentation; and (g) semiconductor chips and mask works.
“IRS” means the Internal Revenue Service.
“Law” means any law, statute, ordinance, regulation, rule, writ, judgment, Governmental Order or other regulation of any Governmental Authority.
“Leased Real Property” means all of the right, title and interest of the Company Entities under all leases, subleases, licenses, concessions and other agreements, pursuant to which any Company Entity holds a leasehold or sub-leasehold estate in, or is granted the right to use or occupy, any land, buildings, improvements, fixtures or other interest in real property.
“Legal Proceeding” means any claim, action, cause of action, demand, lawsuit, arbitration, notice of violation, proceeding, litigation, citation, summons, subpoena or investigation of any nature, civil, criminal, administrative, regulatory or otherwise, whether at Law or in equity.
“Material Adverse Effect” means any event, occurrence, fact, condition or change that has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on (a) the business, results of operations, financial condition, liabilities, operations or assets of the Company Entities or (b) the ability of the Company to consummate the Transactions on a timely basis; provided, however, that “Material Adverse Effect” shall not include, either alone or in combination, any event, occurrence, fact, condition or change to the extent arising out of or attributable to: (i) general economic or political conditions or conditions generally affecting the capital, credit or financial markets; (ii) conditions generally affecting the industries in which the Company Entities operate; (iii) acts of war (whether or not declared), armed hostilities or terrorism, sabotage or military actions or the escalation or worsening thereof; (iv) any acts of God, natural disasters, epidemic, pandemic or disease outbreak (including the COVID-19 pandemic), (v) any failure of the Company Entities to meet their financial projections, budgets or estimates (provided that the underlying causes of such failures (subject to the other provisions of this definition) shall not be excluded); (vi) any action required or permitted by this Agreement, or any action taken (or not taken) with the written consent of or at the request of Parent or Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates; (vii) any changes in applicable Laws implemented, or accounting rules, including GAAP, required to be adopted, after the date of this Agreement; or (viii) the public announcement, pendency or completion of the Transactions; provided further, however, that any event, occurrence, fact, condition or change referred to in clauses (i), (ii) and (vii) immediately above shall be taken into account in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred or would reasonably be expected to occur to the extent that such event, occurrence, fact, condition or change has a disproportionate effect on the Company compared to other participants in the industries in which any Company Entity conducts the Business.
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“Merger” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.
“Merger Consideration Value” means (a) Equity Value, plus (b) Cash, plus (c) the Aggregate Exercise Price, minus (c) Debt for Borrowed Money.
“Merger Sub” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Multiemployer Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(37) of ERISA.
“NASDAQ” means the NASDAQ Capital Market.
“Parent” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Parent Certificate of Incorporation” means the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Parent, filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on September 3, 2020.
“Parent Class B Common Stock” means the Class B Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Parent.
“Parent Common Stock” means the Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Parent.
“Parent’s Knowledge” means the actual knowledge of any executive officer or director of Parent.
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“Parent Material Adverse Effect” means any event, occurrence, fact, condition or change that has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on (a) the business, results of operations, financial condition, liabilities, operations or assets of Parent or Merger Sub, or (b) the ability of Parent or Merger Sub to consummate the Transactions on a timely basis; provided, however, that “Parent Material Adverse Effect” shall not include, either alone or in combination, any event, occurrence, fact, condition or change to the extent arising out of or attributable to: (i) general economic or political conditions or conditions generally affecting the capital, credit or financial markets; (ii) conditions generally affecting the industries in which Parent or Merger Sub operate; (iii) acts of war (whether or not declared), armed hostilities or terrorism, sabotage or military actions or the escalation or worsening thereof; (iv) any acts of God, natural disasters, epidemic, pandemic or disease outbreak (including the COVID-19 pandemic); (v) any failure of Parent or Merger Sub to meet their financial projections, budgets or estimates (provided that the underlying causes of such failures (subject to the other provisions of this definition) shall not be excluded); (vi) any action required or permitted by this Agreement, or any action taken (or not taken) with the written consent of or at the request of the Company Entities or any of their respective Affiliates; (vii) any changes in applicable Laws implemented, or accounting rules, including GAAP, required to be adopted, after the date of this Agreement; or (viii) the public announcement, pendency or completion of the Transactions; provided further, however, that any event, occurrence, fact, condition or change referred to in clauses (i), (ii) and (vii) immediately above shall be taken into account in determining whether a Parent Material Adverse Effect has occurred or would reasonably be expected to occur to the extent that such event, occurrence, fact, condition or change has a disproportionate effect on Parent or Merger Sub as compared to other similarly situated companies.
“Parent Transaction Expenses” means the aggregate amount of all costs, fees and expenses payable to third parties incurred by or on behalf of Parent, Merger Sub and the Sponsor at or prior to the Closing in connection with the review, negotiation, execution and consummation of this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements and the Transactions, including the fees and expenses of legal counsel, accountants, financial advisors and other representatives and consultants and any deferred underwriting fees and commissions.
“PCAOB” means the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
“Per Share Merger Consideration Value” means (i) Merger Consideration Value divided by (ii) the Company Outstanding Shares.
“Per Share Stock Consideration” means a number of shares of Parent Common Stock equal to (a) the Per Share Merger Consideration Value, divided by (b) the Reference Price.
“Permits” means any franchise, approval, permit, authorization, license, order, registration, certificate, variance and other similar permit or rights obtained from any Governmental Authority necessary or advisable for the operations of the Business and all pending applications therefor.
“Permitted Encumbrances” means (a) cashiers’, landlords’, mechanics’, materialmen’s, carriers’, workmen s’, repairmen s’, contractors’ and warehousemens’ Encumbrances arising or incurred in the ordinary course of business and for amounts which are not delinquent or are being contested in good faith and which would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, (b) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar defects or imperfections of title, charges and encumbrances of record not in the aggregate detracting materially from the use or value of the assets subject thereto, (c) Encumbrances for Taxes not yet due and delinquent or the amount or validity of which is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP, (d) purchase money Encumbrances securing rental payments under capital lease arrangements, (e) leases for Leased Real Property to which a Company Entity is a party, (f) zoning, building codes or other land use Laws regulating the use or occupancy of real property or the activities conducted thereon which are imposed by any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over such real property or the operation of the Business, (g) nonexclusive licenses of Intellectual Property granted to third parties in the ordinary course of business, and (h) Encumbrances granted to any lender at the Closing in connection with any financing by Parent of the Transactions.
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“Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, joint stock company, unincorporated organization or association, trust, joint venture, association or other organization, whether or not a legal entity, or a Governmental Authority.
“PPP” means the Paycheck Protection Program set forth in the CARES Act (H.R. 748), including all rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith.
“PPP Loan” means that certain Note, and all loan documents ancillary thereto, dated as of April 14, 2020, issued by the Company to Western Alliance Bank in connection with the PPP.
“Reference Price” means $10.00.
“Related Parties” means, with respect to a Person, such Person’s current and future direct or indirect equityholders, controlling Persons, shareholders, optionholders, members, general or limited partners, Affiliates, Representatives, and each of their respective successors and assigns.
“Release” means any actual or threatened release, spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, abandonment, disposing or allowing to escape or migrate into or through the environment (including ambient air (indoor or outdoor), surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata or within any building, structure, facility or fixture).
“Repaid Indebtedness” means, as of the close of Business on the Closing Date (and treating any Indebtedness for borrowed money as then currently due and payable), the aggregate Indebtedness for borrowed money of the Company and the Company Entities, on a consolidated basis, in connection with the items of Indebtedness set forth on Section 1.1 of the Disclosure Schedules under the heading “Repaid Indebtedness.”
“Representatives” means, collectively, with respect to any Person, such Person’s officers, directors, Affiliates, employees, agents or advisors, including any investment banker, broker, attorney, accountant, consultant or other authorized representative of such Person.
“Restricted Cash” means any cash which is not freely usable by the Company Entities because it is subject to restrictions, limitations or taxes on use or distribution by law, contract or otherwise including, restrictions on dividends, collateral for letters of credit, repatriations, withholding tax or any other form of restriction, and shall include, for the avoidance of doubt, cash of Metromile Insurance Company; provided, however, that Restricted Cash shall not include any cash or cash equivalents of the Company or the other Company Entities as of immediately prior to the Closing to the extent such cash or cash equivalents are freely usable in the operations of the Surviving Entity to cover day-to-day operations and general working capital requirements of the Surviving Entity following the Closing.
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“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Stock Consideration” means a number of shares of Parent Common Stock equal to the quotient of (a)(i) the Merger Consideration Value, minus (ii) the Cash Consideration, divided by (b) the Reference Price.
“Sponsor” means Insurance Acquisition Sponsor II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Dioptra Advisors II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, either taken together or individually as indicated by the context in which such term is used.
“Sponsor Cancelled Shares” means the number of Sponsor Shares to be forfeited to Parent by the Sponsor in accordance with the Cancellation and Vesting Agreement, such number being 1,177,000.
“Sponsor Shares” means the shares of Parent Class B Common Stock held by the Sponsor as of immediately prior to the Closing.
“Stockholders” means the holders of Company Shares.
“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, partnership, association or other business entity of which (a) if a corporation, a majority of the total voting power of shares of stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof, or (b) if a partnership, association or other business entity, a majority of the partnership or other similar ownership interests thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by any Person or one or more Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof. For purposes hereof, a Person or Persons shall be deemed to have a majority ownership interest in a partnership, association or other business entity if such Person or Persons shall be allocated a majority of partnership, association or other business entity gains or losses or shall be or control the managing director, managing member, general partner or other managing Person of such partnership, association or other business entity.
“Systems” means software, servers, sites, circuits, networks, interfaces, platforms, computers, hardware, databases, cable, networking, call centers, equipment and all other technology or infrastructure assets or services.
“Target Net Working Capital Ceiling” means $20,000,000.
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“Target Net Working Capital Floor” means $0.
“Tax Return” means any return, declaration, report, claim for refund, information return or statement or other document filed or required to be filed with any taxing authority, including any schedule or attachment thereto, and including any amendment thereof.
“Taxes” means all federal, state, local, foreign and other income, gross receipts, sales, use, production, ad valorem, transfer, franchise, registration, profits, license, lease, service, service use, withholding, payroll, employment, unemployment, estimated, excise, severance, environmental, stamp, occupation, premium, property (real or personal), real property gains, windfall profits, customs, duties or other taxes, fees, assessments or charges of any kind whatsoever, together with any interest, additions or penalties with respect thereto and any interest in respect of such additions or penalties.
“Trading Day” means any day on which shares of Parent Common Stock are tradeable on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which shares of Parent Common Stock are then traded.
“Transaction Expenses” means, collectively, Company Transaction Expenses and Parent Transaction Expenses.
“Transactions” means the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, including the Merger, to occur at or immediately prior to the Closing.
“Treasury Regulations” means the treasury regulations promulgated under the Code, including any temporary regulations.
“Treasury Shares” means any equity interests in Company held in the treasury of Company.
“Unvested Company Option” means any Company Option (or portion thereof) that is unvested and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time.
“U.S. Restricted Person List” means (i) the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons, the Foreign Sanctions Evaders list, the Executive Order 13599 list, the Sectoral Sanctions Identification List, the Non-SDN Iran Sanctions List, the Part 561 List, the Non-SDN Palestinian Legislative Council List, and any similar list maintained by the U.S. Department of Treasury, and (ii) the Denied Persons, Entity, and Unverified lists maintained by the U.S. Department of Commerce.
“U.S. Trade Laws” means any U.S. Law of any Governmental Authority concerning the import, export, or re-export of products, technology and/or services, and the terms and conduct of transactions and making or receiving of payments related to such import, export, or re-export, including, but not limited to, as applicable, the Laws administered or enforced by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security, and/or the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control.
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“Vested Company Option” means any Company Option (or portion thereof) that is vested and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time.
Section 1.2 Interpretation.
(a) References to Articles and Sections are to Articles and Sections of this Agreement unless otherwise specified.
(b) A “month” or a “quarter” means a calendar month or quarter (as the case may be).
(c) References to “$” or “dollars” refer to lawful currency of the United States.
(d) Writing includes typewriting, printing, lithography, photography, email and other modes of representing or reproducing words in a legible and non-transitory form.
(e) The terms “include” and “including” and words of similar import are to be construed as non-exclusive (so that, by way of example, “including” means “including without limitation”).
(f) Reference to “made available” means a document or other item of information that was provided or made available to Parent and its representatives via electronic communication (including email) or in the electronic “data room” maintained by the Company under the heading “SPAC 2020” located at securedocs.com prior to the date of this Agreement.
(g) Unless the context of this Agreement otherwise requires (i) words using a singular or plural number also include the plural or singular number, respectively, (ii) the terms “hereof,” “herein,” “hereby” and any derivative thereof or similar words refer to this entire Agreement, (iii) the masculine gender includes the feminine and neuter genders, (iv) any reference to a Law, an agreement or a document will be deemed also to refer to any amendment, supplement or replacement thereof, and (v) whenever this Agreement refers to a number of days, such number refers to calendar days unless such reference specifies Business Days.
(h) Terms defined in this Agreement by reference to any other agreement, document or instrument have the meanings assigned to them in such agreement, document or instrument whether or not such agreement, document or instrument is then in effect.
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Section 1.3 Further Definitions. The following terms have the meaning set forth in the Sections set forth below:
Term |
Section | |
2021 Equity Incentive Plan | Recital | |
Additional Shares | Section 2.17(a) | |
Aggregate Cash Election Amount | Section 2.5(b)(i) | |
Agreement | Preamble | |
Audited Financial Statements | Section 3.5(a) | |
Balance Sheet | Section 3.5(b) | |
Business | Recital | |
Cancellation and Vesting Agreement | Recital | |
Cash Electing Share | Section 2.5(b)(i) | |
Cash Election | Section 2.5(b)(i) | |
Cash Fraction | Section 2.5(b)(i) | |
Certificate of Merger | Section 2.2 | |
Certificates | Section 2.11(a) | |
Closing | Section 2.2(a) | |
Closing Date | Section 2.2(a) | |
Closing Statement | Section 2.14(a) | |
Company | Preamble | |
Company Acquisition Proposal | Section 5.12(b) | |
Company Board Recommendation | Section 3.2(b) | |
Company Post-Merger D&O Policy | Section 5.7(b) | |
Company Indemnified Persons | Section 5.7(a) | |
Company Preferred Stock Conversion | Section 2.5(a) | |
Company Stockholder Vote | Section 3.2(a) | |
Company Waiving Parties | Section 8.15(b) | |
Confidentiality Agreement | Section 5.1 | |
Dissenting Shares | Section 2.7 | |
Effective Time | Section 2.2(b) | |
Election Date | Section 2.6(c) | |
Employment Contracts | Section 3.23 | |
ESPP | Recital | |
Exchange Agent | Section 2.11(a) | |
Financial Statements | Section 3.5(a) | |
Form of Election | Section 2.6(b) | |
Insurance Policies | Section 3.21 | |
Intended Tax Treatment | Recitals | |
Interim Balance Sheet Date | Section 3.5(a) | |
Interim Financial Statements | Section 3.5(a) | |
Interim Period | Section 5.2 | |
Letter of Transmittal | Section 2.11(a) | |
Liabilities | Section 3.6 | |
Lock-Up Agreements | Recitals | |
Material Company Software | Section 3.10(f) | |
Material Contracts | Section 3.13 | |
Merger | Recitals | |
Merger Payment Schedule | Section 2.14(b) |
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Term |
Section | |
Merger Sub | Preamble | |
Minimum Cash Election Condition | Section 2.5(b)(i) | |
Offer | Recitals | |
Organizational Documents | Section 3.1 | |
Other Filings | Section 5.8(a) | |
Outside Date | Section 7.1(b) | |
Parent | Preamble | |
Parent Acquisition Proposal | Section 5.12(a) | |
Parent Board | Recitals | |
Parent Charter Amendments | Section 5.8(b) | |
Parent Indemnified Persons | Section 1.1 | |
Parent SEC Documents | Section 4.6(a) | |
Parent Stockholder Approval | Section 5.8(b) | |
Parent Stockholders’ Meeting | Section 5.8(a) | |
Parent Waiving Parties | Section 8.15(a) | |
Per Share Cash Consideration | Section 2.5(b)(i) | |
PIPE Investors | Section 5.10(a) | |
Press Release | Section 5.9 | |
Private Placements | Recitals | |
Pro Rata Share | Section 2.17(a) | |
Proxy Statement | Section 5.8(a) | |
Registration Rights Agreement | Recitals | |
Registration Shares | Section 5.8(a) | |
Registration Statement | Section 5.8(a) | |
Release Date | Section 2.17(b) | |
Stock Election | Section 2.5(b)(ii) | |
Stockholder Notice | Section 5.6(b) | |
Stockholder Support Agreement | Recitals | |
Subscription Agreements | Section 5.10(a) | |
Surviving Entity | Section 2.1 | |
Transaction Form 8-K | Section 5.9 | |
Sponsor Support Agreement | Recitals | |
Voting Matters | Section 5.8(b) | |
Waived 280G Benefits | Section 5.20 |
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Article
II
THE MERGER
Section 2.1 The Merger. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, at the Effective Time, pursuant to the provisions of the DGCL, Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the Company, and the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub shall thereupon cease in accordance with the provisions of the DGCL. The Company shall be the surviving entity in the Merger and shall continue to exist as a wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent (the “Surviving Entity”). The Merger shall have the effects specified in the DGCL. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Effective Time, except as otherwise agreed to pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, all of the property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the Company and Merger Sub shall vest and continue in the Surviving Entity, and all debts, liabilities and duties of the Company and Merger Sub shall become the debts, liabilities and duties of the Surviving Entity.
Section 2.2 Certificate of Merger; Closing.
(a) Closing. In accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, the closing of the Merger (the “Closing”) shall be held remotely by electronic exchange of deliverables and release of signatures on the date which is two (2) Business Days after the first date on which all conditions set forth in Article VI shall have been satisfied or waived (other than those conditions that by their terms are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver thereof) or such other time and place as Parent and the Company may mutually agree in writing. The date on which the Closing actually occurs is referred to in this Agreement as the “Closing Date.”
(b) Subject to the satisfaction or waiver of all of the conditions set forth in Article VI of this Agreement, and provided this Agreement has not theretofore been terminated pursuant to its terms, the parties shall cause the Merger to be consummated by filing a certificate of merger (the “Certificate of Merger”) to be executed and filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in accordance with the relevant provisions of the DGCL, and shall make or cause to be made all other filings or recordings required under the DGCL. The Merger shall become effective at the time when the Certificate of Merger has been accepted for filing by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, or at such later time as may be agreed by Parent and the Company in writing and specified in the Certificate of Merger (the “Effective Time”).
Section 2.3 Organizational Documents; Name of Surviving Entity. The corporate bylaws and certificate of incorporation of Merger Sub in the forms attached hereto as Exhibit E, as amended pursuant to the Certificate of Merger, shall be the corporate bylaws and certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Entity and shall continue in full force and effect until further amended in the manner prescribed therein or by the provisions of the DGCL, except that the name of the corporation set forth therein shall be changed to “Metromile Operating Company.”
Section 2.4 Directors and Officers.
(a) The parties shall take all actions necessary such that the board of directors of the Surviving Entity and the officers of the Surviving Entity as of immediately following the Effective Time shall be comprised of the individuals set forth on Section 2.4(a) of the Disclosure Schedules, each to hold office in accordance with the DGCL and the Organizational Documents of the Surviving Entity until their respective successors are, in the case of the directors, duly elected or appointed and qualified and, in the case of the officers, duly appointed.
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(b) The parties shall cause the Parent Board and the officers of Parent as of immediately following the Effective Time to be comprised of the individuals set forth on Section 2.4(b) of the Disclosure Schedules, each to hold office in accordance with the DGCL and the Organizational Documents of Parent until their respective successors are, in the case of the directors, duly elected or appointed and qualified and, in the case of the officers, duly appointed.
Section 2.5 Effect of Merger.
(a) The Company shall take all actions necessary to cause each Company Preferred Share that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time to be automatically converted immediately prior to the Effective Time into a number of Company Common Shares at the then-effective conversion rate as calculated pursuant to the terms of the Organizational Documents of the Company (the “Company Preferred Stock Conversion”). All of the Company Preferred Shares converted into Company Common Shares shall be canceled, shall no longer be outstanding and shall cease to exist and no payment or distribution shall be made with respect thereto, and each holder of Company Preferred Shares shall thereafter cease to have any rights with respect to such securities.
(b) At the Effective Time (and, for the avoidance of doubt, following the Company Preferred Stock Conversion), by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company or the Stockholders, each Company Common Share (including Company Common Shares resulting from the Company Preferred Stock Conversion) that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than Dissenting Shares, Treasury Shares and other shares to be canceled pursuant to Section 2.5(e)) shall be converted into the right to receive the following:
(i) if the calculation of the Cash Consideration results in a positive number (the “Minimum Cash Election Condition”) and the holder of such Company Common Share makes a proper and timely election in accordance with Section 2.6 to receive cash with respect to such Company Common Share (a “Cash Election”), which election has not been revoked pursuant to Section 2.6 (each such share, a “Cash Electing Share”), in an amount in cash for such Cash Electing Share, without interest, equal to the Per Share Merger Consideration Value (the “Per Share Cash Consideration”), except that if (x) the sum of the aggregate number of Dissenting Shares and the aggregate number of Cash Electing Shares, multiplied by (y) the Per Share Merger Consideration Value (such product, the “Aggregate Cash Election Amount”) exceeds the available Cash Consideration, then each Cash Electing Share shall be converted into the right to receive (A) an amount in cash, without interest, equal to the product of (1) the Per Share Merger Consideration Value and (2) a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the Cash Consideration and the denominator of which shall be the Aggregate Cash Election Amount (such fraction, the “Cash Fraction”) and (B) a number of validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable shares of Parent Common Stock equal to the product of (1) the Per Share Stock Consideration and (2) one minus the Cash Fraction; and
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(ii) if the holder of such share makes a proper election to receive shares of Parent Common Stock (a “Stock Election”) with respect to such Company Common Share, which election has not been revoked pursuant to Section 2.6, the holder of such share fails to make a Cash Election or Stock Election with respect to such share in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.6, or if the Minimum Cash Election Condition is not satisfied, the applicable Per Share Stock Consideration.
(c) Each of the Company Common Shares issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (except for Dissenting Shares, Treasury Shares and other shares to be canceled pursuant to Section 2.5(e), but, for the avoidance of doubt, including the Company Common Shares resulting from the Company Preferred Stock Conversion), shall, by virtue of the Merger and upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 2.5 and throughout this Agreement, be canceled and automatically deemed for all purposes to represent the right to receive its allocable portion of the Aggregate Closing Merger Consideration as provided for in Section 2.5(b) and in the Merger Payment Schedule, and each of the Stockholders shall cease to have any other rights as a stockholder of the Company with respect thereto. Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement, no certificates or scrip representing a fractional share of Parent Common Stock will be issued to any of the Stockholders in connection with payment of the Aggregate Closing Merger Consideration, and to the extent a fractional share of Parent Common Stock is issuable as part of the Aggregate Closing Merger Consideration after aggregating all fractional shares of Parent Common Stock that otherwise would be received by such Stockholder, such fraction shall be rounded up to one whole share of Parent Common Stock.
(d) Each share of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Merger Sub issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, be converted into and become one newly issued, fully paid and non-assessable share of common stock of the Surviving Entity.
(e) Each Company Share owned by any Subsidiary of the Company and each Treasury Share shall automatically be canceled and retired and shall cease to exist, and no consideration shall be delivered in exchange therefor.
Section 2.6 Consideration Election Procedure.
(a) On or prior to the Election Date, each Stockholder (i) entitled to receive consideration pursuant to Section 2.5(b) and (ii) who was a Stockholder on the date of the delivery of the Company’s Written Consent solicitation, shall be entitled to specify the number of such holder’s Company Shares with respect to which such holder makes a Cash Election or a Stock Election by complying with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.6. For the avoidance of doubt and notwithstanding anything else to the contrary set forth herein, each Cash Election or Stock Election made pursuant to this Section 2.6 shall be deemed to be made with respect to each applicable Stockholder on an “as-converted” to Company Common Shares basis.
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(b) Not less than twenty (20) days prior to the Election Date, the Company shall mail or otherwise deliver a form of election (the “Form of Election”) to each holder of record (as of such mailing) of Company Shares. Each Stockholder entitled to receive consideration pursuant to Section 2.5(b) shall use the Form of Election to make a Cash Election or a Stock Election. In the event that any such Stockholder fails to make a Cash Election or a Stock Election with respect to any or all Company Shares held or beneficially owned by such holder, then such holder shall be automatically deemed to have made a Stock Election with respect to those shares.
(c) Any applicable Stockholder’s election pursuant to the Form of Election will be deemed properly made only if the Company or its designated agent has received at its designated office, by 5:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) on the business day that is ten (10) Business Days prior to the date of the Closing Date or such other date as Parent and the Company will, prior to the Closing, mutually agree (the “Election Date”), a Form of Election duly, completely and validly executed and accompanied by (i) Certificates to which such Form of Election relates or (ii) in the case such shares are uncertificated, any additional documents required by the procedures set forth in the Form of Election, and in each case, together with any additional documents required by the procedures set forth in the Form of Election.
(d) Any election made pursuant to this Section 2.6 will have been properly made only if the Company will have actually received a properly completed Form of Election prior to the Election Date. Any Form of Election may be revoked or changed by the person submitting it, by written notice received by the Company prior to the Election Date. In the event a Form of Election is validly revoked prior to the Election Date, the holder of the Company Shares represented by such Form of Election shall be deemed to have made a Stock Election with respect to those shares, except to the extent a subsequent election is properly made prior to the Election Date. Any Cash Election or Stock Election as of the Election Date is final and irrevocable, unless (i) otherwise consented to in writing by the Company (which such consent may, in the Company’s sole discretion, be provided or denied), or (ii) this Agreement is validly terminated in accordance with Article VII, in which case all Cash Elections and Stock Elections shall automatically be revoked concurrently with the termination of this Agreement. Without limiting the application of any other transfer restrictions that may otherwise exist, after a Cash Election or a Stock Election is validly made or deemed to be made with respect to any Company Common Shares (or Company Preferred Shares on an “as-converted” to Company Common Share basis), no further registration of transfers of such shares shall be made on the stock transfer books of the Company until the Closing, unless and until such Cash Election or Stock Election is validly revoked in accordance with this Section 2.6.
(e) The determination of the Company shall be final, conclusive and binding in the event of ambiguity or uncertainty as to whether or not a Cash Election or a Stock Election has been properly made or revoked pursuant to this Section 2.6. None of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company or the Exchange Agent shall be under any obligation to notify any person of any defect in a Form of Election.
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Section 2.7 Dissenting Shares. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, including Section 2.6, Company Shares issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time held by a holder who has not voted in favor of adoption of this Agreement or consented thereto in writing and who has properly exercised appraisal rights of such Company Shares in accordance with Section 262 of the DGCL (such Company Shares being referred to collectively as the “Dissenting Shares” until such time as such holder fails to perfect or otherwise loses such holder’s appraisal rights under the DGCL with respect to such Company Shares) shall not be converted into a right to receive a portion of the Aggregate Merger Consideration, but instead shall be entitled to only receive payment of the appraised value of such Company Shares held by them in accordance with the provisions of Section 262 of the DGCL; provided, however, that if, after the Effective Time, such holder fails to perfect, withdraws or loses such holder’s right to appraisal pursuant to Section 262 of the DGCL or if a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine that such holder is not entitled to the relief provided by Section 262 of the DGCL, such Company Shares shall be treated as if they had been converted as of the Effective Time into the right to receive the portion of the Aggregate Merger Consideration, if any, to which such holder is entitled pursuant to Section 2.7, without interest thereon. The Company shall provide Parent prompt written notice of any demands received by the Company for appraisal of Company Shares, any written withdrawal of any such demand and any other written demand, notice or instrument delivered to the Company prior to the Effective Time pursuant to the DGCL that relates to such demand, and Parent shall have the opportunity and right to direct all negotiations and proceedings with respect to such demands. Except with the prior written consent of Parent, the Company shall not make any payment with respect to, or settle or offer to settle, any such demands.
Section 2.8 Withholding Rights. Each of the Exchange Agent, Parent, the Company, Merger Sub or anyone acting on their behalf shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the payment of any Aggregate Merger Consideration payable pursuant to this Agreement to any Person such amounts as are required to be deducted and withheld with respect to the making of any such payment under any applicable tax Law. Any sum which is withheld as permitted by this Section 2.8 shall be timely remitted to the appropriate Governmental Authority. To the extent that amounts are so withheld and paid to the proper Governmental Authority pursuant to any applicable tax Law, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to such Person in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made.
Section 2.9 Treatment of Options.
(a) Vested Company Options. As of the Effective Time, all Vested Company Options shall, automatically and without any required action on the part of any Company Optionholder or beneficiary thereof, be converted into a number of vested restricted stock units denominated in shares of Parent Common Stock (“Parent Vested RSUs”). The number of Parent Vested RSUs received by a holder of Vested Company Options shall equal such holder’s Aggregate Option Spread divided by the Reference Price, rounded down to the nearest whole share. The “Aggregate Option Spread” shall equal the product of (A) the excess, if any, of (i) the Per Share Merger Consideration Value over (ii) the exercise price per Company Common Share subject to such Vested Company Option, multiplied by (B) the number of Company Common Shares subject to such Vested Company Option. The Parent Vested RSUs shall be granted as soon as practicable following effective registration of shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued under the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan on a Form S-8 registration statement (or other appropriate form). Each Parent Vested RSU shall entitle the holder thereof to receive one share of Parent Common Stock that shall be delivered, subject to any applicable tax or withholding obligations, as soon as practicable following the expiration of any applicable Lock-Up Agreement(s), but in no event later than December 31, 2021.
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(b) Unvested Company Options. At the Effective Time, all Unvested Company Options shall, automatically and without any required action on the part of any Company Optionholder or beneficiary thereof, be converted into an option to purchase shares of Parent Common Stock (each, a “Converted Option”). For each Converted Option, (i) the number of shares of Parent Common Stock subject to each such Converted Option shall equal the product of (A) the total number of Company Common Shares subject to such Unvested Company Option immediately prior to the Effective Time multiplied by (B) the Per Share Stock Consideration (rounded down to the nearest whole share), and (ii) the exercise price per share of Parent Common Stock shall equal the quotient (with the result rounded up to the nearest whole cent) of (A) the exercise price per Company Common Share of such Unvested Company Option immediately prior to the Effective Time divided by (B) the Per Share Stock Consideration; provided, however that the exercise price and the number of shares of Parent Common Stock purchasable pursuant to the Converted Options shall be determined in a manner consistent with the requirements of Code Section 409A; provided further that in the case of any Unvested Company Option to which Code Section 422 applies, the exercise price and the number of shares Parent Common Stock purchasable pursuant to such option shall be determined in accordance with the foregoing, subject to such adjustments as are necessary in order to satisfy the requirements of Code Section 424(a). Except as expressly provided in the foregoing sentence, each such Converted Option shall be subject to the same terms and conditions, including the applicable vesting schedule, as applied to the corresponding Unvested Company Option immediately prior to the Effective Time. The Converted Options shall be granted as soon as practicable following effective registration of shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued under the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan on a Form S-8 registration statement (or other appropriate form).
Section 2.10 Company Warrants. Immediately prior to and conditioned upon the consummation of the Merger, each Company Warrant shall either (a) automatically, and without any required action on the part of the holder of the Company Warrant or beneficiary thereof or (b) at the election of the holder of such Company Warrant, be exercised into a number of Company Shares in accordance with the terms of the warrant agreement amendment applicable to such Company Warrant (each, a “Warrant Agreement Amendment”) and the information set forth in the Merger Payment Schedule. The Company Warrants converted into Company Shares shall no longer be outstanding and shall cease to exist, and the holder of each Company Warrant shall thereafter cease to have any rights with respect to such securities and become a Stockholder for all purposes of this Agreement.
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Section 2.11 Surrender and Payment.
(a) Following the date hereof and prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, appoint an exchange agent reasonably acceptable to the Company (the “Exchange Agent”) to act as the exchange agent in the Merger. At or before the Effective Time, Parent shall deposit with the Exchange Agent (i) a cash amount in immediately available funds equal to the Cash Consideration and (ii) the number of shares of Parent Common Stock equal to the Stock Consideration. Promptly after the appointment of the Exchange Agent, Parent shall cause the Exchange Agent to mail to each holder of record of Company Shares as of immediately prior to the Effective Time entitled to receive Aggregate Merger Consideration pursuant to Section 2.5, a letter of transmittal (which shall be in the form and substance reasonably acceptable to Parent and the Company) (a “Letter of Transmittal”) and which shall (i) have customary representations and warranties as to title, authorization, execution and delivery, (ii) have a customary release of all claims against Parent and the Company arising out of or related to such holder’s ownership of Company Shares, (iii) specify that delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to the certificates evidencing such Company Shares (the “Certificates”), to the extent such Company Shares are certificated, shall pass, only upon proper delivery of the Certificates to the Exchange Agent, (iv) include instructions for use in effecting the surrender of the Certificates pursuant to the Letter of Transmittal and (v) permit each Stockholder to allocate, on a share-by-share or “block” basis, those Company Shares exchanged for such holder’s share of the Cash Consideration.
(b) Within two (2) Business Days (but in no event prior to the Effective Time) after the surrender to the Exchange Agent of all Certificates held by such holder for cancellation (to the extent such Company Shares are or were certificated), together with a Letter of Transmittal, duly completed and validly executed in accordance with the instructions thereto and such other documents as may be required pursuant to such instructions, the holder of such Certificates shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefore, and Parent shall direct the Exchange Agent to deliver the Per Share Stock Consideration or the Per Share Cash Consideration, as applicable, in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.5 and Section 2.6, and the Certificate(s) so surrendered shall forthwith be cancelled. Until surrendered as contemplated by this Section 2.11, each Certificate entitled to receive the Per Share Stock Consideration or the Per Share Cash Consideration, as applicable, in accordance with Section 2.5 shall be deemed at all times after the Effective Time to represent only the right to receive upon such surrender the Per Share Stock Consideration or the Per Share Cash Consideration, as applicable, that such holder is entitled to receive in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.5.
(c) Adjustments. The Per Share Stock Consideration and the Per Share Cash Consideration shall be adjusted to reflect appropriately the effect of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, combination, exchange of shares or other like change with respect to Parent Common Stock occurring on or after the date hereof and prior to the Effective Time.
(d) Termination of Exchange Fund. Any portion of the Exchange Fund that remains undistributed to Stockholders for one (1) year after the Effective Time shall be delivered to Parent, upon demand, and any Stockholders who have not theretofore complied with this Section 2.11 shall thereafter look only to Parent for the Per Share Stock Consideration and/or the Per Share Cash Consideration, as applicable. Any portion of the Exchange Fund remaining unclaimed by Stockholders as of a date which is immediately prior to such time as such amounts would otherwise escheat to or become property of any Governmental Authority shall, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, become the property of Parent free and clear of any claims or interest of any person previously entitled thereto.
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(e) No Liability. None of the Exchange Agent, Parent or the Surviving Entity shall be liable to any holder of Company Shares (including Company Common Shares resulting from the conversion of Company Preferred Shares and the Company Warrants) for any such Company Shares (or dividends or distributions with respect thereto) or cash delivered to a public official pursuant to any abandoned property, escheat or similar Law in accordance with this Section 2.11.
(f) Lost Certificates. If any Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming such Certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed acceptable to the Exchange Agent, the Exchange Agent will issue in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate, the Per Share Stock Consideration or Per Share Cash Consideration, as applicable, that such holder is otherwise entitled to receive pursuant to, and in accordance with, the provisions of Section 2.5 and Section 2.6(b).
Section 2.12 Taking of Necessary Action; Further Action. If at any time after the Effective Time any further action is reasonably necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement and to vest the Surviving Entity with full right, title and possession to all assets, property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of Company or Merger Sub, the officers and board of directors of the Surviving Entity will be fully authorized in the name of the Company or Merger Sub, as the case may be, to take and shall take any and all such lawful and necessary action.
Section 2.13 Closing Statement; Merger Payment Schedule.
(a) At least five (5) Business Days preceding the Closing Date, the Company shall provide to Parent a written statement, signed by a financial officer of the Company (the “Closing Statement”), setting forth (a) the Company’s good faith estimate, together with related supporting calculations and work papers and back-up materials relating thereto, of the consolidated balance sheet of the Company Entities as of 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time on the day immediately preceding the Closing Date and the amount of Company Transaction Expenses, including by category those that have been paid or are to be paid prior to the Closing, those that are to be paid as part of the Closing pursuant to Section 2.15 and those that are expected to otherwise remain unpaid as of the close of business on the Closing Date and satisfied thereafter in accordance with their terms and (b) calculations of Repaid Indebtedness, Merger Consideration Value, Cash Consideration and the Closing Working Capital Adjustment Amount based on such estimates. The Closing Statement and all components thereof shall be prepared in accordance with this Agreement (including the mathematical principles, policies and methodologies used in, the calculation of the sample Working Capital Amount as set forth on Annex A hereto). The Company shall provide Parent and its representatives with reasonable access during normal business hours to the relevant books, records and finance personnel of the Company to enable Parent and its representatives to review and analyze the Closing Statement and the components thereof. The Parties shall meet and confer regarding the Closing Statement and the components thereof no later than the third (3rd) Business Day prior to the Closing Date, and shall make such changes thereto as the Parties may mutually and in good faith agree, and the Closing Statement as so mutually agreed shall be the “Closing Statement” hereunder. If (i) there is a dispute between the parties regarding the Closing Statement that is not resolved prior to the Closing Date, (ii) the Closing Net Working Capital Amount set forth in the Closing Statement as delivered by the Company is within $1,000,000 of the Target Net Working Capital Ceiling or Target Net Working Capital Floor, and (iii) the net amount in dispute exceeds $1,000,000, then Parent shall have the unilateral option to delay the Closing for up to a ten (10)-day period (including for such purposes past the Outside Date, and any such delay period shall suspend the application of the Outside Date until the expiration of such delay period) for Parent and the Company to have an opportunity to resolve and settle all then remaining disputes, and the parties shall reasonably and in good faith work together to resolve and settle such disputes, time being of the essence in respect thereof; provided, however that if the parties shall fail to resolve and settle all such disputes by the end of such ten (10)-day period after complying with their obligations under this Section 2.13, the Closing Statement as prepared by the Company (and revised to reflect any matters agreed to by the parties in the interim) shall be the “Closing Statement” hereunder without any further delay in the Closing Date.
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(b) Merger Payment Schedule. At least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall deliver to Parent a schedule (the “Merger Payment Schedule”) that is true, correct and consistent with the Forms of Election received by the Company or its designated agent pursuant to Section 2.6 showing (i) the percentage allocation of the Stock Consideration to each of the Stockholders at the Closing and the corresponding number of shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued to each Stockholder in accordance with Section 2.5 and the Organizational Documents of the Company, (ii) the Per Share Cash Consideration to be paid to each of the Stockholders in accordance with Section 2.5 and the Organizational Documents of the Company, (iii) with respect to each Stockholder as of immediately prior to the Closing, the Pro Rata Share of the Additional Shares. The Merger Payment Schedule shall also include (A) the name of each Company securityholder and (B) the number and type of Company Shares, Company Options and Company Warrants held by each holder thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall the cash payable by Parent or any other person in respect of Company Shares pursuant to the terms of this Agreement exceed the Cash Consideration and the Merger Payment Schedule shall reflect the same.
Section 2.15 Deliveries and Proceedings at Closing. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing:
(a) The Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Parent and Merger Sub (i) the final Merger Payment Schedule; and (ii) the certificates and other documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.2; and
(b) Parent and Merger Sub shall deliver or cause to be delivered (i) the certificates and other documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.3, (ii) the Aggregate Closing Merger Consideration to the Exchange Agent for the account and benefit of the Stockholders in accordance with this Agreement, together with any notices and documentation necessary or appropriate in connection therewith (including the Merger Payment Schedule), and (iii) the aggregate amount of the Company Transaction Expenses to the applicable third parties as directed by the Company in writing prior to the Closing.
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Section 2.16 Stock Transfer Books. At the Effective Time, the stock transfer books of the Company shall be closed and there shall be no further registration of transfers of Company Shares thereafter on the records of the Company. From and after the Effective Time, the holders of Certificates representing Company Shares outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall cease to have any rights with respect to such Company Common Shares or Company Preferred Shares, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or by Law. On or after the Effective Time, any Certificates presented to the Exchange Agent or Parent for any reason shall be converted into the Per Share Stock Consideration or Per Share Cash Consideration, as applicable, in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.5.
Section 2.17 Additional Shares Earnout.
(a) From and after the Closing until the Release Date (as defined below), after the satisfaction of the threshold set forth in Section 2.17(b), Parent shall issue and cause to be delivered to the Stockholders as of immediately prior to the Effective Time a total of ten million (10,000,000) newly issued shares of Parent Common Stock, fully paid and free and clear of all Encumbrances other than applicable securities Law restrictions (such Parent Common Stock, together with any equity securities into which such shares are exchanged or converted, and any additional shares issued in lieu of fractional shares pursuant hereto, the “Additional Shares”). The Additional Shares shall be allocated among the Stockholders, as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, based on the proportion of each Stockholder’s Company Shares as of immediately prior to the Effective Time relative to the aggregate of all Company Shares held by all Stockholders as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (the “Pro Rata Share”); provided that in furtherance of the foregoing Parent agrees that to the extent a fractional share of Parent Common Stock is issuable as part of the allocable Additional Shares to a Stockholder after aggregating all fractional shares of Parent Common Stock that otherwise would be allocable to such Stockholder in respect of his, her or its Additional Shares, such fraction shall be rounded up to one whole share of Parent Common Stock.
(b) The Additional Shares shall be issued to the Stockholders as of immediately prior to the Effective Time in accordance with their Pro Rata Share, if at any time during the twenty-four (24) months following the Closing (the end of such period, the “Release Date”) the closing share price of the Parent Common Stock is greater than $15.00 over any twenty (20) Trading Days within any thirty (30) Trading Day period.
(c) The Parent Common Stock price target in Section 2.17(b) shall be equitably adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, special cash dividends, reorganizations, combinations, recapitalizations and similar transactions affecting the Parent Common Stock after the date of this Agreement (other than in respect of issuances of Parent Common Stock in connection with (i) any equity financing by Parent or (ii) the payment of the Aggregate Merger Consideration.
(d) In the event of the satisfaction of the threshold set forth in Section 2.17(b) on or prior to the Release Date, as soon as practicable (but in any event within five (5) Business Days) after such satisfaction, Parent shall issue to each Stockholder the Pro Rata Share of the Additional Shares to be issued to such Stockholder (provided that such Stockholder has previously delivered a Letter of Transmittal duly completed and validly executed in accordance with the instructions thereto and any other customary documents that the Exchange Agent may reasonably require in connection therewith).
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(e) In the event of the failure of the satisfaction of the threshold set forth in Section 2.17(b) on or prior to the Release Date, no Additional Shares will be issued to the Stockholders pursuant to this Section 2.17.
(f) Following the Closing, including during the twenty-four (24) months following the Closing, Parent and its Subsidiaries, including the Company Entities, will be entitled to (i) operate their respective businesses based upon their respective business requirements and in their own business judgment, and (ii) make changes in their respective sole discretion to their respective operations, organization, personnel, accounting practices and other aspects of their respective businesses, including actions that may have an impact on whether any thresholds in respect of Additional Shares have been met, and none of the Stockholders will have any right to claim the loss of all or any portion of the Additional Shares or other damages as a result of such decisions.
(g) If, during the twenty-four (24) months following the Closing, there is a Change of Control that will result in the holders of Parent Common Stock receiving a per share price equal to or in excess of the Reference Price (as equitably adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, special cash dividends, reorganizations, combinations, recapitalizations and similar transactions affecting the Parent Common Stock after the date of this Agreement) (an “Acceleration Event”), then the Additional Shares shall be issued to the Stockholders effective as of immediately prior to the consummation of such Change of Control, or otherwise treated as so released in connection therewith, so as to ensure that the recipients of such Additional Shares shall receive such Additional Shares in connection with such Change of Control. “Change of Control” shall mean any transaction or series of related transactions the result of which is the acquisition by any Person or “group” (as defined in the Exchange Act) of Persons of (i) direct or indirect beneficial ownership of securities of Parent representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding securities of Parent, whether by acquisition, merger, consolidation, reorganization or other business combination, however effected, other than any such transaction (or series of related transactions) in which the equity holders of Parent as of immediately prior thereto continue to hold, after giving effect thereto, in each case directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the combined voting power of the then outstanding securities of Parent or the surviving Person outstanding immediately after such combination; or (ii) all or substantially all of the assets of Parent.
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
The Company hereby represents and warrants to Parent and Merger Sub as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date (or, if representations and warranties are made with respect to a certain date, as of such date) as follows:
Section 3.1 Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries. Each Company Entity is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and has full corporate or limited liability company, as applicable, power and authority to own, operate or lease the properties and assets now owned, operated or leased by it and to carry on the Business. Section 3.1 of the Disclosure Schedules sets forth each Company Entity, its jurisdiction of organization, its directors and officers, and each jurisdiction in which such Company Entity has a Permit and is qualified to do business. Each Company Entity is duly licensed or qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the properties owned or leased by it or the operation of the Business makes such licensing or qualification necessary, except such licenses or qualifications the absence of which would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth on Section 3.1 of the Disclosure Schedules, the Company owns all of the outstanding equity interests of its Subsidiaries, free and clear of all Encumbrances, and there are no derivative securities or commitments to issue derivative securities in respect of such Subsidiaries. The Company does not own or have any ownership interest in any other Person other than such Subsidiaries. True and complete copies of the certificate of incorporation, certificate of formation, bylaws, limited liability company agreement and any other similar governing documents, each as amended to date (together, the “Organizational Documents”) of each Company Entity, have been made available to Parent.
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Section 3.2 Authority; Board Approval.
(a) Except as set forth on Section 3.2(a) of the Disclosure Schedules, the Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party and, subject to, in the case of the consummation of the Merger, adoption of this Agreement and the Transactions by the affirmative vote or consent of (i) the majority of the holders of the Company Common Shares and Company Preferred Shares, voting together as a single class, and (ii) at least sixty percent (60%) of the holders of the Company Voting Preferred Shares, voting together as a single class, in accordance with the Organizational Documents of the Company (collectively, the “Company Stockholder Vote”), to consummate the Transactions. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement to which it is a party and the consummation by the Company of the Transactions have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate action on the part of the Company and no other corporate proceedings on the part of the Company are necessary to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party or to consummate the Merger and the other Transactions, subject only, in the case of consummation of the Merger, to the receipt of the Company Stockholder Vote. The Company Stockholder Vote is the only vote or consent of the holders of any class or series of the Company’s capital stock required to approve and adopt this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, convert the Company Preferred Shares into Company Common Shares, and approve the Merger and consummate the Merger and the other Transactions. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by each other party hereto, constitutes, or will constitute, a valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as the enforceability hereof may be limited by (i) any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar Laws affecting the enforcement of creditor’s rights generally, and (ii) as limited by the availability of specific performance and other equitable remedies or applicable equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding at Law or in equity). When each Ancillary Agreement to which the Company is or will be a party has been duly executed and delivered by the Company (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by each other party thereto), such Ancillary Agreement will constitute a valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by (i) any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar Laws affecting the enforcement of creditor’s rights generally, and (ii) as limited by the availability of specific performance and other equitable remedies or applicable equitable principles (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding at Law or in equity).
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(b) The Company Board, by written resolutions adopted by unanimous vote and not subsequently rescinded or modified in any way adverse to Parent or Merger Sub, has, as of the date hereof (i) determined that this Agreement and the Transactions, including the Merger, are in the best interests of, the Stockholders, (ii) approved and declared advisable the “agreement of merger” (as such term is used in Section 251 of the DGCL) contained in this Agreement and the Transactions, including the Merger, in accordance with the DGCL, (iii) directed that the “agreement of merger” contained in this Agreement be submitted to the Stockholders for adoption, and (iv) resolved to recommend that the Stockholders adopt the “agreement of merger” set forth in this Agreement (collectively, the “Company Board Recommendation”).
Section 3.3 No Conflict; Consents. Subject to the receipt of the consents, approvals, authorizations and other requirements set forth in Section 3.3 of the Disclosure Schedules, the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party, and the consummation of the Transactions, including the Merger, do not and will not, with or without the giving of notice or the lapse of time, or both: (i) subject to, in the case of the Merger, obtaining the Company Stockholder Vote, conflict with or result in a violation or breach of, or default under, the Organizational Documents of the Company; (ii) subject to, in the case of the Merger, obtaining the Company Stockholder Vote conflict with or result in a violation or breach of any provision of any applicable Law or Governmental Order applicable to the Company; (iii) require the consent or notice by any Person under, conflict with, result in a material violation or material breach of, constitute a material default or an event that, with or without notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a material default under, result in the acceleration of or create in any party the right to accelerate, terminate, modify or cancel any Material Contract or any Permit affecting the properties, assets or Business; or (iv) result in the creation or imposition of any Encumbrance other than Permitted Encumbrances on any properties or assets of any Company Entity, except, with respect to the foregoing clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv), as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company Entities, taken as a whole.
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Section 3.4 Capitalization.
(a) Section 3.4(a) of the Disclosure Schedules sets forth, as of the date hereof, (i) the authorized capital stock of the Company, (ii) the number, class and series of Company Shares owned by Stockholder, together with the name of each registered holder thereof, (iii) a list of all holders of outstanding Company Options, including the number of Company Common Shares subject to each such Company Option, the grant date, and exercise price for such Company Option, the extent to which such Company Option is vested and exercisable and the date on which such Company Option expires, and (iv) a list of all holders of outstanding Company Warrants, including the number of Company Shares subject to each such Company Warrant, the grant date, and exercise price for such Company Warrant, the extent to which such Company Warrant is vested and exercisable and the date on which such Company Warrant expires. Each Company Option was granted in accordance with the Company Option Plan with an exercise price per share that (A) is equal to or greater than the fair market value of the underlying shares on the date of grant or (B) was determined pursuant to the Code Section 409A safe-harbor for illiquid start-up companies pursuant to Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-1 (b)(5)(iv)(B)(2 )(iii) or in accordance with Code Section 422(c)(1), as applicable, and has a grant date identical to the date on which Company Board or its compensation committee actually awarded the Company Option. The Company has provided or made available to Parent (or Parent’s representatives) true and complete copies of the standard form of option agreement and any stock option agreements that materially differ from such standard form.
(b) Except for currently outstanding Company Options which have been granted to employees, consultants or directors pursuant to the Company Option Plan, a reservation of Company Common Shares for direct issuances or purchase upon exercise of Company Options under the Company Option Plan, the Company Warrants or as disclosed on Section 3.4(b) of the Disclosure Schedules, (i) no subscription, warrant, option, convertible or exchangeable security, or other right (contingent or otherwise) to purchase or otherwise acquire equity securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is authorized or outstanding, and (ii) there is no commitment by the Company or its Subsidiaries to issue shares, subscriptions, warrants, options, convertible or exchangeable securities, or other similar equity rights, to distribute to holders of their respective equity securities any evidence of indebtedness, to repurchase or redeem any securities of the Company or its Subsidiaries or to grant, extend, accelerate the vesting of, change the price of, or otherwise amend any warrant, option, convertible or exchangeable security. There are no declared or accrued unpaid dividends with respect to any Company Common Shares.
(c) All issued and outstanding Company Shares are, and all Company Shares which may be issued pursuant to the exercise of Company Options and Company Warrants, when issued in accordance with the terms of the Company Options and the Company Warrants, respectively, will be (i) duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable; (ii) not subject to any preemptive rights created by statute, Organizational Documents of the Company or any agreement to which the Company is a party; and (iii) free of any Encumbrances. All issued and outstanding Company Shares, Company Options and Company Warrants were issued in compliance with applicable Law.
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(d) Except as set forth on Section 3.4(d) of the Disclosure Schedules, no outstanding Company Shares are subject to vesting or forfeiture rights or repurchase by a Company Entity. There are no outstanding or authorized stock appreciation, dividend equivalent, phantom stock, profit participation or other similar rights with respect to any Company Entity or any of its securities.
(e) All distributions, dividends, repurchases and redemptions in respect of the capital stock (or other equity interests) of the Company were undertaken in compliance with the Organizational Documents of the Company then in effect, any agreement to which the Company then was a party and in compliance with applicable Law.
(f) To the Company’s Knowledge, the Company is not subject to Section 2115 of the California Corporations Code based on the addresses of the Stockholders of the Company as listed on the books and records of the Company, as of the date hereof.
Section 3.5 Financial Statements.
(a) Section 3.5(a) of the Disclosure Schedules sets forth the Company’s (i) audited consolidated financial statements consisting of the balance sheet of the Company Entities as of December 31 in each of the years 2018 and 2019 and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ deficit and cash flows for the years then ended (the “Audited Financial Statements”), (ii) unaudited financial statements consisting of the consolidated balance sheet of the Company Entities as of September 30, 2020 (the “Interim Balance Sheet Date”) and the related consolidated statements of operations for the nine (9)-month period then ended (the “Interim Financial Statements” and together with the Audited Financial Statements, the “Financial Statements”).
(b) The Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved, subject, in the case of the Interim Financial Statements, to normal year-end adjustments and reclassifications and the absence of statement of cash flows and notes and other presentation items. The Financial Statements are based on the books and records of the Company Entities, and fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of the Company Entities as of the respective dates they were prepared and the results of the operations of the Company Entities for the periods indicated. The balance sheet of the Company Entities as of December 31, 2019 is referred to herein as the “Balance Sheet.” The Company Entities maintain a standard system of accounting established and administered in accordance with GAAP.
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(c) Except as set forth in Section 3.5(b) of the Disclosure Schedules, the Company Entities maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that: (i) all assets, liabilities and transactions are accurately and timely recorded in all material respects and as necessary to permit preparation of audited financial statements and to maintain accountability for the assets and (ii) transactions are executed and access to records is permitted only in accordance with management’s authorization.
(d) Except as set forth on Section 3.5(c) of the Disclosure Schedules, (i) all representations and certifications made by the Company to lenders or any Governmental Authority in connection with the PPP Loan were accurate, true and correct in all respects when made and (ii) the Company used the proceeds of the PPP Loan solely for the allowable uses set forth in the PPP.
Section 3.6 Undisclosed Liabilities. Except as set forth in Section 3.6 of the Disclosure Schedules, the Company Entities have no liabilities, obligations or commitments of any nature whatsoever, asserted or unasserted, known or unknown, absolute or contingent, accrued or unaccrued, matured or unmatured (“Liabilities”) that would be required to be set forth on a balance sheet of the Company Entities prepared in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied, except those (a) which are adequately reflected or reserved against in the Financial Statements, (b) which have been incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice since the Interim Balance Sheet Date, or (c) which are Liabilities of future performance under Contracts (none of which results from or arises out of any breach of or default under any Contract).
Section 3.7 Absence of Certain Changes or Events. Except as set forth in Section 3.7 of the Disclosure Schedules, since December 31, 2019 and prior to the date of this Agreement, except as otherwise reflected in the Financial Statements or as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, (a) the Company has conducted its businesses in all material respects in the ordinary course and in a manner consistent with past practice, other than due to any actions taken due to a “shelter in place,” “non-essential employee” or similar direction of any Governmental Authority, (b) the Company has not sold, assigned, transferred, permitted to lapse, abandoned, or otherwise disposed of any right, title or interest in or to any of their respective material assets (including Company Intellectual Property) other than revocable non-exclusive licenses (or sublicenses of Company Intellectual Property granted in the ordinary course of business), (c) there has not been any event, occurrence or development that has had or would be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (d) the Company has not taken any action that, if taken after the date of this Agreement, would constitute a breach of any of the covenants set forth in Section 5.2.
Section 3.8 Title; Leased Real Property.
(a) No Company Entity owns a freehold estate in any real property.
(b) The Company Entities have good and valid title to, or a valid leasehold interest in, as applicable, all Leased Real Property and material tangible personal property and other material assets reflected in the Interim Balance Sheet, other than properties and assets sold or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice since the Interim Balance Sheet Date. All such properties and assets (including leasehold interests) are free and clear of Encumbrances except for Permitted Encumbrances.
(c) Section 3.8(c) of the Disclosure Schedules lists with respect to each Leased Real Property of the Company Entities as of the date hereof (i) the street address; (ii), the landlord, the rental amount currently being paid, and the expiration of the term; and (iii) the current use of such property. With respect to the Leased Real Property, the Company has delivered or made available to Parent true, complete and correct copies of the lease agreement associated with each Leased Real Property location. Each of the Company Entities is not a sublessor or grantor under any sublease or other instrument granting to any other Person any right to the possession, lease, occupancy or enjoyment of any Leased Real Property, and the Company Entities do not occupy or make use of any real property other than the Leased Real Property. The Company’s use and operation of the Leased Real Property in the conduct of the Business do not violate in any material respect any Law, covenant, condition, restriction, easement, license, permit or agreement. To the Company’s Knowledge, there are no Legal Proceedings pending nor threatened against or adversely affecting the Leased Real Property in the nature or in lieu of condemnation or eminent domain proceedings.
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Section 3.9 Condition of Assets. Except as set forth in Section 3.9 of the Disclosure Schedules, the buildings, plants, structures, furniture, fixtures, machinery, equipment, vehicles and other items of tangible personal property (in each case, excluding used car inventory) of the Company Entities are structurally sound, are in good operating condition and repair, and are adequate for the uses to which they are being put, in each case in all material respects and excluding ordinary wear and tear, and none of such buildings, plants, structures, furniture, fixtures, machinery, equipment, vehicles and other items of tangible personal property (in each case, excluding used car inventory) is in need of maintenance or repairs except for ordinary, routine maintenance and repairs that are not material in nature or cost.
Section 3.10 Intellectual Property.
(a) Section 3.10(a) of the Disclosure Schedules lists all Company IP Registrations as of the date hereof, indicating as to each item other than domain names as applicable: (a) the owner; (b) the jurisdictions in which such item is issued or registered or in which any application for issuance or registration has been filed, (c) the respective issuance, registration, or application number of the item, and (d) the dates of application, issuance or registration of the item. All material filings and fees required to maintain the Company IP Registrations that have or will come due prior to the Closing Date, as the case may be, have been or will be timely filed with or paid to, respectively, the relevant Governmental Authorities and authorized registrars, and all Company IP Registrations are otherwise in good standing.
(b) Section 3.10(b) of the Disclosure Schedules lists all Company IP Agreements in effect as of the date hereof that are (i) material licenses of Company Intellectual Property granted by the Company Entities to a third party other than in the ordinary course of business, or (ii) licenses of Intellectual Property granted by a third party to the Company Entities, other than in the ordinary course of business, that are material to the Company Entities taken as a whole. Each Company IP Agreement set forth on Section 3.10(b) of the Disclosure Schedules is, assuming the validity and enforceability of such agreement against the counterparties and except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization, moratorium or other similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and applicable equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding at Law or in equity), valid and binding on the Company Entities in accordance with its terms and is in full force and effect. Neither a Company Entity nor to the Company’s Knowledge any other party thereto is in breach of or default under, or has provided or received in the last two (2) years any written notice of breach or default of or any intention to terminate, any such Company IP Agreement, except as would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Company Entities, taken as a whole.
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(c) Except as set forth in Section 3.10(c) of the Disclosure Schedules, a Company Entity is the sole and exclusive legal and beneficial, and with respect to the Company IP Registrations, record, owner of all right, title and interest in and to the material items of Company Intellectual Property, in each case, free and clear of Encumbrances other than Permitted Encumbrances and, to the Company’s Knowledge, has the right to use all other material items of Intellectual Property used in the conduct of the Business. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company Entities have entered into written agreements with every current and former employee who has created material items of Intellectual Property for the Company Entities, and with every current and former independent contractor who has created material items of Intellectual Property for the Company Entities, whereby such employees and independent contractors assign to the Company Entities any ownership interest and right they may have in such Company Intellectual Property.
(d) Each Company Entity’s rights in the Company Intellectual Property are subsisting and, to the Company’s Knowledge, each Company Entity’s rights in the Company IP Registrations, other than pending applications, are valid and enforceable. The Company Entities have taken commercially reasonable steps to maintain their rights in the Company Intellectual Property and to protect and preserve the confidentiality of all trade secrets included in the Company Intellectual Property, in each case except as would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Company Entities, taken as a whole.
(e) To the Company’s Knowledge, in the last two (2) years, (i) the conduct of the Business, and the products, processes and services of the Company Entities, have not infringed, misappropriated, diluted or otherwise violated, and do not infringe, dilute, misappropriate or otherwise violate the Intellectual Property of any Person in any material respect, and (ii) no Person has infringed, misappropriated, diluted or otherwise violated, or is currently infringing, misappropriating, diluting or otherwise violating, any Company Intellectual Property in any material respect.
(f) Except as set forth in Section 3.10(f) of the Disclosure Schedules, no computer software owned, purported to be owned, or developed by or for a Company Entity for use in the Business uses or incorporates any software subject to open source, “copyleft” or similar licensing terms, including the GNU General Public License, in each case in a manner that has required (i) items of software that embody Company Intellectual Property and are material to the Company Entities taken as a whole (“Material Company Software”) be made freely available in the public domain in source code form, or (ii) the free licensure of such Material Company Software or public disclosure of the source code of such Material Company Software to other Persons.
(g) Except as set forth in Section 3.10(g) of the Disclosure Schedules, there are no material Legal Proceedings (including any oppositions, interferences or re-examinations) settled within the last two (2) years, pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened in writing: (i) alleging any infringement, misappropriation, dilution or violation of the Intellectual Property of any Person by a Company Entity; (ii) challenging the validity, enforceability, registrability or ownership of any Company Intellectual Property or the Company Entities’ rights with respect to any Company Intellectual Property, other than ordinary-course prosecution of Company IP Registrations; or (iii) by the Company Entities alleging any infringement, misappropriation, dilution or violation by any Person of the Company Intellectual Property. To the Company’s Knowledge, the Company Entities are not subject to any Governmental Order that does or would restrict or impair the use of any Company Intellectual Property in any material respect.
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Section 3.11 Privacy and Data Security.
(a) Except as forth in Section 3.11(a) of the Disclosure Schedules, each Company Entity is and has been in material compliance with (i) Laws requiring it to have a privacy policy regarding the collection, use and disclosure of personal information in connection with the operation of the Business in such Company Entity’s possession, custody or control, or otherwise held or processed on its behalf and such Company Entity, (ii) such privacy policy and (iii) all Laws requiring such Company Entity to post such privacy policy in a clear and conspicuous location on public websites owned or operated by such Company Entity.
(b) Except as forth in Section 3.11(b) of the Disclosure Schedules, each Company Entity has in the past two (2) years complied in all material respects with all applicable Laws governing the collection, retention, use and protection of personal information in any Company Entity’s possession, custody or control.
(c) Each Company Entity is in material compliance with the terms of all Material Contracts to which such Company Entity is a party governing data privacy, security or breach notification (including provisions that impose conditions or restrictions on the collection, use, disclosure, transmission, destruction, maintenance, storage or safeguarding of personal information in any Company Entity’s possession, custody or control), if any.
(d) No Person (including any Governmental Authority) has, in the past two (2) years, (i) commenced any Legal Proceeding about which the Company would reasonably be expected to have Knowledge relating to any Company Entity’s information privacy or data security practices with respect to personal information of consumers in any Company Entity’s possession, custody or control, including with respect to the access, disclosure or use of personal information of consumers maintained by or on behalf of any Company Entity, or (ii) to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened any such Legal Proceeding, or made any complaint or investigation relating to such practices.
(e) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the Transactions will not violate the privacy policy of any Company Entity as it currently exists.
(f) The Company Entities have established and implemented commercially reasonable policies, programs and procedures, including administrative, technical and physical safeguards designed to protect the confidentiality, integrity and security of personal information in their respective possession, custody or control against unauthorized access, use, modification, disclosure or other misuse.
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(g) Except as forth in Section 3.11(g) of the Disclosure Schedules, to the Company’s Knowledge, no Company Entity has in the past two (2) years experienced any loss, damage, or unauthorized access, disclosure, use or breach of security of any personal information in the possession, custody or control of any Company Entity or otherwise held or processed on its behalf except as would not reasonably be expected to result in Liabilities that are material to the Company Entities, taken as a whole.
Section 3.12 Software and IT.
(a) The Company Entities’ Systems are reasonably sufficient in all material respects for the current needs of the Business, including as to capacity, scalability, and ability to process current peak volumes in a timely manner. The Company Entities’ Systems are in sufficiently good working condition to perform all information technology operations and include sufficient licensed capacity (whether in terms of authorized sites, units, users, seats or otherwise) for all material software, in each case as necessary for the conduct of the Business, except as would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Company Entities, taken as a whole.
(b) To The Company’s Knowledge, in the last two (2) years, there has been no unauthorized access, use, intrusion or breach of security, or material failure, breakdown, performance reduction or other material adverse event affecting any of the Company Entities’ Systems, in each case that has caused or would reasonably be expected to cause any: (i) substantial disruption of or interruption in the conduct of the Business of the Company Entities; (ii) substantial loss, destruction, damage or harm of any Company Entity or any of their Business or operations, personnel, property or other assets; or (iii) material liability of any kind to the Company Entities or their Business. Each Company Entity has taken commercially reasonable actions to protect the integrity and security of the Company Entities’ Systems and the data and other information stored thereon.
(c) The Company Entities maintain commercially reasonable back-up and data recovery, disaster recovery and business continuity plans, procedures and facilities, and act in material compliance therewith.
Section 3.13 Contracts. Section 3.13 of the Disclosure Schedules sets forth a complete and accurate list of all of the following Contracts to which any Company Entity is a party or by which it is bound, as of the date hereof (such Contracts, together with all Contracts concerning the Leased Real Property disclosed in Section 3.8 of the Disclosure Schedules, all Company IP Agreements as set forth in Section 3.10(b) of the Disclosure Schedules, and all Contracts falling into the following categories and entered into by a Company Entity after the date hereof in accordance with Section 5.2, being “Material Contracts”):
(a) Contracts for the sale or purchase of any of products or services of any Company Entity which provides for payments by or to such Company Entity in excess of $500,000 during calendar year 2019 or that are expected to involve more than such amount in calendar year 2020 (other than purchase orders entered into or issued in the ordinary course of business);
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(b) Contracts for the grant to any Person of any most-favored nations, or exclusive rights to purchase any of such products or services (other than in the ordinary course of business);
(c) Contracts for joint ventures, partnerships or sharing of profits, and Contracts for material joint or shared marketing activities or expenses;
(d) Contracts containing covenants obligating a Company Entity not to compete in any line of business or with any Person in any geographical area;
(e) Contracts containing covenants obligating a Company Entity not to solicit or hire any Person with respect to employment (other than Contracts with contractor agencies or otherwise in the ordinary course of business);
(f) Contracts relating to the acquisition or disposition by a Company Entity (by merger, purchase of stock or assets or otherwise) of any material line of business or a material amount of stock or assets (other than Contracts to purchase inventory in bulk in the ordinary course of business), in each case if entered into in the past three (2) years, or under which any Liabilities remain outstanding;
(g) Contracts evidencing Indebtedness in excess of $250,000 (whether incurred, assumed, guaranteed or secured by any asset);
(h) except for standard indemnification provisions in Contracts entered in the ordinary course of business with third persons, any Contract under which any Company Entity is required to provide material continuing indemnification or a similar guarantee of obligations of any Person (other than another Company Entity) or the assumption of any Tax, environmental or other Liability of any Person;
(i) any Contract under which any Company Entity has advanced or loaned any amount to any of its managers, directors or executive officers and such advance or loan remains outstanding;
(j) any Contract between any Company Entity, on the one hand, and any of their respective directors or executive officers, on the other hand (other than indemnification agreements that have been made available to Parent, or Contracts made pursuant to the terms of a Benefit Plan that has been made available to Parent);
(k) all Employment Contracts which are not cancellable without material penalty or without more than thirty (30) days’ notice (other than offer letters that do not deviate in any material respect from the standard offer letter provided to Parent);
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(l) Contracts with independent contractors or consultants that require annual cash payments in excess of $150,000 to which a Company Entity is a party and which are not cancellable without material penalty or without more than thirty (30) days’ notice;
(m) collective bargaining or similar labor agreements;
(n) any Contract with a Governmental Authority;
(o) any Contract with a re-insurer;
(p) any Contract under which any Company Entity is obligated to make any capital commitment or expenditure in excess of $150,000 individually or $300,000 in the aggregate, during any twelve (12)-month period; and
(q) any other Contract that is material to any Company Entity, provides for consideration in excess of $500,000 annually or $700,000 in the aggregate and is not previously disclosed pursuant to this Section 3.13, Section 3.8 or Section 3.10(b) (other than purchase orders entered into or issued in the ordinary course of business).
Except as set forth in Section 3.13, Section 3.8 or Section 3.10(b) of the Disclosure Schedules, each Material Contract is valid, binding and enforceable on the applicable Company Entity in accordance with its terms, assuming the validity and enforceability of such agreement against the counterparties and except as such enforceability may be limited by (i) applicable insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization, moratorium or other similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and (ii) applicable equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding at Law or in equity). None of the Company Entities or, to the Company’s Knowledge, any other party thereto is in breach of or default under (or is alleged to be in breach of or default under) in any material respect, or has provided or received any notice of any intention to terminate, any Material Contract. To the Company’s Knowledge, no event or circumstance has occurred that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would reasonably be expected to constitute an event of default under any Material Contract or result in a termination thereof or would cause or permit the acceleration or other changes of any right or obligation or the loss of any material benefit thereunder. Complete and correct copies of each Material Contract (including all modifications, amendments and supplements thereto) have been made available to Parent.
Section 3.14 Litigation. Except as set forth in Section 3.14 of the Disclosure Schedules, there are no Legal Proceedings (which excludes, for the purposes of this Section 3.14, any claims or coverage disputes relating to automobile policies issued by the Company Entities) pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened in writing (a) against a Company Entity (or, to the Company’s Knowledge, against any of the officers or directors of any Company Entity related to their business duties, which interfere with their business duties, or as to which any Company Entity has any indemnification obligations), in each case which would reasonably be expected to result in Liabilities to such party in excess of $20,000; or (b) against or by a Company Entity that challenges or seeks to prevent, enjoin or otherwise delay the Transactions, at Law, in equity or otherwise. Except as set forth in Section 3.14 of the Disclosure Schedules, there are no outstanding Governmental Orders and no unsatisfied judgments, penalties or awards against or affecting any Company Entity or any of its properties or assets. Each Company Entity is in compliance with the terms of each applicable Governmental Order set forth in Section 3.14 of the Disclosure Schedules.
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Section 3.15 Compliance with Laws; Permits.
(a) Each Company Entity is now, and for the past three (3) years has been, in compliance in all respects with all Laws (including any regulatory or licensing requirements in respect of insurance) applicable to it and its Business, except for such non-compliance that has not been and would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Company Entities, taken as a whole. No Company Entity has made voluntary disclosures under any FCPA Laws or U.S. Trade Laws, or received written notice of any violations or enforcement actions or threats of enforcement actions against it under any FCPA Laws or U.S. Trade Laws. All Permits required for each Company Entity to conduct its Business have been obtained by it and are valid and in full force and effect, except as would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Company Entities, taken as a whole. No Company Entity, Affiliate, or to the Company’s Knowledge, any employee of a Company Entity or Affiliate or any other Person acting for or on behalf of a Company Entity, is or has been at any time during the past three (3) years, a Person, or owned or controlled by a Person that is or was identified on any U.S. Restricted Person List or any other comparable list of Persons subject to trade restrictions and/or sanctions imposed or administered by a Government Authority.
(b) Section 3.15(b) of the Disclosure Schedules lists all current Permits issued to a Company Entity. No event has occurred that, with or without notice or lapse of time or both, would reasonably be expected to result in the revocation, suspension, lapse or limitation of any Permit set forth in Section 3.15(b) of the Disclosure Schedules, except as would not reasonably be expected to result in Liabilities that are material to the Company Entities, taken as a whole.
Section 3.16 Environmental Matters. Except as set forth in Section 3.16 of the Disclosure Schedule:
(a) Each Company Entity is now, and for the past two (2) years has been in compliance in all material respects with all Environmental Laws and has not received any: (i)written notice or claim in respect of Environmental Laws or violation thereof or non-compliance therewith; or (ii) written request for information pursuant to Environmental Law, which, in each case, either remains pending or unresolved.
(b) To the Company’s Knowledge, there has been no Release of Hazardous Substances in contravention of Environmental Law with respect to any Leased Real Property presently leased or occupied by any Company Entity, and in the last two (2) years, no Company Entity has received an Environmental Notice that any real property currently or formerly owned, operated or leased in connection with the Business (including soils, groundwater, surface water, buildings and other structure located on any such real property) has been contaminated with any Hazardous Substance which would reasonably be expected to result in a claim against or Liability of, or a violation of Environmental Law or term of any Permit by, any Company Entity.
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(c) No Company Entity owns or operates any active or abandoned aboveground or underground storage tanks. To the Company’s Knowledge, no Leased Real Property currently leased by any Company Entity is listed on the National Priorities List under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, or any similar state list.
(d) No Company Entity has used any off-site Hazardous Substances treatment, storage, or disposal facilities or locations. No Company Entity has retained or assumed, by contract or, to the Company’s Knowledge, operation of Law, any ongoing material liabilities or obligations of third parties under Environmental Law.
(e) The Company has provided or otherwise made available to Parent all material environmental reports, assessments, audits and inspections and any material communications or notices from or to any Governmental Authority concerning any non-compliance of the Company or any of the Company Entities with, or liability of the Company or any of the Company Entities under, Environmental Law.
Section 3.17 Employee Benefit Matters.
(a) Section 3.17(a) of the Disclosure Schedules sets forth a list of each material Benefit Plan other than any contract or arrangement for services with any current or former employee, director, officer or independent contractor that is substantially the same as a form of agreement disclosed in Section 3.17(a) of the Disclosure Schedules and made available to Parent. None of the Benefit Plans are maintained, contributed to or required to be contributed to outside the United States.
(b) As applicable with respect to the Benefit Plans, the Company has made available to Parent, true and complete copies of (i) each Benefit Plan, including all amendments thereto (and in the case of an unwritten Benefit Plan, a written description thereof), (ii) the current summary plan description and each summary of material modifications thereto, (iii) the most recent IRS determination letter, (iv) the most recently filed annual reports (Form 5500 and all schedules thereto), (v) the most recent summary annual reports, financial statements and trustee reports, and (vi) all communications between the Company Entities or any ERISA Affiliate on the one hand, and the IRS or DOL on the other hand, during the last three (3) years concerning IRS or DOL audits or investigations.
(c) Each Company Entity is in compliance in all material respects with the provisions of ERISA, the Code and other Laws applicable to the Benefit Plans. Each Benefit Plan has been maintained, operated and administered in compliance in all material respects with its terms and all applicable Laws, including (if applicable) ERISA and the Code. Each Benefit Plan, which is an “employee pension benefit plan” within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA, and which is intended to meet the qualification requirements of Section 401(a) of the Code has received a determination letter or opinion letter from the IRS to the effect that such plan is qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code.
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(d) Each Company Entity has complied in all material respects with the notice and continuation coverage requirements of Section 4980B of the Code and the regulations thereunder with respect to each Benefit Plan that is a group health plan within the meaning of Section 5000(b)(1) of the Code. Each Benefit Plan is in material compliance with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, to the extent applicable.
(e) Except as set forth in Section 3.17(e) of the Disclosure Schedules, all payments under the Benefit Plans that have become due have been made, in all material respects, on a timely basis.
(f) No Company Entity nor to the Company’s Knowledge, any fiduciary, trustee or administrator of any Benefit Plan, has engaged in or, in connection with the Transactions, will engage in, any transaction with respect to any Benefit Plan which would reasonably be expected to subject any such Benefit Plan, any Company Entity, Merger Sub, the Surviving Entity or Parent or any of its Affiliates to any material tax, penalty or liability for a “prohibited transaction” under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code.
(g) No Benefit Plan is now or at any time has been subject to Part 3, Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA or Title IV of ERISA. No asset of any Company Entity, and no asset of any ERISA Affiliate which is to be acquired by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to this Agreement, is subject to any lien under Code Section 401(a)(29), ERISA Section 303(k), Code Section 430(k) or ERISA Section 4068 or arising out of any action filed under ERISA Section 4301(b).
(h) No Company Entity contributes to, is required to contribute to, or has incurred any withdrawal liability, within the meaning of Section 4201 of ERISA, to any Multiemployer Plan, including on account of an ERISA Affiliate.
(i) No Benefit Plan provides post-employment welfare benefits, including death or medical benefits, beyond termination of service or retirement other than coverage mandated by Law.
(j) Except as expressly provided otherwise in this Agreement or as set forth in Section 3.17(j) of the Disclosure Schedules, the execution of, and performance of the Transactions will not either alone or together with any other event(s) (i) result in any payment becoming due under any Benefit Plan to any employee, former employee, director, officer, or independent contractor of the Company Entities, (ii) increase any amount of compensation or benefits otherwise payable under any Benefit Plan, (iii) result in the acceleration of the time of payment, funding or vesting of any benefits under any Benefit Plan, (iv) require any contributions or payments to fund any obligations under any Benefit Plan or (v) from or with respect to any Benefit Plan, to any employee, former employee, director, officer or independent contractor of the Company Entities, either alone or in conjunction with any other payment, event or occurrence, will or could reasonably be characterized as an “excess parachute payment” under Section 280G of the Code. No such employee, former employee, director, officer or independent contractor of the Company has any “gross up” agreements or other assurance of reimbursement for any Taxes resulting from any such “excess parachute payments.”
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(k) To the Company’s Knowledge, there are no pending audits or investigations by any Governmental Authority involving any Benefit Plan and no threatened or pending material claims (except for individual claims for benefits payable in the normal operation of the Benefit Plans), suits or proceedings involving any Benefit Plan or asserting any rights or claims to benefits under any Benefit Plan, nor, to the Company’s Knowledge, are there any facts which could reasonably be expected to give rise to any material liability in the event of any such audit, investigation, claim, suit or proceeding.
(l) Each Benefit Plan that constitutes a “non-qualified deferred compensation plan” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, materially complies in both form and operation with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.
(m) No Company Entity or any ERISA Affiliate thereof has any legally binding commitment to modify or amend any Benefit Plan (except as required by Law or to retain the tax qualified status of any Benefit Plan). No Company Entity or any ERISA Affiliate thereof has any legally binding commitment to establish any new benefit plan, program or arrangement.
Section 3.18 Taxes. Except as set forth in Section 3.18 of the Disclosure Schedules:
(a) All income and other material Tax Returns required to be filed on or before the Closing Date by the Company Entities have been, or will be, timely filed (giving effect to all extensions). Such Tax Returns are, or will be, true, complete and correct in all material respects. All material Taxes due and owing by the Company Entities (whether or not shown on any Tax Return) have been, or will be, timely paid.
(b) The Company Entities have withheld and paid each material Tax required to have been withheld and paid in connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent contractor, creditor, customer, shareholder or other party, and complied in all material respects with all information reporting and backup withholding provisions of applicable Law.
(c) In the past two (2) years, no written claim has been made by any taxing authority in any jurisdiction where the Company does not file Tax Returns that it is, or may be, subject to Tax by that jurisdiction. No extensions or waivers of statutes of limitations have been given or requested with respect to any Taxes of the Company, which extension or waiver is still in effect.
(d) The amount of the Company Entities’ Liability for unpaid Taxes for all periods ending on or before October 31, 2020 does not, in the aggregate, materially exceed the amount of accruals for Taxes (excluding reserves for deferred Taxes) reflected on the Financial Statements. The amount of the Company Entities’ Liability for unpaid Taxes for all periods following the end of the recent period covered by the Financial Statements shall not, in the aggregate, materially exceed the amount of accruals for Taxes (excluding reserves for deferred Taxes) as adjusted for the passage of time in accordance with the past custom and practice of the Company (and which accruals shall not exceed comparable amounts incurred in similar periods in prior years).
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(e) Section 3.18(e) of the Disclosure Schedules sets forth the taxable years for which material examinations by taxing authorities are presently being conducted with respect to the Company Entities, together with the subject matter of such examinations. All material deficiencies asserted, or assessments made, against the Company Entities as a result of any examinations by any taxing authority have been fully paid (excluding any ongoing examinations). No Company Entity is a party to any current Legal Proceeding by any taxing authority, and to the Company’s Knowledge there are no threatened Legal Proceedings by any taxing authority against any of the Company Entities.
(f) The Company has delivered to Parent copies of all federal, state, local and foreign income, franchise and similar Tax Returns, examination reports, and statements of deficiencies assessed against, or agreed to by, the Company for all Tax periods ending after December 31, 2015.
(g) There are no Encumbrances for Taxes (other than Permitted Encumbrances) upon the assets of the Company Entities.
(h) No Company Entity is a party to, or bound by, any Tax indemnity, Tax sharing or Tax allocation agreement (excluding any agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business, the primary purposes of which is not related to Taxes). No private letter rulings, technical advice memoranda or similar agreement or rulings have been requested, entered into or issued by any taxing authority with respect to any of the Company Entities.
(i) No Company Entity has been a member of an affiliated, combined, consolidated or unitary Tax group for Tax purposes (other than a group of which the common parent is the Company). No Company Entity has Liability for Taxes of any Person (other than a Person that is a member of a group of which the common parent is the Company) under Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-6 (or any corresponding provision of state, local or foreign Law), as transferee or successor, or by contract.
(j) No Company Entity will be required to include any material item of income in, or exclude any material item or deduction from, taxable income for taxable period or portion thereof ending after the Closing Date as a result of: (i) any change in a method of accounting under Section 481 of the Code (or any comparable provision of state, local or foreign Tax Laws), or use of an improper method of accounting, for a taxable period ending on or prior to the Closing Date; (ii) an installment sale or open transaction occurring on or prior to the Closing Date; (iii) a prepaid amount received on or before the Closing Date; (iv) any closing agreement under Section 7121 of the Code, or similar provision of state, local or foreign Law; or (v) any election under Section 108(i) of the Code.
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(k) No Company Entity has been a United States real property holding corporation (as defined in Section 897(c)(2) of the Code) during the applicable period specified in Section 897(c)(1)(a) of the Code. No Company Entity has been a “distributing corporation” or a “controlled corporation” in connection with a distribution described in Section 355 of the Code. No Company Entity has been a party to a “listed transaction” within the meaning of Section 6707A(c)(2) of the Code and Treasury Regulations Section 1.6011-4(b)(2).
(l) No Company Entity is aware of the existence of any fact or of any action it has taken (or failed to take) or agreed to take that would reasonably be expected to prevent or impede the Merger from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment. The Company is properly classified as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
(m) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no representations are made concerning the amounts of or Parent’s or the Surviving Entity’s ability to utilize or otherwise benefit from any net operating losses, capital losses, deductions, Tax credits and other similar items of the Company Entities in any taxable period (or portion thereof) beginning after the Closing Date.
Section 3.19 Employee Relations.
(a) Except as set forth in Section 3.19(a) of the Disclosure Schedules, no Company Entity is: (i) a party to or otherwise bound by any collective bargaining agreement; (ii) a party to, or to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened by, any unfair labor practice charge or complaint, grievance or labor arbitration; or (iii) currently negotiating any collective bargaining agreement to which any Company Entity is or would be a party. Except as set forth in Section 3.19(a) of the Disclosure Schedules, in the last year, no Company Entity has experienced any strike, lockout, slowdown or work stoppage, nor, to the Company’s Knowledge, is any such action threatened. There is not pending, nor has there ever been, any union election petition filed with the National Labor Relations Board, or, to the Company’s Knowledge, union organizing activity by or for the benefit of the employees of any Company Entity or otherwise affecting any Company Entity.
(b) Each Company Entity is, and for the last three (3) years has been, in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws respecting labor and employment practices, including all Laws respecting discrimination or harassment in employment, terms and conditions of employment, termination of employment, wages, disability rights or benefits, occupational safety and health (including the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act and any applicable state or local Laws concerning COVID-19-related health and safety issues (with respect to Laws concerning COVID-19-related health and safety issues, for the avoidance of doubt, following their enactment)), employee whistle-blowing, immigration, workers’ compensation, employee leave issues (including the federal Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act, the federal Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act, and any applicable state or local Laws concerning COVID-19-related paid sick or family leave or other benefits), affirmative action, unemployment insurance, plant closures and layoffs (including the WARN Act), employee privacy, employment practices and classification of employees, consultants and independent contractors. Except as set forth in Section 3.19(b) of the Disclosure Schedules, there are no pending or to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened, claims against any Company Entity on account of any labor or employment matter or action.
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(c) Except as set forth in Section 3.19(c) of the Disclosure Schedules, the employment of each employee of a Company Entity is terminable at will and no employee is entitled to severance pay or other benefits following termination or resignation, except as otherwise provided by applicable Law.
(d) Section 3.19(d) of the Disclosure Schedules accurately sets forth as of the date of this Agreement, by Company Entity, with respect to each current employee of any Company Entity: (i) the title, classification as exempt or non-exempt, and date of hire; and (ii) each employee’s annualized base compensation and all bonuses or other incentive compensation paid to such employee for 2019 to the extent such compensation and bonuses or other incentive compensation exceeds $50,000.
Section 3.20 Transactions with Related Parties. Except for agreements related to employment with Company Entities and Contracts to be entered into pursuant to this Agreement, and except as set forth in Section 3.20 of the Disclosure Schedules, there are no transactions, agreements, arrangements or understandings between any Company Entity, on the one hand, and any director, officer or stockholder (or Affiliate thereof) of any Company Entity, on the other hand, either (a) currently in effect or (b) that would be required to be disclosed under Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act (if the Securities Act were applicable to such Company Entity).
Section 3.21 Insurance. Section 3.21 of the Disclosure Schedules contains a complete and correct list of all policies and contracts currently in effect for insurance of which any Company Entity is the owner, insured or beneficiary or which has been bound by any Company Entity to cover any of the assets of any Company Entity as of the date hereof (the “Insurance Policies”), copies of which have been made available to Parent. All premiums due and payable with respect to such Insurance Policies have been timely paid. All Insurance Policies are in full force and effect and no Company Entity is currently in receipt of any written notice of cancellation or non-renewal thereunder. There is no ongoing material default with respect to any provision contained in any Insurance Policy. Except as set forth in Section 3.21 of the Disclosure Schedules: (a) there are no outstanding claims under the Insurance Policies (other than ordinary course claims); (b) there are no premiums or claims due under the Insurance Policies which remain unpaid and no such policy is subject to any retroactive, retrospective or other similar type of premium adjustment; (c) in the past two (2) years, no notice of cancellation or non-renewal (other than conditional notice of non -renewal pursuant to applicable Law related to the increase of premiums) with respect to, or disallowance (other than reservation of rights by the insurer) of any material claim under, any Insurance Policy has been received, and (d) each Company Entity has not failed to obtain any category of insurance (e.g. garage, cyber) sought due to refusal by all insurance carriers pursued, nor have any of its coverages been limited by any insurance carrier contrary to policy terms.
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Section 3.22 Brokers. Except as set forth on Section 3.22 of the Disclosure Schedules (which for the avoidance of doubt shall be deemed Company Transaction Expenses), no broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with the Transactions or any Ancillary Agreement based upon arrangement made by or on behalf of a Company Entity.
Section 3.23 Employment Contracts. The Company has provided to Parent a schedule setting forth a complete and correct list of all Contracts to which any Company Entity is a party or by which it is bound providing for the employment of any individual whose rate of annual compensation, including any promised, expected or customary cash bonus exceeds $200,000 on a full-time, part-time or consulting or other basis (other than offer letters that do not deviate in any material respect from the standard offer letter made available to Parent) and any such Contracts providing for severance, retention, change in control, transaction bonus or other similar payments (other than performance bonuses provided in accordance with the terms of the applicable offer letter) to such individuals (the “Employment Contracts”).
Section 3.24 Power of Attorney. Except as required in the ordinary course of business, no Person holds a power of attorney to act on behalf of any Company Entity except as set forth in Section 3.24 of the Disclosure Schedules.
Section 3.25 Parent Common Stock. No Company Entity owns beneficially or of record any shares of Parent Common Stock or any securities convertible into, exchangeable for or carrying the right to acquire, any shares of Parent Common Stock.
Section 3.26 Information Supplied. The information relating to the Company Entities supplied by or on behalf of the Company Entities in writing expressly for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement will not, as of the date of filing and/or mailing of the Proxy Statement to the holders of Parent Common Stock or at the time of the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting, as the case may be, contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading (subject to the qualifications and limitations set forth in the materials provided by Parent or that is included in the Proxy Statement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company Entities make no representation, warranty or covenant with respect to (a) statements made or incorporated by reference therein based on information supplied by Parent or Merger Sub for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, (b) any projections or forecasts included in the Proxy Statement or (c) any information or statements made or incorporated by reference in the Proxy Statement that were not supplied by or on behalf of the Company for use therein.
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Section 3.27 Insurance Companies.
(a) Except as set forth in Section 3.27(a) of the Disclosure Schedules, (i) each Company Entity that is required to be organized and licensed as an insurance company, an insurance agency, or other entity under the supervisory jurisdiction of a U.S. or non-U.S. insurance regulator (each, an “Insurance Company,” and collectively the “Insurance Companies”) is duly licensed or authorized as an insurer, an agent, or other applicable entity type under the supervisory jurisdiction of a U.S. or non-U.S. insurance regulator in each other jurisdiction where it is required to be so licensed or authorized to conduct its business; (ii) each of the Insurance Companies is in material compliance with and conducts its businesses in conformity with all applicable insurance and consumer financial services Laws; (iii) each of the Insurance Companies has made all required filings under applicable insurance company statutes and has filed all notices, reports, declarations, documents or any other information required to be filed thereunder (including statutory annual and quarterly statements and statutory balance sheets and income statements included therein), except to the extent any omitted or late filing would not reasonably be expected to give rise to any material liability on the part of any Insurance Company; (iv) each of the Insurance Companies has obtained and currently holds all necessary Permits of and from all insurance regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective existing businesses; (v) none of the Insurance Companies has received any written or, to the Company’s Knowledge, oral notification from any insurance regulatory authority to the effect that any additional Permit from any insurance regulatory authority is needed to be obtained by any of the Insurance Companies; (vi) to the Company’s Knowledge, there are no pending or threatened Legal Proceedings against any of the Insurance Companies from any insurance regulatory authority that could reasonably be expected to lead to any modification, revocation, termination or suspension of any Permit; and (vii) no insurance regulatory authority having jurisdiction over any Insurance Company has issued, or to the Company’s Knowledge intends to issue, any order or decree impairing, restricting or prohibiting (A) the payment of dividends by any of the Insurance Companies to its parent, other than those restrictions applicable to insurance or reinsurance companies under such jurisdiction generally, or (B) the continuation of the business of any of the Insurance Companies in all respects as presently conducted.
(b) Except as set forth in Section 3.27(b) of the Disclosure Schedules, no Insurance Company has received any written notice from any of the other parties to any reinsurance Contract to which any of the Insurance Companies is a party that such other party intends not to perform its obligations thereunder.
Section 3.28 No Other Representations or Warranties. EXCEPT FOR THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT (INCLUDING THE RELATED PORTIONS OF THE DISCLOSURE SCHEDULES) AND ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT, THE COMPANY DOES NOT MAKE ANY OTHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, INCLUDING WITH RESPECT TO VALUE, CONDITION, MERCHANTABILITY OR SUITABILITY, WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPANY OR THE TRANSACTIONS OR ANY OTHER RIGHTS OR OBLIGATIONS TO BE TRANSFERRED HEREUNDER OR PURSUANT HERETO.
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Section 3.29 No Reliance. EXCEPT FOR THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT (INCLUDING THE RELATED PORTIONS OF THE DISCLOSURE SCHEDULES), THE COMPANY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT NONE OF PARENT OR MERGER SUB, NOR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, STOCKHOLDERS, PARTNERS, MEMBERS OR REPRESENTATIVES, OR ANY OTHER PERSON ON BEHALF OF PARENT OR MERGER SUB, MAKES ANY OTHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY WITH RESPECT TO PARENT, MERGER SUB OR THE TRANSACTIONS, ANY OTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED TO THE COMPANY OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES OR REPRESENTATIVES OR ANY OTHER RIGHTS OR OBLIGATIONS TO BE TRANSFERRED HEREUNDER OR PURSUANT HERETO, INCLUDING WITH RESPECT TO VALUE, CONDITION, MERCHANTABILITY OR SUITABILITY, INFRINGEMENT, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR ANY WARRANTY WITH RESPECT TO THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF SUCH INFORMATION. THE COMPANY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT IS NOT RELYING NOR HAS IT RELIED ON ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES EXCEPT FOR THOSE EXPRESSLY MADE BY Parent AND MERGER SUB IN THIS AGREEMENT (INCLUDING THE RELATED PORTIONS OF THE DISCLOSURE SCHEDULES), THAT ONLY THOSE REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES IN THIS AGREEMENT (INCLUDING THE RELATED PORTIONS OF THE DISCLOSURE SCHEDULES) SHALL HAVE ANY LEGAL EFFECT, AND THAT THE COMPANY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS RELIANCE ON ANY OMISSIONS FROM PARENT’S AND MERGER SUB’S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES IN THIS AGREEMENT (INCLUDING THE RELATED PORTIONS OF THE DISCLOSURE SCHEDULES).
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF Parent AND MERGER SUB
Parent and Merger Sub jointly and severally represent and warrant to the Company as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date (or, if representations and warranties are made with respect to a certain date, as of such date) as follows:
Section 4.1 Organization. Each of Parent and Merger Sub (a) is a corporation duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware and (b)has all requisite corporate power and authority to own, operate or lease the properties and assets now owned, operated or leased by it and to carry on its business as currently conducted. Each of Parent and Merger Sub is duly licensed or qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the properties owned or leased by it or the operation of its business as currently conducted makes such licensing or qualification necessary, except such licenses or qualifications the absence of which would not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect. Each of Parent (upon obtaining the Parent Stockholder Approval) and Merger Sub, has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute, deliver, and perform this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party, and to consummate the Transactions.
Section 4.2 Authorization.
(a) The execution, delivery and performance by Parent and Merger Sub of this Agreement, and each Ancillary Agreement to which Parent or Merger Sub is a party, and the consummation by Parent and Merger Sub of the Transactions have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Parent and Merger Sub and no other corporate proceedings on the part of Parent or Merger Sub are necessary to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party or to consummate the Merger and the other Transactions, subject only, in the case of consummation of the Merger, to the receipt of the Parent Stockholder Approval. This Agreement has been, and each Ancillary Agreement to which Parent or Merger Sub is a party will be, duly and validly executed and delivered by Parent and Merger Sub and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto and thereto, constitute, or will constitute, the valid and binding obligation of Parent and Merger Sub, enforceable against Parent and Merger Sub in accordance with their respective terms, subject to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or similar Laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject, as to enforceability, to the effect of general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at Law).
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(b) The Parent Board and the Merger Sub board of directors (including any required committee or subgroup of the board of directors of each such Person) has unanimously (a) approved and declared the advisability of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and the consummation of the Transactions, and (b) determined that the consummation of the Transactions are in the best interests of Parent and Merger Sub and the stockholders of Parent and Merger Sub.
Section 4.3 No Conflict. Except as set forth in Section 4.3 of the Disclosure Schedules, assuming the Parent Stockholder Approval is obtained and the effectiveness of the Parent Charter Amendments, the execution, delivery, and performance by Parent and Merger Sub of this Agreement, and any Ancillary Agreement to which Parent or Merger Sub is a party, and the consummation by Parent and Merger Sub of the Transactions do not and will not, with or without the giving of notice or the lapse of time, or both, (a) conflict with or result in a violation or breach of any provision of Law or Governmental Order applicable to Parent or Merger Sub is subject, (b) conflict with or result in a violation of any provision of the Organizational Documents of Parent or Merger Sub, (c) require the consent or notice by any Person under, conflict with, result in a material violation or material breach of or constitute a material default or an event that, with or without notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default under, or result in the acceleration of or create in any party the right to accelerate, terminate, modify or cancel any Contract to which Parent or Merger Sub is a party or by which it may be bound, or (d) result in the creation or imposition of any Encumbrance of any nature whatsoever upon any assets or property of Parent or Merger Sub, except, with respect to the foregoing clauses (a), (c) and (d), as would not reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect on Parent and Merger Sub, taken together, that is material individually or in the aggregate.
Section 4.4 Consents. Except as set forth in Section 4.4 of the Disclosure Schedules, no consent, approval, or authorization of, or exemption by, or filing with, any Governmental Authority is required to be obtained or made by Parent or Merger Sub in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by Parent and Merger Sub of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement to which Parent or Merger Sub is a party or the taking by Parent or Merger Sub of any other action contemplated hereby or thereby, except for the effectiveness of the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of Delaware, the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and such filings as may be required under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the HSR Act.
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Section 4.5 Brokers. Except as set forth in Section 4.5 of the Disclosure Schedules (each of whose fees will be paid by Parent), neither Parent nor Merger Sub has retained any broker, finder or investment banking firm to act on their behalf which is entitled to any fee or commission from the Company, Parent or Merger Sub upon consummation of the Transactions.
Section 4.6 SEC Filings and Financial Statements.
(a) Parent has filed and furnished in a timely manner all reports, schedules, forms, prospectuses and registration, proxy and other statements, in each case, required to be filed or furnished by it with or to the SEC (collectively, and in each case including all exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, the “Parent SEC Documents”). As of their respective effective dates (in the case of Parent SEC Documents that are registration statements filed pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act) and as of the respective dates of the last amendment filed with the SEC (in the case of all other Parent SEC Documents), the Parent SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the Securities Act, as the case may be, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder, each as in effect on the applicable date referred to above, applicable to such Parent SEC Documents, and none of the Parent SEC Documents as of such respective dates contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(b) The financial statements and notes of Parent contained or incorporated by reference in the Parent SEC Documents fairly present in all material respects the financial condition and the results of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows of Parent as at the respective dates of, and for the periods referred to in, such financial statements, all in accordance with: (i) GAAP; and (ii) Regulation S-X or Regulation S-K, as applicable, subject, in the case of interim financial statements, to normal recurring year-end adjustments (the effect of which will not, individually or in the aggregate, be material) and the omission of notes to the extent permitted by Regulation S-X or Regulation S-K, as applicable. Parent has no off-balance sheet arrangements that are not disclosed in the Parent SEC Documents. No financial statements other than those of Parent are required by GAAP to be included in the financial statements of Parent.
(c) Parent has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13 a-15 under the Exchange Act) that are designed to ensure that material information relating to Parent is made known to Parent’s principal executive officer and its principal financial officer, particularly during the periods in which the periodic reports required under the Exchange Act are being prepared. To Parent’s Knowledge, such disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting Parent’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer to material information required to be included in Parent’s periodic reports required under the Exchange Act. Parent has established and maintained a system of internal controls and, to Parent’s Knowledge, such internal controls are sufficient to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of Parent’s financial reporting and the preparation of Parent’s financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP.
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(d) Since the date of the latest Form 10-Q of Parent filed with the SEC, there has not been any change, development, condition, occurrence, event or effect relating to Parent that, individually or in the aggregate, resulted in, or would reasonably be expected to result in, a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.7 Capitalization. As of the Business Day immediately prior to the date of this Agreement:
(a) The authorized capital stock of Parent consists of 60,000,000 shares of Parent Common Stock, of which 23,540,000 shares are outstanding; 10,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of which 7,846,667 shares are outstanding, and 1,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, none of which are outstanding. Parent has warrants issued and outstanding to purchase 7,846,666 shares of Parent Common Stock.
(b) Parent owns all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock (or other equity securities) of Merger Sub. Except as described in the Parent SEC Documents, there are no outstanding securities convertible into, exchangeable for or carrying the right to acquire equity securities of Parent or Merger Sub, or subscriptions, warrants, options, rights (including preemptive rights), stock appreciation rights, phantom stock interests, or other arrangements or commitments obligating either Parent or Merger Sub to issue or dispose of any of its respective equity securities or any ownership interest therein. The consummation of the Transactions will not cause any Encumbrances to be created or suffered on the capital stock (or other equity securities) of either Parent or Merger Sub, other than Encumbrances created by the Company. Except as described in the Parent SEC Documents, there are no existing agreements, subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, commitments, trusts (voting or otherwise), or rights of any kind whatsoever between Parent or Merger Sub on the one hand and any Person on the other hand with respect to the capital stock (or other equity securities) of any of Parent or any Subsidiary of Parent including Merger Sub. Neither Parent nor Merger Sub owns, directly or indirectly, any stock or other equity interests of any other Person.
(c) The shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued pursuant to this Agreement, subject to the Parent Stockholder Approval and the effectiveness of the Parent Charter Amendments, will, upon issuance, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
(d) Except as described in the Parent SEC Documents, there are no outstanding contractual obligations of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any capital stock of or other equity interests in Parent and/or any of its Subsidiaries.
Section 4.8 Litigation. As of the date of this Agreement there is no Legal Proceeding pending or, to Parent’s Knowledge, threatened, against Parent or Merger Sub at Law, in equity or otherwise, or in, before, or by, any Governmental Authority. There are no judgments or outstanding orders, injunctions, decrees, stipulations or awards against or affecting Parent or Merger Sub.
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Section 4.9 Compliance with Laws. Parent and Merger Sub are now and have been in material compliance with all Laws applicable to their respective business, properties or assets. Neither Parent nor Merger Sub has received any written notice of any violation of Law. All Permits required for Parent and Merger Sub to conduct their business as currently conducted have been obtained and are valid and in full force and effect. Parent is and at all times has been in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder in effect as of the date of this Agreement.
Section 4.10 NASDAQ Listing. The Parent Common Stock is listed on NASDAQ. Parent is in compliance in all material respects with the requirements of NASDAQ for continued listing of the Parent Common Stock thereon and there is no action or proceeding pending or, to Parent’s Knowledge, threatened against Parent by NASDAQ or the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority to prohibit or terminate the listing of the Parent Common Stock on NASDAQ.
Section 4.11 Reporting Company. Parent is a publicly held company subject to reporting obligations pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act, and the Parent Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act.
Section 4.12 Investment Company. Parent is not an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
Section 4.13 Pro Forma Capitalization of Parent. Section 4.13 of the Disclosure Schedules sets forth the pro forma capitalization of Parent after giving effect to the Merger (assuming the Merger is consummated in accordance with the terms thereof and without giving effect to any redemption elections by stockholders of Parent). Except as set forth in Section 4.13 of the Disclosure Schedules or in the Parent SEC Documents, immediately following the Closing, Parent will not have outstanding securities convertible into, exchangeable for or carrying the right to acquire equity securities of Parent, or subscriptions, warrants, options, rights (including pre-emptive rights), stock appreciation rights, phantom stock interests or other arrangements or commitments obligating Parent to issue or dispose of any of its respective equity securities or any other ownership interest in Parent or any of its Subsidiaries.
Section 4.14 Transactions with Related Parties. Except as set forth in Section 4.14 of the Disclosure Schedules or in the Parent SEC Documents, there are no transactions, agreements, arrangements or understandings between Parent, on the one hand, and any director, officer or stockholder (or Affiliate thereof) of Parent, on the other hand, either (a) currently in effect or (b) that would be required to be disclosed under Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act.
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Section 4.15 Trust Account. As of September 8, 2020, Parent had $230,000,000 in the Trust Account, with such funds invested in government securities or money market funds meeting certain conditions pursuant to the Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated as of September 2, 2020 (the “Trust Agreement”), by and between Parent and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York corporation (the “Trustee”). The Trust Agreement is in full force and effect and is a legal, valid and binding obligation of Parent and, to Parent’s Knowledge, the Trustee, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject, as to enforceability, to the effect of general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law). The Trust Agreement has not been terminated, repudiated, rescinded, amended or supplemented or modified, in any respect. Parent has complied in all material respects with the terms of the Trust Agreement and is not in breach thereof or default thereunder, and there does not exist under the Trust Agreement any event that, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time, would constitute such a breach or default by Parent or, to Parent’s Knowledge, the Trustee. There are no side letters and (except for the Trust Agreement) there are no agreements, contracts, arrangements or understandings, whether written or oral, with the Trustee or any other Person that would (i) cause the description of the Trust Agreement in the Parent SEC Documents to be inaccurate or (ii) entitle any Person (other than (A) the underwriter of Parent’s initial public offering and (B) holders of Parent Common Stock who have elected to redeem their Parent Common Stock in accordance with the Organizational Documents of Parent) to any portion of the proceeds in the Trust Account. Prior to the Closing, none of the funds held in the Trust Account may be released, except to pay income taxes from any interest earned in the Trust Account and to redeem Parent Common Stock in accordance with the provisions of the Organizational Documents of Parent. There is no Legal Proceeding pending, or to Parent’s Knowledge, threatened with respect to the Trust Account.
Section 4.16 Information Supplied. The information relating to Parent and the Merger Sub furnished by or on behalf of Parent and the Merger Sub in writing for inclusion in the Proxy Statement will not, as of the date of mailing of the Proxy Statement to the holders of Parent Common Stock or at the time of the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting, contain any statement which, at such time and in light of the circumstances under which it is made, is false or misleading with respect to any material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not false or misleading, except for any change disclosed in writing by or on behalf of Parent to the Company or its counsel prior to such mailing date pursuant to Section 5.8 hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Parent and the Merger Sub make no representation, warranty or covenant with respect to (a) statements made or incorporated by reference therein based on information supplied by the Company Entities for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, or (b) any projections or forecasts included in the Proxy Statement.
Section 4.17 Business Activities.
(a) Since its respective organization, neither Parent nor Merger Sub has conducted any business activities other than activities directed toward completing a business combination of the type contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Parent SEC Documents (including the exhibits thereto), there is no agreement, commitment, or Governmental Order binding upon Parent or Merger Sub or to which Parent or Merger Sub is a party that has or would reasonably be expected to have the effect of prohibiting or impairing any acquisition of property by Parent or the conduct of business by Parent as currently conducted or as contemplated to be conducted as of the Closing, other than such effects, individually or in the aggregate, which have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of Parent or Merger Sub to enter into and perform their obligations under this Agreement.
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(b) Except for Merger Sub and cash and cash equivalents and Parent’s contingent interest in the Trust Account, Parent does not own directly or indirectly any interest or investment (whether equity or debt) in any corporation, partnership, joint venture, business, trust or other entity. All the outstanding equity interests (including any equity interests convertible or exchangeable into equity interests) of Merger Sub have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable. Merger Sub has no outstanding options, warrants, purchase rights, subscription rights, conversion rights, exchange rights or other contracts or commitments that would require such Subsidiary of Parent to issue, sell or otherwise cause to become outstanding any of its equity interests (including any equity interests convertible or exchangeable into equity interests).
Section 4.18 Application of Takeover Protections. Parent and the Parent Board have taken all necessary action to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under Parent’s Organizational Documents or the Laws of the State of Delaware that are or could become applicable to the Company as a result of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub fulfilling their respective obligations or exercising their respective rights under this Agreement, including as a result of Parent’s issuance of the Aggregate Merger Consideration.
Section 4.19 Stock Consideration . All Stock Consideration to be issued and delivered in connection with the Closing to the Stockholders shall be, upon issuance and delivery of such Stock Consideration, duly authorized and validly issued and fully paid and non-assessable, free and clear of all Encumbrances other than pursuant to the Lock-Up Agreements.
Section 4.20 Taxes. Except as set forth in Section 4.20 of the Disclosure Schedules:
(a) All income and other material Tax Returns required to be filed on or before the Closing Date by Parent and Merger Sub have been, or will be, timely filed (giving effect to all extensions). Such Tax Returns are, or will be, true, complete and correct in all material respects. All material Taxes due and owing by Parent and Merger Sub (whether or not shown on any Tax Return) have been, or will be, timely paid.
(b) Parent and Merger Sub have withheld and paid each material Tax required to have been withheld and paid in connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent contractor, creditor, customer, shareholder or other party, and complied in all material respects with all information reporting and backup withholding provisions of applicable Law.
(c) In the past three (3) years, no written claim has been made by any taxing authority in any jurisdiction where Parent and Merger Sub do not file Tax Returns that they are, or may be, subject to Tax by that jurisdiction. No extensions or waivers of statutes of limitations have been given or requested with respect to any Taxes of Parent or Merger Sub, which extension or waiver is still in effect.
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(d) The amount of Parent and Merger Sub’s Liability for unpaid Taxes does not, in the aggregate, materially exceed the amount of accruals for Taxes (excluding reserves for deferred Taxes) reflected in the Parent SEC Documents. The amount of Parent and Merger Sub’s Liability for unpaid Taxes for all periods following the end of the recent period covered by the Parent SEC Documents shall not, in the aggregate, materially exceed the amount of accruals for Taxes (excluding reserves for deferred Taxes) as adjusted for the passage of time in accordance with the past custom and practice of Parent and Merger Sub (and which accruals shall not exceed comparable amounts incurred in similar periods in prior years).
(e) Section 4.20(e) of the Disclosure Schedules sets forth the taxable years for which material examinations by taxing authorities are presently being conducted with respect to Parent or Merger Sub, together with the subject matter of such examinations. All material deficiencies asserted, or assessments made, against Parent or Merger Sub as a result of any examinations by any taxing authority have been fully paid (excluding any ongoing examinations). Neither Parent nor Merger Sub is a party to any current Legal Proceeding by any taxing authority, and to Parent’s Knowledge there are no threatened Legal Proceedings by any taxing authority against any of Parent or Merger Sub.
(f) Parent has made available to the Company copies of all federal, state, local and foreign income, franchise and similar Tax Returns, examination reports, and statements of deficiencies assessed against, or agreed to by, Parent and Merger Sub for all Tax periods ending after December 31, 2018.
(g) There are no Encumbrances for Taxes (other than Permitted Encumbrances) upon the assets of Parent or Merger Sub.
(h) Neither Parent nor Merger Sub is a party to, or bound by, any Tax indemnity, Tax sharing or Tax allocation agreement (excluding any agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business, the primary purposes of which is not related to Taxes). No private letter rulings, technical advice memoranda or similar agreement or rulings have been requested, entered into or issued by any taxing authority with respect to Parent or Merger Sub.
(i) Neither Parent nor Merger Sub has been a member of an affiliated, combined, consolidated or unitary Tax group for Tax purposes (other than a group of which the common parent is Parent). Neither Parent nor Merger Sub has Liability for Taxes of any Person (other than a Person that is a member of a group of which the common parent is Parent) under Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-6 (or any corresponding provision of state, local or foreign Law), as transferee or successor, or by contract.
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(j) Neither Parent nor Merger Sub will be required to include any material item of income in, or exclude any material item or deduction from, taxable income for taxable period or portion thereof ending after the Closing Date as a result of: (i) any change in a method of accounting under Section 481 of the Code (or any comparable provision of state, local or foreign Tax Laws), or use of an improper method of accounting, for a taxable period ending on or prior to the Closing Date; (ii) an installment sale or open transaction occurring on or prior to the Closing Date; (iii) a prepaid amount received on or before the Closing Date; (iv) any closing agreement under Section 7121 of the Code, or similar provision of state, local or foreign Law; or (v) any election under Section 108(i) of the Code.
(k) Neither Parent nor Merger Sub has been a United States real property holding corporation (as defined in Section 897(c)(2) of the Code) during the applicable period specified in Section 897(c)(1)(a) of the Code. Neither Parent nor Merger Sub has been a “distributing corporation” or a “controlled corporation” in connection with a distribution described in Section 355 of the Code. Neither Parent nor Merger Sub has been a party to a “listed transaction” within the meaning of Section 6707A(c)(2) of the Code and Treasury Regulations Section 1.6011-4(b)(2).
(l) Neither Parent nor Merger Sub is aware of the existence of any fact or of any action it has taken (or failed to take) or agreed to take that would reasonably be expected to prevent or impede the Merger from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment. Each of Parent and Merger Sub is properly classified as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
Section 4.21 Employees. Other than any officers as described in the Parent SEC Documents and consultants and advisors in the ordinary course of business or in connection with Parent’s or Sponsor’s identification, evaluation, negotiation or consummation of a Business Combination, Parent and Merger Sub have never employed any employees. Other than reimbursement of any out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Parent’s officers and directors in connection with activities on Parent’s behalf in an aggregate amount not in excess of the amount of cash held by Parent outside of the Trust Account, Parent has no unsatisfied material liability with respect to any officer or director in connection with their service to Parent in such capacities. Parent and Merger Sub have never and do not currently maintain, sponsor, or contribute to or have any direct or material liability under any Benefit Plan.
Section 4.22 CFIUS Foreign Person Status. Neither Parent nor Merger Sub is a “foreign person” (including a “foreign national,” “foreign entity,” “foreign government,” or an entity controlled by a foreign national, foreign entity, or foreign government) as those terms are defined in the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, including all implementing regulations thereof (the “DPA”), and neither does or will permit any foreign person affiliated with Parent or Merger Sub to obtain through Parent or Merger Sub any of the following with respect to the Company within the meaning of the DPA: (i) “control” of the Company, (ii) access to any “material nonpublic technical information” in the possession of the Company; (iii) membership or observer rights on the Board of Directors or equivalent governing body of the Company or the right to nominate an individual to a position on the Board of Directors or equivalent governing body of the Company; (iv) any “involvement,” other than through the voting of shares, in the Company’s “substantive decisionmaking” regarding (x) the use, development, acquisition, or release of any “critical technology,” (y) the use, development, acquisition, safekeeping, or release of “sensitive personal data” of U.S. citizens maintained or collected by the Company, or (z) the management, operation, manufacture, or supply of “covered investment critical infrastructure.”
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Section 4.23 No Other Representations or Warranties. EXCEPT FOR THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT, NEITHER PARENT NOR MERGER SUB MAKES ANY OTHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, INCLUDING WITH RESPECT TO VALUE, CONDITION, MERCHANTABILITY OR SUITABILITY, WITH RESPECT TO PARENT, MERGER SUB OR THE TRANSACTIONS OR ANY OTHER RIGHTS OR OBLIGATIONS TO BE TRANSFERRED HEREUNDER OR PURSUANT HERETO.
Section 4.24 No Reliance. EXCEPT FOR THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT (INCLUDING THE RELATED PORTIONS OF THE DISCLOSURE SCHEDULES), PARENT AND MERGER SUB ACKNOWLEDGE THAT NONE OF THE COMPANY ENTITIES, NOR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, STOCKHOLDERS, PARTNERS, MEMBERS OR REPRESENTATIVES, OR ANY OTHER PERSON ON BEHALF OF ANY COMPANY ENTITY, MAKES ANY OTHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPANY OR THE TRANSACTIONS, ANY OTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED TO PARENT OR MERGER SUB OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES OR REPRESENTATIVES OR ANY OTHER RIGHTS OR OBLIGATIONS TO BE TRANSFERRED HEREUNDER OR PURSUANT HERETO, INCLUDING WITH RESPECT TO VALUE, CONDITION, MERCHANTABILITY OR SUITABILITY, INFRINGEMENT, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR ANY WARRANTY WITH RESPECT TO THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF SUCH INFORMATION. PARENT AND MERGER SUB ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY ARE NOT RELYING NOR HAVE THEY RELIED ON ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES EXCEPT FOR THOSE EXPRESSLY MADE BY THE COMPANY IN THIS AGREEMENT (INCLUDING THE RELATED PORTIONS OF THE DISCLOSURE SCHEDULES), THAT ONLY THOSE REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES IN THIS AGREEMENT (INCLUDING THE RELATED PORTIONS OF THE DISCLOSURE SCHEDULES) SHALL HAVE ANY LEGAL EFFECT, AND THAT PARENT AND MERGER SUB EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM RELIANCE ON ANY OMISSIONS FROM THE COMPANY’S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES IN THIS AGREEMENT (INCLUDING THE RELATED PORTIONS OF THE DISCLOSURE SCHEDULES). WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, NEITHER THE COMPANY NOR ANY OTHER PERSON WILL HAVE OR BE SUBJECT TO ANY LIABILITY TO PARENT, MERGER SUB OR ANY OTHER PERSON RESULTING FROM THE DISTRIBUTION TO PARENT OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES OR REPRESENTATIVES, OR THE PARENT’S OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES’ OR REPRESENTATIVES’ USE OF ANY SUCH INFORMATION, DOCUMENTS, PROJECTIONS, FORECASTS OR OTHER MATERIAL MADE AVAILABLE TO PARENT OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES OR REPRESENTATIVES IN CERTAIN “DATA ROOMS” OR MANAGEMENT PRESENTATIONS OR OTHERWISE IN EXPECTATION OF THE TRANSACTIONS OR ANY DISCUSSIONS WITH RESPECT TO ANY OF THE FOREGOING INFORMATION.
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COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS
Section 5.1 Access and Information; Financial Statements. From the date hereof until the earlier of the Closing and the date this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article VIII, the Company and Parent shall (and shall cause the other Company Entities or Merger Sub, as applicable, to): permit the other Party, and their respective advisers and other representatives to have reasonable access, during business hours and upon reasonable advance written notice, to such Party’s properties and facilities and books and records (provided that they shall conduct any such activities in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of such Party). No information provided to or obtained by either party pursuant to this Section 5.1 shall limit or otherwise affect the remedies available hereunder to either Party, or act as a waiver or otherwise affect the representations or warranties of any Party in this Agreement. Nothing herein shall limit or modify the obligations of the parties set forth in that certain Nondisclosure Agreement, dated September 30, 2020, between Parent and the Company (the “Confidentiality Agreement”), and any information provided pursuant to this Section 5.1 shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Confidentiality Agreement; provided, that, Parent may disclose confidential information covered by the Confidentiality Agreement to any potential financing source from whom Parent is seeking financing with the Company’s prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) if Parent and such financing source have entered into a confidentiality agreement with terms no less restrictive than those contained in the Confidentiality Agreement. During the Interim Period, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts (and shall cause the other Company Entities to use their respective commercially reasonable efforts) to (i) furnish, or cause to be furnished, to Parent financial and material operating data and other material information with respect to any Company Entity as Parent may from time to time reasonably request in writing and subject to any applicable Law and (ii) provide to Parent monthly financial statements of the Company within thirty (30) days following each month-end starting with November 30, 2020, in form and substance as provided to the Company’s material investors consistent with past practice. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Parties shall not be required to take any action, provide any access or furnish any information that such Party in good faith reasonably believes would be reasonably likely to (x) cause or constitute a waiver of the attorney-client or other privilege, (y) violate any Contract to which such Party is a party or bound, or (z) violate a condition of any Permit, provided, that the Parties agree to cooperate in good faith to make alternative arrangements to allow for such access or furnishing in a manner that does not result in the events set out in clauses (x), (y) and (z) above.
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Section 5.2 Conduct of Business by the Company. From the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Closing Date or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms (the “Interim Period”), the Company shall, and shall cause each Company Entity to, except as set forth on Section 5.2 of the Disclosure Schedules, as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement or as consented to by Parent in writing (which consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed), or as may be required by Law (including as may be requested or compelled by any Governmental Authority), (i) use commercially reasonable efforts to conduct its Business in all material respects in the ordinary course and in a manner consistent with past practice, other than due to any actions taken due to a “shelter in place,” “non-essential employee” or similar direction of any Governmental Authority, and (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve their respective properties, business, operations, organization (including officers and employees), goodwill and relationships with suppliers, customers, agents, lenders, regulators and any other Persons having a material business relationship with any Company Entity and maintain all Insurance Policies or substitutes therefor (it being understood that in the event a search for a new chief financial officer is conducted during the Interim Period, the Company shall keep Parent reasonably informed regarding such search process). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except as set forth on Section 5.2 of the Disclosure Schedules, as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement or as consented to by Parent in writing (which consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed), or as may be required by Law, the Company shall not, and shall cause each Company Entity not to, during the Interim Period:
(a) amend or otherwise change the Organizational Documents of any Company Entity;
(b) issue, sell, transfer, pledge, dispose of, grant or encumber, or authorize the issuance, sale, transfer, pledge, disposition, grant or encumbrance of, (A) any shares of any class of capital stock of the Company, or any options, warrants, restricted share units, convertible securities or other rights of any kind to acquire any shares of such capital stock or that derive their value therefrom, or any other ownership interest (including, without limitation, any phantom interest), of the Company; provided that the exercise or settlement of any Company Options in the ordinary course of business or otherwise contemplated by this Agreement shall not require the consent of Parent; or (B) any material assets of the Company;
(c) acquire any equity interest or other interest in any other entity or enter into a joint venture or business association with any other person;
(d) declare, set aside, make or pay any dividend or other distribution, payable in cash, stock, property or otherwise, with respect to any of its capital stock;
(e) reclassify, combine, split, subdivide or redeem, or purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any of its capital stock, other than redemptions of equity securities from former employees upon the terms set forth in the underlying agreements governing such equity securities;
(f) (A) acquire (including by merger, consolidation, or acquisition of stock or substantially all of the assets or any other business combination) any corporation, partnership, other business organization or any division thereof or purchase a material portion of the assets or equity of, any corporation, partnership, other business organization or any division thereof; or (B) incur any Indebtedness for borrowed money or issue any debt securities or assume, guarantee or endorse, or otherwise become responsible for, the obligations of any person, or make any loans or advances, or intentionally grant any security interest in any of its assets except, with respect to this clause (B), the incurrence of Indebtedness for borrowed money pursuant to the instruments listed on Section 5.2(f) of the Company Disclosure Schedules;
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(g) (A) grant any material increase in the compensation, incentives or benefits payable or to become payable to any current or former director, officer, employee or consultant; provided, that, other than any equity compensation granted pursuant to the second proviso of Section 5.2(b), any such increase shall only take the form of cash and shall not include any increase that would be required to be disclosed in a filing with the SEC if the Company were subject to the periodic reporting requirements of Section 12(g) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, (B) enter into any new, or materially amend any existing, employment, retention, bonus, change in control, or termination agreement with any current or former director, officer, employee or consultant, (C) accelerate or commit to accelerate the funding, payment, or vesting of any compensation or benefits to any current or former director, officer, employee or consultant, (D) establish or become obligated under any collective bargaining agreement or other contract or agreement with a labor union, trade union, works council, or other representative of employees, except as may be required by Law, (E) hire any new employee whose individual annual base compensation shall exceed $275,000, except that in each case the Company may (1) provide increases in salary, wages, bonuses or benefits to employees as required or permitted under any Benefit Plan or other employment or consulting agreement in effect on the date of this Agreement, (2) change the title of its employees in the ordinary course of business, (3) make annual or quarterly bonus or commission payments in the ordinary course of business and in accordance with the bonus or commission plans existing on the date of this Agreement, and (4) enter into the retention agreements with executive officers, key employees or directors set forth on Section 5.2(g) of the Disclosure Schedules;
(h) other than as required by Law or pursuant to the terms of an agreement entered into prior to the date of this Agreement, grant any severance or termination pay to, any employee, director or officer other than in the ordinary course of business;
(i) adopt, amend or terminate any material Benefit Plan or any employee benefit plan that would be a Benefit Plan if in effect as of the date hereof except as may be required by applicable Law, is necessary in order to consummate the Transactions, or health and welfare plan renewals in the ordinary course of business;
(j) make any material tax election, amend a material Tax Return, or settle or compromise any material United States federal, state, local or non-United States income Tax liability;
(k) materially amend, modify or consent to the termination (excluding any expiration in accordance with its terms) of any Material Contract or amend, waive, modify or consent to the termination (excluding any expiration in accordance with its terms) of the rights of any Company Entity thereunder, except in accordance with the terms of such Material Contract in the ordinary course of business;
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(l) intentionally permit any material item of Company Intellectual Property to lapse or to be abandoned, invalidated, dedicated to the public, or disclaimed, or otherwise become unenforceable or fail to perform or make any applicable filings, recordings or other similar actions or filings, or fail to pay all required fees and Taxes required or advisable to maintain and protect its interest in each and every material item of Company Intellectual Property;
(m) waive, release, assign, settle or compromise any Legal Proceeding (which excludes, for purposes of this Section 5.2(m), any claims or coverage disputes relating to automobile policies issued by the Company Entities), other than waivers, releases, assignments, settlements or compromises that are solely monetary in nature and do not exceed $100,000 individually or $500,000 in the aggregate;
(n) enter into, amend, modify or terminate or waive, assign or transfer any rights under any Lease;
(o) acquire or dispose of any interest in real property or fail to exercise any rights of renewal under any Lease that by its terms would otherwise expire;
(p) enter into any new line of business outside of the business currently conducted by the Company Entities as of the date of this Agreement;
(q) make any material change in the Company Entities’ cash management practices and its policies, practices and procedures with respect to collection of accounts receivable, establishment of reserves for uncollectible accounts, accrual of accounts receivable, prepayment of expenses, payment of accounts payable, accrual of other expenses, deferral of revenue and acceptance of customer deposits;
(r) make any material change in any method of accounting or accounting practice of the Company Entities, except as required by GAAP, securities Laws and regulations or PCAOB standards, or as otherwise disclosed in the notes to the Financial Statements;
(s) make any loan to (or forgiveness of any loan to), or entry into any other transaction with, any of its stockholders or current or former directors, officers and employees;
(t) authorize the imposition of any material Encumbrance (other than any Permitted Encumbrance) upon any of the Company Entities’ properties, capital stock or assets, tangible or intangible;
(u) authorize material damage, destruction or loss (whether or not covered by insurance) to its property, or any material capital expenditures in excess of budgeted amounts;
(v) fail to maintain its existence or adopt or enter into a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation, restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization of any Company Entity (other than the Transactions); or
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(w) enter into any formal or informal agreement or otherwise make a commitment, in each case, to do any of the foregoing described in (a) to (v) above.
(x) Nothing contained in this Section 5.2 shall give to Parent, directly or indirectly, the right to control or direct the ordinary course of business operations of the Company Entities prior to the Closing Date, and the Company shall not be required to obtain consent from Parent to do any of the foregoing if obtaining such consent would violate applicable Law. Prior to the Closing Date, each of Parent and the Company shall exercise, consistent with the terms and conditions hereof, complete control and supervision of its respective operations, as required by Law.
Section 5.3 Conduct of Business by Parent and Merger Sub. During the Interim Period, except as expressly contemplated by any other provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (including entering into various Subscription Agreements and consummating the Private Placements), and except as set forth on Section 5.3 of the Disclosure Schedules and as required by applicable Law (including as may be requested or compelled by any Governmental Authority), Parent agrees to, unless the Company shall otherwise consent in writing (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), Parent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to conduct and operate the business of Parent and Merger Sub in the ordinary course and in a manner consistent with past practice. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except as set forth on Section 5.3 of the Disclosure Schedules, as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement or as consented to by the Company in writing (which consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed), or as may be required by Law, Parent and Merger Sub shall not, during the Interim Period:
(a) amend or otherwise change the Organizational Documents of Parent or Merger Sub or form any subsidiary of Parent other than Merger Sub, other than to effectuate the Parent Charter Amendments;
(b) declare, set aside, make or pay any dividend or other distribution, payable in cash, stock, property or otherwise, with respect to any of its capital stock, other than redemptions from the Trust Account that are required pursuant to the Parent Organizational Documents;
(c) reclassify, combine, split, subdivide or redeem, or purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any Parent Common Stock or Parent Warrants except for redemptions from the Trust Account that are required pursuant to the Parent Organizational Documents;
(d) issue, sell, transfer, pledge, dispose of, grant or encumber, or authorize the issuance, sale, transfer, pledge, disposition, grant or encumbrance of, any shares of any class of capital stock or other securities of Parent or Merger Sub, or any options, warrants, convertible securities or other rights of any kind to acquire any shares of such capital stock or that derive their value therefrom, or any other ownership interest (including, without limitation, any phantom interest), of Parent or Merger Sub, except (i) in connection with conversion of the Parent Class B Common Stock pursuant to the Parent Organizational Documents or (ii) in connection with the Transactions (including the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreements);
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(e) acquire (including by merger, consolidation, or acquisition of stock or assets or any other business combination) any corporation, partnership, other business organization or any division thereof, purchase a material portion of the assets or equity of, any corporation, partnership, other business organization or any division thereof, or enter into any strategic joint ventures, partnerships or alliances with any other person;
(f) incur any indebtedness for borrowed money or assume, guarantee, endorse or otherwise become responsible for any such indebtedness of another person or persons, make any loans or advances, issue or sell any debt securities or options, warrants, calls or other rights to acquire any debt securities of Parent, as applicable, or enter into any arrangement having the economic effect of any of the foregoing, in each case, except in the ordinary course of business;
(g) make any material tax election, amend a material Tax Return, or settle or compromise any material United States federal, state, local or non-United States income Tax liability;
(h) make any change in any method of financial accounting or financial accounting principles, policies, procedures or practices, except as required by a concurrent amendment in GAAP or applicable Law made subsequent to the date hereof, as agreed to by its independent accountants;
(i) liquidate, dissolve, reorganize or otherwise wind up the business and operations of Parent or Merger Sub;
(j) amend the Trust Agreement or any other agreement related to the Trust Account; or
(k) other than as set forth in the Parent Certificate of Incorporation, enter into any formal or informal agreement or otherwise make a commitment to do any of the foregoing.
Nothing in this Section 5.3 shall give to the Company, directly or indirectly, the right to control or direct the ordinary course of business operations of Parent prior to the Closing Date. Prior to the Closing Date, each of Parent and the Company shall exercise, consistent with the terms and conditions hereof, complete control and supervision of its respective operations, as required by Law.
Section 5.4 Further Assurances.
(a) Each party hereto shall, as promptly as reasonably practicable, use reasonable best efforts to obtain, or cause to be obtained, all consents, authorizations, orders, exemptions, and approvals from Governmental Authorities that are necessary for its execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of its obligations pursuant to this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements provided, however, that none of the Parties shall be required to seek review by a court, administrative or regulatory authority, agency, commission, board, tribunal or similar adjudicative body (other than participating in an administrative hearing initiated by a Governmental Authority) of any Governmental Order issued by any state insurance regulator. Each party hereto shall use reasonable best efforts to cooperate fully with the other party hereto and its Affiliates in promptly seeking to obtain all such consents, authorizations, orders and approvals. The parties hereto shall not willfully take any action that will have the effect of delaying, impairing or impeding the receipt of any required consents, authorizations, orders and approvals. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each party hereto shall, as promptly as reasonably practicable (but in no event later than ten (10) Business Days after the date hereof), make, or cause or be made, all filings and submissions under the HSR Act to consummate the Transactions, and request early termination of the applicable waiting periods in respect thereof. Filing fees for any HSR filing shall be borne by Parent.
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(b) The Company and Parent shall cooperate in determining how (and whether) to proceed in giving notices to, and obtaining consents from, the various third parties that are described in Section 3.2 and Section 3.3 of the Disclosure Schedules; provided, however, that the Company and Parent shall use reasonable best efforts to obtain the consents described in Section 5.4(b) of the Disclosure Schedules. Any consents, waivers, approvals and notices necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the Transactions shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company and Parent, and executed counterparts of any consents, waivers and approvals shall be delivered to the other party hereto reasonably promptly after receipt thereof, and copies of such notices shall be delivered to the other party hereto reasonably promptly after the making thereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, neither party hereto shall be obligated to pay any costs or expenses to third parties with respect to such consents, waivers, approvals and notices for Contracts (other than de minimis administrative costs and expenses not in excess of $5,000 in the aggregate); provided, that the parties shall first discuss any requested payment in excess of $5,000 before withdrawing any such related consent, waiver, approval or notice request.
(c) Without limiting the generality of the parties’ undertakings pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) above, each of the parties hereto shall use reasonable best efforts to (i) respond to any inquiries by any Governmental Authority regarding antitrust or other matters with respect to the Transactions, and (ii) in the event any Governmental Order adversely affecting the ability of the parties hereto to consummate the Transactions has been issued, to have such Governmental Order vacated or lifted; provided that no party hereto nor any of their respective Affiliates shall be obligated in the exercise of such efforts to propose, negotiate, commit to or effect, by consent decree, hold separate orders, or otherwise, the sale, divesture or disposition of any of its assets, properties or businesses or any of the assets, properties or businesses to be acquired by it pursuant to this Agreement.
(d) All analyses, appearances, meetings, discussions, presentations, memoranda, briefs, filings, arguments, and proposals made by or on behalf of either party hereto before any Governmental Authority or the staff or regulators of any Governmental Authority, in connection with the Transactions shall be disclosed to the other party hereto in advance of any filing, submission or attendance, it being the intent that the parties hereto will consult and cooperate with one another, and consider in good faith the views of one another, in connection with any such analyses, appearances, meetings, discussions, presentations, memoranda, briefs, filings, arguments, and proposals. Each party hereto shall, to the extent not prohibited by applicable Law, give notice to the other party hereto with respect to any meeting, discussion, appearance, communication or contact with any Governmental Authority or the staff or regulators of any Governmental Authority, with such notice being sufficient to provide the other party hereto with the opportunity to attend and participate in such meeting, discussion, appearance, communication or contact. Each Party shall bear its own costs and expenses (including legal and other advisory fees) related to the consents, authorizations, orders, exemptions and approvals contemplated by this Section 5.4.
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(e) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Parent and the Company shall, and shall cause their respective Affiliates to, (i) furnish to each other upon reasonable request and, upon request, any Governmental Authority, directly or indirectly, any information or documentation concerning themselves, their respective Affiliates, directors, officers, and equityholders and the Transactions or by the other Ancillary Agreements and such other matters as may be so requested, and (ii) make available their respective personnel and advisors to each other upon reasonable request and, upon request, any Governmental Authority, directly or indirectly, in connection with (A) the preparation of any statement, filing, notice, or application made by or on their behalf or (B) any review or approval process by any Governmental Authority in connection with the Transactions.
(f) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each party shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary or desirable under applicable Laws to consummate and implement expeditiously each of the Transactions. The parties hereto shall execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, such other documents, certificates, agreements and other writings and take such other actions as may be necessary or desirable in order to consummate or implement expeditiously each of the Transactions. For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, nothing herein shall require the Company to use efforts to cause, or attempt to cause, any purchase of any Parent Common Stock pursuant to the terms of any Subscription Agreement.
Section 5.5 Public Announcements. The initial press release relating to this Agreement shall be a joint press release, the text of which has been agreed to by each of Parent and the Company. Thereafter, between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date (or the earlier termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article VII) unless otherwise required by applicable Law or the requirements of NASDAQ, each of Parent and the Company shall each use its reasonable best efforts to consult with each other before issuing any press release or otherwise making any public statements with respect to this Agreement, the Merger or any of the other Transactions, and shall not issue any such press release or make any such public statement without the prior written consent of the other party. Furthermore, nothing contained in this Section 5.5 shall prevent Parent, the Company or their respective Affiliates from furnishing customary or other reasonable information concerning the Transactions to their investors that is substantively consistent with public statements previously consented to by the other party in accordance with this Section 5.5.
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Section 5.6 Requisite Approval.
(a) The Company shall use its best efforts to obtain the Company Stockholder Vote pursuant to written consents of the Stockholders in a form reasonably acceptable to Parent (the “Written Consent”) as promptly as practicable, and in any event within five (5) Business Days, following the date that Parent receives, and notifies the Company of Parent’s receipt of, SEC approval and effectiveness of Parent’s Proxy Statement as described in Section 5.8. The materials submitted to the Stockholders in connection with the Written Consent shall include the Company Board Recommendation. Reasonably promptly following receipt of the Written Consent, the Company shall deliver a copy of such Written Consent to Parent.
(b) Reasonably promptly following receipt of the Written Consent, the Company shall prepare and mail a notice (the “Stockholder Notice”) to every Stockholder that did not execute the Written Consent. The Stockholder Notice shall (i) be a statement to the effect that the Company Board unanimously determined that the Merger is advisable in accordance with Section 251(b) of the DGCL and in the best interests of the Stockholders and unanimously approved and adopted this Agreement, the Merger and the other Transactions, (ii) provide the Stockholders to whom it is sent with notice of the actions taken in the Written Consent, including the approval and adoption of this Agreement, the Merger and the other Transactions in accordance with Section 228(e) of the DGCL and the bylaws of the Company and (iii) notify such Stockholders of their dissent and appraisal rights pursuant to Section 262 of the DGCL. The Stockholder Notice shall be accompanied by a copy of Section 262 of the DGCL and all such other information as Parent shall reasonably request, and shall be sufficient in form and substance to start the twenty (20) day period during which a Stockholder must demand appraisal of such Stockholder’s Company Shares as contemplated by Section 262(d)(2) of the DGCL. All materials submitted to the Stockholders in accordance with this Section 5.6(b) shall be subject to Parent’s advance review and reasonable approval.
Section 5.7 Director and Officer Indemnification.
(a) For a period of six (6) years following the Effective Time, the Surviving Entity shall not take any action to waive, eliminate or amend in an adverse manner to Company Indemnified Persons any rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses, and limitation of liability now existing in favor of any individual who, at or prior to the Effective Time, was a director, officer, employee or agent of a Company Entity or who, at the request of a Company Entity, served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise (collectively, with such individual’s heirs, executors or administrators, the “Company Indemnified Persons”).
(b) Prior to the Closing, the Company shall obtain, in consultation with Parent, a post-merger officers’ and directors’ liability insurance policy with a claims period of six (6) years from the Effective Time which shall include coverage for claims arising out of or relating to events which occurred before or at the Effective Time (including in connection with the Transactions) (the “Company Post-Merger D&O Policy”). The costs and expenses associated with obtaining the Company Post-Merger D&O Policy shall be deemed a Company Transaction Expense.
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(c) For a period of six (6) years following the Effective Time, Parent shall not take any action to waive, eliminate or amend in an adverse manner to Parent Indemnified Persons any rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses, and limitation of liability now existing in favor of any individual who, at or prior to the Effective Time, was a director, officer, employee or agent of Parent (collectively, with such individual’s heirs, executors or administrators, the “Parent Indemnified Persons”). Prior to the Closing, Parent shall obtain a “tail” officers’ and directors’ liability insurance policy with a claims period of six (6) years from the Effective Time with at least the same coverage and amount and containing terms and conditions that are, in the aggregate, not less advantageous to the directors and officers of Parent as Parent’s existing policies with respect to claims arising out of or relating to events which occurred before or at the Effective Time (including in connection with the Transactions).
(d) This Section 5.7 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, is intended to benefit, and shall be enforceable by, each Company Indemnified Person and each Parent Indemnified Person, and their respective successors, heirs and representatives.
Section 5.8 Proxy Statement; Parent Stockholders’ Meeting.
(a) As promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement, Parent shall prepare and file (i) a registration statement (as such filing is amended or supplemented, the “Registration Statement”), including a proxy statement of Parent, on Form S-4 with the SEC (as such filing is amended or supplemented, the “Proxy Statement”), for the purposes of (A) registering under the Securities Act the Stock Consideration and the Additional Shares (together, the “Registration Shares”), (B) providing Parent’s stockholders with the opportunity to redeem their shares of Parent Common Stock in connection with the Merger, and (C) soliciting proxies from Parent’s stockholders to obtain the requisite approval of the Transactions and the other matters to be voted on at a meeting of the holders of Parent Common Stock to be called and held for such purpose (the “Parent Stockholders’ Meeting”). As promptly as reasonably practicable after the execution of this Agreement, Parent shall prepare and file any other filings required under the Exchange Act, the Securities Act or any other Laws relating to the Transactions (collectively, the “Other Filings”). Parent shall notify the Company promptly upon the receipt of any comments from the SEC or its staff and of any request by the SEC or its staff or any other Governmental Authority for amendments or supplements to the Proxy Statement, or any Other Filing or for additional information. As promptly as practicable after receipt thereof, Parent shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of all written correspondence between Parent or any of its representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC, or its staff or other government officials, on the other hand, with respect to the Proxy Statement, or any Other Filing. Parent shall permit the Company and its counsel to review the Proxy Statement, and any exhibits, amendments or supplements thereto, as well as any Other Filings, and shall consult with the Company and its advisors concerning any comments from the SEC with respect thereto; provided, further that Parent shall reasonably consider and take into account the reasonable suggestions, comments or opinions of the Company and its advisors, and shall not file the Proxy Statement, or any exhibits, amendments or supplements thereto or any response letters to any comments from the SEC without the prior written consent of the Company, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, however, that Parent shall be permitted to make such filing or response in the absence of such consent if the basis of the Company’s failure to consent is the Company’s unwillingness to permit the inclusion in such filing or response of information that, based on the advice of outside counsel to Parent, is required by the SEC and United States securities Laws to be included therein. Whenever any event occurs which would reasonably be expected to result in the Proxy Statement containing any untrue statement of a material fact or omitting to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, Parent or the Company, as the case may be, shall promptly inform the other party hereto of such occurrence and cooperate in filing with the SEC or its staff or any other government officials, and/or mailing to stockholders of Parent, an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement.
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(b) The Proxy Statement will be sent to the stockholders of Parent as soon as practicable following its approval by the SEC (but in any event, within five (5) Business Days following such approval) for the purpose of soliciting proxies from holders of Parent Common Stock to vote at the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting in favor of: (i) the adoption of this Agreement and the approval of the Merger and other Transactions; (ii) an amendment and restatement of Parent’s certificate of incorporation, in substantially the form of Exhibit F attached hereto, to increase the authorized number of shares of Parent Common Stock, change the name of Parent, declassify the Parent Board and remove provisions therein no longer applicable following the consummation of the Merger (the “Parent Charter Amendments”); (iii) approval as required by the applicable NASDAQ listing rules of the issuance and sale of shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued as Stock Consideration; (iv) approval of the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan that shall provide for grant of awards to employees and other service providers of the Surviving Entity and its Subsidiaries in the form of options, restricted shares, restricted share units or other equity-based awards based on Parent Common Stock with a total pool of awards of Parent Common Stock not exceeding ten percent (10%) of the total number of shares of Parent Common Stock on a fully diluted basis as of the Closing Date using the treasury method of accounting with an annual “evergreen” increase of five percent (5%) of the shares of Parent Common Stock outstanding as of the day prior to such increase, (v) the approval and adoption of the ESPP, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Parent and the Company, that provides for the grant of purchase rights with respect to Parent Common Stock to employees of the Surviving Entity and its Subsidiaries with a total pool of shares of Parent Common Stock not exceeding one and one half percent (1.5%) of the total number of shares of Parent Common Stock on a fully diluted basis as of the Closing Date using the treasury method of accounting, with an annual “evergreen” increase of one percent (1%) of the shares of Parent Common Stock outstanding as of the day prior to such increase; (vi) the election of the individuals listed on Section 5.8(b) of the Disclosure Schedules as directors of Parent, (vii) the adjournment of the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting and (viii) approval of any other proposals the parties deem necessary to effectuate the Merger and the other Transactions (the matters described in clauses (i) through (viii), shall be referred to as the “Voting Matters” and approval of the Voting Matters by the stockholders of Parent at the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting or any postponement or adjournment thereof shall be referred to as the “Parent Stockholder Approval”).
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(c) The Company shall provide Parent, as promptly as reasonably practicable, with such information concerning the Company Entities as may be necessary for the information concerning the Company Entities in the Proxy Statement, and the Other Filings to comply with all applicable provisions of and rules under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the DGCL in connection with the preparation, filing and distribution of the Proxy Statement, the solicitation of proxies thereunder, and the calling and holding of the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting, and the preparation and filing of the Other Filings. Parent shall use reasonable best efforts to ensure that the Proxy Statement does not, as of the date on which it is distributed to the holders of Parent Common Stock, and as of the date of the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (provided that Parent shall not be responsible for the accuracy or completeness of any information relating to the Company or any other information furnished in writing by the Company for inclusion in the Proxy Statement).
(i) Parent may only adjourn the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting (i) to solicit additional proxies for the purpose of obtaining the Parent Stockholder Approval, for the absence of a quorum and (ii) to allow reasonable additional time for the filing or mailing of any supplemental or amended disclosure that Parent has determined after consultation with outside legal counsel is required under applicable Law and for such supplemental or amended disclosure to be disseminated and reviewed by Parent’s stockholders prior to the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting.
Section 5.9 Form 8-K; Press Releases.
(a) As promptly as practicable after execution of this Agreement, Parent will prepare and file a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Transaction Form 8-K”) pursuant to the Exchange Act to report the execution of this Agreement, which the Company may review and comment upon prior to filing. Within 12 hours of the execution of this Agreement, Parent and the Company shall also issue a joint press release announcing the execution of this Agreement and shall file such joint press release as an exhibit to the Transaction Form 8-K.
(b) Prior to the Closing, Parent and the Company shall prepare a mutually agreeable press release announcing the consummation of the Merger (the “Press Release”). Concurrently with the Closing, the Parties shall distribute the Press Release. Parent and the Company shall cooperate in good faith with respect to the preparation of, and at least five (5) days prior to the Closing, the Company shall prepare a draft Current Report on Form 8-K announcing the Closing, together with, or incorporating by reference, the required pro forma financial statements and the historical financial statements prepared by the Company and its accountant.
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Section 5.10 Trust Account.
(a) Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement, the Company acknowledges that it has received a copy of Parent’s final prospectus dated September 2, 2020 (the “Prospectus”) and understands that Parent has established the Trust Account and that, except for a portion of the interest earned on the amounts held in the Trust Account, Parent may disburse monies from the Trust Account only: (i) to the “public stockholders” (as defined in the Prospectus) in the event they elect to redeem their public shares in connection with the consummation of a “business combination” (as defined in the Prospectus), (ii) to such public stockholders if Parent liquidates or fails to consummate such a business combination within eighteen (18) months from the closing date of Parent’s initial public offering (unless such date is extended with the requisite approval of such public stockholders) or (iii) to Parent after or concurrently with the consummation of such a business combination. The Company hereby agrees, on behalf of the Company, its Subsidiaries, and their respective Representatives, that the Company and its Representatives do not have (other than their rights upon Closing) any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies in the Trust Account (each, a “Claim”) and hereby waive any Claim prior to Closing they may have in the future as a result of, or arising out of, any negotiations, contracts or agreements with Parent and will not prior to Closing seek recourse against the Trust Account for any reason whatsoever; provided that (x) nothing herein shall serve to limit or prohibit the Company’s and its Representatives’ right to pursue a claim against Parent for legal relief against monies or other assets held outside the Trust Account or for specific performance or other equitable relief (including a claim for Parent to specifically perform its obligations under this Agreement and a claim for Parent to specifically perform its obligations under the Trust Agreement, including distribution of funds from the Trust Account upon the Closing in accordance with the terms of this Agreement), and (y) nothing herein shall serve to limit or prohibit any claims that the Company or its Representatives may have in the future against Parent’s assets or funds that are not held in the Trust Account (including any funds that have been released from the Trust Account and any assets that have been purchased or acquired with any such funds). This Section 5.10(a) shall survive the termination of this Agreement and will not expire and may not be altered in any way prior to the Closing without the express written consent of Parent.
(b) Parent covenants that it shall make appropriate arrangements to cause the funds in the Trust Account to be disbursed in accordance with the Trust Agreement and for the payment of (i) the redemption of any shares of Parent Common Stock in connection with the Offer in accordance with the terms set forth in the Proxy Statement; (ii) the payment of Transaction Expenses, (iii) the repayment of Repaid Indebtedness and (iv) the remaining monies in the Trust Account to Parent.
Section 5.11 Subscription Agreements. Parent shall not permit any amendment or modification to be made to, or any waiver of any provision or remedy under, or any replacements or terminations of, the agreements (the “Subscription Agreements”) between Parent and the investors party to the Subscription Agreements (the “PIPE Investors”) for the PIPE Investment in any manner other than (i) as expressly provided for by the terms of the Subscription Agreements or (ii) to reflect any permitted assignments or transfers of the Subscription Agreements by the applicable PIPE Investors pursuant to the Subscription Agreements, without the prior written consent of the Company (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided that the parties acknowledge that any proposed amendment, modification or waiver of the Subscription Agreements that affects the offering price of the Parent Common Stock pursuant to the Subscription Agreements may be rejected by the Company in its sole discretion). Each Subscription Agreement is a legal, valid and binding obligation of (x) Parent and, (y) to Parent’s Knowledge, each PIPE Investor party thereto, in each case, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties thereto, and neither the execution or delivery of such Subscription Agreement by Parent nor the performance by Parent of its obligations under any such Subscription Agreement violates or conflicts with any applicable Laws or Parent Organizational Documents. Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreements on the terms and conditions described therein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Parent shall give the Company prompt (and, in any event within three (3) Business Days) written notice: (A) of any proposed amendment to any Subscription Agreement; (B) of any breach or default (or any event or circumstance that, with or without notice, lapse of time or both, could give rise to any breach or default) by any party to any Subscription Agreement known to Parent; and (C) of the receipt of any written notice or other written communication from any party to any Subscription Agreement with respect to any actual, potential or claimed expiration, lapse, withdrawal, breach, default, termination or repudiation by any party to any Subscription Agreement or any provisions of any Subscription Agreement.
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Section 5.12 Exclusivity.
(a) (x) During the Interim Period, Parent shall not, and shall not authorize or permit any of its Affiliates or any of its or their representatives to, directly or indirectly, (i) encourage, solicit, initiate, facilitate or continue inquiries regarding a Parent Acquisition Proposal; (ii) enter into discussions or negotiations with, or provide any information to, any Person concerning a possible Parent Acquisition Proposal; or (iii) enter into any agreements or other instruments (whether or not binding) regarding a Parent Acquisition Proposal, and (y) Parent shall immediately cease and cause to be terminated, and shall cause its Affiliates and all of its and their representatives to immediately cease and cause to be terminated, all existing discussions or negotiations with any Persons (other than the other party hereto and its representatives) conducted heretofore with respect to, or that could lead to, any Parent Acquisition Proposal; provided, that the foregoing shall not restrict Parent from responding to unsolicited inbound inquiries to the extent required for the Parent Board to comply with its fiduciary duties. For purposes hereof, “Parent Acquisition Proposal” means any inquiry, proposal or offer concerning a merger, consolidation, liquidation, recapitalization, share exchange or other business combination transaction involving Parent or Merger Sub or the purchase, sale, lease, exchange or other acquisition or disposition of all or substantially all of the properties or assets or equity interests of Parent or Merger Sub, or of a third Person by Parent or Merger Sub.
(b) During the Interim Period, the Company shall not, and shall not authorize or permit any of its Affiliates or any of its or their representatives to, directly or indirectly, (i) encourage, solicit, initiate, facilitate or continue inquiries regarding a Company Acquisition Proposal; (ii) enter into discussions or negotiations with, or provide any information to, any Person concerning a possible Company Acquisition Proposal; or (iii) enter into any agreements or other instruments (whether or not binding) regarding a Company Acquisition Proposal. The Company shall immediately cease and cause to be terminated, and shall cause its Affiliates and all of its and their representatives to immediately cease and cause to be terminated, all existing discussions or negotiations with any Persons (other than the other party hereto and its representatives) conducted heretofore with respect to, or that could lead to, any Company Acquisition Proposal. For purposes hereof, “Company Acquisition Proposal” means any inquiry, proposal or offer concerning a merger, consolidation, liquidation, recapitalization, share exchange or other business combination transaction involving the sale, lease, exchange or other disposition of all or substantially all of the properties or assets or equity interests of the Company.
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(c) In addition to the other obligations under this Section 5.12, each party hereto shall promptly (and in any event within 24 hours after receipt thereof by such party) advise the other party hereto orally and in writing of any Parent Acquisition Proposal (with respect to Parent or Merger Sub) or Company Acquisition Proposal (with respect to the Company) received by the applicable party, or any inquiry with respect to or which could reasonably be expected to result in any Parent Acquisition Proposal (with respect to Parent or Merger Sub) or Company Acquisition Proposal (with respect to the Company), the material terms and conditions of such any Parent Acquisition Proposal (with respect to Parent or Merger Sub) or Company Acquisition Proposal (with respect to the Company) or inquiry, and the identity of the Person making the same.
(d) Each party hereto agrees that the rights and remedies for noncompliance with this Section 5.12 shall include having such provision specifically enforced by any court having equity jurisdiction, it being acknowledged and agreed that any such breach or threatened breach may cause irreparable injury to the other party hereto and that money damages will not provide an adequate remedy.
Section 5.13 No Parent Securities Transactions. Neither the Company nor any of its controlled Affiliates, directly or indirectly, shall engage in any transactions involving the securities of Parent prior to the time of the making of a public announcement regarding all of the material terms of the business and operations of the Company and the Merger. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to require each of its officers, directors, employees, contractors and representatives having knowledge of the Transactions to comply with the foregoing requirement.
Section 5.14 Notification of Certain Changes. During the period from the date hereof until the earlier of the Closing and the date that this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article VII, each of Parent and the Company shall give reasonably prompt notice to the other of any fact, circumstance, event or action the existence, occurrence or taking of which (i) (x) has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect (with respect to the Company), or a Parent Material Adverse Effect (with respect to Parent or Merger Sub), or (y) has resulted in, or would reasonably be expected to result in, any material failure by such party to satisfy the conditions set forth in Article VI, and (ii) such party actually becomes aware.
Section 5.15 Closing Conditions. From the date hereof until the Closing and upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, each party hereto shall use reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, such actions as are necessary, proper or advisable to satisfy the conditions to the Closing set forth in Article VI hereof and to consummate the Transactions. Each of the parties hereto shall execute or deliver any additional instruments as reasonably requested by the other party hereto necessary to consummate the Transactions.
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Section 5.16 Parent Officers and Directors. Parent and the Company shall cause the individuals listed on Section 2.4(b) of the Disclosure Schedules to be elected and appointed as officers and directors of Parent effective as of, and conditioned upon, the consummation of the Merger.
Section 5.17 Incentive Equity Awards; ESPP.
(a) Prior to the Closing Date, Parent shall approve and adopt the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan, in substantially the same form as attached hereto as Exhibit G, effective upon the Closing. As soon as practicable following the date that is sixty (60) days after the date of filing of the Transaction Form 8-K, Parent will prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-8 (or other appropriate form) with respect to the Parent Common Stock issuable under the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan.
(b) Prior to the Closing Date, Parent shall approve and adopt the ESPP, in substantially the same form as attached hereto as Exhibit H, effective upon the Closing. As soon as practicable following the date that is sixty (60) days after the date of filing of the Transaction Form 8-K, Parent will prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-8 (or other applicable form) with respect to the Parent Common Stock issuable under the ESPP.
Section 5.18 NASDAQ Matters. Parent will use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Parent Common Stock issuable in connection with the Transactions to be approved for listing on NASDAQ at the Closing. From the date hereof until the earlier of the Closing and the date this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article VII, Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to maintain the listing of the Parent Common Stock on NASDAQ.
Section 5.19 Company Securityholder Consents and Agreements. As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement the Company shall use its best efforts to obtain from:
(a) the requisite Stockholders the termination, effective as of immediately prior to, and conditioned upon, the consummation of the Merger, of that certain Amended and Restated Investors Rights Agreement, that certain Amended and Restated Right of First Refusal and Co-Sale Agreement, and that certain Amended and Restated Voting Agreement, each dated July 18, 2018, as may be amended from time to time, and any letter agreements between the Company and its Stockholders relating to management rights, information rights or board observer rights (collectively, the “Management Agreements”);
(b) Moss Adams LLP, (i) the audited consolidated financial statements, consisting of the balance sheet of the Company Entities as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive loss, convertible preferred stock and stockholders’ deficit and cash flows for the years then ended, audited in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB, together with such auditor’s signed opinion on such financial statements, within fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement;
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(c) Stockholders holding at least the number of Company Shares required to constitute the Company Stockholder Vote, duly executed and delivered Stockholder Support Agreements within ten (10) Business Days after the date of this Agreement; and
(d) Dan Preston, prior to Closing, any documentation necessary to forgive outstanding amounts due and owing under the Second Amended and Restated Promissory Note between the Company and Dan Preston dated April 28, 2016, as amended by that First Amendment, dated April 14, 2020.
Section 5.20 280G Approval. To the extent that any “disqualified individual” (within the meaning of Section 280G(c) of the Code and the regulations thereunder) has the right to receive any payments or benefits that could be deemed to constitute “parachute payments” (within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(2) (A) of the Code and the regulations thereunder), then, the Company will: (a) no later than six (6) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, solicit and use its reasonable best efforts to obtain from each such “disqualified individual” a waiver of such disqualified individual’s rights to some or all of such payments or benefits (the “Waived 280G Benefits”) so that any remaining payments and/or benefits shall not be deemed to be “excess parachute payments” (within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code and the regulations thereunder); and (b) no later than three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, with respect to each individual who agrees to the waiver described in clause (a), submit to a vote of holders of the equity interests of the Company entitled to vote on such matters, in the manner required under Section 280G(b)(5) of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder, along with adequate disclosure intended to satisfy such requirements (including Q&A 7 of Section 1.280G-1 of such regulations), the right of any such “disqualified individual” to receive the Waived 280G Benefits. Prior to, and in no event later than four (4) Business Days prior to soliciting such waivers and approval, the Company shall provide drafts of such waivers and approval materials to Parent for its review and comment, and the Company shall consider in good faith any changes reasonably requested by Parent. No later than seven (7) Business Days prior to soliciting the waivers, the Company shall provide Parent with the calculations and related documentation to determine whether and to what extent the vote described in this Section 5.20 is necessary in order to avoid the imposition of Taxes under Section 4999 of the Code. Prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall deliver to Parent evidence that a vote of the stockholders of the Company was solicited in accordance with the foregoing and whether the requisite number of votes of the stockholders of the Company was obtained with respect to the Waived 280G Benefits or that the vote did not pass and the Waived 280G Benefits will not be paid or retained.
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Section 5.21 Tax Matters.
(a) None of Parent, Merger Sub or the Company shall (and each shall cause its Affiliates not to) take any action (or fail to take any reasonable action) which action (or failure to act), whether before or after the Effective Time, would reasonably be expected to prevent or impede the Merger from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment.
(b) This Agreement is intended to constitute, and the parties hereto hereby adopt this Agreement as, a “plan of reorganization” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Sections 1.368-2(g) and 1.368-3(a). Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company shall report the Merger as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code unless otherwise required pursuant to a “determination” within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of the Code, including attaching the statement described in Treasury Regulations Section 1.368-3(a) on or with its Tax Return for the taxable year of the Merger.
(c) Each party hereto shall promptly notify the other party in writing if, before the Closing Date, such party knows or has reason to believe that the Merger may not qualify for the Intended Tax Treatment (and whether the terms of this Agreement could be reasonably amended in order to facilitate the Merger qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment). In the event either Parent or Merger Sub, on one hand, or the Company, on the other hand, seeks a tax opinion from its respective tax advisor regarding the Intended Tax Treatment, or the SEC requests or requires tax opinions, each party shall use reasonable efforts to execute and deliver customary tax representation letters to the applicable tax advisor in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such advisor.
Section 5.22 Rule 16b-3. Prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall use reasonable best efforts to have the Parent board of directors adopt resolutions to cause acquisitions of Parent Common Stock pursuant to the Transactions by each Person who at the Effective Time is or will become a director or officer of Parent (or is or may be deemed to become a director of Parent by deputization) to be exempt under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act.
Section 5.23 Employment Agreements. Prior to the Effective Time, Parent and the Company shall each use their respective reasonable best efforts to cause to be negotiated and entered into, effective as of, and conditioned upon, the consummation of the Merger, executive employment agreements with each of the executives of the Company identified on Section 5.23 of the Disclosure Schedules, in each case in form and substance reasonably agreed upon by Parent, the Company and such executive.
Section 5.24 Insurance.
(a) With respect to events or circumstances relating to the Company Entities that occurred or existed prior to the Closing Date that are covered by occurrence-based insurance policies and resulting in a loss or liability to the Company Entities or Parent after the Closing, the Company Entities may, to the extent permitted thereunder and to the extent of such loss or liability, make claims under such policies so long as such claims are not reasonably expected to result in non-de minimis increased costs or Liabilities to Parent. The Company shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, provide reasonable cooperation and assistance in the pursuit of such claims.
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(b) With respect to any open claims against the insurance policies of the Company or any of its Affiliates relating to losses suffered by the Company Entities prior to the Closing Date that are not excluded Liabilities under this Agreement, the Company shall (i) use commercially reasonable efforts to pursue such claims and shall reasonably cooperate with and assist Parent and its Affiliates in doing the same, and (ii) remit to Parent the proceeds realized from such claims that relate to losses suffered by the Company Entities and for which recovery due to the Company Entities was sought; provided, that none of Parent or any of its Affiliates has been indemnified with respect to such amounts under this Agreement.
Section 5.25 Lock-Up Agreements. Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause each Stockholder to deliver, or cause to be delivered, to Parent copies of the Lock-Up Agreements duly executed by all such parties.
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CONDITIONS TO CLOSING AND THE MERGER
Section 6.1 Mutual Conditions. The respective obligations of each party to this Agreement to consummate and effect the Merger shall be subject to the fulfillment at or prior to the Effective Time of each of the following conditions:
(a) No Governmental Authority shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any Governmental Order which is in effect and has the effect of making the Transactions illegal, otherwise restraining or prohibiting consummation of such transactions or causing any of the Transactions to be rescinded following completion thereof.
(b) The Parent Stockholder Approval shall have been obtained and remain in full force and effect.
(c) The Company Stockholder Vote shall have been obtained and remain in full force and effect.
(d) The filings of Parent and the Company pursuant to the HSR Act, if any, shall have been made and the applicable waiting period and any extensions thereof shall have expired or been terminated.
(e) The conditions in the Subscription Agreements to the obligations of the parties thereto to consummate the Private Placements shall have been satisfied or waived in accordance with the Subscription Agreements (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at, or contemporaneously with, the Closing).
(f) The Registration Statement shall have become effective and no stop-order suspending effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall be in effect and no proceedings for that purpose shall be pending before or threatened by the SEC, and the Registration Shares shall have been approved for listing on NASDAQ, subject to official notice of issuance.
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(g) As of the Closing, after consummation of the Private Placements, and after distribution of the remaining funds in the Trust Account to Parent pursuant to Section 5.10 (after deducting all amounts to be paid pursuant to the redemption of any shares of Parent Common Stock in connection with the Offer, Transaction Expenses and Repaid Indebtedness), Parent shall have cash on hand equal to or in excess of $199,000,000.
(h) The Company shall have received the exemptions or approvals set forth in Section 3.3 of the Disclosure Schedules.
(i) Parent shall have at least $5,000,001 of net tangible assets immediately following the Closing (after giving effect to the exercise by the holders of Parent Common Stock issued in Parent’s initial public offering of securities and outstanding immediately before the Closing of their right to redeem their Parent Common Stock held by them into a pro rata share of the Trust Account in accordance with the Parent Certificate of Incorporation, the PIPE Investment and the other Transactions to occur upon the Closing).
Section 6.2 Conditions to the Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub. The obligations of Parent and Merger Sub to consummate the Merger shall be subject to the fulfillment at or prior to the Effective Time of each of the following conditions (any of which may be waived by Parent or Merger Sub):
(a) Representations and Warranties. (i) Each of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.1 (Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries), Section 3.2 (Authority; Board Approval) and Section 3.22 (Brokers) (in each case without giving effect to any qualification as to “material,” “materiality,” “material respects,” “Material Adverse Effect” or words of similar import or effect set forth therein) shall be true and correct in all but de minimis respects, in each case as of the Closing Date with the same effect as though made at and as of such date (except to the extent that such representations address matters only as of a specified date, the accuracy of which shall be determined as of such specified date), (ii) each of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.4 (Capitalization) (in each case without giving effect to any qualification as to “material,” “materiality,” “material respects,” “Material Adverse Effect” or words of similar import or effect set forth therein) shall be true and correct in all material respects, in each case as of the Closing Date with the same effect as though made at and as of such date (except to the extent that such representations address matters only as of a specified date, the accuracy of which shall be determined as of such specified date), and (iii) each of the other representations and warranties set forth in Article III (in each case without giving effect to any qualification as to “material,” “materiality,” “material respects,” “Material Adverse Effect” or words of similar import or effect set forth therein) shall be true and correct in all respects as of the Closing Date with the same effect as though made at and as of such date (except those representations and warranties that address matters only as of a specified date, the accuracy of which shall be determined as of the specified date), except where the failure of such representations and warranties to be true and correct would not have (and would not reasonably be expected to have) a Material Adverse Effect.
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(b) Agreements and Covenants. The Company shall have performed or complied in all material respects with all agreements, covenants and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by the Company on or prior to the Closing Date.
(c) Material Adverse Effect. There shall have been no event, change or occurrence that is continuing, which, individually or together with any other event, change or occurrence, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(d) Officer’s Certificate. The Company shall have delivered a certificate, dated as of the Closing Date and signed by an authorized representative of the Company, that each of the conditions set forth in Section 6.2(a) through Section 6.2(c) have been satisfied.
(e) Secretary’s Certificate. The Company shall have delivered to Parent copies of the following, each certified by an authorized officer of the Company to be true, correct, complete and in full force and effect as of the Closing Date: (i) the certificate of incorporation or formation of each Company Entity, certified by the Secretary of State or other appropriate Governmental Authority of its jurisdiction of organization or incorporation, as applicable; (ii) the bylaws or operating agreement of each Company Entity; and (iii) the resolutions of the Company Board authorizing and approving this Agreement, any applicable Ancillary Agreement and all of the Transactions.
(f) Repaid Indebtedness. The Repaid Indebtedness shall have been, or shall be substantially concurrently with the Closing on the Closing Date, repaid in full.
(g) Management Agreements. Each of the Management Agreements shall have been terminated immediately prior to or as of the Effective Time.
(h) Warrants. Each of the Warrant Agreement Amendments shall remain in full force and effect and the parties thereto shall be in compliance with the terms and conditions thereof in all material respects.
(i) Registration Rights Agreements. The Company shall have delivered to Parent duly executed counterpart signature pages of the applicable Stockholders to the Registration Rights Agreement.
(j) Lock-Up Agreements. The parties to the Lock-Up Agreements set forth in Section 6.2(j) of the Disclosure Schedules shall have delivered, or cause to be delivered, to Parent copies of the Lock-Up Agreements duly executed by all such parties.
(k) FIRPTA Certificate. The Company shall have delivered to Parent a properly executed certification that equity interests in the Company are not “U.S. real property interests” in accordance with the Treasury Regulations under Sections 897 and 1445 of the Code, together with a notice to the IRS (which shall be filed by Parent with the IRS following the Closing) in accordance with the provisions of Section 1.897-2(h)(2) of the Treasury Regulations.
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Section 6.3 Conditions to the Obligations of the Company. The obligations of the Company to consummate the Merger shall be subject to the fulfillment at or prior to the Effective Time of each of the following conditions, any and all of which may be waived, in whole or in part, in writing by the Company to the extent permitted by applicable Law:
(a) Representations and Warranties. (i) Each of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 4.1 (Organization), Section 4.2 (Authorization) and Section 4.5 (Brokers), (in each case without giving effect to any qualification as to “material,” “materiality,” “material respects,” “Parent Material Adverse Effect” or words of similar import or effect set forth therein) shall be true and correct in all but de minimis respects, in each case as of the Closing Date with the same effect as though made at and as of such date (except to the extent that such representations address matters only as of a specified date, the accuracy of which shall be determined as of such specified date), (ii) each of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 4.7 (Capitalization) (in each case without giving effect to any qualification as to “material,” “materiality,” “material respects,” “Parent Material Adverse Effect” or words of similar import or effect set forth therein) shall be true and correct in all material respects, in each case as of the Closing Date with the same effect as though made at and as of such date (except to the extent that such representations address matters only as of a specified date, the accuracy of which shall be determined as of such specified date), and (iii) each of the other representations and warranties set forth in Article IV (in each case without giving effect to any qualification as to “material,” “materiality,” “material respects,” “Parent Material Adverse Effect” or words of similar import or effect set forth therein) shall be true and correct in all respects as of the Closing Date with the same effect as though made at and as of such date (except those representations and warranties that address matters only as of a specified date, the accuracy of which shall be determined as of the specified date), except where the failure of such representations and warranties to be true and correct would not have (and would not reasonably be expected to have) a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Agreements and Covenants. Parent and Merger Sub shall have performed or complied in all material respects with all agreements, covenants and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by them on or prior to the Closing Date.
(c) Material Adverse Effect. There shall have been no event, change or occurrence that is continuing, which, individually or together with any other event, change or occurrence, would reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
(d) Officer’s Certificate. Parent and Merger Sub shall have delivered a certificate, dated as of the Closing Date and signed by an authorized officer of Parent, that each of the conditions set forth in Section 6.3(a) through Section 6.3(c) have been satisfied.
(e) Secretary’s Certificate. Parent shall have delivered to the Company copies of the following, each certified by an authorized officer of Parent to be true, correct, complete and in full force and effect as of the Closing Date: (i) the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of Parent and Merger Sub; and (ii) the resolutions of the board of directors of each of Parent and Merger Sub and of the stockholder of Merger Sub authorizing and approving this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements and all of the Transactions.
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(f) Resignations. Other than those Persons identified as continuing directors of Parent on Section 2.4(b) of the Disclosure Schedules, all members of the Parent Board and all officers of Parent shall have executed written resignations effective as of the Closing.
(g) Registration Rights Agreement. Parent shall have delivered to the Company duly executed counterpart signature pages of Parent and the applicable Parent stockholders to the Registration Rights Agreement.
(h) Cancellation and Vesting Agreement. The Cancellation and Vesting Agreement shall remain in full force and effect, and the parties thereto shall be in compliance with the terms and conditions thereof in all material respects.
Section 6.4 Frustration of Closing Conditions. No party may rely on the failure of any condition set forth in this Article VI to be satisfied to excuse such party’s obligation to effect the Closing if such failure was caused by such party’s breach of a covenant or agreement of this Agreement by such party.
Article
VII
TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER
Section 7.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing Date:
(a) by mutual written consent of Parent and the Company;
(b) by Parent or the Company, if the Closing has not occurred on or before May 1, 2021 (the “Outside Date”); provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 7.1 shall not be available to any party whose failure to fulfill any material obligation under this Agreement has been the cause of, or resulted in, the failure of the Closing to occur on or before the Outside Date;
(c) by Parent or the Company, if a Governmental Authority shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any Law which has become final and non-appealable, and which permanently restrains, enjoins or otherwise prohibits the Transactions, including the Merger;
(d) by Parent or the Company, if the Parent Stockholder Approval is not obtained by the Outside Date;
(e) by Parent, at any time on or after the date that is ten (10) Business Days following the date that Parent receives, and notifies the Company of Parent’s receipt of, SEC approval and effectiveness of Parent’s Proxy Statement as described in Section 5.8, if the Company does not deliver to Parent on or prior to such date the Written Consent pursuant to Section 5.6(a);
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(f) by the Company, if the Company Stockholder Vote (or Written Consent) is not obtained by the Outside Date;
(g) by Parent, if neither it nor Merger Sub is in material breach of their obligations under this Agreement and if (i) at any time any of the representations and warranties of any Company Entity contained herein become untrue or inaccurate such that Section 6.2(a) could not be satisfied (treating such time as if it were the Closing Date for purposes of this Section 7.1(g)); or (ii) there has been a breach on the part of any Company Entity of any of its covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement such that Section 6.2(b) could not be satisfied (treating such time as if it were the Closing Date for purposes of this Section 7.1(g)), and, with respect to both clause (i) and clause (ii), if curable, such breach has not been cured by the earlier of (x) within thirty (30) days after written notice thereof to the Company and (y) the Outside Date;
(h) by Parent, if the audited financial statements referenced in Section 5.19(b) are not delivered to Parent within fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement;
(i) by Parent, if the Stockholder Support Agreements referenced in Section 5.19(c) are not delivered to Parent within ten (10) Business Days after the date of this Agreement; and
(j) by the Company, if neither the Company nor any of the other Company Entities is in material breach of its obligations under this Agreement and if (i) at any time any of the representations and warranties of Parent and Merger Sub contained herein become untrue or inaccurate such that Section 6.3(a) could not be satisfied (treating such time as if it were the Closing Date for purposes of this Section 7.1(j)); or (ii) there has been a breach on the part of Parent and Merger Sub of any of their covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement such that Section 6.3(b) could not be satisfied (treating such time as if it were the Closing Date for purposes of this Section 7.1(j)), and, with respect to both clause (i) and clause (ii), if curable, such breach has not been cured by the earlier of (x) within thirty (30) days after written notice thereof to Parent and (y) the Outside Date.
Section 7.2 Manner of Exercise. In the event of termination by Parent or the Company, or both, in accordance with Section 7.1, written notice thereof shall be given to the other party by the terminating party and this Agreement shall terminate.
Section 7.3 Effect of Termination. If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 7.1, all further obligations and liabilities of the parties hereto under this Agreement will terminate and become void and of no force and effect, except that the rights and obligations in Section 5.10 and Article VIII will survive termination of this Agreement; provided that such termination shall have no effect on any liability of any party for any intentional and willful breach of this Agreement by such party occurring prior to such termination.
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Section 7.4 Waiver. At any time prior to the Closing Date, the parties hereto may (i) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other parties hereto, (ii) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties contained herein or in any document delivered pursuant hereto, or (iii) waive compliance with any of the agreements or conditions contained herein. Any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in a written instrument signed on behalf of such party, but such extension or waiver or failure to insist on strict compliance with an obligation, covenant, agreement or condition shall not operate as a waiver of, or estoppel with respect to, any subsequent or other failure.
Article
VIII
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 8.1 Survival. The representations, warranties and covenants of the parties hereto contained herein shall not survive the Closing, except for those covenants contained herein that by their explicit terms apply or are to be performed in whole or in part after the Closing. There are no remedies available to the parties hereto with respect to any breach of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements of the parties to this Agreement after the Closing, except for covenants explicitly to be performed in whole or in part after the Closing. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary elsewhere in this Agreement, no party shall, in any event, be liable to the other party for any consequential, special or punitive damages.
Section 8.2 Notices. All notices or other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered personally, by facsimile or email to the extent email is listed below, or sent by certified, registered or express air mail, postage prepaid, and shall be deemed given when so delivered personally, or by facsimile upon electronic confirmation of receipt, or if mailed by overnight courier service guaranteeing next day delivery, one (1) Business Day after mailing, or if mailed in any other way, then upon receipt, to the parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as is specified by like notice):
If to Parent or Merger Sub, to:
c/o Insurance Acquisition Corp. II
2929 Arch Street, Suite 1703
Philadelphia, PA 19104-2870
Attention: Amanda Abrams
Phone: (484) 459-3476
Email: aabrams@cohenandcompany.com
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Ledgewood P.C.
Two Commerce Square, Suite 3400
2001 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Attention: Derick S. Kauffman
Phone: (215) 731-9450
Facsimile: (215) 735-2513
Email: dkauffman@ledgewood.com
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If to the Company, to:
MetroMile, Inc.
425 Market Street #700
San Francisco, CA 94105
Attention: Dan Preston
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Cooley LLP
101 California Street, 5th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
Attention: Rachel Proffitt
Phone: (415) 693-2000
Email: rproffitt@cooley.com; gosterman@cooley.com
Section 8.3 Annexes, Exhibits and Schedules. All annexes, exhibits and schedules attached hereto, including the Disclosure Schedules, are hereby incorporated in and made a part of this Agreement as if set forth in full herein.
Section 8.4 Computation of Time. Whenever the last day for the exercise of any privilege or the discharge or any duty hereunder shall fall upon a day that is not a Business Day, the party having such privilege or duty may exercise such privilege or discharge such duty on the next succeeding day which is a Business Day.
Section 8.5 Expenses. Except as otherwise provided herein, each party hereto shall pay its own expenses incident to this Agreement and the Transactions; provided, that if the Merger and the Closing occurs Parent and the Surviving Entity shall be responsible for and shall pay at or after the Closing all Transaction Expenses in accordance with their terms and the terms of this Agreement.
Section 8.6 Governing Law. This Agreement, the rights and duties of the parties hereto, and any disputes (whether in contract, tort or statute) arising out of, under or in connection with this Agreement will be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any principles or rules of conflict of Laws to the extent such principles or rules would require or permit the application of the Laws of another jurisdiction. The parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware or, if such court does not have jurisdiction, the Delaware state courts located in Wilmington, Delaware, in any action arising out of or relating to this Agreement. The parties hereto irrevocably agree that all such claims shall be heard and determined in such a Delaware federal or state court, and that such jurisdiction of such courts with respect thereto will be exclusive. Each party hereto hereby waives, and agrees not to assert, as a defense in any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement that it is not subject to such jurisdiction, or that such action, suit or proceeding may not be brought or is not maintainable in such courts or that the venue thereof may not be appropriate or that this Agreement may not be enforced in or by such courts. The parties hereto hereby consent to and grant any such court jurisdiction over the person of such parties and over the subject matter of any such dispute and agree that mailing of process or other papers in connection with any such action, suit or proceeding in the manner provided in Section 8.2 or in such other manner as may be permitted by Law, will be valid and sufficient service thereof.
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Section 8.7 Assignment; Successors and Assigns; No Third Party Rights. Except as otherwise provided herein, this Agreement may not, without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto, be assigned by operation of Law or otherwise, and any attempted assignment shall be null and void. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, successors, permitted assigns and legal representatives, and nothing herein, express or implied, it intended to or shall confer upon any other Person any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement; provided, that the Company Indemnified Persons and Parent Indemnified Persons who are not otherwise party to this Agreement shall be third party beneficiaries of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Parent and/or Merger Sub may assign this Agreement without the consent of any Person to any lender (or agent therefor) to Parent or Merger Sub or their subsidiaries or Affiliates thereof as security for obligations to such lender (or lenders) in respect of any financing agreements or arrangements entered into by Parent, Merger Sub or their respective subsidiaries and Affiliates with such lenders or to an acquirer of all or substantially all of the assets or business of Parent or Merger Sub in any form of transaction, which assignment shall not relieve Parent or Merger Sub of its respective obligations hereunder.
Section 8.8 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts for the convenience of the parties hereto, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page, including any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000 (e.g. www.docusign.com), to this Agreement by facsimile or by e-mail in “portable document format” shall be effective as delivery of a mutually executed counterpart to this Agreement.
Section 8.9 Titles and Headings. The titles, captions and table of contents in this Agreement are for reference purposes only, and shall not in any way define, limit, extend or describe the scope of this Agreement or otherwise affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
Section 8.10 Entire Agreement. Except as otherwise contemplated herein, this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements constitute the entire agreement with respect to the subject matter contained herein and therein, and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, with respect to such subject matter. In the event of any inconsistency between the statements in the body of this Agreement and those in the Ancillary Agreements, the Exhibits and the Disclosure Schedules (other than an exception expressly set forth as such in the Disclosure Schedules), the statements in the body of this Agreement shall control.
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Section 8.11 Severability. The invalidity of any portion hereof shall not affect the validity, force or effect of the remaining portions hereof. If it is ever held that any restriction hereunder is too broad to permit enforcement of such restriction to its fullest extent, such restriction shall be enforced to the maximum extent permitted by Law.
Section 8.12 Specific Performance. The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur if any provision of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with the terms hereof and it is accordingly agreed that the parties hereto will be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement in any court specified in Section 8.6, in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at Law or in equity. Each of the parties hereto agrees that it will not oppose the granting of an injunction, specific performance and other equitable relief as provided herein on the basis that (x) any party hereto has an adequate remedy at Law or (y) an award of specific performance is not an appropriate remedy for any reason at Law or equity. Each party hereto further agrees that no party hereto shall be required to obtain, furnish or post any bond or similar instrument in connection with or as a condition to obtain any remedy referred to in this Section 8.12, and each party hereto irrevocably waives any right it may have to require the obtaining, furnishing or posting of any such bond or similar instrument.
Section 8.13 Waiver of Jury Trial. To the extent not prohibited by applicable Law that cannot be waived, each of the parties hereto irrevocably waives any right it may have to trial by jury in respect of any litigation based on, arising out of, under or in connection with this Agreement, including but not limited to any course of conduct, course of dealing, verbal or written statement or action of any party hereto.
Section 8.14 Amendments. This Agreement may be amended, at any time prior to the Effective Time, by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company; provided, however, that after the Parent Stockholder Approval is obtained, there shall be no amendment or waiver that, pursuant to applicable Law, requires further approval of the stockholders of Parent, without the receipt of such further approvals.
Section 8.15 Legal Representation.
(a) Parent hereby agrees on behalf of its directors, members, partners, officers, employees and Affiliates (including after the Closing, the Company Entities), and each of their respective successors and assigns (all such parties, the “Parent Waiving Parties”), that Cooley LLP may represent the Company Entities or any of their respective directors, managers, members, partners, officers, employees or Affiliates, in each case, in connection with any Legal Proceeding or obligation arising out of or relating to this Agreement, notwithstanding its representation (or any continued representation) of the Company Entities or other Parent Waiving Parties, and each of Parent and the Company on behalf of itself and the Parent Waiving Parties hereby consents thereto and irrevocably waives (and will not assert) any conflict of interest, breach of duty or any other objection arising therefrom or relating thereto. Parent and the Company acknowledge that the foregoing provision applies whether or not Cooley LLP provide legal services to any Company Entities after the Closing Date.
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(b) The Company hereby agrees on behalf of its directors, managers, members, partners, officers, employees and Affiliates, and each of their respective successors and assigns (all such parties, the “Company Waiving Parties”), that Ledgewood P.C. may represent Parent or any of its directors, members, partners, officers, employees or Affiliates (including following the Closing, the Company Entities), in each case, in connection with any Legal Proceeding or obligation arising out of or relating to this Agreement, notwithstanding its representation (or any continued representation) of Parent or other Company Waiving Parties, and each of Parent and the Company on behalf of itself and the Company Waiving Parties hereby consents thereto and irrevocably waives (and will not assert) any conflict of interest, breach of duty or any other objection arising therefrom or relating thereto. The Company acknowledges that the foregoing provision applies whether or not Ledgewood P.C. provides legal services to Parent after the Closing Date.
Section 8.16 No Recourse. Notwithstanding anything that may be expressed or implied in this Agreement, this Agreement may only be enforced against, and any Legal Proceeding for breach of this Agreement may only be made against, the entities that are expressly identified herein as parties to this Agreement, and no Related Party of a party hereto shall have any liability for any liabilities or obligations of the parties for any Legal Proceeding (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) for breach of this Agreement or in respect of any oral representations made or alleged to be made in connection herewith. No party hereto shall have any right of recovery in respect hereof against any Related Party of a party hereto and no personal liability shall attach to any Related Party of a party hereto through such party, whether by or through attempted piercing of the corporate veil, by the enforcement of any judgment, fine or penalty or by virtue of any Laws or otherwise. The provisions of this Section 8.16 are intended to be for the benefit of, and enforceable by the Related Parties of the parties hereto and each such Person shall be a third-party beneficiary of this Section 8.16. This Section 8.16 shall be binding on all successors and assigns of parties hereto.
Section 8.17 Disclosure Letters and Exhibits. The Disclosure Schedules shall be arranged in separate parts corresponding to the numbered and lettered sections and subsections contained in this Agreement, and the information disclosed in any numbered or lettered part shall be deemed to relate to and to qualify the representation or warranty set forth in the corresponding numbered or lettered Section or subsection of this Agreement, as well as (a) any other representation or warranty where such information is cross-referenced in the applicable part of the Disclosure Schedule; or (b) any other representation or warranty where it is reasonably apparent on the face of the disclosure (without reference to any document referred to therein) that such information qualifies such other representation and warranty of the Company or Parent, as applicable, in this Agreement. Certain information set forth in the Disclosure Schedules is or may be included solely for informational purposes, is not material or an admission of liability with respect to the matters covered by the information, and may not be required to be disclosed pursuant to this Agreement. The specification of any dollar amount in the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or the inclusion of any specific item in the Disclosure Schedules does not imply that such amounts (or higher or lower amounts) are or are not material, and no party hereto shall use the fact of the setting of such amounts or the fact of the inclusion of any such item in the Disclosure Schedules in any dispute or controversy between the parties hereto as to whether any obligation, item, or matter not described herein or included in the Disclosure Schedules is or is not material for purposes of this Agreement.
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In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have caused this Merger Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
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Parent: | |
INSU Acquisition Corp. II | ||
By: | /s/ John M. Butler | |
Name: John M. Butler | ||
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
MERGER SUB: | ||
INSU II Merger Sub Corp. | ||
By: | /s/ John M. Butler | |
Name: John M. Butler | ||
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
COMPANY: | ||
MetroMile, Inc. | ||
By: | /s/ Dan Preston | |
Name: Dan Preston | ||
Title: Chief Executive Officer |
Signature Page to Merger Agreement
Exhibit 10.1
SPONSOR SHARE CANCELLATION AND VESTING AGREEMENT
This SPONSOR SHARE CANCELLATION AND VESTING AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is dated as of November 24, 2020, by and among INSU Acquisition Corp. II, a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), Insurance Acquisition Sponsor II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Sponsor II”), and Dioptra Advisors II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Dioptra” and together with Sponsor II, the “Sponsors”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Merger Agreement (as defined below).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, the Sponsors collectively are the holders of record and the “beneficial owners” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of (i) 452,500 shares of Parent Common Stock (the “Sponsor Existing Co-Invest Shares”), (ii) private placement warrants to purchase 150,833 shares of Parent Common Stock and (iii) 7,846,667 shares of Parent Class B Common Stock (the “Sponsor Promote Shares” and together with the Sponsor Existing Co-Invest Shares, the “Sponsor Shares”) in the aggregate;
WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, Parent, INSU II Merger Sub Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), and MetroMile, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), have entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization (as amended or modified from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”), dated as of the date hereof, whereby the parties intend to effect a business combination between Parent and the Company through the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving entity, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein (collectively, the “Transactions”);
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Parent Certificate of Incorporation, each Sponsor Promote Share that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into, and the holder of such Sponsor Promote Share shall be entitled to receive, one share of Parent Common Stock for such Sponsor Promote Share on the terms and conditions set forth therein;
WHEREAS, in connection with the Transactions, immediately prior to and contingent upon the Closing, a portion of the Sponsor Promote Shares will be cancelled as further specified in this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, as an inducement to the Company to enter into the Merger Agreement and to consummate the Transactions, the parties hereto desire to agree to certain matters as set forth herein.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual agreements contained herein, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
Article
I
FORFEITURE; SHARE ADJUSTMENTS
1.1 Forfeited Shares.
(a) Immediately prior to and contingent upon the Closing, each Sponsor shall irrevocably forfeit and surrender for cancellation to Parent, a number of Sponsor Promote Shares set forth opposite such Sponsor’s name on Schedule I hereto (the “Forfeited Shares“), which Forfeited Shares shall be deemed automatically cancelled and retired in full, in each case for no consideration (the “Forfeiture”).
(b) Parent shall immediately retire and cancel all of the Forfeited Shares (and shall direct Parent’s transfer agent (or such other intermediaries as appropriate) to take any and all such actions incident thereto); and
(c) The Sponsors and Parent each shall (i) take such actions as are necessary to cause the Forfeited Shares to be retired and cancelled, after which the Forfeited Shares shall no longer be issued or outstanding and (ii) provide Parent with evidence that such retirement and cancellation has occurred.
1.2 Earnout Shares.
(a) Immediately prior to and contingent upon the Closing, a number of Sponsor Promote Shares set forth opposite each Sponsor’s name on Schedule I hereto (assuming no stock dividend, subdivision, reclassification, recapitalization, split, combination or exchange of shares, or any similar event occurs between the date hereof and the Closing) shall immediately become subject to the vesting provisions set forth in Section 1.2(b) (such shares, the “Earnout Shares”) (it being understood that such Earnout Shares shall no longer be subject to the vesting provisions of the Letter Agreement (as defined below)). Earnout Shares shall continue to be Earnout Shares if held by any permitted transferee of Earnout Shares. For the avoidance of doubt, it is acknowledged and agreed that any shares of Parent Common Stock held by the Sponsors that are not Earnout Shares shall not be subject to the provisions of this Section 1.2.
(b) Vesting Provisions of the Earnout Shares.
(i) Fifty percent (50.00%) of the Earnout Shares held by each Sponsor shall vest in full at such time as the Parent Common Share Price is greater than $15.00 per share for any period of 20 trading days out of 30 consecutive trading days. “Parent Common Share Price” means, on any date after the Closing, the closing sale price per share of Parent Common Stock reported as of 4:00 p.m., New York, New York time on such date by Bloomberg, or if not available on Bloomberg, as reported by Morningstar.
(ii) Fifty percent (50.00%) of the Earnout Shares held by each Sponsor shall vest in full at such time as the Parent Common Share Price is greater than $17.00 per share for any period of 20 trading days out of 30 consecutive trading days.
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(iii) Each Sponsor shall be entitled to vote its Earnout Shares and receive dividends and other distributions with respect to such Earnout Shares while they remain unvested; provided that any dividends or other distributions payable with respect to such unvested Earnout Shares shall be set aside by Parent and shall be paid to each Sponsor upon the vesting of such Earnout Shares (if at all).
(c) Acceleration of Vesting upon a Liquidation Event. In the event of a Liquidation Event following the Closing, Earnout Shares (other than any Earnout Shares that vested prior to such time pursuant to Section 1.2) shall vest in full upon the occurrence of such Liquidation Event. “Liquidation Event” means a liquidation, merger, capital stock exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction involving Parent upon the consummation of which holders of Parent Common Stock would be entitled to exchange their shares of Parent Common Stock for cash, securities or other property.
(d) Equitable Adjustment. If, between the Closing and a Liquidation Event, the outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock shall have been changed into a different number of shares or a different class, by reason of any stock dividend, subdivision, reclassification, recapitalization, split, combination or exchange of shares, or any similar transaction affecting the outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock, then any number, value (including dollar value) or amount contained herein which is based upon the number of shares of Parent Common Stock will be equitably adjusted for such dividend, subdivision, reclassification, recapitalization, split, combination or exchange of shares, or any similar transaction. Any adjustment under this Section 1.2(d) shall become effective at the close of business on the date any such dividend, subdivision, reclassification, recapitalization, split, combination or exchange of shares, or any similar transaction becomes effective.
(e) Transfers. No holder of Earnout Shares shall transfer any Earnout Shares to the extent such Earnout Shares are still subject to restrictions at the time of the contemplated transfer and all certificates representing such Earnout Shares shall contain a legend to such effect; provided, that Earnout Shares may be transferred to a Permitted Transferee (as defined in that certain letter agreement, dated as of September 2, 2020, as may be amended or restated from time to time, by and among Parent, Insurance Acquisition Sponsor II, LLC, Dioptra Advisors, LLC, and the insiders listed on the signature pages thereto (the “Letter Agreement”)) of a Sponsor so long as such Permitted Transferee agrees in writing to be subject to the provisions of Article II hereof.
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Article II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
2.1 Representations and Warranties of the Sponsors. Each Sponsor represents and warrants as of the date hereof to Parent (solely with respect to itself and not with respect to any other Sponsor) as follows:
(a) Organization; Due Authorization. Such Sponsor is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated, formed, organized or constituted, and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby are within such Sponsor's corporate, limited liability company or organizational powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, limited liability company or organizational actions on the part of such Sponsor. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Sponsor and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties to this Agreement, this Agreement constitutes a legally valid and binding obligation of such Sponsor, enforceable against such Sponsor in accordance with the terms hereof (except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy Laws, other similar Laws affecting creditors' rights and general principles of equity affecting the availability of specific performance and other equitable remedies).
(b) Ownership. Such Sponsor is the record and beneficial owner (as defined in the Securities Act) of, and has good title to, all of (x) the Sponsor Promote Shares and (y) the Sponsor Existing Co-Invest Shares set forth opposite such Sponsor's name on Schedule I and there exist no Encumbrances or any other limitation or restriction (including any restriction on the right to vote, sell or otherwise dispose of such Sponsor Shares (other than transfer restrictions under the Securities Act)) affecting any such Sponsor Shares, other than any Permitted Encumbrances or pursuant to (i) this Agreement, (ii) the Parent Certificate of Incorporation, (iii) the Merger Agreement, (iv) the Letter Agreement, (v) the Sponsor Support Agreement or (vi) any applicable securities laws. Other than the Parent Warrants and pursuant to the Parent Certificate of Incorporation, such Sponsor does not hold or own any rights to acquire (directly or indirectly) any equity securities of Parent or any equity securities convertible into, or which can be exchanged for, equity securities of Parent.
(c) No Conflicts. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by such Sponsor does not, and the performance by such Sponsor of its obligations hereunder will not, (i) conflict with or result in a violation of the organizational documents of such Sponsor or (ii) require any consent or approval that has not been given or other action that has not been taken by any Person (including under any contract binding upon such Sponsor or such Sponsor's Sponsor Shares), in each case to the extent such consent, approval or other action would prevent, enjoin or materially delay the performance by such Sponsor of its obligations under this Agreement. Each Sponsor has full right and power to enter into this Agreement.
(d) Litigation. There are no Legal Proceedings pending against such Sponsor, or to the knowledge of such Sponsor threatened against such Sponsor, before (or, in the case of threatened Legal Proceedings, that would be before) any Governmental Authority, which in any manner challenges or seeks to prevent, enjoin or materially delay the performance by such Sponsor of its obligations under this Agreement.
(e) Acknowledgment. Such Sponsor understands and acknowledges that each of Parent and the Company is entering into the Merger Agreement in reliance upon such Sponsor's execution and delivery of this Agreement. Such Sponsor had the opportunity to read the Merger Agreement and this Agreement and has had the opportunity to consult with its tax and legal advisors.
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Article III
MISCELLANEOUS
3.1 Termination. This Agreement and all of its provisions shall terminate and be of no further force or effect only (i) automatically upon the termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms or (ii) upon the mutual written agreement of Parent and the Sponsors. If the Closing takes place, this Agreement and all of its surviving provisions shall terminate and be of no further force or effect once all of the Earnout Shares are no longer subject to the terms and conditions of Section 1.2 hereof. Upon such termination of this Agreement, all obligations of the parties under this Agreement will terminate, without any liability or other obligation on the part of any party hereto to any Person in respect hereof or the transactions contemplated hereby. This ARTICLE III shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
3.2 Governing Law. This Agreement, the rights and duties of the parties hereto, and any disputes (whether in contract, tort or statute) arising out of, under or in connection with this Agreement will be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to its principles or rules of conflict of laws to the extent such principles or rules would require or permit the application of the Laws of another jurisdiction. The parties irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware or, if such court does not have jurisdiction, the Delaware state courts located in Wilmington, Delaware, in any action arising out of or relating to this Agreement. The parties irrevocably agree that all such claims shall be heard and determined in such a Delaware federal or state court, and that such jurisdiction of such courts with respect thereto will be exclusive. Each party hereby waives, and agrees not to assert, as a defense in any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement that it is not subject to such jurisdiction, or that such action, suit or proceeding may not be brought or is not maintainable in such courts or that the venue thereof may not be appropriate or that this Agreement may not be enforced in or by such courts. The parties hereby consent to and grant any such court jurisdiction over the person of such parties and over the subject matter of any such dispute and agree that mailing of process or other papers in connection with any such action, suit or proceeding in the manner provided in Section 3.8 or in such other manner as may be permitted by Law, will be valid and sufficient service thereof.
3.3 Waiver of Jury Trial. To the extent not prohibited by applicable law that cannot be waived, each of the parties hereto irrevocably waives any right it may have to trial by jury in respect of any litigation based on, arising out of, under or in connection with this Agreement or any course of conduct, course of dealing, verbal or written statement or action of any party hereto or thereto, in each case, whether now existing or hereafter arising, and whether in contract, tort, statute, equity or otherwise. Each party hereby further agrees and consents that any such litigation shall be decided by court trial without a jury and that the parties to this Agreement may file a copy of this Agreement with any court as written evidence of the consent of the parties to the waiver of their right to trial by jury.
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3.4 Assignment. This Agreement and all of the provisions hereof will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, successors and permitted assigns. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder will be assigned (including by operation of law) without the prior written consent of the parties hereto.
3.5 Specific Performance. The parties agree that irreparable damage may occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that monetary damages may not be an adequate remedy for such breach and the non-breaching party shall be entitled to seek injunctive relief, in addition to any other remedy that such party may have in law or in equity, and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement in the chancery court or any other state or federal court within the State of Delaware.
3.6 Amendment. This Agreement may not be amended, changed, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified or terminated, except upon the execution and delivery of a written agreement executed by the parties hereto.
3.7 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the other provisions of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect. Any provision of this Agreement held invalid or unenforceable only in part or degree will remain in full force and effect to the extent not held invalid or unenforceable.
3.8 Notices. All notices, consents, waivers and other communications under this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly given (a) if personally delivered, on the date of delivery; (b) if delivered by express courier service of national standing for next day delivery (with charges prepaid), on the Business Day following the date of delivery to such courier service; (c) if delivered by telecopy (with confirmation of delivery), on the date of transmission if on a Business Day before 5:00 p.m. local time of the recipient party (otherwise on the next succeeding Business Day); (d) if delivered by electronic mail, on the date of transmission if on a Business Day before 5:00 p.m. local time of the business address of the recipient party (otherwise on the next succeeding Business Day); and (e) if deposited in the United States mail, first-class postage prepaid, on the date of delivery, in each case to the appropriate addresses or facsimile numbers set forth below (or to such other addresses or facsimile numbers as a party may designate by notice to the other parties in accordance with this Section 3.8):
If to Parent:
INSU Acquisition Corp. II
2929 Arch Street, Suite 1703
Philadelphia, PA 19104-2870
Attention: Amanda Abrams
Phone: (215) 701-9555
Email: aabrams@cohenandcompany.com
in each case, with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Ledgewood PC
Two Commerce Square, Suite 3400
2001 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Attention: Derick S. Kauffman
Phone: (215) 731-9450
Email: dkauffman@ledgewood.com
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If to a Sponsor:
To such Sponsor’s address set forth in Schedule I
with a copy to (which will not constitute notice):
Ledgewood PC
Two Commerce Square, Suite 3400
2001 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Attention: Derick S. Kauffman
Phone: (215) 731-9450
Email: dkauffman@ledgewood.com
3.9 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts (any of which may be delivered by facsimile or electronic transmission), each of which shall constitute an original, and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
3.10 Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the agreements referenced herein constitute the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior understandings, agreements or representations by or among the parties hereto to the extent they relate in any way to the subject matter hereof.
[Signature Page Follows]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have each caused this Sponsor Share Cancellation and Vesting Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
SPONSORS: | ||
INSURANCE ACQUISITION SPONSOR II, LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Daniel G. Cohen | |
Name: Daniel G. Cohen | ||
Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
DIOPTRA ADVISORS II, LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Daniel G. Cohen | |
Name: Daniel G. Cohen | ||
Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
PARENT: | ||
INSU ACQUISITION CORP. II | ||
By: | /s/ John M. Butler | |
Name: John M. Butler | ||
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer |
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Schedule I
Sponsors & Sponsor Percentages1
Sponsor | Sponsor Promote Shares Vested at Closing | Sponsor Promote Shares to be Forfeited | Sponsor Existing Co-Invest Shares | Earnout Shares | ||||||||||||
Insurance Acquisition Sponsor II, LLC | 462,000 | 346,500 | 452,500 | 1,501,500 | ||||||||||||
Dioptra Advisors II, LLC | 1,107,333 | 830,500 | -- | 3,598,834 | ||||||||||||
Total | 1,569,333 | 1,177,000 | 452,500 | 5,100,334 |
1 | NTD: The Sponsors may deliver an updated version of Schedule I to Parent prior to the Closing that reallocates among the Sponsors the Sponsor Promote Shares that get forfeited, the Sponsor Promote Shares that are vested and the Sponsor Promote Shares that become Earnout Shares so long as the total forfeited shares, total vested shares and total Earnout Shares does not change. |
Exhibit 10.2
STOCKHOLDER SUPPORT AGREEMENT
This STOCKHOLDER SUPPORT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is dated as of November [●], 2020, by and among INSU Acquisition Corp. II, a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), the Persons set forth on Schedule I hereto (each, a “Stockholder” and, collectively, the “Stockholders”), and MetroMile, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Merger Agreement (as defined below).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, on November 24, 2020, Parent, INSU II Merger Sub Corp., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), and the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization (as amended or modified from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other transactions, upon the terms and subject to the conditions thereof, Merger Sub will be merged with and into the Company (the “Merger”), with the Company surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent, and each Company Share issued and outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time will, in each case, be cancelled and automatically converted into the right to receive a certain number of shares of Parent Common Stock and, subject to certain conditions, cash;
WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, the Stockholders are the holders of record and “beneficial owners” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act) of such number of Company Shares as are indicated opposite each of their names on Schedule I attached hereto (all such Company Shares, together with any Company Shares of which ownership of record or the power to vote (including, without limitation, by proxy or power of attorney) is hereafter acquired by any such Stockholder during the period from the date hereof through the Expiration Time (as defined below) are referred to herein as the “Subject Shares”); and
WHEREAS, as an inducement to Parent and the Company to enter into the Merger Agreement and to consummate the Transactions, the parties hereto desire to agree to certain matters as set forth herein.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
STOCKHOLDER SUPPORT AGREEMENT; COVENANTS
1.1 Transfer of Shares. During the period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the earlier to occur of (a) the Effective Time, and (b) such date and time as the Merger Agreement shall be terminated in accordance with Section 7.1 of the Merger Agreement (the “Expiration Time”), each Stockholder, severally and not jointly, agrees that it shall not (i) sell, assign, offer, exchange, transfer (including by operation of law), pledge, dispose of, permit to exist any material lien with respect to, or otherwise encumber any of the Subject Shares or otherwise agree or commit to do any of the foregoing, except for a sale, assignment or transfer pursuant to the Merger Agreement or to another stockholder of the Company that is a party to this Agreement and bound by the terms and obligations hereof, (ii) deposit any Subject Shares into a voting trust or enter into a voting agreement or arrangement or grant any proxy or power of attorney with respect thereto that is inconsistent with this Agreement or (iii) enter into any contract, option or other arrangement or undertaking with respect to the direct or indirect acquisition or sale, assignment, transfer (including by operation of law) or other disposition of any Subject Shares; provided, that the foregoing shall not prohibit the transfer of the Subject Shares (A) if Stockholder is an individual (1) to any member of such Stockholder’s immediate family, or to a trust for the benefit of Stockholder or any member of Stockholder’s immediate family, the sole trustees of which are such Stockholder or any member of such Stockholder’s immediate family or (2) by will, other testamentary document, under the laws of intestacy or by virtue of laws of descent and distribution upon the death of Stockholder; or (B) if Stockholder is an entity, a partner, member, or affiliate of Stockholder, but only if, in the case of clause (A) and (B), such transferee shall concurrently execute this Agreement or a joinder agreeing to become a party to this Agreement. Any attempted transfer of Subject Shares or any interest therein in violation of this Section 1.1 shall be null and void.
1.2 New Shares. In the event that, during the period commencing on the date hereof and ending at the Expiration Time, (a) any Subject Shares are issued to a Stockholder after the date of this Agreement pursuant to any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization, reclassification, combination or exchange of Subject Shares or otherwise, (b) a Stockholder purchases or otherwise acquires beneficial ownership of any Subject Shares or (c) a Stockholder acquires the right to vote or share in the voting of any Subject Shares (collectively the “New Securities”), then such New Securities acquired or purchased by such Stockholder shall be subject to the terms of this Agreement to the same extent as if they constituted the Subject Shares owned by such Stockholder as of the date hereof.
1.3 Agreement to Vote. Hereinafter until the Expiration Time, each Stockholder, with respect to its, his or her Subject Shares, severally and not jointly, unconditionally and irrevocably agrees that, at any meeting of the stockholders of the Company (or any adjournment or postponement thereof), and in any action by written consent of the stockholders of the Company requested by the Company Board (which written consent shall be delivered promptly, and in any event within twenty-four (24) hours, after (x) the Registration Statement has been declared effective, and (y) the Company requests such delivery), such Stockholder shall, if a meeting is held, appear at the meeting, in person or by proxy, or otherwise cause its, his or her Subject Shares to be counted as present thereat for purposes of establishing a quorum, and such Stockholder shall vote or provide consent (or cause to be voted or consented), in person or by proxy, all of its, his or her Subject Shares:
(a) to approve and adopt the Merger Agreement and the Transactions (including, but not limited to, the conversion of Company Preferred Shares into Company Common Shares immediately prior to, and conditioned upon, the Merger);
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(b) in any other circumstances upon which a consent or other approval is required under the Company Organizational Documents or the Management Agreements or otherwise sought with respect to, or in connection with, the Merger Agreement or the Transactions, to vote, consent or approve (or cause to be voted, consented or approved) all of such Stockholder’s Subject Shares held at such time in favor thereof;
(c) against and withhold consent with respect to any issuance or acquisition of shares of capital stock or other equity securities of any Company Entity, merger, purchase of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets or other business combination transaction involving any of the Company Entities (other than the Merger Agreement and the Transactions); and
(d) against any proposal, action or agreement that would (i) impede, frustrate, prevent or nullify any provision of this Agreement, the Merger Agreement or the Merger, (ii) result in a breach in any respect of any covenant, representation, warranty or any other obligation or agreement of the Company under the Merger Agreement or (iii) result in any of the conditions set forth in Article VI of the Merger Agreement not being satisfied.
Each Stockholder hereby agrees that it shall not commit or agree to take any action inconsistent with the foregoing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such Stockholder shall not vote or provide consent with respect to any of its, his or her Subject Shares to the extent Stockholder is not a director, officer or affiliate of the Company or holder of Subject Shares representing greater than 5% of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company, or take any other action, in each case to the extent any such vote, consent or other action would preclude Parent from filing with the SEC the Registration Statement on Form S-4 as contemplated by the Merger Agreement.
1.4 No Challenges. Each Stockholder agrees not to commence, join in, facilitate, assist or encourage, and agrees to take all actions necessary to opt out of any class in any class action with respect to, any claim, derivative or otherwise, against Parent, Merger Sub, the Company or any of their respective successors or directors (a) challenging the validity of, or seeking to enjoin the operation of, any provision of this Agreement or (b) alleging a breach of any fiduciary duty of any person in connection with the evaluation, negotiation or entry into the Merger Agreement.
1.5 Management Agreements. Each Stockholder hereby agrees and consents to the termination of all Management Agreements to which such Stockholder is party, effective as of the Effective Time, without any further liability or obligation to the Company, the Company’s Subsidiaries or Parent. Each Stockholder agrees, confirms, and acknowledges that, after the Effective Time, it, he or she shall not have any of the rights or privileges provided to each such Stockholder in such applicable Management Agreements.
1.6 Registration Rights Agreement. Each of the Stockholders set forth on Schedule II will deliver, substantially simultaneously with the Effective Time, a duly executed copy of the Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement substantially in the form attached as Exhibit C to the Merger Agreement.
1.7 Lock-Up Agreements. Each Stockholder will deliver, substantially simultaneously herewith, a duly executed copy of the Lock-Up Agreement effective as of the Effective Time, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit D to the Merger Agreement.
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1.8 Appraisal and Dissenters’ Rights. Each Stockholder hereby waives, and agrees not to assert or perfect, any rights of appraisal or rights to dissent from the Merger that Stockholder may have by virtue of ownership of Subject Shares.
1.9 Exclusivity. Unless this Agreement shall have been terminated in accordance with Section 3.1, each Stockholder, severally and not jointly, agrees not to, and shall not authorize or permit any of its, his or her Affiliates or any of its or their Representatives to, directly or indirectly, (i) encourage, solicit, initiate, facilitate or continue inquiries regarding a Company Acquisition Proposal; (ii) enter into discussions or negotiations with, or provide any information to, any person concerning a possible Company Acquisition Proposal; or (iii) enter into any agreements or other instruments (whether or not binding) regarding a Company Acquisition Proposal. Each Stockholder shall, and shall cause its, his or her Affiliates and all of its and their Representatives to, immediately cease and cause to be terminated all existing discussions or negotiations with any Persons (other than the other party to the Merger Agreement and its Representatives) conducted heretofore with respect to, or that could lead to, any Company Acquisition Proposal. If any Stockholder receives any inquiry or proposal with respect to a Company Acquisition Proposal at any time prior to the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 3.1, then such Stockholder shall promptly (and in no event later than twenty-four (24) hours after such Stockholder become aware of such inquiry or proposal) advise Parent and the Company of such inquiry or proposal.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
2.1 Representations and Warranties of the Stockholders. Each Stockholder represents and warrants as of the date hereof to Parent and the Company (solely with respect to itself, himself or herself and not with respect to any other Stockholder) as follows:
(a) Organization; Due Authorization. If such Stockholder is not an individual, it is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated, formed, organized or constituted, and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby are within such Stockholder’s corporate, limited liability company or organizational powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, limited liability company or organizational actions on the part of such Stockholder. If such Stockholder is an individual, such Stockholder has full legal capacity, right and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform his or her obligations hereunder. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Stockholder and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties to this Agreement, this Agreement constitutes a legally valid and binding obligation of such Stockholder, enforceable against such Stockholder in accordance with the terms hereof (except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy Laws, other similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights and general principles of equity affecting the availability of specific performance and other equitable remedies). If this Agreement is being executed in a representative or fiduciary capacity, the Person signing this Agreement has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement on behalf of the applicable Stockholder.
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(b) Ownership. Such Stockholder is the record and beneficial owner (as defined in the Securities Act) of, and has good title to, all of such Stockholder’s Subject Shares, and there exist no Liens or any other limitation or restriction (including any restriction on the right to vote, sell or otherwise dispose of such Subject Shares (other than transfer restrictions under the Securities Act)) affecting any such Subject Shares, other than Liens pursuant to (i) this Agreement, (ii) the Organizational Documents of the Company, (iii) the Merger Agreement, (iv) the Amended and Restated Voting Agreement, dated July 18, 2018, and among the Company and the Stockholders party thereto, as amended (the “Voting Agreement”), or (v) any applicable securities Laws. Such Stockholder’s Subject Shares are the only equity securities in the Company owned of record or beneficially by such Stockholder on the date of this Agreement, and none of such Stockholder’s Subject Shares are subject to any proxy, voting trust or other agreement or arrangement with respect to the voting of such Subject Shares, except as provided hereunder and under the Voting Agreement. Other than the Company Warrants set forth opposite such Stockholder’s name on Schedule I, such Stockholder does not hold or own any rights to acquire (directly or indirectly) any equity securities of the Company or any equity securities convertible into, or which can be exchanged for, equity securities of the Company.
(c) No Conflicts. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by such Stockholder does not, and the performance by such Stockholder of his, her or its obligations hereunder will not, (i) if such Stockholder is not an individual, conflict with or result in a violation of the organizational documents of such Stockholder or (ii) require any consent or approval that has not been given or other action that has not been taken by any Person (including under any Contract binding upon such Stockholder or such Stockholder’s Subject Shares) to the extent such consent, approval or other action would prevent, enjoin or materially delay the performance by such Stockholder of its, his or her obligations under this Agreement.
(d) Litigation. There are no actions pending against such Stockholder, or to the knowledge of such Stockholder threatened against such Stockholder, before (or, in the case of threatened Legal Proceedings, that would be before) any arbitrator or any Governmental Authority, which in any manner challenges or seeks to prevent, enjoin or materially delay the performance by such Stockholder of its, his or her obligations under this Agreement.
(e) Adequate Information. Such Stockholder is a sophisticated stockholder and has adequate information concerning the business and financial condition of Parent and the Company to make an informed decision regarding this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and has independently and without reliance upon Parent or the Company and based on such information as such Stockholder has deemed appropriate, made its, his or her own analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Such Stockholder acknowledges that Parent and the Company have not made and do not make any representation or warranty, whether express or implied, of any kind or character except as expressly set forth in this Agreement. Such Stockholder acknowledges that the agreements contained herein with respect to the Subject Shares held by such Stockholder are irrevocable.
(f) Acknowledgment. Such Stockholder understands and acknowledges that each of Parent and the Company is entering into the Merger Agreement in reliance upon such Stockholder’s execution and delivery of this Agreement.
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ARTICLE 3
MISCELLANEOUS
Termination. This Agreement and all of its provisions shall automatically terminate upon the earliest of (a) the Expiration Time and (b) as to each Stockholder, the written agreement of Parent, the Company and such Stockholder. Upon such termination of this Agreement, all obligations of the parties under this Agreement will terminate, without any liability or other obligation on the part of any party hereto to any Person in respect hereof or the transactions contemplated hereby, and no party hereto shall have any claim against another (and no person shall have any rights against such party), whether under contract, tort or otherwise, with respect to the subject matter hereof; provided, however, that the termination of this Agreement shall not relieve any party hereto from liability arising in respect of any breach of this Agreement prior to such termination. This Article III shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
3.2 Governing Law. This Agreement, and all claims or causes of action (whether in contract or tort) that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this Agreement or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement (including any claim or cause of action based upon, arising out of or related to any representation or warranty made in or in connection with this Agreement) will be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal Laws of the State of Delaware applicable to agreements executed and performed entirely within such State.
3.3 CONSENT TO JURISDICTION AND SERVICE OF PROCESS; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.
(a) THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE STATE COURTS LOCATED IN WILMINGTON, DELAWARE OR THE COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES LOCATED IN WILMINGTON, DELAWARE IN RESPECT OF THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY RELATED AGREEMENT, CERTIFICATE OR OTHER DOCUMENT DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH AND BY THIS AGREEMENT WAIVE, AND AGREE NOT TO ASSERT, ANY DEFENSE IN ANY ACTION FOR THE INTERPRETATION OR ENFORCEMENT OF THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY RELATED AGREEMENT, CERTIFICATE OR OTHER DOCUMENT DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH, THAT THEY ARE NOT SUBJECT THERETO OR THAT SUCH ACTION MAY NOT BE BROUGHT OR IS NOT MAINTAINABLE IN SUCH COURTS OR THAT THIS AGREEMENT MAY NOT BE ENFORCED IN OR BY SUCH COURTS OR THAT THEIR PROPERTY IS EXEMPT OR IMMUNE FROM EXECUTION, THAT THE ACTION IS BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM, OR THAT THE VENUE OF THE ACTION IS IMPROPER. SERVICE OF PROCESS WITH RESPECT THERETO MAY BE MADE UPON ANY PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL, POSTAGE PREPAID, TO SUCH PARTY AT ITS ADDRESS AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 3.8.
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(b) WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (I) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (II) EACH SUCH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (III) EACH SUCH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY, AND (IV) EACH SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 3.3.
3.4 Assignment. This Agreement and all of the provisions hereof will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, successors and permitted assigns. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder will be assigned (including by operation of law) without the prior written consent of the parties hereto.
3.5 Specific Performance. The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage may occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties hereto shall be entitled to seek an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement in the chancery court or any other state or federal court within the State of Delaware, this being in addition to any other remedy to which such party is entitled at law or in equity.
3.6 Amendment; Waiver. This Agreement may not be amended, changed, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified or terminated, except upon the execution and delivery of a written agreement executed by Parent, the Company and the Stockholders.
3.7 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the other provisions of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect. Any provision of this Agreement held invalid or unenforceable only in part or degree will remain in full force and effect to the extent not held invalid or unenforceable.
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3.8 Notices. All notices and other communications among the parties hereto shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (a) when delivered in person, (b) when delivered after posting in the United States mail having been sent registered or certified mail return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (c) when delivered by FedEx or other nationally recognized overnight delivery service or (d) when e-mailed during normal business hours (and otherwise as of the immediately following Business Day), addressed as follows:
If to Parent:
c/o Insurance Acquisition Corp. II
2929 Arch Street, Suite 1703
Philadelphia, PA 19104-2870
Attention: Amanda Abrams
Phone: (484) 459-3476
Email: aabrams@cohenandcompany.com
with a copy (which
shall not constitute notice) to:
Ledgewood P.C.
Two Commerce Square, Suite 3400
2001 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Attention: Derick S. Kauffman
Phone: (215) 731-9450
Facsimile: (215) 735-2513
Email: dkauffman@ledgewood.com
If to the Company:
MetroMile, Inc.
425 Market Street #700
San Francisco, CA 94105
Attention: Dan Preston
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Cooley LLP
101 California Street, 5th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
Attention: Rachel Proffitt
Phone: (415) 693-2000
Email: rproffitt@cooley.com; gosterman@cooley.com
If to a Stockholder:
To such Stockholder’s address set forth in Schedule I.
3.9 Further Assurances. Each party hereto shall execute and deliver such additional documents as may be necessary or desirable to effect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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3.10 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts (any of which may be delivered by electronic transmission), each of which shall constitute an original, and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
3.11 Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the agreements referenced herein constitute the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior understandings, agreements or representations by or among the parties hereto to the extent they relate in any way to the subject matter hereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.
INSU ACQUISITION CORP. II | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.
METROMILE, INC. | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.
[Stockholder] | ||
Address: | ||
Email: |
SCHEDULE I
Stockholder Subject Shares
SCHEDULE II
Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement Signatories
Exhibit 10.3
SPONSOR SUPPORT AGREEMENT
This SPONSOR SUPPORT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is dated as of November 24, 2020, by and among MetroMile, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), Insurance Acquisition Sponsor II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Insurance Sponsor”), Dioptra Advisors II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (each, a “Sponsor” and, together with Insurance Sponsor, the “Sponsors”), and the officers and directors of INSU Acquisition Corp. II, a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), set forth on Schedule I hereto (such individuals, together with the Sponsors, each a “Stockholder” and, collectively, the “Stockholders”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Merger Agreement (as defined below).
RECITALS
Whereas, on November 24, 2020, Parent, INSU II Merger Sub Corp., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), and the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization (as amended or modified from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other transactions, upon the terms and subject to the conditions thereof, Merger Sub will be merged with and into the Company (the “Merger”), with the Company surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent, and each Company Share issued and outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time will, in each case, be cancelled and automatically converted into the right to receive a certain number of shares of Parent Common Stock and/or cash in accordance with the Merger Agreement;
WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, each Stockholder “beneficially owns” (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) and is entitled to dispose of (or to direct the disposition of) and to vote (or to direct the voting of) the number of shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, or Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), of Parent, set forth opposite such Stockholder’s name on Schedule I hereto (such shares of Common Stock, together with any other shares of Common Stock, the voting power over which is acquired by Stockholder during the period from the date hereof through the date on which this Agreement terminates in accordance with Section 3.1 hereof (such period, the “Voting Period,” and such shares of Common Stock are collectively referred to herein as the “Subject Shares”);
Whereas, as an inducement to Parent and the Company to enter into the Merger Agreement and to consummate the Transactions, the parties hereto desire to agree to certain matters as set forth herein.
AGREEMENT
Now, Therefore, in consideration of the foregoing and of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
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VOTING AND SUPPORT AGREEMENT; COVENANTS
1.1 Binding Effect of Merger Agreement. Each Stockholder hereby acknowledges that it has read the Merger Agreement and this Agreement and has had the opportunity to consult with its tax and legal advisors. Each Stockholder shall be bound by and comply with Sections 5.12 (Exclusivity) and 5.5 (Public Announcements) of the Merger Agreement (and any relevant definitions contained in any such Sections) as if such Stockholder was an original signatory to the Merger Agreement with respect to such provisions.
1.2 No Transfer. During the period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the earliest to occur of (a) the Effective Time, (b) such date and time as the Merger Agreement shall be terminated in accordance with Section 7.1 thereof (the earlier of (a) and (b), the “Expiration Time”) and (c) the liquidation of Parent, each Stockholder shall not (i) sell, offer to sell, contract or agree to sell, hypothecate, pledge, grant any option to purchase or otherwise dispose of or agree to dispose of, directly or indirectly, file (or participate in the filing of) a registration statement with the SEC with respect to Parent (other than the Proxy Statement/Registration Statement) or establish or increase a put equivalent position or liquidate or decrease a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, with respect to any Subject Shares, (ii) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of Subject Shares or (iii) publicly announce any intention to effect any transaction specified in clause (i) or (ii); (any of the actions described in clauses (i) - (iii), a "Transfer"); provided, that Subject Shares may be Transferred to a Permitted Transferee (as defined in the Letter Agreement) of a Stockholder so long as such Permitted Transferee executes and delivers a joinder to this Agreement agreeing to be subject to the provisions of this Agreement applicable to a Stockholder.
1.3 New Shares. In the event that (a) any Subject Shares or other equity securities of Parent are issued to a Stockholder after the date of this Agreement pursuant to any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization, reclassification, combination or exchange of Subject Shares of, on or affecting Subject Shares or otherwise, (b) a Stockholder purchases or otherwise acquires beneficial ownership of any Subject Shares or other equity securities of Parent after the date of this Agreement, or (c) a Stockholder acquires the right to vote or share in the direction of voting of any Subject Shares or other equity securities of Parent after the date of this Agreement (such Subject Shares, collectively the “New Securities”), then such New Securities acquired or purchased by such Stockholder shall be subject to the terms of this Agreement to the same extent as if they constituted the Subject Shares as of the date hereof.
1.4 Closing Date Deliverables. Each Stockholder, as applicable, shall deliver, substantially simultaneously with the Effective Time, a duly executed copy of the Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement substantially in the form attached as Exhibit C to the Merger Agreement.
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1.5 Stockholder Agreements.
(a) Each Stockholder hereby unconditionally and irrevocably agrees that, during the Voting Period, at any duly called meeting of the stockholders of Parent (or any adjournment or postponement thereof), and in any action by written consent of the stockholders of Parent requested by Parent’s board of directors or undertaken as contemplated by the Transactions, such Stockholder shall, if a meeting is held, appear at the meeting, in person or by proxy, or otherwise cause its Subject Shares to be counted as present thereat for purposes of establishing a quorum, and such Stockholder shall vote or consent (or cause to be voted or consented), in person or by proxy, all of its Subject Shares
(i) in favor of the adoption of the Merger Agreement and approval of the Transactions (and any actions required in furtherance thereof);
(ii) against any action, proposal, transaction or agreement that would result in a breach in any respect of any representation, warranty, covenant, obligation or agreement of Parent or Merger Sub contained in the Merger Agreement;
(iii) in favor of the proposals set forth in the Proxy Statement/Registration Statement; and
(iv) except as set forth in the Proxy Statement/Registration Statement, against the following actions or proposals: (A) any proposal in opposition to approval of the Merger Agreement or in competition with or materially inconsistent with the Merger Agreement; and (B) (x) any amendment of the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of Parent; (y) any change in Parent’s corporate structure or business; or (z) any other action or proposal involving Parent or any of its subsidiaries that is intended, or would reasonably be expected, to prevent, impede, interfere with, delay, postpone or adversely affect the Transactions in any material respect or would reasonably be expected to result in any of Parent’s closing conditions or obligations under the Merger Agreement not being satisfied.
Each Stockholder hereby agrees not to, directly or indirectly, enter into any agreement, commitment or arrangement with any person, the effect of which would be inconsistent with or violative of the provisions and agreements contained in this Article 1.
(b) Each Stockholder shall comply with, and fully perform all of its obligations, covenants and agreements set forth in, that certain Letter Agreement, dated as of September 2, 2020, by and among the Stockholders and Parent (the “Letter Agreement”), including the obligations of the Stockholders pursuant to Section 1 therein to not redeem any Subject Shares in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.
(c) During the period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the earlier of the consummation of the Closing and the termination of the Merger Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1 thereof, each Stockholder shall not modify or amend any Contract between or among such Stockholder, anyone related by blood, marriage or adoption to such Stockholder or any Affiliate of such Stockholder (other than Parent or any of its Subsidiaries), on the one hand, and Parent or any of Parent’s Subsidiaries, on the other hand, including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Letter Agreement.
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1.6 Further Assurances. Each Stockholder shall take, or cause to be taken, all actions and do, or cause to be done, all things reasonably necessary under applicable Laws to consummate the Merger and the Transactions on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein and herein.
1.7 No Inconsistent Agreement. Each Stockholder hereby represents and covenants that such Stockholder has not entered into, and shall not enter into, any agreement that would restrict, limit or interfere with the performance of such Stockholder’s obligations hereunder.
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
2.1 Representations and Warranties of the Stockholders. Each Stockholder represents and warrants as of the date hereof to Parent and the Company (solely with respect to itself, himself or herself and not with respect to any other Stockholder) as follows:
(a) Organization; Due Authorization. If such Stockholder is not an individual, it is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated, formed, organized or constituted, and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby are within such Stockholder’s corporate, limited liability company or organizational powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, limited liability company or organizational actions on the part of such Stockholder. If such Stockholder is an individual, such Stockholder has full legal capacity, right and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform his or her obligations hereunder. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Stockholder and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties to this Agreement, this Agreement constitutes a legally valid and binding obligation of such Stockholder, enforceable against such Stockholder in accordance with the terms hereof (except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy Laws, other similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights and general principles of equity affecting the availability of specific performance and other equitable remedies). If this Agreement is being executed in a representative or fiduciary capacity, the Person signing this Agreement has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement on behalf of the applicable Stockholder.
(b) Ownership. Such Stockholder is the record and beneficial owner (as defined in the Securities Act) of, and has good title to, all of such Subject Shares, and there exist no Encumbrances or any other limitation or restriction (including any restriction on the right to vote, sell or otherwise dispose of such Subject Shares (other than transfer restrictions under the Securities Act)) affecting any such Subject Shares, other than Encumbrances pursuant to (i) this Agreement, (ii) the Parent Organizational Documents, (iii) the Merger Agreement, (iv) the Letter Agreement or (v) any applicable securities Laws. Such Subject Shares are the only equity securities in Parent owned of record or beneficially by such Stockholder on the date of this Agreement, and none of such Subject Shares are subject to any proxy, voting trust or other agreement or arrangement with respect to the voting of such Subject Shares, except as provided hereunder and under the Letter Agreement. Other than the Subject Shares, such Stockholder does not hold or own any rights to acquire (directly or indirectly) any equity securities of Parent or any equity securities convertible into, or which can be exchanged for, equity securities of Parent.
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(c) No Conflicts. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by such Stockholder does not, and the performance by such Stockholder of his, her or its obligations hereunder will not, (i) if such Stockholder is not an individual, conflict with or result in a violation of the organizational documents of such Stockholder or (ii) require any consent or approval that has not been given or other action that has not been taken by any Person (including under any Contract binding upon such Stockholder or such Subject Shares), in each case, to the extent such consent, approval or other action would prevent, enjoin or materially delay the performance by such Stockholder of its, his or her obligations under this Agreement.
(d) Litigation. There are no Legal Proceedings pending against such Stockholder, or to the knowledge of such Stockholder threatened against such Stockholder, before (or, in the case of threatened Legal Proceedings, that would be before) any Governmental Authority, which in any manner challenges or seeks to prevent, enjoin or materially delay the performance by such Stockholder of its, his or her obligations under this Agreement.
(e) Brokerage Fees. Except as described on Section 4.5 of the Disclosure Schedules, no broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any fee or other commission in connection with the Transactions based upon arrangements made by such Stockholder, for which Parent or Merger Sub may become liable.
(f) Acknowledgment. Such Stockholder understands and acknowledges that each of Parent and the Company is entering into the Merger Agreement in reliance upon such Stockholder’s execution and delivery of this Agreement.
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MISCELLANEOUS
3.1 Termination. This Agreement and all of its provisions shall automatically terminate and be of no further force or effect upon the earliest of (a) the Expiration Time, (b) the liquidation of Parent and (c) the written agreement of the Stockholders, Parent, and the Company. Upon such termination of this Agreement, all obligations of the parties under this Agreement will terminate, without any liability or other obligation on the part of any party hereto to any Person in respect hereof or the transactions contemplated hereby, and no party hereto shall have any claim against another (and no person shall have any rights against such party), whether under contract, tort or otherwise, with respect to the subject matter hereof; provided, however, that the termination of this Agreement shall not relieve any party hereto from liability arising in respect of any breach of this Agreement prior to such termination. This Article 3 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
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3.2 Governing Law. This Agreement, and all claims or causes of action (whether in contract or tort) that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this Agreement or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement (including any claim or cause of action based upon, arising out of or related to any representation or warranty made in or in connection with this Agreement) will be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal Laws of the State of Delaware applicable to agreements executed and performed entirely within such State.
3.3 Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process; Waiver of Jury Trial.
(a) THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE STATE COURTS LOCATED IN WILMINGTON, DELAWARE OR THE COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES LOCATED IN WILMINGTON, DELAWARE IN RESPECT OF THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY RELATED AGREEMENT, CERTIFICATE OR OTHER DOCUMENT DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH AND BY THIS AGREEMENT WAIVE, AND AGREE NOT TO ASSERT, ANY DEFENSE IN ANY ACTION FOR THE INTERPRETATION OR ENFORCEMENT OF THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY RELATED AGREEMENT, CERTIFICATE OR OTHER DOCUMENT DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH, THAT THEY ARE NOT SUBJECT THERETO OR THAT SUCH ACTION MAY NOT BE BROUGHT OR IS NOT MAINTAINABLE IN SUCH COURTS OR THAT THIS AGREEMENT MAY NOT BE ENFORCED IN OR BY SUCH COURTS OR THAT THEIR PROPERTY IS EXEMPT OR IMMUNE FROM EXECUTION, THAT THE ACTION IS BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM, OR THAT THE VENUE OF THE ACTION IS IMPROPER. SERVICE OF PROCESS WITH RESPECT THERETO MAY BE MADE UPON ANY PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL, POSTAGE PREPAID, TO SUCH PARTY AT ITS ADDRESS AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 3.8.
(b) EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (I) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (II) EACH SUCH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (III) EACH SUCH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY, AND (IV) EACH SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 3.3.
3.4 Assignment. This Agreement and all of the provisions hereof will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, successors and permitted assigns. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder will be assigned (including by operation of law) without the prior written consent of the parties hereto.
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3.5 Specific Performance. The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage may occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties hereto shall be entitled to seek an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement in the chancery court or any other state or federal court within the State of Delaware, this being in addition to any other remedy to which such party is entitled at law or in equity.
3.6 Amendment. This Agreement may not be amended, changed, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified or terminated, except upon the execution and delivery of a written agreement executed by Parent, the Company and the Stockholders.
3.7 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the other provisions of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect. Any provision of this Agreement held invalid or unenforceable only in part or degree will remain in full force and effect to the extent not held invalid or unenforceable.
3.8 Notices. All notices and other communications among the parties hereto shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (a) when delivered in person, (b) when delivered after posting in the United States mail having been sent registered or certified mail return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (c) when delivered by FedEx or other nationally recognized overnight delivery service or (d) when e-mailed during normal business hours (and otherwise as of the immediately following Business Day), addressed as follows:
If to Parent:
INSU Acquisition Corp. II
2929 Arch Street, Suite 1703
Philadelphia, PA 19104-2870
Attention: Amanda Abrams
Phone: (484) 459-3476
Email: aabrams@cohenandcompany.com
with a copy (which shall not constitute
notice) to:
Ledgewood P.C.
Two Commerce Square, Suite 3400
2001 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Attention: Derick S. Kauffman
Phone: (215) 731-9450
Facsimile: (215) 735-2513
Email: dkauffman@ledgewood.com
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If to the Company:
MetroMile, Inc.
425 Market Street #700
San Francisco, CA 94105
Attention: Dan Preston
with a copy (which shall not constitute
notice) to:
Cooley LLP
101 California Street, 5th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
Attention: Rachel Proffitt
Phone: (415) 693-2000
Email: rproffitt@cooley.com; gosterman@cooley.com
If to a Stockholder:
To such Stockholder’s address set forth on the signature pages hereto
with a copy (which will not constitute
notice) to:
Ledgewood P.C.
Two Commerce Square, Suite 3400
2001 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Attention: Derick S. Kauffman
Phone: (215) 731-9450
Facsimile: (215) 735-2513
Email: dkauffman@ledgewood.com
3.9 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts (any of which may be delivered by electronic transmission), each of which shall constitute an original, and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
3.10 Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the agreements referenced herein constitute the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior understandings, agreements or representations by or among the parties hereto to the extent they relate in any way to the subject matter hereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.
PARENT: | ||
INSU Acquisition Corp. II | ||
By: | /s/ John M. Butler | |
Name: | John M. Butler | |
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer |
Signature Page to Sponsor Support Agreement
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.
COMPANY: | ||
MetroMile, Inc. | ||
By: | /s/ Dan Preston | |
Name: | Dan Preston | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.
SPONSORS: | ||
Insurance Acquisition Sponsor II, LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Daniel G. Cohen | |
Name: | Daniel G. Cohen | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
Address: | ||
Email: | ||
Dioptra Advisors II, LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Daniel G. Cohen | |
Name: | Daniel G. Cohen | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
Address: | ||
Email: |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.
/s/ Daniel G. Cohen | ||
Name: | Daniel G. Cohen | |
Address: | ||
Email: | ||
/s/ John M. Butler | ||
Name: | John M. Butler | |
Address: | ||
Email: | ||
/s/ Joseph W. Pooler, Jr. | ||
Name: | Joseph W. Pooler, Jr. | |
Address: | ||
Email: |
/s/ John C. Chrystal | ||
Name: | John C. Chrystal | |
Address: | ||
Email: |
/s/ Sheila Nicoll | ||
Name: | Sheila Nicoll | |
Address: | ||
Email: | ||
/s/ Sasson Posner | ||
Name: | Sasson Posner | |
Address: | ||
Email: | ||
/s/ Andrew Hohns | ||
Name: | Andrew Hohns | |
Address: | ||
Email: | ||
SCHEDULE I
Beneficial Ownership of Securities
Stockholder |
Number of Shares of
Common Stock |
Number of
Warrants |
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Insurance Acquisition Sponsor II, LLC |
452,500 (Class A)
2,310,000 (Class B) |
150,833 | ||
Dioptra Advisors II, LLC | 5,536,667 (Class B) | - | ||
Daniel G. Cohen1 |
452,500 (Class A)
7,846,667 (Class B) |
150,833 | ||
John M. Butler | - | - | ||
Joseph W. Pooler, Jr. | - | - | ||
John C. Chrystal | - | - | ||
Sheila Nicoll | - | - | ||
Sasson Posner | - | - | ||
Andrew Hohns | - | - | ||
Total |
452,500 (Class A) 7,846,667 (Class B) |
150,833 |
1 Note: Held directly by Insurance Acquisition Sponsor II, LLC and Dioptra Advisors II, LLC.
Exhibit 10.4
November [●], 2020
INSU Acquisition Corp. II
2929 Arch Street, Suite 1704
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This letter agreement (this “Letter Agreement”), by and among INSU Acquisition Corp. II, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and certain stockholders of MetroMile, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Metromile”), identified on the signature pages hereto, who are intended to become stockholders of the Company (the “Stockholders”), is being delivered concurrently with the execution of that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated as of the date hereof (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among the Company, INSU II Merger Sub Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), and Metromile. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub is being merged with and into Metromile (the “Merger”) and, in connection therewith, the stockholders of Metromile are receiving as consideration in the Merger shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”). In this Letter Agreement, the shares of Common Stock to be held by the Stockholders immediately after the effective time of the Merger are referred to as the “Shares”.
For the purposes of this Letter Agreement, the term “Shares” shall also be deemed to include any Shares that a Stockholder acquires (i) pursuant to and in accordance with Section 2 hereof and (ii) by the exercise or conversion of any security exercisable or convertible for shares of Common Stock.
Each undersigned Stockholder and, where applicable, the Company, hereby agrees as follows:
1. Subject to Section 1(b) below, from the effective time of the Merger until the six month anniversary of such effective time (the “Lock-Up Period”), such Stockholder shall not (i) sell, offer to sell, contract or agree to sell, hypothecate, pledge, grant any option to purchase or otherwise dispose of or agree to dispose of, directly or indirectly, or establish or increase a put equivalent position or liquidate or decrease a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder, with respect to the Shares (a “Transfer”), (ii) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any of Shares, whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of Shares or other securities, in cash or otherwise, or (iii) publicly announce any intention to effect any transaction specified in the immediately preceding subsections (i) or (ii) (any of the foregoing actions in clauses (i)-(iii), the “Transfer Restrictions”).
2. Notwithstanding the provisions contained in paragraph 1 hereof, such Stockholder may transfer Shares (a) to the Company’s officers and directors or their controlled “affiliates” (as such term is defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”)) or to any partner, member, investment fund or other entity controlled or managed by or under common management or control with such Stockholder or officers, directors or affiliates (as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act) of such Stockholder, (b) by bona fide gift, (c) to an immediate family member (as defined below), a charitable organization or a trust or other entity formed for estate planning purposes for the benefit of an immediate family member or a charitable organization, or for the indirect benefit of the Stockholder or an immediate family member of the Stockholder, (d) by will, intestacy or by virtue of laws of descent and distribution upon the death of such Stockholder, (e) by operation of law, such as pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order or in connection with a divorce settlement, (f) if such Stockholder is an entity, to any stockholder, member, partner or trust beneficiary as part of a distribution, or to any corporation, partnership or other entity that is an affiliate of such Stockholder, or by virtue of the laws of the state of the entity’s organization and the entity’s organizational documents upon dissolution of the entity, (g) in the event of a liquidation, merger, stock exchange or other similar transaction which results in all of the Company’s stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of Common Stock for cash, securities or other property, (h) in the event of a consolidation, merger or other similar transaction in which the Company is the surviving entity that results in the directors and officers of the Company as of immediately prior to such consolidation, merger or other similar transaction ceasing to comprise a majority of the Company’s board of directors (in the case of directors) or management (in the case of officers) of the surviving entity, (i) acquired through transactions relating to Common Stock or other securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock acquired in open market transactions after the effective time of the Merger, provided that no such transaction is required to be, or is, publicly announced (whether on Form 4, Form 5 or otherwise, other than a required filing on Schedule 13F, 13G or 13G/A) during the Lock-Up Period (j) to the Company in connection with the “net” or “cashless” exercise of options or other rights to purchase shares of Common Stock held by such Stockholder, provided, that any shares of Common Stock issued upon exercise of such option or other rights shall remain subject to the terms of this Letter Agreement, (k) to the Company to satisfy tax withholding obligations pursuant to the Company’s equity incentive plans or arrangements, (l) pursuant to any contractual arrangement in effect at the effective time of the Merger that provides for the repurchase by the Company or forfeiture of the Stockholder’s Common Stock or other securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock in connection with the termination of the Stockholder’s service to the Company, or (m) pursuant to the entry, by the Stockholder, at any time after the effective time of the Merger, of any trading plan providing for the sale of Common Stock by the Stockholder, which trading plan meets the requirements of Rule 10b5-1(c) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, provided, however, that such plan does not provide for, or permit, the sale of any Common Stock during the Lock-Up Period and no public announcement or filing is voluntarily made or required regarding such plan during the Lock-Up Period, or (n) transactions to satisfy any U.S. federal, state, or local income tax obligations of the Stockholder (or its direct or indirect owners) arising from a change in the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or the U.S. Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Regulations”) after the date on which the Merger Agreement was executed by the parties, and such change prevents the Merger from qualifying as a “reorganization” pursuant to Section 368 of the Code (and the Merger does not qualify for similar tax-free treatment pursuant to any successor or other provision of the Code or Regulations taking into account such changes); provided, however, that, in the case of clauses (a) through (f), these transferees shall enter into a written agreement with the Company agreeing to be bound by the transfer restrictions set forth herein. For purposes of this Letter Agreement, “immediate family” shall mean any relationship by blood, marriage, domestic partnership or adoption, not more remote than first cousin. Such Stockholder hereby consents to the entry of stop transfer instructions with the Company’s transfer agent and registrar against the transfer of such Stockholder’s Shares except in compliance with the foregoing restrictions.
3. Subject to the limitations described herein, such Stockholder shall retain his, her or its respective rights as a security holder with respect to his, her or its Shares during the Lock-Up Period including, without limitation, the right to vote the Shares.
4. During the Lock-Up Period, all dividends and distributions payable in cash with respect to such Stockholder’s Shares shall be paid, as applicable, to such Stockholder, but all dividends and distributions payable in Common Stock or other equity or securities convertible into equity shall become subject to the Transfer Restrictions under this Letter Agreement until the end of the Lock-up Period.
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5. Such Stockholder represents and warrants, severally and not jointly with any other Stockholder, that he, she or it has the full right and power, or complete corporate or equivalent organizational authority, as applicable, without violating any agreement to which such Stockholder is bound, to enter into and perform his, her or its obligations under this Letter Agreement.
6. This Letter Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior understandings, agreements, both written and oral, with respect to such subject matter hereof. This Letter Agreement may not be changed, amended, modified (other than to correct a typographical error) as to any particular provision, except by a written instrument executed by each of the parties hereto. This Letter Agreement may not be waived as to any particular provision, except by a written instrument executed by the party against whom any such waiver is sought.
7. No party may assign either this Letter Agreement or any of his, her or its rights, interests, or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Company. Any purported assignment in violation of this paragraph shall be void and ineffectual and shall not operate to transfer or assign any interest or title to the purported assignee. Subject to the foregoing, this Letter Agreement shall be binding on each undersigned party and each of such undersigned party’s, as applicable, heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns.
8. This Letter Agreement, the rights and duties of the parties hereto, and any disputes (whether in contract, tort or statute) arising out of, under or in connection with this Letter Agreement will be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to its principles or rules of conflict of laws to the extent such principles or rules would require or permit the application of the laws of another jurisdiction. The parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware or, if such court does not have jurisdiction, the Delaware state courts located in Wilmington, Delaware, in any action arising out of or relating to this Letter Agreement. The parties hereto irrevocably agree that all such claims shall be heard and determined in such a Delaware federal or state court, and that such jurisdiction of such courts with respect thereto will be exclusive. Each party hereto hereby waives, and agrees not to assert, as a defense in any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Letter Agreement that it is not subject to such jurisdiction, or that such action, suit or proceeding may not be brought or is not maintainable in such courts or that the venue thereof may not be appropriate or that this Letter Agreement may not be enforced in or by such courts.
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9. Each party acknowledges and agrees that monetary damages would not adequately compensate an injured party for the breach of this Letter Agreement by any party hereto and, accordingly, that this Letter Agreement shall be specifically enforceable, and that any breach of this Letter Agreement shall be the proper subject of a temporary or permanent injunction or restraining order. Further, each party hereto waives any claim or defense that there is an adequate remedy at law for such breach or threatened breach and agrees that a party’s rights would be materially and adversely affected if the obligations of the other parties under this Letter Agreement were not carried out in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof.
10. In the event that any provision of this Letter Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
11. This Letter Agreement and all of its provisions shall terminate and be of no further force or effect upon the earlier to occur of (i) termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms, (ii) the mutual written agreement of the Company and the Stockholders or (iii) the expiration of the Lock-up Period. This Letter Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Letter Agreement by facsimile or portable document format shall be effective as delivery of a mutually executed counterpart to this Letter Agreement.
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Exhibit 10.5
SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
This SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT (this “Subscription Agreement”) is entered into on November ___, 2020, by and among INSU Acquisition Corp. II, a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”), and the subscriber party set forth on the signature page hereto (“Subscriber”).
WHEREAS, the Issuer is concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof entering into an Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization (as amended or modified, the “Merger Agreement”; capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Merger Agreement), by and among the Issuer, INSU II Merger Sub Corp., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Issuer (“Merger Sub”), and MetroMile, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Metromile”), whereby the parties intend to effect the merger of Merger Sub with and into Metromile, with Metromile continuing as the surviving entity, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein (the “Transactions”);
WHEREAS, to finance a portion of the Transactions, Subscriber desires to subscribe for and purchase from the Issuer that number of shares of the Issuer’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A Shares”), as set forth on the signature page hereto (the “Acquired Shares”) for a purchase price of $10.00 per share and an aggregate purchase price set forth on the signature page hereto (the “Purchase Price”), and the Issuer desires to issue and sell to Subscriber the Acquired Shares in consideration of the payment of the Purchase Price by or on behalf of Subscriber to the Issuer on or prior to the Closing (as defined below);
WHEREAS, the Issuer and Subscriber are executing and delivering this Subcription Agreement in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”);
WHEREAS, to finance a portion of the Transactions, certain other “qualified institutional buyers” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act) or institutional “accredited investors” (as such term is defined in Rule 501 under the Securities Act), have (severally and not jointly) entered into separate subscription agreements with the Issuer (the “Other Subscription Agreements”), pursuant to which such investors have agreed to purchase Class A Shares on the Closing Date at the Purchase Price; and
WHEREAS, the aggregate amount of Class A Shares to be sold by Issuer pursuant to this Subscription Agreement and the Other Subscription Agreements equals 16,000,000 Class A Shares.
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, Subscriber hereby agrees to subscribe for and purchase, and the Issuer hereby agrees to issue and sell to Subscriber, upon the payment of the Purchase Price, the Acquired Shares (such subscription and issuance, the “Subscription”).
2. Closing.
a. The closing of the Subscription contemplated hereby (the “Closing”) is contingent upon the substantially concurrent consummation of the Transactions and shall occur immediately prior thereto. Not less than five (5) business days prior to the scheduled closing date of the Transactions (the “Closing Date”), the Issuer shall provide written notice to Subscriber (the “Closing Notice”) of such Closing Date. Subscriber shall deliver to the Issuer no later than one (1) business day before the Closing Date (as specified in the Closing Notice or otherwise agreed to by the Issuer and the Subscriber) the Purchase Price for the Acquired Shares by wire transfer of U.S. dollars in immediately available funds (i) to the account specified by the Issuer in the Closing Notice, to be held in a third-party escrow account (the “Escrow Account”) prior to the Closing Date for the benefit of the Subscriber until the Closing Date, pursuant to the terms of a customary escrow agreement to be entered into by the Issuer and the escrow agent selected by the Issuer (the “Escrow Agent”) or (ii) to an account specified by the Issuer otherwise mutually agreed by the Subscriber and the Issuer (“Alternative Settlement Procedures”). On the Closing Date, the Issuer shall deliver to Subscriber (1) the Acquired Shares in book entry form, free and clear of any liens or other restrictions whatsoever (other than those set forth in this Subscription Agreement or arising under state or federal securities laws), in the name of Subscriber (or its nominee in accordance with its delivery instructions) or to a custodian designated by Subscriber, as applicable, and (2) a copy of the records of the Issuer’s transfer agent (the “Transfer Agent”) showing Subscriber as the owner of the Acquired Shares on and as of the Closing Date (the “Subscriber’s Deliveries”). Unless otherwise provided pursuant to Alternative Settlement Procedures, upon the transfer of the Subscriber’s Deliveries by the Issuer to the Subscriber, (or its nominee in accordance with its delivery instructions) the Escrow Agent shall release the Purchase Price from the Escrow Account to the Issuer. In the event the closing of the Transactions does not occur within five (5) business days of the Closing Date specified in the Closing Notice, unless otherwise instructed by the Issuer and the Subscriber, the Escrow Agent or the Issuer, as applicable, shall promptly (but not later than one (1) business day thereafter) return the Purchase Price to Subscriber by wire transfer of U.S. dollars in immediately available funds to the account specified by Subscriber, and any book entries shall be deemed cancelled.
b. The Closing shall be subject to the conditions that, on the Closing Date:
(i) solely with respect to Subscriber, the representations and warranties made by the Issuer (other than the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3(b), Section 3(c) and Section 3(h)) in this Subscription Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date (other than those representations and warranties expressly made as of an earlier date, which shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such date, and other than those representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect, which shall be true and correct in all respects as of the Closing Date), and the representations and warranties made by the Issuer set forth in Section 3(b), Section 3(c) and Section 3(h) shall be true and correct in all respects as of the Closing Date (other than those representations and warranties expressly made as of an earlier date, which shall be true and correct in all respects as of such date), in each case without giving effect to the consummation of the Transactions;
(ii) solely with respect to the Issuer, the representations and warranties made by the Subscriber in this Subscription Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date (other than those representations and warranties expressly made as of an earlier date, which shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such date, and other than those representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect, which shall be true and correct in all respects as of the Closing Date), in each case without giving effect to the consummation of the Transactions;
(iii) solely with respect to Subscriber, the Issuer shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Subscription Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by it at or prior to the Closing;
(iv) no governmental authority having jurisdiction shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any material judgment, order, law, rule or regulation (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) which is then in effect and has the effect of restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting or making illegal the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement;
(v) no suspension of the qualification of the Acquired Shares for offering or sale or trading in any jurisdiction, no suspension or removal from listing of the Acquired Shares on Nasdaq and no initiation or threatening of any proceedings for any of such purposes or delisting, shall have occurred;
(vi) solely with respect to Subscriber, no amendment or modification of the Merger Agreement shall have occurred that would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the economic benefits that the Subscriber would reasonably be expected to receive under this Subscription Agreement;
(vii) No Material Adverse Effect or Parent Material Adverse Effect (each as defined in the Merger Agreement) shall have occurred between the date of the Merger Agreement and the Closing Date and be continuing; and
(viii) all conditions precedent to the closing of the Transactions set forth in the Merger Agreement, shall have been satisfied or waived by the party entitled to the benefit thereof under the Merger Agreement (other than those conditions that may only be satisfied at the closing of the Transactions, but subject to satisfaction or waiver by such party of such conditions as of the closing of the Transactions).
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c. At the Closing, the parties hereto shall execute and deliver such additional documents and take such additional actions as the parties reasonably may deem necessary in order to consummate the Subscription as contemplated by this Subscription Agreement.
3. Issuer Representations and Warranties. The Issuer represents and warrants that:
a. The Issuer has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, 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.
b. The Acquired Shares have been duly authorized and, when issued and delivered to Subscriber against full payment for the Acquired Shares in accordance with the terms of this Subscription Agreement and registered with the Transfer Agent, the Acquired Shares will be 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 Issuer’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws or under the laws of the State of Delaware.
c. This Subscription Agreement, the Merger Agreement and the Other Subscription Agreements (collectively, the “Transaction Documents”) have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Issuer and, assuming that the Transaction Documents constitute the valid and binding agreement of the other parties thereto, are valid and binding obligations of the Issuer, and are enforceable against it in accordance with their terms, except as may be limited or otherwise affected by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally, and (ii) principles of equity, whether considered at law or equity.
d. The execution, delivery and performance of this Subscription Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, including the issuance and sale of the Acquired Shares and the consummation of the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, will not 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 Issuer pursuant to the terms of (i) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease, license or other agreement or instrument to which the Issuer is a party or by which the Issuer is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Issuer is subject; (ii) the organizational documents of the Issuer; or (iii) any statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency, taxing authority or regulatory body, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Issuer or any of its properties that, in the case of clauses (i) and (iii), would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, properties, assets, liabilities, operations, condition (including financial condition), stockholders’ equity or results of operations of the Issuer or materially and adversely affect the validity of the Acquired Shares or the legal authority or ability of the Issuer to perform in any material respects its obligations hereunder (a “Material Adverse Effect”).
e. There are no securities or instruments issued by or to which the Issuer is a party containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be triggered by the issuance of (i) the Acquired Shares or (ii) the shares to be issued pursuant to any Other Subscription Agreement, that have not been or will not be validly waived on or prior to the Closing Date, including such provisions in the Issuer’s Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class B Shares”), pursuant to the terms of the Issuer’s certificate of incorporation.
f. The Issuer is not in default or violation (and no event has occurred which, with notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute a default or violation) of any term, condition or provision of (i) the organizational documents of the Issuer, (ii) any loan or credit agreement, guarantee, note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease or other agreement, permit, franchise or license to which, as of the date of this Subscription Agreement, the Issuer is a party or by which the Issuer’s properties or assets are bound or (iii) any statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency, taxing authority or regulatory body, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Issuer or any of its properties, except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), for defaults or violations that have not had and would not be reasonably likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
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g. The Issuer is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority, self-regulatory organization or other person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Issuer of this Subscription Agreement (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Acquired Shares), other than (i) the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) of the Registration Statement (as defined below), (ii) filings required by applicable state securities laws, (iii) the filings required in accordance with Section 9(r) of this Subscription Agreement; (iv) those required by the Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”), including with respect to obtaining approval of the Issuer’s stockholders; and (v) any filing, the failure of which to obtain would not be reasonably likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
h. As of the date of this Subscription Agreement and as of immediately prior to the Closing Date, the authorized capital stock of the Issuer consists of (i) 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Preferred Stock”) and (ii) 70,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), including (1) 60,000,000 Class A Shares and (2) 10,000,000 Class B Shares. As of the date of this Subscription Agreement, (i) no shares of Preferred Stock are issued and outstanding, (ii) 23,540,000 Class A Shares are issued and outstanding, (iii) 7,846,667 Class B Shares are issued and outstanding and (iv) 7,666,666 redeemable warrants and 180,000 private placement warrants are outstanding. All (i) issued and outstanding Class A Shares and Class B Shares have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and are non-assessable and are not subject to preemptive rights and (ii) outstanding warrants have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and are not subject to preemptive rights. Except as set forth above and pursuant to the Other Subscription Agreements and the Merger Agreement, there are no outstanding options, warrants or other rights to subscribe for, purchase or acquire from the Issuer any shares of Common Stock or other equity interests in the Issuer, or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for such equity interests. As of the date hereof, other than Merger Sub, the Issuer has no subsidiaries and does not own, directly or indirectly, interests or investments (whether equity or debt) in any person, whether incorporated or unincorporated. There are no stockholder agreements, voting trusts or other agreements or understandings to which the Issuer is a party or by which it is bound relating to the voting of any securities of the Issuer, other than (A) as set forth in the SEC Documents and (B) as contemplated by the Merger Agreement. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, as of September 30, 2020, the Issuer had no outstanding indebtedness and will not have any outstanding long-term indebtedness as of the Closing Date.
i. The Issuer has not received any written communication from a governmental entity that alleges that the Issuer is not in compliance with or is in default or violation of any applicable law, except where such non-compliance, default or violation would not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
j. The issued and outstanding Class A Shares are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and are listed for trading on Nasdaq under the symbol “INAQ.” There is no suit, action, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Issuer, threatened against the Issuer by Nasdaq or the Commission with respect to any intention by such entity to deregister the Class A Shares or prohibit or terminate the listing of the Class A Shares on Nasdaq, excluding, for the purposes of clarity, the customary ongoing review by Nasdaq of the Issuer's continued listing application in connection with the Transactions. The Issuer has taken no action that is designed to terminate the registration of the Class A Shares under the Exchange Act or the listing of the Class A Shares on Nasdaq.
k. Assuming the accuracy of Subscriber’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 4 of this Subscription Agreement, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Acquired Shares by the Issuer to Subscriber in the manner contemplated by this Subscription Agreement..
l. Neither the Issuer, nor any person acting on its behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any Issuer security or solicited any offers to buy any security under circumstances that would adversely affect reliance by the Issuer on Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act for the exemption from registration for the transactions contemplated hereby or would require registration of the issuance of the Acquired Shares under the Securities Act.
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m. Except for any Alternative Settlement Procedures, the Issuer has not entered into any Other Subscription Agreement (or side letter or similar agreement in respect thereof) on terms (economic or otherwise) that are materially more favorable to such subscriber or investor than as set forth in this Subscription Agreement; provided, however, that Subscriber acknowledges that the subscription agreement entered into with Cohen & Company, LLC or its affiliate provides that Cohen & Company, LLC or its affiliate may increase the number of Acquired Shares to be purchased under such agreement at any time prior to Closing.
n. The Issuer’s public reports filed with the Commission, and all subsequent reports (collectively, the “Exchange Act Reports”) that have been timely filed with the Commission or sent to stockholders, pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act, did not when filed, and taken as a whole and as amended to the date hereof, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and such Exchange Act Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder. The Issuer has timely filed each report, statement, schedule, prospectus, and registration statement that the Issuer was required to file with the Commission since its inception. There are no material outstanding or unresolved comments in comment letters from the Commission Staff with respect to any of the Issuer’s filings with the Commission (the “SEC Documents”). In addition, the Issuer has made available to Subscriber (including via the Commission’s EDGAR system) a copy of the Exchange Act Reports since its initial registration of the Class A Shares with the Commission. Each of the financial statements (including, in each case, any notes thereto) contained in the SEC Documents was prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto or, in the case of unaudited statements, as permitted by Form 10-Q of the Commission) and each fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Issuer as at the respective dates thereof and for the respective periods indicated therein.
o. Except for such matters as have not had and would not be reasonably likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, there is no (i) investigation, action, suit, claim or other proceeding, in each case by or before any governmental authority pending, or, to the knowledge of the Issuer, threatened against the Issuer or (ii) judgment, decree, injunction, ruling or order of any governmental entity outstanding against the Issuer.
p. Except for placement fees payable to the Placement Agents (as defined herein), the Issuer has not paid, and is not obligated to pay, any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with its issuance and sale of the Acquired Shares, including, for the avoidance of doubt, any fee or commission payable to any stockholder or affiliate of the Issuer.
q. Except as provided in this Subscription Agreement and the Other Subscription Agreements, none of the Issuer, its subsidiaries or any of their affiliates, nor any person acting on their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would require registration of the issuance of any of the Acquired Shares under the Securities Act, whether through integration with prior offerings pursuant to Rule 502(a) of the Securities Act or otherwise.
r. Neither the Issuer nor any of its subsidiaries has taken any steps to seek protection pursuant to any law or statute relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, liquidation, administration or winding up or failed to pay its debts when due, nor does the Issuer or any subsidiary have any knowledge or reason to believe that any of their respective creditors intend to initiate involuntary bankruptcy proceedings or seek to commence an administration.
s. Except for discussions specifically regarding the offer and sale of the Acquired Shares, the Issuer confirms that neither it nor any other person acting on its behalf has provided Subscriber or its agents or counsel with any information that constitutes or could reasonably be expected to constitute material, non-public information concerning the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries, other than with respect to the Transactions and the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement. The Issuer understands and confirms that Subscriber will rely on the foregoing representations in effecting transactions in securities of the Issuer. Except with respect to the Transactions and the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement and the Other Subscription Agreements, no event or circumstance has occurred which, under applicable law, rule or regulation, requires public disclosure at or before the date hereof or announcement by the Issuer but which has not been so publicly disclosed.
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t. The Issuer acknowledges and agrees that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, including, without limitation, Section 4(e) of this Subscription Agreement, the Acquired Shares may be pledged by Subscriber in connection with a bona fide margin agreement, which shall not be deemed to be a transfer, sale or assignment of the Acquired Shares hereunder, and Subscriber effecting a pledge of Acquired Shares shall not be required to provide the Issuer with any notice thereof or otherwise make any delivery to the Issuer pursuant to this Subscription Agreement; provided that Subscriber and its pledgee shall be required to comply with the provisions of Section 4(e) hereof in order to effect a sale, transfer or assignment of Acquired Shares to such pledgee. The Issuer hereby agrees to execute and deliver such documentation as a pledgee of the Acquired Shares may reasonably request in connection with a pledge of the Acquired Shares to such pledgee by Subscriber.
u. The Issuer represents and warrants that each of the Issuer, the Merger Sub, any of their respective directors and officers and, to the Issuer’s knowledge, Metromile, any of Metromile’s directors and officers and any of the Issuer’s, Merger Sub’s and Metromile’s employees, representatives, agents and any person acting on its or their behalf is not (i) a person or entity named on the List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons, the Executive Order 13599 List, the Foreign Sanctions Evaders List, or the Sectoral Sanctions Identification List, each of which is administered by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), or any other Executive Order issued by the President of the United States and administered by OFAC (collectively “OFAC Lists”), (ii) owned or controlled by, or acting on behalf of, a person, that is named on an 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 or (iv) a Designated National as defined in the Cuban Assets Control Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 515.
v. The Issuer represents and warrants that (i) each of the Issuer, Merger Sub, any of their respective directors and officers and, to the Issuer’s knowledge, Metromile, any of Metromile’s directors and officers and any of the Issuer’s, Merger Sub’s and Metromile’s employees, representatives, agents and any person acting on its or their behalf has not engaged in any activity or conduct which would violate any applicable anti-bribery, anti-corruption or anti-money laundering laws, regulations or rules in any applicable jurisdiction (including, without limitation, the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended), (ii) the Issuer and Merger Sub and, to the Issuer’s knowledge, Metromile has instituted and maintains systems, policies and procedures designed to prevent violation of such laws, regulations and rules and (iii) no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental or regulatory agency, authority or body or any arbitrator having jurisdiction over the Issuer, Merger Sub or, to the Issuer’s knowledge, Metromile with respect to such laws, regulations and rules is pending and, to the Issuer’s knowledge, no such actions, suits or proceedings are threatened or contemplated.
4. Subscriber Representations and Warranties. Subscriber represents and warrants that:
a. 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.
b. This Subscription Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by Subscriber and, assuming that this Subscription Agreement constitutes the valid and binding agreement of the Issuer, this Subscription Agreement is the valid and binding obligation of Subscriber, enforceable against Subscriber in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited or otherwise affected by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally, and (ii) principles of equity, whether considered at law or equity.
c. The execution, delivery and performance by Subscriber of this Subscription Agreement, including the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, (i) are fully consistent with Subscriber’s financial needs, objectives and condition, (ii) comply and are fully consistent with all investment policies, guidelines and other restrictions applicable to Subscriber, (iii) have been duly authorized and approved by all necessary action and (iv) are a fit, proper and suitable investment for Subscriber, notwithstanding the substantial risks inherent in investing in or holding the Acquired Shares.
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d The execution, delivery and performance by Subscriber of this Subscription Agreement, including the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not 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 any of its subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of (i) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease, license or other agreement or instrument to which Subscriber or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which Subscriber or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of Subscriber or any of its subsidiaries is subject; (ii) Subscriber’s organizational documents or under any law, rule, regulation, agreement or other obligation by which Subscriber is bound; (iii) 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 any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties, that, in the case of clauses (i) and (iii), would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the legal authority or ability of Subscriber to perform in any material respects its obligations hereunder.
e. Subscriber (i) is a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act) or an institutional “accredited investor” (within the meaning of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act) satisfying the applicable requirements set forth on Schedule A, (ii) is an “institutional account” (as defined in FINRA Rule 4512(c)), (iii) is acquiring the Acquired Shares only for its own account and not for the account of others, or if Subscriber is a “qualified institutional buyer” and is subscribing for the Acquired Shares as a fiduciary or agent for one or more investor accounts, each owner of such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” and Subscriber has full investment discretion with respect to each such account, and the full power and authority to make the acknowledgements, representations and agreements herein on behalf of each owner of each such account, and (iv) is not acquiring the Acquired Shares with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with, any distribution thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any other securities laws of the United States or any other jurisdiction (and shall provide the requested information on Schedule A following the signature page hereto). Subscriber is not an entity formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Acquired Shares, unless such newly formed entity is an entity in which all of the equity owners are “accredited investors” (within the meaning of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act).
g. Subscriber understands that the Acquired Shares are being offered in a transaction not involving any public offering within the meaning of the Securities Act and that the Acquired Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act or any other securities laws of the United States or any other jurisdiction. Subscriber understands that it is acquiring its entire beneficial ownership interest in the Acquired Shares for Subscriber’s own account for investment purposes only and not with a view to any distribution of the Acquired Shares in any manner that would violate the securities laws of the United States or any other jurisdiction. Subscriber understands that the Acquired 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 Issuer or a subsidiary thereof, (ii) to non-U.S. persons pursuant to offers and sales that occur in an “offshore transaction” within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act, (iii) pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, provided that all of the applicable conditions thereof (including those set out in Rule 144(i) which are applicable to the Issuer) have been met or (iv) pursuant to another applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, and that any book-entry records representing the Acquired Shares shall contain a legend to such effect. Subscriber acknowledges that the Acquired Shares will not be eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act. Subscriber understands and agrees that the Acquired Shares will be subject to transfer restrictions and, as a result of these transfer restrictions, Subscriber may not be able to readily resell the Acquired Shares and may be required to bear the financial risk of an investment in the Acquired 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 Acquired Shares.
h. Subscriber understands and agrees that Subscriber is purchasing the Acquired Shares directly from the Issuer. Subscriber further acknowledges that there have been no representations, warranties, covenants and agreements made to Subscriber by the Issuer or any of its officers, directors or representatives, expressly or by implication, other than those representations, warranties, covenants and agreements included in this Subscription Agreement.
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i. Subscriber represents and warrants that its acquisition and holding of the Acquired 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, section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or any applicable similar law.
j. In making its decision to purchase the Acquired Shares, Subscriber represents that it has conducted and completed its own independent due diligence and has independently made its own analysis and decision with respect to the Subscription. Subscriber further represents and agrees that, except for the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements made by Issuer herein, on which it may rely, it is relying exclusively on its own sources of information, investment analysis and due diligence (including professional advice Subscriber deems appropriate) with respect to the Subscription, the Acquired Shares and the business, condition (financial and otherwise), management, operations, properties and prospects of the Issuer, including but not limited to all business, legal, regulatory, accounting, credit and tax matters. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that it has received, reviewed and understood the offering materials made available to it in connection with the Subscription and such other information as Subscriber deems necessary in order to make an investment decision with respect to the Acquired Shares, including with respect to the Issuer, Metromile and the Transactions. Subscriber represents and agrees that Subscriber and Subscriber’s professional advisor(s), if any, have had the opportunity to ask such questions, receive such answers and obtain such information from the Issuer directly as Subscriber and such Subscriber’s professional advisor(s), if any, have deemed necessary to make an investment decision with respect to the Acquired Shares. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that it has not relied on any statements or other information provided by the Placement Agents or any of the affiliates thereof with respect to the Transactions, the Issuer, Metromile or its decision to purchase the Acquired Shares. Subscriber further acknowledges that the information provided to the Subscriber (other than the information reflected in the representations and warranties made herein) is preliminary and subject to change, and that any changes to such information, including, without limitation, any changes based on updated information, shall in no way affect the Subscriber’s obligation to purchase the Acquired Shares hereunder.
k. Subscriber became aware of this offering of the Acquired Shares solely by means of direct contact between Subscriber and the Issuer or by means of contact from any of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC or Allen & Company LLC, each acting as placement agent for the Issuer (collectively, the “Placement Agents”), and the Acquired Shares were offered to Subscriber solely by direct contact between Subscriber and the Issuer or by contact between Subscriber and one or more Placement Agents. Subscriber did not become aware of this offering of the Acquired Shares, nor were the Acquired Shares offered to Subscriber, by any other means. Subscriber acknowledges that the Issuer represents and warrants that the Acquired Shares (i) were not offered by any form of general advertising or, to its knowledge, general solicitation, and (ii) to its knowledge 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.
l. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that (a) the Placement Agents are acting solely as placement agents in connection with the Subscription and are not acting as underwriters or in any other capacity and are not and shall not be construed as a fiduciary for Subscriber, the Issuer or any other person or entity in connection with the Subscription, (b) the Placement Agents have not made and will not make any representation or warranty, whether express or implied, of any kind or character and have not provided any advice or recommendation in connection with the Subscription, (c) the Placement Agents will have no responsibility with respect to (i) any representations, warranties or agreements made by any person or entity under or in connection with the Subscription or any of the documents furnished pursuant thereto or in connection therewith, or the execution, legality, validity or enforceability (with respect to any person) thereof, or (ii) the business, affairs, financial condition, operations, properties or prospects of, or any other matter concerning the Issuer or the Subscription, and (d) the Placement Agents shall have no liability or obligation (including without limitation, for or with respect to any losses, claims, damages, obligations, penalties, judgments, awards, liabilities, costs, expenses or disbursements incurred by Subscriber, the Issuer or any other person or entity), whether in contract, tort or otherwise, to Subscriber, or to any person claiming through Subscriber, in respect of the Subscription.
m. Subscriber acknowledges that it is aware that there are substantial risks incident to the purchase and ownership of the Acquired Shares, including those set forth in the SEC Documents. Subscriber qualifies as a sophisticated institutional investor and has such knowledge and experience in financial, business and private equity matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment, both in general and with regard to all transactions and investment strategies involving a security or securities, including Subscriber’s investment in the Acquired Shares, and Subscriber has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as Subscriber has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision.
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n. 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 Acquired Shares and determined that the Acquired 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 Issuer. Subscriber acknowledges specifically that a possibility of total loss exists.
o. Subscriber understands and agrees that no federal or state agency has passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Acquired Shares or made any findings or determination as to the fairness of this investment.
p. Subscriber represents and warrants that Subscriber is not (i) a person or entity named on the OFAC List, (ii) owned or controlled by, or acting on behalf of, a person, that is named on an 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 (collectively, a “Prohibited Investor”). Subscriber agrees 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.) (the “BSA”), as amended by the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 (the “PATRIOT Act”), 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 Lists. 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 Acquired Shares were legally derived.
q. If Subscriber is an employee benefit plan that is subject to Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), a plan, an 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, 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) neither the Issuer, nor any of its respective 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 Acquired 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 Acquired Shares; (ii) the decision to invest in the Acquired Shares has been made at the recommendation or direction of an “independent fiduciary” (“Independent Fiduciary”) within the meaning of US Code of Federal Regulations 29 C.F.R. section 2510.3 21(c), as amended from time to time (the “Fiduciary Rule”) who is (1) independent of the Transaction Parties; (2) is 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); (3) is a fiduciary (under ERISA and/or section 4975 of the Code) with respect to Subscriber’s investment in the Acquired Shares and is responsible for exercising independent judgment in evaluating the investment in the Acquired Shares; and (4) is aware of and acknowledges that (A) none of the Transaction Parties is undertaking to provide impartial investment advice, or to give advice in a fiduciary capacity, in connection with the purchaser’s or transferee’s investment in the Acquired Shares, and (B) the Transaction Parties have a financial interest in the purchaser’s investment in the Acquired Shares on account of the fees and other remuneration they expect to receive in connection with transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement.
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r. Subscriber has, and at the Closing will have, sufficient funds to pay the Purchase Price pursuant to Section 2(a).
5. Registration Rights.
a. The Issuer agrees that, within fifteen (15) business days after the Closing Date (the “Filing Date”), the Issuer will file with the Commission (at the Issuer’s sole cost and expense) a registration statement registering the resale of the Acquired Shares (the “Registration Statement”), and the Issuer 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 60th business day (or 80th business day if the Commission notifies the Issuer that it will “review” the Registration Statement) following the Closing and (ii) the 10th business day after the date the Issuer is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the Commission 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 if the Commission is closed for operations due to a government shutdown, the Effectiveness Date shall be extended by the same amount of days that the Commission remains closed for operations, provided, further, that the Issuer’s obligations to include the Acquired Shares in the Registration Statement are contingent upon Subscriber furnishing in writing to the Issuer such information regarding Subscriber, the securities of the Issuer held by Subscriber and the intended method of disposition of the Acquired Shares as shall be reasonably requested by the Issuer to effect the registration of the Acquired Shares, and Subscriber shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Issuer may reasonably request that are customary of a selling stockholder in similar situations, including providing that the Issuer shall be entitled to postpone and suspend the effectiveness or use of the Registration Statement during any customary blackout or similar period or as permitted hereunder;. Any failure by the Issuer to file the Registration Statement by the Filing Date or to effect such Registration Statement by the Effectiveness Date shall not otherwise relieve the Issuer of its obligations to file or effect the Registration Statement as set forth above in this Section 5. The Issuer will provide a draft of the Registration Statement to the undersigned for review at least two (2) business days in advance of filing the Registration Statement. In no event shall the undersigned be identified as a statutory underwriter in the Registration Statement unless requested by the Commission. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Commission prevents the Issuer from including any or all of the shares proposed to be registered under the Registration Statement due to limitations on the use of Rule 415 of the Securities Act for the resale of the Acquired Shares by the applicable stockholders or otherwise, such Registration Statement shall register for resale such number of Acquired Shares which is equal to the maximum number of Acquired Shares as is permitted by the SEC. In such event, the number of Acquired Shares to be registered for each selling shareholder named in the Registration Statement shall be reduced pro rata among all such selling shareholders. The Issuer will use its commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the continuous effectiveness of the Registration Statement until all such securities cease to be Registrable Securities (as defined below) or such shorter period upon which each undersigned party with Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement have notified the Issuer that such Registrable Securities have actually been sold. The Issuer will file all reports, and provide all customary and reasonable cooperation, necessary to enable the undersigned to resell Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement or Rule 144 under the Securities Act (“Rule 144”), as applicable, qualify the Registrable Securities for listing on the applicable stock exchange, update or amend the Registration Statement as necessary to include Registrable Securities and provide customary notice to holders of Registrable Securities. “Registrable Securities” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the Acquired Shares and any other equity security of the Issuer issued or issuable with respect to the Acquired Shares by way of share split, dividend, distribution, recapitalization, merger, exchange, replacement or similar event or otherwise. As to any particular Registrable Securities, once issued, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities at the earliest of (A) when the undersigned ceases to hold any Acquired Shares, (B) the date all Acquired Shares held by the undersigned 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, other than the requirement for the Issuer to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144(c), (C) when they shall have ceased to be outstanding or (D) two years from the date of effectiveness of the Registration Statement.
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b. In the case of the registration, qualification, exemption or compliance effected by the Issuer pursuant to this Subscription Agreement, the Issuer shall, upon reasonable request, inform Subscriber as to the status of such registration, qualification, exemption and compliance. At its expense the Issuer shall:
(i) except for such times as the Issuer 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 Issuer 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 earliest of the following: (i) Subscriber ceases to hold any Acquired Shares, (ii) the date all Acquired 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 Issuer to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144(i)(2), and (iii) two (2) years from the effective date of the Registration Statement. The period of time during which the Issuer is required hereunder to keep a Registration Statement effective is referred to herein as the “Registration Period”;
(ii) advise Subscriber within five (5) business days:
(1) when a Registration Statement or any amendment thereto has been filed with the Commission and when such Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto has become effective;
(2) of any request by the Commission for amendments or supplements to any Registration Statement or the prospectus included therein or for additional information;
(3) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for such purpose;
(4) of the receipt by the Issuer of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Acquired Shares included therein for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; and
(5) 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.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, the Issuer shall not, when so advising Subscriber of such events, provide Subscriber with any material, nonpublic information regarding the Issuer other than to the extent that providing notice to Subscriber of the occurrence of the events listed in (1) through (5) above constitutes material, nonpublic information regarding the Issuer;
(iii) use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement as soon as reasonably practicable;
(iv) upon the occurrence of any event contemplated above, except for such times as the Issuer is permitted hereunder to suspend, and has suspended, the use of a prospectus forming part of a Registration Statement, the Issuer shall 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 Acquired 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;
(v) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause all Acquired Shares to be listed on each securities exchange or market, if any, on which the Class A Shares issued by the Issuer have been listed; and
(vi) use its commercially reasonable efforts to take all other steps necessary to effect the registration of the Acquired Shares contemplated hereby and to enable Subscriber to sell the Acquired Shares under Rule 144.
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c. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Subscription Agreement, the Issuer 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 Issuer or its subsidiaries is pending or an event has occurred, which negotiation, consummation or event the Issuer’s board of directors reasonably believes, upon the advice of legal counsel, would require additional disclosure by the Issuer in the Registration Statement of material information that the Issuer 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 Issuer’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 Issuer may not delay or suspend the Registration Statement on more than two 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-month period. Upon receipt of any written notice from the Issuer 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 Acquired 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 Issuer 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 Issuer 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 Issuer unless otherwise required by law or subpoena. If so directed by the Issuer, Subscriber will deliver to the Issuer or, in Subscriber’s sole discretion destroy, all copies of the prospectus covering the Acquired Shares in Subscriber’s possession; provided, however, that this obligation to deliver or destroy all copies of the prospectus covering the Acquired 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.
d. Subscriber may deliver written notice (an “Opt-Out Notice”) to the Issuer requesting that Subscriber not receive notices from the Issuer otherwise required by this Section 6; provided, however, that Subscriber may later revoke any such Opt-Out Notice in writing. Following receipt of an Opt-Out Notice from Subscriber (unless subsequently revoked), (i) the Issuer shall not deliver any such notices to Subscriber and Subscriber shall no longer be entitled to the rights associated with any such notice and (ii) each time prior to Subscriber’s intended use of an effective Registration Statement, Subscriber will notify the Issuer in writing at least two (2) business days in advance of such intended use, and if a notice of a Suspension Event was previously delivered (or would have been delivered but for the provisions of this Section 5(d)) and the related suspension period remains in effect, the Issuer will so notify Subscriber, within one (1) business day of Subscriber’s notification to the Issuer, by delivering to Subscriber a copy of such previous notice of Suspension Event, and thereafter will provide Subscriber with the related notice of the conclusion of such Suspension Event immediately upon its availability.
e. Indemnification.
(i) The Issuer agrees to indemnify and hold harmless, to the extent permitted by law, Subscriber, its directors, officers, employees, agents, each person who controls Subscriber (within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act) from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including, without limitation, any reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred in connection with defending or investigating any such action or claim) caused by any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in any Registration Statement, prospectus included in any Registration Statement (“Prospectus”) or preliminary Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or document incorporated by reference therein or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except insofar as the same are caused by or contained in any information furnished in writing to the Issuer by or on behalf of such Subscriber expressly for use therein; provided, however, that the indemnification contained in this Section (e) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Losses if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Issuer (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), nor shall the Issuer be liable for any Losses to the extent they arise out of or are based upon a violation which occurs (A) in connection with any failure of such person to deliver or cause to be delivered a Prospectus made available by the Issuer in a timely manner or (B) in connection with any offers or sales effected by or on behalf of Subscriber in violation of this Agreement.
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(ii) In connection with any Registration Statement in which Subscriber is participating, Subscriber shall furnish to the Issuer in writing such information and affidavits as the Issuer reasonably requests for use in connection with any such Registration Statement or Prospectus. Subscriber agrees, severally and not jointly with any other Person that is a party to the Other Subscription Agreements, to indemnify and hold harmless, to the extent permitted by law, the Issuer, its directors and officers and agents and employees and each person who controls the Issuer (within the meaning of the Securities Act) against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees) resulting from or arising out of any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in the Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, but only to the extent that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information or affidavit so furnished in writing by or on behalf of such Subscriber expressly for use therein; provided, however, that in no event shall the liability of each such Subscriber be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the net proceeds received by such Subscriber from the sale of Acquired Shares pursuant to such Registration Statement giving rise to such indemnification obligation.
(iii) Any person entitled to indemnification herein shall (1) give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification (provided that the failure to give prompt notice shall not impair any person’s right to indemnification hereunder to the extent such failure has not prejudiced the indemnifying party) and (2) permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. If such defense is assumed, the indemnifying party shall not be subject to any liability for any settlement made by the indemnified party without its consent. An indemnifying party who elects not to assume the defense of a claim shall not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel for all parties indemnified by such indemnifying party with respect to such claim, unless in the reasonable judgment of legal counsel to any indemnified party a conflict of interest exists between such indemnified party and any other of such indemnified parties with respect to such claim. No indemnifying party shall, without the consent of the indemnified party, consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which cannot be settled in all respects by the payment of money (and such money is so paid by the indemnifying party pursuant to the terms of such settlement) or which settlement does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation.
(iv) The indemnification provided for under this Subscription Agreement shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the indemnified party or any officer, director, employee, agent, affiliate or controlling person of such indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of the Acquired Shares.
(v) If the indemnification provided under this Section 5(e) from the indemnifying party is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses referred to herein, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying the indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the indemnifying party and indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact, was made by, or relates to information supplied by, such indemnifying party or indemnified party, and the indemnifying party’s and indemnified party’s relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the losses or other liabilities referred to above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in Sections 5(e)(i), (ii) and (iii) above, any legal or other fees, charges or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with any investigation or proceeding. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution pursuant to this Section 5(e)(v) from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
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6. 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 (a) such date and time as the Merger Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms, (b) upon the mutual written agreement of each of the parties hereto to terminate this Subscription Agreement, (c) if any of the conditions to Closing set forth in Section 2 of this Subscription Agreement are not satisfied on or prior to the Closing and, as a result thereof, the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement are not consummated at the Closing or (d) the Outside Date (as defined in the Merger Agreement); 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 Issuer shall promptly notify Subscriber in writing (including via email) of the termination of the Merger Agreement.
7. Additional Agreements and Waivers of Subscriber.
a. Trust Account Waiver. Subscriber acknowledges that the Issuer is a blank check company with the powers and privileges to effect a merger, asset acquisition, reorganization or similar business combination involving the Issuer and one or more businesses or assets. Subscriber further acknowledges that, as described in the Issuer’s prospectus relating to its initial public offering dated September 2, 2020 (the “September 2020 Prospectus”), available at sec.gov, substantially all of the Issuer’s assets consist of the cash proceeds of the Issuer’s initial public offering and private placements of its securities, and substantially all of those proceeds have been deposited in a trust account (the “Trust Account”) for the benefit of its public stockholders and the underwriters of its initial public offering. Except with respect to interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account that may be released to the Issuer to pay its tax obligations, if any, the cash in the Trust Account may be disbursed only for the purposes set forth in the September 2020 Prospectus. For and in consideration of the Issuer entering into this Subscription Agreement, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Subscriber, on behalf of itself and its affiliates and representatives, hereby irrevocably waives any and all right, title and interest, or any claim of any kind they have or may have in the future as a result of, or arising out of, this Subscription Agreement, in or to any monies held in the Trust Account, and agrees not to seek recourse or make or bring any action, suit, claim or other proceeding against the Trust Account as a result of, or arising out of, this Subscription Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or the Acquired Shares, regardless of whether such claim arises based on contract, tort, equity or any other theory of legal liability; provided however, that nothing in this Section 7 shall be deemed to limit any Subscriber’s right, title, interest or claim to the Trust Account by virtue of such Subscriber’s record or beneficial ownership of securities of the Issuer acquired by any means other than pursuant to this Subscription Agreement, including but not limited to any redemption right with respect to any such securities of the Issuer. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that it shall not have any redemption rights with respect to the Acquired Shares pursuant to the Issuer’s certificate of incorporation in connection with the Transactions or any other business combination, any subsequent liquidation of the Trust Account or the Issuer or otherwise. In the event Subscriber has any claim against the Issuer as a result of, or arising out of, this Subscription Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or the Acquired Shares, it shall pursue such claim solely against the Issuer and its assets outside the Trust Account and not against the Trust Account or any monies or other assets in the Trust Account. This paragraph shall survive any termination of this Subscription Agreement.
b. No Hedging. Subscriber hereby agrees that neither it, nor any person or entity acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it, shall execute any short sales or engage in other hedging transactions of any kind with respect to the Acquired Shares during the period from the date of this Subscription Agreement through the Closing. Nothing in this Section 7(b) shall prohibit such persons from engaging in hedging transactions with respect to other securities of the Issuer, including Class A Shares acquired in open market purchases, so long as such person does not create any “put equivalent position,” as such term is defined in Rule 16a-1 under the Exchange Act, or short sale positions, with respect to the Acquired Shares, nor shall this Section 7(b) prohibit any other investment portfolios of the Subscriber that have no knowledge of this Subscription Agreement or of Subscriber’s participation in this transaction (including Subscriber’s controlled affiliates and/or affiliates) from entering into any short sales or engaging in other hedging transactions.
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8. Issuer’s Covenants
a. Except as contemplated herein, the Issuer, its subsidiaries and their respective affiliates shall not, and shall cause any person acting on behalf of any of the foregoing to not, take any action or steps that would require registration of the issuance of any of the Acquired Shares under the Securities Act.
b. With a view to making available to Subscriber the benefits of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act or any other similar rule or regulation of the Commission that may at any time permit Subscriber to sell securities of the Issuer to the public without registration, the Issuer agrees, until the third anniversary of the Closing Date, to:
(i) make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144;
(ii) file with the Commission in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Issuer under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act so long as the Issuer remains subject to such requirements and the filing of such reports and other documents is required for the applicable provisions of Rule 144; and
(iii) furnish to Subscriber so long as it owns Acquired Shares, promptly upon request, (x) a written statement by the Issuer, if true, that it has complied with the reporting requirements of Rule 144, the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, (y) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Issuer and such other reports and documents so filed by the Issuer and (z) such other information as may be reasonably requested to permit Subscriber to sell such securities pursuant to Rule 144 without registration.
c. The Issuer will use the proceeds from the sale of the Acquired Shares and the shares issued and sold pursuant to the Other Subscription Agreement solely to finance the Transactions.
d. The legend described in Section 4(e) shall be removed and the Issuer shall issue a certificate without such legend to the holder of the Acquired Shares upon which it is stamped or issue to such holder by electronic delivery at the applicable balance account at The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”), if (i) such Acquired Shares are registered for resale under the Securities Act, (ii) in connection with a sale, assignment or other transfer, such holder provides the Issuer with an opinion of counsel, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Issuer, to the effect that such sale, assignment or transfer of the Acquired Shares may be made without registration under the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, or (iii) the Acquired Shares can be sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to Rule 144, and in each case, the holder provides the Issuer with an undertaking to effect any sales or other transfers in accordance with the Securities Act. The Issuer shall be responsible for the fees of its transfer agent and all DTC fees associated with such issuance.
9. Miscellaneous.
a. Each party hereto acknowledges that the other party hereto and others will rely on the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties contained in this Subscription Agreement. Prior to the Closing, each party hereto agrees to promptly notify the other party hereto if any of the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties set forth herein with respect to it are no longer accurate in all material respects. Subscriber further acknowledges and agrees that each of the Placement Agents is a third-party beneficiary of the representations and warranties of the Subscriber contained in this Subscription Agreement. The Issuer and the Subscriber acknowledge and agree that Metromile is a third party beneficiary hereof and no consent, waiver, modification or amendment hereunder or hereof may be given of agreed to by the Issuer without Metromile’s consent.
b. Each of the Issuer and Subscriber 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. Each of the Placement Agents is entitled to rely upon the representations and warranties made by Subscriber in this Subscription Agreement.
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c. This Subscription Agreement may not be transferred or assigned without the prior written consent of each of the other parties hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Subscription Agreement and any of Subscriber’s rights and obligations hereunder may be assigned to any fund or account managed by the same investment manager as Subscriber, without the prior consent of the Issuer, provided that such assignee(s) agrees in writing to be bound by the terms hereof. Upon such assignment by a Subscriber, the assignee(s) shall become Subscriber hereunder and have the rights and obligations provided for herein to the extent of such assignment; provided further that, no assignment shall relieve the assigning party of any of its obligations hereunder, including any assignment to any fund or account managed by the same investment manager as Subscriber. Neither this Subscription Agreement nor any rights that may accrue to the Issuer hereunder or any of the Issuer’s obligations may be transferred or assigned other than pursuant to the Transactions.
d. All the representations and warranties made by each party hereto in this Subscription Agreement shall survive the Closing. All covenants made by each party hereto in this Subscription Agreement required to be performed after the Closing shall expire upon performance. All other agreements made by each party hereto in this Subscription Agreement shall expire at the Closing.
e. The Issuer may request from Subscriber such additional information as the Issuer may deem reasonably necessary to evaluate the eligibility of Subscriber to acquire the Acquired Shares, and Subscriber shall provide such information as may be reasonably requested, to the extent readily available and to the extent consistent with its internal policies and procedures; provided, that, the Issuer agrees to keep any such information provided by Subscriber confidential; provided, further, that upon recipient of such additional information, the Issuer shall be allowed to convey such information to each Placement Agent and such Placement Agent shall keep the information confidential, except as may be required by applicable law, rule, regulation or in connection with any legal proceeding or regulatory request.
f. This Subscription Agreement may not be modified, waived or terminated except by an instrument in writing, signed by the party against whom enforcement of such modification, waiver, or termination is sought.
g. 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.
h. Except as otherwise provided herein, 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.
i. 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.
j. This Subscription Agreement may be executed in two (2) or more counterparts (including by electronic means), all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other parties, it being understood that all parties need not sign the same counterpart.
k. Each party shall pay all of its own expenses in connection with this Subscription Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement.
l. The Issuer shall be responsible for the fees of its transfer agent, the Escrow Agent, stamp taxes and all of DTC’s fees associated with the issuance of the Acquired Shares.
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m. Subscriber understands and agrees that (i) no disclosure or offering document has been prepared by the Placement Agents or any of their respective affiliates in connection with the offer and sale of the Acquired Shares; (ii) the Placement Agents and their respective directors, officers, employees, representatives and controlling persons have made no independent investigation with respect to the Issuer, Metromile, the Transactions or the Acquired Shares or the accuracy, completeness or adequacy of any information supplied to Subscriber by the Issuer; and (iii) in connection with the issue and purchase of the Acquired Shares, the Placement Agents have not acted as the Subscriber’s financial advisor, tax or fiduciary.
n. Any notice or communication required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and either delivered personally, emailed or telecopied, 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 (a) when so delivered personally, (b) upon receipt of an appropriate electronic answerback or confirmation when so delivered by telecopy (to such number specified below or another number or numbers as such person may subsequently designate by notice given hereunder), (c) when sent, with no mail undeliverable or other rejection notice, if sent by email, or (d) five (5) 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 Issuer, to:
2929 Arch Street, Suite 1703
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Attention: Amanda Abrams
Telephone: (484) 459-3476
E-mail: amanda@ftspac.com
with a required copy to (which copy shall not constitute notice):
Ledgewood P.C.
Two Commerce Square, Suite 3400
2001 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Attention: Derick S. Kauffman
Telephone: (215) 731-9450
Facsimile: (215) 735-2513
E-mail: dkauffman@ledgewood.com
o. The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Subscription Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to seek an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Subscription Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Subscription Agreement, this being in addition to any other remedy to which such party is entitled at law, in equity, in contract, in tort or otherwise.
p. 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 New York, without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of laws thereof.
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THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA LOCATED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK SOLELY IN RESPECT OF THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, AND HEREBY WAIVE, AND AGREE NOT TO ASSERT, AS A DEFENSE IN ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING FOR INTERPRETATION OR ENFORCEMENT HEREOF OR THAT SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING MAY NOT BE BROUGHT OR IS NOT MAINTAINABLE IN SAID COURTS OR THAT VENUE THEREOF MAY NOT BE APPROPRIATE OR THAT THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT MAY NOT BE ENFORCED IN OR BY SUCH COURTS, AND THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AGREE THAT ALL CLAIMS WITH RESPECT TO SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE HEARD AND DETERMINED BY SUCH A NEW YORK STATE OR FEDERAL COURT. THE PARTIES HEREBY CONSENT TO AND GRANT ANY SUCH COURT JURISDICTION OVER THE PERSON OF SUCH PARTIES AND OVER THE SUBJECT MATTER OF SUCH DISPUTE AND AGREE THAT MAILING OF PROCESS OR OTHER PAPERS IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING IN THE MANNER PROVIDED IN SECTION 9(n) OR IN SUCH OTHER MANNER AS MAY BE PERMITTED BY LAW SHALL BE VALID AND SUFFICIENT SERVICE THEREOF.
EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (I) NO REPRESENTATIVE, PLACEMENT AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER; (II) SUCH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE FOREGOING WAIVER; (III) SUCH PARTY MAKES THE FOREGOING WAIVER VOLUNTARILY AND (IV) SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVER AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 9(p).
q. If, any change in the Class A Shares shall occur between the date hereof and immediately prior to the Closing by reason of any reclassification, recapitalization, stock split (including reverse stock split) or combination, exchange or readjustment of shares, or any stock dividend, the number of Acquired Shares issued to Subscriber shall be appropriately adjusted to reflect such change.
r. The Issuer shall, by 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the first (1st) business day immediately following the date of this Subscription Agreement, issue one or more press releases or file with the Commission a Current Report on Form 8-K (collectively, the “Disclosure Document”) disclosing all material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Other Subscription Agreements, the Transactions and any other material, nonpublic information that the Issuer has provided to Subscriber at any time prior to the filing of the Disclosure Document. Upon the issuance of the Disclosure Document, to the Issuer’s knowledge, Subscriber shall not be in possession of any material, non-public information received from the Issuer or any of its officers, directors or employees or agents (including the Placement Agents) and Subscriber shall no longer be subject to any confidentiality or similar obligations under any current agreement, whether written or oral with the Issuer or any of its affiliates. Notwithstanding anything in this Subscription Agreement to the contrary, the Issuer shall not publicly disclose the name of Subscriber or any of its affiliates, or include the name of Subscriber or any of its affiliates in any press release or in any filing with the Commission or any regulatory agency or trading market, without the prior written consent of Subscriber, except (i) as required by the federal securities law and (ii) to the extent such disclosure is required by law, at the request of the Staff of the Commission or regulatory agency or under the regulations of Nasdaq.
[Signature pages follow.]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Issuer and Subscriber has executed or caused this Subscription Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized representative as of the date set forth below.
INSU ACQUISITION CORP. II | ||
By: | ||
Name: | John Butler | |
Title: | CEO and President |
Date: November ____, 2020
Signature Page to
Subscription Agreement
SUBSCRIBER: | |
Signature of Joint Subscriber, if applicable: | |
By: ___________________________________
Name: Title: |
By: ___________________________________
Name: Title: |
Date: November ____, 2020
Signature of Subscriber: | Signature of Joint Subscriber, if applicable: |
___________________________________
(Please print. Please indicate name and capacity of person signing above) |
___________________________________
(Please print. Please indicate name and capacity of person signing above) |
___________________________________
Name in which securities are to be registered (if different) |
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Email Address: | |
If there are joint investors, please check one: | |
☐ Joint Tenants with Rights of Survivorship | |
☐ Tenants-in-Common | |
☐ Community Property | |
Subscriber’s EIN: _______________ |
Joint Subscriber’s EIN:
________________________________ |
Business Address:
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Mailing Address-Street (if different): |
___________________________________ | |
___________________________________
City, State, Zip: |
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Attn: | |
Telephone No.: ___________________ | Telephone No.: ___________________ |
Facsimile No.: ____________________ | |
Aggregate Number of Acquired Shares subscribed for: | |
_________________ | |
Aggregate Purchase Price: $_______________ |
You must pay the Purchase Price by wire transfer of United States dollars in immediately available funds to the account specified by the Issuer in the Closing Notice.
Signature Page to
Subscription Agreement
Number of Acquired Shares subscribed for and aggregate Purchase Price accepted and agreed to as of this ____ day of November, 2020, by:
INSU ACQUISITION CORP. II
By: | ||
Name: | John Butler | |
Title: | CEO and President |
Signature Page to
Subscription Agreement
Number of Acquired Shares subscribed for and aggregate Purchase Price accepted and agreed to as of this _____ day of November, 2020, by:
Signature of Subscriber:
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
Signature Page to
Subscription Agreement
SCHEDULE A
ELIGIBILITY REPRESENTATIONS OF SUBSCRIBER
A.1. |
QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER STATUS
(Please check the applicable subparagraphs): |
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1. | ☐ We are a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act (a “QIB”)). | |
2. | ☐ We are subscribing for the Acquired Shares as a fiduciary or agent for one or more investor accounts, and each owner of such account is a QIB. |
*** OR ***
A.2. |
INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR STATUS
(Please check each of the following subparagraphs): |
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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. | |
2. | ☐ We are not a natural person. |
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B. |
AFFILIATE STATUS
(Please check the applicable box) |
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SUBSCRIBER: | ||
☐ | is: | |
☐ | is not: |
an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act) of the Issuer or acting on behalf of an affiliate of the Issuer.
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C. |
INSTITUTIONAL ACCOUNT STATUS
(Please check the applicable box) |
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FINRA Rule 4512(c) states that an “institutional account” shall mean any person who comes within any of the below listed categories. 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 “institutional account.” | ||
SUBSCRIBER is: | ||
☐ | a bank, savings and loan association, insurance company or registered investment company | |
☐ | an investment adviser registered either with the Commission under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act or with a state securities commission (or any agency or office performing like functions); or | |
☐ | any other person (whether a natural person, corporation, partnership, trust or otherwise) with total assets of at least $50 million. |
This page should be completed by
Subscriber
and constitutes a part of the Subscription Agreement.
Schedule A
Exhibit 10.6
AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of [●], 2021, is made and entered into by and among each of INSU Acquisition Corp. II, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), Insurance Acquisition Sponsor II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Dioptra Advisors II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and INSU PIPE Sponsor II, LLC (collectively, the “Sponsor”), Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., a New York general partnership (“Cantor”), the Former MetroMile Stockholders (as defined below) and any person or entity who hereafter becomes a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 5.2 of this Agreement (each, a “Holder” and collectively, the “Holders”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Company has issued the Sponsor an aggregate of 7,846,667 shares (the “Founder Shares”) of the Company’s Class B common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Class B Common Stock”);
WHEREAS, the Founder Shares are convertible into shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), on the terms and conditions provided in the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation;
WHEREAS, the Sponsor and Cantor purchased an aggregate of 540,000 units of the Company (each, a “Placement Unit” and collectively, the “Placement Units”), each Placement Unit consisting of one share of Common Stock (each, a “Placement Share” and collectively, the “Placement Shares”) and one third of one warrant to purchase one share of Common Stock (each, a “Placement Warrant” and collectively, the “Placement Warrants”) in a private placement transaction (the “Private Placement”) occurring simultaneously with the closing of the Company’s initial public offering (the “IPO”);
WHEREAS, on September 2, 2020, the Company, the Sponsor and Cantor entered into a Registration Rights Agreement (the “Original Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company granted the Sponsor and Cantor certain registration rights with respect to certain securities of the Company;
WHEREAS, on the date hereof, upon the closing of the transactions (such transactions, the “Transactions”) contemplated by that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated as of November 24, 2020 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among the Company, INSU II Merger Sub Corp., a Delaware corporation, and MetroMile, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“MetroMile”), each outstanding share of MetroMile common stock shall be converted into the right to receive cash (if available) and shares of Common Stock;
WHEREAS, on the date hereof, upon the closing of the Transactions, 6,669,667 of the Founder Shares will be converted into shares of Common Stock, on the terms and conditions provided in the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation;
WHEREAS, on the date hereof, the Sponsor has purchased an aggregate of [●] shares of Common Stock in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act (such transaction, the “PIPE” and such shares, the “PIPE Shares”); and
WHEREAS, in connection with the purchase of the PIPE Shares and the consummation of the Transactions, the Company and the Holders desire to amend and restate the Original Agreement in order to provide the Holders with registration rights on the terms set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the representations, covenants and agreements contained herein, and certain other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Definitions. The terms defined in this Article I shall, for all purposes of this Agreement, have the respective meanings set forth below:
“Adverse Disclosure” shall mean any public disclosure of material non-public information, which disclosure, in the good faith judgment of the Board or the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer or principal financial officer of the Company (i) would be required to be made in any Registration Statement or Prospectus in order for the applicable Registration Statement or Prospectus not to contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein (in the case of any Prospectus and any preliminary Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, (ii) would not be required to be made at such time if the Registration Statement were not being filed, and (iii) the Company has a bona fide business purpose for not making such information public.
“Agreement” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.
“Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.
“Business Day” means any day, other than a Saturday or a Sunday, that is neither a legal holiday nor a day on which banking institutions are generally authorized or required by law or regulation to close in the City of New York, New York.
“Cantor” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.
“Commission” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Common Stock” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.
“Company” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.
“Demand Exercise Notice” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.2.
“Demanding Holders” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.1(b).
“Demand Registration” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.2.
“Demand Registration Period” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.2.
“Demand Registration Request” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.2.
“Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as it may be amended from time to time.
“Filing Date” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.1(a).
“Former MetroMile Stockholders” shall mean former holders of MetroMile common stock who hold five percent (5%) or more of the Common Stock following the Transactions.
“Form S-1” shall mean Form S-1 for the registration of securities under the Securities Act promulgated by the Commission.
“Form S-3” shall mean Form S-3 for the registration of securities under the Securities Act promulgated by the Commission.
“Founder Lock-up Period” shall mean, with respect to the Founder Shares, the period ending (x)(a) with respect to 1,569,333 of such shares, on the date hereof, (b) with respect to 2,550,167 of such shares, when the closing price of the Common Stock exceeds $15.00 for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period following the date hereof and (c) with respect to 2,550,167 of such shares, when the closing price of the Common Stock exceeds $17.00 for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period following the date hereof, or (y) in any case, if, after the date hereof, the Company completes a liquidation, merger, capital stock exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction that results in all of the Company’s stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of Common Stock for cash, securities or other property.
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“Founder Shares” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.
“Holders” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.
“Initial Stockholders” shall mean the Sponsor.
“Initiating Holders” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.2.
“IPO” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals hereto.
“Letter Agreement” shall mean the letter agreement by and among the Company, the Company’s officers and directors, the Sponsor and the other parties thereto.
“Maximum Number of Securities” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.3.
“Merger Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals hereto.
“Minimum Demand Threshold” shall mean $30,000,000.
“Misstatement” shall mean an untrue statement of a material fact or an omission to state a material fact required to be stated in a Registration Statement, preliminary Prospectus or Prospectus, or necessary to make the statements in a Registration Statement, preliminary Prospectus or Prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
“Original Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals hereto.
“Permitted Transferees” shall mean any person or entity to whom a Holder of Registrable Securities is permitted to transfer such Registrable Securities prior to the expiration of the Founder Lock-up Period or Placement Unit Lock-up Period, as the case may be, under the Letter Agreement, the Placement Unit Subscription Agreements and any other applicable agreement between such Holder and the Company, and to any transferee thereafter.
“Piggy-back Registration” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.2.1.
“PIPE” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals hereto.
“PIPE Shares” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals hereto.
“Placement Share” or “Placement Shares” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.
“Placement Unit Lock-up Period” shall mean, with respect to the Placement Units, Placement Shares, Placement Warrants and any of the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of such Placement Warrants, a period terminating 30 days after the date hereof, subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Letter Agreement and the Placement Unit Subscription Agreements.
“Placement Unit” or “Placement Units” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.
“Placement Unit Subscription Agreements” shall mean, collectively, (i) the Unit Subscription Agreement, dated September 2, 2020, between the Company and the Sponsor, and (ii) the Unit Subscription Agreement, dated September 2, 2020, between the Company and Cantor.
“Placement Warrant” or “Placement Warrants” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.
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“Private Placement” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.
“Pro Rata” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.1.3.
“Prospectus” shall mean the prospectus included in any Registration Statement, as supplemented by any and all prospectus supplements and as amended by any and all post-effective amendments and including all materials incorporated by reference in such prospectus.
“Prospectus Date” shall mean the date of the final Prospectus filed with the Commission and relating to the IPO.
“Registrable Security” shall mean (a) the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the conversion of any Founder Shares, (b) the Placement Warrants (including any shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of any such Placement Warrants), (c) the Placement Shares, (d) the PIPE Shares, (e) the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable pursuant to the Merger Agreement and (f) any other equity security of the Company issued or issuable with respect to any such shares of Common Stock by way of a stock dividend or stock split or in connection with a combination of stock, acquisition, recapitalization, consolidation, reorganization, stock exchange, stock reconstruction and amalgamation or contractual control arrangement with, purchasing all or substantially all of the assets of, or engagement in any other similar transaction; provided, however, that, as to any particular Registrable Security, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when: (i) if a Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such securities shall have become effective under the Securities Act, at the earlier of (A) one year following the date the Registration Statement is declared effective or (B) the date that such securities shall have been sold, transferred, disposed of or exchanged in accordance with such Registration Statement; (ii) such securities may otherwise be transferred, new certificates or book entries credits for such securities not bearing a legend restricting further transfer shall have been delivered by the Company and subsequent public distribution of such securities shall not require registration under the Securities Act; (iii) such securities shall have ceased to be outstanding; (iv) such securities have been sold to, or through, a broker, dealer or underwriter in a public distribution or other public securities transaction; or (v) such securities may be sold without registration pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (or any successor rule promulgated by the Commission) without limitation as to volume and manner of sale.
“Registration” shall mean a registration effected by preparing and filing a Registration Statement or similar document in compliance with the requirements of the Securities Act, and the applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and such Registration Statement becoming effective.
“Registration Expenses” shall mean the out-of-pocket expenses of a Registration, including, without limitation, the following:
(A) all registration and filing fees (including fees with respect to filings required to be made with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and any securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed);
(B) fees and expenses of compliance with securities or blue sky laws (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in connection with blue sky qualifications of Registrable Securities);
(C) printing, messenger, telephone and delivery expenses;
(D) reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company
(E) reasonable and documented fees and disbursements (not to exceed $100,000 in the aggregate for all Registrations hereunder) of one counsel for the Sponsor and its affiliates, which shall be selected by Cohen & Company, LLC; and
(F) reasonable fees and disbursements of all independent registered public accountants of the Company incurred specifically in connection with such Registration.
“Registration Statement” shall mean any registration statement that covers the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, including the Prospectus included in such registration statement, amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registration statement, and all exhibits to and all materials incorporated by reference in such registration statement.
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“Requesting Holder” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.3.
“Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.
“Shelf Registrable Securities” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.1(b).
“Shelf Registration Statement” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.1(a).
“Shelf Underwriting” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.1(b).
“Shelf Underwriting Notice” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.1(b).
“Shelf Underwriting Request” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.1(b).
“Sponsor” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.
“Transactions” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals hereto.
“Underwriter” shall mean a securities dealer who purchases any Registrable Securities as principal in an Underwritten Offering and not as part of such dealer’s market-making activities.
“Underwritten Block Trade” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.1.1(b).
“Underwritten Registration” or “Underwritten Offering” shall mean a Registration in which securities of the Company are sold to an Underwriter in a firm commitment underwriting for distribution to the public.
ARTICLE II
REGISTRATIONS
2.1 Demand Registration.
2.1.1 Shelf Registration Statement. (a) As soon as practicable but no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date hereof (the “Filing Date”), the Company shall prepare and file with (or confidentially submit to) the Commission a shelf registration statement under Rule 415 of the Securities Act (such registration statement, a “Shelf Registration Statement”) covering the resale of all the Registrable Securities (determined as of two Business Days prior to such filing) on a delayed or continuous basis and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have such Shelf Registration Statement declared effective as soon as practicable after the filing thereof and no later than the earlier of (x) the 60th Business Day (or 80th Business Day if the Commission notifies the Company that it will “review” the Registration Statement) following the date hereof and (y) the 10th Business Day after the date the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the Commission that the Registration Statement will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review. Such Shelf Registration Statement shall provide for the resale of the Registrable Securities included therein pursuant to any method or combination of methods legally available to, and requested by, any Holder named therein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the terms hereof, and shall prepare and file with the Commission such amendments, including post-effective amendments, and supplements as may be necessary to keep a Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective, available for use to permit all Holders named therein to sell their Registrable Securities included therein and in compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act until such time as there are no longer any Registrable Securities.
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(b) Subject to Section 2.3 and Section 2.4, (i) the Holders of a majority-in-interest of the then outstanding number of Registrable Securities held by the Initial Stockholders or the transferees of the Initial Stockholders, (ii) the Holders of a majority-in-interest of the then outstanding number of Registrable Securities held by the Former MetroMile Stockholders or the transferees of the Former MetroMile Stockholders or (iii) Cantor or its designees (the “Demanding Holders”), may make a written demand from time to time to elect to sell all or any part of their Registrable Securities, with a total offering price reasonably expected to exceed, in the aggregate, the Minimum Demand Threshold, pursuant to an Underwritten Offering pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement, which written demand shall describe the amount and type of securities to be included in such Registration and the intended method(s) of distribution thereof. The Demanding Holders shall make such election by delivering to the Company a written request (a “Shelf Underwriting Request”) for such Underwritten Offering specifying the number of Registrable Securities that the Demanding Holders desire to sell pursuant to such Underwritten Offering (the “Shelf Underwriting”). As promptly as practicable, but no later than two (2) Business Days after receipt of a Shelf Underwriting Request, the Company shall give written notice (the “Shelf Underwriting Notice”) of such Shelf Underwriting Request to the Holders of record of other Registrable Securities registered on such Shelf Registration Statement (“Shelf Registrable Securities”). The Company, subject to Section 2.1.3, shall include in such Shelf Underwriting (x) the Registrable Securities of the Demanding Holders and (y) the Shelf Registrable Securities of any other Holder of Shelf Registrable Securities which shall have made a written request to the Company for inclusion in such Shelf Underwriting (which request shall specify the maximum number of Shelf Registrable Securities intended to be disposed of by such Holder) within five (5) days after the receipt of the Shelf Underwriting Notice. The Company shall, as expeditiously as possible (and in any event within fifteen (15) Business Days after the receipt of a Shelf Underwriting Request), but subject to Section 2.3, use its reasonable best efforts to effect such Shelf Underwriting. The Company shall, at the request of any Demanding Holders, file any prospectus supplement or, if the applicable Shelf Registration Statement is an automatic shelf registration statement, any post-effective amendments and otherwise take any action necessary to include therein all disclosure and language deemed necessary or advisable by the Demanding Holders or any other Holder of Shelf Registrable Securities to effect such Shelf Underwriting. Once a Shelf Registration Statement has been declared effective, the Demanding Holders may request, and the Company shall be required to facilitate, an aggregate of three (3) Shelf Underwritings pursuant to this subsection 2.1.1(b) with respect to any or all Registrable Securities, including one (1) Shelf Underwriting on behalf of Cantor; provided, however, that a Shelf Underwriting shall not be counted for such purposes unless a Registration Statement has become effective and all of the Registrable Securities requested by the Demanding Holders to be registered on behalf of the Demanding Holders in such Shelf Underwriting have been sold; and provided, further, that the number of Shelf Underwritings the Demanding Holders shall be entitled to request shall be reduced by each Demand Registration effected for such Demanding Holder pursuant to Section 2.1.2. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Demanding Holder wishes to engage in an underwritten block trade or similar transaction or other transaction with a 2-day or less marketing period (collectively, “Underwritten Block Trade”) off of a Shelf Registration Statement, then notwithstanding the foregoing time periods, such Demanding Holder only needs to notify the Company of the Underwritten Block Trade two (2) Business Days prior to the day such offering is to commence and the Holders of record of other Registrable Securities shall not be entitled to notice of such Underwritten Block Trade and shall not be entitled to participate in such Underwritten Block Trade; provided, however, that the Demanding Holder requesting such Underwritten Block Trade shall use commercially reasonable efforts to work with the Company and the underwriters prior to making such request in order to facilitate preparation of the registration statement, prospectus and other offering documentation related to the Underwritten Block Trade.
2.1.2 Other Demand Registration. At any time that a Shelf Registration Statement provided for in Section 2.1.1(a) is not available for use by the Holders following such Shelf Registration Statement being declared effective by the Commission (a “Demand Registration Period”), subject to this Section 2.1.2 and Section 2.3 and Section 2.4, at any time and from time to time during such Demand Registration Period, the Demanding Holders shall have the right to make a written demand from time to time to effect one or more registration statements under the Securities Act covering all or any part of their Registrable Securities, with a total offering price reasonably expected to exceed, in the aggregate, the Minimum Demand Threshold, by delivering a written demand therefor to the Company, which written demand shall describe the amount and type of securities to be included in such Registration and the intended method(s) of distribution thereof. Any such request by any Demanding Holder pursuant to this Section 2.1.2 is referred to herein as a “Demand Registration Request,” and the registration so requested is referred to herein as a “Demand Registration” (with respect to any Demand Registration, the Demanding Holders making such demand for registration being referred to as the “Initiating Holders”). Subject to Section 2.3, the Demanding Holders shall be entitled to request (and the Company shall be required to effect) an aggregate of three (3) Demand Registrations pursuant to this subsection 2.1.2 with respect to any or all Registrable Securities, including one (1) Demand Registration on behalf of Cantor; provided, however, that a Demand Registration shall not be counted for such purposes unless a Registration Statement has become effective and all of the Registrable Securities requested by the Demanding Holders to be registered on behalf of the Demanding Holders in such Demand Registration have been sold; and provided, further, that the number of Demand Registrations the Demanding Holders shall be entitled to request shall be reduced by each Shelf Underwriting effected for such Demanding Holder pursuant to Section 2.1.1(b). The Company shall give written notice (the “Demand Exercise Notice”) of such Demand Registration Request to each of the Holders of record of Registrable Securities as promptly as practicable but no later than two (2) Business Days after receipt of the Demand Registration Request. The Company, subject to Sections 2.3 and 2.4, shall include in a Demand Registration (x) the Registrable Securities of the Initiating Holders and (y) the Registrable Securities of any other Holder of Registrable Securities which shall have made a written request to the Company for inclusion in such registration pursuant to Section 2.1.2 (which request shall specify the maximum number of Registrable Securities intended to be disposed of by such Holder) within five (5) days following the receipt of any such Demand Exercise Notice. The Company shall, as expeditiously as possible, but subject to Section 2.3, use its reasonable best efforts to (x) file or confidentially submit with the Commission (no later than (A) sixty (60) days from the Company’s receipt of the applicable Demand Registration Request if the Demand Registration is on Form S-1 or similar long-form registration or (B) thirty (30) days from the Company’s receipt of the applicable Demand Registration Request if the Demand Registration is on Form S-3 or any similar short-form registration), (y) cause to be declared effective as soon as reasonably practicable such registration statement under the Securities Act that includes the Registrable Securities which the Company has been so requested to register, for distribution in accordance with the intended method of distribution and (z) if requested by the Initiating Holders, obtain acceleration of the effective date of the registration statement relating to such registration.
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2.1.3 Reduction of Underwritten Offering. If the managing Underwriter or Underwriters in an Underwritten Registration pursuant to a Shelf Underwriting or Demand Registration, in good faith, advises the Company, the Demanding Holders and any other Holders participating in the Underwritten Registration (if any) (the “Requesting Holders”) in writing that the dollar amount or number of Registrable Securities that such Holders desire to sell, taken together with all other shares of Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell and the shares of Common Stock, if any, as to which a Registration has been requested pursuant to separate written contractual piggy-back registration rights held by any other stockholders who desire to sell, exceeds the maximum dollar amount or maximum number of equity securities that can be sold in the Underwritten Offering without adversely affecting the proposed offering price, the timing, the distribution method, or the probability of success of such offering (such maximum dollar amount or maximum number of such securities, as applicable, the “Maximum Number of Securities”), then the Company shall include in such Underwritten Offering, as follows: (i) first, the Registrable Securities of the Demanding Holders and the Requesting Holders (if any) (pro rata based on the respective number of Registrable Securities that each Demanding Holder and Requesting Holder (if any) has requested be included in such Underwritten Registration and the aggregate number of Registrable Securities that the Demanding Holders and Requesting Holders have collectively requested be included in such Underwritten Registration (such proportion is referred to herein as “Pro Rata”)) that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (ii) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (i), the shares of Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (iii) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), the shares of Common Stock or other equity securities of other persons or entities that the Company is obligated to register in a Registration pursuant to separate written contractual arrangements with such persons and that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities.
2.1.4 Demand Registration Withdrawal. A majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders initiating a Shelf Underwriting or Demand Registration, pursuant to a Registration under subsection 2.1.1 or 2.1.2 shall have the right in their sole discretion to withdraw from a Registration pursuant to such Demand Registration upon written notification to the Company and the Underwriter or Underwriters (if any) of their intention to withdraw from such Registration prior to (i) in the case of a Shelf Underwriting, the filing of a preliminary prospectus supplement setting forth the terms of the Underwritten Offering with the Commission and (ii) in the case of a Demand Registration, the effectiveness of the Registration Statement filed with the Commission with respect to the Registration of their Registrable Securities pursuant to such Demand Registration. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall be responsible for the Registration Expenses incurred in connection with a Registration pursuant to a Shelf Underwriting or Demand Registration prior to its withdrawal under this subsection 2.1.4.
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2.2 Piggy-back Registration.
2.2.1 Piggy-back Rights. If, at any time on or after the date hereof, the Company proposes to file a Registration Statement under the Securities Act with respect to an offering of equity securities, or securities or other obligations exercisable or exchangeable for, or convertible into equity securities, for its own account or for the account of stockholders of the Company (or by the Company and by the stockholders of the Company including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 2.1 hereof), other than a Registration Statement (i) filed in connection with any employee stock option or other benefit plan, (ii) for an exchange offer, as part of a merger, consolidation or similar transaction or for an offering of securities solely to the Company’s existing stockholders, (iii) for an offering of debt that is convertible into equity securities of the Company, or (iv) for a dividend reinvestment plan, then the Company shall give written notice of such proposed filing to all of the Holders of Registrable Securities as soon as practicable but not less than ten (10) days before the anticipated filing date of such Registration Statement, which notice shall (A) describe the amount and type of securities to be included in such offering, the intended method(s) of distribution, and the name of the proposed managing Underwriter or Underwriters, if any, in such offering, and (B) offer to all of the Holders of Registrable Securities the opportunity to register the sale of such number of Registrable Securities as such Holders may request in writing within five (5) Business Days after receipt of such written notice (such Registration a “Piggy-back Registration”). The Company shall, in good faith, cause such Registrable Securities to be included in such Piggy-back Registration and shall use its best efforts to cause the managing Underwriter or Underwriters of a proposed Underwritten Offering to permit the Registrable Securities requested by the Holders pursuant to this subsection 2.2.1 to be included in a Piggy-back Registration on the same terms and conditions as any similar securities of the Company included in such Registration and to permit the sale or other disposition of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution thereof. All such Holders proposing to distribute their Registrable Securities through an Underwritten Offering under this subsection 2.2.1 shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter(s) selected for such Underwritten Offering by the Company. The Company may postpone or withdraw the filing or the effectiveness of a Piggyback Registration at any time in its sole discretion.
2.2.2 Reduction of Piggy-back Registration. If the managing Underwriter or Underwriters in an Underwritten Registration that is to be a Piggy-back Registration, in good faith, advises the Company and the Holders of Registrable Securities participating in the Piggy-back Registration in writing that the dollar amount or number of the shares of Common Stock that the Company desires to sell, taken together with (i) the shares of Common Stock, if any, as to which Registration has been demanded pursuant to separate written contractual arrangements with persons or entities other than the Holders of Registrable Securities hereunder, (ii) the Registrable Securities as to which registration has been requested pursuant to Section 2.2.1 hereof, and (iii) the shares of Common Stock, if any, as to which Registration has been requested pursuant to separate written contractual piggy- back registration rights of other stockholders of the Company, exceeds the Maximum Number of Securities, then:
(a) If the Registration is undertaken for the Company’s account, the Company shall include in any such Registration (A) first, the shares of Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (B) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (A), the Registrable Securities of Holders exercising their rights to register their Registrable Securities pursuant to subsection 2.2.1 hereof, Pro Rata, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (C) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A) and (B), the shares of Common Stock, if any, as to which Registration has been requested pursuant to written contractual registration rights of other stockholders of the Company, Pro Rata, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and
(b) If the Registration is pursuant to a request by persons or entities other than the Holders of Registrable Securities, then the Company shall include in any such Registration (A) first, the shares of Common Stock or other equity securities, if any, of such requesting persons or entities, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (B) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (A), the Registrable Securities of Holders exercising their rights to register their Registrable Securities pursuant to subsection 2.2.1, Pro Rata, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities (C) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A) and (B), the shares of Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (D) fourth, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A), (B) and (C), the shares of Common Stock or other equity securities for the account of other persons or entities that the Company is obligated to register pursuant to separate written contractual arrangements with such persons or entities, Pro Rata, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities.
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2.2.3 Piggy-back Registration Withdrawal. Any Holder of Registrable Securities shall have the right to withdraw from a Piggy-back Registration for any or no reason whatsoever upon written notification to the Company and the Underwriter or Underwriters (if any) of his, her or its intention to withdraw from such Piggy-back Registration prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement filed with the Commission with respect to such Piggy-back Registration. The Company (in its sole discretion or as the result of a request for withdrawal by persons pursuant to separate written contractual obligations) may postpone or withdraw the filing or effectiveness of a Piggy-back Registration. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall be responsible for the Registration Expenses incurred in connection with the Piggy-back Registration prior to its withdrawal under this subsection 2.2.3.
2.2.4 Unlimited Piggy-back Registration Rights. For purposes of clarity, any Registration effected pursuant to Section 2.2 hereof shall not be counted as a Registration pursuant to a Shelf Underwriting or Demand Registration effected under Section 2.1 hereof.
2.3 Restrictions on Registration Rights. The Company shall not be obligated to effect any Shelf Underwriting or Demand Registration within 180 days after the effective date of a previous Shelf Underwriting or Demand Registration or a previous Piggy-back Registration in which holders of Registrable Securities were permitted to register 75% of the Registrable Securities requested to be included therein. If in the good faith judgment of the Board, Registration would be detrimental to the Company and the Board concludes as a result that it is essential to defer the filing of such Registration Statement or the undertaking of such Underwritten Offering at such time, then in each case the Company shall furnish to such Holders a certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board stating that in the good faith judgment of the Board it would be detrimental to the Company for such Registration Statement to be filed or to undertake such Underwritten Offering in the near future and that it is therefore essential to defer the filing of such Registration Statement or undertaking of such Underwritten Offering, then in such event, the Company shall have the right to defer its obligation for up to 120 days; provided, however, that the Company shall not defer its obligation in this manner more than twice in any period of twelve consecutive months.
2.4 Lock-Up. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall not be obligated to effect any Shelf Underwriting, Demand Registration or Piggy-back Registration of (i) any Founder Shares subject to the Founder Lock-Up Period prior to the expiration of the Founder Lock-Up Period applicable to such Founder Shares, (ii) any Placement Units, Placement Shares or Placement Warrants during the Placement Unit Lock-Up Period or (iii) any Registrable Securities held by the Former MetroMile Stockholders prior to the expiration of the applicable Lock-Up Agreement (as defined in the Merger Agreement). Nothing in this Section 2.4 shall limit the Company’s obligation to register all of the Registrable Securities, including such Founder Shares, Placement Units, Placement Shares and Placement Warrants, on the Shelf Registration Statement required pursuant to Section 2.1.1(a).
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ARTICLE III
COMPANY PROCEDURES
3.1 General Procedures. If at any time on or after the date hereof the Company is required to effect the Registration of Registrable Securities, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to effect such Registration to permit the sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended plan of distribution thereof, and pursuant thereto the Company shall:
3.1.1 prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement with respect to such Registrable Securities and use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective and remain effective until all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been sold;
3.1.2 prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and post-effective amendments to the Registration Statement, and such supplements to the Prospectus, as may be reasonably requested by any Holder or any Underwriter of Registrable Securities or as may be required by the rules, regulations or instructions applicable to the registration form used by the Company or by the Securities Act or rules and regulations thereunder to keep the Registration Statement effective until all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement are sold in accordance with the intended plan of distribution set forth in such Registration Statement or supplement to the Prospectus and either (i) any underwriter overallotment option has terminated by its terms or (ii) the underwriters have advised the Company that they will not exercise such option or any remaining portion thereof;
3.1.3 furnish without charge to the Underwriters, if any, and each Holder of Registrable Securities included in such Registration, or such Holders’ legal counsel, copies of the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement (including each preliminary Prospectus), and each amendment and supplement thereto (in each case including all exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein), and such other documents as the Underwriters and each Holder of Registrable Securities included in such Registration or the legal counsel for any such Holders may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Holders;
3.1.4 prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities, use its best efforts to (i) register or qualify the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement under such securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions in the United States as any Holder of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement (in light of their intended plan of distribution) may reasonably request and (ii) take such action necessary to cause such Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental authorities as may be necessary by virtue of the business and operations of the Company and do any and all other acts and things that may be reasonably necessary or advisable to enable the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities in such jurisdictions; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify or take any action to which it would be subject to general service of process or taxation in any such jurisdiction where it is not then otherwise so subject;
3.1.5 use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all such Registrable Securities to be listed on each securities exchange or automated quotation system on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed;
3.1.6 provide a transfer agent or warrant agent, as applicable, and registrar for all such Registrable Securities no later than the effective date of such Registration Statement;
3.1.7 advise each seller of such Registrable Securities, promptly after it shall receive notice or obtain knowledge thereof, of the issuance of any stop order by the Commission suspending the effectiveness of such Registration Statement or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose and promptly use its commercially reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or to obtain its withdrawal if such stop order should be issued;
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3.1.8 at least five (5) days prior to the filing of any Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement or Prospectus or any document that is to be incorporated by reference into such Registration Statement or Prospectus, furnish a copy thereof to each seller of such Registrable Securities and its counsel, including, without limitation, providing copies promptly upon receipt of any comment letters received with respect to any such Registration Statement or Prospectus. The Company shall not include the name of any Holder or any information regarding any Holder in any Registration Statement or Prospectus, any amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement or Prospectus, any document that is to be incorporated by reference into such Registration Statement or Prospectus, or any response to any comment letter, without the prior written consent of such Holder and providing each such Holder or its counsel a reasonable amount of time to review and comment on such applicable document, which comments the Company shall include unless contrary to applicable law;
3.1.9 in the event of an Underwritten Offering, permit the participating Holders to rely on any “cold comfort” letter from the Company’s independent registered public accountants provided to the managing Underwriter of such offering;
3.1.10 in the event of an Underwritten Offering, permit the participating Holders to rely on any opinion(s) of counsel representing the Company for the purposes of such Registration issued to the managing Underwriter of such offering covering legal matters with respect to the Registration;
3.1.11 in the event of any Underwritten Offering, enter into and perform its obligations under an underwriting agreement, in usual and customary form, with the managing Underwriter of such offering;
3.1.12 make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, an earnings statement covering the period of at least twelve (12) months beginning with the first day of the Company’s first full calendar quarter after the effective date of the Registration Statement which satisfies the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder, and which requirement will be deemed to be satisfied if the Company timely files complete and accurate information on Forms 10-Q, 10-K and 8-K under the Exchange Act and otherwise complies with Rule 158 under the Securities Act;
3.1.13 if the Registration involves the Registration of Registrable Securities involving gross proceeds in excess of $30,000,000, use its reasonable efforts to make available senior executives of the Company to participate in customary “road show” presentations that may be reasonably requested by the Underwriter in any Underwritten Offering; and
3.1.14 otherwise, in good faith, cooperate reasonably with, and take such customary actions as may reasonably be requested by the Holders, in connection with such Registration.
3.2 Registration Expenses. The Registration Expenses of all Registrations shall be borne by the Company. It is acknowledged by the Holders that the Holders shall bear all incremental selling expenses relating to the sale of Registrable Securities, such as Underwriters’ commissions and discounts, brokerage fees, Underwriter marketing costs and fees and expenses of legal counsel representing the Holders in excess or in addition to the legal fees and expenses included as Registration Expenses.
3.3 Requirements for Participation in Underwritten Offerings. No person may participate in any Underwritten Offering for equity securities of the Company pursuant to a Registration initiated by the Company hereunder unless such person (i) agrees to sell such person’s securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the Company and (ii) completes and executes all customary questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, lock-up agreements, underwriting agreements and other customary documents as may be reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements.
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3.4 Suspension of Sales; Adverse Disclosure. Upon receipt of written notice from the Company that a Registration Statement or Prospectus contains a Misstatement, each of the Holders shall forthwith discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities until he, she or it is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed and he, she or it has received copies of a supplemented or amended Prospectus correcting the Misstatement (it being understood that the Company hereby covenants to prepare and file such supplement or amendment as soon as reasonably practicable after the time of such notice) and, if so directed by the Company, each Holder shall deliver to the Company (at the Company’s expense) all copies, other than permanent file copies then in such Holder’s possession, of the Prospectus covering such Registrable Securities at the time of receipt of such notice. If the continued use of a Registration Statement in respect of any Registration at any time would require the Company to make an Adverse Disclosure, or would require the inclusion in such Registration Statement of (i) financial statements that are unavailable to the Company for reasons beyond the Company’s control, (ii) audited financial statements as of a date other than the Company’s fiscal year end (unless the Holders requesting Registration agree to pay the reasonable expenses of this audit), or (iii) pro forma financial statements that are required to be included in a registration statement, the Company may, upon giving prompt written notice of such action to the Holders, delay the filing or initial effectiveness of, or suspend the use of, such Registration Statement for no more than 180 days. In the event the Company exercises its rights under the preceding sentence, the Holders agree to suspend, immediately upon their receipt of the notice referred to above, their use of the Prospectus relating to any Registration in connection with any sale or offer to sell Registrable Securities. The Company shall immediately notify the Holders of the expiration of any period during which it exercised its rights under this Section 3.4.
3.5 Reporting Obligations. As long as any Holder shall own Registrable Securities, the Company, at all times while it shall be reporting under the Exchange Act, covenants to use reasonable best efforts to file timely (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and to promptly upon request by a Holder furnish such Holder with true and complete copies of such filings. The Company further covenants that it shall take such further action as any Holder may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Holder to sell shares of Common Stock held by such Holder without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, including providing any legal opinions. Upon the request of any Holder, the Company shall deliver to such Holder a written certification of a duly authorized officer as to whether it has complied with such requirements.
3.6 Limitations on Registration Rights. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) Cantor may not exercise its rights under Section 2.1 and 2.2 hereunder after five (5) and seven (7) years, respectively, after the effective date of the registration statement relating to the Company’s IPO and (ii) Cantor may not exercise its rights under Section 2.1 more than one time.
ARTICLE IV
INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION
4.1 Indemnification.
4.1.1 The Company agrees to indemnify, to the extent permitted by law, each Holder of Registrable Securities, its officers and directors and each person who controls such Holder (within the meaning of the Securities Act) against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) caused by any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in any Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, except insofar as the same are caused by or contained in any information furnished in writing to the Company by such Holder expressly for use therein.
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4.1.2 In connection with any Registration Statement in which a Holder of Registrable Securities is participating, such Holder shall furnish to the Company in writing such information and affidavits as the Company reasonably requests for use in connection with any such Registration Statement or Prospectus and, to the extent permitted by law, shall indemnify the Company, its directors and officers and agents and each person who controls the Company (within the meaning of the Securities Act) against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees) resulting from any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in the Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, but only to the extent that such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission is contained in any information or affidavit so furnished in writing by such Holder expressly for use therein; provided, however, that the obligation to indemnify shall be several, not joint and several, among such Holders of Registrable Securities, and the liability of each such Holder of Registrable Securities shall be in proportion to and limited to the net proceeds received by such Holder from the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement. The Holders of Registrable Securities shall indemnify the Underwriters, their officers, directors and each person who controls such Underwriters (within the meaning of the Securities Act) to the same extent as provided in the foregoing with respect to indemnification of the Company.
4.1.3 Any person entitled to indemnification herein shall (i) give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification (provided that the failure to give prompt notice shall not impair any person’s right to indemnification hereunder to the extent such failure has not materially prejudiced the indemnifying party) and (ii) unless in such indemnified party’s reasonable judgment a conflict of interest between such indemnified and indemnifying parties may exist with respect to such claim, permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. If such defense is assumed, the indemnifying party shall not be subject to any liability for any settlement made by the indemnified party without its consent (but such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). An indemnifying party who is not entitled to, or elects not to, assume the defense of a claim shall not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel (plus local counsel) for all parties indemnified by such indemnifying party with respect to such claim, unless in the reasonable judgment of any indemnified party a conflict of interest may exist between such indemnified party and any other of such indemnified parties with respect to such claim. No indemnifying party shall, without the consent of the indemnified party, consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which cannot be settled in all respects by the payment of money (and such money is so paid by the indemnifying party pursuant to the terms of such settlement) or which settlement does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation.
4.1.4 The indemnification provided for under this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the indemnified party or any officer, director or controlling person of such indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of securities. The Company and each Holder of Registrable Securities participating in an offering also agrees to make such provisions as are reasonably requested by any indemnified party for contribution to such party in the event the Company’s or such Holder’s indemnification is unavailable for any reason.
4.1.5 If the indemnification provided under Section 4.1 hereof from the indemnifying party is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses referred to herein, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying the indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the indemnifying party and indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact, was made by, or relates to information supplied by, such indemnifying party or indemnified party, and the indemnifying party’s and indemnified party’s relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action; provided, however, that the liability of any Holder under this subsection 4.1.5 shall be limited to the amount of the net proceeds received by such Holder in such offering giving rise to such liability. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the losses or other liabilities referred to above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in subsections 4.1.1, 4.1.2 and 4.1.3 above, any legal or other fees, charges or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with any investigation or proceeding. The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this subsection 4.1.5 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation, which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in this subsection 4.1.5. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution pursuant to this subsection 4.1.5 from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
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ARTICLE V
MISCELLANEOUS
5.1 Notices. Any notice or communication under this Agreement must be in writing and given by (i) deposit in the United States mail, addressed to the party to be notified, postage prepaid and registered or certified with return receipt requested, (ii) delivery in person or by courier service providing evidence of delivery, or (iii) transmission by hand delivery, electronic mail or facsimile. Each notice or communication that is mailed, delivered, or transmitted in the manner described above shall be deemed sufficiently given, served, sent, and received, in the case of mailed notices, on the third business day following the date on which it is mailed and, in the case of notices delivered by courier service, hand delivery, electronic mail or facsimile, at such time as it is delivered to the addressee (with the delivery receipt of the intended recipient or the affidavit of messenger) or at such time as delivery is refused by the addressee upon presentation. Any notice or communication under this Agreement must be addressed to
the Company at:
INSU Acquisition Corp. II
2929 Arch Street, Suite 1703
Philadelphia, PA 19104-2870
Attention: Joseph W. Pooler, Jr.
Email: jpooler@cohenandcompany.com
with a copy to:
Ledgewood P.C.
Two Commerce Square, Suite 3400
2001 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Attention: Derick S. Kauffman
Email: dkauffman@ledgewood.com
and to the Holders, at such Holder’s address referenced in Schedule A.
Any party may change its address for notice at any time and from time to time by written notice to the other parties hereto, and such change of address shall become effective thirty (30) days after delivery of such notice as provided in this Section 5.1.
5.2 Assignment; No Third Party Beneficiaries.
5.2.1 This Agreement and the rights, duties and obligations of the Company hereunder may not be assigned or delegated by the Company in whole or in part. Prior to the expiration of the Founder Lock-up Period or Placement Unit Lock-up Period, as the case may be, no Holder may assign or delegate his, her or its rights, duties or obligations under this Agreement in whole or in part. Notwithstanding the above, as it applies to the Registrable Securities, the Holder may transfer such securities during the respective lock-up period to any Permitted Transferee (as such term is defined in that certain Warrant Agreement between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company) but only if such Permitted Transferee agrees to become bound by the transfer restrictions set forth in this Agreement, the Letter Agreement and, if applicable, the Placement Unit Subscription Agreements.
5.2.2 Except as set forth in subsection 5.2.1 hereof, this Agreement and the rights, duties and obligations of the Holders of Registrable Securities hereunder may be assigned or delegated by such Holder of Registrable Securities in conjunction with and to the extent of any transfer of Registrable Securities by any such Holder.
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5.2.3 This Agreement and the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of each of the Holders, the permitted assigns and its successors and the permitted assigns of the Holders.
5.2.4 This Agreement shall not confer any rights or benefits on any persons that are not parties hereto, other than as expressly set forth in this Agreement and Section 5.2 hereof.
5.2.5 No assignment by any party hereto of such party’s rights, duties and obligations hereunder shall be binding upon or obligate the Company unless and until the Company shall have received (i) written notice of such assignment as provided in Section 5.1 hereof and (ii) the written agreement of the assignee, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement (which may be accomplished by an addendum or certificate of joinder to this Agreement). Any transfer or assignment made other than as provided in this Section 5.2 shall be null and void.
5.3 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts (including facsimile or PDF counterparts), each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which together shall constitute the same instrument, but only one of which need be produced.
5.4 Governing Law; Venue. THE PARTIES EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS OF SUCH JURISDICTION. Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or based upon this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby may be instituted in the federal courts of the United States or the courts of the State of New York in each case located in the city of New York, and each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in any such suit, action or proceeding.
5.5 Amendments and Modifications. Upon the written consent of the Company and the Holders of at least a majority in interest of the then outstanding Registrable Securities, compliance with any of the provisions, covenants and conditions set forth in this Agreement may be waived, or any of such provisions, covenants or conditions may be amended or modified; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, any amendment hereto or waiver hereof that adversely affects one Holder, solely in its capacity as a holder of the shares of capital stock of the Company, in a manner that is materially different from the other Holders (in such capacity) shall require the consent of the Holder so affected. No course of dealing between any Holder or the Company and any other party hereto or any failure or delay on the part of a Holder or the Company in exercising any rights or remedies under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of any rights or remedies of any Holder or the Company. No single or partial exercise of any rights or remedies under this Agreement by a party shall operate as a waiver or preclude the exercise of any other rights or remedies hereunder or thereunder by such party.
5.6 Other Registration Rights. The Company represents and warrants that no person, other than a Holder of Registrable Securities and holders of PIPE shares, has any right to require the Company to register any securities of the Company for sale or to include such securities of the Company in any Registration filed by the Company for the sale of securities for its own account or for the account of any other person.
5.7 Termination. This Agreement shall terminate upon the earlier of (i) the fifth anniversary of the date hereof or (ii) the date as of which (A) all of the Registrable Securities have either been sold pursuant to a Registration Statement or cease to be Registrable Securities (but in no event prior to the applicable period referred to in Section 4(3) of the Securities Act and Rule 174 thereunder) or (B) the Holders of all Registrable Securities are permitted to sell the Registrable Securities under Rule 144 (or any similar provision) under the Securities Act without limitation on the amount of securities sold or the manner of sale. The provisions of Section 3.5 and Article IV shall survive any termination.
[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.
COMPANY: | ||
INSU ACQUISITION CORP. II | ||
a Delaware corporation | ||
By: | ||
Name: | John M. Butler | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer and President | |
HOLDERS: | ||
INSURANCE ACQUISITION SPONSOR II, LLC | ||
a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | ||
Name: | Daniel G. Cohen | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
DIOPTRA ADVISORS II, LLC | ||
a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | ||
Name: | Daniel G. Cohen | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
INSU PIPE Sponsor II, LLC | ||
a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | ||
Name: | Daniel G. Cohen | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
CANTOR FITZGERALD & CO. | ||
a New York general partnership | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: | ||
Daniel G. Cohen, individually | ||
John M. Butler, individually | ||
Joseph W. Pooler, Jr., individually |
[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement]
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John C. Chrystal, individually | |
Sheila Nicoll, individually | |
Sasson Posner, individually | |
Andrew Hohns, individually | |
[METROMILE STOCKHOLDERS TBD] |
[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement]
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Schedule A
Holder | Address | |
Insurance Acquisition Sponsor II, LLC | 2929 Arch Street, Suite 1703, Philadelphia, PA 19104 | |
Dioptra Advisors II, LLC | 2929 Arch Street, Suite 1703, Philadelphia, PA 19104 | |
Daniel G. Cohen | 3 Columbus Circle, 24th Floor, New York, NY 10019 | |
John M. Butler | 2929 Arch Street, Suite 1703, Philadelphia, PA 19104 | |
Joseph W. Pooler, Jr. | 2929 Arch Street, Suite 1703, Philadelphia, PA 19104 | |
John C. Chrystal | 2929 Arch Street, Suite 1703, Philadelphia, PA 19104 | |
Sheila Nicoll | 2929 Arch Street, Suite 1703, Philadelphia, PA 19104 | |
Sasson Posner | 2929 Arch Street, Suite 1703, Philadelphia, PA 19104 | |
Andrew Hohns | 2929 Arch Street, Suite 1703, Philadelphia, PA 19104 | |
Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. | 499 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10022 |
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Exhibit 99.1
Exhibit 99.2
METROMILE, A LEADING DIGITAL INSURANCE PLATFORM, TO BECOME PUBLIC COMPANY
Metromile and INSU Acquisition Corp. II (NASDAQ: INAQ) Enter Business Combination Agreement
Transaction Includes Commitment for $160 Million PIPE Led by Social Capital, Joined by Investors Including Miller Value, Clearbridge,
Hudson Structured, Mark Cuban, and New Enterprise Associates
Metromile Expanding to 49 States by Year-End 2022 and Projecting $1 Billion of Premium Run-Rate by Year-End 2024
Approximately $1.3 Billion Combined Company Pro Forma Implied Market Cap
Transaction to Provide Combined Company with up to an Estimated $294 Million in Cash to Pursue Growth Initiatives
Metromile CEO Dan Preston to Continue Leading Company
Webcast Scheduled for Today at 9:00 AM Eastern
PHILADELPHIA & SAN FRANCISCO – November 24, 2020 – Metromile, Inc. (“Metromile”), the leading digital insurance platform and pay-per-mile auto insurer, and INSU Acquisition Corp. II (NASDAQ: INAQ) (“INSU II”), a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company sponsored by Cohen & Company, LLC, a subsidiary of Cohen & Company Inc. (NYSE American: COHN), announced today that they have entered into a definitive business combination that will result in Metromile becoming a publicly listed company. Upon closing of the transaction, the combined company will be named Metromile, Inc. and is expected to remain listed on NASDAQ under the new ticker symbol “MLE”.
Company Overview
Metromile is revolutionizing the fragmented $250+ billion U.S. personal auto insurance market with real-time digital auto insurance personalized for low-mileage drivers. About two-thirds of U.S. drivers are considered low-mileage and could be overpaying for auto insurance because they do not pay per mile. Today, Metromile’s insurance customers save 47% on average compared to what they were paying their previous auto insurer.1 Metromile is making auto insurance fairer with pricing and billing by the mile, with precise rates based on how and how much they drive instead of industry-standard approximations or estimates.
Metromile’s fully digital customer experience is designed for the modern driver. Customers sign up, access customer support and file claims through its mobile app. Claims are handled quickly and, in most cases, are fully automated. Exclusive features like street sweeping alerts and auto health tips engage drivers along the way. The result is a community of fiercely loyal customers who enjoy far more than price savings.
1 | Customers who reported savings when switching to Metromile, as of 2018 |
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By downloading Metromile’s free Ride Along™, consumers can determine if they are a low-mileage driver, see what they could save with Metromile before switching and get their best rate.
With data science at its core, Metromile unlocks the predictive value of data generated by autos, mobile phones and other sources. Its model translates into a better customer experience, higher customer retention rates, and greater operating profits, while lowering customer acquisition costs, fraud and servicing expenses.
Additionally, with Metromile Enterprise, the company is now powering the digital transformation of the global insurance industry. Launched in 2019, Metromile Enterprise is a cloud-based software-as-a-service solution that helps large, incumbent insurers transition into an era of modern mobility. By licensing key components of its technology platform – including claims automation and fraud detection tools – the company accelerates P&C carriers’ digital roadmaps and meaningfully participates in the profit improvements they realize, generating growing and recurring high-margin revenue.
Management and Investor Comments
“We founded Metromile to address the vast inequities in auto insurance, and we are proving that our model of real-time, digital auto insurance is both resilient and sustainable,” said Dan Preston, Chief Executive Officer of Metromile. “Our data science-driven technology platform creates a significant advantage, and customers are thrilled with their savings and experience. At the same time, we’re generating industry-leading underwriting metrics and unit economics. We’re demonstrating there doesn’t have to be a tradeoff between customer happiness and a healthy, profitable business.”
“We are excited to bring our vision of transforming the auto insurance industry to the public markets by partnering with Daniel Cohen and the team at INSU II, whose deep experience in the insurtech space will help propel Metromile to the next level,” continued Preston. “Today’s announcement launches Metromile’s new chapter in delivering the fairest, most individualized auto insurance. As a public company, we expect to use our strengthened balance sheet to accelerate our growth, bring Metromile nationwide, and scale rapidly toward sustained profitability. The era of fixed price auto insurance is coming to an end.”
“The massive U.S. auto insurance industry has been inefficient and ripe for disruption for decades, and Metromile’s technology platform provides a clear competitive advantage over the legacy carriers, positioning them at the forefront of the revolution they founded,” said Daniel Cohen, Chairman of the Board of Directors of INSU II. “Led by visionary technologists and complemented by the best veterans from top insurance carriers, Metromile has built a digital auto insurer with compelling and durable unit economics. The team has created a distinct offering that vastly differentiates Metromile in the marketplace.”
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“Metromile’s technology sets them apart, driving huge advantages that will deliver significant and profitable growth for decades to come. I expect them to be a generational business,” added Chamath Palihapitiya, Founder and CEO of Social Capital. “In addition to saving consumers considerable amounts of money, the Metromile platform has been built from the ground-up as a technology company, reshaping how an insurance business operates. No industry should be more impacted by digitization than insurance, and Metromile is leading the way. We are excited to work with this team and support their important transition to becoming a public company.”
“I’ve long been a fan of Metromile’s team and amazing product. During these times of financial hardship, unemployment, and work from home, Metromile provides an important insurance alternative. The option to pay for insurance by the mile is a game changer and why I’m incredibly excited about Metromile’s future!” said entrepreneur and early Metromile investor Mark Cuban.
Metromile Highlights
● | A leader in digital auto insurance |
o | Largest pay-per-mile digital insurer in the fragmented $250+ billion U.S. auto insurance market |
o | 76% average annual premium growth rate from 2015-2019 |
o | Average new customer lifetime of 3.4 years; customers that have been with Metromile for at least one year have average customer lifetime of 5.2 years |
o | Proprietary technology and data create barrier to entry |
● | Unique customer value proposition |
o | Average customer savings of 47% from previous auto insurance policy |
o | Net promoter score of 55 overall; net promoter score of 75 for claims process |
● | Data science-driven economic advantages |
o | Approximately 3 billion miles of driving data collected |
o | Moment-by-moment driving behavior data derived from plug-in devices, connected vehicles and mobile phones is built into pricing and underwriting |
o | Industry-leading 59% loss ratio year-to-date as of September 30, 2020; automated fraud discovery delivers triple the recovery over the industry average |
● | Poised to grow and scale rapidly nationwide |
o | 21 state footprint by end of 2021 and 49 states by end of 2022 |
o | Omni-channel customer growth engine leverages digital, offline and partnerships |
o | Ride Along™ “try before you buy” app converting 20% of users into customers |
o | Expect to achieve $1 billion of insurance premium run-rate by year-end 2024 |
● | Industry-recognized Metromile Enterprise offering growing rapidly |
o | Automated claims and fraud detection tools offered as a cloud-based enterprise software offering to global P&C insurers |
o | Earning multi-million-dollar annual recurring revenue from enterprise software licenses with four active deployments |
o | Expect to achieve $48 million of enterprise software revenue in 2024 |
● | Visionary, experienced leadership team |
o | Diverse team of Silicon Valley’s best technologists and insurance industry veterans of organizations including Google, Uber, Progressive, SAP and Salesforce |
o | Leadership diversity ensures company is equally focused on loss ratios, unit economics and profitability as it is on customer experience and technology innovation |
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Transaction Highlights
INSU II will combine with Metromile for aggregate consideration of approximately $842 million in INSU II Class A common stock and up to $30 million of cash consideration, plus an additional 10 million shares of Class A common stock that will be earned if the combined company achieves certain price targets over time. The transaction reflects an estimated implied pro forma enterprise value at closing of $956 million. In connection with the transaction, investors led by Social Capital, and including Hudson Structured Capital Management Ltd., doing its re/insurance business as HSCM Bermuda (“HSCM”), Miller Value, Clearbridge and Mark Cuban, have committed to invest $160 million in a private purchase of INSU II Class A common stock. Metromile’s earlier investors include New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Hudson Structured, Intact Ventures, Tokio Marine, Index Ventures, Mark Cuban and others, and will remain significant and active holders of Metromile’s stock.
It is anticipated that the transaction will provide Metromile with up to approximately $294 million of cash at closing. The combined company expects to use proceeds from the transaction to reduce existing debt and accelerate growth initiatives, including expanding into new markets, increasing partnerships and launching new products and features.
The Boards of Directors of each of INSU II and Metromile have unanimously approved the transaction. The transaction will require the approval of the stockholders of INSU II and Metromile, the effectiveness of a registration statement to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in connection with the transaction, and other customary closing conditions, including the receipt of certain regulatory approvals. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2021.
Advisors
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC is serving as exclusive financial advisor to Metromile, and Cooley LLP is serving as legal counsel to Metromile in connection with the transaction.
Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Wells Fargo and Northland Capital Markets are acting as capital markets advisors to INSU II.
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Wells Fargo, and Allen & Company are serving as placement agents to INSU II and Latham & Watkins LLP is serving as legal counsel to the placement agents.
Ledgewood is serving as legal counsel to INSU II in connection with the transaction.
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Webcast Information
Investors may listen to a pre-recorded call regarding the proposed business combination later today at 9:00 am ET. Please visit Metromile’s investor relations website www.metromile.com/investor-relations to access the webcast.
Investor Presentation
An investor presentation will be available at www.metromile.com/investor-relations and filed with the SEC as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K prior to the call, and available on the SEC website at www.sec.gov.
Dial-in Information
The call may also be accessed by dialing (877) 407-0789 for domestic callers or (201) 689-8562 for international callers. Once connected with the operator, please provide the conference ID of “13713586.”
A replay of the call will also be available today from 11:00 am ET to 11:59 pm ET on December 8, 2020. To access the replay, the domestic toll-free access number is (844) 512-2921 and participants should provide the conference ID of “13713586.”
About Metromile
Metromile is a leading digital insurance platform in the United States. With data science as its foundation, Metromile offers its insurance customers real time, personalized auto insurance policies, priced and billed by the mile, with rates based on precisely how and how much they actually drive, instead of using the industry standard approximations and estimates that make prices unfair for most customers. Through Metromile’s digitally native offering, built around the needs of the modern driver, its per-mile insurance policies save customers, on average, 47% over what they were paying their previous auto insurer.
In addition, through Metromile Enterprise, it licenses its technology platform to insurance companies around the world. This cloud-based software as a service enables carriers to operate with greater efficiency, automate claims to expedite resolution, reduce losses associated with fraud, and unlock the productivity of employees.
For more information about Metromile, visit www.metromile.com and enterprise.metromile.com.
About INSU Acquisition Corp. II
INSU Acquisition Corp. II is a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by Cohen & Company, LLC, a subsidiary of Cohen & Company Inc. (NYSE American: COHN) and formed for the purpose of entering into a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses, with a focus on the insurance industry. The company raised $230,000,000 in its initial public offering in September 2020 and is listed on the NASDAQ under the symbols “INAQ”, “INAQU” and “INAQW”.
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About Hudson Structured Capital Management Ltd.
Hudson Structured Capital Management Ltd. is an asset manager focused on alternative investments seeking mezzanine level returns. Our focus is on the Re/Insurance and Transportation sectors. HSCM launched in 2016 and as of November 1, 2020, has more than $2.75 billion in assets under management and committed capital. HSCM focuses on core economic sectors that are likely to outgrow global GDP, offer low correlations with broader markets, and are experiencing a shift from balance sheet and to market financing. For more information, please visit www.hscm.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
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Important Information for Investors and Stockholders
In connection with the proposed Business Combination between Metromile, Inc. and INSU Acquisition Corp. II, INSU Acquisition Corp. II intends to file with the SEC a preliminary proxy statement / prospectus and will mail a definitive proxy statement / prospectus and other relevant documentation to INSU Acquisition Corp. II stockholders. This document does not contain all the information that should be considered concerning the proposed Business Combination. It is not intended to form the basis of any investment decision or any other decision in respect to the proposed Business Combination. INSU Acquisition Corp. II stockholders and other interested persons are advised to read, when available, the preliminary proxy statement / prospectus and any amendments thereto, and the definitive proxy statement / prospectus in connection with INSU Acquisition Corp. II’s solicitation of proxies for the special meeting to be held to approve the transactions contemplated by the proposed Business Combination because these materials will contain important information about Metromile, Inc., INSU Acquisition Corp. II and the proposed transactions. The definitive proxy statement / prospectus will be mailed to INSU Acquisition Corp. II stockholders as of a record date to be established for voting on the proposed Business Combination when it becomes available. Stockholders will also be able to obtain a copy of the preliminary proxy statement / prospectus and the definitive proxy statement / prospectus once they are available, without charge, at the SEC’s website at http://sec.gov or by directing a request to: Joe Pooler, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, INSU Acquisition Corp. II, 2929 Arch Street, Suite 1703, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104.
This document shall not constitute a solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of the proposed Business Combination.
Participants in the Solicitation
INSU Acquisition Corp. II and its directors and officers may be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies of INSU Acquisition Corp. II stockholders in connection with the proposed business combination. INSU Acquisition Corp. II stockholders and other interested persons may obtain, without charge, more detailed information regarding the directors and officers of INSU Acquisition Corp. II in INSU Acquisition Corp. II’s prospectus filed with the SEC on September 4, 2020.
Information regarding the persons who may, under SEC rules, be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies to INSU Acquisition Corp. II stockholders in connection with the proposed transaction will be set forth in the proxy statement / prospectus for the transaction when available. Additional information regarding the interests of participants in the solicitation of proxies in connection with the proposed transaction will be included in the proxy statement / prospectus that INSU Acquisition Corp. II intends to file with the SEC.
Contacts
Investor Relations
Garrett Edson, ICR
ir@metromile.com
646-277-1889
Public Relations
Rick Chen, Metromile
Doug Donsky, ICR
press@metromile.com
415-676-7744
INSU II and Cohen & Company
Amanda Abrams
aabrams@cohenandcompany.com
215-701-9693
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Exhibit 99.3
PROJECT CAMARO PRE-RECORD CALL SCRIPT
11-22-20
Safe Harbor:
[Speaker]: Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and thank you for standing by. The Company refers participants on this call to the press release issued by the company, the presentation, and INSU Acquisition Corp. II’s filings with the SEC for a discussion of the risks that can affect the business combination, our business, and the business of the combined company after completion of the proposed business combination.
The company specifically refers participants to the presentation filed with the SEC to remind listeners that some of the comments today may contain forward-looking statements, and as such, will be subject to risks and uncertainties, which, if they materialize, could materially affect results. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, Metromile and INSU Acquisition Corp. II’s expectation or prediction of financial and business performance and conditions, competitive and industry outlook, and the timing and completion of the transaction.
Forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions, and they are not guarantees of performance. Metromile and INSU Acquisition Corp. II are under no obligation and expressly disclaim any obligation to update, alter or otherwise revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise except as required by law.
I will now turn the call over to Mr. Daniel Cohen, Chairman of the Board of Directors of INSU Acquisition Corp. II. Please go ahead, sir.
Daniel
Thank you, and good morning to everyone. On behalf of my partners at INSU II and Cohen & Company, we are thrilled to announce this morning that we are combining with Metromile, a leading digital insurance platform in the U.S., and bringing it to the public markets.
Personal auto insurance is the largest segment of the massive $363 billion U.S. P&C personal insurance market, accounting for more than $250 billion of premiums per year. But it is a highly fragmented market that has seen minimal innovation, as legacy carriers largely stick to an old, inefficient way of delivering a product with low engagement and low margin. In short, it is an industry that is more than ripe for disruption by companies with technology at their core.
Metromile has done just that by embracing data science and customer-centric design. Today, the company offers American drivers pay-per-mile insurance that saves customers an average of 47% in premiums, or $740 per year, over their previous car insurance policy. Metromile is revolutionizing the insurance industry with their real-time digital auto insurance. Metromile’s visionary management team combines some of Silicon Valley’s best technologists with veterans from storied insurance companies and financial institutions.
Together, they have built an insurance company that allows them to profitably underwrite and provide meaningful consumer benefits to further enhance customer engagement. It is a technology-driven offering that is vastly different, and as a result, Metromile is steadily growing their competitive advantage with both superior profitability, high customer satisfaction and retention, and low customer acquisition costs.
And in 2019, the company launched Metromile Enterprise, a cloud-based enterprise software solution that provides key claims automation and fraud detection tools to global P&C insurers. This exciting new business leverages Metromile’s existing technology platform to drive the digital transformation of global insurance carriers and meaningfully participate in the profit improvement that they realize.
If there are two industries we clearly know and in which we have deep expertise, they are insurance and fintech. Our sponsor, Cohen & Company, has invested over $4 billion over the years across over 200 insurance companies, and we have successfully completed several fintech SPACs over the past few years, including CardConnect, Intermex and Paya. We also co-founded The Bancorp, a provider of depository and payment services to fintechs. We’re backed by a wonderful team at INSU II made up of fintech founders, operators and investors, with an excellent track record. And we are very pleased that we have received commitments for a PIPE of $150 million anchored by a great group of investors, which will be funded upon the conclusion of the combination.
Our entire team believes Metromile is a highly compelling long-term growth story.
We are absolutely thrilled to be partnering with the entire Metromile team, and with that, to tell you more, I am pleased to turn it over to the Founder and Executive Chairman of Metromile, Dave Friedberg.
Dave
Thank you very much, Daniel. Good morning to everyone on the call, and thank you for your interest. We are just as excited as Daniel to be combining with INSU II to become a public company. Today could not have been possible without our incredible Metromile team, whose non-stop work and dedication has brought us to the next milestone of our journey — to drive the digital evolution of auto insurance, setting us up for breakaway growth and compelling long-term value creation for years to come.
When we started Metromile in 2011, I was the CEO of The Climate Corporation, a company I founded after leaving Google in 2006.
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The Climate Corporation was the first provider of fully-automated weather insurance products to farmers around the world. Farmers rely on good weather, and without insurance, they take on massive financial risk. We built The Climate Corporation using the ever-increasing flow of data being generated by physical sensors connected to the Internet. Satellite imagery, radar data, even data coming from farm equipment connected to the Internet, allowed us to use data science to make real-time predictions and offer insurance and software to help farmers reduce risk and increase profits.
Our investors enjoyed a successful outcome for the business when we sold it to Monsanto in 2013 for $1.1 billion. It has since become a ubiquitous software platform for farmers worldwide.
As we were setting up The Climate Corporation to operate as an insurance provider across all 50 states, we observed a similar set of advanced technology trends underway in auto insurance – namely, the ability to begin charging and underwriting per-mile rather than by “driver class,” thanks to the ubiquity of mobile phones and cars getting connected to the Internet.
We saw a straightforward and incredible opportunity to use data science and machine learning to transform auto insurance for the modern world, and we set out to build Metromile to address the inequities in the massive auto insurance market and become the world’s leading pay-per-mile auto insurance offering.
Simply put, auto insurance is unfair to the majority of drivers.
One-third of drivers drive most of the miles and get into most of the accidents. And yet, they might pay the same, fixed rates as the two-thirds of drivers who drive less than half the miles.
With Metromile, the era of fixed price insurance is coming to an end.
Today, we are the leading insurer singularly focused on auto insurance based on how and how often you drive.
This simple value proposition saves our customers, on average, 47% over what they were previously paying, and we believe we can offer savings for nearly two-thirds of U.S. drivers, representing a $100 billion revenue opportunity.
We are attracting the best drivers, charging them less, and giving them a better experience.
But it’s not just savings and a better experience for our customers that drives our success.
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Our tremendous data advantage – we’ve already collected approximately 3 billion miles of data – has allowed us to build a better auto insurance company from the ground up, with digital technology at its core. By modeling the data we collect to better segment customers and automate processes, we have achieved an industry-leading loss ratio of 59%, which is ahead of our long-term targets, and a contribution margin of 15%, well on our way to achieving our long-term planned contribution margin of 28%.
And because of the savings and experience we offer drivers, it costs us less to acquire new customers, and we keep them longer. We are already realizing an average new customer lifetime of 3.4 years, and customers that have been with us for at least a year have an average customer lifetime of 5.2 years.
These metrics translate into a significant competitive advantage with an industry-leading LTV/CAC ratio. With a business model that is less capital intensive, we can generate higher growth and more operating profit than our competitors. From an estimated $111 million run-rate today, we expect to achieve $1 billion of insurance premium run-rate in four years.
We have also turned our core technology advantage into a new and growing revenue opportunity, Metromile Enterprise, which licenses software to incumbent insurers around the world.
In short, thanks to our capital efficient model, our business should achieve positive operating cash flow, while maintaining its high growth rate for many years ahead, setting the stage to become the world’s leading insurer and building a lasting enterprise.
Now I’d like to turn the call over to our CEO, Dan Preston, who will walk you through what sets us apart from everyone else, as well as provide more details about our business and the exciting road ahead.
Dan
Thanks very much, Dave, and thank you to everyone listening to this morning’s call for your interest in Metromile.
My background has always been rooted in data science: The early part of my career was focused in applying machine learning to astrophysics, medicine, and computer vision. I then co-founded and became the CTO of a payments company called AisleBuyer, which was acquired by Intuit in 2012.
I joined Metromile as the CTO in 2013, because it was at the core of my thesis for how the world was going to change. As sensor data about the physical world proliferates, entirely new companies would be built that could reshape the ways we offer products. Even more so, the companies we would build would operate in entirely different ways -- with more efficiency, insight, and customer focus.
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That is exactly what we have been building at Metromile, and why we believe we are best positioned to revolutionize the $250-billion-plus, fragmented U.S. auto insurance industry.
When you think about U.S. auto insurance incumbents, they are, at best, marketing companies that deliver an inequitable product to the majority of their customers.
No incumbent competitor has more than a 20% market share, and nearly one-third of U.S. drivers shop for auto insurance every year.
These competitors are unprepared for a changing and increasingly digital world. Their advantage today lies in the scale of human capital and marketing tactics, but the advantage required to compete effectively in modern times lies in being a great technology company.
Metromile is built to be a more engaging and more profitable insurance enterprise and is poised to succeed in this rapidly digitizing world. We are the largest data science company focused solely on auto insurance.
The catalyst for this was building per-mile insurance. The traditional insurance model focuses on a “class of driver”, which uses broad demographics to provide a single six-month rate to groups of seemingly similar people. Metromile’s per-mile insurance allows us to offer a personalized rate that is billed based on actual need -- substantially lowering costs for the majority of drivers, and saving them 47% on average.
On top of this, cars themselves and the way we use cars is creating massive pricing challenges for the industry: cars are more connected, being shared, and becoming autonomous. The standard 6-month flat-rate model is unprepared and can’t take advantage of new, growing segments of business – but because Metromile is inherently connected and adaptive, we are able to underwrite entirely novel needs for insurance rapidly.
The digitization of insurance allows us to move away from a commoditized model, reliant on investment income to realize a profit, and instead create a distinct offering that is already today structurally more profitable than the industry.
Our platform looks different than any other insurer: we’re built from the ground-up with sensors and data science technology. First, we stream data from any source that measures driving - through the car itself with a device or an integration with automotive OEMs and the phone in your pocket - and second, we model that data to improve or replace all insurance functions. This means that every decision we make is better informed, more accurate and more automated. Because we’re using high quality sensor data actually connected to your car, our underwriting and product are superior. It’s by far a more accurate approach compared to relying solely on low frequency mobile phone data, which can be a more coarse or imprecise measurement.
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With this platform at the core, the insurance business directly captures market share. In addition, we’re now leveraging our infrastructure and technological advantage into a substantial revenue opportunity with Metromile Enterprise. Our Enterprise segment licenses key components of this platform to create efficiencies for existing carriers around the globe already at scale. With four active deployments underway and a full pipeline, we are rapidly earning additional recurring, high-margin revenue that is scaling toward a substantial business in its own right.
The enterprise business is just one of multiple paths of sustainable growth for our business, which I’ll touch upon shortly. But let me take a couple of minutes now to walk you through the Metromile customer experience.
There are many ways to sign up with Metromile: you can sign up online or through our app in minutes. Our licensed in-house agents also provide an additional level of support. And, if you aren’t sure you’re a low mileage driver, you can download our free “Ride Along” app and find out if you’re a fit in just a few weeks.
Once you sign up, we then connect directly to your car, either through our Pulse device or a digital integration with your automotive manufacturer.
And then you’re billed at the end of each month, retroactively only for the miles you drive plus a low monthly base rate.
With that, the average Metromile customer saves over $740 per year.
Savings are only a starting point, however: We are also creating a sticky experience by helping customers with our app features -- like avoiding parking tickets, diagnosing car health issues, and more -- but also with our seamless, automated claims experience, which is the moment of truth for an insurer. Our NPS claims score of 75 and our customer satisfaction scores exceed the average insurer and speak for themselves. By building true engagement with our customers, and giving them a modern experience that addresses their needs in a fair and proactive way, we’re able to build a longer lasting relationship.
The bottom line is that this combination of savings and experience means that our customers stay with us longer.
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Our average customer remains a Metromile customer for almost 3.5 years, and as they experience us longer, their lifetime grows to more than 5 years. While insurers are typically used to constant churn as they change rates and customers file claims, we’ve proven that through meaningful and intelligent engagement with our customers, we can extend their lifetime with us, increase retention and accelerate growth through winning new customers.
As we’ve grown, we’ve built the business in a purposeful way and have prioritized unit economics over “growth at all costs”, giving us a meaningful business advantage for many years to come. Over the last several years, we’ve moved from building the infrastructure and foundation to becoming a full stack carrier. When we made that transition, we made a choice to first focus on unit economics and achieving a lifetime value greater than our cost of acquisition – which, in insurance, is the only way to build a generational business that can last and scale over several decades. Ensuring that we have an engine that is returning meaningful operating profit for every policy sold, well beyond our per-policy acquisition costs, is the most capital efficient path toward profitability, and this has been our core focus.
In 2019, we achieved a positive contribution margin, and in 2020, our LTV now substantially exceeds our cost of acquisition. This gives us an enormous lever as we further scale the business: We can put substantial capital to work efficiently *today* and ensure shareholders will not have to suffer future dilution to fund future growth.
The unit economic advantage driven by our technology creates a durable advantage in three ways: 1) price competitiveness, 2) shareholder returns, and 3) customer experience.
The levers are about high quality customer acquisition and retention, but also cost structure advantages that enhance underwriting profit and ultimate returns.
These
levers create a powerful flywheel:
- First, a moment-by-moment understanding of driving behavior leads to the most savings and universally adequate price levels,
driving down customer acquisition cost;
- Second, a simple, engaging experience before and after customer acquisition, leading to higher virality and higher retention; and
- Finally, an end-to-end claims automation and vastly superior fraud detection leads to fewer losses and streamlined operations… driving up overall lifetime value.
Taken together, our high quality underwriting and technology-driven operations platform drive higher returns for every dollar invested to grow the business, and that same digital platform creates a far better experience for our customers. We’re proving that there doesn’t have to be a tradeoff between customer happiness and a healthy, profitable business.
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And now, with billions of miles of data, and tens of thousands of claims and accidents resolved, we can leverage detailed modeling of what truly causes accidents, down to individual moments, to create a substantial pricing edge. With this, we believe we have the most accurate and most competitive rates, improving our profitability while still driving down costs for our customers. And because our model is inherently responsive, massive behavioral shifts are captured in the pricing model nearly instantly -- without requiring massive strategic shifts -- and providing continued, reliable earnings.
As I mentioned previously, submitting a claim is often the “moment of truth” for any insurer.
When a customer does get into an accident and submits a claim, our experience is automated. There’s no need for several phone calls or tedious follow up -- we algorithmically reconstruct the accident scene and can instantly validate the majority of claims. The customer is then on their way, with higher satisfaction and is now less likely to leave after a claim. Handling claims in this way leads to a substantially lower operating expense, while still driving higher customer retention.
When a claim is potentially fraudulent, our sophisticated accident and claims data science models capture the vast majority. In the auto insurance industry, up to $8 billion of excess losses are paid due to fraud, and these costs are effectively passed on to the consumer. Thanks to Metromile’s advanced technology, we are able to capture three times the number of fraudulent claims than the average insurer. It’s hard to overstate this advantage: This technical capability directly improves our loss ratio, which increases our margin, and allows us to scale more confidently into new markets and channels as we avoid adverse selection.
The culmination of this work is a year-after-year improvement in loss ratio and, in turn, contribution margin. Our industry-leading LTV/CAC ratios represent a substantial result, and these economics are sustaining; we expect to deliver a 5.5x LTV/CAC in 2024 as we achieve additional scale.
Our unit economics lead the industry because of this data and technology advantage.
It’s important to highlight three key points:
1. | Our loss ratio is already within our long-term targets, even for newly acquired business - and thus we do not need to depend on a maturing business. As we scale, we maintain our strong unit economics. |
2. | Our portfolio is a high quality mix of business, driving both better underwriting results and higher retention, which means the quality of revenue will remain high, and |
3. | The auto insurance business alone delivers substantial underwriting profits, well before cross-selling additional products. |
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While 2020 has been an unprecedented year due to COVID, it has also helped prove the resilience of our financial model, as our loss ratio remained within our targets, and have made us a strong fit for the more than 40% of Americans currently working from home. While our premiums have been impacted, our built-in margins have not.
It is clear to us that the era of fixed price auto insurance is coming to an end. Our model is built to adapt to change and thrive – both for our customers and for the health of our business.
Looking ahead, we have multiple paths to build sustainable growth for Metromile – some of which we are already hard at work pursuing:
- | First, we expect to begin accelerating our growth within our existing 8-state footprint that reaches more than 45 million licensed drivers. Already, we have enough data in nearly all of our markets to effectively and profitably scale. |
- | As we further scale, we plan to expand near-nationwide over the next two years, tripling our market reach to 143 million licensed drivers in the U.S., representing $160 billion of potential premiums. |
- | Second, we will continue to market our new “Ride Along” app, which allows drivers to ‘try before they buy’. Through “Ride Along”, we’ve seen a 20% conversion rate to purchase, a 25% referral rate, and 11% of all previously abandoned quoters trying it. This allows us to better optimize marketing spend, creates a viral effect for the product, and drives high intent customers to Metromile at a low cost. |
- | Third, we are now directly working with OEM partners to identify low mileage drivers. Nearly all new cars today are connected and have the same sensor data streaming directly from the vehicle. Aided by our partners, we are able to identify who is a low-mileage driver 30 days after they purchase a car. We can then provide a customized offer based on true miles driven -- showing how much you can save with pay-per-mile insurance. We expect these OEM partnerships will drive millions of leads in the future at a low cost of acquisition. |
- | Fourth, given our enduring relationship with our customers, we expect to begin offering bundled products next year, which we expect will bolster our already strong lifetime value. |
- | Fifth, we’ve recently expanded and optimized our omni-channel customer growth engine, allowing us to funnel the appropriate quality of business from price comparison sites, rebuilding our quoting experience to significantly reduce time-to-quote, and adding more affiliate partners. |
- | And finally, as I mentioned earlier, our Metromile Enterprise software platform is being recognized by the global insurance industry as a requisite for competing in today’s digital world. We expect to see this business deliver consistent, profitable growth as we partner with incumbent insurers around the world to help them reduce costs and digitize their operations. |
I hope we have conveyed to you the unique advantages of our market opportunity, product value proposition, technology platform, unit economics, and ability to grow this business for years to come. Through our use of data science and machine learning, we are creating compelling and unique insurance products while delivering industry-leading economic returns.
We are thrilled to be partnering with investors that realize the breadth of the opportunity and the runway we have before us. This is an exciting time to be building. We hope you will join us for the journey ahead.
With that, we thank you for your time and your interest in Metromile. If you have additional questions, please contact us at our e-mail ir@metromile.com. Thank you again for joining today’s call.
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