UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

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

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 9, 2021

 

KATAPULT HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware   001-39116   81-4424170

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

5204 Tennyson Parkway, Suite 500
Plano, TX
  75024
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (833) 528-2785

 

FinServ Acquisition Corp.
c/o Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10105
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of Each Class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of Each Exchange on
Which Registered
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share   KPLT   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Redeemable Warrants   KPLTW   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

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

 

Emerging growth company ☒

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

INTRODUCTORY NOTE

 

On June 9, 2021 (the “Closing Date”), Katapult Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (formerly known as FinServ Acquisition Corp.) (prior to the Second Effective Time (as defined below), “FinServ” and after the Second Effective Time, the “Company” or “New Katapult”), consummated the previously-announced merger (the “Closing”) pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated December 18, 2020 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among FinServ, Keys Merger Sub 1, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of FinServ (“Merger Sub 1”), Keys Merger Sub 2, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of FinServ (“Merger Sub 2”), Katapult Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Katapult”), and Orlando Zayas, in his capacity as the representative of all Pre-Closing Holders (as defined in the merger agreement).

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, a business combination between Katapult and FinServ was effected on June 9, 2021 through the merger of Merger Sub 1 with and into Katapult, with Katapult surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of FinServ (the “First Merger”), followed immediately by the merger of the resulting company with and into Merger Sub 2, with Merger Sub 2 surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of FinServ (the “Second Merger” and together with the First Merger, the “Merger”). At the effective time of the First Merger (the “First Effective Time”), each share of Katapult common stock (including common stock to be issued as a result of the conversion of Katapult preferred stock in connection with the merger) that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the First Effective Time (other than dissenting shares and unvested Katapult restricted shares that will not vest in connection with the merger) was cancelled and converted into the right to receive the applicable portion of the merger consideration, in accordance with an allocation schedule to be provided by Katapult, consisting of (i) cash consideration, as determined under the Merger Agreement, (ii) a number of shares of New Katapult common stock equal to (a) $833.0 million (subject to adjustment in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement and net of the value of all Katapult options to be converted into New Katapult options), minus the aggregate amount of cash paid in clause (i), divided by (b) 10 and (iii) the applicable portion of the 7,500,000 restricted shares of New Katapult common stock that will vest upon, among other things, the achievement of certain earn-out thresholds prior to the sixth anniversary of the closing of the Merger.

 

The material provisions of the Merger Agreement are described in FinServ’s definitive proxy statement/prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on May 18, 2021 (the “Proxy Statement/Prospectus”) in the section titled “The Merger Agreement” beginning on page 144, which is incorporated by reference herein.

 

On June 9, 2021, a number of purchasers (each, a “Subscriber”) purchased from the Company an aggregate of 15,000,000 shares of FinServ Class A Common Stock (the “PIPE Shares”), for a purchase price of $10.00 per share and an aggregate purchase price of $150,000,000, pursuant to separate subscription agreements entered into effective as of December 18, 2020 (each a “Subscription Agreement”). Pursuant to the Subscription Agreements, the Company gave certain registration rights to the Subscribers with respect to the PIPE Shares. The sale of the PIPE Shares was consummated concurrently with the Closing.

 

A description of the Subscription Agreements is included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section entitled “Other Agreements—Subscription Agreements” beginning on page 160, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

In connection with the Closing, the registrant changed its name from FinServ Acquisition Corp. to Katapult Holdings, Inc.

 

The foregoing description of each of the Merger Agreement and the Subscription Agreements is a summary only and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Merger Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 2.1, and the Subscription Agreements, a copy of the form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1, each of which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

 

Amended & Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 

In connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (the “Transactions”), on the Closing Date, the Company, FinServ Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”), the holders of Founder Shares, and certain other holders of New Katapult common stock (collectively, the “A&R RRA Parties”), entered into an Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement (the “A&R RRA”). In accordance with the A&R RRA, the A&R RRA Parties and their permitted transferees are entitled to, among other things, customary registration rights, including demand, piggy-back and shelf registration rights. The A&R RRA also provides that the Company will pay certain expenses relating to such registrations and indemnify the registration rights holders against (or make contributions in respect of) certain liabilities which may arise under the Securities Act. “Founder Shares” are shares of FinServ’s Class B Common Stock, initially purchased by the Sponsor in a private placement and a subsequent dividend thereon prior to FinServ Acquisition Corp.’s initial public offering, and the shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon the conversion thereof.

 

Pursuant to the A&R RRA, the Sponsor and the holders of the Founder Shares have agreed to be subject to a 180-day lockup in respect of their Founder Shares and the New Katapult common stock issued upon conversion thereof; the initial purchasers of the units of FinServ, consisting of one share of Class A Common Stock and one half of one warrant to purchase a share of Class A Common Stock, purchased by the Sponsor in a private placement in conjunction with FinServ’s initial public offering (the “Private Placement Units”) (or their permitted transferees) have agreed to be subject to a 30-day lockup in respect of such Private Placement Units, the securities underlying such Private Placement Units and the New Katapult common stock issued or issuable upon the exercise or conversion thereof; and certain other holders of New Katapult common stock have agreed to be subject to a 180-day lockup in respect of their shares of New Katapult common stock. The lockups under the A&R RRA are subject to certain customary exceptions and are, with respect to the 180-day lockups, subject to early termination upon the occurrence of certain transactions or in the event that the closing sale price of New Katapult common stock exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 90 days after the Closing Date. 

 

The material terms of the A&R RRA are described in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section entitled “Other Agreements—Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement” beginning on page 160 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus.

 

The foregoing description of the A&R RRA is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the A&R Registration Rights Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.4 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Indemnification Agreements

 

In connection with the Transactions, on the Closing Date, the Company entered into indemnification agreements with each of its directors and executive officers. These indemnification agreements require the Company to indemnify its directors and executive officers for certain expenses, including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines and settlement amounts incurred by a director or executive officer in any action or proceeding arising out of their services as one of the Company’s directors or executive officers or any other company or enterprise to which the person provides services at the Company’s request.

 

The foregoing description of the indemnification agreements is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the form of indemnification agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.2 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Lock-Up Agreements

 

In connection with the Transactions, on the Closing Date, the Company entered into Lock-Up Agreements (each, a “Lock-Up Agreement”), with substantially all of the holders of Katapult securities prior to the consummation of the Merger. The lockups under the Lock-Up Agreements are subject to certain customary exceptions and are subject to early termination upon the occurrence of certain transactions or in the event that the closing sale price of New Katapult common stock exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 90 days after the Closing Date.

 

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The foregoing description of the Lock-Up Agreement is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Form of Lock-Up Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.10 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

 

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

 

The Merger was approved by FinServ’s stockholders at a special meeting of FinServ’s stockholders held on June 7, 2021 (the “Special Meeting”). At the Special Meeting, 25,070,617 shares of FinServ Common Stock were voted in favor of the proposal to approve the Merger, 1,873 shares of FinServ Common Stock were voted against the proposal and 1,875 shares of FinServ Common Stock abstained from voting on the proposal. In connection with the Closing, 6,338 shares of FinServ Common Stock were redeemed at a per share price of approximately $10.05. The Merger was completed on June 9, 2021.

 

In connection with the consummation of the Merger, all of the 6,250,000 outstanding shares of FinServ Class B Common Stock (the “Founder Shares”), were converted into shares of Common Stock on a one-for-one basis.

 

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the Closing, holders of the outstanding shares of Katapult Common Stock and the outstanding Katapult options received on a pro rata basis the Earnout Shares, which will vest upon the achievement of certain thresholds prior to the sixth anniversary of the Closing (as further described in the section entitled “The Merger Agreement” on page 144 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus).

 

As of the Closing Date and following the completion of the Merger and the sale of the PIPE Shares, the Company had the following outstanding securities:

 

approximately 96,821,615 shares of Common Stock (of which 7,499,997 were Earnout Shares); and
approximately 12,500,000 public warrants and 332,500 private placement warrants, each exercisable for one share of Common Stock at a price of $11.50 per share.

 

FORM 10 INFORMATION

 

Prior to the Closing, the Company was a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) with no operations, formed as a vehicle to effect a business combination with one or more operating businesses. After the Closing, the Company became a holding company whose only assets consist of equity interests in Katapult Intermediate Holdings, LLC (formerly Keys Merger Sub II, LLC), whose only assets consist of equity interests in Katapult Group, Inc.

 

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

The Company makes forward-looking statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K. All statements, other than statements of present or historical fact included in or incorporated by reference in this Current Report on Form 8-K, regarding the Company’s future financial performance, as well as the Company’s strategy, future operations, financial position, estimated revenues, and losses, projected costs, prospects, plans and objectives of management are forward-looking statements. When used in this Current Report on Form 8-K, the words “could,” “should,” “will,” “may,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” the negative of such terms and other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and assumptions about future events and are based on currently available information as to the outcome and timing of future events. The Company cautions you that these forward-looking statements are subject to all of the risks and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the control of the Company, incident to its business.

 

These forward-looking statements are based on information available as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K, and current expectations, forecasts and assumptions, and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the Company’s views as of any subsequent date, and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.

 

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As a result of a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties, the Company’s actual results or performance may be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Some factors that could cause actual results to differ include:

 

the Company’s ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the Transactions, which may be affected by, among other things, competition and the ability of the Company to grow and management growth profitability following the Closing;
the future financial performance of the Company following the Transactions;
risks related to disruption of management’s time from ongoing business operations due to the Transactions;
litigation, complaints, product liability claims and/or adverse publicity;
the impact of changes in consumer spending patterns, consumer preferences, local, regional and national economic conditions, crime, weather, demographic trends and employee availability;
privacy and data protection laws, privacy or data breaches, or the loss of data;
the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and its effect on business and financial conditions of the Company; and
other risks and uncertainties set forth in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section titled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 23 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Business

 

The business and properties of FinServ and Katapult prior to the Merger are described in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the sections titled “Information About FinServ” beginning on page 70 and “Information About Katapult” beginning on page 85, which are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Properties

 

Katapult leases its corporate headquarters located at 5204 Tennyson Parkway, Suite 500, Plano, TX where it occupies approximately 11,500 square feet of office space pursuant to a lease that expires in September 2023. Katapult also leases office space at 27 West 24th Street, Suite 1101, New York, NY 10010 pursuant to a lease that expires in June 2025. Katapult believes that its current facilities are suitable and adequate to meet its current needs.

 

Legal Proceedings

 

Except as set forth below, the Company and its subsidiaries are not a party to, and their properties are not the subject of, any material pending legal proceedings.

 

DCA Litigation

 

On April 9, 2021, Daiwa Corporate Advisory LLC (formerly known as DCS Advisory LLC) (“DCA”), a financial advisory firm, served Katapult Group, Inc. with a summons and a complaint filed in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County, in a matter bearing the index number 652164/2021. The complaint relates to a March 22, 2018 letter agreement (the “Letter Agreement”) entered into by DCS Advisory LLC and Cognical Inc. (now known as Katapult Group, Inc.). Among other things, DCA alleges that the Letter Agreement confers upon DCA (i) a right to act as the “exclusive financial advisor” with respect to certain transactions defined in the Letter Agreement, (ii) a right to a “Placement Fee” and/or “mutually-agreed upon fees” in connection with such advisory roles, and (iii) a right to a $100,000 termination fee payable in certain circumstances by Katapult Group, Inc. in the event that Katapult Group, Inc. terminated the Letter Agreement. For its first cause of action, DCA alleges that Katapult Group, Inc. “breached the Letter Agreement by failing and/or refusing to extend to DCA the opportunity to exercise its right of first refusal in connection with” the Transactions and the PIPE Investment. DCA seeks “damages in an amount to be determined at trial” with respect to this first cause of action. For its second cause of action, DCA alleges that, assuming Katapult Group, Inc. properly terminated the Letter Agreement in April 2019 (which DCA disputes), Katapult Group, Inc. “also breached the Letter Agreement by failing to pay DCA a termination fee when it terminated the Letter Agreement.” DCA seeks “damages in an amount to be determined at trial, but no less than $100,000,” with respect to this second cause of action. With respect to both causes of action, DCA also seeks attorneys’ fees and costs pursuant to the Letter Agreement, an award of pre- and post-judgment interest, and such other and further relief as the Court deems just and proper.”

 

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On May 24, 2021, Katapult Group, Inc. filed its answer to the complaint and also asserted counterclaims against DCA for breach of contract and for breach of the duty of good faith and fair dealing. In connection with its counterclaims, Katapult Group, Inc. is seeking damages in the amount of approximately $10.6 million, as well as attorneys’ fees and costs. Katapult Group, Inc. disputes the allegations in DCA’s complaint and intends to vigorously defend against the claims.

 

Risk Factors

 

The risks associated with the Company’s business are described in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section titled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 23, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Financial Information

 

Selected Historical Financial Information

 

The selected historical financial information of Katapult for the years ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section titled “Selected Historical Consolidated Financial Information of Katapult” beginning on page 14, which are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements

 

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 of Katapult have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and pursuant to the regulations of the SEC and are included in in Exhibit 99.1, which are incorporated herein by reference.

 

These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the historical audited consolidated financial statements of Katapult as of and for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 and the related notes included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus beginning on page F-27 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information of the Company as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and for the year ended December 31, 2020 is set forth in Exhibit 99.2 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

Katapult’s management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2021, included in Exhibit 99.3 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Management’s discussion and analysis of the financial condition and results of operation prior to the Merger is included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the sections titled “FinServ’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” beginning on page 79 and “Katapult’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” beginning on page 105, which are incorporated herein by reference.

 

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Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

 

The following table sets forth information known to the Company regarding the beneficial ownership of the Company’s common stock as of June 9, 2021, after giving effect to the Closing, by:

 

each person who is known by the Company to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent (5%) of the outstanding shares of any class of the Company’s common stock;
each current executive officer and director of the Company; and
all current executive officers and directors of the Company, as a group.

 

Beneficial ownership for the purposes of the following table is determined in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC. A person is a “beneficial owner” of a security if that person has or shares “voting power,” which includes the power to vote or to direct the voting of the security, or “investment power”, which includes the power to dispose of or to direct the disposition of the security or has the right to acquire such powers within 60 days.

 

The beneficial ownership percentages set forth in the table below are based on 98,365,365 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of June 9, 2021 and do not take into account the issuance of any shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of warrants to purchase up to 12,832,500 shares of Common Stock that remain outstanding.

 

Unless otherwise noted in the footnotes to the following table, and subject to applicable community property laws, the persons and entities named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to their beneficially owned common stock.

 

Name of Beneficial Owners(1)   Number of
Shares of
Common
Stock
Beneficially
Owned
    Percentage
of
Outstanding
Common
Stock
 
5% Stockholders:            
CURO Financial Technologies Corp. (2)     21,892,864       22.3 %
Blumberg Capital III, L.P. (3)     6,465,834       6.6 %
FinServ Holdings LLC (4)     8,458,750       8.6 %
Executive Officers and Directors:                
Lee Einbinder (4)     8,458,750       8.6 %
Orlando Zayas (5)     5,761,683       5.6 %
Karissa Cupito (6)     1,775,250       1.8 %
Derek Medlin (7)     1,345,325       1.4 %
Bruce Taragin (3)     6,465,834       6.6 %
Brian Hirsch (8)     4,608,069       4.7 %
Don Gayhardt (9)     21,892,864       22.3 %
Chris Masto (9)     21,892,864       22.3 %
Joanne Bradford     --       --  
All directors and executive officers as a group (9 individuals)     50,307,775       51.1 %

 

* Indicates less than 1 percent

 

(1) Unless otherwise noted, the business address of those listed in the table above is 5204 Tennyson Parkway, Suite 500, Plano, TX 75024.

 

(2) Includes 2,990,305 Earnout Shares. The business address of CURO Financial Technologies Corp. is 3527 North Ridge Road, Wichita, KS 67205.

 

(3) Includes 853,847 Earnout Shares. Shares are held by Blumberg Capital III, L.P. The business address of Blumberg Capital III, L.P. is 432 Bryant Street, San Francisco, CA 94107.

 

(4) FinServ Holdings LLC, the sponsor of FinServ Acquisition Corp. (the “Sponsor”), is the record holder of the shares reported herein. Lee Einbinder, former Chief Executive Officer of FinServ Acquisition Corp. is a managing member of the Sponsor and has voting and investment discretion with respect to the common stock held by the Sponsor. As such, he may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the common stock held directly by the Sponsor. Mr. Einbinder disclaims any beneficial ownership of the reported shares other than to the extent of any pecuniary interest he may have therein, directly or indirectly.

 

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(5) Includes 511,679 Earnout Shares and options to acquire 4,248,432 shares of Common Stock that have vested or will vest within 60 days of the Closing.

 

(6) Includes 180,437 Earnout Shares and options to acquire 1,513,447 shares of Common Stock that have vested or will vest within 60 days of the Closing.

 

(7) Includes 143,496 Earnout Shares and options to acquire 1,081,843 shares of Common Stock that have vested or will vest within 60 days of the Closing.

 

(8) Includes 603,225 Earnout Shares. Includes shares held by Tribeca Venture Fund I (NY), L.P., Tribeca Venture Fund I, L.P. and Tribeca Annex Fund, of which Mr. Hirsch is the Managing Partner. Mr. Hirsch disclaims any beneficial ownership of the reported shares other than to the extent of any pecuniary interest they may have therein, directly or indirectly. The business address of Mr. Hirsch is 99 Hudson Street, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10013.

 

(9) Includes 2,990,305 Earnout Shares. Includes shares held by CURO Financial Technologies Corp. (“CURO”). Mr. Gayhardt is a director and Chief Executive Officer and Mr. Masto is a director of CURO Group Holdings Corp., the parent company of CURO, and may share voting or dispositive power over such shares. Mr. Gayhardt and Mr. Masto disclaim any beneficial ownership of the reported shares other than to the extent of any pecuniary interest they may have therein, directly or indirectly. The business address of Mr. Gayhardt and Mr. Masto is 3527 North Ridge Road, Wichita, KS 67205.

 

Executive Compensation

 

The information related to executive and director compensation of Katapult is included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section titled “Executive and Director Compensation of Katapult” beginning on page 94 and is incorporated by reference herein. The description of the compensation of the Company’s executive officers is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the employment agreements of Messrs. Zayas and Medlin and Ms. Cupito, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibits 10.6, 10.8 and 10.7, respectively, and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Directors and Executive Officers

 

Information with respect to the Company’s directors and executive officers immediately following the Closing is set forth in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section titled “Management of Katapult After the Merger” beginning on page 123 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Director Independence

 

An “independent director” is defined generally as a person other than an officer or employee of the company or its subsidiaries or any other individual having a relationship which, in the opinion of the company’s board, would interfere with such director’s exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director. The Company’s Board has determined that Brian Hirsch, Bruce Taragin, Chris Masto, Don Gayhardt, and Joanne Bradford are independent under the rules and regulations of the SEC and the Nasdaq Stock Market.

 

Committees of the Board of Directors

 

Information with respect to the composition of the Board immediately after the Closing is set forth in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section titled “Board Committees” beginning on page 125 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and that information is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions

 

The certain relationships and related party transactions of the Company are described in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section titled “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions” beginning on page 193 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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The disclosure set forth under “Director Independence” and “Committees of the Board of Directors” above is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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

 

Market Information and Holders

 

The Company’s Common Stock and warrants were historically quoted on the Nasdaq under the symbols “FSRV” and “FSRVW,” respectively. On June 10, 2021, the Company’s Common Stock and warrants were listed on the Nasdaq under the new trading symbols of “KPLT” and “KPLTW,” respectively.

 

As of the Closing Date and following the completion of the Merger, the Company had approximately 98,365,365 shares (of which 7,499,997 were Earnout Shares) of Common Stock issued and outstanding held of record by 108 holders, and approximately 12,832,500 warrants outstanding held of record by 2 holders.

 

Dividends

 

The Company has not paid any cash dividends on the Common Stock to date. The Company may retain future earnings, if any, for future operations, expansion and debt repayment and has no current plans to pay cash dividends for the foreseeable future. Any decision to declare and pay dividends in the future will be made at the discretion of the Board and will depend on, among other things, the Company’s results of operations, financial condition, cash requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors that the Board may deem relevant. In addition, the Company’s ability to pay dividends may be limited by covenants of any existing and future outstanding indebtedness the Company or its subsidiaries incur. The Company does not anticipate declaring any cash dividends to holders of the Common Stock in the foreseeable future.

 

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

 

The disclosure set forth in the “Introductory Note” above is incorporated herein by reference.

 

The PIPE Shares issued in connection with the Subscription Agreements have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.


Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered

 

Common Stock

 

A description of the Company’s Common Stock is included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section titled “Description of New Katapult Capital Stock—Common Stock” beginning on page 185 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Warrants

 

A description of the Company’s warrants is included in the Company’s Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section titled “Description of New Katapult Capital Stock—Redeemable Warrants” beginning on page 185 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Indemnification of Directors and Officers

 

The information set forth under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

 

The information set forth under Item 9.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

 

The disclosure set forth in the “Introductory Note” above is incorporated herein by reference. The Company issued the shares of common stock in reliance on the exemptions from registration afforded by Section 4(a)(2) and Rule 506 promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

 

Item 3.03 Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

 

The information set forth in Item 5.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 4.01 Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant

 

On June 9, 2021, the Board approved the engagement of Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm to audit the Company’s consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ending December 31, 2021. Deloitte served as the independent registered public accounting firm of Katapult prior to the Merger. Accordingly, WithumSmith+Brown, PC (“Withum”), FinServ’s independent registered public accounting firm prior to the Merger, was informed that it would be dismissed and Deloitte would be the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.

 

Withum’s report of independent registered public accounting firm, dated May 5, 2021, on FinServ’s balance sheet as of December 31, 2020 and the related statements of operations, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2020 did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion. The report was not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles, except that such audit report contained an explanatory paragraphs in which Withum expressed substantial doubt as to Finserv’s ability to continue as a going concern if it did not complete a business combination by November 5, 2021 and emphasized the restatement of Finserv's financial statements due to its change in accounting for warrants.

   

During the period from August 9, 2019 (inception) through December 31, 2019, the year ended December 31, 2020, and the three months ended March 31, 2021, there were no: (i) disagreements with Withum on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosures or audited scope or procedures, which disagreements if not resolved to Withum’s satisfaction would have caused Withum to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreement in connection with its report or (ii) reportable events as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.

 

During the period from August 9, 2019 (inception) through December 31, 2019, the year ended December 31, 2020, and the three months ended March 31, 2021 the Company did not consult Deloitte with respect to either (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company’s financial statements, and no written report or oral advice was provided to the Company by Deloitte that Deloitte concluded was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to the accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue; or (ii) any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement, as that term is described in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act and the related instructions to Item 304 of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act, or a reportable event, as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act.

 

The Company has provided Withum with a copy of the disclosures made by the Company in response to this Item 4.01 and has requested that Withum furnish the Company with a letter addressed to the SEC stating whether it agrees with the statements made by the registrant in response to this Item 304(a) and, if not, stating the respects in which it does not agree. A letter from Withum is attached as Exhibit 16.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Item 5.01 Changes in Control of the Registrant

 

The information set forth above under “Introductory Note” and in the section entitled “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management” in Item 2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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

 

The information set forth above under “Directors and Executive Officers” in Item 2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

 

At the Special Meeting, the FinServ stockholders considered and approved the Katapult Holdings, Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Incentive Plan”). The Incentive Plan was previously approved, subject to stockholder approval, by the FinServ board of directors. The Incentive Plan became effective immediately upon the Closing.

 

A summary of the terms of the Incentive Plan is set forth in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section titled “Summary of the Incentive Plan” beginning on page 169 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws

 

At the Special Meeting, the FinServ stockholders voted and approved, among other things, Proposals No. 2 through No. 9, each of which is described in greater detail in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and incorporated herein by reference.

 

The Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), which became effective upon filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on June 9, 2021, includes the amendments proposed by Proposals No. 2 through No. 9. On June 9, 2021, the Board approved and adopted the Certificate of Incorporation and the Amended and Restated By-Laws (the “By-Laws”). The By-Laws became effective as of the Effective Time.

 

Copies of the Certificate of Incorporation and the By-Laws are attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and Exhibit 3.2, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

The description of the Certificate of Incorporation and the general effect of the Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws upon the rights of holders of the Company’s capital stock are included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus under the section entitled “Proposals No. 2 Through No. 9—The Charter Proposals” beginning on page 162 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 5.05 Amendments to the Registrant’s Code of Ethics, or Waiver of a Provision of the Code of Ethics

 

In connection with the Transactions, on June 9, 2021, the Company’s board of directors approved and adopted a new Code of Business Conduct and Ethics applicable to all employees, officers and directors of the Company. A copy of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics can be found in the Investors section of the Company’s website at www.katapult.com.

 

Item 5.06 Change in Shell Company Status

 

As a result of the Merger, which fulfilled the definition of a business combination as required by the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, dated October 31, 2019, the Company ceased to be a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act) as of the Closing Date. The material terms of the Merger are described in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the sections titled “The Merger” and “The Merger Agreement” beginning on pages 127 and 144, respectively, of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

 

On June 9, 2021, the Company issued a press release announcing the Closing. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.4.

 

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The information in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.4 attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired

 

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Katapult as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 are attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information of Katapult as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and for the year ended December 31, 2020 is set forth in Exhibit 99.2 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.   Description
2.1†   Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 18, 2020, by and among FinServ Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation, Keys Merger Sub 1, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Keys Merger Sub 2, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Katapult Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Orlando Zayas, in his capacity as the representative of all Pre-Closing Holders (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Company’s Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on December 21, 2020).
3.1*   Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, dated June 9, 2021.
3.2*   Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Company, dated June 9, 2021.
4.1*   Form of Common Stock Certificate of the Company.
4.2*   Form of Warrant Certificate of the Company.
4.3   Warrant Agreement, dated October 31, 2019, by and between FinServ Acquisition Corp. and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of FinServ Acquisition Corp. filed on November 6, 2019).
4.4*   Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreements, dated June 9, 2021, by and among the Company and certain stockholders of the Company.
10.1   Form of Subscription Agreement, dated as of December 18, 2020, by and between the Company and the Subscriber party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Company’s Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on December 21, 2020).
10.2*#   Form of Indemnification Agreement by and between the Company and its directors and officers.
10.3   Ninth Amendment and Joinder to Loan and Security Agreement and Consent, dated December 4, 2020, by and among Katapult SPV-1 LLC, Katapult Group, Inc., Katapult Holdings, Inc., and Midtown Madison Management LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 of FinServ Acquisition Corp (File No. 333-252558) filed on April 2, 2021).
10.4   Tenth Amendment and Joinder to Loan and Security Agreement and Consent, dated January 13, 2021, by and among Katapult SPV-1 LLC, Katapult Group, Inc., Katapult Holdings, Inc., and Midtown Madison Management LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 of FinServ Acquisition Corp (File No. 333-252558) filed on April 2, 2021).
10.5††   Provider Agreement, dated November 24, 2020, by and between Wayfair LLC and Katapult Group, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 of FinServ Acquisition Corp. filed on May 5, 2021).
10.6#   Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement, dated May 4, 2021, by and between Katapult Holdings, Inc. and Orlando Zayas (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 of FinServ Acquisition Corp. filed on May 5, 2021).

 

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10.7#   Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement, dated May 4, 2021, by and between Katapult Holdings, Inc. and Karissa Cupito (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 of FinServ Acquisition Corp. filed on May 5, 2021).
10.8#   Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement, dated May 4, 2021, by and between Katapult Holdings, Inc. and Derek Medlin (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 to Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 of FinServ Acquisition Corp. filed on May 5, 2021).
10.9#   Katapult Holdings, Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Annex D to the Company’s definitive proxy statement/prospectus, filed with the SEC on May 18, 2021).
10.10*   Form of Lock-Up Agreement, by and among the Company and certain stockholders of the Company.
16.1*   Letter from WithumSmith+Brown, PC to the SEC, dated June 14, 2021.
21.1*   Subsidiaries of Registrant.
99.1*   Unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.
99.2*   Unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information of the Company as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and for the year ended December 31, 2020.
99.3*   The Company’s management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2021
99.4*   Press Release of the Company, dated June 9, 2021.

 

* Filed herewith.

 

# Indicates management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

 

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

 

†† Certain portions of this exhibit have been redacted in accordance with Regulation S-K Item 601(b)(10)(iv). The omitted information is not material and would likely cause competitive harm to Katapult Holdings, Inc. if publicly disclosed.

 

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

Date: June 15, 2021 KATAPULT HOLDINGS, INC.
   
  By: /s/ Orlando Zayas
    Name: Orlando Zayas
    Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

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Exhibit 3.1

 

Delaware

The First State

 

 

I, JEFFREY W. BULLOCK, SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THE ATTACHED IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF THE RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF “FINSERV ACQUISITION CORP.”, CHANGING ITS NAME FROM “FINSERV ACQUISITION CORP.” TO “KATAPULT HOLDINGS, INC.”, FILED IN THIS OFFICE ON THE NINTH DAY OF JUNE, A.D. 2021, AT 8:10 O’CLOCK A.M.

  

 
   
7554734 8100 Authentication: 203401311
SR# 20212393032 Date: 06-09-21
You may verify this certificate online at corp.delaware.gov/authver.shtml  

 

 

 

 

  SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
State of Delaware
Secretary of State
Division of Corporations
Delivered 07:56 AM 06/09/2021
FILED 08:10 AM 06/09/2021
SR 20212393032 - File Number 7554734

FINSERV ACQUISITION CORP.

 

June 9, 2021

 

FinServ Acquisition Corp., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the“Corporation”), DOES HEREBY CERTIFY AS FOLLOWS:

 

1. The name of the Corporation is “FinServ Acquisition Corp.”. The original certificate of incorporation of the Corporation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on August 9, 2019. The Corporation filed an Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on October 31, 2019 (the“First Amended and Restated Certificate”).

 

2. This Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (this“Second Amended and Restated Certificate”), which both restates and amends the provisions of the First Amended and Restated Certificate, was duly adopted in accordance with Sections 228, 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as amended from time to time (the“DGCL”).

 

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

 

4. This Second Amended and Restated Certificate shall become effective on the date of filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

 

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

 

ARTICLE I
NAME

 

The name of the corporation is Katapult Holdings, Inc. (the“Corporation”).

 

ARTICLE II
PURPOSE

 

The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the DGCL. In addition to the powers and privileges conferred upon the Corporation by law and those incidental thereto, the Corporation shall possess and may exercise all the powers and privileges that are necessary or convenient to the conduct, promotion or attainment of the business or purposes of the Corporation.

 

ARTICLE III
REGISTERED AGENT

 

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

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE IV
CAPITALIZATION

 

Section 4.1. Authorized Capital Stock. The total number of shares of all classes of capital stock, each with a par value of $0.0001 per share, which the Corporation is authorized to issue is 275,000,000 shares, consisting of (a) 250,000,000 shares of common stock (the“Common Stock”) and (b) 25,000,000 shares of preferred stock (the“Preferred Stock”).

 

Section 4.2. Preferred Stock. The Board of Directors of the Corporation (the“Board”) is hereby expressly authorized to provide, out of the unissued shares of the Preferred Stock for one or more series of Preferred Stock, and to establish from time to time the number of shares to be included in each such series and to fix the voting rights, if any, designations, powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional, special and other rights, if any, of each such series and any qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, as shall be stated in the resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board providing for the issuance of such series and included in a certificate of designation (a “Preferred Stock Designation”) filed pursuant to the DGCL, and the Board is hereby expressly vested with the authority to the full extent provided by law, now or hereafter, to adopt any such resolution or resolutions.

 

Section 4.3. Common Stock.

 

(a) Reclassification. Effective immediately upon the filing of this Second Amended and Restated Certificate with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the “Effective Time”), each share of Class A Common Stock of the Corporation, par value of $0.0001 (the“Class A Common Stock”), outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall, without any further action by any stockholder, be renamed as, and shall become, one share of Common Stock. Any outstanding stock certificate that represented shares of Class A Common Stock immediately prior to the Effective Time shall from and after the Effective Time be deemed to represent the same number of shares of Common Stock, without the need for surrender or exchange thereof. Further, any book-entry notation that represented shares of Class A Common Stock immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be revised to represent the same number of shares of Common Stock.

 

(a) Voting.

 

(i) Except as otherwise required by law or this Second Amended and Restated Certificate (including any Preferred Stock Designation), the holders of the Common Stock shall exclusively possess all voting power with respect to the Corporation.

 

(ii) Except as otherwise required by law or this Second Amended and Restated Certificate (including any Preferred Stock Designation), the holders of shares of Common Stock shall be entitled to one vote for each such share on each matter properly submitted to the stockholders of the Corporation on which the holders of the Common Stock are entitled to vote.

 

(iii) Except as otherwise required by law or this Second Amended and Restated Certificate (including any Preferred Stock Designation), at any annual or special meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation, holders of the Common Stock shall have the exclusive right to vote for the election of directors and on all other matters properly submitted to a vote of the stockholders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, except as otherwise required by law or this Second Amended and Restated Certificate (including any Preferred Stock Designation), holders of shares of Common Stock shall not be entitled to vote on any amendment to this Second Amended and Restated Certificate(including any amendment to any Preferred Stock Designation) that relates solely to the terms of one or more outstanding series of Preferred Stock if the holders of such affected series of Preferred Stock are entitled, either separately or together with the holders of one or more other such series, to vote thereon pursuant to this Second Amended and Restated Certificate (including any Preferred Stock Designation) or the DGCL.

 

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(b) Dividends. Subject to applicable law and the rights, if any, of the holders of any outstanding series of the Preferred Stock, the holders of shares of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive such dividends and other distributions (payable in cash, property or capital stock of the Corporation) when, as and if declared thereon by the Board from time to time out of any assets or funds of the Corporation legally available therefor and shall share equally on a per share basis in such dividends and distributions.

 

(c) Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding Up of the Corporation. Subject to applicable law and the rights, if any, of the holders of any outstanding series of the Preferred Stock, in the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, after payment or provision for payment of the debts and other liabilities of the Corporation, the holders of shares of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive all the remaining assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders, ratably in proportion to the number of shares of Common Stock held by them.

 

Section 4.4. Rights and Options. The Corporation has the authority to create and issue rights, warrants and options entitling the holders thereof to acquire from the Corporation any shares of its capital stock of any class or classes, with such rights, warrants and options to be evidenced by or in instrument(s) approved by the Board. The Board is empowered to set the exercise price, duration, times for exercise and other terms and conditions of such rights, warrants or options; provided, however, that the consideration to be received for any shares of capital stock issuable upon exercise thereof may not be less than the par value thereof.

 

Section 4.5. No Class Vote on Changes in Authorized Number of Shares of Stock. The number of authorized shares of any class or classes of stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, irrespective of the provisions of Section 242(b)(2) of the DGCL (or any successor provision thereto), voting together as a single class, without a separate vote of the holders of the class or classes the number of authorized shares of which are being increased or decreased, unless a vote by any holders of one or more series of Preferred Stock is required by the express terms of any Preferred Stock Designation.

 

ARTICLE V
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

Section 5.1. Board Powers. The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by, or under the direction of, the Board. In addition to the powers and authority expressly conferred upon the Board by statute, this Second Amended and Restated Certificate, as it may be further amended from time to time, or the Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Corporation (as amended from time to time in accordance with the provisions hereof and thereof, the “By-Laws”), the Board is hereby empowered to exercise all such powers and do all such acts and things as may be exercised or done by the Corporation, subject, nevertheless, to the provisions of the DGCL and this Second Amended and Restated Certificate.

 

Section 5.2. Number, Election and Term.

 

(a) The number of directors of the Corporation, other than those who may be elected by the holders of one or more series of the Preferred Stock voting separately by class or series, shall be fixed from time to time in the manner provided in the By-laws.

 

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(b) Subject to Section 5.5 hereof, the Board shall be divided into three classes, as nearly equal in number as possible and designated Class I, Class II and Class III. The Board is authorized to assign members of the Board already in office to Class I, Class II or Class III. The term of the initial Class I Directors shall expire at the first annual meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation following the effectiveness of this Second Amended and Restated Certificate, the term of the initial Class II Directors shall expire at the second annual meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation following the effectiveness of this Second Amended and Restated Certificate and the term of the initial Class III Directors shall expire at the third annual meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation following the effectiveness of this Second Amended and Restated Certificate. At each succeeding annual meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation, beginning with the first annual meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation following the effectiveness of this Second Amended and Restated Certificate, each of the successors elected to replace the class of directors whose term expires at that annual meeting shall be elected for a three-year term or until the election and qualification of their respective successors in office, subject to their earlier death, resignation or removal. Subject to Section 5.5 hereof, if the number of directors that constitute the Board is changed, any increase or decrease shall be apportioned by the Board among the classes so as to maintain the number of directors in each class as nearly equal as possible, but in no case shall a decrease in the number of directors constituting the Board shorten the term of any incumbent director. Subject to the rights of the holders of one or more series of Preferred Stock, voting separately by class or series, to elect directors pursuant to the terms of one or more series of Preferred Stock, the election of directors shall be determined by a plurality of the votes cast by the stockholders present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote thereon. The Board is hereby expressly authorized, by resolution or resolutions thereof, to assign members of the Board already in office to the aforesaid classes at the time this Second Amended and Restated Certificate (and therefore such classification) becomes effective in accordance with the DGCL.

 

(c) Subject to Section 5.5 hereof, a director shall hold office until the annual meeting for the year in which his or her term expires and until his or her successor has been elected and qualified, subject, however, to such director’s earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal. There shall be no limit on the number of terms a director may serve on the Board.

 

(d) Unless and except to the extent that the By-Laws shall so require, the election of directors need not be by written ballot. The holders of shares of Common Stock shall not have cumulative voting rights with regard to the election of directors.

 

Section 5.3. Newly Created Directorships and Vacancies. Subject to Section 5.5 hereof, newly created directorships resulting from an increase in the number of directors and any vacancies on the Board resulting from death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal or other cause may be filled solely and exclusively by a majority vote of the remaining directors then in office, even if less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director (and not by stockholders), and any director so chosen shall hold office for the remainder of the full term of the class of directors to which the new directorship was added or in which the vacancy occurred and until his or her successor has been elected and qualified, subject, however, to such director’s earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal.

 

Section 5.4. Removal. Subject to Section 5.5 hereof and except as otherwise required by law, any or all of the directors may be removed from office at any time, but only for cause and only by the affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the voting power of all then outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class.

 

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Section 5.5 Preferred Stock - Directors. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article V, and except as otherwise required by law, whenever the holders of one or more series of the Preferred Stock shall have the right, voting separately by class or series, to elect one or more directors, the term of office, the filling of vacancies, the removal from office and other features of such directorships shall be governed by the terms of such series of the Preferred Stock as set forth in this Second Amended and Restated Certificate (including any Preferred Stock Designation) and such directors shall not be included in any of the classes created pursuant to this Article V unless expressly provided by such terms.

 

ARTICLE VI
BY-LAWS

 

In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred upon it by law, the Board shall have the power and is expressly authorized to adopt, amend, alter or repeal the By-Laws. The affirmative vote of a majority of the Board shall be required to adopt, amend, alter or repeal the By Laws. The By-Laws also may be adopted, amended, altered or repealed by the stockholders; provided, however, that in addition to any vote of the holders of any class or series of capital stock of the Corporation required by law or by this Second Amended and Restated Certificate (including any Preferred Stock Designation), the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of all then outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, shall be required for the stockholders to adopt, amend, alter or repeal the By-Laws; and provided further, however, that no By-Laws hereafter adopted by the stockholders shall invalidate any prior act of the Board that would have been valid if such By-Laws had not been adopted.

 

ARTICLE VII

SPECIAL MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS; ACTION BY WRITTEN CONSENT

 

Section 7.1. Special Meetings. Subject to the rights, if any, of the holders of any outstanding series of the Preferred Stock, and to the requirements of applicable law, special meetings of stockholders of the Corporation may be called only by the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, or the Board pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the Board, and the ability of the stockholders of the Corporation to call a special meeting is hereby specifically denied. Except as provided in the foregoing sentence, special meetings of stockholders of the Corporation may not be called by another person or persons.

 

Section 7.2. Advance Notice. Advance notice of stockholder nominations for the election of directors and of business to be brought by stockholders before any meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation shall be given in the manner provided in the By-Laws.

 

Section 7.3. Action by Written Consent. Except as otherwise expressly provided for or fixed pursuant to any Preferred Stock Designation permitting the holders of one or more series of Preferred Stock to act by written consent, any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation must be effected by a duly called annual or special meeting of such stockholders and may not be effected by written consent of the stockholders.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

LIMITED LIABILITY; INDEMNIFICATION

 

Section 8.1. Limitation of Director Liability. A director of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except to the extent such exemption from liability or limitation thereof is not permitted under the DGCL, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, unless they violated their duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, acted in bad faith, knowingly or intentionally violated the law, authorized unlawful payments of dividends, unlawful stock purchases or unlawful redemptions, or derived improper personal benefit from their actions as directors. Any amendment, modification or repeal of the foregoing sentence shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation hereunder in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to the time of such amendment, modification or repeal.

 

Section 8.2. Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses.

 

(a) To the fullest extent permitted by the applicable laws of the State of Delaware, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, the Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless each person who is or was made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including an action by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor (a “proceeding”), by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (an “indemnitee”), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as a director, officer, employee or agent, or in any other capacity while serving as a director, officer, employee or agent, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and disbursements, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes, damages, claims and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred by such indemnitee in connection with such proceeding. The Corporation shall to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law pay the expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by an indemnitee in defending or otherwise participating in any proceeding in advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that, to the extent required by applicable law, such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking, by or on behalf of the indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section 8.2 or otherwise. The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred by this Section 8.2 shall be contractual rights and such rights shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of his or her heirs, executors and administrators. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.2(a), except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses, the Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to an indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board.

 

(b) The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred on any indemnitee by this Section 8.2 shall not be exclusive of any other rights that any indemnitee may have or hereafter acquire under law, this Second Amended and Restated Certificate as it may be further amended from time to time, the By-Laws, an agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise.

 

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(c) Any repeal or amendment of this Section 8.2 by the stockholders of the Corporation or by changes in law, or the adoption of any other provision of this Second Amended and Restated Certificate inconsistent with this Section 8.2, shall, unless otherwise required by law, be prospective only (except to the extent such amendment or change in law permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights on a retroactive basis than permitted prior thereto), and shall not in any way diminish or adversely affect any right or protection existing at the time of such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision in respect of any proceeding (regardless of when such proceeding is first threatened, commenced or completed) arising out of, or related to, any act or omission occurring prior to such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision.

 

(d) This Section 8.2 shall not limit the right of the Corporation, to the extent and in the manner authorized or permitted by law, to indemnify and to advance expenses to persons other than indemnitees.

 

ARTICLE IX
CORPORATE OPPORTUNITY

 

Section 9.1. To the extent allowed by law, the doctrine of corporate opportunity, or any other analogous doctrine, shall not apply with respect to the Corporation or any of its officers or directors, or any of their respective affiliates, in circumstances where the application of any such doctrine would conflict with any fiduciary duties or contractual obligations they may have as of the date of this Second Amended and Restated Certificate or in the future, and the Corporation renounces any expectancy that any of the directors or officers of the Corporation will offer any such corporate opportunity of which he or she may become aware to the Corporation, except, the doctrine of corporate opportunity shall apply with respect to any of the directors or officers of the Corporation with respect to a corporate opportunity that was offered to such person solely in his or her capacity as a director or officer of the Corporation and (i) such opportunity is one the Corporation is legally and contractually permitted to undertake and would otherwise be reasonable for the Corporation to pursue and (ii) the director or officer is permitted to refer that opportunity to the Corporation without violating any legal obligation.

 

Section 9.2. Neither the alteration, amendment, addition to or repeal of this Article IX, nor the adoption of any provision of this Second Amended and Restated Certificate (including any Preferred Stock Designation) inconsistent with this Article IX,shall eliminate or reduce the effect of this Article IX in respect of any business opportunity first identified or any other matter occurring, or any cause of action, suit or claim that, but for this Article IX, would accrue or arise, prior to such alteration, amendment, addition, repeal or adoption. This Article IX shall not limit any protections or defenses available to, or indemnification or advancement rights of, any director or officer of the Corporation under this Second Amended and Restated Certificate, the By-laws or applicable law.

 

ARTICLE X

AMENDMENT OF SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

 

The Corporation reserves the right at any time and from time to time to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this Second Amended and Restated Certificate (including any Preferred Stock Designation), and other provisions authorized by the laws of the State of Delaware at the time in force that may be added or inserted, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by this Second Amended and Restated Certificate and the DGCL; and, except as set forth in Article VIII, all rights, preferences and privileges of whatever nature herein conferred upon stockholders, directors or any other persons by and pursuant to this Second Amended and Restated Certificate in its present form or as hereafter amended are granted subject to the right reserved in this Article X. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Second Amended and Restated Certificate or any provision of law which might otherwise permit a lesser vote or no vote, but in addition to any affirmative vote of the holders of any particular class or series of the Corporation required by law or by this Second Amended and Restated Certificate or any Preferred Stock Designation filed with respect to a series of Preferred Stock, the affirmative vote of the stockholders holding at least 66.7% of the voting power of all outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, shall be required to alter, amend or repeal Article V, Article VII and this Article X.

 

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ARTICLE XI

EXCLUSIVE FORUM FOR CERTAIN LAWSUITS

 

Section 11.1. Forum. Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, to the fullest extent permitted by the applicable law, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware shall be the sole and exclusive forum for any stockholder (including a beneficial owner) to bring (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Corporation, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer or other employee of the Corporation to the Corporation or the Corporation’s stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim against the Corporation, its directors, officers or employees arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL or this Second Amended and Restated Certificate or the By-Laws, (iv) any action asserting a claim against the Corporation, its directors, officers or employees governed by the internal affairs doctrine, or (v) any action asserting an “internal corporate claim” as such term is defined in Section 115 of the DGCL, and, if brought outside of Delaware, the stockholder bringing the suit will be deemed to have consented to service of process on such stockholder’s counsel, except any action (A) as to which the Court of Chancery in the State of Delaware determines that there is an indispensable party not subject to the jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery (and the indispensable party does not consent to the personal jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery within ten days following such determination), (B) which is vested in the exclusive jurisdiction of a court or forum other than the Court of Chancery, (C) for which the Court of Chancery does not have subject matter jurisdiction, or (D) any action arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the“Securities Act”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Section 11.1 will not apply to suits brought to enforce any liability or duty created by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), or any other claim for which the federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction. Unless the Company consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the federal district courts of the United States of America shall be the sole and exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any other claim for which the federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring or holding any interest in any security of the Company shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to this provision.

 

Section 11.2. Consent to Jurisdiction. If any action the subject matter of which is within the scope of Section 11.1 immediately above is filed in a court other than a court located within the State of Delaware (a “Foreign Action”) in the name of any stockholder, such stockholder shall be deemed to have consented to (i) the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located within the State of Delaware in connection with any action brought in any such court to enforce Section 11.1 immediately above (an “FSC Enforcement Action’’) and (ii) having service of process made upon such stockholder in any such FSC Enforcement Action by service upon such stockholder’s counsel in the Foreign Action as agent for such stockholder.

 

Section 11.3. Severability. If any provision or provisions of this Article XI shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable as applied to any person or entity or circumstance for any reason whatsoever, then, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the validity, legality and enforceability of such provisions in any other circumstance and of the remaining provisions of this Article XI (including, without limitation, each portion of any sentence of this Article XI containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is not itself held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) and the application of such provision to other persons or entities and circumstances shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

 

Section 11.4. Consent. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to the provisions of this Article XI.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, FinServ Acquisition Corp. has caused this Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to be duly executed and acknowledged in its name and on its behalf by an authorized officer as of the date first set forth above.

 

  FINSERV ACQUISITION CORP.
   
  By: /s/ Lee Einbinder
    Name: Lee Einbinder
    Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 3.2

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED Bylaws

 

of

 

Katapult Holdings, INC.

 

Effective as of June 9, 2021

 

ARTICLE I

CORPORATE OFFICES

 

1.1 Registered Office. The address of the registered office of Katapult Holdings, Inc. (the “Corporation”) in the State of Delaware, and the name of its registered agent at such address, shall be as set forth in the Corporation’s certificate of incorporation, as the same may be amended and/or restated from time to time (the “Certificate of Incorporation”).

 

1.2 Other Offices. The Corporation may have an office or offices other than its registered office at such place or places, either within or outside the State of Delaware, as the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board”) may from time to time determine or the business of the Corporation may require.

 

ARTICLE II
STOCKHOLDERS

 

2.1 Place of Meetings. All meetings of stockholders shall be held at such place (if any) within or without the State of Delaware as may be determined from time to time by the Board or, if not determined by the Board, by the Chairperson of the Board, the President or the Chief Executive Officer; provided that the Board may, in its sole discretion, determine that any meeting of stockholders shall not be held at any place but shall be held solely by means of remote communication in accordance with Section 2.13.

 

2.2 Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of stockholders for the election of directors and for the transaction of such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting shall be held on a date to be fixed by the Board at a time to be fixed by the Board and stated in the notice of the meeting.

 

2.3 Special Meetings. Subject to the Certificate of Incorporation, the rights of the holders of any series of preferred stock then outstanding and to the requirements of applicable law, special meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation may be called only by the Board acting pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the total number of authorized directors (whether or not there exist any vacancies in previously authorized directorships at the time any such resolution is presented to the Board for adoption), the Chairperson of the Board, or the Chief Executive Officer and may not be called by any other person or persons. Any business transacted at any special meeting of stockholders shall be limited to matters relating to the purpose or purposes stated in the notice of the meeting.

 

2.4 Notice of Meetings.

 

(a) Written notice of each meeting of stockholders, whether annual or special, shall be given not less than 10 nor more than 60 days before the date on which the meeting is to be held, to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting as of the record date fixed by the Board for determining the stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting, except as otherwise provided herein or required by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”) or the Certificate of Incorporation. The notice of any meeting shall state the place, if any, date and hour of the meeting, and the means of remote communication, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting. The notice of a special meeting shall state, in addition, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called.

 

 

 

 

(b) Notice to stockholders shall be delivered in writing or in any other manner permitted by the DGCL. If mailed, such notice shall be delivered by postage prepaid envelope directed to each stockholder at such stockholder’s address as it appears in the records of the Corporation and shall be deemed given when deposited in the United States mail. Without limiting the manner by which notices of meetings otherwise may be given effectively to stockholders, any such notice may be given by electronic transmission in the manner provided in Section 232 of the DGCL. An affidavit of the secretary or an assistant secretary or of the transfer agent or other agent of the Corporation that the notice has been given by personal delivery, by mail, or by a form of electronic transmission shall, in the absence of fraud, be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein.

 

(c) Notice of any meeting of stockholders need not be given to any stockholder if waived by such stockholder either in a writing signed by such stockholder or by electronic transmission, whether such waiver is given before or after such meeting is held. If such a waiver is given by electronic transmission, the electronic transmission must either set forth or be submitted with information from which it can be determined that the electronic transmission was authorized by the stockholder.

 

2.5 Voting List. The officer who has charge of the stock ledger of the Corporation shall prepare, at least 10 days before each meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting; the list shall reflect the stockholders entitled to vote as of the tenth day before the meeting date, arranged in alphabetical order for each class of stock and showing the mailing address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. The Corporation shall not be required to include electronic mail addresses or other electronic contact information on such list. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, for a period of at least 10 days prior to the meeting: (a) on a reasonably accessible electronic network, provided that the information required to gain access to such list is provided with the notice of the meeting, (b) during ordinary business hours at the principal place of business of the Corporation or (c) in any other manner provided by law. If the meeting is to be held at a place, the list shall be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time of the meeting, and may be examined by any stockholder who is present. If the meeting is to be held solely by means of remote communication, such list shall also be open to the examination of any stockholder during the whole time of the meeting on a reasonably accessible electronic network, and the information required to access such list shall be provided with the notice of the meeting. The stock ledger shall be the only evidence as to the stockholders who are entitled to examine the list required by this Section 2.5 or to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of stockholders.

 

2.6 Quorum. Except as otherwise provided by law or these Bylaws, the holders of a majority of the shares of the capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at the meeting, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Where a separate class vote by a class or classes or series is required, a majority of the shares of such class or classes or series present in person or represented by proxy shall constitute a quorum entitled to take action with respect to that vote on that matter.

 

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2.7 Adjournments. Any meeting of stockholders may be adjourned to any other time and to any other place at which a meeting of stockholders may be held under these Bylaws by the chairperson of the meeting or, in the absence of such person, by any officer entitled to preside at or to act as secretary of such meeting, or by the holders of a majority of the shares of stock present or represented at the meeting and entitled to vote, although less than a quorum. When a meeting is adjourned to another place, date or time, written notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the date, time and place, if any, thereof, and the means of remote communication, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such adjourned meeting, are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken; provided, however, that if the date of any adjourned meeting is more than 30 days after the date for which the meeting was originally noticed, or if the Board fixes a new record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at the adjourned meeting in accordance with Section 5.5, written notice of the place, if any, date and time of the adjourned meeting and the means of remote communication, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such adjourned meeting, shall be given in conformity herewith. At the adjourned meeting, the Corporation may transact any business which might have been transacted at the original meeting.

 

2.8 Voting and Proxies. Each stockholder shall have one vote for each share of stock entitled to vote held of record by such stockholder and a proportionate vote for each fractional share so held, unless otherwise provided by law or in the Certificate of Incorporation. Each stockholder of record entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders may vote in person or may authorize any other person or persons to vote or act for such stockholder by a written proxy executed by the stockholder or the stockholder’s authorized agent or by an electronic transmission permitted by law and delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation. Any copy, facsimile transmission or other reliable reproduction of the writing or electronic transmission created pursuant to this section may be substituted or used in lieu of the original writing or electronic transmission for any and all purposes for which the original writing or transmission could be used, provided that such copy, facsimile transmission or other reproduction shall be a complete reproduction of the entire original writing or electronic transmission.

 

2.9 Action at Meeting.

 

(a) At any meeting of stockholders for the election of one or more directors at which a quorum is present, the election shall be determined by a plurality of the votes cast by the stockholders entitled to vote at the election.

 

(b) All other matters shall be determined by a majority of the votes cast by stockholders present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the matter (or if there are two or more classes of stock entitled to vote as separate classes, then in the case of each such class, a majority of the shares of each such class present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote on the matter shall decide such matter), provided that a quorum is present, except when a different vote is required by express provision of law, the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws or applicable stock exchange rules, in which case such provision shall govern and control the decision of such matter.

 

(c) All voting, including on the election of directors, but excepting where otherwise required by law, may be by a voice vote; provided, that upon demand therefor by a stockholder entitled to vote or the stockholder’s proxy, a vote by ballot shall be taken. Each ballot shall state the name of the stockholder or proxy voting and such other information as may be required under the procedure established for the meeting. The Corporation may, and to the extent required by law, shall, in advance of any meeting of stockholders, appoint one or more inspectors to act at the meeting and make a written report thereof. The Corporation may designate one or more persons as an alternate inspector to replace any inspector who fails to act. If no inspector or alternate is able to act at a meeting of stockholders, the person presiding at the meeting may, and to the extent required by law, shall, appoint one or more inspectors to act at the meeting. Each inspector, before entering upon the discharge of his duties, shall take and sign an oath to faithfully execute the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of his ability.

 

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2.10 Stockholder Business (Other Than the Election of Directors).

 

(a) Only such business (other than nominations for election of directors, which is governed by Section 3.17 of these Bylaws) shall be conducted as shall have been properly brought before an annual meeting. To be properly brought before an annual meeting, business must be either (i) specified in the notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board, (ii) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by or at the direction of the Board, or (iii) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by a stockholder who (A) is a stockholder of record (and, with respect to any beneficial owner, if different, on whose behalf such business is proposed, only if such beneficial owner is the beneficial owner of shares of the Corporation) both at the time of giving the notice provided for in this Section 2.10 and at the time of the meeting, (B) is entitled to vote at the meeting and (C) has complied with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 2.10 as to such business. For any business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder (other than nominations for election of directors, which is governed by Section 3.17 of these Bylaws), it must be a proper matter for stockholder action under the DGCL, and the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice shall be in writing and must be received at the Corporation’s principal executive offices not later than ninety (90) days nor earlier than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the first anniversary of the date of the preceding year’s annual meeting as first specified in the Corporation’s notice of meeting (without regard to any postponements or adjournments of such meeting after such notice was first sent), provided, however, that if no annual meeting was held in the previous year or the date of the annual meeting is advanced by more than thirty (30) days, or delayed (other than as a result of adjournment) by more than thirty (30) days from the anniversary of the previous year’s annual meeting, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be received not later than the close of business on the later of the ninetieth (90th) day prior to such annual meeting or the tenth (10th) day following the date on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made. “Public announcement” for purposes hereof shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.17(c) of these Bylaws. In no event shall the public announcement of an adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above. For business to be properly brought before a special meeting by a stockholder, the business must be limited to the purpose or purposes set forth in a request under Section 2.3.

 

(b) A stockholder’s notice to the Secretary of the Corporation shall set forth (i) as to each matter the stockholder proposes to bring before the annual meeting, a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the annual meeting and the text of the proposal or business, including the text of any resolutions proposed for consideration and in the event that such business includes a proposal to amend the Bylaws of the Corporation, the language of the proposed amendment, and (ii) as to the stockholder giving the notice and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is being made, and any of their respective affiliates or associates (each within the meaning of Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) or others acting in concert therewith (each, a “Proposing Person”), (A) the name and address, as they appear on the Corporation’s books, of the stockholder proposing such business and of any other Proposing Person, (B) the class or series and number of shares of the Corporation which are owned beneficially and of record by the stockholder and any other Proposing Person as of the date of the notice, and a representation that the stockholder will notify the Corporation in writing within five (5) business days after the record date for voting at the meeting of the class or series and number of shares of the Corporation owned beneficially and of record by the stockholder and any other Proposing Person as of the record date for voting at the meeting, (C) a representation that the stockholder intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to propose the business specified in the notice, (D) any material interest of the stockholder and any other Proposing Person in such business, (E) the following information regarding the ownership interests of the stockholder and any other Proposing Person which shall be supplemented in writing by the stockholder not later than ten (10) days after the record date for voting at the meeting to disclose such interests as of such record date: (1) a description of any option, warrant, convertible security, stock appreciation right, or similar right with an exercise or conversion privilege or a settlement payment or mechanism at a price related to any class or series of shares of the Corporation or with a value derived in whole or in part from the value of any class or series of shares of the Corporation, any derivative or synthetic arrangement having the characteristics of a long position in any class or series of shares of the Corporation, or any contract, derivative, swap or other transaction or series of transactions designed to produce economic benefits and risks that correspond substantially to the ownership of any class or series of shares of the Corporation, including due to the fact that the value of such contract, derivative, swap or other transaction or series of transactions is determined by reference to the price, value or volatility of any class or series of shares of the Corporation, whether or not such instrument, contract or right shall be subject to settlement in the underlying class or series of shares of the Corporation, through the delivery of cash or other property, or otherwise, and without regard to whether the stockholder of record or any other Proposing Person may have entered into transactions that hedge or mitigate the economic effect of such instrument, contract or right (a “Derivative Instrument”) directly or indirectly owned beneficially by such stockholder or other Proposing Person, and any other direct or indirect opportunity to profit or share in any profit derived from any increase or decrease in the value of shares of the Corporation; (2) a description of any proxy, contract, arrangement, understanding, or relationship pursuant to which such stockholder or other Proposing Person has a right to vote any shares of any security of the Corporation; (3) a description of any agreement, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise, including any repurchase or similar so-called “stock borrowing” agreement or arrangement, engaged in, directly or indirectly, by such stockholder or other Proposing Person, the purpose or effect of which is to mitigate loss to, reduce the economic risk (of ownership or otherwise) of any class or series of the shares of the Corporation by, manage the risk of share price changes for, or increase or decrease the voting power of, such stockholder or other Proposing Person with respect to any class or series of the shares of the Corporation, or which provides, directly or indirectly, the opportunity to profit or share in any profit derived from any decrease in the price or value of any class or series of the shares of the Corporation (“Short Interests”); (4) a description of any rights to dividends on the shares of the Corporation owned beneficially by such stockholder or other Proposing Person that are separated or separable from the underlying shares of the Corporation; (5) a description of any proportionate interest in shares of the Corporation or Derivative Instruments held, directly or indirectly, by a general or limited partnership in which such stockholder or other Proposing Person is a general partner or, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns an interest in a general partner; (6) a description of any performance-related fees (other than an asset-based fee) to which such stockholder or other Proposing Person is entitled based on any increase or decrease in the value of shares of the Corporation or Derivative Instruments, if any, as of the date of such notice, including, without limitation, any such interests held by members of such stockholder’s or other Proposing Person’s immediate family sharing the same household; (7) a description of any significant equity interests or any Derivative Instruments or Short Interests in any principal competitor of the Corporation held by such stockholder or other Proposing Person; and (8) a description of any direct or indirect interest of such stockholder or other Proposing Person in any contract with the Corporation, any affiliate of the Corporation or any principal competitor of the Corporation (including, in any such case, any employment agreement, collective bargaining agreement or consulting agreement), and (F) any other information relating to such stockholder or other Proposing Person, if any, that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for, as applicable, the proposal and/or for the election of directors in a contested election pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

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(c) Unless otherwise required by law, if the stockholder (or a qualified representative of the stockholder) does not appear at the annual meeting of stockholders to present the proposed business, such proposed business shall not be transacted, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such vote may have been received by the Corporation. For purposes of this section, to be considered a qualified representative of the stockholder, a person must be a duly authorized officer, manager or partner of such stockholder or authorized by a writing executed by such stockholder (or a reliable reproduction or electronic transmission of the writing) delivered to the Corporation prior to the making of such proposal at such meeting by such stockholder stating that such person is authorized to act for such stockholder as proxy at the meeting of stockholders.

 

(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.10, a stockholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder with respect to the matters set forth in this Section 2.10; provided however, that any references in this Section 2.10 to the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder are not intended to and shall not limit any requirements applicable to proposals as to any business to be considered pursuant to this Section 2.10. Nothing in this Section 2.10 shall be deemed to affect any rights (i) of stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the Corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act or (ii) of the holders of any series of preferred stock if and to the extent provided for under law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws.

 

(e) Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary, the notice requirements set forth in subsections (a) and (b) above shall be deemed satisfied by a stockholder if the stockholder has notified the Corporation of the stockholder’s intention to present a proposal at an annual meeting in compliance with applicable rules and regulations promulgated under the Exchange Act and such stockholder’s proposal has been included in a proxy statement that has been prepared by the Corporation to solicit proxies for such annual meeting.

 

2.11 Conduct of Business. At every meeting of the stockholders, the Chairperson of the Board, or, in his absence, the Chief Executive Officer, or, in his absence, such other person as may be appointed by the Board, shall act as chairperson. The Secretary of the Corporation or a person designated by the chairperson of the meeting shall act as secretary of the meeting. Unless otherwise approved by the chairperson of the meeting, attendance at the stockholders’ meeting is restricted to stockholders of record, persons authorized in accordance with Section 2.8 of these Bylaws to act by proxy, and officers of the Corporation.

 

The chairperson of the meeting shall call the meeting to order, establish the agenda, and conduct the business of the meeting in accordance therewith or, at the chairperson’s discretion, the business of the meeting may be conducted otherwise in accordance with the wishes of the stockholders in attendance. The date and time of the opening and closing of the polls for each matter upon which the stockholders will vote at the meeting shall be announced at the meeting.

 

The chairperson shall also conduct the meeting in an orderly manner, rule on the precedence of, and procedure on, motions and other procedural matters, and exercise discretion with respect to such procedural matters with fairness and good faith toward all those entitled to take part. Without limiting the foregoing, the chairperson may (a) restrict attendance at any time to bona fide stockholders of record and their proxies and other persons in attendance at the invitation of the presiding officer or Board, (b) restrict use of audio or video recording devices at the meeting, and (c) impose reasonable limits on the amount of time taken up at the meeting on discussion in general or on remarks by any one stockholder. Should any person in attendance become unruly or obstruct the meeting proceedings, the chairperson shall have the power to have such person removed from the meeting. Notwithstanding anything in the Bylaws to the contrary, no business shall be conducted at a meeting except in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.10, this Section 2.11 and Section 3.13. The chairperson of the meeting, in addition to making any other determinations that may be appropriate to the conduct of the meeting, shall have the power and duty to determine whether a nomination or any business proposed to be brought before the meeting was made or proposed, as the case may be, in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.10, this Section 2.11 and Section 3.13, and if he should so determine that any proposed nomination or business is not in compliance with such sections, he shall so declare to the meeting that such defective nomination or proposal shall be disregarded.

 

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2.12 Stockholder Action Without Meeting. Any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation and may not be effected by any consent in writing by such stockholders; provided, however, that any action required or permitted to be taken by the holders of preferred stock, voting separately as a series or separately as a class with one or more other such series, may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, to the extent expressly so provided by the applicable certificate of designation relating to such series of preferred stock.

 

2.13 Meetings by Remote Communication. If authorized by the Board, and subject to such guidelines and procedures as the Board may adopt, stockholders and proxy holders not physically present at a meeting of stockholders may, by means of remote communication, participate in the meeting and be deemed present in person and vote at the meeting, whether such meeting is to be held at a designated place or solely by means of remote communication, provided that (a) the Corporation shall implement reasonable measures to verify that each person deemed present and permitted to vote at the meeting by means of remote communication is a stockholder or proxy holder, (b) the Corporation shall implement reasonable measures to provide such stockholders and proxy holders a reasonable opportunity to participate in the meeting and to vote on matters submitted to the stockholders, including an opportunity to read or hear the proceedings of the meeting substantially concurrently with such proceedings, and (c) if any stockholder or proxy holder votes or takes other action at the meeting by means of remote communication, a record of such vote or other action shall be maintained by the Corporation.

 

ARTICLE III
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

3.1 General Powers. The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of a Board, who may exercise all of the powers of the Corporation except as otherwise provided by law or the Certificate of Incorporation. In the event of a vacancy on the Board, the remaining directors, except as otherwise provided by law, may exercise the powers of the full Board until the vacancy is filled.

 

3.2 Election. Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of preferred stock to elect directors under specified circumstances, members of the Board shall be elected by a plurality of the votes of the shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote in the election of directors; provided that, whenever the holders of any class or series of capital stock of the Corporation are entitled to elect one or more directors pursuant to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation (including, but not limited to, any duly authorized certificate of designation), such directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes of such class or series present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote in the election of such directors. Elections of directors need not be by written ballot.

 

3.3 Number and Term.  Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of preferred stock to elect directors under specified circumstances, the number of directors shall be fixed from time to time exclusively by the Board pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the total number of authorized directors (whether or not there exist any vacancies in previously authorized directorships at the time any such resolution is presented to the Board for adoption).

 

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3.4 Classes of Directors. The Board shall be and is divided into three classes: Class I, Class II and Class III. No one class shall have more than one director more than any other class. If a fraction is contained in the quotient arrived at by dividing the designated number of directors by three, then, if such fraction is one-third, the extra director shall be a member of Class I, and if such fraction is two-thirds, one of the extra directors shall be a member of Class I and one of the extra directors shall be a member of Class II, unless otherwise provided from time to time by resolution adopted by the Board.

 

3.5 Resignations. Any director may resign at any time upon notice given in writing or by electronic transmission to the Board, the Chairperson of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation or the Secretary. The resignation shall take effect at the time specified therein, and if no time is specified, at the time of its receipt. The acceptance of a resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective unless otherwise expressly provided in the resignation.

 

3.6 Removal. Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of preferred stock to elect directors under specified circumstances, directors may only be removed for cause and only upon the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of all of the then outstanding shares of the capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class.

 

3.7 Vacancies and Newly Created Directorships. Except as otherwise provided by applicable law, vacancies occurring in any directorship (whether by death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal or other cause) and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the number of directors shall be filled in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation. Any director elected to fill a vacancy or newly created directorship shall hold office until the next election of the class for which such director shall have been chosen and until his or her successor shall be duly elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal.

 

3.8 Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board may be held without notice at such time and place, either within or without the State of Delaware, as shall be determined from time to time by the Board; provided that any director who is absent when such a determination is made shall be given notice of the determination. A regular meeting of the Board may be held without notice immediately after and at the same place as the annual meeting of stockholders.

 

3.9 Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board may be called by the Chairperson of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or a majority of the directors then in office and may be held at any time and place, within or without the State of Delaware.

 

3.10 Notice of Special Meetings. Notice of any special meeting of directors shall be given to each director by whom it is not waived by the Secretary or by the officer or one of the directors calling the meeting. Notice shall be duly given to each director by (a) giving notice to such director in person or by telephone, electronic transmission or voice message system at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting, (b) sending a facsimile to such director’s last known facsimile number, or delivering written notice by hand to such director’s last known business or home address, at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting, or (c) mailing written notice to such director’s last known business or home address at least three days in advance of the meeting. A notice or waiver of notice of a meeting of the Board need not specify the purposes of the meeting. Unless otherwise indicated in the notice thereof, any and all business may be transacted at a special meeting.

 

3.11 Participation in Meetings by Telephone Conference Calls or Other Methods of Communication. Directors or any members of any committee designated by the directors may participate in a meeting of the Board or such committee by means of conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and participation by such means shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

 

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3.12 Quorum; Adjournment. A majority of the total number of authorized directors shall constitute a quorum at any meeting of the Board. In the absence of a quorum at any such meeting, a majority of the directors present may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present. Interested directors may be counted in determining the presence of a quorum at a meeting of the Board or at a meeting of a committee which authorizes a particular contract or transaction.

 

3.13 Action at Meeting. At any meeting of the Board at which a quorum is present, the vote of a majority of those present shall be sufficient to take any action, unless a different vote is specified by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws.

 

3.14 Action by Written Consent. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board or of any committee of the Board may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board or committee, as the case may be, consent to the action in writing or by electronic transmission, and the writings or electronic transmissions are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board or committee. Such filing shall be in paper form if the minutes are maintained in paper form and shall be in electronic form if the minutes are maintained in electronic form.

 

3.15 Committees. The Board may designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the Corporation, with such lawfully delegated powers and duties as it therefor confers; provided that, the committee membership of each committee designated by the Board will comply with the applicable rules of the exchange on which any securities of the Corporation are listed. The Board may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee, the member or members of the committee present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not such member or members constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board to act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member. Any such committee, to the extent provided in the resolution of the Board and subject to the provisions of the DGCL, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation and may authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require it. Each such committee shall keep minutes and make such reports as the Board may from time to time request. Except as the Board may otherwise determine, any committee may make rules for the conduct of its business, but unless otherwise provided by such rules, its business shall be conducted as nearly as possible in the same manner as is provided in these Bylaws for the Board. Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws or the resolutions of the Board designating the committee, a committee may create one or more subcommittees, each subcommittee consists of one or more members of the committee, and delegate to a subcommittee any or all of the powers and authority of the committee.

 

3.16 Compensation of Directors. Directors may be paid such compensation for their services and such reimbursement for expenses of attendance at meetings as the Board may from time to time determine. No such payment shall preclude any director from serving the Corporation or any of its parent or subsidiary Corporations in any other capacity and receiving compensation for such service.

 

3.17 Nomination of Director Candidates. Subject to the rights of holders of any class or series of preferred stock then outstanding, nominations for the election of directors at an annual meeting may be made by (i) the Board or a duly authorized committee thereof or (ii) by any stockholder of the Corporation who is a stockholder of record at the time of giving the notice provided for in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this Section 3.17, who is entitled to vote at the meeting and who complies with the procedures set forth in this Section 3.17.

 

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(a) All nominations by stockholders must be made pursuant to timely notice given in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation. To be timely, a stockholder’s nomination for a director to be elected at an annual meeting must be received at the Corporation’s principal executive offices not later than ninety (90) days nor earlier than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the first anniversary of the date of the preceding year’s annual meeting as first specified in the Corporation’s notice of meeting (without regard to any postponements or adjournments of such meeting after such notice was first sent), provided, however, that if no annual meeting was held in the previous year or the date of the annual meeting is advanced by more than thirty (30) days or delayed (other than as a result of adjournment) by more than thirty (30) days from the first anniversary of the previous year’s annual meeting, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be received not later than the close of business on the later of the ninetieth (90th) day prior to such annual meeting or the tenth (10th) day following the date on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made. Each such notice shall set forth (i) as to the stockholder and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination is being made, and any of their respective affiliates or associates or others acting in concert therewith (each, a “Nominating Person”), the name and address, as they appear on the Corporation’s books, of the stockholder who intends to make the nomination and of any other Nominating Person, (ii)  the class or series and number of shares of the Corporation which are owned beneficially and of record by the stockholder and any other Nominating Person as of the date of the notice, and a representation that the stockholder will notify the Corporation in writing within five (5) business days after the record date for voting at the meeting of the class or series and number of shares of the Corporation owned beneficially and of record by the stockholder and any other Nominating Person as of the record date for voting at the meeting, (iii) a representation that the stockholder intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to nominate the nominee specified in the notice, (iv) the following information regarding the ownership interests of the stockholder and any other Nominating Person, which shall be supplemented in writing by the stockholder not later than ten (10) days after the record date for notice of the meeting to disclose such interests as of such record date: (A) a description of any Derivative Instrument directly or indirectly owned beneficially by such stockholder or other Nominating Person, and any other direct or indirect opportunity to profit or share in any profit derived from any increase or decrease in the value of shares of the Corporation; (B) a description of any proxy, contract, arrangement, understanding, or relationship pursuant to which such stockholder or other Nominating Person has a right to vote any shares of any security of the Corporation; (C) a description of any Short Interests in any securities of the Corporation directly or indirectly owned beneficially by such stockholder or other Nominating Person; (D) a description of any rights to dividends on the shares of the Corporation owned beneficially by such stockholder or other Nominating Person that are separated or separable from the underlying shares of the Corporation; (E) a description of any proportionate interest in shares of the Corporation or Derivative Instruments held, directly or indirectly, by a general or limited partnership in which such stockholder or other Nominating Person is a general partner or, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns an interest in a general partner; (F) a description of any performance-related fees (other than an asset-based fee) to which such stockholder or other Nominating Person is entitled based on any increase or decrease in the value of shares of the Corporation or Derivative Instruments, if any, as of the date of such notice, including, without limitation, any such interests held by members of such stockholder’s or other Nominating Person’s immediate family sharing the same household; (G) a description of any significant equity interests or any Derivative Instruments or Short Interests in any principal competitor of the Corporation held by such stockholder or other Nominating Person; and (H) a description of any direct or indirect interest of such stockholder or other Nominating Person in any contract with the Corporation, any affiliate of the Corporation or any principal competitor of the Corporation (including, in any such case, any employment agreement, collective bargaining agreement or consulting agreement), (v) a description of all arrangements or understandings between the stockholder or other Nominating Person and each nominee and any other person or persons (naming such person or persons) pursuant to which the nomination or nominations are to be made by the stockholder, (vi) a description of all direct and indirect compensation and other material monetary agreements, arrangements and understandings during the past three years, and any other material relationships, between or among such stockholder and any other Nominating Person, on the one hand, and each nominee, and his respective affiliates and associates, or others acting in concert therewith, on the other hand, including, without limitation all information that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Rule 404 promulgated under Regulation S-K if the stockholder and any Nominating Person, if any, or any affiliate or associate thereof or person acting in concert therewith, were the “registrant” for purposes of such rule and the nominee were a director or executive officer of such registrant, (vii) such other information regarding each nominee as would be required to be included in a proxy statement filed pursuant to the proxy rules of the SEC, had the nominee been nominated, or intended to be nominated, by the Board, and (viii) the signed consent of each nominee to serve as a director of the Corporation if so elected. In no event shall the public announcement of an adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above. Notwithstanding the second sentence of this Section 3.17(b), in the event that the number of directors to be elected at an annual meeting is increased and there is no public announcement by the Corporation naming the nominees for the additional directorships at least 100 days prior to the one-year anniversary of the date of the preceding year’s annual meeting as first specified in the Corporation’s notice of meeting (without regard to any postponements or adjournments of such meeting after such notice was first sent), a stockholder’s notice required by this Section 3.17(b) shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for the additional directorships, if it shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the 10th day following the day on which such public announcement is first made by the Corporation.

 

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(b) Subject to the rights of holders of any class or series of preferred stock then outstanding, nominations of persons for election to the Board may be made at a special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting (i) by or at the direction of the Board or a committee thereof or (ii) by any stockholder who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 3.17 and who is a stockholder of record at the time such notice is delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation. In the event the Corporation calls a special meeting of stockholders for the purpose of electing one or more directors to the Board, any such stockholder may nominate a person or persons (as the case may be), for election to such position(s) as are specified in the Corporation’s notice of meeting, if the stockholder’s notice as required by Section 3.13(a) is delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not earlier than ninety (90) days prior to such special meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the sixtieth (60th) day prior to such special meeting or the tenth (10th) day following the day on which public announcement is first made of the date of the special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Board to be elected at such meeting. In no event shall the public announcement of an adjournment or postponement of a special meeting commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above.

 

(c) For purposes of these Bylaws, “public announcement” shall mean disclosure in a press release reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press or comparable national news service or in a document publicly filed or furnished by the Corporation with the SEC pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

 

(d) Only those persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this section shall be eligible for election as directors at any meeting of stockholders. The Chairperson of the Board or Secretary may, if the facts warrant, determine that a notice received by the Corporation relating to a nomination proposed to be made does not satisfy the requirements of this Section 3.17 (including if the stockholder does not provide the updated information required under Section 3.13(b) to the Corporation within five (5) business days following the record date for the meeting), and if it be so determined, shall so declare and any such nomination shall not be introduced at such meeting of stockholders, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such vote may have been received. The chairperson of the meeting shall have the power and duty to determine whether a nomination brought before the meeting was made in accordance with the procedures set forth in this section, and, if any nomination is not in compliance with this section (including if the stockholder does not provide the updated information required under Section 3.13(b) to the Corporation within five (5) business days following the record date for the meeting), to declare that such defective nomination shall be disregarded, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such vote may have been received. Unless otherwise required by law, if the stockholder (or a qualified representative of the stockholder) does not appear at the annual meeting or a special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation to present a nomination, such nomination shall be disregarded, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such vote may have been received by the Corporation. For purposes of this Section 3.17, to be considered a qualified representative of the stockholder, a person must be a duly authorized officer, manager or partner of such stockholder or authorized by a writing executed by such stockholder (or a reliable reproduction or electronic transmission of the writing) delivered to the Corporation prior to the making of such nomination at such meeting by such stockholder stating that such person is authorized to act for such stockholder as proxy at the meeting of stockholders.

 

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(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.17, a stockholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder with respect to the matters set forth in this Section 3.17; provided however, that any references in this Section 3.17 to the Exchange Act or the rules promulgated thereunder are not intended to and shall not limit any requirements applicable to nominations to be considered pursuant to this Section 3.17. Nothing in this Section 3.17 shall be deemed to affect any rights of the holders of any series of preferred stock if and to the extent provided for under law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws.

 

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

 

ARTICLE IV
Officers

 

4.1 Enumeration. The officers of the Corporation shall consist of a Chief Executive Officer, a President, a Secretary, a Treasurer, a Chief Financial Officer and such other officers with such other titles as the Board shall determine, including, at the discretion of the Board, a Chairperson of the Board and one or more Vice Presidents and Assistant Secretaries. The Board may appoint such other officers as it may deem appropriate.

 

4.2 Election. Officers shall be elected annually by the Board at its first meeting following the annual meeting of stockholders. Officers may be appointed by the Board at any other meeting.

 

4.3 Qualification. No officer need be a stockholder. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person.

 

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4.4 Tenure. Except as otherwise provided by law, by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these Bylaws, each officer shall hold office until such officer’s successor is elected and qualified, unless a different term is specified in the vote appointing the officer, or until such officer’s earlier death, resignation or removal.

 

4.5 Resignation and Removal. Any officer may resign by delivering his written resignation to the Corporation at its principal office or to the President or Secretary. Such resignation shall be effective upon receipt unless it is specified to be effective at some other time or upon the happening of some other event. Any officer elected by the Board may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by the Board.

 

4.6 Chairperson of the Board. The Board may appoint a Chairperson of the Board. If the Board appoints a Chairperson of the Board, the Chairperson of the Board shall perform such duties and possess such powers as are assigned to the Chairperson by the Board and these Bylaws. Unless otherwise provided by the Board, the Chairperson of the Board shall preside at all meetings of the Board.

 

4.7 Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation shall, subject to the direction of the Board, have general supervision, direction and control of the business and the officers of the Corporation. The Chief Executive Officer shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and, in the absence or nonexistence of a Chairperson of the Board, at all meetings of the Board. The Chief Executive Officer shall have the general powers and duties of management usually vested in the chief executive officer of a Corporation, including general supervision, direction and control of the business and supervision of other officers of the Corporation, and shall have such other powers and duties as may be prescribed by the Board or these Bylaws.

 

4.8 President. Subject to the direction of the Board and such supervisory powers as may be given by these Bylaws or the Board to the Chairperson of the Board or the Chief Executive Officer, if such titles be held by other officers, the President shall have general supervision, direction and control of the business and supervision of other officers of the Corporation. Unless otherwise designated by the Board, the President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation. The President shall have such other powers and duties as may be prescribed by the Board or these Bylaws. The President shall have power to sign stock certificates, contracts and other instruments of the Corporation which are authorized and shall have general supervision and direction of all of the other officers, employees and agents of the Corporation, other than the Chairperson of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer.

 

4.9 Vice Presidents. Any Vice President shall perform such duties and possess such powers as the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the President may from time to time prescribe. In the event of the absence, inability or refusal to act of the President, the Vice President (or if there shall be more than one, the Vice Presidents in the order determined by the Board) shall perform the duties of the President and when so performing shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the President. The Board may assign to any Vice President the title of Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President or any other title selected by the Board.

 

4.10 Secretary and Assistant Secretaries. The Secretary shall perform such duties and shall have such powers as the Board or the President may from time to time prescribe. In addition, the Secretary shall perform such duties and have such powers as are set forth in these Bylaws and as are incident to the office of the Secretary, including, without limitation, the duty and power to give notices of all meetings of stockholders and special meetings of the Board, to keep a record of the proceedings of all meetings of stockholders and the Board, to maintain a stock ledger and prepare lists of stockholders and their addresses as required, to be custodian of corporate records and the corporate seal and to affix and attest to the same on documents.

 

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Any Assistant Secretary shall perform such duties and possess such powers as the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or the Secretary may from time to time prescribe. In the event of the absence, inability or refusal to act of the Secretary, the Assistant Secretary (or if there shall be more than one, the Assistant Secretaries in the order determined by the Board) shall perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Secretary.

 

In the absence of the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary at any meeting of stockholders or directors, the person presiding at the meeting shall designate a temporary secretary to keep a record of the meeting.

 

4.11 Treasurer. The Treasurer shall perform such duties and have such powers as are incident to the office of treasurer, including without limitation, the duty and power to keep and be responsible for all funds and securities of the Corporation, to maintain the financial records of the Corporation, to deposit funds of the Corporation in depositories as authorized, to disburse such funds as authorized, to make proper accounts of such funds, and to render as required by the Board accounts of all such transactions and of the financial condition of the Corporation.

 

4.12 Chief Financial Officer. The Chief Financial Officer shall perform such duties and shall have such powers as may from time to time be assigned to the Chief Financial Officer by the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the President. Unless otherwise designated by the Board, the Chief Financial Officer shall be the Treasurer of the Corporation.

 

4.13 Salaries. Officers of the Corporation shall be entitled to such salaries, compensation or reimbursement as shall be fixed or allowed from time to time by the Board.

 

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

 

ARTICLE V
Capital Stock

 

5.1 Issuance of Stock. Subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, the whole or any part of any unissued balance of the authorized capital stock of the Corporation or the whole or any part of any unissued balance of the authorized capital stock of the Corporation held in its treasury may be issued, sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of by vote of the Board in such manner, for such consideration and on such terms as the Board may determine.

 

5.2 Stock Certificates. The shares of stock of the Corporation shall be represented by certificates, provided that the Board may provide by resolution or resolutions that some or all of any class or series of stock of the Corporation shall be uncertificated shares; provided, however, that no such resolution shall apply to shares represented by a certificate until such certificate is surrendered to the Corporation. Every holder of stock of the Corporation represented by certificates, and, upon written request to the Corporation’s transfer agent or registrar, any holder of uncertificated shares, shall be entitled to have a certificate, in such form as may be prescribed by law and by the Board, certifying the number and class of shares of stock owned by such stockholder in the Corporation. Each such certificate shall be signed by, or in the name of the Corporation by, the Chairperson or Vice Chairperson, if any, of the Board, or the President or a Vice President, and the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer, or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation. Any or all of the signatures on the certificate may be a facsimile.

 

Each certificate for shares of stock which are subject to any restriction on transfer pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws, applicable securities laws or any agreement among any number of stockholders or among such holders and the Corporation shall have conspicuously noted on the face or back of the certificate either the full text of the restriction or a statement of the existence of such restriction.

 

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5.3 Transfers. Except as otherwise established by rules and regulations adopted by the Board, and subject to applicable law, shares of stock may be transferred on the books of the Corporation: (i) in the case of shares represented by a certificate, by the surrender to the Corporation or its transfer agent of the certificate representing such shares properly endorsed or accompanied by a written assignment or power of attorney properly executed, and with such proof of authority or authenticity of signature as the Corporation or its transfer agent may reasonably require; and (ii) in the case of uncertificated shares, upon the receipt of proper transfer instructions from the registered owner thereof. Except as may be otherwise required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws, the Corporation shall be entitled to treat the record holder of stock as shown on its books as the owner of such stock for all purposes, including the payment of dividends and the right to vote with respect to such stock, regardless of any transfer, pledge or other disposition of such stock until the shares have been transferred on the books of the Corporation in accordance with the requirements of these Bylaws.

 

5.4 Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates. The Corporation may issue a new certificate in place of any previously issued certificate alleged to have been lost, stolen, or destroyed, or it may issue uncertificated shares if the shares represented by such certificate have been designated as uncertificated shares in accordance with Section 5.2, upon such terms and conditions as the Board may prescribe, including the presentation of reasonable evidence of such loss, theft or destruction and the giving of such indemnity as the Board may require for the protection of the Corporation or any transfer agent or registrar.

 

5.5 Record Dates. The Board may fix in advance a record date for the determination of the stockholders entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders. Such record date shall not precede the date on which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted and shall not be more than 60 nor less than 10 days before the date of such meeting.

 

If no record date is fixed by the Board, the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be the close of business on the day before the date on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, the close of business on the day before the date on which the meeting is held.

 

A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board may fix a new record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the adjourned meeting, and in such case shall also fix as the record date for stockholders entitled to notice of such adjourned meeting the same or an earlier date as that fixed for the determination of stockholders entitled to vote in accordance with the foregoing provisions.

 

The Board may fix in advance a record date (a) for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights in respect of any change, concession or exchange of stock, or (b) for the purpose of any other lawful action. Any such record date shall not precede the date on which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted and shall not be more than 60 days prior to the action to which such record date relates. If no record date is fixed by the Board, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting when no prior action by the Board is necessary shall be the date on which the first written consent is expressed. The record date for determining stockholders for any other purpose shall be the close of business on the day on which the Board adopts the resolution relating to such purpose.

 

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ARTICLE VI
General Provisions

 

6.1 Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be as fixed by the Board.

 

6.2 Waiver of Notice. Whenever any notice whatsoever is required to be given by law, by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these Bylaws, a waiver of such notice either in writing signed by the person entitled to such notice or such person’s duly authorized attorney, or by electronic transmission or any other method permitted under the DGCL, whether before, at or after the time stated in such waiver, or the appearance of such person or persons at such meeting in person or by proxy, shall be deemed equivalent to such notice. Neither the business nor the purpose of any meeting need be specified in such a waiver. Attendance at any meeting shall constitute waiver of notice except attendance for the sole purpose of objecting to the timeliness or manner of notice.

 

6.3 Actions with Respect to Securities of Other Corporations. Except as the Board may otherwise designate, the Chief Executive Officer or President or any officer of the Corporation authorized by the Chief Executive Officer or President shall have the power to vote and otherwise act on behalf of the Corporation, in person or by proxy, and may waive notice of, and act as, or appoint any person or persons to act as, proxy or attorney-in-fact to this Corporation (with or without power of substitution) at any meeting of stockholders or shareholders (or with respect to any action of stockholders) of any other Corporation or organization, the securities of which may be held by this Corporation and otherwise to exercise any and all rights and powers that this Corporation may possess by reason of this Corporation’s ownership of securities in such other Corporation or other organization.

 

6.4 Evidence of Authority. A certificate by the Secretary, or an Assistant Secretary, or a temporary Secretary, as to any action taken by the stockholders, directors, a committee or any officer or representative of the Corporation shall as to all persons who rely on the certificate in good faith be conclusive evidence of such action.

 

6.5 Certificate of Incorporation. All references in these Bylaws to the Certificate of Incorporation shall be deemed to refer to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, as amended and in effect from time to time.

 

6.6 Severability. Any determination that any provision of these Bylaws is for any reason inapplicable, illegal or ineffective shall not affect or invalidate any other provision of these Bylaws.

 

6.7 Pronouns. All pronouns used in these Bylaws shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine or neuter, singular or plural, as the identity of the person or persons may require.

 

6.8 Notices. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein or required by law, all notices required to be given to any stockholder, director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation shall be in writing and may in every instance be effectively given by hand delivery to the recipient thereof, by depositing such notice in the mails, postage paid, or by sending such notice by commercial courier service, or by facsimile or other electronic transmission, provided that notice to stockholders by electronic transmission shall be given in the manner provided in Section 232 of the DGCL. Any such notice shall be addressed to such stockholder, director, officer, employee or agent at his, her or its last known address as the same appears on the books of the Corporation. The time when such notice shall be deemed to be given shall be the time such notice is received by such stockholder, director, officer, employee or agent, or by any person accepting such notice on behalf of such person, if delivered by hand, facsimile, other electronic transmission or commercial courier service, or the time such notice is dispatched, if delivered through the mails. Without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given effectively, notice to any stockholder shall be deemed given: (a) if by facsimile, when directed to a number at which the stockholder has consented to receive notice; (b) if by electronic mail, when directed to an electronic mail address at which the stockholder has consented to receive notice; (c) if by a posting on an electronic network together with separate notice to the stockholder of such specific posting, upon the later of (i) such posting and (ii) the giving of such separate notice; (d) if by any other form of electronic transmission, when directed to the stockholder; and (e) if by mail, when deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, directed to the stockholder at such stockholder’s address as it appears on the records of the Corporation.

 

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6.9 Reliance Upon Books, Reports and Records. Each director, each member of any committee designated by the Board, and each officer of the Corporation shall, in the performance of such individual’s duties, be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the books of account or other records of the Corporation as provided by law, including reports made to the Corporation by any of its officers, by an independent certified public accountant, or by an appraiser selected with reasonable care.

 

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

 

6.11 Facsimile Signatures. In addition to the provisions for use of facsimile signatures elsewhere specifically authorized in these Bylaws, facsimile signatures of any officer or officers of the Corporation may be used whenever and as authorized by the Board or a committee thereof.

 

6.12 Voting of Securities Owned by the Corporation. All stock and other securities of other Corporations owned or held by the Corporation for itself, or for other parties in any capacity, shall be voted, and all proxies with respect thereto shall be executed, by the person authorized so to do by resolution of the Board, or, in the absence of such authorization, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, or any Vice President.

 

ARTICLE VII
Amendments

 

7.1 By the Board. Except as otherwise set forth in these Bylaws, these Bylaws may be altered, amended or repealed or new Bylaws may be adopted only in accordance with Article X of the Certificate of Incorporation.

 

7.2 By the Stockholders. Except as otherwise set forth in these Bylaws, and subject to the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws may be altered, amended or repealed or new Bylaws may be adopted by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of all of the shares of capital stock of the Corporation issued and outstanding and entitled to vote generally in any election of directors, voting together as a single class.  Such vote may be held at any annual meeting of stockholders, or at any special meeting of stockholders provided that notice of such alteration, amendment, repeal or adoption of new Bylaws shall have been stated in the notice of such special meeting.

 

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ARTICLE VIII
Indemnification of Directors and Officers

 

8.1 Right to Indemnification. Each person who was or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (“proceeding”), by reason of the fact that such person or a person of whom he or she is the legal representative, is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director or officer of another Corporation, or as a controlling person of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as a director or officer, or in any other capacity while serving as a director or officer, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Corporation to the fullest extent authorized by the DGCL, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights than such law permitted the Corporation to provide prior to such amendment) against all expenses, liability and loss reasonably incurred or suffered by such person in connection therewith and such indemnification shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director or officer and shall inure to the benefit of his heirs, executors and administrators; provided, that except as provided in Section 8.2 of this Article VIII, the Corporation shall indemnify any such person seeking indemnity in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person only if (a) such indemnification is expressly required to be made by law, (b) the proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board, (c) such indemnification is provided by the Corporation, in its sole discretion, pursuant to the powers vested in the Corporation under the DGCL, or (d) the proceeding (or part thereof) is brought to establish or enforce a right to indemnification or advancement under an indemnity agreement or any other statute or law or otherwise as required under Section 145 of the DGCL. The rights hereunder shall be contract rights and shall include the right to be paid reasonable expenses and attorneys’ fees incurred in defending any such proceeding in advance of its final disposition; provided, that the payment of such expenses incurred by a director or officer of the Corporation in his capacity as a director or officer (and not in any other capacity in which service was or is tendered by such person while a director or officer, including, without limitation, service to an employee benefit plan) in advance of the final disposition of such proceeding, shall be made only upon delivery to the Corporation of an undertaking, by or on behalf of such director or officer, to repay all amounts so advanced if it should be determined ultimately by final judicial decision from which there is no further right to appeal that such director or officer is not entitled to be indemnified under this section or otherwise.

 

8.2 Right of Claimant to Bring Suit. If a claim under Section 8.1 is not paid in full by the Corporation within sixty (60) days after a written claim has been received by the Corporation, or twenty (20) days in the case of a claim for advancement of expenses, the claimant may at any time thereafter bring suit against the Corporation to recover the unpaid amount of the claim and, if such suit is not frivolous or brought in bad faith, the claimant shall be entitled to be paid also the expense of prosecuting such claim. It shall be a defense to any such action (other than an action brought to enforce a claim for expenses incurred in defending any proceeding in advance of its final disposition where the required undertaking, if any, has been tendered to this Corporation) that the claimant has not met the standards of conduct which make it permissible under the DGCL for the Corporation to indemnify the claimant for the amount claimed. Neither the failure of the Corporation (including its Board, independent legal counsel, or its stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such action that indemnification of the claimant is proper in the circumstances because the claimant has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the DGCL, nor an actual determination by the Corporation (including its Board, independent legal counsel or its stockholders) that the claimant has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that claimant has not met the applicable standard of conduct. In any suit brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the Corporation shall be entitled to recover such expenses upon a final judicial decision from which there is no further right to appeal that the indemnitee has not met any applicable standard for indemnification set forth in the DGCL. In any suit brought by the indemnitee to enforce a right to indemnification or to an advancement of expenses hereunder, or brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the burden of proving that the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified, or to such advancement of expenses, shall be on the Corporation.

 

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8.3 Indemnification of Employees and Agents. The Corporation may, to the extent authorized from time to time by the Board, grant rights to indemnification, and to the advancement of related expenses, to any employee or agent of the Corporation to the fullest extent of the provisions of this Article VIII with respect to the indemnification of and advancement of expenses to directors and officers of the Corporation.

 

8.4 Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The rights conferred on any person in this Article VIII shall not be exclusive of any other right which such persons may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.

 

8.5 Indemnification Contracts. The Board is authorized to enter into a contract with any director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or any person serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another Corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including employee benefit plans, providing for indemnification rights equivalent to or, if the Board so determines, greater than, those provided for in this Article VIII.

 

8.6 Insurance. The Corporation shall maintain insurance to the extent reasonably available, at its expense, to protect itself and any such director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or another Corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any such expense, liability or loss, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under the DGCL.

 

8.7 Effect of Amendment. Any amendment, repeal or modification of any provision of this Article VIII shall not adversely affect any right or protection of an indemnitee or his successor in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to such amendment, repeal or modification.

 

8.8 Reliance. Persons who after the date of the adoption of this provision become or remain directors or officers of the Corporation or who, while a director or officer of the Corporation, become or remain a director, officer, employee or agent of a subsidiary, shall be conclusively presumed to have relied on the rights to indemnity, advance of expenses and other rights contained in this Article VIII in entering into or continuing such service. The rights to indemnification and to the advance of expenses conferred in this Article VIII shall apply to claims made against an indemnitee arising out of acts or omissions which occurred or occur both prior and subsequent to the adoption hereof.

 

ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS

 

9.1 Place of Meetings. If the place of any meeting of stockholders, the Board or committee of the Board for which notice is required under these By Laws is not designated in the notice of such meeting, such meeting shall be held at the principal business office of the Corporation; provided, however, if the Board has, in its sole discretion, determined that a meeting shall not be held at any place, but instead shall be held by means of remote communication pursuant to Section 9.5 hereof, then such meeting shall not be held at any place.

 

9.2 Dividends. The Board may from time to time declare, and the Corporation may pay, dividends (payable in cash, property or shares of the Corporation’s capital stock) on the Corporation’s outstanding shares of capital stock, subject to applicable law and the Certificate of Incorporation.

 

9.3 Reserves. The Board may set apart out of the funds of the Corporation available for dividends a reserve or reserves for any proper purpose and may abolish any such reserve.

 

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9.4 Contracts and Negotiable Instruments. Except as otherwise provided by applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, any contract, bond, deed, lease, mortgage or other instrument may be executed and delivered in the name and on behalf of the Corporation by such officer or officers or other employee or employees of the Corporation as the Board may from time to time authorize. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances as the Board may determine. The Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer or any Vice President may execute and deliver any contract, bond, deed, lease, mortgage or other instrument in the name and on behalf of the Corporation. Subject to any restrictions imposed by the Board, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, President, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer or any Vice President may delegate powers to execute and deliver any contract, bond, deed, lease, mortgage or other instrument in the name and on behalf of the Corporation to other officers or employees of the Corporation under such person’s supervision and authority, it being understood, however, that any such delegation of power shall not relieve such officer of responsibility with respect to the exercise of such delegated power.

 

9.5 Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be fixed by the Board.

 

9.6 Seal. The Board may adopt a corporate seal, which shall be in such form as the Board determines. The seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed, affixed or otherwise reproduced.

 

9.7 Books and Records. The books and records of the Corporation may be kept within or outside the State of Delaware at such place or places as may from time to time be designated by the Board.

 

9.8 Surety Bonds. Such officers, employees and agents of the Corporation (if any) as the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, President or the Board may direct, from time to time, shall be bonded for the faithful performance of their duties and for the restoration to the Corporation, in case of their death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in their possession or under their control belonging to the Corporation, in such amounts and by such surety companies as the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, President or the Board may determine. The premiums on such bonds shall be paid by the Corporation and the bonds so furnished shall be in the custody of the Secretary.

 

9.9 Securities of Other Corporations. Powers of attorney, proxies, waivers of notice of meeting, consents in writing and other instruments relating to securities owned by the Corporation may be executed in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation by the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, President, any Vice President or any officers authorized by the Board. Any such officer, may, in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation, take all such action as any such officer may deem advisable to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of security holders of any corporation in which the Corporation may own securities, or to consent in writing, in the name of the Corporation as such holder, to any action by such corporation, and at any such meeting or with respect to any such consent shall possess and may exercise any and all rights and power incident to the ownership of such securities and which, as the owner thereof, the Corporation might have exercised and possessed. The Board may from time to time confer like powers upon any other person or persons.

 

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Exhibit 4.1

 

    NUMBER
    C-
    SHARES
    SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
    CUSIP 485859 102

 

KATAPULT HOLDINGS, INC.

 

INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
COMMON STOCK

 

This Certifies that ______________________is the owner of___________________________

 

FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE PAR VALUE OF $0.0001 EACH OF THE COMMON STOCK OF

KATAPULT HOLDINGS, INC..
(THE “COMPANY”)

 

transferable on the books of the Company in person or by duly authorized attorney upon surrender of this certificate properly endorsed.

 

This certificate is not valid unless countersigned by the Transfer Agent and registered by the Registrar.

 

Witness the seal of the Company and the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers.

 

Chief Executive Officer

[Corporate Seal]
Delaware

Chief Financial Officer
     
     

 

KATAPULT HOLDINGS, INC.

 

The Company will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof of the Company and the qualifications, limitations, or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights. This certificate and the shares represented thereby are issued and shall be held subject to all the provisions of the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation and all amendments thereto and resolutions of the Board of Directors providing for the issue of securities (copies of which may be obtained from the secretary of the Company), to all of which the holder of this certificate by acceptance hereof assents. The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:

 

TEN COM as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT   Custodian  
TEN ENT as tenants by the entireties     (Cust)   (Minor)

 

JT TEN as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common     under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act
          (State)

Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.

 

 

 

 

For value received, ____________________hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto____________________

 

____________________________________________________________________________________________

(PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER(S) OF ASSIGNEE(S))

 

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

(PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES), INCLUDING ZIP CODE, OF ASSIGNEE(S))

 

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

shares of the capital stock represented by the within Certificate, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints

 

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

Attorney to transfer the said stock on the books of the within named Company with full power of substitution in the premises.

 

Dated:__________  
 

________________________

Stockholder

 

NOTICE: THE SIGNATURE(S) TO THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME AS WRITTEN UPON THE FACE OF THE CERTIFICATE IN EVERY PARTICULAR, WITHOUT ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT OR ANY CHANGE WHATEVER.

 

Signature(s) Guaranteed:  
By____________________________  

 

 

THE SIGNATURE(S) MUST BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (BANKS, STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM, PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15 (OR ANY SUCCESSOR RULE).

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 4.2

 

[Form of Warrant Certificate]

[FACE]

Number

 

Warrants

 

THIS WARRANT SHALL BE VOID IF NOT EXERCISED PRIOR TO

THE EXPIRATION OF THE EXERCISE PERIOD PROVIDED FOR

IN THE WARRANT AGREEMENT DESCRIBED BELOW

KATAPULT HOLDINGS, INC.

 

Incorporated Under the Laws of the State of Delaware

 

CUSIP 485859 110

 

Warrant Certificate

 

This Warrant Certificate certifies that , or registered assigns, is the registered holder of warrant(s) evidenced hereby (the “Warrants” and each, a “Warrant”) to purchase shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (“Common Stock”), of Katapult Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). Each whole Warrant entitles the holder, upon exercise during the period set forth in the Warrant Agreement referred to below, to receive from the Company that number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock as set forth below, at the exercise price (the “Exercise Price”) as determined pursuant to the Warrant Agreement, payable in lawful money (or through “cashless exercise” as provided for in the Warrant Agreement) of the United States of America upon surrender of this Warrant Certificate and payment of the Exercise Price at the office or agency of the Warrant Agent referred to below, subject to the conditions set forth herein and in the Warrant Agreement. Defined terms used in this Warrant Certificate but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Warrant Agreement.

 

Each whole Warrant is initially exercisable for one fully paid and non-assessable share of Common Stock. No fractional shares will be issued upon exercise of any Warrant. If, upon the exercise of Warrants, a holder would be entitled to receive a fractional interest in a share of Common Stock, the Company will, upon exercise, round down to the nearest whole number the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to the Warrant holder. The number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants is subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events set forth in the Warrant Agreement.

 

The initial Exercise Price per share of Common Stock for any Warrant is equal to $11.50 per share. The Exercise Price is subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events set forth in the Warrant Agreement.

 

Subject to the conditions set forth in the Warrant Agreement, the Warrants may be exercised only during the Exercise Period and to the extent not exercised by the end of such Exercise Period, such Warrants shall become void.

 

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Warrant Certificate set forth on the reverse hereof and such further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as though fully set forth at this place.

 

This Warrant Certificate shall not be valid unless countersigned by the Warrant Agent, as such term is used in the Warrant Agreement.

 

This Warrant Certificate shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of laws principles thereof.

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

  KATAPULT HOLDINGS, INC.
     
  By:  
  Name:    
  Title:  
     
  CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY, as Warrant Agent
     
  By:  
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

 

 

 

[Form of Warrant Certificate]

[Reverse]

 

The Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate are part of a duly authorized issue of Warrants entitling the holder on exercise to receive shares of Common Stock and are issued or to be issued pursuant to a Warrant Agreement dated as of , 2019 (the “Warrant Agreement”), duly executed and delivered by the Company to Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York corporation, as warrant agent (the “Warrant Agent”), which Warrant Agreement is hereby incorporated by reference in and made a part of this instrument and is hereby referred to for a description of the rights, limitation of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Warrant Agent, the Company and the holders (the words “holders” or “holder” meaning the Registered Holders or Registered Holder, respectively) of the Warrants. A copy of the Warrant Agreement may be obtained by the holder hereof upon written request to the Company. Defined terms used in this Warrant Certificate but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Warrant Agreement.

 

Warrants may be exercised at any time during the Exercise Period set forth in the Warrant Agreement. The holder of Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate may exercise them by surrendering this Warrant Certificate, with the form of election to purchase set forth hereon properly completed and executed, together with payment of the Exercise Price as specified in the Warrant Agreement (or through “cashless exercise” as provided for in the Warrant Agreement) at the principal corporate trust office of the Warrant Agent. In the event that upon any exercise of Warrants evidenced hereby the number of Warrants exercised shall be less than the total number of Warrants evidenced hereby, there shall be issued to the holder hereof or his, her or its assignee, a new Warrant Certificate evidencing the number of Warrants not exercised.

 

Notwithstanding anything else in this Warrant Certificate or the Warrant Agreement, no Warrant may be exercised unless at the time of exercise (i) a registration statement covering the shares of Common Stock to be issued upon exercise is effective under the Securities Act and (ii) a prospectus thereunder relating to the shares of Common Stock is current, except through “cashless exercise” as provided for in the Warrant Agreement.

 

The Warrant Agreement provides that upon the occurrence of certain events the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants set forth on the face hereof may, subject to certain conditions, be adjusted. If, upon exercise of a Warrant, the holder thereof would be entitled to receive a fractional interest in a share of Common Stock, the Company shall, upon exercise, round down to the nearest whole number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to the holder of the Warrant.

 

Warrant Certificates, when surrendered at the principal corporate trust office of the Warrant Agent by the Registered Holder thereof in person or by legal representative or attorney duly authorized in writing, may be exchanged, in the manner and subject to the limitations provided in the Warrant Agreement, but without payment of any service charge, for another Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates of like tenor evidencing in the aggregate a like number of Warrants.

 

Upon due presentation for registration of transfer of this Warrant Certificate at the office of the Warrant Agent a new Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates of like tenor and evidencing in the aggregate a like number of Warrants shall be issued to the transferee(s) in exchange for this Warrant Certificate, subject to the limitations provided in the Warrant Agreement, without charge except for any tax or other governmental charge imposed in connection therewith.

 

The Company and the Warrant Agent may deem and treat the Registered Holder(s) hereof as the absolute owner(s) of this Warrant Certificate (notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing hereon made by anyone), for the purpose of any exercise hereof, of any distribution to the holder(s) hereof, and for all other purposes, and neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary. Neither the Warrants nor this Warrant Certificate entitles any holder hereof to any rights of a stockholder of the Company.

 

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Election to Purchase

(To Be Executed Upon Exercise of Warrant)

 

The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the right, represented by this Warrant Certificate, to receive shares of Common Stock and herewith tenders payment for such shares of Common Stock to the order of Katapult Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) in the amount of $ in accordance with the terms hereof. The undersigned requests that a certificate for such shares of Common Stock be registered in the name of , whose address is and that such shares of Common Stock be delivered to whose address is . If said number of shares of Common Stock is less than all of the shares of Common Stock purchasable hereunder, the undersigned requests that a new Warrant Certificate representing the remaining balance of such shares of Common Stock be registered in the name of , whose address is and that such Warrant Certificate be delivered to , whose address is .

 

In the event that the Warrant has been called for redemption by the Company pursuant to Section 6 of the Warrant Agreement and the Company has required cashless exercise pursuant to Section 6.3 of the Warrant Agreement, the number of shares of Common Stock that this Warrant is exercisable for shall be determined in accordance with subsection 3.3.1(b)and Section 6.3 of the Warrant Agreement.

 

In the event that the Warrant is a Private Placement Warrant, Working Capital Warrant or Post-IPO Warrant that is to be exercised on a “cashless” basis pursuant to subsection 3.3.1(c) of the Warrant Agreement, the number of shares of Common Stock that this Warrant is exercisable for shall be determined in accordance with subsection 3.3.1(c) of the Warrant Agreement.

 

In the event that the Warrant is to be exercised on a “cashless” basis pursuant to Section 7.4 of the Warrant Agreement, the number of shares of Common Stock that this Warrant is exercisable for shall be determined in accordance with Section 7.4 of the Warrant Agreement.

 

In the event that the Warrant may be exercised, to the extent allowed by the Warrant Agreement, through cashless exercise (i) the number of shares of Common Stock that this Warrant is exercisable for would be determined in accordance with the relevant section of the Warrant Agreement which allows for such cashless exercise and (ii) the holder hereof shall complete the following: The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the right, represented by this Warrant Certificate, through the cashless exercise provisions of the Warrant Agreement, to receive shares of Common Stock. If said number of shares of Common Stock is less than all of the shares of Common Stock purchasable hereunder (after giving effect to the cashless exercise), the undersigned requests that a new Warrant Certificate representing the remaining balance of such shares of Common Stock be registered in the name of , whose address is and that such Warrant Certificate be delivered to , whose address is .

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

Date: , 20  
  (Signature)
   
   
   
   
  (Address)
   
   
  (Tax Identification Number)
   
Signature Guaranteed:  
   
   

THE SIGNATURE(S) SHOULD BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (BANKS, STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM, PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15 (OR ANY SUCCESSOR RULE)).

 

 

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Exhibit 4.4

 

FORM OF
AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of June 9, 2021, is made and entered into by and between FinServ Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and FinServ Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor,”), the undersigned parties listed under “Existing Holders” on the signature pages hereto (each such party, together with the Sponsor and any person or entity deemed an “Existing Holder,” an “Existing Holder” and collectively, the “Existing Holders”) and the undersigned parties listed under New Holders on the signature pages hereto, (each such party, together with any person or entity deemed a “New Holder” who hereafter becomes a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 5.2 of this Agreement, including the Curo Holders, a “New Holder” and collectively the “New Holders”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Merger Agreement (as defined below).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, the Company and the Existing Holders are party to that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated October 31, 2019 (the “Existing Registration Rights Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company granted the Existing Holders certain registration rights with respect to certain securities of the Company;

 

WHEREAS, the Company has entered into that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 18, 2020 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among the Company, Keys Merger Sub 1, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Keys Merger Sub 2, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Katapult Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and, Orlando Zayas, in his capacity as the Holder Representative;

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, the New Holders will receive shares of the common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (“Common Stock”) upon the closing of such transactions (the “Closing”);

 

WHEREAS, the Company and the Sponsor have entered into that certain Securities Subscription Agreement, dated as of August 9, 2019, pursuant to which the Sponsor purchased an aggregate of 5,750,000 shares (the “Founder Shares”) of the Company’s Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class B Common Stock”), up to 750,000 of which would be forfeited to the Company for no consideration depending on the extent to which the underwriters of the Company’s initial public offering exercise their over-allotment option;

 

WHEREAS, on October 31, 2019, the Company effected a 1.1-for-1 stock dividend, for each share of Class B common stock outstanding, resulting in the Sponsor holding an aggregate of 6,325,000 Founder Shares, 75,000 of which were forfeited in connection with the underwriters of the Company’s initial public offering exercising their over-allotment option;

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to pursuant to Section 5.5 of the Existing Registration Rights Agreement, the provisions, covenants and conditions set forth therein may be amended or modified upon the written consent of the Company and the Existing Holders of a majority-in-interest of the “Registrable Securities” (as such term was defined in the Existing Registration Rights Agreement) at the time in question;

 

WHEREAS, on October 31, 2019, the Company and the Sponsor entered into that certain Unit Subscription Agreement, pursuant to which the Sponsor agreed to purchase 665,000 units (regardless of whether the over-allotment option in connection with the Company’s initial public offering is exercised), each unit consisting of one share of Common Stock and one half of one warrant to purchase one share of Common Stock (the “Private Placement Units”), in a private placement transaction occurring simultaneously with the closing of the Company’s initial public offering;

 

 

 

WHEREAS, in order to finance the Company’s transaction costs in connection with an intended initial Business Combination (as defined below) the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor or certain of the Company’s officers and directors may loan to the Company funds as the Company may require, of which up to $1,500,000 of such loans may be convertible into units, each unit consisting of one share of Common Stock and one-half of one warrant to purchase one share of Common Stock (“Working Capital Units”) at a price of $10.00 per unit; and

 

WHEREAS, the Company and all of the Existing Holders desire to amend and restate the Existing Registration Rights Agreement in order to provide the Existing Holders and the New Holders certain registration rights with respect to certain securities of the Company, as set forth in this Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the representations, covenants and agreements contained herein, and certain other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS

 

1.1 Definitions. The terms defined in this Article I shall, for all purposes of this Agreement, have the respective meanings set forth below:

 

Adverse Disclosure” shall mean any public disclosure of material non-public information, which disclosure, in the good faith judgment of the Chief Executive Officer or principal financial officer of the Company, after consultation with counsel to 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.

 

Blackout Period” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.4.

 

Block Trade” means an offering and/or sale of Registrable Securities by any Holder on a block trade or underwritten basis (whether firm commitment or otherwise) without substantial marketing efforts prior to pricing, including, without limitation, a same day trade, overnight trade or similar transaction, but excluding a variable price reoffer.

 

Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

business day” means a day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, on which commercial banks in New York, New York or Seattle, Washington are open for the general transaction of business.

 

Class B Common Stock” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

 

Commission” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Company” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.

 

Common Stock” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

 

Company” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.

 

Company Shelf Takedown Notice” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.3.

 

Curo Holders” shall mean Curo Financial Technology Corp. or any of its assignees, successors or Permitted Transferees.

 

Demand Registration” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.2.1.

 

Demanding Holders” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.2.1.

 

Effectiveness Deadline” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.1.

 

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Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as it may be amended from time to time.

 

Existing Holders” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble hereto.

 

Existing Registration Rights Agreement” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

 

Form S-1 Shelf” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.1.

 

Form S-3 Shelf” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.1.

 

Founder Shares” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto and shall be deemed to include the shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion thereof.

 

Founder Shares Lock-Up Period” shall mean, with respect to the Founder Shares, from the date hereof until the earlier of (A) 180 days after the date hereof; (B) the first date the closing price of the Common Stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 90 days after the date hereof, but in no event prior to the expiration of the New Holder Lock-Up Period; and (C) the date on which 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.

 

Holders” shall mean the Existing Holders and the New Holders and any person or entity who hereafter becomes a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 5.2.

 

Insider Letter” shall mean that certain letter agreement, dated as of October 31, 2019, by and among the Company, the Sponsor and each of the Company’s officers, directors, director nominees and advisors.

 

Lock-Up Periods” shall mean the Founder Shares Lock-Up Period, the New Holder Lock-Up Period and the Private Placement Lock-Up Period.

 

Maximum Number of Securities” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.2.4.

 

Merger Agreement” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

 

Misstatement” shall mean an untrue statement of a material fact or an omission to state a material fact required to be stated in a Registration Statement, or necessary to make the statements in a Registration Statement or Prospectus (in the case of the Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading.

 

New Holders” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.

 

New Holder Lock-Up Period” shall mean, with respect to the Common Stock held by the New Holders or their Permitted Transferees, as of the date hereof until the earliest to occur of (A) 180 days after the date hereof; (B) the first date the closing price of the Common Stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 90 days after the date hereof; and (C) the date on which 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 Common Stock for cash, securities or other property.

 

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 applicable Lock-Up Period, under the Insider Letter, this Agreement and any other applicable agreement between such Holder and the Company, and to any transferee thereafter.

 

Piggyback Registration” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.3.1.

 

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Private Placement Lock-Up Period” shall mean, with respect to Private Placement Units that are held by the initial purchasers of such Private Placement Units or their Permitted Transferees, and any of the securities underlying the Private Placement Units, including the Private Placement Shares, the Private Placement Warrants and the Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise or conversion of the Private Placement Warrants and that are held by the initial purchasers of the Private Placement Units or their Permitted Transferees, the period ending 30 days after the date hereof.

 

Private Placement Shares” shall mean the shares of Common Stock comprising the Private Placement Units.

 

Private Placement Units” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

 

Private Placement Warrants” shall mean the warrants comprising the Private Placement Units.

 

Pro Rata” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.4.

 

Prospectus” shall mean the prospectus included in any Registration Statement, as supplemented by any and all prospectus supplements and as amended by any and all post-effective amendments and including all material incorporated by reference in such prospectus.

 

Registrable Security” shall mean (a) the Founder Shares and the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the conversion of any Founder Shares, (b) the Private Placement Units (including the Private Placement Shares, the Private Placement Warrants and the Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants), (c) any issued and outstanding share of Common Stock or any other equity security (including the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of any other equity security) of the Company held by an Existing Holder as of the date of this Agreement, (d) any equity securities (including the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of any such equity security) of the Company issuable upon conversion of any Working Capital Units, and (e)  any outstanding shares of Common Stock or any other equity security of the Company held by a New Holder (including (i) any shares issued or issuable pursuant to the Merger Agreement, and (ii) any shares transferred to a Permitted Transferee and the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of any such other equity security) and (f) any other equity security of the Company issued or issuable with respect to any such share of the Common Stock described in the foregoing clauses (a) through (f) by way of a stock dividend or stock split or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or reorganization; provided, however, that, as to any particular Registrable Security, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when: (A) a Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such securities shall have become effective under the Securities Act and such securities shall have been sold, transferred, disposed of or exchanged in accordance with such Registration Statement; (B) such securities shall have been otherwise transferred, new certificates or book entry positions 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; (C) such securities shall have ceased to be outstanding; or (D) such securities may be sold without registration pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (together with any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission, “Rule 144”) (but with no volume or other restrictions or limitations thereunder).

 

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, Inc.) 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;

 

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(D) reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company;

 

(E) reasonable fees and disbursements of all independent registered public accountants of the Company incurred specifically in connection with such Registration; and

 

(F) reasonable fees and expenses of one (1) legal counsel selected by the majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders initiating a Demand Registration to be registered for offer and sale in the applicable 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 material incorporated by reference in such registration statement.

 

Requesting Holder” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.2.1.

 

Restricted Securities” shall have the meaning given in subsection 3.6.1.

 

Rule 144” shall have the meaning given in the definition of “Registrable Security.”

 

Rule 415” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.1.

 

SEC” shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.

 

“Shelf Takedown Notice” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.3.

 

Shelf Threshold” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.3.

 

Shelf Underwritten Offering” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.3.

 

Sponsor” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble 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 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.

 

Working Capital Units” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

 

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ARTICLE II
REGISTRATIONS

 

2.1 Shelf Registration.

 

2.1.1 Initial Registration. The Company shall, as promptly as reasonably practicable, but in no event later than fifteen (15) business days after the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, use its reasonable best efforts to file a Registration Statement under the Securities Act to permit the public resale of all the Registrable Securities held by the Holders (and certain other outstanding equity securities of the Company) from time to time as permitted by Rule 415 under the Securities Act (or any successor or similar provision adopted by the Commission then in effect) (“Rule 415”) on the terms and conditions specified in this subsection 2.1.1 and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to be declared effective as promptly as reasonably practicable after the initial filing thereof, but in no event later than sixty (60) business days following the filing deadline (the “Effectiveness Deadline”); provided, that the Effectiveness Deadline shall be extended to one hundred and twenty (120) days after the filing deadline if the Registration Statement is reviewed by, and receives comments from, the Commission. The Registration Statement filed with the Commission pursuant to this subsection 2.1.1 shall be a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (a “Form S-3 Shelf”) or, if Form S-3 is not then available to the Company, on Form S-1 (a “Form S-1 Shelf”) or such other form of registration statement as is then available to effect a registration for resale of such Registrable Securities, covering such Registrable Securities, and shall contain a Prospectus in such form as to permit any Holder to sell such Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 415 at any time beginning on the effective date for such Registration Statement. A Registration Statement filed pursuant to this subsection 2.1.1 shall provide for the resale pursuant to any method or combination of methods legally available to, and requested prior to effectiveness by, the Holders, including the registration of the distribution to its shareholders, partners, members or other affiliates. The Company agrees to provide in a Registration Statement (and in any prospectus or prospectus supplement forming a part of such Registration Statement) that all assignees, successors or transferees under this Agreement shall, by virtue of such assignment, be deemed to be selling stockholders under the Registration Statement (or any such prospectus or prospectus supplement) with respect to such Registrable Securities. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this subsection 2.1.1 to remain effective, and to be supplemented and amended to the extent necessary to ensure that such Registration Statement is available or, if not available, that another Registration Statement is available, for the resale of all the Registrable Securities held by the Holders until all such Registrable Securities have ceased to be Registrable Securities. When effective, a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this subsection 2.1.1 (including the documents incorporated therein by reference) will comply as to form in all material respects with all applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading (in the case of any Prospectus contained in such Registration Statement, in the light of the circumstances under which such statement is made).

 

2.1.2 Form S-3 Shelf. If the Company files a Form S-3 Shelf and thereafter the Company becomes ineligible to use Form S-3 for secondary sales, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to file a Form S-1 Shelf as promptly as reasonably practicable to replace the shelf registration statement that is a Form S-3 Shelf and have the Form S-1 Shelf declared effective as promptly as reasonably practicable and to cause such Form S-1 Shelf to remain effective, and to be supplemented and amended to the extent necessary to ensure that such Registration Statement is available or, if not available, that another Registration Statement is available, for the resale of all the Registrable Securities held by the Holders until all such Registrable Securities have ceased to be Registrable Securities.

 

2.1.3 Shelf Takedown. At any time and from time to time following the effectiveness of the shelf registration statement required by subsection 2.1.1 or 2.1.2, any Holder may request to sell all or a portion of their Registrable Securities in an underwritten offering that is registered pursuant to such shelf registration statement, including a Block Trade (a “Shelf Underwritten Offering”), provided that such Holder(s) (a) reasonably expect aggregate gross proceeds in excess of $35,000,000 from such Shelf Underwritten Offering or (b) reasonably expects to sell all of the Registrable Securities held by such Holder in such Shelf Underwritten Offering but in no event less than $10,000,000 in aggregate gross proceeds (the “Shelf Threshold”). All requests for a Shelf Underwritten Offering shall be made by giving written notice to the Company (the “Shelf Takedown Notice”). Each Shelf Takedown Notice shall specify the approximate number of Registrable Securities proposed to be sold in the Shelf Underwritten Offering and the expected price range (net of underwriting discounts and commissions) of such Shelf Underwritten Offering. Within five (5) business days after receipt of any Shelf Takedown Notice, the Company shall give written notice of such requested Shelf Underwritten Offering to all other Holders of Registrable Securities (the “Company Shelf Takedown Notice”) and, subject to reductions consistent with the Pro Rata calculations in Section 2.2.4, shall include in such Shelf Underwritten Offering all Registrable Securities with respect to which the Company has received written requests for inclusion therein, within five (5) days after sending the Company Shelf Takedown Notice, or, in the case of a Block Trade, as provided in Section 2.5. The Company shall enter into an underwriting agreement in a form as is customary in Underwritten Offerings of securities by the Company with the managing Underwriter or Underwriters selected by the initiating Holders and shall take all such other reasonable actions as are requested by the managing Underwriter or Underwriters in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities. In connection with any Shelf Underwritten Offering contemplated by this subsection 2.1.3, subject to Section 3.3 and Article IV, the underwriting agreement into which each Holder and the Company shall enter shall contain such representations, covenants, indemnities and other rights and obligations of the Company and the selling stockholders as are customary in underwritten offerings of securities.

 

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2.1.4 Holder Information Required for Participation in Shelf Registration. At least ten (10) business days prior to the first anticipated filing date of a Registration Statement pursuant to this Article II, the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to notify each Holder in writing (which may be by email) of the information reasonably necessary about the Holder to include such Holder’s Registrable Securities in such Registration Statement. Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement, the Company shall not be obligated to include such Holder’s Registrable Securities to the extent the Company has not received such information, and received any other reasonably requested agreements or certificates, on or prior to the fifth business day prior to the first anticipated filing date of a Registration Statement pursuant to this Article II.

 

2.2 Demand Registration.

 

2.2.1 Request for Registration. Subject to the provisions of subsection 2.2.4 hereof and provided that the Company does not have an effective Registration Statement pursuant to subsection 2.1.1 outstanding covering Registrable Securities, (a) the Existing Holders of at least a majority in interest of the then-outstanding number of Registrable Securities held by the Existing Holders, (b) the New Holders of at least a majority-in-interest of the then-outstanding number of Registrable Securities held by the New Holders, (c) any Holder meeting the Shelf Threshold or (d) the Curo Holders (the “Demanding Holders”), in each case, may make a written demand for Registration of all or part of their Registrable Securities, 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 (such written demand a “Demand Registration”). The Company shall, within ten (10) days of the Company’s receipt of the Demand Registration, notify, in writing, all other Holders of Registrable Securities of such demand, and each Holder of Registrable Securities who thereafter wishes to include all or a portion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration (each such Holder that includes all or a portion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in such Registration, a “Requesting Holder”) shall so notify the Company, in writing, within five (5) days after the receipt by the Holder of the notice from the Company. Upon receipt by the Company of any such written notification from a Requesting Holder(s) to the Company, such Requesting Holder(s) shall be entitled to have their Registrable Securities included in a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration and the Company shall file, as soon thereafter as practicable, but not more than forty five (45) days immediately after the Company’s receipt of the Demand Registration, a Form S-3 Shelf or, if Form S-3 is not then available to the Company, a Form S-1 Shelf covering of all Registrable Securities requested by the Demanding Holders and Requesting Holders pursuant to such Demand Registration and shall use reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as practicable after filing.

 

2.2.2 Effective Registration. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 2.2.1 above or any other part of this Agreement, a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration shall not count as a Registration unless and until (i) the Registration Statement filed with the Commission with respect to a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration has been declared effective by the Commission and (ii) the Company has complied with all of its obligations under this Agreement with respect thereto; provided, further, that if, after such Registration Statement has been declared effective, an offering of Registrable Securities in a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration is subsequently interfered with by any stop order or injunction of the Commission, federal or state court or any other governmental agency, the Registration Statement with respect to such Registration shall be deemed not to have been declared effective, unless and until, (i) such stop order or injunction is removed, rescinded or otherwise terminated, and (ii) a majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders initiating such Demand Registration thereafter affirmatively elect to continue with such Registration and accordingly notify the Company in writing, but in no event later than five (5) days, of such election; provided, further, that the Company shall not be obligated or required to file another Registration Statement until the Registration Statement that has been previously filed with respect to a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration becomes effective or is subsequently terminated.

 

2.2.3 Underwritten Offering. Subject to the provisions of subsection 2.2.4, if Demanding Holders meeting the Shelf Threshold so advise the Company as part of their Demand Registration that the offering of the Registrable Securities pursuant to such Demand Registration shall be in the form of an Underwritten Offering, then the right of such Demanding Holder or Requesting Holder (if any) to include its Registrable Securities in such Registration shall be conditioned upon such Holder’s participation in such Underwritten Offering and the inclusion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in such Underwritten Offering to the extent provided herein. All such Holders proposing to distribute their Registrable Securities through an Underwritten Offering under this subsection 2.2.3 shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter(s) selected for such Underwritten Offering by the majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders initiating the Demand Registration.

 

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2.2.4 Reduction of Underwritten Offering. If the managing Underwriter or Underwriters in an Underwritten Registration, in good faith, advises the Company, the Demanding Holders and the Requesting Holders (if any) in writing that the dollar amount or number of Registrable Securities that the Demanding Holders and the Requesting Holders (if any) desire to sell, taken together with all other Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell and the 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 Requesting Holders exercising their rights to register their Registrable Securities pursuant to subsection 2.2.1 hereof (pro rata based on the respective number of Registrable Securities that each Demanding Holder and Requesting Holder has requested be included in such Underwritten Registration and the aggregate number of Registrable Securities that the Demanding Holders and Requesting Holders together have 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, the Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (iii) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), the 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.

 

2.2.5 Demand Registration Withdrawal. Any of the Demanding Holders initiating a Demand Registration or any of the Requesting Holders (if any), pursuant to a Registration under subsection 2.2.1 shall have the right to withdraw from a Registration pursuant to such Demand Registration or a Shelf Underwritten Offering pursuant to subsection 2.1.3 for any or no reason whatsoever upon written notification to the Company and the Underwriter or Underwriters (if any) of their intention to withdraw from such Registration at least three (3) business days prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement filed with the Commission with respect to the Registration of their Registrable Securities pursuant to such Demand Registration (or in the case of an Underwritten Registration pursuant to Rule 415, at least five (5) business days prior to the time of pricing of the applicable offering). 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 Demand Registration or a Shelf Underwritten Offering prior to its withdrawal under this subsection 2.2.5.

 

2.3 Piggyback Registration.

 

2.3.1 Piggyback Rights. If 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 2.2 hereof), other than a Registration Statement (i) filed in connection with any employee stock option or other benefit plan, (ii) for a rights offering or an exchange offer or 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 four (4) business 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) days after receipt of such written notice (such Registration a “Piggyback Registration”). The Company shall, in good faith, cause such Registrable Securities to be included in such Piggyback Registration and shall use its reasonable 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 2.3.1 to be included in a Piggyback Registration on the same terms and conditions as any similar securities of the Company included in such Registration and to permit the sale or other disposition of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution thereof. All such Holders proposing to distribute their Registrable Securities through an Underwritten Offering under this subsection 2.3.1 shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter(s) selected for such Underwritten Offering by the Company.

 

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2.3.2 Reduction of Piggyback Registration. If the managing Underwriter or Underwriters in an Underwritten Registration that is to be a Piggyback Registration, in good faith, advises the Company and the Holders of Registrable Securities participating in the Piggyback Registration in writing that the dollar amount or number of Common Stock that the Company desires to sell, taken together with (i) the 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 2.3 hereof, and (iii) the 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 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 2.3.1 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 Common Stock, if any, as to which Registration has been requested or demanded pursuant to written contractual piggy-back registration rights of other stockholders of the Company, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities;

 

(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 Common Stock or other equity securities, if any, of such requesting persons or entities, other than the Holders of Registrable Securities, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (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 2.3.1, 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 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 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, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities.

 

2.3.3 Piggyback Registration Withdrawal. Any Holder of Registrable Securities shall have the right to withdraw from a Piggyback Registration for any or no reason whatsoever upon written notification to the Company and the Underwriter or Underwriters (if any) of his, her or its intention to withdraw from such Piggyback Registration prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement filed with the Commission with respect to such Piggyback Registration (or in the case of an Underwritten Registration pursuant to Rule 415, at least five (5) business days prior to the time of pricing of the applicable offering). The Company (whether on its own good faith determination or as the result of a request for withdrawal by persons pursuant to separate written contractual obligations) may withdraw a Registration Statement filed with the Commission in connection with a Piggyback Registration at any time prior to the effectiveness of such Registration Statement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall be responsible for the Registration Expenses incurred in connection with the Piggyback Registration prior to its withdrawal under this subsection 2.3.3.

 

2.3.4 Unlimited Piggyback Registration Rights. For purposes of clarity, any Registration effected pursuant to Section 2.3 hereof shall not be counted as a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration effected under Section 2.2 hereof or a Shelf Underwritten Offering effected under subsection 2.1.3.

 

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2.4 Restrictions on Registration Rights. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Company shall not be obligated to (but may, at its sole option) (A) effect any Demand Registration or an Underwritten Offering (i) within sixty (60) days after the closing of an Underwritten Offering or (ii) during the period starting with the date sixty (60) days prior to the Company’s good faith estimate of the date of the filing of, and ending on a date one hundred and twenty (120) days after the effective date of, a Company initiated Registration and provided that the Company has delivered written notice to the Holders prior to receipt of a Demand Registration pursuant to subsection 2.2.1 and it continues to actively employ, in good faith, all reasonable best efforts to cause the applicable Registration Statement to become effective or (B) file a Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto) or effect an Underwritten Offering (or, if the Company has filed a Shelf Registration Statement and has included Registrable Securities therein, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the offer and sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement) for a period of up to thirty (30) days (i) if the Holders have requested an Underwritten Registration and the Company and the Holders are unable to obtain the commitment of underwriters to firmly underwrite the offer or (ii) if the Company has determined in good faith that the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant a Registration Statement would require disclosure of material non-public information not otherwise required to be disclosed under applicable securities laws (x) which disclosure would have a detrimental effect on the Company or (y) relating to a material transaction involving the Company (any such period, a “Blackout Period”); provided, however, that in no event shall any Blackout Period together with other Blackout Periods exceed an aggregate of 90 days in any consecutive 12-month period.

 

2.5 Block Trades. Notwithstanding any other provision of Article II, but subject to Sections 2.4 and 3.4, if the Holders desire to effect a Block Trade, the Holders shall provide written notice to the Company at least five (5) business days prior to the date such Block Trade will commence. As promptly as reasonably practicable, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to facilitate such Block Trade. The Holders shall use reasonable best efforts to work with the Company and the Underwriter(s) (including by disclosing the maximum number of Registrable Securities proposed to be the subject of such Block Trade) in order to facilitate preparation of the Registration Statement, Prospectus and other offering documentation related to the Block Trade and any related due diligence and comfort procedures.

 

ARTICLE III
COMPANY PROCEDURES

 

3.1 General Procedures. If 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, as expeditiously as possible:

 

3.1.1 prepare and file with the Commission as soon as practicable 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 majority-in-interest of the Holders with Registrable Securities registered on such Registration Statement 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;

 

3.1.3 prior to filing a Registration Statement or Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, furnish without charge to the Underwriters, if any, and each Holder of Registrable Securities included in such Registration, and such Holder’s legal counsel, copies of such Registration Statement as proposed to be filed, each amendment and supplement to such Registration Statement (in each case including all exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein), the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement (including each preliminary Prospectus), and such other documents as the Underwriters and each Holder of Registrable Securities included in such Registration or the legal counsel for any such Holders may request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Holders;

 

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3.1.4 prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities, use its reasonable 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 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 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 cause all such Registrable Securities to be listed on each securities exchange or automated quotation system on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed;

 

3.1.6 provide a transfer agent or warrant agent, as applicable, and registrar for all such Registrable Securities no later than the effective date of such Registration Statement;

 

3.1.7 advise each seller of such Registrable Securities, promptly after it shall receive notice or obtain knowledge thereof, of the issuance of any stop order by the Commission suspending the effectiveness of such Registration Statement or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose and promptly use its reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or to obtain its withdrawal if such stop order should be issued;

 

3.1.8 at least three (3) days prior to the filing of any Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to 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;

 

3.1.9 notify the Holders at any time when a Prospectus relating to such Registration Statement is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, of the happening of any event as a result of which the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes a Misstatement, and then to correct such Misstatement as set forth in Section 3.4 hereof;

 

3.1.10 permit a representative of the Holders (such representative to be selected by a majority of the participating Holders), the Underwriter(s), if any, and any attorney or accountant retained by such Holders or Underwriter(s) to participate, at each such person’s own expense, in the preparation of the Registration Statement, and cause the Company’s officers, directors and employees to supply all information reasonably requested by any such representative, Underwriter, attorney or accountant in connection with the Registration; provided, however, that any such representative or Underwriter enters into a confidentiality agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company, prior to the release or disclosure of any such information; and provided further, the Company may not include the name of any Holder or Underwriter or any information regarding any Holder or Underwriter in any Registration Statement or Prospectus, any amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement or Prospectus, any document that is to be incorporated by reference into such Registration Statement or Prospectus, or any response to any comment letter, without the prior written consent of such Holder or Underwriter and providing each such Holder or Underwriter a reasonable amount of time to review and comment on such applicable document, which comments the Company shall include unless contrary to applicable law;

 

3.1.11 obtain a “comfort” letter from the Company’s independent registered public accountants in the event of an Underwritten Registration for the benefit of the Underwriters, in customary form and covering such matters of the type customarily covered by “comfort” letters as the managing Underwriter(s) may reasonably request;

 

3.1.12 on the date the Registrable Securities are delivered for sale pursuant to such Registration, obtain an opinion and negative assurance letter, dated such date, of counsel representing the Company for the purposes of such Registration, addressed to the Underwriter(s), if any, covering such legal matters with respect to the Registration in respect of which such opinion is being given as the Underwriter(s) may reasonably request and as are customarily included in such opinions and negative assurance letters;

 

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3.1.13 in the event of any Underwritten Offering, enter into and perform its obligations under an underwriting agreement, in usual and customary form, with the managing Underwriter of such offering;

 

3.1.14 make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, an earnings statement covering the period of at least twelve (12) months beginning with the first day of the Company’s first full calendar quarter after the effective date of the Registration Statement which satisfies the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission);

 

3.1.15 if the Registration involves the Registration of Registrable Securities involving gross proceeds in excess of the Shelf Threshold, 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(s) in any Underwritten Offering; and

 

3.1.16 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. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Registration Expenses of all Registrations shall be borne by the Company. It is acknowledged by the Holders that the Holders shall bear all incremental selling expenses relating to the sale of Registrable Securities, such as Underwriters’ commissions and discounts, brokerage fees, Underwriter marketing costs and, other than as set forth in the definition of “Registration Expenses,” all reasonable fees and expenses of any legal counsel representing any Holder.

 

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.

 

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 it has received copies of a supplemented or amended Prospectus correcting the Misstatement (it being understood that the Company hereby covenants to prepare and file such supplement or amendment as soon as practicable after the time of such notice), or until it is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed. If the filing, initial effectiveness or continued use of a Registration Statement in respect of any Registration at any time would require the Company to make an Adverse Disclosure or would require the inclusion in such Registration Statement of financial statements that are unavailable to the Company for reasons beyond the Company’s control, the Company may, upon giving prompt written notice of such action to the Holders, delay the filing or initial effectiveness of, or suspend use of, such Registration Statement for the shortest period of time, but in no event more than thirty (30) days, determined in good faith by the Company to be necessary for such purpose; provided, however, that in no event shall such delay or suspension exceed an aggregate of 90 days in any consecutive 12-month period. In the event the Company exercises its rights under the preceding sentence, the Holders agree to suspend, immediately upon their receipt of the notice referred to above, their use of the Prospectus relating to any Registration in connection with any sale or offer to sell Registrable Securities. The Company shall immediately notify the Holders of the expiration of any period during which it exercised its rights under this Section 3.4.

 

3.5 Reporting Obligations. As long as any Holder shall own Registrable Securities, the Company, at all times while it shall be a reporting company under the Exchange Act, covenants to file timely (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. 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 the Common Stock held by such Holder without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144, 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.

 

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3.6 Transfer Restrictions.

 

3.6.1 During the applicable Lock-Up Periods, none of the Existing Holders or the New Holders shall offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge, grant any option to purchase, make any short sale or otherwise dispose of or distribute any shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to the Merger Agreement, that are subject to an applicable Lock-Up Period or any securities convertible into, exercisable for, exchangeable for or that represent the right to receive shares of Common Stock that are subject to an applicable Lock-Up Period, whether now owned or hereinafter acquired, that is owned directly by such Holder (including securities held as a custodian) or with respect to which such Holder has beneficial ownership within the rules and regulations of the Commission (such securities that are subject to an applicable Lock-Up Period, the “Restricted Securities”), other than any transfer to an affiliate of a Holder, as applicable, or to other Holders who hold Restricted Securities. The foregoing restriction is expressly agreed to preclude each Holder, as applicable, from engaging in any hedging or other transaction with respect to Restricted Securities which is designed to or which reasonably could be expected to lead to or result in a sale or disposition of the Restricted Securities even if such Restricted Securities would be disposed of by someone other than such Holder. Such prohibited hedging or other transactions include any short sale or any purchase, sale or grant of any right (including any put or call option) with respect to any of the Restricted Securities of the applicable Holder, or with respect to any security that includes, relates to, or derives any significant part of its value from such Restricted Securities.

 

3.6.2 Each Holder hereby represents and warrants that it now has and, except as contemplated by this subsection 3.6.2 for the duration of the applicable Lock-Up Period, will have good and marketable title to its Restricted Securities, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, and claims that could impact the ability of such Holder to comply with the foregoing restrictions Each Holder agrees and consents to the entry of stop transfer instructions with the Company’s transfer agent and registrar against the transfer of any Restricted Securities during the applicable Lock-Up Period.

 

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 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. The Company shall indemnify the Underwriters, their officers and directors and each person who controls such Underwriters (within the meaning of the Securities Act) to the same extent as provided in the foregoing with respect to the indemnification of the Holder.

 

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 statement of material fact contained in the Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, but only to the extent that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information or affidavit so furnished in writing by such Holder expressly for use therein; provided, however, that the obligation to indemnify shall be several, not joint and several, among such Holders of Registrable Securities, and the liability of each such Holder of Registrable Securities shall be in proportion to and limited to the net proceeds received by such Holder from the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement. The Holders of Registrable Securities shall indemnify the Underwriters, their officers, directors and each person who controls such Underwriters (within the meaning of the Securities Act) to the same extent as provided in the foregoing with respect to indemnification of the Company.

 

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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 (in addition to any 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 and the benefits received by such indemnifying party or indemnified party; 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 or the affidavit of messenger) or at such time as delivery is refused by the addressee upon presentation. Any notice or communication under this Agreement must be addressed, if to the Company, to: c/o Finserv Acquisition Corp., 3 Columbus Circle, Suite 2400, New York, NY 10019, Attention: Chief Executive Officer, and, if to any Holder, at such Holder’s address or contact information as set forth in the Company’s books and records. 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. This Agreement and the rights, duties and obligations of the Holders of Registrable Securities hereunder may be freely assigned or delegated by such Holder of Registrable Securities in conjunction with and to the extent of any transfer of Registrable Securities by such Holder, following the expiration of the Lock-Up Period.

 

5.2.2 Prior to the expiration of any Lock-Up Period, no Holder subject to any such Lock-Up Period may assign or delegate such Holder’s rights, duties or obligations under this Agreement, in whole or in part, in violation of the applicable Lock-Up Period, except in connection with a transfer of Registrable Securities by such Holder to another Holder who is subject to the Lock-Up Period or to a Permitted Transferee, but only if such Permitted Transferee agrees to become bound by the transfer restrictions set forth in this Agreement.

 

5.2.3 This Agreement and the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of each of the parties and its successors and the permitted assigns of the Holders, which shall include Permitted Transferees.

 

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.

 

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5.4 Governing Law; Venue. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PLACE WHERE THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE EXECUTED BY ANY OF THE PARTIES HERETO, THE PARTIES EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT (I) THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AS APPLIED TO AGREEMENTS AMONG NEW YORK RESIDENTS ENTERED INTO AND TO BE PERFORMED ENTIRELY WITHIN NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS OF SUCH JURISDICTION AND (II) THE VENUE FOR ANY ACTION TAKEN WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT IN NEW YORK COUNTY IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

5.5 Amendments and Modifications. Upon the written consent of the Company and the Holders of at least a majority in interest of the Registrable Securities at the time in question, compliance with any of the provisions, covenants and conditions set forth in this Agreement may be waived, or any of such provisions, covenants or conditions may be amended or modified; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, any amendment hereto or waiver hereof that adversely affects either the Existing Holders as a group, or the New Holders as a group, as the case may be, in a manner that is materially adversely different from the New Holders or the Existing Holders, respectively, shall require the consent of at least a majority-in-interest of the Registrable Securities held by such Existing Holders or a majority-in-interest of the Registrable Securities held by the New Holders, as applicable, at the time in question so affected; provided, further, that notwithstanding the foregoing, any amendment hereto or waiver hereof that adversely affects one Holder or group of affiliated Holders (including the Curo Holders), 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 or group of affiliated Holders 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, has any right to require the Company to register any securities of the Company for sale or to include such securities of the Company in any Registration filed by the Company for the sale of securities for its own account or for the account of any other person. Further, the Company represents and warrants that this Agreement supersedes any other registration rights agreement or agreement with similar terms and conditions and in the event of a conflict between any such agreement or agreements and this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail.

 

5.7 Term. This Agreement shall terminate upon the earlier of (i) the tenth anniversary of the date of this Agreement and (ii) the date as of which (A) all of the Registrable Securities have been sold or disposed of or (B) the Holders of all Registrable Securities are permitted to sell the Registrable Securities under Rule 144 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 Page Follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.

 

  COMPANY:
   
  FINSERV ACQUISITION CORP., a Delaware corporation
   
  By: /s/ Lee Einbinder
  Name: Lee Einbinder
  Title: Chief Executive Officer
     
  HOLDERS:
   
  FINSERV HOLDINGS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
   
  By: /s/ Lee Einbinder
  Name: Lee Einbinder
  Title: Managing Member

 

  EXISTING HOLDERS
   
    /s/ Lee Einbinder
     
    /s/ Howard Kurtz
     
    /s/ Robert Matza
     
    /s/ Diane B. Glossman
     
    /s/ Aris Kekedjian

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement]

 

 

 

  NEW HOLDERS:
       
 

CURO FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGIES CORP.

       
  By: /s/ Don Gayhardt
    Name: Don Gayhardt
    Title: Chief Financial Officer
       
  BLUMBERG CAPITAL III, L.P.
       
  By: Blumberg Capital Management III, LLC, its General
Partner
       
  By: /s/ Steve Gillan
    Name: Steve Gillan
    Title:   COO/CFO
       
  TRIBECA VENTURE FUND I, L.P.
       
  By: Tribeca Venture Fund I GP, LLC
Its General Partner
       
 

By:

/s/ Brian Hirsch
    Name: Brian Hirsch
    Title:  Managing Partner
       
  TRIBECA VENTURE FUND I (NY), L.P.
       
  By: Tribeca Venture Fund I GP, LLC
  Its General Partner
       
  By: /s/ Brian Hirsch
    Name: Brian Hirsch
    Title: Managing Partner
       
  DON GAYHARDT
       
    /s/ Don Gayhardt
       
 

BRIAN HIRSCH

   
    /s/ Brian Hirsch

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement]

 

 

 

 

BRUCE TARAGIN

   
    /s/ Bruce Taragin
     
 

ORLANDO ZAYAS

   
    /s/ Orlando Zayas
     
 

DEREK MEDLIN 

   
    /s/ Derek Medlin
     
  KARISSA LONG
   
    /s/ Karissa Long
     
  CHANDAN CHOPRA
   
    /s/ Chandan Chopra
     
  FANGQIU SUN
   
    /s/ Fangqiu Sun

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement]

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.2

 

INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

 

This Indemnification Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made as of ______, 20__, by and between Katapult Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), and [●] (“Indemnitee”). Capitalized terms used, but not otherwise defined herein, shall have the meanings set forth in Section 1.

 

RECITALS

 

A. Highly competent and qualified persons have become more reluctant to serve corporations as directors, officers or in other capacities unless they are provided with adequate protection through insurance coverage or adequate indemnification against risks of claims and actions against them arising out of their service to and activities on behalf of the corporation.

 

B. The board of directors of the Corporation (the “Board”) has determined that, in order to attract and retain competent and qualified individuals, the Corporation will seek to maintain on an ongoing basis, at its sole expense, directors’ and officers’ liability insurance to protect persons serving the Corporation and its subsidiaries from certain liabilities. However, as a result of changes in the marketplace for insurance it has become increasingly difficult to obtain directors’ and officers’ liability insurance on terms providing reasonable protection at reasonable cost. The uncertainties relating to directors’ and officers’ liability insurance have increased the difficulty of attracting and retaining such persons.

 

C. The Board has determined that the potential inability to attract and retain highly competent and qualified persons to serve the Corporation would be detrimental to the best interests of the Corporation and its stockholders and that the Corporation should act to assure such persons that there will be increased certainty of adequate protection against risks of claims and actions against them arising out of their service to and activities on behalf of the Corporation in the future.

 

D. The Board has determined that it is reasonable, prudent and necessary for the Corporation to contractually obligate itself to indemnify, and to advance expenses on behalf of, such persons to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law so that they will serve or continue to serve the Corporation free from undue concern that they will not be so indemnified.

 

E. Indemnitee has agreed to serve the Corporation in an officer and/or director capacity provided that Indemnitee is provided the protections available under this Agreement, the Corporation’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (as amended, modified, supplemented, restated or amended and restated from time to time, the “Certificate of Incorporation”), the Corporation’s Amended and Restated Bylaws (as amended and/or restated from time to time, the “Bylaws”) and directors’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage that is adequate in the present circumstances.

 

F. This Agreement is a supplement to and in furtherance of any protections provided by the Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws and any resolutions adopted pursuant thereto, and shall not be deemed a substitute therefor, nor to diminish or abrogate any rights of Indemnitee thereunder. In addition, Indemnitee will be entitled to indemnification pursuant to the Delaware General Corporation Law.

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the covenants, promises and representations set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, including Indemnitee’s agreement to serve as a director and/or officer of the Corporation after the date hereof, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

 

 

 

1. Certain Definitions for Purposes of this Agreement. The following terms as used in this Agreement shall have the meanings set forth below.

 

(a) “Change in Control” means:

 

(i) merger, consolidation or reorganization approved by the Corporation’s stockholders, unless securities representing more than 50 percent of the total and combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities of the successor corporation are immediately thereafter beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by the Persons who beneficially owned the Corporation’s outstanding voting securities immediately prior to such transaction;

 

(ii) the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Corporation’s assets as an entirety or substantially as an entirety, occurring within a 12-month period, and representing, at a minimum, not less than 50 percent of the total gross fair market value of all assets of the Corporation, to any Person or group of Persons acting in consort, other than a sale, transfer or disposition to: (A) a stockholder of the Corporation in exchange for or with respect to its capital stock; (B) an entity, 50 percent or more of the total value or voting power of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Corporation; (C) a Person, or more than one Person acting as a group, that owns, directly or indirectly, 50 percent or more of the total value or voting power of the outstanding stock of the Corporation; or (D) an entity, at least 50 percent of the total value or voting power of which is owned by a Person described in (C);

 

(iii) any transaction or series of related transactions pursuant to which any Person or any group of Persons comprising a “group” within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) (other than the Corporation or a Person that, prior to such transaction or series of related transactions, directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, the Corporation) becomes directly or indirectly the beneficial owner (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act) of securities possessing (or convertible into or exercisable for securities possessing) more than 50 percent of the total combined voting power of the Corporation’s securities outstanding immediately after the consummation of such transaction or series of related transactions, whether such transaction involves a direct issuance from the Corporation or the acquisition of outstanding securities held by one or more of the Corporation’s stockholders; or

 

(iv) a change in the composition of the Board over a period of 12 consecutive months or less such that a majority of the Board members ceases, by reason of one or more contested elections for Board membership, to be comprised of individuals whose election is endorsed by a majority of the members of the Board immediately before the date of election.

 

A transaction shall not constitute a Change in Control if its sole purpose is to change the state of the Corporation’s incorporation or to create a holding company that will be owned in the same proportions by the Persons who held the Corporation’s securities immediately before such transaction.

 

(b) “Corporation” includes any domestic or foreign predecessor entity of the Corporation in a merger or other transaction in which the predecessor’s existence ceased on consummation of the transaction.

 

(c) “Director” means an individual who is or was a director of the Corporation or an individual who, while a director of the Corporation, is or was serving at the Corporation’s request as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee, or agent of another foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan, or other entity. A Director is considered to be serving an employee benefit plan at the Corporation’s request if that Director’s duties to the Corporation also impose duties on, or otherwise involve services by, him or her to the plan or to participants in or beneficiaries of the plan.

 

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(d) “Disinterested Director” or “Disinterested Officer” means a Director or Officer, respectively, who at the time of a vote or selection referred to in Section 4(b) or 5(c) is not a party to the Proceeding.

 

(e) “Enterprise” means (i) the Corporation, (ii) any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise that is an affiliate or wholly or partially owned subsidiary of the Corporation and of which Indemnitee is or was serving as a director, trustee, general partner, managing member, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary, and (iii) any other corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise of which Indemnitee is or was serving at the express written request of the Corporation as a director, trustee, general partner, managing member, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary.

 

(f) “Expenses” means any and all direct or indirect retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees of experts, witness fees, travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees, and all other disbursements or expenses of any type or nature whatsoever reasonably incurred by Indemnitee (including, subject to Section 4(b), reasonable attorneys’ fees) in connection with prosecuting, defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, being or preparing to be a witness in, or otherwise participating in, a Proceeding. Expenses also shall include Expenses incurred in connection with any appeal resulting from any Proceeding, including the premium, security for, and other costs relating to any cost bond, supersede as bond, or other appeal bond or its equivalent. Expenses, however, shall not include amounts paid in settlement by Indemnitee or the amount of judgments or fines against Indemnitee.

 

(g) “Independent Legal Counsel” means a law firm, or a member of a law firm, that is experienced in matters of corporation law and neither presently is, nor in the past five years has been, retained to represent: (i) the Corporation, (ii) Indemnitee, (iii) any affiliate of the Corporation or Indemnitee, (iv) any member of Indemnitee’s immediate family, (v) any company of which Indemnitee is an executive officer, in each case in any matter material to such party, or (vi) any other party to the Proceeding giving rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Independent Legal Counsel” shall not include any Person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Corporation or Indemnitee in an action to determine Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement.

 

(h) “Liability” means any obligation to pay a judgment, settlement, penalty, fine (including an excise tax assessed with respect to an employee benefit plan), or Expenses actually incurred with respect to a Proceeding.

 

(i) “Officer” means an individual who is or was an officer of the Corporation or an individual who, while an officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the Corporation’s request as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee, or agent of another foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan, or other entity. An Officer is considered to be serving an employee benefit plan at the Corporation’s request if that Officer’s duties to the Corporation also impose duties on, or otherwise involve services by, him or her to the plan or to participants in or beneficiaries of the plan.

 

(j) “Person” means any individual, corporation, firm, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, estate, trust, business association, organization, governmental entity or other entity and includes the meaning set forth in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act.

 

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(k) “Proceeding” includes any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, arbitration, alternate dispute resolution mechanism, investigation, inquiry, administrative hearing or any other actual, threatened or completed proceeding, whether brought by or in the right of the Corporation or other Enterprise or otherwise and whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, in which Indemnitee was, is or will be involved as a party or otherwise, by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was a Director and/or Officer, by reason of any action taken by Indemnitee or of any inaction on Indemnitee’s part while acting as a Director and/or Officer, or by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of another Enterprise; in each case whether or not Indemnitee is acting or serving in any such capacity at the time any liability or expense is incurred for which indemnification can be provided under this Agreement; including one pending on or before the date of this Agreement, but excluding one initiated by Indemnitee pursuant to this Agreement to enforce Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement.

 

(l) “Reviewing Party” shall mean the Person or Persons making the entitlement determination pursuant to Section 5 of this Agreement, and shall not include a court making any determination under this Agreement or otherwise.

 

2. Basic Indemnification Arrangement.

 

(a) Obligation to Indemnify; Standard of Conduct. Except as provided in Sections 2(e), 2(f), 2(g) or 7 below, the Corporation shall indemnify Indemnitee and hold harmless Indemnitee, to the fullest extent authorized or permitted by applicable law, in the event Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be, made a party to a Proceeding because he or she is or was a Director or Officer, against any and all Liabilities incurred in the Proceeding if:

 

(1) Indemnitee conducted himself or herself in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Corporation; and

 

(2) in the case of any criminal Proceeding, Indemnitee had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.

 

(b) Service with Respect to Employee Benefit Plan. Indemnitee’s conduct with respect to an employee benefit plan for a purpose he or she believed in good faith to be in the interests of the participants in and beneficiaries of the plan is conduct that satisfies the requirement of Section 2(a)(1).

 

(c) Reliance as Safe Harbor. For purposes of any determination hereunder, Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, or, with respect to any criminal Proceeding, to have had no reasonable cause to believe Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful, if Indemnitee’s conduct was taken in good faith reliance upon: (i) the records or books of account of the Corporation or relevant entity, including financial statements, (ii) information supplied to Indemnitee by the officers of the Corporation or relevant entity in the course of their duties, (iii) the advice of legal counsel for the Corporation or relevant entity, or (iv) information or records given or reports made to the Corporation or relevant entity by an independent certified public accountant, or by an appraiser or other expert selected with reasonable care by the Corporation or relevant entity. The provisions of this Section 2(c) shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to limit in any way the other circumstances in which Indemnitee may be deemed to have met the relevant standard of conduct set forth in this Agreement.

 

(d) Termination of Proceeding Not Determinative. The termination of a Proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent shall not, of itself, create a presumption or be determinative that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification or reimbursement of Expenses hereunder or otherwise.

 

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(e) Limits on Indemnification. Unless, and then only to the extent that, a court of competent jurisdiction acting pursuant to Section 6 of this Agreement or the Delaware General Corporation Law, determines that, in view of the circumstances of the case, Indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification, the Corporation shall not indemnify Indemnitee under this Agreement:

 

(1) in connection with a Proceeding by or in the right of the Corporation, except for reasonable Expenses (including an excise tax assessed with respect to an employee benefit plan) and amounts paid in settlement not exceeding, in the judgment of the Board, the estimated expense of litigating the Proceeding to conclusion, actually and reasonably incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of the Proceeding, including any appeal thereof; or

 

(2) in connection with a Proceeding by or in the right of the Corporation with respect to any claim, issue or matter as to which Indemnitee shall have been adjudged liable to the Corporation.

 

(f) Proceeding Brought by Indemnitee. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, Indemnitee shall not be entitled to indemnification or advancement of Expenses under this Agreement with respect to any Proceeding or claim brought or made by Indemnitee against the Corporation or its Directors, Officers, employees or other indemnitees, other than (i) a Proceeding or claim seeking or defending Indemnitee’s right to indemnification or advancement of Expenses pursuant to Section 6 of this Agreement or otherwise, or (ii) a Proceeding authorized by the Board prior to its initiation.

 

(g) Settlements. The Corporation acknowledges that a settlement or other disposition short of final judgment may be successful if it permits a party to avoid expense, delay, distraction, disruption and uncertainty. In the event that any Proceeding to which Indemnitee is a party is resolved in any manner other than by adverse judgment against Indemnitee (including settlement of such Proceeding with or without payment of money or other consideration) it shall be presumed that Indemnitee has been successful on the merits or otherwise in such Proceeding. Anyone seeking to overcome this presumption shall have the burden of proof and the burden of persuasion by clear and convincing evidence.

 

(h) Mandatory Indemnification. The Corporation shall indemnify Indemnitee to the extent that he or she has been successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any Proceeding to which Indemnitee was a party, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter, because Indemnitee is or was a Director or Officer, against reasonable Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the Proceeding.

 

3. Contribution.

 

(a) Whether or not the indemnification provided hereunder is available, in respect of any Proceeding in which the Corporation is jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such Proceeding), the Corporation shall pay the entire amount of any Expenses, judgments, penalties, fines or amounts paid or to be paid in settlement of such Proceeding without requiring Indemnitee to contribute to such payment and the Corporation hereby waives and relinquishes any right of contribution it may have against Indemnitee. The Corporation shall not enter into any settlement of any Proceeding in which the Corporation is jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such Proceeding) unless such settlement provides for a full and final release of all claims asserted against Indemnitee without any injunction or other equitable relief being imposed against Indemnitee.

 

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(b) Without diminishing or impairing the obligations of the Corporation set forth in the preceding subparagraph, if, for any reason, Indemnitee shall elect or be required to pay all or any portion of any judgment or settlement in any Proceeding in which the Corporation is jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such Proceeding), the Corporation shall contribute to the amount of Expenses, judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred and paid or payable by Indemnitee in proportion to the relative benefits received by the Corporation and all officers, directors or employees of the Corporation, other than Indemnitee, who are jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such Proceeding), on the one hand, and Indemnitee, on the other hand, from the transaction from which such Proceeding arose; provided, however, that the proportion determined on the basis of relative benefit may, to the extent necessary to conform to law, be further adjusted by reference to the relative fault of the Corporation and all officers, directors or employees of the Corporation other than Indemnitee who are jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such Proceeding), on the one hand, and Indemnitee, on the other hand, in connection with the events that resulted in such Expenses, judgments, penalties, fines or settlement amounts, as well as any other equitable considerations which the Delaware General Corporation Law may require to be considered. The relative fault of the Corporation and all officers, directors or employees of the Corporation, other than Indemnitee, who are jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such Proceeding), on the one hand, and Indemnitee, on the other hand, shall be determined by reference to, among other things, the degree to which their actions were motivated by intent to gain personal profit or advantage, the degree to which their liability is primary or secondary and the degree to which their conduct is active or passive.

 

(c) The Corporation hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Indemnitee from any claims of contribution which may be brought by officers, directors or employees of the Corporation, other than Indemnitee, who may be jointly liable with Indemnitee.

 

4. Advances for Expenses.

 

(a) Obligations and Requirements. The Corporation shall advance, to the extent not prohibited by applicable law, the Expenses incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding, and such advancement shall be made within thirty (30) days after the receipt by the Corporation of any statement requesting such advances (which shall include invoices received by Indemnitee in connection with such Expenses but, in the case of invoices in connection with legal services, any references to legal work performed or to expenditures made that would cause Indemnitee to waive any privilege (including but not limited to attorney-client privilege) accorded by applicable law shall not be included with the invoice) from time to time, whether prior to or after final disposition of any Proceeding. Any such statement shall reasonably evidence the Expenses incurred by Indemnitee. Advances shall be unsecured and interest free. Advances shall be made without regard to Indemnitee’s ability to repay the expenses and without regard to Indemnitee’s ultimate entitlement to indemnification under the other provisions of this Agreement. Advances shall include any and all reasonable Expenses incurred pursuing an action to enforce this right of advancement, including Expenses incurred preparing and forwarding statements to the Corporation to support the advances claimed. Indemnitee shall qualify for advances upon the execution and delivery to the Corporation of this Agreement, subject to the condition that if and to the extent that it is ultimately determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final judgment, not subject to appeal, that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation, Indemnitee shall undertake to the fullest extent permitted by law to repay the advance. Such undertaking shall be an unlimited general obligation of Indemnitee but need not be secured and shall be accepted without reference to Indemnitee’s financial ability to make repayment. The right to advances under this Section 4 shall in all events continue until final disposition of any Proceeding, including any appeal thereof.

 

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(b) Evaluation of Reasonableness of Expenses. Evaluation as to reasonableness of Expenses of Indemnitee in the specific case shall be made in the same manner as the determination that indemnification is permissible, as described in Section 5 below, except that if the determination is made by Independent Legal Counsel, evaluation as to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made by those entitled under Section 5(c)(3) to select Independent Legal Counsel. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, any Expenses claimed by Indemnitee shall be deemed reasonable if the Reviewing Party fails to make the reasonableness evaluation within thirty (30) days following the Corporation’s receipt of invoices for specific Expenses to be reimbursed or advanced.

 

5. Authorization of and Determination of Entitlement to Indemnification.

 

(a) Entitlement Determination. The Corporation and Indemnitee acknowledge that indemnification of Indemnitee under Section 2 of this Agreement has been pre-authorized by the Corporation as permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law. Nevertheless, the Corporation shall not indemnify Indemnitee under Section 2 unless a separate determination has been made in the specific case that indemnification of Indemnitee is permissible in the circumstances because Indemnitee has met the relevant standard of conduct set forth in Section 2(a); provided, however, that: (i) no such entitlement decision need be made prior to the advancement of Expenses; and (ii) regardless of the result or absence of any such determination, the Corporation shall make any indemnification mandated by Section 2(h) above.

 

(b) To obtain indemnification (including advancement of Expenses) under this Agreement, Indemnitee shall submit to the Corporation a written request, including therein or therewith such documentation and information as is reasonably available to Indemnitee and is reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification. The Secretary of the Corporation shall, promptly upon receipt of such a request for indemnification, advise the Board in writing that Indemnitee has requested indemnification.

 

(c) Reviewing Party. The determination referred to in Section 5(a) shall be made, at the election of the Board, by any of the following Reviewing Parties (unless a Change in Control shall have occurred after Indemnitee first began serving as a Director or Officer, in which case Indemnitee shall be entitled to designate that the determination shall be made by Independent Legal Counsel selected in the manner set forth in Section 5(d) below):

 

(1) by the Board by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of Disinterested Directors;

 

(2) by a majority vote of a committee duly designated by the Board (in which designation Directors who do not qualify as Disinterested Directors may participate) consisting solely of two or more Disinterested Directors;

 

(3) by Independent Legal Counsel: (A) Selected in the manner prescribed in paragraph (1) or (2) of this Section 5(c); or (B) if a quorum of Directors cannot be obtained for purposes of paragraph (1) and the committee cannot be designated under paragraph (2), selected by a majority vote of the full Board (in which selected Directors who do not qualify as Disinterested Directors may participate); or

 

(4) by the stockholders of the Corporation, by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of stockholders who were not Parties to that Proceeding or, if no such quorum is obtainable, by a majority vote of stockholders who were not Parties to that Proceeding.

 

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(d) Selection of Counsel after Change in Control. If a Change in Control shall have occurred, Independent Legal Counsel shall be selected by Indemnitee (unless Indemnitee requests that the selection be made in the manner described in Section 5(c)(3)), and Indemnitee shall give written notice to the Corporation advising it of the identity of the Independent Legal Counsel so selected. In either event, Indemnitee or the Corporation, as the case may be, may, within fifteen (15) days after the written notice of selection has been given, deliver to the Corporation or to Indemnitee, as the case may be, a written objection to the selection; provided, however, that the objection may be asserted only on the ground that the counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of “Independent Legal Counsel” as defined in Section 1 of this Agreement. The objection shall set forth with particularity the factual basis of the assertion. If a written objection is made and substantiated, the counsel selected may not serve as Independent Legal Counsel unless and until the objection is withdrawn or a court has determined that the objection is without merit. If, within fifteen (15) days after submission by Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification, no Independent Legal Counsel shall have been selected and not objected to, either the Corporation or Indemnitee may petition the court conducting the Proceeding, or another court of competent jurisdiction, for resolution of any objection that shall have been made by the Corporation or Indemnitee to the other’s selection of Independent Legal Counsel and/or for the appointment as Independent Legal Counsel of a Person selected by the court or by another Person that the court shall designate, and the Person with respect to whom all objections are so resolved or the Person so appointed shall act as Independent Legal Counsel under Section 5(c).

 

(e) Cooperation by Indemnitee. Indemnitee shall cooperate with the Reviewing Party with respect to its determination of Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing to the Reviewing Party on reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to the determination. Any Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in so cooperating with the Reviewing Party shall be borne by the Corporation, regardless of the determination as to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification.

 

(f) If the Reviewing Party shall not have made a determination within sixty (60) days after receipt by the Corporation of the request therefor, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall be deemed to have been made and Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification absent (i) a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law; provided, however, that (x) such 60-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional thirty (30) days, if the Reviewing Party in good faith requires such additional time to obtain or evaluate documentation and/or information relating thereto; and (y) that the foregoing provisions of this Section 5(f) shall not apply if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by the stockholders pursuant to Section 5(c)(4) and if (A) within fifteen (15) days after receipt by the Corporation of the request for such determination, the Board or the Disinterested Directors, if appropriate, resolve to submit such determination to the stockholders for their consideration at an annual meeting thereof to be held within seventy-five (75) days after such receipt and such determination is made thereat, or (B) a special meeting of stockholders is called within fifteen (15) days after such receipt for the purpose of making such determination, such meeting is held for such purpose within sixty (60) days after having been so called and such determination is made thereat.

 

(g) Other.

 

(i) In making a determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification hereunder, the Reviewing Party shall presume that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, and anyone seeking to overcome this presumption shall have the burden of proof and the burden of persuasion by clear and convincing evidence. Neither the failure of the Corporation (including by its Directors or Independent Legal Counsel) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of any action pursuant to this Agreement that indemnification is proper in the circumstances because Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct, nor an actual determination by the Corporation (including by its Directors or Independent Legal Counsel) that Indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall create a presumption that Indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct.

 

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(ii) The Reviewing Party, however chosen, shall make the requested determination as promptly as reasonably practicable after a request for indemnification is presented.

 

(iii) Any determination by Independent Legal Counsel under this Section 5 shall be delivered in the form of a written opinion to the Board with a copy to Indemnitee.

 

(iv) The Corporation shall pay any and all reasonable fees and expenses of Independent Legal Counsel incurred by the counsel in connection with acting pursuant to this Section 5, and the Corporation shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses incident to the procedures of this Section 5, regardless of the manner in which such Independent Legal Counsel was selected or appointed.

 

(v) On the due commencement of any action to seek court-ordered indemnification pursuant to Section 6 of this Agreement, Independent Legal Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in that capacity, subject to the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing.

 

6. Court-Ordered Indemnification and Advances for Expenses.

 

(a) Procedure. If Indemnitee is a party to a Proceeding, he or she may apply for indemnification or for advances for Expenses to the court conducting the Proceeding or to another court of competent jurisdiction. For purposes of this Agreement, the Corporation consents to personal jurisdiction and venue in any court in which is pending a Proceeding to which Indemnitee is a party. Regardless of any determination by the Reviewing Party that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification or to advancement of Expenses or as to the reasonableness of Expenses, and regardless of any failure by the Reviewing Party to make a determination as to the entitlement or the reasonableness of Expenses, the court’s review shall be a de novo review. After receipt of an application and after giving any notice it considers necessary, the court may:

 

(1) order indemnification or the advance for Expenses if it determines that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification or to advance for Expenses under this Agreement, the Delaware General Corporation Law or otherwise; or

 

(2) order indemnification or the advance for Expenses if it determines that, in view of all the relevant circumstances, it is fair and reasonable to indemnify Indemnitee, or to advance Expenses to Indemnitee, regardless of whether Indemnitee has met the relevant standard of conduct, complied with the requirements for advancement of Expenses, or been adjudged liable in a Proceeding referred to in Section 2(e) above (in which case any court-ordered indemnification need not be limited to Expenses incurred by Indemnitee, but may include penalties, fines, amounts paid in settlement, judgments and any other amounts ordered by the court to be indemnified or advanced).

 

(b) Payment of Expenses to Seek Court-Ordered Indemnification. If the court determines that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification or to advance for Expenses, the Corporation shall pay Indemnitee’s reasonable Expenses to obtain the court-ordered indemnification or advance for Expenses.

 

7. Limitations on Indemnification. Regardless of whether Indemnitee has met the relevant standard of conduct set forth in Section 2(a), nothing in this Agreement shall require or permit indemnification of Indemnitee for any Liability or Expenses incurred in a Proceeding in which a judgment or other final adjudication establishes that Indemnitee’s actions or omissions to act were material to the cause of action so adjudicated and constitute:

 

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(a) a violation of criminal law, unless Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was lawful or had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful;

 

(b) a transaction from which Indemnitee derived an improper personal benefit, including, without limitation, any benefits received through the purchase and sale by Indemnitee of securities of the Corporation within the meaning of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, or similar provisions of state statutory law or common law; or

 

(c) willful misconduct or a conscious disregard for the best interests of the Corporation in a Proceeding by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor or in a Proceeding by or in the right of a stockholder of the Corporation.

 

8. Exclusive Forum. The Corporation and Indemnitee acknowledge and agree that the sole and exclusive forum for any cause of action brought by the Corporation or Indemnitee arising under this Agreement shall be the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, if a basis for federal court jurisdiction is present, or otherwise, at the Delaware Court of Chancery, and the Corporation and Indemnitee each hereby submit to the personal jurisdiction of such court(s).

 

9. Vested Rights; Specific Performance. No amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Corporation or any other corporate action shall in any way limit Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement. In any Proceeding brought by or on behalf of Indemnitee to specifically enforce the provisions of this Agreement, the Corporation waives the claim or defense in that Proceeding that the plaintiff or claimant has an adequate remedy at law, and the Corporation shall not urge in any such Proceeding the claim or defense that an adequate remedy at law exists. The provisions of this Section 9, however, shall not prevent Indemnitee from seeking a remedy at law in connection with any breach of this Agreement.

 

10. Liability Insurance. To the extent the Corporation maintains an insurance policy or policies providing directors’ or officers’ liability insurance, Indemnitee shall be covered by that policy or those policies, in accordance with its or their terms, to the maximum extent of the coverage provided under that policy or those policies in effect for any other Director or Officer of the Corporation, as the case may be.

 

11. Witness Fees. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, to the extent that Indemnitee is made a witness in any Proceeding to which Indemnitee is not a party, because he or she is or was a Director or Officer, the Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless Indemnitee against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection therewith.

 

12. Security for Indemnification Obligations. The Corporation may at any time and in any manner, at the discretion of the Board, secure the Corporation’s obligations to indemnify or advance Expenses to Indemnitee pursuant to this Agreement.

 

13. Non-exclusivity, No Duplication of Payments. The rights of Indemnitee under this Agreement shall be in addition to any other rights with respect to indemnification, advancement of Expenses or otherwise that Indemnitee may have under the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, the Delaware General Corporation Law or otherwise; provided, however, that the Corporation shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any payment to Indemnitee under this Agreement to the extent Indemnitee has otherwise actually received payment (under any insurance policy, provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, or otherwise) of the amounts otherwise payable under this Agreement. The Corporation’s obligation to indemnify or advance Expenses under this Agreement to Indemnitee who is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of any other entity shall be reduced by any amount Indemnitee has actually received as indemnification or advancement of expenses from that other entity.

 

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14. Amendments. To the extent that the provisions of this Agreement are held to be inconsistent with the provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law, the provisions of that statute shall govern. To the extent that the Delaware General Corporation Law is later amended to permit a Delaware corporation, without the need for stockholder approval, to provide to its directors greater rights to indemnification or advancement of Expenses than those specifically set forth here, this Agreement shall be deemed amended to require the greater indemnification or more liberal advancement of Expenses to Indemnitee, in each case consistent with the Delaware General Corporation Law as so amended from time to time. Otherwise, no supplement, modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by the Corporation and Indemnitee.

 

15. Subrogation. In the event of payment under this Agreement, the Corporation shall be subrogated to the extent of that payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee, who shall execute all papers required and shall do everything that may be necessary to secure those rights, including the execution of documents necessary to enable the Corporation effectively to bring suit to enforce those rights; provided, however, that any rights of recovery of Indemnitee pursuant to any liability insurance policy separately paid for by Indemnitee shall not be subject to subrogation under this Section 15 except that any amounts recovered under such policy shall be subject to Section 13 hereof.

 

16. Waiver. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provisions of this Agreement (whether or not similar) nor shall such a waiver constitute a continuing waiver.

 

17. Binding Effect, Etc. This Agreement shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties to this Agreement and their respective successors or assigns (including any direct or indirect successor or assign by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Corporation), spouses, heirs, and personal and legal representatives.

 

18. Applicability of Agreement. This Agreement shall apply retroactively with respect to acts or omissions of Indemnitee occurring since the date that Indemnitee first became a Director or Officer, and this Agreement shall continue in effect regardless of whether Indemnitee continues to serve as a Director or Officer, but only in respect of acts or omissions occurring prior to the termination of Indemnitee’s service as a Director or Officer.

 

19. Severability. If any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever:

 

(a) the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement (including without limitation, each portion of any Section of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal, or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired by it;

 

(b) the provision or provisions shall be deemed reformed to the extent necessary to conform to applicable law and to give the maximum effect to the intent of the parties to this Agreement; and

 

(c) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any Section of this Agreement containing any provision held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal, or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested by it.

 

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20. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to contracts made and to be performed in Delaware without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of laws.

 

21. Headings. The headings of the Sections of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the construction of this Agreement.

 

22. Inducement. The Corporation expressly confirms and agrees that it has entered into this Agreement and assumed the obligations imposed on it under this Agreement in order to induce Indemnitee to serve or continue to serve as a Director and/or Officer, and the Corporation acknowledges that Indemnitee is relying on this Agreement in serving as a Director, Officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or, at the request of the Corporation, as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee, or agent of another foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other entity.

 

23. Notice by Indemnitee. Indemnitee agrees promptly to notify the Corporation in writing upon being served with any summons, citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment, information, or other document relating to any Proceeding or matter which may be subject to indemnification or advancement of Expenses covered under this Agreement. The failure of Indemnitee so to notify the Corporation shall not relieve the Corporation of any obligation that it may have to Indemnitee under this Agreement or otherwise.

 

24. Notices. All notices, requests, demands, and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if: (i) delivered by hand and receipted for by the party to whom the notice or other communication shall have been directed; or (ii) mailed by certified or registered mail with postage prepaid, on the third business day after the date on which it is so mailed if to the Corporation, to the principal office address of the Corporation, or if to Indemnitee, to the address of Indemnitee last on file with the Corporation, or to any other address that may have been furnished to Indemnitee by the Corporation or to the Corporation by Indemnitee, as the case may be.

 

25. Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement.

 

[Signature page follows.]

 

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The parties hereto have entered into this Agreement effective as of the date first above written.

 

  The Corporation:
   
  KATAPULT HOLDINGS, INC.
   
  By:  
  Name:  
  Title:  
   
  Indemnitee:
   
   
  [●]
   
  Address:    
     

 

[Signature Page to Katapult Holdings, Inc. Indemnification Agreement]

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.10

 

LOCK-UP AGREEMENT

 

FinServ Acquisition Corp.
c/o Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10105

 

Re: Lock-Up Agreement

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This letter (this “Lock-Up Agreement”) is being delivered to you in connection with that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) entered into by and among FinServ Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“FinServ”), Keys Merger Sub 1, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of FinServ (“Merger Sub 1”), Keys Merger Sub 2, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of FinServ (“Merger Sub 2”), Katapult Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Katapult”), and Orlando Zayas, in his capacity as the representative of all Pre-Closing Holders (as defined in the Merger Agreement), pursuant to which Merger Sub 1 will merge with and into Katapult, with Katapult surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of FinServ (the “First Merger”), followed immediately by the merger of the resulting company with and into Merger Sub 2, with Merger Sub 2 surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of FinServ (the “Second Merger” and together with the First Merger, the “Merger”) and FinServ’s name will be changed from “FinServ Acquisition Corp.” to “Katapult Holdings, Inc.” (“New Katapult”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Merger Agreement.

 

In order to induce FinServ to proceed with the Merger and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the undersigned (the “Securityholder”) hereby agrees with FinServ as follows:

 

1. Subject to the exceptions set forth herein, the Securityholder agrees not to, without the prior written consent of the board of directors of FinServ, (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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder, any shares of common stock of New Katapult (“New Katapult Common Shares”) held by it immediately after the effective time of the Merger, any New Katapult Common Shares issuable upon the exercise of options to purchase New Katapult Common Shares held by the Securityholder immediately after the effective time of the Merger, or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for New Katapult Common Shares held by the Securityholder immediately after the effective time of the Merger (the “Lock-Up 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 any of the Lock-Up Shares, whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of such securities, in cash or otherwise or (iii) publicly announce any intention to effect any transaction specified in clause (i) or (ii) (the actions specified in clauses (i)-(iii), collectively, “Transfer”) until 180 days after the closing date of the Merger (the “Lock-Up Period”), subject to the early release provisions set forth in paragraph 3 below.

 

 

 

 

2. The restrictions set forth in paragraph 1 shall not apply to:

 

(i) in the case of an entity, Transfers (A) to another entity that is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) of the undersigned, or to any investment fund or other entity controlling, controlled by, managing or managed by or under common control with the undersigned or affiliates of the undersigned or who shares a common investment advisor with the undersigned or (B) as part of a distribution to members, partners or shareholders of the undersigned;

 

(ii) in the case of an individual, Transfers by gift to members of the individual’s immediate family or to a trust, the beneficiary of which is a member of one of the individual’s immediate family, an affiliate of such person or to a charitable organization;

 

(iii) in the case of an individual, Transfers by virtue of laws of descent and distribution upon death of the individual;

 

(iv) in the case of an individual, Transfers by operation of law or pursuant to a court order, such as a qualified domestic relations order, divorce decree or separation agreement;

 

(v) in the case of an individual, Transfers to a partnership, limited liability company or other entity of which the undersigned and/or the immediate family (as defined below) of the undersigned are the legal and beneficial owner of all of the outstanding equity securities or similar interests;

 

(vi) in the case of an entity that is a trust, Transfers to a trustor or beneficiary of the trust or to the estate of a beneficiary of such trust;

 

(vii) in the case of an entity, Transfers by virtue of the laws of the state of the entity’s organization and the entity’s organizational documents upon dissolution of the entity;

 

(viii) transactions relating to New Katapult Common Shares or other securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for New Katapult Common Shares 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;

 

(ix) the exercise of stock options or warrants to purchase New Katapult Common Shares or the vesting of stock awards of New Katapult Common Shares and any related transfer of New Katapult Common Shares to FinServ in connection therewith (A) deemed to occur upon the “cashless” or “net” exercise of such options or warrants or (B) for the purpose of paying the exercise price of such options or warrants or for paying taxes due as a result of the exercise of such options or warrants, the vesting of such options, warrants or stock awards, or as a result of the vesting of such New Katapult Common Shares, it being understood that all New Katapult Common Shares received upon such exercise, vesting or transfer will remain subject to the restrictions of this Lock-Up Agreement during the Lock-Up Period;

 

(x) Transfers to FinServ pursuant to any contractual arrangement in effect at the effective time of the Merger that provides for the repurchase by FinServ or forfeiture of New Katapult Common Shares or other securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for New Katapult Common Shares in connection with the termination of the Securityholder’s service to FinServ;

 

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(xi) the entry, by the Securityholder, at any time after the effective time of the Merger, of any trading plan providing for the sale of New Katapult Common Shares by the Securityholder, which trading plan meets the requirements of Rule 10b5-1(c) under the Exchange Act; provided, however, that such plan does not provide for, or permit, the sale of any New Katapult Common Shares during the Lock-Up Period and no public announcement or filing is voluntarily made or required regarding such plan during the Lock-Up Period;

 

(xii) transactions in the event of completion of a liquidation, merger, stock exchange or other similar transaction which results in all of FinServ’s securityholders having the right to exchange their New Katapult Common Shares for cash, securities or other property; and

 

(xiii) transactions to satisfy any U.S. federal, state, or local income tax obligations of the Securityholder (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 BCA 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), in each case solely and to the extent necessary to cover any tax liability as a direct result of the transaction;

 

provided, however, that it shall be a condition to any Transfer pursuant to clauses (i) through (vii) above that the permitted transferee of such Transfer shall enter into a written agreement, in substantially the form of this Lock-Up Agreement (it being understood that any references to “immediate family” in the agreement executed by such transferee shall expressly refer only to the immediate family of the Securityholder and not to the immediate family of the transferee), stating that such permitted transferee is receiving and holding the Lock-Up Shares subject to the provisions of this Lock-Up Agreement, and that there shall be no further Transfer of such Lock-Up Shares except in accordance with this Lock-Up Agreement. For purposes of this paragraph 2, “immediate family” shall mean a spouse, domestic partner, child (including by adoption), father, mother, brother or sister, in each case, of the undersigned, and lineal descendant (including by adoption) of the undersigned or of any of the foregoing persons; and “affiliate” shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

3. In addition, and notwithstanding the provisions of the paragraph 1 of this Lock-Up Agreement, the Lock-Up Shares shall be released from the restrictions hereunder on  the first date the closing price of the New Katapult Common Shares equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 Trading Days within any 30-consecutive Trading Day period commencing at least 90 days after the date hereof. For purposes of this paragraph 3, a “Trading Day” is a day on which the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market are open for the buying and selling of securities.

 

4. If any Transfer is made or attempted contrary to the provisions of this Lock-Up Agreement, such purported Transfer shall be null and void ab initio, and FinServ shall refuse to recognize any such purported transferee of the Lock-Up Shares as one of its equityholders for any purpose. In order to enforce the restrictions contained in this Lock-Up Agreement, FinServ, and any duly appointed transfer agent for the registration or transfer of the securities described therein, are hereby authorized to decline to make any transfer of securities if such transfer would constitute a violation or breach of this Lock-Up Agreement, and, in furtherance of the foregoing, Securityholder acknowledges and agrees that FinServ  may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to the Lock-Up Shares of Securityholder (and its permitted transferees pursuant to paragraph 2 hereof) until the end of the Lock-Up Period.

 

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5. This Lock-Up Agreement constitutes 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, written or oral, to the extent they relate in any way to the subject matter hereof or the transactions contemplated hereby. This Lock-Up Agreement may not be changed, amended, modified or waived (other than to correct a typographical error) as to any particular provision, except by a written instrument executed by the undersigned (i) Securityholder, and (ii) New Katapult.

 

6. No party hereto may assign either this Lock-Up Agreement or any of its rights, interests or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other party. 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. This Lock-Up Agreement shall be binding on the Securityholder and each of its respective successors, heirs and assigns and permitted transferees of Securityholder’s Lock-Up Shares.

 

7. This Lock-Up Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to conflicts of law principles that would result in the application of the substantive laws of another jurisdiction. The parties hereto (i) all agree that any action, proceeding, claim or dispute arising out of, or relating in any way to, this Lock-Up Agreement shall be brought and enforced in the Delaware Chancery Court, and irrevocably submit to such jurisdiction and venue, which jurisdiction and venue shall be exclusive and (ii) waive any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and venue or that such courts represent an inconvenient forum.

 

8. This Lock-Up Agreement shall terminate on the expiration of the Lock-Up Period.

 

[Signature Pages Follow]

 

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  Very truly yours,
   
  If an individual:
     
  Signature:   
     
  Print Name:  
     
  If an entity:  
  Name of Securityholder:
     
   
     
  Signature:  
     
  Name:  
     
  Title:  

 

Signature Page to Lock-Up Agreement

 

 

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Exhibit 16.1

 

June 14, 2021

 

Office of the Chief Accountant

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, NE

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

We have read Katapult Holdings, Inc. (formerly known as FinServ Acquisition Corp.) statements included under Item 4.01 of its Form 8-K dated June 14, 2021. We agree with the statements concerning our Firm under Item 4.01, in which we were informed of our dismissal on June 14, 2021, following completion of the Company’s quarterly review for the period ended March 31, 2021, which consists only of the accounts of the pre-Business Combination Special Purpose Acquisition Company. We are not in a position to agree or disagree with other statements contained therein.

 

Very truly yours,

/s/ WithumSmith+Brown, PC

New York, New York

Exhibit 21.1

 

SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT

 

Katapult Intermediate Holdings LLC (Delaware)
Katapult Group, Inc. (Delaware)
Katapult SPV-1 LLC (Delaware)

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

KATAPULT HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)

(amounts in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

   

March 31,

2021

    December 31,
2020
 
ASSETS            
Current assets:            
Cash   $ 67,788     $ 65,622  
Restricted cash     2,877       3,975  
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $3,611 and $4,372 at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively     1,343       1,636  
Property held for lease, net of accumulated depreciation and impairment     67,590       66,737  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets     3,273       1,248  
Total current assets     142,871       139,218  
Property and equipment, net     403       330  
Security deposits     91       91  
Capitalized software and intangible assets, net     336       188  
Total assets   $ 143,701     $ 139,827  
LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT                
Current liabilities:                
Accounts payable   $ 2,202     $ 1,688  
Accrued liabilities     12,173       12,967  
Unearned revenue     3,032       2,652  
Total current liabilities     17,407       17,307  
Revolving line of credit     68,400       74,316  
Long term debt     37,487       36,413  
Other liabilities     13,102       12,740  
Total liabilities     136,396       140,776  
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 16)                
REDEEMABLE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK                
Redeemable convertible preferred stock (Series C), $.001 par value-- 95,415,981 shares authorized; 68,589,913 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020     49,894       49,894  
STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT                
Common stock, $.001 par value-- 120,000,000 shares authorized; 9,781,884 and 9,524,440 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively     10       10  
Additional paid-in capital     7,360       7,196  
Accumulated deficit     (49,959 )     (58,049 )
Total stockholders' deficit     (42,589 )     (50,843 )
Total liabilities, redeemable convertible preferred stock and stockholders' deficit   $ 143,701     $ 139,827  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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KATAPULT HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)

(amounts in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

 

    Three Months Ended March 31,  
    2021     2020  
Revenue            
Rental revenue   $ 80,625     $ 42,578  
Other revenue     10       264  
Service fees     -       46  
Total revenue     80,635       42,888  
Cost of revenue     52,882       27,333  
Gross profit     27,753       15,555  
Operating expenses:                
Servicing costs     1,138       980  
Underwriting fees     467       479  
Professional and consulting fees     1,534       222  
Technology and data analytics     1,715       1,828  
Bad debt expense     4,887       3,388  
General and administrative     3,599       1,924  
Total operating expenses     13,340       8,821  
Income from operations     14,413       6,734  
Interest expense and other fees     (4,140 )     (2,985 )
Change in fair value of warrant liability     (358 )     -  
Income before provision for income taxes     9,915       3,749  
Provision for income taxes     (1,825 )     (79 )
Net income and comprehensive income   $ 8,090     $ 3,670  
Net income and comprehensive income available to common shareholders   $ 695     $ 293  
Net income per share:                
Basic   $ 0.07     $ 0.03  
Diluted   $ 0.02     $ 0.01  
Weighted average shares used in computing net income per share:                
Basic     9,650,717       8,686,478  
Diluted     30,414,536       23,867,235  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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KATAPULT HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF REDEEMABLE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT (UNAUDITED)

(amounts in thousands, except share amounts)

 

    Redeemable Convertible           Additional           Total  
    Preferred Stock     Common Stock     Paid-in     Accumulated     Stockholders'  
    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Capital     Deficit     Deficit  
Balances at December 31, 2019     68,589,913     $ 49,894       8,686,478     $ 9     $ 6,733     $ (80,580 )   $ (73,838 )
Stock-based compensation expense     -       -       -       -       77       -       77  
Net income     -       -       -       -       -       3,670       3,670  
Balances at March 31, 2020     68,589,913     $ 49,894       8,686,478     $ 9     $ 6,810     $ (76,910 )   $ (70,091 )
                                                         
Balances at December 31, 2020     68,589,913     $ 49,894       9,524,440     $ 10     $ 7,196     $ (58,049 )   $ (50,843 )
Stock options exercised     -       -       257,444       -       84       -       84  
Stock-based compensation expense     -       -       -       -       80       -       80  
Stock warrant exercise     -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
Net income     -       -       -       -       -       8,090       8,090  
Balances at March 31, 2021     68,589,913     $ 49,894       9,781,884     $ 10     $ 7,360     $ (49,959 )   $ (42,589 )

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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KATAPULT HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

(amounts in thousands)

 

    Three months ended March 31,  
    2021     2020  
Cash flows from operating activities:            
Net income   $ 8,090     $ 3,670  
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:                
Depreciation and amortization     36,062       18,048  
Net book value of property buyouts     10,586       5,157  
Change in fair value of warrant liability     358       -  
Impairment expense     3,800       2,704  
Bad debt expense     4,887       3,388  
Stock-based compensation     80       77  
Amortization of debt discount     697       86  
Amortization of debt issuance costs     89       43  
Other     376       -  
Change in operating assets and liabilities:                
Accounts receivable     (4,594 )     (3,373 )
Net purchase of property held for lease     (51,253 )     (30,336 )
Prepaid expenses and other current assets     (2,025 )     (147 )
Accounts payable     518       553  
Accrued liabilities     (794 )     (1,172 )
Unearned revenues     380       214  
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities     7,257       (1,088 )
Cash flows from investing activities:                
Purchases of property and equipment     (102 )     (48 )
Additions to capitalized software     (166 )     (70 )
Net cash used in investing activities     (268 )     (118 )
Cash flows from financing activities:                
Proceeds from revolving line of credit     542       6,480  
Proceeds from exercise of stock options     84       -  
Principal repayments of revolving line of credit     (6,547 )     (1,249 )
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities     (5,921 )     5,231  
Net increase in cash and restricted cash     1,068       4,025  
Cash and restricted cash at beginning of period     69,597       12,246  
Cash and restricted cash at end of period   $ 70,665     $ 16,271  
                 
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:                
Cash paid for interest   $ 2,949     $ 2,073  
Cash paid for income taxes   $ -     $ -  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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KATAPULT HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

(amounts in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

Katapult Holdings, Inc. (“Katapult” or the “Company”), formerly known as Cognical Holdings, Inc., is an e-commerce focused financial technology company offering e-commerce point-of-sale (“POS”) lease-purchase options for nonprime US consumers. Katapult’s fully-digital technology platform provides nonprime US consumers with a flexible lease purchase option to enable them to obtain durable goods from Katapult’s network of e-commerce merchants. The Company’s end-to-end technology platform provides seamless integration with merchants.

 

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Katapult and its wholly owned subsidiaries which are Katapult Group, Inc. (formerly known as Cognical, Inc.), Katapult SPV-1 LLC, Cognical SPV-3 LLC, and Cognical SPV-4 LLC. Cognical SPV-3 LLC originated all of the Company’s lease agreements with its customers and owned all of the leased property through April 2019. Katapult SPV-1 LLC originated all of the Company’s lease agreements thereafter. Cognical SPV-4 LLC has halted the origination of new leases on behalf of a third-party merchant, however the Company serviced activity from existing leases of Cognical SPV-4 LLC through November 2020. Cognical SPV-3 LLC and Cognical SPV-4 LLC were liquidated in December 2020.

 

The Company was headquartered in New York, New York through December 31, 2020. During the first quarter of 2021, the Company changed its headquarters to Plano, Texas. Katapult was incorporated in Delaware in 2016. Katapult Group, Inc. was incorporated in the state of Delaware in 2012. Cognical SPV-3 LLC, Cognical SPV-4 LLC, and Katapult SPV-1 LLC are all Delaware limited liability companies formed in Delaware in 2016, 2017, and 2019, respectively. In February 2020, Cognical Holdings, Inc. officially changed its name to Katapult Holdings, Inc. Additionally, in February 2020, Cognical, Inc. officially changed its name to Katapult Group, Inc.

 

Basis of Presentation—The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements (“consolidated financial statements”) have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for interim reporting. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Katapult Holdings, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries. As permitted for interim reporting, certain footnotes or other financial information that are normally required by US GAAP may be condensed or omitted, unless otherwise required by US GAAP or SEC rules and regulations. These consolidated financial statements were prepared on the same basis as the Company’s annual consolidated financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, of a normal recurring nature, considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included in these consolidated financial statements. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2021 or for any other interim period or future year. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2020 was derived from the audited annual consolidated financial statements as of that date.

 

All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

Risks and Uncertainties—The Company is subject to a number of risks including, but not limited to, the need for successful development of products, the need for additional capital (or financing) to fund operating losses, competition from substitute products and services from larger companies, protection of proprietary technology, patent litigation, dependence on key individuals, and risks associated with changes in information technology.

 

Impact of COVID-19—On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the recent novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) outbreak a pandemic. In response to the outbreak, many jurisdictions, including those in which we have locations, have implemented measures to combat the outbreak, such as travel restrictions and shelter in place orders. To date, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has not had a negative impact on the Company’s results or future forecasts, and has not resulted in any negative impact to the Company’s liquidity, cash flows, or carrying values of assets. In the preparation of these consolidated financial statements and related disclosures, management has assessed the impact of COVID-19 on its results, estimates, assumptions, forecasts, and accounting policies and made additional disclosures, as necessary.

 

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On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) was signed into law. The CARES Act provides numerous tax provisions and other stimulus measures, including temporary suspension of certain payment requirements for the employer portion of Social Security taxes and the creation of certain refundable employee retention credits. These provisions of the CARES Act did not have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Use of Estimates—The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements, and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting period. The most significant estimates relate to the allowance for doubtful accounts, the selection of useful lives of property and equipment, the selection of useful lives for property held for lease and the related depreciation method, intangible assets and associated useful lives, determination of fair value of the Company’s common stock and redeemable convertible preferred stock, determination of fair value of stock option grants, and the fair value of the common stock warrants, and the valuation allowance associated with deferred tax assets. Management evaluates its estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis using historical experience and other factors, including the current economic environment, and makes adjustments when facts and circumstances dictate. These estimates are based on information available as of the date of the consolidated financial statements; therefore, actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Segment Information—Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. The Company’s chief operating decision maker is the chief executive officer. The Company has one business activity and there are no segment managers who are held accountable for operations, operating results and plans for levels or components below the consolidated unit level. Accordingly, the Company has one operating segment, and therefore, one reportable segment.

 

Cash—As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, cash consists primarily of checking and savings deposits. The Company does not hold any cash equivalents, which would consist of highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less at the time of purchase.

 

Restricted Cash—The Company classifies all cash whose use is limited by contractual provisions as restricted cash. Restricted cash as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 consists primarily of cash advanced from the lines of credit in Katapult SPV-1 LLC, which were established pursuant to various agreements for the purpose of funding and servicing originated leases. All of the Company’s restricted cash is classified as current due to its short-term nature.

 

The reconciliation of cash and restricted cash is as follows:

 

    March 31,
2021
    December 31,
2020
 
Cash   $ 67,788     $ 65,622  
Restricted cash     2,877       3,975  
Total cash and restricted cash   $ 70,665     $ 69,597  

 

Accounts Receivable, Net of Allowance for Doubtful Accounts—Accounts receivable are recorded net of allowances for doubtful accounts. Accounts receivable consist primarily of lease receivables due from customers incurred during the normal course of business for lease payments earned not yet received from the customer. On a periodic basis, management evaluates its accounts receivable and determines whether to provide an allowance for doubtful accounts or if any accounts should be written off based on past history of write-offs, collections, and current credit conditions. The Company maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts to provide for uncollected amounts based on historical collection experience and an analysis of the aging of receivables per the following categories: 1-30 days, 31-60 days, 61-90 days. This analysis results in the determination of loss rate percentages that are applied to outstanding receivables in each of these categories as of period end. The Company writes off accounts receivables that are over 90 days contractually past due. Bad debt expense is classified in operating expenses within the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. The Company does not require any security or collateral to support its receivables.

 

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A rollforward of the allowance for doubtful accounts is as follows:

 

    Balance at beginning of period     Charged to cost and expenses, net of recoveries     Write-offs     Balance at end of period  
Three months ended March 31, 2020   $ 1,855     $ 3,388     $ (2,566 )   $ 2,677  
Three months ended March 31, 2021   $ 4,372     $ 4,887     $ (5,648 )   $ 3,611  

 

Property Held for Lease, Net—Property held for lease consists of furniture, consumer electronics, appliances, and other durable goods offered for lease-purchase in the normal course of business. Such property is provided to consumers pursuant to a lease purchase agreement with a minimum term; typically one week, two weeks, or one month. The contemplated length of the agreement is typically 12 or 18 months. Consumers may terminate a lease purchase agreement at any time without penalty. The average consumer continues to lease the property for 7 months because the consumer either exercises the buyout (early purchase) options or terminates the lease purchase agreement prior to the end of the 12 or 18 month lease term. As a result, property held for lease is classified as a current asset on the consolidated balance sheets.

 

Property held for lease is carried at net book value. Depreciation for property held for lease is determined using the income forecasting method and is included within cost of revenue. Under the income forecasting method, property held for lease is depreciated in the proportion of rents received to total expected rents received based on historical data, which is an activity-based method similar to the units of production method. The Company provides for impairment for the undepreciated balance of the property held for lease assuming no salvage value with a corresponding charge to cost of revenue. Impairment expense includes expense related to property identified as impaired based on historical data, including default trends, such that the recorded amount closely approximates actual impairment expense incurred during the period. The Company derecognizes the undepreciated net book value of property buyouts as buyouts occur with a corresponding charge to cost of revenue. The Company periodically evaluates fully depreciated property held for lease, net. When it is determined there is no future economic benefit, the cost of the assets are written off and the related accumulated depreciation reversed.

 

Property and Equipment, Net—Property and equipment other than property held for lease are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization are calculated using the straight-line method and are recorded in general and administrative expense over the estimated useful lives of the assets. The estimated useful lives of property and equipment are described below:

 

Property and Equipment    Useful Life
Computer, office and other equipment   5 years       
Computer software   3 years       
Furniture and fixtures   7 years       
Leasehold improvements    Shorter of estimated useful life or remaining lease term   

 

Capitalized Software—Starting January 1, 2020, the Company began capitalizing certain development costs incurred in connection with its internal use software. Costs incurred in the preliminary stages of development are expensed as incurred. Capitalization of costs begins when the preliminary project stage is completed, and it is probable that the project will be completed and used for its intended function. Once a project has reached the development stage, internal and external costs, if direct and incremental, are capitalized until the software is substantially complete and ready for its intended use. Capitalization ceases upon completion of all substantial testing. The Company also capitalizes costs related to specific software upgrades and enhancements when it is probable the expenditures will result in additional software features and functionality. Maintenance costs are expensed as incurred. Internal use software is amortized on a straight-line basis over its estimated useful life, generally three years. Capitalized software cost is included within the Capitalized software and intangible assets, net line item of the consolidated balance sheets.

 

Debt Issuance Costs—Costs incurred in connection with the issuance of the Company’s line of credit and long-term debt have been recorded as a direct reduction against the debt and amortized over the life of the associated debt as a component of interest expense. The amortization of the long-term debt issuance costs utilizes the effective interest method, and the amortization of the line of credit debt issuance costs utilizes the straight-line method, which is not materially different compared to the effective interest method.

 

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets—The Company assesses long-lived assets for impairment in accordance with the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 360, Property, Plant and Equipment. Long-lived assets, such as intangible assets and property and equipment, are reviewed for impairment annually or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable. The carrying amount of a long-lived asset is not recoverable if it exceeds the sum of the undiscounted future cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition of the asset. The amount of impairment loss, if any, is measured as the difference between the carrying value of the asset and its estimated fair value. Fair value is determined through various valuation techniques, including discounted cash flow models, quoted market values and third-party independent appraisals, as considered necessary. No impairment charges have been recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.

 

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Classification of Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock—The Company has applied the guidance in ASC 480-10-S99-3A, SEC Staff Announcement: Classification and Measurement of Redeemable Securities and has therefore classified the Series A, A-1, A-2, B, B-1, B-2, and C redeemable convertible preferred stock as temporary equity. The redeemable convertible preferred stock was recorded outside of stockholders’ deficit because, in the event of certain deemed liquidation events considered not solely within the Company’s control, such as a merger, acquisition and sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, the convertible preferred stock would have become redeemable at the option of the holders. In the event of a change of control of the Company, proceeds received from the sale of such shares will be distributed in accordance with the liquidation preferences set forth in the Company’s certificate of incorporation, as amended and restated.

 

Rental Revenue—Property held for lease is leased to customers pursuant to lease purchase agreements with a minimum term: typically one week, two weeks, or one month, with non-refundable lease payments. Generally, the customer has the right to acquire title to the property either through a 90-day promotional pricing option, an early purchase option (buyout), or through payments of all required lease payments, generally 12 or 18 months. On any current lease, customers have the option to terminate the agreement at any time without penalty in accordance with lease terms. Accordingly, lease purchase agreements are accounted for as operating leases with lease revenues recognized in the month they are earned. Amounts received from customers who elect early purchase options (buyouts) are included in rental revenue. Lease payments received prior to their due dates are deferred and recorded as unearned revenue and are recognized as rental revenue in the month in which the revenue is earned. Rental revenue also includes agreed-upon charges assessed to customer lease applications. Payments are received upon submission of the applications and execution of the lease purchase agreements. Services are considered to be rendered and revenue earned over the initial lease term. The Company also may assess fees for missed or late payments, which are recognized as revenue in the billing period in which they are assessed if collectability is reasonably assured. Revenues from leases and sales are reported net of sales taxes.

 

Other RevenueOther revenue consists of sub-lease revenue, revenue from merchant partnerships, and infrequent sales of property formerly on lease when customers terminate a lease and elect to return the property to the Company rather than the Company’s retail partners.

 

Service FeesCognical SPV-4 LLC originated on behalf of a third-party merchant and the Company services these leases for a contractually determined fee. Service fees are earned based upon application and origination volume, as well as rendering collection services over the life of the lease. These fees are accrued for in the month the services are rendered and are included in service fees if collectability is reasonably assured. This revenue is recognized at a point in time, which is the date the service is performed. Cost of acquisition is 1.5% of the leased good, payable to a third party. This cost is accounted for in general and administrative expense.

 

Stock-Based Compensation—The Company measures and records compensation expense related to stock-based awards based on the fair value of those awards as determined on the date of the grant. The Company recognizes stock-based compensation expense over the requisite service period of the individual grant, generally equal to the vesting period and uses the straight-line method to recognize stock-based compensation. The Company uses the Black-Scholes-Merton (“Black-Scholes”) option-pricing model to determine the estimated fair value of stock option awards. The Black-Scholes option-pricing model requires estimates of highly subjective assumptions, which affect the fair value of each stock option. Forfeitures are accounted for as they are incurred.

 

The Company calculates the fair value of stock options granted to employees by using the following assumptions:

 

Expected Volatility—The Company estimates volatility for stock option grants by evaluating the average historical volatility of a peer group of companies for the period immediately preceding the stock option grant for a term that is approximately equal to the stock options’ expected term.

 

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Expected Term—The expected term of the Company’s stock options represents the period that the stock-based awards are expected to be outstanding. The Company has elected to use the midpoint of the stock options vesting term and contractual expiration period to compute the expected term, as the Company does not have sufficient historical information to develop reasonable expectations about future exercise patterns and post-vesting employment termination behavior.

 

Risk-Free Interest Rate—The risk-free interest rate is based on the implied yield currently available on US Treasury zero-coupon issues with a term that is equal to the stock options’ expected term at the grant date.

 

Dividend Yield—The Company has not declared or paid dividends to date and does not anticipate declaring dividends. As such, the dividend yield has been estimated to be zero.

 

Income Taxes—The Company accounts for income taxes under the asset and liability method pursuant to ASC 740, Income Taxes. Under this method, the Company recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is recorded for deferred tax assets if it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized based on all available positive and negative evidence. As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company continues to maintain a full valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets.

 

The Company recognizes a tax benefit only if it is more likely than not the tax position will be sustained on examination by the local taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the consolidated financial statements from such positions are then measured based on the largest benefit greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon settlement with the related tax authority. The changes in recognition or measurement are reflected in the period in which the change in judgment occurs. As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company has not identified any uncertain tax positions.

 

The Company records interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in the provision for income taxes.

 

Net Income Per ShareThe Company calculated basic and diluted net income per share attributable to common stockholders using the two-class method required for companies with participating securities. The Company considers the Series C redeemable convertible preferred stock to be a participating security as the holders are entitled to receive non-cumulative dividends on a pari passu basis in the event that a dividend is paid on common stock, in addition to an 8% dividend per annum prior to any dividend distributions to common stockholders.

 

Under the two-class method, basic net income per share available to common shareholders was calculated by dividing the net income available to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted net income per share available to common shareholders was computed by giving effect to all potentially dilutive common stock equivalents outstanding for the period. In periods in which the Company reports a net loss available to common shareholders, diluted net loss per share available to common shareholders would be the same as basic net loss per share available to common shareholders, since dilutive common shares are not assumed to have been issued if their effect is anti-dilutive.

 

Fair Value Measurements—Fair value accounting is applied for all assets and liabilities and nonfinancial assets and liabilities that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the consolidated financial statements on a recurring basis (at least annually). Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or an exit price that would be paid to transfer a liability in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The Company follows the established framework for measuring fair value.

 

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Valuation techniques used to measure fair value must maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The authoritative guidance establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to measurements involving significant unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

 

Level 1—Inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access at the measurement date.

 

Level 2—Inputs are observable, unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities, unadjusted quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the related assets or liabilities.

 

Level 3—Inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.

 

The level in the fair value hierarchy within which a fair value measurement in its entirety falls is based on the lowest-level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.

 

The Company’s financial instruments consist of its warrant liability, non-revolving line of credit, revolving line of credit, and long-term debt. The consolidated financial statements also include fair value level 3 measurements of additional paid-in capital for stock warrants. Refer to Note 10 for further discussion of stock warrants.

 

The estimated fair value of the Company’s revolving line of credit and long-term debt, which are measured on a non-recurring basis, were as follows:

 

    March 31, 2021     December 31, 2020  
    Principal amount     Carrying amount     Fair value     Principal amount     Carrying amount     Fair value  
Revolving line of credit       69,387       68,400       76,794       75,393       74,316       83,014  
Long term debt       50,494       37,487       56,215       50,117       36,413       55,378  
      119,881       105,887       133,009       125,510       110,729       138,392  

 

The estimated fair values of the Company’s revolving line of credit, and long-term debt were determined using Level 2 inputs based on an estimated credit rating for the Company and the trading value of debt for similar debt instruments with similar credit ratings.

 

There were no assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2021 or December 31, 2020. Liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis and in included in Other Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

    March 31, 2021  
    Fair Value Measurements Using  
    Total     Level 1     Level 2     Level 3  
Liabilities:                        
Term Loan Warrant   $ 13,102     $ -     $ -     $ 13,102  
Total Liabilities   $ 13,102     $     -     $     -     $ 13,102  

 

 

    December 31, 2020  
    Fair Value Measurements Using  
    Total     Level 1     Level 2     Level 3  
Liabilities:                        
Term Loan Warrant   $ 12,744     $ -     $ -     $ 12,744  
Total Liabilities   $ 12,744     $      -     $    -     $ 12,744  

 

Term Loan Warrants

 

Term Loan Warrants classified as Level 3 liabilities are valued using the probability weighted average of their value if a special purpose acquisition company (“SPAC”) transaction occurs and their value if a SPAC transaction does not occur. The value under the SPAC transaction scenario utilized the current value method, which estimates the total equity value of the Company. The value under the no-SPAC scenario was calculated using the Black-Scholes model.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2, nor into and out of Level 3.

 

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The following table summarizes the activity for the Company’s Level 3 liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

 

    Term Loan Warrant  
Balance as of December 31, 2020   $ 12,744  
Changes in fair value     358  
Balance as of March 31, 2021   $ 13,102  

 

Beneficial Conversion Features—The Company evaluates embedded conversion features within convertible promissory notes under ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging, to determine whether the embedded conversion feature(s) should be bifurcated from the host instrument and accounted for as a derivative at fair value with changes in fair value recorded in income (loss). If the conversion feature does not require derivative treatment under ASC 815, the instrument is evaluated under ASC 470-20, Debt with Conversion and Other Options, for consideration of any beneficial conversion feature. As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there are no embedded derivatives requiring bifurcation or beneficial conversion features other than the contingent beneficial conversion feature related to Series C redeemable convertible preferred stock.

 

Upon issuance of the Series C redeemable convertible preferred stock, the Company determined that the down round financing triggered a contingent beneficial conversion feature for certain previously issued share classes. In accordance with ASC 470-20, the Company recorded a contingent beneficial conversion feature within additional paid-in-capital. Given that the Series C redeemable convertible preferred shares were readily convertible at the discretion of the investors, the Company immediately amortized the beneficial conversion feature through retained deficit.

 

Concentrations of Credit Risk—Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and accounts receivable. The Company’s cash balances exceed those that are federally insured. To date, the Company has not recognized any losses caused by uninsured balances.

 

Significant customers are those which represent more than 10% of the Company’s total revenue or gross accounts receivable balance at each balance sheet date. During the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company did not have any customers that accounted for 10% or more of total revenue. As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company also did not have any customers that accounted for 10% or more of outstanding gross accounts receivable.

 

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements—In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), as amended (“ASU 2014-09”). ASU 2014-09 establishes principles for recognizing revenue upon the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the expected consideration received in exchange for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09 requires entities to recognize revenue when control of the promised goods or services is transferred to customers at an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. The Company adopted the new standard on January 1, 2020. The adoption of ASU 2014-09 did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements as the majority of the Company’s revenue generating activities are leasing arrangements, which are outside the scope of this guidance.

 

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-13, Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (“ASU 2018-13”), which eliminates, adds and modifies certain fair value measurement disclosure requirements of Accounting Standards Codification 820, Fair Value Measurement. On January 1, 2020, the Company adopted ASU 2018-13, which did not impact the consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

 

In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. This ASU provides temporary optional expedients and exceptions to the GAAP guidance on contract modifications and hedge accounting to ease the financial reporting burdens related to the expected market transition from the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) and other interbank offered rates to alternative reference rates. This ASU is effective for all entities beginning as of its date of effectiveness, March 12, 2020. The guidance is temporary and can be applied through December 31, 2022. This ASU did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

 

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740) - Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes, which simplifies the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to the general principles of ASC 740, Income Taxes. The amendments also improve consistent application of and simplify GAAP for other areas of ASC 740 by clarifying and amending existing guidance. ASU 2019-12 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020 and early adoption is permitted. Depending on the amendment, adoption may be applied on a retrospective, modified retrospective, or prospective basis. The Company adopted this standard on January 1, 2021, and the adoption did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

 

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet AdoptedIn February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), as amended (“ASU 2016-02”). Under ASU 2016-02, lessees will be required to recognize a lease liability, which is a lessee’s obligation to make lease payments arising from a lease measured on a discounted basis, and a right-to-use asset, which is an asset that represents the lessee’s right to control the use of an identified asset for the lease term, at the commencement date for all leases with a term greater than one year. In June 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-05, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) and Leases (Topic 842) – Effective Dates for Certain Entities (“ASU 2020-05”), which defers the effective date of ASU 2016-02 for private entities to fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022. The Company will defer the adoption of ASU 2016-02 pursuant to ASU 2020-05 and plans to adopt the new standard on January 1, 2022, unless a change in filer status requires earlier adoption. The Company is evaluating the impact of adopting this new accounting guidance on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

 

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (“ASU 2016-13”). The main objective of the update is to provide financial statement users with more decision-useful information about the expected credit losses on financial instruments and other commitments to extend credit held by companies at each reporting date. For trade and other receivables, held to maturity debt securities and other instruments, companies will be required to use a new forward-looking "expected losses" model that generally will result in the recognition of allowances for losses earlier than under current accounting guidance. Further, the FASB issued ASU 2019-04, ASU 2019-05 and ASU 2019-11 to provide additional guidance on the credit losses standard. The standard will be adopted using the modified retrospective approach. ASU 2016-13 is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2022, with early adoption permitted, unless a change in filer status requires earlier adoption. The Company is evaluating the potential impact of adopting ASU 2016-13 on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

 

In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-06, Debt - Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging - Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity. ASU 2020-06 changes how entities account for convertible instruments and contracts in an entity’s own equity and simplifies the accounting for convertible instruments by removing certain separation models for convertible instruments. ASU 2020-06 also modifies the guidance on diluted earnings per share calculations. The amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this standard on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

 

3. PROPERTY HELD FOR LEASE, NET

 

Property held for lease, net consists of the following:

 

    March 31,
2021
    December 31,
2020
 
Property held for lease     $ 210,666     $ 213,838  
Less: accumulated depreciation     (143,076 )     (147,101 )
Property held for lease, net     $ 67,590     $ 66,737  

 

Net book value of property buyouts for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 was $10,586 and $5,157 respectively. These amounts are derecognized from the gross property held for lease balance as buyouts occur.

 

Total impairment charges related to property held for lease, net for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 were $3,800 and $2,704, respectively.

 

Total depreciation expense related to property held for lease, net for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 was $36,014 and 18,028, respectively.

 

All property held for lease, net is on-lease as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

 

4. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET

 

Property and equipment, net consists of the following:

 

    March 31,
2021
    December 31,
2020
 
Computer, office and other equipment   $ 440     $ 407  
Computer software       80       80  
Furniture and fixtures       64       64  
Leasehold improvements       213       142  
      797       693  
Less: accumulated depreciation       (394 )     (363 )
Property and equipment, net     $ 403     $ 330  

 

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Total depreciation expense related to property and equipment, net was $30 and $17 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The Company has not acquired any property and equipment under capital leases.

 

5. CAPITALIZED SOFTWARE AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET

 

Capitalized software and intangible assets, net consist of the following:

 

    March 31,
2021
    December 31,
2020
 
Capitalized software     $ 368     $ 202  
Domain name       16       16  
      384       218  
Less: accumulated amortization     (48 )     (30 )
Capitalized software and intangible assets, net   $ 336     $ 188  

 

Total amortization expense for capitalized software and intangible assets was $18 and $2 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

 

The following table summarizes estimated future amortization expense of capitalized software and intangible assets, net for the years ending December 31:

 

2021 (remaining 9 months)     $ 65  
2022     86  
2023     56  
2024     4  
2025     -  
Thereafter         -  
    $ 211  

 

As of March 31, 2021, $125 of capitalized software was not yet placed in service.

 

6. OTHER ACCRUED LIABILITIES

 

Accrued liabilities consist of the following:

 

    March 31,
2021
    December 31,
2020
 
Bonus accrual   $ 1,200     $ 600  
Sales tax payable     5,275       5,065  
Unfunded lease payable     2,214       5,045  
Interest payable     32       66  
Other accrued liabilities     3,452       2,191  
Total accrued liabilities   $ 12,173     $ 12,967  

 

7. LINES OF CREDIT

 

During 2019, the Company refinanced the first revolving line of credit facility which resulted in an initial commitment amount of $50,000, with the lender having the right to increase to a maximum of $150,000 commitment over time. This first revolving line of credit facility is subject to certain covenants and originally had an 85% advance rate on eligible accounts receivable, which was increased to 90% in March 2020. As of March 31, 2021, the total outstanding principal on this facility was $69,387 less issuance costs of $987, netting to a total of $68,400. As of December 31, 2020, the total outstanding on this facility was $75,393 less issuance costs of $1,077, netting to a total of $74,316. The issuance costs are amortized over the life of the facility through interest expense. The annual interest rate on the principal was the one-month LIBOR Rate plus 11% per annum through July 2020. Beginning in August 2020, the interest rate stepped down to one-month LIBOR plus 7.5% per annum. There is a 2% floor on the LIBOR Rate. On September 28, 2020, the lender increased the maximum commitment from $50,000 to $125,000. On December 4, 2020, the Company entered into the ninth amendment to its first revolving line of credit facility. This amendment provided the lenders with the right to increase the revolving commitment amount from $125,000 to $250,000. This right has not yet been exercised by the lender as of the date these consolidated financial statements were issued.

 

This facility is also subject to certain debt covenants as set forth in the loan agreement, which consists of maintaining lease performance metrics, financial ratios related to operating results, and lease delinquency ratios and is secured by all assets of the Company. The outstanding line of credit, including unpaid principal and interest, is due May 14, 2023 unless there is an earlier event of default such as bankruptcy, default on interest payments, or a change of control (excluding an acquisition by a SPAC), at which point the facility may become due earlier.

 

As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company was in compliance with the covenants set forth in the above agreements.

 

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8. LONG TERM DEBT

 

The ninth amendment to the first revolving line of credit facility provided the Company with a senior secured term loan facility commitment of up to $50,000. The Company drew down the full $50,000 of this term loan on December 4, 2020. The interest rate on the term loan is one-month LIBOR plus 8% per annum, and there is a 1% floor on the LIBOR Rate. An additional 3% interest per annum will accrue to the principal balance as paid-in-kind (“PIK”) interest. The term loan maturity date is December 4, 2023.

 

9. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

 

On June 5, 2014, the Company’s board of directors approved the Cognical Holdings, Inc. 2014 Stock Incentive Plan, (the “2014 Plan”), which was concurrently approved by the Company’s stockholders.

 

In accordance with the 2014 Plan, the board of directors may authorize the issuance of stock options to officers, employees, directors and consultants to purchase common stock. There were no stock options granted to nonemployees during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020. The 2014 Plan has specific vesting for each stock option grant allowing vesting of the options over one to four years depending upon grantee. Total cumulative common shares of 11,140,975 and 11,398,419 may be granted as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, and must be exercised within ten years after grant. At March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there were 10,921,537 and 11,180,731 stock options outstanding, respectively, and 219,438 and 217,688 common shares available for issuance by the Company, respectively, under the 2014 Plan.

 

A summary of the status of the stock options as of March 31, 2021, and changes during the three months March 31, 2021 ended is presented below:

 

    Number of Shares     Weighted- Average Exercise Price     Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term (In Years)     Aggregate
Intrinsic Value
 
Balance - December 31, 2020     11,180,731     $ 0.27       8.22       82,013  
Granted       -                          
Exercised     (257,444 )     0.33                  
Forfeited     (1,750 )     0.17                  
Balance - March 31, 2021     10,921,537     $ 0.27       8.05       80,124  
Exercisable - March 31, 2021     7,087,330     $ 0.29       7.91       51,907  
Unvested - March 31, 2021     3,834,207     $ 0.25       8.31       28,217  

 

There were no options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2021 or 2020. The total intrinsic value of stock options exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2021 was $1,875. No stock options were exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2020.

 

As of March 31, 2021, total compensation cost not yet recognized related to unvested stock options was $404, which is expected to be recognized over a period of 1.4 years.

 

Stock-Based Compensation Expense—Stock-based compensation expense was $80 and $77 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Stock-based compensation expense is included in general and administrative expense.

 

On August 26, 2020, the Company granted a total of 19,000,000 restricted shares of the Company’s common stock to certain employees (the “Award Shares”). The Award Shares vest only upon a Liquidation Event, which is defined as any liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the Company, including a consolidation, stock exchange, or merger with another Company. The number of Award Shares that will be forfeited or will vest will depend upon the achieved liquidation price per common share. Vesting of the Award Shares is contingent upon the recipient’s continuous employment with the Company through a Liquidation Event. The Liquidation Event represents a performance condition that is not probable of occurring until it has occurred, and therefore no compensation expense will be recorded, nor inclusion of the shares within the basic and diluted net income (loss) per share calculations, until the occurrence of a Liquidation Event. The Award Shares have a grant date fair value of $3.28 per share.

 

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10. STOCK WARRANTS

 

As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, warrants to purchase 722,260 shares of common stock issued in 2014 had vested to a former lender and investor and remain exercisable. Such warrants are exercisable at a price of $0.49 per share and may be exercised through June of 2024. The warrants do not convey any voting privileges or claims on dividends declared until they are exercised into common stock by the holder.

 

As of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2020, warrants to purchase 1,084,618 shares of common stock issued in 2017 to a new investor remain exercisable. Such warrants are exercisable at a price of $1.7084 per share and may be exercised through April of 2022. The warrants do not convey any voting privileges or claims on dividends declared until they are exercised into common stock by the holder.

 

As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, warrants to purchase 36,417 shares of common stock that were issued in 2018 to current investors are outstanding and remain exercisable. Such warrants are exercisable at a price of $0.01 per share and may be exercised through April 2023. The warrants do not convey any voting privileges or claims on dividends declared until they are exercised into common stock by the holder.

 

As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, warrants to purchase 3,637,536 shares of common stock that were issued in 2019 to current investors are outstanding and remain exercisable. Such warrants are exercisable at a price of $0.01 per share and may be exercised through April 2024. The warrants do not convey any voting privileges or claims on dividends declared until they are exercised into common stock by the holder.

 

The remaining 1,241,675 common share warrants were issued in conjunction with the $2,500 of additional convertible notes payable issued in 2019. Due to these warrants being issued in connection with the convertible notes, a beneficial conversion feature was recognized on the issuance date of the instruments. The balance related to this feature was extinguished upon the conversion of the related convertible notes. In accordance with ASC 470-20, a beneficial conversion feature exists if the conversion price is less than the fair value of the shares into which the instrument is convertible at the commitment date. In February and March 2019, when the $2,500 of additional convertible notes were issued, the preferred stock price at fair value was $1.7084. This was greater than the conversion prices of $1.6051 and $1.6068 for the February and March issuances, respectively. This difference multiplied by the number of shares issued was calculated at $151 and recorded as additional paid in capital. Both groups of warrants may be exercised through May 2024. The warrants do not convey any voting privileges or claims on dividends declared until they are exercised into common stock by the holder.

 

As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there were 5,480,831 common share warrants outstanding.

 

On December 4, 2020, the Company issued a warrant to purchase 4,988,719 Series C-1 Convertible Preferred Shares in conjunction with the issuance of the $50,000 term loan. The warrant has an exercise price of $0.01 per share and becomes exercisable upon the earlier of June 30, 2021 or one minute prior to the occurrence of a liquidation event, which includes a SPAC transaction. The warrant will terminate upon the earlier of December 4, 2027, or immediately prior to the occurrence of a liquidation event, which includes a SPAC transaction. The warrant is carried at its fair value because there are certain put rights that may obligate the Company to repurchase the warrant in the future, based on events that are outside of the control of the Company. The warrant is presented within the Other liabilities line item of the balance sheet. As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there are 4,988,719 Series C-1 Convertible Preferred Share Warrants outstanding.

 

11. INCOME TAXES

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company recorded income tax provisions of $1,825 and $79, respectively. The provisions for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 relates predominately to state income taxes due to the Company’s expected profitability for the year. The Company recorded a federal tax loss fully related to its U.S.-based jurisdictions for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, and since it maintains a full valuation allowance on all deferred tax assets, the Company recorded no provision for federal income tax or benefit during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.

 

As of December 31, 2020, the Company had a U.S. federal net operating loss carryforward of $113.7 million that expires at various dates from 2032 through 2037 and includes $78.0 million that have an unlimited carryforward period. As of December 31, 2020, the Company has U.S. state and local net operating loss carryforwards of $29.1 million that expire at various dates from 2023 through 2040 and includes $4.3 million that have an unlimited carryforward period.

 

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In evaluating its ability to realize its net deferred tax assets, the Company considered all available positive and negative evidence, such as past operating results, forecasted earnings, prudent and feasible tax planning strategies, and the future realization of the tax benefits of existing temporary differences. The Company remains in a cumulative pre-tax loss for the 36 months ended March 31, 2021 and determined that it is more likely than not that its net deferred tax assets will not be realized. The Company continues to maintain a full valuation allowance as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020. It is possible that the Company will achieve profitability to enable the release of some or all of its valuation allowance.

 

The Company files tax returns as prescribed by the tax laws of the jurisdictions in which it operates. In the normal course of business, the Company is subject to examinations by federal, state and local jurisdictions, where applicable. There are currently no pending tax examinations. The Company’s tax years are still open under statute from 2017 to the present. To the extent the Company has tax attribute carryforwards, the tax years in which the attribute was generated may still be adjusted upon examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state and local tax authorities to the extent utilized in a future period.

 

12. REEDEMABLE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK

 

During 2019, the Company converted all outstanding Series A, Series A-1, Series A-2, Series B, Series B-1, and Series B-2 redeemable convertible preferred stock to Series C redeemable convertible preferred stock by issuing on a 1:1 ratio 24,773,767 Series C redeemable convertible preferred stock. Additionally, the Company issued 17,061,472 Series C redeemable convertible preferred stock valued at $6,062 to execute the conversion feature of the outstanding convertible notes. Lastly, the Company raised additional equity of $9,506 by issuing 26,754,674 of Series C redeemable convertible preferred stock.

 

Upon issuance of the Series C redeemable convertible preferred stock, the Company determined that the down round financing triggered a contingent beneficial conversion feature for certain previously issued share classes. In accordance with ASC 470, the Company recorded the beneficial conversion feature as a reduction to additional paid-in-capital. Given that the redeemable convertible preferred stock were readily convertible at the discretion of the investors, the Company immediately amortized the beneficial conversion feature through accumulated deficit.

 

Redeemable convertible preferred stock consist of the following:

 

    March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020  
          Preferred     Average              
    Preferred     Shares     Issuance              
    Shares     Issued and     Price     Liquidation     Carrying  
    Authorized     Outstanding     Per Share     Preference     Value  
Series C     95,415,981       68,589,913     $ 0.753892     $ 51,709     $ 49,894  

 

The holders of redeemable convertible preferred stock have various rights and preferences as follows:

 

Voting – Each share of preferred stock entitled the holder to the number of votes equal to the number of whole shares of common stock into which each share is convertible at the time of the vote.

 

The holders of record of the Series C redeemable convertible preferred stock, voting as a separate class, shall be entitled to elect three (3) members of the Company’s board of directors. The holders of record of Common Stock, voting as a separate class, shall be entitled to elect two (2) members of the Company’s board of directors.

 

Dividends – The holders of Series C redeemable convertible preferred stock, in preference to the holders of Common Stock, shall be entitled to receive, as and if declared by the Board of Directors, but only out of funds that are legally available therefore, non-cumulative cash dividends at the rate of 8% of the original issue price of each outstanding share of Series C redeemable convertible preferred stock.

 

Liquidation Preference – In the event of any liquidation, dissolution, or winding-up of the Company, the holders of Series C redeemable convertible preferred stock shall be entitled to receive, ratably, prior and in preference to any distribution of the assets or funds of the Company to the holders of common stock, an amount equal to the original issuance price per share plus any accrued and unpaid dividends. If the Company has insufficient assets to permit payment of the Liquidation Preference in full to the holders of the Series C redeemable convertible preferred stock, then the assets of the Company shall be distributed ratably to the Series C preferred stockholders in proportion to the Liquidation Preference that such holders would otherwise be entitled to receive.

 

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After payment of the Liquidation Preference to the holders of Series C redeemable convertible preferred stock, the remaining assets of the Company shall be distributed ratably to the holders of common stock.

 

Redemption – Series C redeemable convertible preferred stock do not contain any mandatory redemption provisions. In accordance with ASC Topic 480-10-S99-3A, SEC Staff Announcement: Classification and Measurement of Redeemable Securities, preferred stock issued with redemption provisions that are outside of the control of the Company or that contain certain redemption rights in a deemed liquidation event is required to be classified as temporary equity in the mezzanine section of the balance sheets. Series C redeemable convertible preferred stock are redeemable upon the occurrence of a deemed liquidation event, which is outside of the control of the Company. Therefore, these shares are classified as temporary equity.

 

Conversion – Each share of convertible redeemable preferred stock is convertible at the option of the holder, at any time after the date of issuance of each share, into shares of common stock as is determined by dividing the original purchase price of preferred stock by the conversion price in effect at the time of conversion. As of March 31, 2021, the 68,589,913 shares of Series C redeemable convertible preferred stock were convertible into 69,389,530 shares of Common stock.

 

Each share of redeemable convertible preferred stock will automatically be converted into shares of common stock at the then-effective conversion rate of such shares upon the earlier of (i) the affirmative election of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Series C redeemable convertible preferred stock, voting together as a single class on an as-if converted basis; or (ii) upon the closing of a firmly committed underwritten public offering pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, covering the offer and sale of common stock for the account of the Company in which the price per share is at least three times the original issue price of the Series B-1 redeemable convertible preferred stock, and the gross cash proceeds to the Company before any underwriting discounts, commissions, fees and expense are at least $40,000. Upon such automatic conversion, any declared but unpaid dividends shall be paid.

 

13. COMMON STOCK

 

The Company had reserved shares of common stock for issuance in connection with the following:

 

    March 31,
2021
    December 31,
2020
 
Conversion of outstanding shares of Series C Preferred Stock     69,389,530       69,389,530  
Stock options outstanding under the Stock Incentive Plan     10,921,537       11,180,731  
Common share warrants outstanding     5,480,831       5,480,831  
Series C-1 convertible preferred share warrants outstanding     4,988,719       4,988,719  
Unvested restricted stock units     19,000,000       19,000,000  
Shares available for future grant under the Stock Incentive Plan     219,438       217,688  
Total   110,000,055     110,257,499  

 

14. NET INCOME PER SHARE

 

The following table sets forth the computation of net income per common share:

 

    Three months ended March 31,  
    2021     2020  
Net income per share            
Numerator            
Net Income     8,090       3,670  
Income Allocated to Preferred Shareholders     (7,395 )     (3,377 )
Numerator for basic and diluted net income per share     695       293  
                 
Denominator                
Denominator for basic net income per weighted average common shares     9,650,717       8,686,478  
Effect of dilutive securities                
Common stock warrants     5,186,007       4,738,704  
Convertible preferred warrants     4,988,719       -  
Stock options     10,589,093       10,442,053  
Denominator for diluted net income per weighted average common shares     30,414,536       23,867,235  
                 
Net income per common share                
Basic   $ 0.07     $ 0.03  
Diluted   $ 0.02     $ 0.01  

 

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The Company’s Series C redeemable convertible preferred stock are participating securities, which requires the application of the two-class method to calculate basic and diluted net income per share. Under the two-class method, undistributed earnings are allocated to common stock and participating securities according to their respective participating rights in undistributed earnings as if all earnings for the period had been distributed. Basic net income per common share is computed by dividing the net income attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Net income attributable to common stockholders is reduced by an 8% dividend per annum that preferred stockholders would receive prior to any dividend distributions to common shareholders. Preferred shareholders would also receive dividends on a 1:1 basis with common stockholders after their 8% per annum dividend was received. No allocation of undistributed earnings to participating securities was performed for periods with net losses as such securities do not have a contractual obligation to share in the losses of the Company.

 

The Company excluded the following potential common shares, presented based on amounts outstanding at each period end, from the computation of diluted net income per share for the periods indicated because including them would have had an anti-dilutive effect:

 

    Three Months Ended March 31,  
    2021     2020  
Redeemable convertible preferred stock (as converted to common shares)     69,389,533       69,389,533  
Unvested restricted stock units     19,000,000       -  
Total common stock equivalents     88,389,533       69,389,533  

 

The Company’s restricted stock units are considered participating securities but will only vest upon the occurrence of a liquidity event, therefore their participation right has been included within the calculation of net income available to common shareholders, but the weighted average restricted stock units outstanding as of March 31, 2021 have been excluded from the denominator of basic and diluted net income per share for the three months ended March 31, 2021.

 

15. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Leases—The Company leases office space in Plano, TX and New York, NY under operating leases with non-cancelable lease terms that end September 2023. These amounts are included in general and administrative expenses. The following is a schedule of future minimum lease payments required under the non-cancelable leases as of March 31, 2021:

 

Years Ending December 31,      
2021 (remaining 9 months)   $ 375  
2022     511  
2023     407  
2024     334  
2025     170  
Thereafter     -  
Total future minimum lease payments   $ 1,797  

 

Rent expense for operating leases for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 were $161 and $176, respectively.

 

Litigation risk— From time to time, the Company may become involved in various legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. Management is of the opinion that the ultimate liability, if any, from these actions will not have a material effect on its financial condition or results of operations. The Company is not currently aware of any indemnification or other claims and has not accrued any liabilities related to such obligations in the consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

 

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16. RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

Certain debt facilities of the Company were with related parties that are more fully described in Notes 7 and 8 above. Total interest paid to related parties was $1,239 for the three months ended March 31, 2020. No interest was paid to related parties during the three months ended March 31, 2021.

 

17. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

The Company evaluated subsequent events from March 31, 2021, the date of these consolidated financial statements, through June 14, 2021, which represents the date the consolidated financial statements were issued, for events requiring adjustment to or disclosure in these consolidated financial statements. Except as discussed below, there are no events that require adjustment to or disclosure in these consolidated financial statements.

 

DCA Litigation

 

On April 9, 2021, Daiwa Corporate Advisory LLC (formerly known as DCS Advisory LLC) (“DCA”), a financial advisory firm, served Katapult Group, Inc. with a summons and a complaint filed in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County, in a matter bearing the index number 652164/2021. The complaint relates to a March 22, 2018 letter agreement (the “Letter Agreement”) entered into by DCS Advisory LLC and Cognical Inc. (now known as Katapult Group, Inc.). Among other things, DCA alleges that the Letter Agreement confers upon DCA (i) a right to act as the “exclusive financial advisor” with respect to certain transactions defined in the Letter Agreement, (ii) a right to a “Placement Fee” and/or “mutually-agreed upon fees” in connection with such advisory roles, and (iii) a right to a $100,000 termination fee payable in certain circumstances by Katapult Group, Inc. in the event that Katapult Group, Inc. terminated the Letter Agreement. For its first cause of action, DCA alleges that Katapult Group, Inc. “breached the Letter Agreement by failing and/or refusing to extend to DCA the opportunity to exercise its right of first refusal in connection with” the Transactions and the PIPE Investment. DCA seeks “damages in an amount to be determined at trial” with respect to this first cause of action. For its second cause of action, DCA alleges that, assuming Katapult Group, Inc. properly terminated the Letter Agreement in April 2019 (which DCA disputes), Katapult Group, Inc. “also breached the Letter Agreement by failing to pay DCA a termination fee when it terminated the Letter Agreement.” DCA seeks “damages in an amount to be determined at trial, but no less than $100,000,” with respect to this second cause of action. With respect to both causes of action, DCA also seeks attorneys’ fees and costs pursuant to the Letter Agreement, an award of pre- and post-judgment interest, and such other and further relief as the Court deems just and proper.”

 

On May 24, 2021, Katapult Group, Inc. filed its answer to the complaint and also asserted counterclaims against DCA for breach of contract and for breach of the duty of good faith and fair dealing. In connection with its counterclaims, Katapult Group, Inc. is seeking damages in the amount of approximately $10.6 million, as well as attorneys’ fees and costs. DCA filed its reply to Katapult Group, Inc.’s counterclaims on June 4, 2021. Katapult Group, Inc. disputes the allegations in DCA’s complaint and intends to vigorously defend against the claims.

 

 

 

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Exhibit 99.2

  

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information is provided to aid you in your analysis of the financial aspects of the completed merger and the PIPE Investment.

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet gives pro forma effect to the merger, treated as a reverse recapitalization for accounting purposes, and the PIPE Investment as if they had been consummated on March 31, 2021. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and year ended December 31, 2020, gives effect to the merger and the PIPE Investment as if they had occurred on January 1, 2020.

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information has been derived from and should be read in conjunction with:

 

the accompanying notes to the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information;

 

the unaudited historical financial statements of FinServ and Katapult as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2021, and the related notes thereto, included elsewhere in this Current Report on Form 8-K;

 

the audited historical financial statements of FinServ as of and for the year ended December 31, 2020, and the related notes thereto, incorporated herein by reference;

 

the audited historical consolidated financial statements of Katapult as of and for the year ended December 31, 2020, and the related notes thereto, incorporated herein by reference; and

 

the sections entitled “Finserv’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” “Katapult’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation,” and other financial information relating to FinServ and Katapult incorporated herein by reference.

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information is for illustrative purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of what the actual results of operations and financial position would have been had the merger and the PIPE Investment taken place on the dates indicated, nor are they indicative of the future consolidated results of operations or financial position of the combined company.

 

 

 

 

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED BALANCE SHEET
AS OF MARCH 31, 2021
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

    Historical     Pro Forma  
    5(A)
FinServ
    5(B)
Katapult
    Transaction Accounting Adjustments       Pro Forma
Balance
Sheet
 
ASSETS                            
Current assets:                                    
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 742     $ 67,788     $ 34,517     5(a)   $ 103,047  
Restricted cash           2,877                 2,877  
Accounts receivable, net           1,343                 1,343  
Property held for lease, net of accumulated depreciation and impairment           67,590                 67,590  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets     95       3,273       (2,212 )   5(b)     1,156  
Income tax receivable     10                       10  
Total current assets     847       142,871       32,305           176,023  
Property and equipment, net           403                 403  
Security deposits           91                 91  
Intangible assets, net           336                 336  
Marketable securities held in Trust Account     251,134             (251,134 )   5(c)      
Total assets   $ 251,981     $ 143,701     $ (218,829 )       $ 176,853  
                                     
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY                                    
Current liabilities:                                    
Accounts payable   $ 85     $ 2,202     $         $ 2,287  
Accrued liabilities           12,173       (523 )   5(d)     11,650  
Unearned revenue           3,032                 3,032  
Non-revolving line of credit, related parties                            
Total current liabilities     85       17,407       (523 )         16,969  
Revolving line of credit           68,400                 68,400  
Long term debt           37,487                 37,487  
Other liabilities           13,102       (13,102 )   5(e)      
Warrant liability     44,272                       44,272  
Deferred underwriting fee payable     9,350             (9,350 )   5(f)      
Total liabilities     53,707       136,396       (22,975 )         167,128  
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES                                    
Katapult Redeemable convertible preferred stock (Series C), $.001 par value           49,894       (49,894 )   5(g)      
FinServ Class A Common stock subject to possible redemption     193,273             (193,273 )   5(h)      
Stockholders’ Equity                                    
Katapult Common stock, $.001 par value           10       (10 )   5(i)      
New Katapult Common stock, $.0001 par value                 12     5(i)     12  
FinServ Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value                            
FinServ Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value     1             (1 )   5(i)      
FinServ Class B common stock, $0.0001 par value     1             (1 )   5(i)      
Additional paid-in capital     39,787       7,360       15,875     5(i)     63,022  
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)     (34,788 )     (49,959 )     31,438     5(i)     (53,309 )
Total stockholders’ equity     5,001       (42,589 )     47,313           9,726  
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity   $ 251,981     $ 143,701     $ (218,829 )       $ 176,853  

 

See accompanying notes to the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information.

 

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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2021
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

    Historical     Pro Forma      
    6(A)
FinServ
    6(B)
Katapult
    Transaction Accounting Adjustments       Pro Forma
Statement of
Operations
   
Revenue:                                
Rental revenue   $     $ 80,625     $       $ 80,625    
Other revenue           10                 10    
Service fees                                
Total revenue           80,635                 80,635    
Cost of revenue           52,882                 52,882      
Total gross profit           27,753                 27,753      
Operating expenses:                                        
Servicing costs           1,138                 1,138      
Underwriting fees           467                 467      
Professional and consulting fees           1,534                 1,534      
Technology and data analytics           1,715                 1,715      
Bad debt expense           4,887                 4,887      
General and administrative     332       3,599       (332 )   6(a)     3,599      
Total operating expenses     332       13,340       (332 )         13,340      
Income (loss) from operations     (332 )     14,413       332           14,413      
Other income (expense):                                        
Loss on extinguishment of debt                                
Interest expense and other fees           (4,140 )               (4,140 )    
Change in fair value of warrant liability     513       (358 )               155      
Interest earned on money market account     2                       2      
Interest earned on marketable securities held in Trust Account     22             (22 )   6(b)          
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes     205       9,915       310           10,430      
Provision for income taxes           (1,825 )     (57 )   6(c)     (1,882 )    
Net income   $ 205     $ 8,090     $ 253         $ 8,548      
Net income available to common stockholders   $ 183     $ 695                 $ 8,548      
Weighted average common shares outstanding                                        
Basic     6,915,000       9,650,717                   96,821,618     6(d)
Diluted     6,915,000       30,414,536                   109,654,118     6(d)
Earnings per common share                                        
Basic   $ 0.03     $ 0.07                 $ 0.09     6(d)
Diluted   $ 0.03     $ 0.02                 $ 0.08     6(d)

 

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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

    Historical     Pro Forma      
    7(A)
FinServ
    7(B)
Katapult
    Transaction Accounting Adjustments       Pro Forma
Statement of
Operations
   
Revenue:                                    
Rental revenue   $     $ 246,927     $       $ 246,927    
Other revenue           200                 200      
Service fees           73                 73      
Total revenue           247,200                 247,200      
Cost of revenue           167,412                 167,412      
Total gross profit           79,788                 79,788      
Operating expenses:                                        
Servicing costs           4,077                 4,077      
Underwriting fees           2,344                 2,344      
Professional and consulting fees           2,949                 2,949      
Technology and data analytics           6,498                 6,498      
Bad debt expense           16,064                 16,064      
General and administrative     796       10,950       11,511     7(a)     23,257      
Total operating expenses     796       42,882       11,511           55,189      
Income (loss) from operations     (796 )     36,906       (11,511 )         24,599      
Other income (expense):                                        
Loss on extinguishment of debt           (402 )               (402 )    
Interest expense and other fees           (13,588 )               (13,588 )    
Other income           102                 102      
Interest earned on money market account     12                       12      
Interest earned on marketable securities held in Trust Account     1,134             (1,134 )   7(b)          
Change in fair value of warrant liability     (32,081 )                     (32,081 )    
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes     (31,731 )     23,018       (12,645 )         (21,358 )    
Provision for income taxes     (196 )     (487 )     268     7(c)     (415 )    
Net income (loss)   $ (31,927 )   $ 22,531     $ (12,377 )       $ (21,773 )    
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders   $ (32,665 )   $ 1,933                 $ (21,773 )    
Weighted average common shares outstanding                                        
Basic     6,915,000       8,923,293                   96,821,618     7(d)
Diluted     6,915,000       25,015,960                   96,821,618     7(d)
Earnings (loss) per common share                                        
Basic   $ (4.72 )   $ 0.22                 $ (0.22 )   7(d)
Diluted   $ (4.72 )   $ 0.08                 $ (0.22 )   7(d)

 

See accompanying notes to the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information.

 

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1. Description of the Transactions

 

The Merger

 

On June 9, 2021, Katapult announced that it had closed its merger with FinServ Acquisition Corp. As a result, Merger Sub 1 merged with and into Katapult, with Katapult surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of FinServ, followed immediately by the merger of the resulting company with and into Merger Sub 2, with Merger Sub 2 surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of FinServ.

 

As a result of the transaction, each share of Katapult preferred stock issued and outstanding was converted into a number of shares of Katapult common stock and each share of Katapult common stock that was issued and outstanding immediately prior to the close was cancelled and converted into the right to receive the applicable portion of the merger consideration, in accordance with the Allocation Schedule, consisting of (i) cash consideration of $329.6 million, as determined under the merger agreement and further described herein, (ii) 42,412,994 shares of New Katapult common stock equal to (a) $754 million ($833 million less value of Katapult Options converted to New Katapult options of $89 million plus $10 million of adjustments in accordance with the terms of merger agreement)., minus the aggregate amount of cash paid in clause (i), divided by (b) 10 and (iii) the applicable portion of the 7,500,000 restricted shares of New Katapult common stock that will vest upon, among other things, the achievement of certain earn-out thresholds prior to the sixth anniversary of the closing of the merger.

 

The PIPE Investment

 

In connection with the execution of the merger agreement, each of FinServ and certain third-party investors (the “PIPE Investors”) entered into subscription agreements (the “PIPE Agreements”) pursuant to which the PIPE Investors have purchased 15,000,000 newly-issued shares of Class A Common Stock issued at the closing of the merger.

 

2. Basis of Presentation

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements were prepared in accordance with Article 11 of SEC Regulation S-X as amended by the final rule, Release No. 33-10786 “Amendments to Financial Disclosures about Acquired and Disposed Businesses.” Release No. 33-10786 replaces the existing pro forma adjustment criteria with simplified requirements to depict the accounting for the transaction (“Transaction Accounting Adjustments”) and present the reasonably estimable synergies and other transaction effects that have occurred or are reasonably expected to occur (“Management’s Adjustments”). The Company has elected not to present Management’s Adjustments and will only be presenting Transaction Accounting Adjustments in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information. The Transaction Accounting Adjustments presented in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information have been identified and presented to provide relevant information necessary for an understanding of the combined company upon the consummation of the merger and the PIPE Investment.

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of March 31, 2021 gives effect to the merger and the PIPE Investment as if they occurred on March 31, 2021. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and the year ended December 31, 2020 gives effect to the merger and the PIPE Investment as if they occurred on January 1, 2020.

 

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The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information does not give effect to any anticipated synergies, operating efficiencies, tax savings, or cost savings that may be associated with the merger. FinServ and Katapult have not had any historical relationship prior to the merger. Accordingly, no pro forma Transaction Accounting Adjustments were required to eliminate activities between the companies. Amounts are presented in thousands, except for share and per share amounts or as otherwise specified.

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information has been prepared based on actual redemptions of 6,338 shares for $64.

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information and related notes have been derived from and should be read in conjunction with:

 

the unaudited consolidated financial statements of FinServ as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2021, and the related notes thereto, incorporated herein by reference;

 

the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Katapult as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2021, and the related notes thereto, included in Exhibit 99.1 ;

 

the audited historical financial statements of FinServ as of and for the year ended December 31, 2020, and the related notes thereto, incorporated herein by reference;

 

the audited historical consolidated financial statements of Katapult as of and for the year ended December 31, 2020, and the related notes thereto, incorporated herein by reference; and

 

the sections entitled “FinServ’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” incorporated herein by reference, “Katapult’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” included as Exhibit 99.3 and other financial information relating to FinServ and Katapult included elsewhere in this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information is for illustrative purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of what the actual results of operations and financial position would have been had the merger and PIPE Investment taken place on the dates indicated, nor are they indicative of the future consolidated results of operations or financial position of the combined company.

 

3. Accounting for the Merger

 

The merger is accounted for as a reverse recapitalization, in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Under this method of accounting, although FinServ issued shares for outstanding equity interests of Katapult in the merger, FinServ was treated as the “acquired” company for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the merger was treated as the equivalent of Katapult issuing stock for the net assets of FinServ, accompanied by a recapitalization. The net assets of FinServ are stated at historical cost, with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded. Operations prior to the merger are now those of Katapult.

 

Katapult was determined to be the accounting acquirer based on the evaluation of the following facts and circumstances:

 

The former owners of Katapult hold the majority of voting rights in the combined company;

 

Katapult and its former owners have the right to appoint a majority of the directors in the combined company;

 

Katapult’s existing senior management team comprises senior management of the combined company;

 

The operations of the combined company represent the operations of Katapult; and

 

The combined company assumed Katapult’s name and headquarters.

 

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4. Capitalization

 

The following summarizes the pro forma ownership of New Katapult common stock following the merger and PIPE Investment:

 

    Shares     %  
Equity Capitalization Summary            
Katapult Equity Holders(1)     49,912,956       51.6 %
FinServ Public Stockholders     24,993,662       25.8 %
FinServ Sponsor(2)     6,915,000       7.1 %
PIPE Investors(3)     15,000,000       15.5 %
Total Class A common stock     96,821,618       100.0 %

 

 

(1) Based on Cash Consideration of $329.6 million and Stock Consideration of 49,912,956 shares of New Katapult common stock, including 7,500,000 restricted Earn-Out Shares subject to forfeiture, based on the balance of the Trust Account as of March 31, 2021 and resulting available distributable cash. As the total transaction value is $842.5 million, stock consideration, excluding the Earn-Out Shares, was 49,912,956 shares.
(2) Includes 1,543,750 shares of New Katapult common stock subject to forfeiture in accordance with the Sponsor Agreement
(3) PIPE Investment consummated for $150 million, with 15,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock issued to the PIPE Investors.

 

5. Adjustments to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2021

 

The pro forma notes and adjustments are as follows:

 

Pro forma notes

 

(A) Derived from the unaudited balance sheet of FinServ as of March 31, 2021.

 

(B) Derived from the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet of Katapult as of March 31, 2021.

 

Pro forma Transaction Accounting Adjustments

 

(a) To reflect the net cash proceeds from the merger and the PIPE Investment as follows:

 

Release of Trust Account   $ 251,134   5 (c)
Proceeds from PIPE Investment     150,000   5 (i)
Payment to redeeming FinServ public stockholders     (62 ) 5 (i)
Payment of Cash Consideration     (329,638 ) 5 (i)
Payment of transaction expenses     (27,567 ) 5 (i)
Payment of FinServ deferred underwriting fee payable     (9,350 ) 5 (f)
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 34,517      

 

(b) To reflect the reclassification of $2,212 of deferred transaction costs to additional paid-in capital (see Note 5(i)).

 

(c) To reflect the release of $251,134 from the Trust Account (see Note 5(a)).

 

(d) To reflect the payment of $523 of accrued transaction costs (see Note 5(a)).

 

(e) To reflect the exercise of $13,102 of Katapult warrants which were exchanged for New Katapult common stock as consideration for the merger (see Note 5(i)).

 

(f) To reflect the settlement of $9,350 of deferred underwriting fees incurred during FinServ’s IPO that were paid upon completion of the merger (see Note 5(a)).

 

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(g) To reflect the conversion of $49,894 of Katapult’s redeemable convertible preferred stock (Series C), which were exchanged for New Katapult common stock as consideration for the merger. As such, this amount is reclassified to permanent equity (see Note 5(i)).

 

(h) To reflect the reclassification of FinServ common stock subject to possible redemption of $193,273 to permanent equity. (see Note 5(i)).

 

(i) To reflect the recapitalization of the combined company through the exchange of all the share capital of Katapult for common stock of New Katapult and the following equity transactions:

 

Reclassification of Katapult redeemable convertible preferred stock   $ 49,894   5 (g)
Reclassification of FinServ common stock subject to possible redemption     193,273   5 (h)
Exercise of Katapult warrants     13,102   5 (e)
Proceeds from PIPE Investment     150,000   5 (a)
Payment to redeeming FinServ public stockholders     (62 ) 5 (a)
Payment of Cash Consideration     (329,638 ) 5 (a)
Payment of transaction expenses     (29,255 ) 5 (a)
Total shareholders’ equity   $ 47,314      

 

Under the terms of the merger agreement, the Cash Consideration paid to the sellers was reduced by any reduction of available distributable cash as a result of redemptions by FinServ public stockholders.

 

6. Adjustments to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021

 

The pro forma notes and adjustments are as follows:

 

Pro forma notes

 

(A) Derived from the unaudited consolidated statement of operations of FinServ for the three months ended March 31, 2021.

 

(B) Derived from the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations of Katapult for the three months ended March 31, 2021.

 

Pro forma Transaction Accounting Adjustments

 

(a) To eliminate general and administrative expenses incurred by FinServ which ceased upon closing of the merger.

 

(b) To eliminate interest income earned on the Trust Account which was released upon closing of the merger.

 

(c) To reflect the income tax effect of the pro forma Transaction Accounting Adjustments at Katapult’s effective tax rate of 18.4%. As a result of historical net operating losses and a full valuation allowance, there are no income tax expense adjustments to be presented for federal purposes in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations.

 

(d) The pro forma basic and diluted earnings per share amounts presented in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations are based upon the number of shares outstanding after the closing of the merger and the PIPE Investment, assuming the merger and the PIPE Investment occurred on January 1, 2020.

 

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7. Adjustments to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 2020

 

The pro forma notes and adjustments are as follows:

 

Pro forma notes

 

(A) Derived from the audited statement of operations of FinServ for the year ended December 31, 2020.

 

(B) Derived from the audited consolidated statement of operations of Katapult for the year ended December 31, 2020.

 

Pro forma Transaction Accounting Adjustments

 

(a) To eliminate general and administrative expenses incurred by FinServ which ceased upon closing of the merger. Also includes the accelerated vesting of Katapult stock options of $452 and RSUs of $9,698 (including payroll taxes) that vested upon closing, and the accrual of additional transaction costs related to employee bonuses of $2,157.

 

(b) To eliminate interest income earned on the Trust Account which was released upon closing of the merger.

 

(c) To reflect the income tax effect of the pro forma Transaction Accounting Adjustments at Katapult’s effective tax rate of 2.1%. As a result of historical net operating losses and a full valuation allowance, there are no income tax expense adjustments to be presented for federal purposes in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations.

 

(d) The pro forma basic and diluted earnings per share amounts presented in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations are based upon the number of FinServ shares outstanding at the closing of the merger and the PIPE Investment, assuming the merger and the PIPE Investment occurred on January 1, 2020. Does not include the effect of warrants sold in the initial public offering and private placement to purchase 12,832,500 shares of Class A common stock in the calculation of diluted income per share, since the exercise of the warrants is contingent upon the occurrence of future events and the inclusion of such warrants would be anti-dilutive.

 

 

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Exhibit 99.3

 

KATAPULT’S MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Unless the context otherwise requires, all references in this section to “we,” “us,” “our,” the “Company”, or “Katapult” refer to Katapult Holdings, Inc. and subsidiaries prior to the consummation of the merger.

 

You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations together with the our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the related notes appearing elsewhere in this Form 8-K. This discussion contains forward-looking statements that reflect our plans, estimates, and beliefs that involve risks and uncertainties. As a result of many factors, such as those set forth under the headings “Risk Factors” and “Forward-Looking Statements; Market, Ranking and Other Industry Data” and elsewhere in the proxy statement/prospectus filed on May 18, 2021, our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements. All dollar amounts are in thousands, unless otherwise specified.

 

Overview

 

Katapult is an e-commerce focused financial technology company offering e-commerce point-of-sale (“POS”) lease-purchase options for nonprime U.S. consumers. Katapult’s fully-digital, next-generation technology platform provides nonprime consumers with a flexible lease purchase option to enable them to obtain durable goods from Katapult’s network of e-commerce merchants. The Company’s sophisticated end-to-end technology platform provides seamless integration with merchants, underwriting capabilities that exceed those of commonly available services, and exceptional customer experiences. See the section titled “Business” of this document for further details on our business.

 

Key events impacting our business are as follows:

 

COVID-19 – In March 2020, The World Health Organization recognized a global pandemic known as the coronavirus, or COVID-19. Due to the economic uncertainty that this has and can continue to cause, there is an added risk factor in the overall future outlook of the Company. During 2020 the Company implemented cost containment and cash management initiatives to mitigate the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business and liquidity. The Company experienced positive performance during the pandemic due to increased customer activity and the resiliency of our business model. However, certain COVID-19 related trends underlying that positive performance may not continue at current levels. Management will continue to monitor any changes to the business as the pandemic continues throughout 2021.

 

Business Combination — On June 9, 2021, Katapult announced that it had closed its merger with FinServ Acquisition Corp., a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company. Total consideration paid to Katapult’s existing shareholders was $754 million ($833 million less value of Katapult Options converted to New Katapult options of $89 million plus $10 million of adjustments in accordance with the terms of merger agreement). Cash proceeds from the transaction funded $329.6 million of cash consideration to Katapult’s existing shareholders and $50 million of cash to Katapult’s balance sheet. The cash components of the transaction were funded by FinServ’s cash in trust of $251 million as well as a $150 million private placement of common stock at $10 per share from various institutional investors. The balance of the consideration to Katapult’s equity holders consisted of equity in the Company. Existing Katapult equity holders will have the potential to receive an earn-out for an additional 7,500,000 shares if certain price targets are met as set forth in the definitive merger agreement.

 

Key Performance Metrics

 

We regularly review several metrics, including the following key metrics, to evaluate our business, measure our performance, identify trends affecting our business, formulate financial projections and make strategic decisions, which may also be useful to an investor.

 

 

 

 

Gross Originations

 

We measure gross originations to assess the growth trajectory and overall size of our lease portfolio. There is a direct correlation between gross origination growth and revenue growth. We define gross originations as the retail price of the merchandise associated with lease-purchase agreements entered into during the period through the Katapult platform. Gross Originations may be useful to an investor because it helps to understand the growth trajectory of revenues.

 

The following table presents gross originations for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020:

 

    Three Months Ended
March 31,
    Change  
    2021     2020     $     %  
Gross Originations   $ 63,765     $ 37,213     $ 26,552       71.3 %

 

Total Revenue, Unearned Revenue, and Bad Debt Recoveries

 

Total revenue represents the summation of rental revenue, other revenue, and service fees. Unearned revenue represents the Company’s liability for cash received from customers prior to the related revenue being earned, and bad debt recoveries represent customer payments for receivables that had previously been written off. Bad debt recoveries represent a reduction to bad debt expense in the period in which they are collected. We measure these metrics to assess the total view of paythrough performance of our customers. We believe looking at these components of our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements is useful to an investor as it helps to understand the total payment performance of customers.

 

The following table presents total revenue and bad debt recoveries for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, as well as unearned revenue as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

 

    Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
    2021     2020  
Total revenue   $ 80,635     $ 42,888  
Bad debt recoveries (1)     1,401       498  

 

(1) Bad debt recoveries represent 29% of total bad debt expense of $4,887 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 15% of total bad debt expense of $3,388 for the three months ended March 31, 2020.

 

    March 31,
2021
    December 31,
2020
 
Unearned revenue   $ 3,032     $ 2,652  

  

Gross Profit

 

Gross profit represents total revenue less cost of revenue, and is a measure presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. See the “Non-GAAP Measures” section below for a presentation of this measure alongside adjusted gross profit, which is a non-GAAP measure utilized by management.

 

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Results of Operations

 

Comparison of the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 and 2020

 

The following tables are references for the discussion that follows.

 

    Three Months Ended
March 31,
    Change  
    2021     2020     $     %  
Revenue                        
Rental revenue   $ 80,625     $ 42,578     $ 38,047       89.4 %
Other revenue     10       264       (254 )     -96.2 %
Service fees     -       46       (46 )     -100.0 %
Total revenue     80,635       42,888       37,747       88.0 %
Cost of revenue     52,882       27,333       25,549       93.5 %
Gross profit     27,753       15,555       12,198       78.4 %
Operating expenses:                                
Servicing costs     1,138       980       158       16.1 %
Underwriting fees     467       479       (12 )     -2.5 %
Professional and consulting fees     1,534       222       1,312       591.0 %
Technology and data analytics     1,715       1,828       (113 )     -6.2 %
Bad debt expense     4,887       3,388       1,499       44.2 %
General and administrative     3,599       1,924       1,675       87.1 %
Total operating expenses     13,340       8,821       4,519       51.2 %
Income from operations     14,413       6,734       7,679       114.0 %
Interest expense and other fees     (4,140 )     (2,985 )     (1,155 )     38.7 %
Change in fair value of warrant liability     (358 )     -       (358 )     100.0 %
Income before provision for income taxes     9,915       3,749       6,166       164.5 %
Provision for income taxes     (1,825 )     (79 )     (1,746 )     2210.1 %
Net income and comprehensive income   $ 8,090     $ 3,670     $ 4,420       120.4 %

 

Rental revenue

 

Rental revenue consists of revenue earned from property held for lease and agreed-upon charges related to lease-purchase agreements. Rental revenue increased by $38,047, or 89.4%, to $80,625 for the three months ended March 31, 2021, from $42,578 for the same period in 2020. The Company experienced a 71.3% increase in originations over the period due to the increase in consumer e-commerce activity and the addition of new merchant partners. The increase in rental revenue was also attributed to the addition of new merchant partners on the Katapult platform and the increase in originations from Wayfair Inc., which increased 57.7%.

 

Cost of revenue

 

Cost of revenue consists primarily of depreciation expense related to property held for lease, impairment of property held for lease, net book value of property buyouts, processing fees, and other costs associated with offering lease-purchase transactions to customers. Cost of revenue increased $25,549, or 93.5%, to $52,882 for the three months ended March 31, 2021, from $27,333 for the same period in 2020. This increase was primarily driven by the proportional increase in rental revenue and origination volume over this period. Cost of revenue as a percentage of total revenue increased to 65.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to 63.7% in 2020. Cost of revenue increased as a percentage of total revenue due to accelerated lease depreciation estimates during the three months ended March 31, 2021.

  

Gross profit

 

Gross profit increased by $12,198, or 78.4%, to $27,753 for the three months ended March 31, 2021, from $15,555 for the same period in 2020. This was due to the individual revenue and cost of revenue drivers described above. These individual drivers were caused by an overall increase in performance on recently originated leases, which was due to improved underwriting and payment collection performance. Gross profit as a percentage of total revenue decreased to 34.4% for the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to 36.3% for the same period in 2020 due to accelerated lease depreciation estimates during the three months ended March 31, 2021.

 

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Operating expenses

 

The following tables quantify the dollar amounts of operating costs versus total revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.

 

    Three Months Ended
March 31,
    Percentage of Total Revenue  
    2021     2020     2021     2020  
Total revenue   $ 80,635     $ 42,888                  
                                 
Servicing costs     1,138       980       1.4 %     2.3 %
Underwriting fees     467       479       0.6 %     1.1 %
Professional and consulting fees     1,534       222       1.9 %     0.5 %
Technology and data analytics     1,715       1,828       2.1 %     4.3 %
Bad debt expense     4,887       3,388       6.1 %     7.9 %
General and administrative     3,599       1,924       4.5 %     4.5 %

 

Servicing Costs

 

Servicing costs primarily consist of permanent and temporary call center support. Servicing costs increased by $158, or 16.1%, to $1,138 for the three months ended March 31, 2021, from $980 for the same period in 2020. This was primarily due to the increase in overall originations during the same period and was offset by scalability efficiencies achieved in the latter part of 2020 and 2021. Servicing costs as a percentage of total revenue decreased to 1.4% for the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to 2.3% for the same period in 2020.

 

Underwriting fees

 

Underwriting fees primarily consist of data costs related to inputs from customer underwriting models. Underwriting fees decreased by $12, or 2.5%, to $467 for the three months ended March 31, 2021, from $479 for the same period in 2020. This was primarily due to scalability efficiencies achieved during the latter part of 2020 as the Company refined and continues to refine its customer underwriting model, specifically the Company’s ability to favorably renegotiate third party data costs, despite an increase in underwriting activity associated with increased revenue volume over the period. Underwriting fees as a percentage of total revenue decreased to 0.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to 1.1% for the same period in 2020.

 

Professional and consulting fees

 

Professional and consulting fees primarily consist of corporate legal and accounting costs. Professional and consulting fees increased by $1,312, or 591.0%, to $1,534 for the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to $222 for the same period in 2020. This increase was primarily driven by the pending business combination, which resulted in $676 of non-capitalizable expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2021 as well as an increase of $493 in accounting and legal fees in preparation of becoming a public company. Professional and consulting fees as a percentage of revenue increased to 1.9% for the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to 0.5% for the same period in 2020.

 

Technology and data analytics

 

Technology and data analytics expense primarily consist of salaries and benefits for computer programming and data analytics employees that support our underlying technology and proprietary risk model algorithms. Technology and data analytics expense decreased by $113, or 6.2%, to $1,715 for the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to $1,828 for the same period in 2020. This was primarily due to a greater portion of software development activities qualifying for capitalization in 2021 resulting in a net decrease in expense partially offset by the addition of employee headcount to continue the build-out of the Company’s technological infrastructure and continued improvement and management of our proprietary risk model algorithms. Technology and data analytics expense as a percentage of total revenue decreased to 2.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to 4.3% for the same period in 2020.

 

Bad debt expense

 

Bad debt expense primarily consists of provisions for uncollectable accounts receivable, net of recoveries. Bad debt expense increased by $1,499, or 44.2%, to $4,887 for the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to $3,388 for the same period in 2020. This increase was primarily driven by the proportional increase in originations over this period, which was offset by decreased charge-off rates due to better underwriting and payment collection performance. Bad debt expense as a percentage of total revenue decreased to 6.1% for the three month ended March 31, 2021, compared to 7.9% for the same period in 2020.

 

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General and administrative

 

General and administrative expense consists primarily of payroll and related costs, stock-based compensation, occupancy costs, travel and entertainment, and other general overhead costs, including depreciation and amortization related to office equipment and software. General and administrative expense increased by $1,675, or 87.1%, to $3,599 for the three months ended March 31, 2021, from $1,924 for the same period in 2020. This increase is related to added headcount to support the growth trajectory of the Company, which drove a $1,201 increase in payroll costs within general and administrative expense in 2021. General and administrative expense as a percentage of total revenue was 4.5% for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020. General and administrative expense as a percentage of total revenue were flat due to the Company achieving scale.

 

Non-operating income / expense

 

The following tables quantify the dollar amounts of non-operating income and expenses versus total revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.

 

    Three Months Ended
March 31,
    Percentage of Total Revenue  
    2021     2020     2021     2020  
Total revenue   $ 80,635     $ 42,888                  
                                 
Interest expense and other fees     (4,140 )     (2,985 )     5.1 %     7.0 %
Change in fair value of warrant liability     (358 )     -       0.4 %     N/A  

 

Interest expense and other fees

 

Interest expense and other fees increased by $1,155, or 38.7%, to $4,140 for the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to $2,985 for the same period in 2020. This was primarily due to an increase in total outstanding principal balances on our debt during 2021. Principal balances increased due to increased origination volume combined with borrowings of a $50,000 term loan in Q4 2020. Interest expense and other fees as a percentage of total revenue decreased to 5.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to 7.0% for the same period in 2020, which was primarily driven by lower interest rates on our debt facilities.

 

Change in fair value of warrant liability

 

The change in fair value of warrant liability was $358 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and was $0 for the same period in 2020. The balance consists of changes in the fair value of the Company’s warrant liability driven by an increase in the fair value of this liability between December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021. The increase in the fair value of the liability was mainly driven by an increase in the volatility assumption and decrease in discount rate assumption.

 

Provision for income taxes

 

Provision for income taxes was $1,825 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and was $79 for the same period in 2020. This increase was primarily due to state income taxes on the Company’s estimated taxable income for the year ending December 31, 2021. Taxable income is expected to be generated in certain states where accelerated federal tax depreciation is disallowed. The primary driver of provision for income taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2021 was the state of California, where net operating loss carryforwards have been temporarily suspended for companies generating over $1,000 of taxable income.

 

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Non-GAAP Measures

 

In addition to gross profit and net income, which are measures presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP, management believes that adjusted gross profit and adjusted EBITDA provide relevant and useful information which is widely used by analysts, investors, and competitors in our industry in assessing performance. Adjusted gross profit and adjusted EBITDA are supplemental measures of Katapult’s performance that are neither required by nor presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Adjusted gross profit and adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as substitutes for U.S. GAAP metrics such as gross profit, operating income, net income, or any other performance measures derived in accordance with U.S. GAAP and may not be comparable to similar measures used by other companies.

 

Adjusted gross profit represents gross profit less variable operating expenses, which are servicing costs underwriting fees, and bad debt expense. We believe that adjusted gross profit provides a meaningful understanding of one aspect of our performance specifically attributable to total revenue and the variable costs associated with total revenue.

 

Adjusted EBITDA represents earnings before interest expense and other fees, taxes, depreciation and amortization on property and equipment, stock-based compensation, impairment on property held for lease, legal fees associated with investor transactions, loss on extinguishment of debt, employee recruiting costs, and transaction costs associated with the merger. We believe that adjusted EBITDA is a metric that provides additional insight into the quality of our earnings.

 

Adjusted gross profit and adjusted EBITDA are useful to an investor in evaluating our performance because these measures:

 

Are widely used to measure a company’s operating performance;

 

Are financial measurements that are used by rating agencies, lenders and other parties to evaluate our credit worthiness; and

 

Are used by our management for various purposes, including as measures of performance and as a basis for strategic planning and forecasting.

 

The following table presents gross profit and adjusted gross profit for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.

 

    Three Months Ended
March 31,
    Change  
  2021     2020     $     %  
Gross profit and Adjusted gross profit                        
Total revenue   $ 80,635     $ 42,888                  
Cost of revenue     (52,882 )     (27,333 )                
Gross profit     27,753       15,555       12,198       78.4 %
Less:                                
Servicing costs     (1,138 )     (980 )                
Underwriting fees     (467 )     (479 )                
Bad debt expense     (4,887 )     (3,388 )                
Adjusted gross profit   $ 21,261     $ 10,708     $ 10,553       98.6 %

 

The reconciliations of net income to adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 are as follows:

 

    Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
  2021     2020  
Adjusted EBITDA            
Net income   $ 8,090     $ 3,670  
Add back:                
Interest expense and other fees     4,140       2,985  
Change in fair value of warrant liability     358       -  
Provision for income taxes     1,825       79  
Depreciation and amortization on property and equipment     48       20  
Impairment of leased assets     (625 )     (246 )
Stock compensation expense     80       77  
Employee recruiting costs     106       34  
Transaction costs associated with merger (a)     676       -  
Adjusted EBITDA   $ 14,698     $ 6,619  

 

(a) Consists of non-capitalizable transaction cost associated with the FinServ merger.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

To date, the funds received from previous common stock and preferred stock equity financings, as well as the Company’s ability to obtain lending commitments, have provided the liquidity necessary for the Company to fund its operations. The additional financing, as described elsewhere in this filing, would provide additional equity capital and liquidity. If the Company is unable to generate positive operating cash flows, additional debt and equity financings may be necessary to sustain future operations.

 

Since 2018, the Company’s liquidity profile has improved each period due to increased earnings, increased liquidity from debt providers and decreased cost of debt as our credit profile has improved. We expect our effective interest rate and incremental borrowing rates to continue to decrease as a result of achieving profitability in 2020 and our expected profitability in the future. Additionally, the Company will receive a cash infusion of $50 million upon the closing of the merger with FinServ. We expect to be able to service our existing borrowing arrangements via our continuously improving operating cash flows and the ability to refinance or borrow additional capital, if needed.

 

The following table presents the Company's cash, restricted cash, and accounts receivable, net, as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020:

 

    March 31,
2021
    December 31,
2020
 
Cash   $ 67,788     $ 65,622  
Restricted cash     2,877       3,975  
Accounts receivable, net     1,343       1,636  

  

Cash Flows

 

The following table presents cash provided by (used in) operating, investing, and financing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020:

 

    Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
    2021     2020  
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities   $ 7,257     $ (1,088 )
Net cash used in investing activities     (268 )     (118 )
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities     (5,921 )     5,231  
Net increase in cash and restricted cash   $ 1,068     $ 4,025  

 

Operating Activities

 

Net cash provided by operating activities was $7,257 for the three months ended March 31, 2021, an increase of $8,345 from $1,088 used in operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2020. This reflects our net income of $8,090, adjusted for non-cash charges of $56,936 and net cash outflows of $57,768 from changes in our operating assets and liabilities. Non-cash charges consisted primarily of depreciation and amortization, which increased $18,014; net book value of property buyouts, which increased $5,429; impairment expense, which increased $1,096; and bad debt expense, which increased $1,499. Each of these increases were driven by the increased customer origination and lease-purchase activity discussed above.

 

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Net cash used in operating activities was $1,088 for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and was due to purchases of property held for lease of $30,336 during the period, offset by depreciation and amortization of $18,048, net book value of property buyouts of $5,157, and impairment expense of $2,704.

 

Investing Activities

 

Net cash used in investing activities was $268 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and was primarily due to purchases of property and equipment of $102 and increase in capitalized software of $166.

 

Net cash used in investing activities was $118 for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and was due to purchases of property and equipment of $48 and purchases of capitalized software of $70.

 

Financing Activities

 

Net cash used in financing activities was $5,921 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and was primarily due to repayments of revolving line of credit of $6,547 which was offset by advances on the revolving line of credit of $542 and proceeds from exercise of stock options of $84.

 

Net cash provided by financing activities was $5,231 for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and was primarily due to proceeds from the revolving line of credit of $6,480 offset by principal repayments on the revolving line of credit of $1,249.

 

Financing Arrangements

 

From January 1, 2016, Katapult completed the following transactions, each of which has provided liquidity and cash resources.

 

Revolving and Non-Revolving Lines of Credit

 

During 2016, the Company obtained a non-revolving line of credit facility with a lender holding shares of preferred stock, in which it may borrow a maximum of $100,000 subject to certain covenants and an 85% advance rate on eligible accounts receivable. At December 31, 2018, $19,603 was outstanding on this line of credit. At December 31, 2018, no additional borrowings were available. The note was secured by all assets of the Company and subsidiaries. The annual interest rate on the principal was the greater of 18% or the sum of 17% plus the greater of 1% or the three-month average LIBOR rate. This facility was also subject to certain debt covenants as set forth in the loan agreement, which consist of maintaining lease performance metrics, financial ratios related to operating results, and lease delinquency ratios. The outstanding line of credit including unpaid principal and interest was due in November 2018 to the lender, but was extended to May 2019, unless there was an earlier event of default such as bankruptcy, default on interest payments, or a change of control. This line of credit was repaid in May 2019.

 

During 2017, the Company obtained a second non-revolving line of credit facility with a lender holding shares of preferred stock, in which it may borrow a maximum of $6,000, which was raised to $6,800 in 2018, subject to certain covenants and a 35% advance rate on eligible accounts receivable. In 2019, the maximum balance was raised to $16,000. At December 31, 2018, the total outstanding on this facility was $6,800. At December 31, 2019, the total outstanding on this facility was $16,000 less issuance costs of $197, netting to a total of $15,803. The issuance costs are amortized throughout the life of the loan through interest expense. The note was secured by all assets of the Company. The annual interest rate on the principal was 25% through August 2020. Beginning in September 2020, the annual interest rate stepped down to 19%. This facility was also subject to certain debt covenants as set forth in the loan agreement, which consisted of maintaining lease performance metrics, financial ratios related to operating results, and lease delinquency ratios. The outstanding line of credit including unpaid principal and interest was repaid in December 2020.

 

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During 2019, the Company refinanced the first revolving line of credit facility with Midtown Madison Management, LLC as agent for various funds of Atalaya Capital Management (“Atalaya”), which resulted in a maximum of $50,000 for the initial commitment, with the lender having the right to increase to a maximum of $150,000 over time. The Company drew down the $50,000 facility upon the date of the refinancing. This is subject to certain covenants and an 85% advance rate on eligible accounts receivable. At December 31, 2019, the total outstanding on this line of credit was $40,280 less issuance costs of $582, netting to a total of $39,698. The issuance costs are amortized over the life of the loan through interest expense. The note is secured by all assets of the Company. The annual interest rate on the principal was the one-month LIBOR Rate plus 11% per annum through July 2020. Beginning in August 2020, the interest rate stepped down to one-month LIBOR plus 7.5% per annum. This facility is also subject to certain debt covenants as set forth in the loan agreement, which consist of maintaining lease performance metrics, financial ratios related to operating results, and lease delinquency ratios. The outstanding line of credit, including unpaid principal and interest, is due December 4, 2023 unless there is an earlier event of default such as bankruptcy, default on interest payments, or a change of control (excluding an acquisition by a Special Purpose Acquisition Company), at which point the facility may become due earlier. On September 28, 2020, the maximum commitment was increased to a total of $125,000.

 

On December 4, 2020, the Company entered into the ninth amendment to its first revolving line of credit facility with Atalaya. This amendment provided the lenders with the right to increase the revolving commitment amount from $125,000 to $250,000. This right has not yet been exercised by the lender as of the date of this registration statement. Total outstanding principal under the revolving line of credit was $69,387 at March 31, 2021.

 

Long Term Debt

 

In September 2018, the Company obtained a bridge loan from a related party lender for $5,500. In November 2018, the Company amended this loan, which resulted in the Company increasing the principal amount by $2,000 for a total of $7,500. At December 31, 2018, the total outstanding balance on this loan was carried at $7,476, which is offset by issuance costs totaling $796, netting to a total of $6,680. At December 31, 2019, the total outstanding balance on this loan was carried at $7,492, which is offset by issuance costs totaling $298, netting to a total of $7,195. In May 2019, the Company amended the outstanding long-term debt of $7,500 which extended the maturity date from September 13, 2019 to December 31, 2021. The loan was repaid in December 2020.

 

The ninth amendment to the revolving line of credit facility with Atalaya also provided the Company with a senior secured term loan facility commitment of up to $50,000. The Company drew down the full $50,000 of this term loan on December 4, 2020. In conjunction with the amended loan and security agreement, the Company issued a warrant to purchase up to 4,988,719 Series C-1 Convertible Preferred Stock at an exercise price of $0.01 per share. Total outstanding principal on the term loan was $50,494 at March 31, 2021.

 

Convertible Notes

 

As a condition of the Company’s $5,500 bridge loan, the lender required the loan to be guaranteed by current investors in the Company. In exchange for this guarantee, the Company issued $1,650 of convertible notes, which had a pricing feature to convert at a 20% discount to the share price of the next round of equity financing. In conjunction with the Company’s amendment of its $5,500 bridge loan (to increase the principal amount by $2,000), the Company issued an additional $600 of convertible notes with the same features mentioned above.

 

In February and March 2019, the Company issued an additional $2,500 in convertible notes for cash consideration. These convertible notes had stock warrants attached. Additional details pertaining to the stock warrants can be found in Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020.

 

In April 2019, all of the Company’s convertible notes converted to 17,061,472 shares of Preferred Stock Series C shares at a price of $0.3553 less 20%. This conversion event qualified as a non-qualified financing feature per the executed agreements. In conjunction with this event, the Company also recapitalized all preferred share classes into Series C preferred stock.

 

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Equity

 

During 2019, the Company converted all outstanding Series A, Series A-1, Series A-2, Series B, Series B-1, and Series B-2 shares to Series C shares by issuing on a 1:1 ratio 24,773,767 Series C Preferred Shares. Additionally, the Company issued 17,061,472 Series C Preferred Shares valued at $6,062 to execute the conversion feature of the outstanding convertible notes. Furthermore, the Company raised additional equity of $9,506 by issuing 26,754,674 of Series C Preferred Shares.

 

The Company has issued warrants to purchase common stock to current and former lenders and investors between 2014 and 2019. The exercise prices of these warrants range from $0.01 per share to $1.7084 per share. The warrants do not convey any voting privileges or rights on declared dividends until they are converted into common stock by the holder. 5,480,831 warrants were outstanding as of March 31, 2021.

 

Contractual Obligations

 

The table below summarizes debt, lease and other minimum cash obligations outstanding as of March 31, 2021:

 

    Payments Due by Period  
    Total     2021     2022-2023     2024-2025     Thereafter  
    (in thousands)  
Line of credit (i)     84,127       5,035       79,092                 -                  -  
Long-term debt (ii)     66,662       4,672       61,990       -       -  
Operating lease commitments     1,797       375       918       504       -  
Total   $ 152,586     $ 10,082     $ 142,000     $ 504     $ -  

 

(i) Future cash obligations include scheduled interest payments due based on the interest rate of 9.5% as of March 31, 2021.

 

(ii) Future cash obligations include scheduled interest payment due based on the interest rate of 9.0%, plus 3.0% paid-in-kind interest, as of March 31, 2021.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements, as defined by applicable rules and regulations of the SEC, that are reasonably likely to have a current or future material effect on our financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

The preparation of our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires our management to make a number of estimates and assumptions relating to the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the periods presented. We evaluate our significant estimates on an ongoing basis. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results could differ from those estimates under different assumptions or conditions, impacting our reported results of operations and financial condition.

 

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We believe that the accounting policies described below involve a significant degree of judgment and complexity and have the greatest potential effect on our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. Accordingly, we believe these are the most critical to aid in fully understanding and evaluating our unaudited condensed consolidated financial condition and results of operations. For further information, see Note 2 to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

Rental Revenue Recognition

 

Property held for lease is leased to customers pursuant to lease purchase agreements with a minimum term: typically one week, two weeks, or one month, with non-refundable lease payments. Generally, the customer has the right to acquire title and ownership either through a 90-day purchase option, an early purchase option (buyout) available prior to completion of the full agreement, or by completing all required lease payments, generally 12 or 18 months, for ownership. On any current lease, customers have the option to terminate the agreement at any time without penalty in accordance with lease-purchase agreement terms. Accordingly, customer agreements are accounted for as operating leases with lease revenues recognized in the month they are earned based on the accrual basis of accounting. Amounts received from customers who elect purchase options (buyouts) are included in rental revenue, when earned. Lease payments received prior to their due dates are deferred and recorded as unearned revenue and are recognized as revenue in the period in which they are earned. Rental revenue also includes agreed-upon charges assessed to customer lease applications. Payments are received upon submission of the applications and execution of the lease purchase agreements. Services are considered to be rendered and revenue earned over the initial lease term. The Company also may assess fees for missed or late payments, which are recognized as revenue in the billing period in which they are assessed if collectability is reasonably assured. Revenues from leases are reported net of sales taxes.

 

There are uncertainties involved with applying rental revenue recognition due to the non-prime nature of our consumers, and the conclusion about likelihood to pay after a customer goes delinquent.

 

Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

 

Accounts receivable are recorded net of allowances for doubtful accounts. Accounts receivable consist primarily of lease receivables due from customers incurred during the normal course of business for lease payments earned not yet received from the customer. On a periodic basis, management evaluates its accounts receivable and determines whether to provide an allowance for doubtful accounts or if any accounts should be written off based on past history of write-offs, collections, and current credit conditions. The Company maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts to provide for uncollected amounts based on historical collection experience and an analysis of the aging of receivables per the following categories: 1-30 days, 31-60 days, 61-90 days. This analysis results in the determination of loss rate percentages that are applied to outstanding receivables in each of these categories as of period end. The Company writes off accounts receivables that are over 90 days contractually past due. Bad debt expense is classified in operating expenses within the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. The Company does not require any security or collateral to support its receivables.

 

There are uncertainties involved in estimating the allowance for doubtful accounts due to unanticipated changes in the business environment, as well as factors and risks associated with our customers’ behaviors.

 

Stock-Based Compensation

 

The Company measures and records compensation expense related to stock-based awards based on the fair value of those awards as determined on the date of the grant. The Company recognizes stock-based compensation expense over the requisite service period of the individual grant, generally equal to the vesting period and uses the straight-line method to recognize stock-based compensation. The Company uses the Black-Scholes-Merton (“Black-Scholes”) option-pricing model to determine the estimated fair value of stock-based awards. The Black-Scholes option-pricing model requires estimates of highly subjective assumptions, such as expected term, common share price, and volatility, which affect the fair value of each stock option. Forfeitures are accounted for as they are incurred. See Note 2 of the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2021 for further details on the assumptions used in the Black-Scholes model.

 

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There are uncertainties involved when recognizing stock-based compensation expense due to the lack of publicly available share price and volatility data for the Company’s common stock. Our valuation utilizes peer company volatility data as well as internally developed valuation models for the common share price which could vary from actual market results.

 

Income Taxes

 

The Company accounts for income taxes under the asset and liability method pursuant to ASC 740, Income Taxes. Under this method, the Company recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is recorded for deferred tax assets if it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized based on all available positive and negative evidence. The determination of whether a deferred tax asset will be realizable is a highly subjective decision based upon estimated future taxable income and could vary from actual results. The Company recognizes a tax benefit only if it is more likely than not the tax position will be sustained on examination by the local taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the consolidated financial statements from such positions are then measured based on the largest benefit greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon settlement with the related tax authority. The changes in recognition or measurement are reflected in the period in which the change in judgment occurs. The Company records interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in the provision for income taxes.

 

Property Held for Lease, Net

 

Property held for lease consists of furniture, consumer electronics, appliances, and other durable goods offered for lease-purchase in the normal course of business. Such property is provided to consumers pursuant to a lease-purchase agreement with a minimum term; typically one week, two weeks, or one month. The contemplated length of the agreement is typically 12 or 18 months. Consumers may terminate a lease agreement at any time without penalty. The average consumer continues to lease the property for 7 months because the consumer either exercises the buyout (early purchase) options or terminates the lease purchase agreement prior to the end of the 12 or 18 month lease term. As a result, property held for lease is classified as a current asset on the consolidated balance sheets.

 

Property held for lease is carried at net book value. Depreciation for property held for lease is generally provided using the income forecasting method and is included within cost of revenue. Under the income forecasting method, property held for lease is depreciated in the proportion of rents received to total expected rents received based on historical data, which is an activity-based method similar to the units of production method. The Company provides for impairment for the undepreciated balance of the property held for lease assuming no salvage value with a corresponding charge to cost of revenue. Impairment expense includes expense related to property identified as impaired based on historical data, including default trends, such that the recorded amount closely approximates actual impairment expense incurred during the period. The Company derecognizes the undepreciated net book value of property buyouts as buyouts occur with a corresponding charge to cost of revenue. The Company periodically evaluates fully depreciated property held for lease, net. When it is determined there is no future economic benefit, the related assets and accumulated depreciation are written-off.

 

There are uncertainties involved when recognizing expenses related to property held for lease due to the subjective nature of the income forecasting method and estimated salvage value, which could vary from actual results.

 

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Recently Issued and Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

 

See Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this filing for a discussion of accounting pronouncements recently adopted and recently issued accounting pronouncements not yet adopted and their potential impact to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

Material Agreements

 

Wayfair

 

The Company is party to a provider agreement with Wayfair Inc. dated November 24, 2020, whereby we provide Wayfair customers with lease-purchase options for certain Wayfair products directly on Wayfair’s customer website. We originated approximately 65% and 68% of our origination dollars for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively through the Wayfair provider agreement. The Company originally entered into a merchant agreement with Wayfair in September 2018, which was superseded by the Wayfair provider agreement. The Wayfair provider agreement continues for successive two-year terms until terminated by either party. The agreement may be terminated at any time and for any reason provided that the terminating party provides written notice sixty days prior to the date of termination. Our provider agreement with Wayfair does not prohibit Wayfair from offering competing options from our competitors. Our provider agreement with Wayfair allows us to benefit from Wayfair’s product offering and market ourselves to a larger audience of consumers who may seek alternative payment options.

 

Emerging Growth Company

 

As of March 31, 2021, we are an emerging growth company, as defined in the JOBS Act. The JOBS Act provides that an emerging growth company can take advantage of an extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards applicable to public companies, allowing them to delay the adoption of those standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. We have elected to use this extended transition period under the JOBS Act. As a result, our consolidated financial statements may not be comparable to the financial statements of companies that are required to comply with the effective dates for new or revised accounting standards that are applicable to public companies. We will remain an emerging growth company for 5 years or until we achieve large accelerated filer status.

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

We are exposed to a variety of market and other risks, including the effects of changes in interest rates, and inflation, as well as risks to the availability of funding sources and other risks.

 

Interest Rate Risk

 

The market risk inherent in our financial instruments and our financial position represents the potential loss arising from adverse changes in interest rates. As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, we have interest bearing debt with a principal amount of $120 million and $126 million, respectively.

 

Our revolving line of credit as of March 31, 2020 is a variable rate loan that accrues interest at a variable rate of interest based on the one month LIBOR rate, subject to a 2% floor, plus 7.5% per annum. As of March 31, 2021, the calculated interest rate is 9.5%.

 

Inflation Risk

 

Katapult does not believe that inflation has had, or currently has, a material effect on its business.

 

Foreign Currency Risk

 

There was no material foreign currency risk for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020. Katapult’s activities to date are conducted only in the United States.

 

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Exhibit 99.4

 

Katapult Completes Business Combination with FinServ
Acquisition Corp. & Announces Timing of First Quarter 2021
Financial Results Conference Call

 

Combined company will operate as Katapult Holdings, Inc. and will trade on the Nasdaq under
the Ticker KPLT

 

Katapult will announce first quarter ended March 31, 2021 financial results on Tuesday, June 15,
2021

 

NEW YORK – June 9, 2021 – Katapult Holdings, Inc., an e-commerce focused financial technology company, and FinServ Acquisition Corp. (“FinServ”), a special purpose acquisition company, today announced that they have completed their previously announced merger. The business combination was approved at a special meeting of stockholders of FinServ on June 7, 2021, and closed today, June 9, 2021. The combined company now operates as Katapult Holdings, Inc. (“Katapult”) and Katapult’s common shares and warrants will begin trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the ticker symbols “KPLT” and “KPLTW”, respectively, starting tomorrow, June 10, 2021.

 

Katapult’s management team, led by CEO Orlando Zayas, will continue to execute the growth strategy of the Company. Brian Hirsch, Managing Partner at Tribeca Venture Partners and one of the original investors in Katapult will serve as Chairman of Katapult’s newly formed Board of Directors.

 

Orlando Zayas, CEO of Katapult, stated, “Taking our company public is a testament to the hard work and dedication of the entire Katapult team. We would like to thank the FinServ team for their belief in our success, and we look forward to their continued partnership as stockholders and members of our Board. We are thrilled to embark on this next stage in our company’s history and excited to see the opportunities ahead of us for strong growth and long-term value creation.”

 

Lee Einbinder, CEO of FinServ, stated, “We are pleased to complete the merger with Katapult, and I am very excited to continue to work with the Katapult team to execute on their growth plan. Katapult’s differentiated and best-in-class fintech platform, growing roster of high-quality merchant partners, and expanding customer base make it extraordinarily well-positioned for a strong growth trajectory.”

 

 

 

First Quarter 2021 Earnings Conference Call

 

Katapult will release its first quarter ended March 31, 2021 financial results on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, before market open. The company will host a conference call and webcast at 8:00 AM ET to discuss the company’s financial results.

 

A live audio webcast of the event will be available on the Katapult Investor Relations website at http://ir.katapultholdings.com/.

 

A live dial-in will be available at (888) 302-0680 (domestic) or (281) 962-4859 (international). The conference ID number is 1591375. Shortly after the conclusion of the call, a replay of this conference call will be available through 11:00 AM ET on June 29, 2021 at (855) 859-2056 (domestic) or (404) 537-3406 (international). The replay passcode is 1591375.

 

About Katapult

 

Katapult (NASDAQ: KPTL) is the leading omnichannel lease-purchase platform, providing alternative solutions for retailers and consumers. As a financial technology company, Katapult provides cutting-edge technology that integrates seamlessly with online platforms, enabling our retail partners to expand their customer base, increase transactions, and grow revenue. Katapult's consumer-centric focus ensures an efficient application and approval process while providing transparent and tailored payment terms. Katapult associates with hundreds of retailers across the United States, with merchant support teams, marketing insights, and suggestions for continued success. To see all of our new retail partner releases, visit Katapult's News page. To learn more about Katapult, click here.

 

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Forward-Looking Statements

 

Certain statements included in this Press Release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements generally are accompanied by words such as “believe,” “may,” “will,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “expect,” “should,” “would,” “plan,” “predict,” “potential,” “seem,” “seek,” “future,” “outlook,” and similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the combined company’s growth prospects. These statements are based on various assumptions, whether or not identified in this Press Release, and on the current expectations of management and are not predictions of actual performance. These forward-looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to serve as, and must not be relied on by any investor as, a guarantee, an assurance, a prediction or a definitive statement of fact or probability. Actual events and circumstances are difficult or impossible to predict and will differ from assumptions. Many actual events and circumstances are beyond the control of Katapult. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including changes in domestic and foreign business, market, financial, political and legal conditions; failure to realize the anticipated benefits of the business combination; risks relating to the uncertainty of the projected financial information with respect to Katapult; risks related to the concentration of Katapult’s business among a relatively small number of merchants; the effects of competition on Katapult’s future business; the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Katapult’s business; and those factors discussed under the heading entitled “Risk Factors” in FinServ’s definitive proxy statement/prospectus dated May 14, 2021 related to the business combination and other documents Katapult files with the Securities and Exchange Commission in the future. If any of these risks materialize or our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ materially from the results implied by these forward-looking statements. Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed upon the forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. Katapult does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

 

Contacts

 

Katapult Vice President of Investor Relations

Bill Wright

917-750-0346

ir@katapultholdings.com

 

Katapult Investor Contact

William Maina

ICR for Katapult

646-277-1236

Katapult-IR@icrinc.com

 

Press Inquiries:

Tribe Builder Media

Kristen Shea

929-367-8993

press@tribebuildermedia.com

 

 

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