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): July 8, 2021 (July 7, 2021)
Healthcare Capital Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-39893 | 85-2609863 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
301 North Market Street
Suite 1414
Wilmington, DE 19801
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (561) 810-0031
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
☒ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) | |
☐ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) | |
☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) | |
☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
Units, each consisting of one share of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and one-half of one Redeemable Warrant |
HCCCU | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||
Class A Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share | HCCC | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||
Warrants, each exercisable for one share of Class A common stock for $11.50 per share | HCCCW | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☒
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Merger Agreement
On July 7, 2021, Healthcare Capital Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), with Alpha Tau Medical Ltd., a company organized under the laws of the State of Israel ( “Alpha Tau”) and Archery Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Alpha Tau (“Merger Sub”).
The Merger
Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company, with the Company surviving the merger (the “Merger”). As a result of the Merger, and upon consummation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (the “Transactions”), the Company will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Alpha Tau, with the securityholders of the Company becoming securityholders of Alpha Tau.
The pre-money equity valuation of Alpha Tau is $600 million. The pro forma equity valuation of Alpha Tau upon the consummation of the Transactions (the “Effective Time”) is expected to be approximately $1 billion (assuming no redemptions, and based only on outstanding shares and vested warrants/options on a net exercise basis). Upon consummation of the Transactions, the existing shareholders of Alpha Tau will own approximately 59.3% of the outstanding ordinary shares of Alpha Tau (“Alpha Tau Ordinary Shares”) and the stockholders of the Company and the PIPE Investors purchasing securities pursuant to the Subscription Agreements (each as defined below) will own the remaining Alpha Tau Ordinary Shares.
The following securities issuances will be made by Alpha Tau to the Company’s securityholders at the Effective Time and in each case assume the Share Split (as defined below) has occurred: (i) each share of Class A common stock of the Company (including shares issuable upon the conversion of the Class B common stock of the Company as described below) will be exchanged for one Alpha Tau Ordinary Share and (ii) each outstanding warrant of the Company will be assumed by Alpha Tau and will become a warrant of Alpha Tau (each, an “Alpha Tau Warrant”) (with the number of Alpha Tau Ordinary Shares underlying the Alpha Tau Warrants and the exercise price of such Alpha Tau Warrants subject to adjustment in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement).
Immediately prior to the Effective Time, (i) each preferred share of Alpha Tau will be automatically converted into such number of Alpha Tau Ordinary Shares as determined in accordance with the existing articles of association of Alpha Tau; (ii) each Alpha Tau Ordinary Share that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will be split into a number of Alpha Tau Ordinary Shares, such that the value of each Alpha Tau Ordinary Share immediately prior to the Effective Time will equal $10.00 per share, based upon the pre-money equity value of the Company (rounded to the nearest whole number) (the “Share Split”); and (iii) outstanding securities convertible into Alpha Tau Ordinary Shares shall be adjusted to give effect to the foregoing transactions and remain outstanding. Additionally, concurrently with the closing of the Merger, Alpha Tau will issue securities pursuant to the Subscription Agreements, as described in more detail below.
Following the Share Split and immediately prior to the Effective Time, each share of Class B common stock of the Company will be automatically converted into one share of Class A common stock of the Company and subsequently exchanged into one Alpha Tau Ordinary Share, as described above.
The Alpha Tau Ordinary Shares to be received by Healthcare Capital Sponsor LLC (the “Sponsor”), and the Alpha Tau Ordinary Shares held by certain of Alpha Tau’s current equityholders and members of Alpha Tau’s management will be subject to the covenants and transfer restrictions described below under the headings “Sponsor Support Agreement” and “Alpha Tau Support Agreement.”
The parties anticipate that the Transactions will be consummated in the fourth quarter of 2021, after the required approval by the stockholders of the Company (the “Company Stockholder Approval”) and the ordinary and preferred shareholders of Alpha Tau (the “Alpha Tau Shareholder Approval”) and the fulfillment or waiver of certain other conditions as described below.
Representations and Warranties
The Merger Agreement contains customary representations and warranties of Alpha Tau relating to, among other things, corporate organization; subsidiaries; due authorization; no conflict; governmental authorities; consents; capitalization; capitalization of subsidiaries; financial statements; absence of changes; no undisclosed liabilities; litigation and proceedings; compliance with laws; contracts; no defaults; company benefit plans; labor matters; taxes; insurance; real property; intellectual property and IT security; environmental matters; healthcare matters; brokers’ fees; related party transactions; international trade; anti-corruption; investment company act; product liability; and no other representations.
The Merger Agreement contains customary representations and warranties of the Company relating to, among other things, corporate organization; due authorization; no conflict; litigation and proceedings; governmental authorities; consents; the Company’s trust account (the “Trust Account”); brokers’ fees; Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) reports; financial statements; Sarbanes-Oxley Act; undisclosed liabilities; compliance with laws; business activities; tax matters; capitalization; Nasdaq listing; material contracts; no defaults; Company expenses; related party transactions; investment company act; JOBS act; absence of changes; and non-Israeli residency; and no other representations.
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Covenants
The Merger Agreement includes customary covenants of the parties with respect to the conduct of their business operations prior to consummation of the Transactions and efforts to satisfy conditions to the consummation of the Transactions. The Merger Agreement also contains additional covenants of the parties, including, among others, covenants providing for the Company and Alpha Tau to cooperate in the preparation of the Registration Statement on Form F-4 (as amended, the “Registration Statement”) registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the Alpha Tau Ordinary Shares to be issued in exchange for the issued and outstanding shares of Class A common stock of the Company in connection with the Transactions (including each share of Class A common stock of the Company which resulted from the conversion of each share of Class B common stock of the Company into one share of Class A common stock of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time), which Registration Statement will contain a proxy statement/prospectus for the purpose of, among other things, soliciting proxies from the Company stockholders to vote in favor of adoption and approval of the Merger Agreement, the Transactions and certain other matters at a special meeting called therefor.
Governance
After the consummation of the Transactions, the current officers and directors of Alpha Tau will remain officers and directors of Alpha Tau. Additionally, it is expected that Dr. David M. Milch, the Company's chariman, will join the Board of Alpha Tau following the consummation of the Transactions.
Amended IRA
The Merger Agreement provides that effective as of the Effective Time, Alpha Tau will amend and restated its existing Amended Investors’ Rights Agreement, dated as of April 16, 2020, to adopt the form investor rights agreement attached as an exhibit to the Merger Agreement (the “Amended IRA”). As of the Effective Time, certain stockholders of the Company will become parties to the Amended IRA by executing a joinder thereto (the “Joinder”). Pursuant to the Amended IRA, the shareholders party thereto will be entitled to customary “demand” and “piggyback” registration rights. The Amended IRA will also provide that Alpha Tau will pay certain expenses relating to such registrations and indemnify the shareholders against certain liabilities.
Conditions to Closing
Conditions to All Parties’ Obligations
The consummation of the Merger is conditioned upon, among other things:
● | no statute, act, code, law (including common law), ordinance, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree, writ, ruling, stipulation, determination or award, in each case, entered by or with any governmental authority or statute, rule or regulation that is in force and effect that enjoins or prohibits the consummation of the Merger; |
● | the Company having at least $5,000,001 of net tangible assets immediately after the Effective Time; | |
● | the Company Stockholder Approval shall have been obtained; | |
● | the Alpha Tau Shareholder Approval shall have been obtained; | |
● | Alpha Tau’s application to list the Alpha Tau Ordinary Shares and Alpha Tau Warrants shall have been approved by Nasdaq, subject to official notice thereof; and | |
● | the Registration Statement shall have become effective, and no stop order shall with respect thereto shall be in effect. |
Other Conditions to the Company’s Obligations
The obligations of the Company to consummate the Transactions are also conditioned upon, among other things:
● | the accuracy of the representations and warranties of Alpha Tau (subject to certain bring-down standards); |
● | performance in all material respects of the covenants and agreements of Alpha Tau required by the Merger Agreement to be performed as of or prior to the closing; |
● | no Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Merger Agreement), shall have occurred since the date of the Merger Agreement that is continuing; |
● | Alpha Tau having delivered to the Company a customary officer’s certificate with respect to the fulfillment of certain conditions; and |
● | Alpha Tau having delivered to the Company the Amended IRA and Joinder, duly executed by Alpha Tau. |
● | the Company having delivered certain customary officer’s certificates; and |
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Other Conditions to Alpha Tau’s and Merger Sub’s Obligations
The obligations of Alpha Tau and Merger Sub to consummate the Merger are also conditioned upon, among other things:
● | the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company (subject to certain bring-down standards); |
● | performance in all material respects of the covenants of the Company required by the Merger Agreement to be performed as of or prior to the closing; |
● | the Company having delivered to Alpha Tau certain a customary officer’s certificate with respect to the fulfillment of certain conditions; and |
● | the aggregate amount of freely usable cash proceeds available for release to the Company from the Trust Account in connection with the Transactions (after taking into account the Company stockholder redemptions and the payment of the Company’s deferred underwriting fees in connection with the consummation of the Transactions), plus the aggregate amount of cash proceeds pursuant to the Subscription Agreements (as defined below) being equal to or exceed $225,000,000; | |
● | each officer and director of the Company having resigned as of the closing date; | |
● | the Company having made arrangements with the trustee to the Trust Account to have all funds contained in the Trust Account disbursed to the Company and all of the funds having been so disbursed and being available to the Company in respect to its obligations under the Merger Agreement; and | |
● | the aggregate amount of all monetary liabilities and obligations of the Company (including, among other items, its expenses related to the Merger Agreement and all deferred expenses in connection with its initial public offering) shall not exceed $20,000,000. |
Termination
The Business Combination Agreement may be terminated:
● | by mutual written consent of the Company and Alpha Tau; |
● | by either the Company or Alpha Tau if there shall be in effect any (i) statute, act, code, law (including common law), ordinance, rule, regulation or (ii) order, judgment, injunction, decree, writ, ruling, stipulation, determination or award, in each case, permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the consummation of the Merger and, in the case of (ii) shall have become final and non-appealable; | |
● | by either the Company or Alpha Tau if the Effective Time has not occurred by January 7, 2022 (the “Termination Date”); provided, however, that such Termination Date shall be automatically extended to March 7, 2022 if the SEC has not declared the Registration Statement effective on or prior to December 1, 2021; and provided further that this right to terminate the Merger Agreement will not be available to any party whose breach of any provision of the Merger Agreement caused or resulted in the failure of the Transactions to be consummated by such time; | |
● | by the Company if Alpha Tau or Merger Sub has breached or failed to perform any of its covenants or representations and warranties if such breach gives rise to a failure of certain closing conditions to be satisfied and cannot or has not been cured within 45 days of receiving notice of the breach or by the Termination Date, provided that the Company is itself not in material breach of the Merger Agreement; |
● | by Alpha Tau if the Company has breached or failed to perform any of its covenants or representations and warranties if such breach gives rise to a failure of certain closing conditions to be satisfied and cannot or has not been cured within 45 days of receiving notice of the breach or by the Termination Date, provided that Alpha Tau is itself not in material breach of the Merger Agreement; |
● | by either the Company or Alpha Tau if the Company stockholder meeting has been duly convened, has concluded, the Company’s stockholders have duly voted and the Company Stockholder Approval was not obtained, provided that this termination right shall not be available to the Company if the Company is itself in breach of the Merger Agreement; |
● | by either the Company or Alpha Tau if at Alpha Tau’s special meeting, the Alpha Tau Shareholder Approval of the Company Transaction Proposals (as defined in the Merger Agreement) were not duly adopted by the Alpha Tau Shareholders by the requisite vote under applicable law and Alpha Tau’s organizational documents, provided that this termination right shall not be available to Alpha Tau if Alpha Tau is itself in breach of the Merger Agreement; and | |
● | by Alpha Tau if the Company breaches its obligations with respect to the holding of the Company stockholder meeting as specified in the Merger Agreement; and | |
● | by Alpha Tau if, the condition with respect to aggregate transaction proceeds of at least $225,000,000 becomes incapable of being satisfied at the closing (if the closing were otherwise to occur prior to the Termination Date) without any amendment, modifications, or supplements to, or waivers under, the Merger Agreement or any of the Subscription Agreements. |
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The foregoing summary of the Merger Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Merger Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 2.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference. The Merger Agreement contains representations, warranties and covenants that the respective parties thereto made to each other as of the date of the Merger Agreement or other specific dates. The assertions embodied in those representations, warranties and covenants were made for purposes of the contract among the respective parties and are subject to important qualifications and limitations agreed to by the parties in connection with negotiating such agreement. In particular, the assertions embodied in the representations and warranties in the Merger Agreement were made as of a specified date, are modified or qualified by information in one or more confidential disclosure letters prepared in connection with the execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement, may be subject to a contractual standard of materiality different from what might be viewed as material to investors, or may have been used for the purpose of allocating risk between the parties. Accordingly, the representations and warranties in the Merger Agreement are not necessarily characterizations of the actual state of facts about the Company, Merger Sub or Alpha Tau at the time they were made or otherwise and should only be read in conjunction with the other information that the Company makes publicly available in reports, statements and other documents filed with the SEC.
Sponsor Support Agreement
Concurrently with the execution of the Merger Agreement, the Sponsor and certain insiders entered into a letter agreement (the “Sponsor Support Agreement”) in favor of the Company and Alpha Tau, pursuant to which they have agreed to, among other items, (i) vote all shares of common stock of the Company beneficially owned by them in favor of the Transactions and each other proposal related to the Transactions proposed by the Company’s board of directors at the meeting of the Company stockholders relating to the Transactions; (ii) appear at such stockholder meeting (or otherwise cause such shares to be counter as present thereat) for the purpose of establishing a quorum; (iii) vote all such shares against any action that would reasonably be expected to impede, interfere with, delay, postpone or adversely affect the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement or result in a breach of any covenant, representation or warranty or other obligation or agreement of the Company under the Merger Agreement or any other agreement entered into in connection with the Transactions or result in any of the conditions set forth in Article IX of the Merger Agreement not being fulfilled and against any change in business, management or the board of directors of the Company (other than as contemplated by the Transactions); (v) not to redeem or seek to redeem any such shares, in connection with the Company Stockholder Approval; and (vi) not to transfer, assign or sell such shares, except to certain permitted transferees, prior to the consummation of the Transactions.
Additionally, the Sponsor Support Agreement provides that the Sponsor and such insiders agreed not to transfer any of the Alpha Tau’s equity securities owned by the Sponsor and such insiders, except to certain permitted transferees, beginning at the Effective Time and continuing until the earlier of (x) 180 days following the Closing Date (as defined in the Merger Agreement and (y) following the date that the last sale price of the Alpha Tau Ordinary Shares equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (subject to certain adjustments) for any 20 trading days within any 30 trading day period commencing at least 150 days after the Closing Date.
The Sponsor Support Agreement also provides that certain equity owned by the Sponsor or the insiders is subject to forfeiture (for no consideration), the terms and amounts of such equity forfeiture dependent on the amount of Aggregate Transaction Proceeds (as defined in the Merger Agreement).
The foregoing summary of the Sponsor Support Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Sponsor Support Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Alpha Tau Support Agreement
Concurrently with the execution of the Merger Agreement, Alpha Tau, the Company, certain Alpha Tau Shareholders entered into an agreement (the “Alpha Tau Support Agreement”) pursuant to which such Alpha Tau Shareholders agreed to, among other items, (i) vote all beneficially owned shares of Alpha Tau in favor of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and each other proposal on the agenda at a shareholder meeting called by Alpha Tau for the relating to the Transactions, (ii) appear at such meeting or otherwise cause such shares to be counted as present thereat for the purpose of establishing a quorum; (ii) vote or execute a written consent against any Company Alternative Transaction Proposal (as defined in the Merger Agreement) and any other action that would reasonably be expected to impede, interfere with, delay, postpone or adversely affect the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement or result in a breach of any covenant, representation or warranty or other obligation or agreement of Alpha Tau under the Merger Agreement or any other agreement entered into in connection with; and (iii) not to transfer, assign or sell such shares, except to certain permitted transferees, prior to the consummation of the Transactions.
Additionally, pursuant to the Alpha Tau Support Agreement, such Alpha Tau Shareholders agreed not to transfer any of Alpha Tau’s equity securities owned by owned by such Alpha Tau Shareholders, except to certain permitted transferees, beginning at the Effective Time and continuing until the earlier of (x) 180 days following the Closing Date (as defined in the Merger Agreement) and (y) following the date that the last sale price of the Alpha Tau Ordinary Shares equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (subject to certain adjustments) for any 20 trading days within any 30 trading day period commencing at least 150 days after the Closing Date.
The foregoing summary of the Alpha Tau Support Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Alpha Tau Support Agreement, the form of which is attached as Exhibit 10.2 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On July 8, 2021, the Company and Alpha Tau issued a joint press release announcing the execution of the Merger Agreement. The press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated into this Item 7.01 by reference. Notwithstanding the foregoing, information contained on the websites of the Company, Alpha Tau or any of their affiliates referenced in Exhibit 99.1 or linked therein or otherwise connected thereto does not constitute part of nor is it incorporated by reference into this Current Report.
Furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated into this Item 7.01 by reference is the investor presentation, dated July 2021 that was used by Alpha Tau in connection with the sale of Alpha Tau Ordinary Shares to the to the PIPE Investors.
The information set forth below under this Item 7.01, including the exhibits attached hereto, is intended to be furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“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 8.01 Other Events
PIPE Subscription Agreements
On July 7, 2021, concurrently with the execution of the Merger Agreement, Alpha Tau entered into subscription agreements (each, a “Subscription Agreement”) with certain investors (the “PIPE Investors”) pursuant to which, among other things, the PIPE Investors have agreed to subscribe for and purchase, and Alpha Tau has agreed to issue and sell to the PIPE Investors, an aggregate of approximately 9,150,000 Alpha Tau Ordinary Shares (on a post-Share Split basis) for an aggregate purchase price of up to $91,500,000.00 (the “PIPE Investment”) immediately prior to the Effective Time, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein. The Subscription Agreement contains customary representations and warranties of Alpha Tau, on the one hand, and each PIPE Investor, on the other hand, and customary conditions to closing, including the consummation of the Merger.
Additional information
This Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Report”) relates to a proposed merger between the Company and Alpha Tau. In connection with the proposed Merger, Alpha Tau intends to file a registration statement on Form F-4 that will include a proxy statement of the Company in connection with the Company’s solicitation of proxies for the vote by the Company’s stockholders with respect to the proposed Merger and a prospectus of Alpha Tau. The proxy statement/prospectus will be sent to all of the Company’s stockholders and the Company and Alpha Tau will also file other documents regarding the proposed Merger with the SEC. This Report does not contain all the information that should be considered concerning the proposed Merger and is not intended to form the basis of any investment decision or any other decision in respect of the Merger. Before making any voting or investment decision, investors and security holders are urged to read the registration statement, the proxy statement/prospectus and all other relevant documents filed or that will be filed with the SEC in connection with the proposed Merger as they become available because they will contain important information about the proposed Transactions.
Investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies of the registration statement, proxy statement/prospectus and all other relevant documents filed or that will be filed with the SEC by Alpha Tau and the Company through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. In addition, the documents filed by Alpha Tau may be obtained free of charge from Alpha Tau’s website at www.alphatau.com or by written request to Alpha Tau at Alpha Tau Medical Ltd., Kiryat HaMada St 5, Building B3, 4th Floor, Jerusalem, 9777605, Israel.
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Participants in Solicitation
The Company, Alpha Tau and their respective directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the Company’s stockholders with respect to the proposed Merger. You can find information about the Company’s directors and executive officers and their ownership of the Company’s securities in the Company’s final prospectus relating to its initial public offering, dated January 14, 2021, which was filed with the SEC on January 20, 2021 and is available free of charge at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov. Additional information regarding the participants in the solicitation of proxies from the Company’s stockholders and their direct and indirect interests will be included in the proxy statement/prospectus for the proposed Merger when it becomes available. Stockholders, potential investors and other interested persons should read the proxy statement/prospectus carefully when it becomes available before making any voting or investment decisions. You may obtain free copies of these documents from the sources indicated above.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements made herein are not historical facts but are forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements generally are accompanied by words such as “may”, “should”, “would”, “plan”, “intend”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “predict”, “potential”, “seem”, “seek”, “continue”, “future”, “will”, “expect”, “outlook” or other similar words, phrases or expressions. These forward-looking statements include statements regarding the Company’s industry, future events, the proposed transactions between the parties, the estimated or anticipated future results and benefits of the combined company following the Merger, including the likelihood and ability of the parties to successfully consummate the proposed Merger, future opportunities for the combined company, any financial valuation assessments and other statements that are not historical facts. These statements are based on the current expectations and estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by the Company and its management and Alpha Tau and its management, are not predictions of actual performance and are inherently uncertain. These statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties regarding the Company’s businesses and the transaction, and actual results may differ materially. These risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors include, but are not limited to: (1) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the Merger Agreement and the proposed Merger contemplated thereby; (2) the inability to complete the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement due to the failure to obtain approval of the stockholders of the Company or other conditions to closing in the Merger Agreement; (3) the inability to meet the aggregate transaction proceeds requirements of the Merger Agreement due to the inability to consummate the PIPE Investment or the amount of cash available following any redemptions by the Company’s stockholders; (4) the ability to meet Nasdaq’s listing standards following the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement; (5) the risk that the proposed transactions disrupt current plans and operations of Alpha Tau Medical Ltd. as a result of the announcement and consummation of the transaction described herein; (6) the ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the proposed Merger, which may be affected by, among other things, competition, the ability of the combined company to grow and manage growth profitably, maintain relationships with customers and suppliers and retain its management and key employees; (7) costs related to the proposed Merger; (8) changes in applicable laws or regulations; (9) the possibility that Alpha Tau Medical Ltd. may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; (10) the Company’s ability to identify and integrate acquisitions; and (11) other risks and uncertainties indicated from time to time in the final prospectus of the Company, including those under “Risk Factors” therein, and other documents filed or to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) by the Company or Alpha Tau, including the registration statement on Form F-4 and proxy statement/prospectus discussed above. There may be additional risks that the Company presently does not know or that the Company currently believes are immaterial that could also cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. In addition, forward-looking statements provide the Company’s expectations, plans or forecasts of future events and views as of the date of this communication. the Company anticipates that subsequent events and developments will cause the Company’s assessments to change. However, while the Company may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the Company’s assessments as of any date subsequent to the date of this communication.
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Nothing in this Report should be regarded as a representation by any person that the forward-looking statements set forth herein will be achieved or that any of the contemplated results of such forward-looking statements will be achieved. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements in this Report, which speak only as of the date they are made and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the cautionary statements herein. Neither the Company nor Alpha Tau undertakes any duty to update these forward-looking statements.
Any financial and capitalization information or projections in this Report are forward-looking statements that are based on assumptions that are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the Company’s and Alpha Tau’s control. While such information and projections are necessarily speculative, the Company and Alpha Tau believe that the preparation of prospective financial information involves increasingly higher levels of uncertainty the further out the projection extends from the date of preparation. The assumptions and estimates underlying the projected results are inherently uncertain and are subject to a wide variety of significant business, economic and competitive risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the projections. The inclusion of financial information or projections in this Report should not be regarded as an indication that the Company or Alpha Tau, or their respective representatives and advisors, considered or consider the information or projections to be a reliable prediction of future events.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits:
† | The exhibits and schedules to this Exhibit have been omitted in accordance with Regulation S-K Item 601(b)(2). The Registrant agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of all omitted exhibits and schedules to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon its request. |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Healthcare Capital Corp. |
By: | /s/ William Johns | ||
Name: | William Johns | ||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
Dated: July 8, 2021
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Exhibit 2.1
CONFIDENTIAL
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
by and among
ALPHA TAU MEDICAL LTD.
ARCHERY MERGER SUB INC.
and
HEALTHCARE CAPITAL CORP.
dated as of
July 7, 2021
This document is intended solely to facilitate discussions and negotiation among the parties identified herein. It is not intended to create, and it will not be deemed to create, any legally binding or enforceable offer or agreement of any type or nature prior to the actual execution of this document by all such parties and the delivery of an executed copy of this document and all ancillary agreements referenced herein by all parties hereto and thereto. |
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Article I CERTAIN DEFINITIONS | 5 | ||
Section 1.01 | Definitions | 5 | |
Section 1.02 | Construction | 13 | |
Section 1.03 | Table of Defined Terms | 14 | |
Article II pre-closing transactions; THE MERGER | 16 | ||
Section 2.01 | Pre-Closing Transactions | 16 | |
Section 2.02 | The Merger | 16 | |
Section 2.03 | Effective Time | 16 | |
Section 2.04 | Effect of the Merger | 17 | |
Section 2.05 | Governing Documents | 17 | |
Section 2.06 | Directors and Officers of the Surviving Company | 17 | |
Section 2.07 | Further Assurances | 17 | |
Article III THE MERGER; CLOSING | 17 | ||
Section 3.01 | Effect of Merger on Securities of SPAC and Merger Sub | 17 | |
Section 3.02 | Closing | 18 | |
Section 3.03 | Delivery | 18 | |
Section 3.04 | Withholding Rights | 19 | |
Article IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY | 21 | ||
Section 4.01 | Corporate Organization of the Company | 21 | |
Section 4.02 | Subsidiaries | 21 | |
Section 4.03 | Due Authorization | 21 | |
Section 4.04 | No Conflict | 22 | |
Section 4.05 | Governmental Authorities; Consents | 22 | |
Section 4.06 | Capitalization | 22 | |
Section 4.07 | Capitalization of Subsidiaries | 23 | |
Section 4.08 | Financial Statements; Absence of Changes | 23 | |
Section 4.09 | No Undisclosed Liabilities | 24 | |
Section 4.10 | Litigation and Proceedings | 24 | |
Section 4.11 | Compliance with Laws | 24 | |
Section 4.12 | Contracts; No Defaults | 25 | |
Section 4.13 | Company Benefit Plans | 26 | |
Section 4.14 | Labor Matters | 27 | |
Section 4.15 | Taxes | 28 | |
Section 4.16 | Insurance | 31 | |
Section 4.17 | Real Property | 31 | |
Section 4.18 | Intellectual Property and IT Security | 31 | |
Section 4.19 | Environmental Matters | 35 | |
Section 4.20 | Healthcare Matters | 35 | |
Section 4.21 | Brokers’ Fees | 36 | |
Section 4.22 | Related Party Transactions | 36 |
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Article VIII JOINT COVENANTS | 53 | ||
Section 8.01 | Efforts to Consummate | 53 | |
Section 8.02 | Registration Statement; Shareholder Meetings | 54 | |
Section 8.03 | Exclusivity | 56 | |
Section 8.04 | Tax Matters | 57 | |
Section 8.05 | Confidentiality; Publicity | 57 | |
Article IX CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS | 58 | ||
Section 9.01 | Conditions to Obligations of All Parties | 58 | |
Section 9.02 | Additional Conditions to Obligations of SPAC | 58 | |
Section 9.03 | Additional Conditions to the Obligations of the Company and Merger Sub | 59 | |
Article X TERMINATION/EFFECTIVENESS | 60 | ||
Section 10.01 | Termination | 60 | |
Section 10.02 | Effect of Termination | 61 | |
Article XI MISCELLANEOUS | 61 | ||
Section 11.01 | Waiver | 61 | |
Section 11.02 | Notices | 62 | |
Section 11.03 | Assignment | 63 | |
Section 11.04 | Rights of Third Parties | 63 | |
Section 11.05 | Expenses | 63 | |
Section 11.06 | Governing Law | 63 | |
Section 11.08 | Schedules and Exhibits | 63 | |
Section 11.09 | Entire Agreement | 64 | |
Section 11.10 | Amendments | 64 | |
Section 11.11 | Severability | 64 | |
Section 11.12 | Jurisdiction; WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY | 64 | |
Section 11.13 | Enforcement | 64 | |
Section 11.14 | Non-Recourse | 65 | |
Section 11.15 | Non-Survival | 65 | |
Section 11.16 | Acknowledgements | 65 | |
Section 11.17 | Waiver of Conflicts Regarding Representations; Non-Assertion of Attorney-Client Privilege | 66 |
Exhibit A | - | Amended and Restated Articles of Association of the Company |
Exhibit B | - | Incentive Equity Plan Modifications |
Exhibit C | - | Employee Stock Purchase Plan |
Exhibit D | - | Sponsor Support Agreement |
Exhibit E | - | Company Shareholder Support Agreements |
Exhibit F-1 | - | Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement |
Exhibit F-2 | - | Joinder to Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement |
Exhibit G | - | PIPE Investment Agreement |
Exhibit H | - | Illustrative Calculation of Share Split |
Exhibit I | - | Certificate of Merger |
Annex A |
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Supporting Company Shareholders |
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of July 7, 2021, by and among Healthcare Capital Corp., a Delaware corporation (“SPAC”), Archery Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Merger Sub”), and Alpha Tau Medical Ltd., a company organized under the laws of the State of Israel (the “Company”). SPAC, Merger Sub and the Company are collectively referred to herein as the “Parties” and individually as a “Party.”
RECITALS
WHEREAS, SPAC is a blank check company incorporated as a corporation in the State of Delaware for the purpose of acquiring one or more operating businesses through a Business Combination (as defined herein).
WHEREAS, Merger Sub is a newly incorporated Delaware corporation, wholly owned, direct subsidiary of the Company that was formed for purposes of consummating the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements (the “Transactions”).
WHEREAS, immediately following the Recapitalization (as defined herein), upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereof and in accordance with the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), at the Closing (as defined herein), Merger Sub will merge with and into SPAC (the “Merger”), with SPAC surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Surviving Company”).
WHEREAS, the board of directors of the Company has unanimously: (a) determined that it is in the best interests of the Company and the Company Shareholders, and declared it advisable, to enter into this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements to which it is a party; and (b) approved and recommended, among other things, the adoption and approval of this Agreement, the other Transaction Agreements to which it is a party and the other Transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including the Merger, by the Company Shareholders.
WHEREAS, the board of directors of Merger Sub has unanimously determined that it is in the best interests of Merger Sub to enter into this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements to which it is a party and resolved to approve the same.
WHEREAS, the Company, in its capacity as the sole shareholder of Merger Sub, has approved this Agreement, the other Transaction Agreements to which Merger Sub is a party and the Transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including the Merger, in accordance with applicable Law, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement.
WHEREAS, prior to the Closing, the Company shall, subject to obtaining the Company Shareholder Approval, adopt the amended and restated articles of association of the Company in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “A&R AoA”).
WHEREAS, prior to the Closing, the Company shall adopt the modifications to the incentive equity plan in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Incentive Equity Plan Modifications”) and adopt an employee stock purchase plan in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (the “ESPP”).
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WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Sponsor, the Company and SPAC have entered into the transaction support agreement attached hereto as Exhibit D (the “Sponsor Support Agreement”).
WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, each of the Company Shareholders listed on Annex A attached hereto (collectively, the “Supporting Company Shareholders”) have entered into a transaction support agreement, each attached hereto as Exhibit E (the “Company Shareholder Support Agreements”).
WHEREAS, prior to the Closing, (i) the Company shall amend and restate its Amended Investors’ Rights Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F-1 (the “Amended IRA”), and (ii) the the Sponsor shall enter into a joinder to the Amended IRA in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F-2 (the “Joinder”), each to be effective as of the Closing.
WHEREAS, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, it is intended that the Merger qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code to which each of SPAC, the Company, and Merger Sub are parties under Section 368(b) of the Code, and this Agreement is intended to constitute a “plan of reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations.
WHEREAS, on or prior to the date hereof, the Company has obtained commitments from certain investors (the “PIPE Investors”) for a private placement of shares of Company Ordinary Shares (as defined herein) pursuant to the terms of the subscription agreements (as amended or otherwise modified from time to time, collectively, the “PIPE Agreements”), in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit G, such transactions to be consummated substantially concurrently with the Closing, in accordance with the terms of the PIPE Agreements (the “PIPE Financing”).
WHEREAS, the board of directors of SPAC has unanimously (i) determined that it is in the best interests of SPAC and the shareholders of SPAC, and declared it advisable, to enter into this Agreement, (ii) approved this Agreement and the Transactions, including the Merger, on the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, and (iii) adopted a resolution recommending to its shareholders the approval of the SPAC Transaction Proposals (as defined herein) (the “SPAC Board Recommendation”).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the respective representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth in this Agreement, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
Article I
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01 Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following capitalized terms have the following meanings:
“Action” means any action, claim, suit, audit, arbitration or legal, judicial or administrative proceeding (whether at law or in equity) by or before any Governmental Authority.
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified Person, through one or more intermediaries or otherwise. The term “control” means the ownership of a majority of the voting securities of the applicable Person or the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of the applicable Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and the terms “controlled” and “controlling” have meanings correlative thereto.
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“Aggregate Transaction Proceeds” means an amount equal to (a) the aggregate amount of freely usable cash proceeds available for release to SPAC from the Trust Account in connection with the Transactions (after giving effect to all of the SPAC Shareholder Redemptions, and the payment of the deferred underwriting fees of SPAC in connection with the consummation of the Transactions) plus (b) the aggregate amount of cash proceeds that have been funded to, or that will be funded substantially concurrently with the occurrence of the Closing (solely to the extent actually funded) pursuant to the PIPE Agreements.
“Anti-Corruption Laws” means the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (“FCPA”), the UK Bribery Act 2010, Sub-chapter 5 of Chapter 9 of Part B of the Israeli Penal Law, 1977, the Israeli Prohibition on Money Laundering Law (Bribery Transactions), 2000, and any other applicable anti-bribery, anti-corruption or anti-money laundering Laws.
“Business Combination” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the SPAC A&R Certificate of Incorporation.
“Business Day” means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York or Tel Aviv, Israel are authorized or required by Law to close.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
“Company Ordinary Share” means each ordinary share of the Company, with no par value.
“Company Shareholders” means, collectively, the holders of Company Ordinary Shares, Company Preferred A Shares and Company Preferred B Shares, as of any determination time prior to the Effective Time, as applicable.
“Company Shareholder Approval” means the vote of Company Shareholders required to approve the Company Transaction Proposals, as determined in accordance with applicable Law and the Organizational Documents of the Company.
“Company Transaction Proposals” means (i) the approval of the Share Split, (ii) approval of the A&R AoA, and (iii) the adoption and approval of each other proposal reasonably agreed to by SPAC and the Company as necessary or appropriate in connection with the consummation of the Transactions.
“Company Warrant” means each warrant representing the right to acquire Company Ordinary Shares, in the same form and on the same terms and conditions (including the same “warrant price” and number of Company Ordinary Shares subject to such warrant) as the applicable SPAC Warrant surrendered and exchanged for such warrant as a result of the Merger pursuant to Section 3.01(e).
“Competition Laws” means the Sherman Act of 1890, the Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914, the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, the Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914, EU Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 of 20 January 2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (the EU Merger Regulation) and all other Laws that are designed or intended to prohibit, restrict or regulate actions having the purpose or effect of monopolization, abuse of dominance or restraint of trade or lessening competition through merger or acquisition, including all antitrust, competition, merger control and unfair competition Laws.
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“Consent” means any approval, consent, clearance, waiver, exemption, waiting period expiration or termination, Governmental Order or other authorization issued by or obtained from any Governmental Authority.
“Contracts” means any legally binding contracts, agreements, licenses, subcontracts, leases, subleases and other commitment (excluding purchase orders entered into in the ordinary course of business).
“COVID-19” means SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19, and any evolutions thereof or any other epidemics, pandemics or disease outbreaks.
“COVID-19 Measures” means any quarantine, “shelter in place,” “stay at home,” workforce reduction, social distancing, shut down, closure, sequester or any other Law, directive, guidelines or recommendations by any Governmental Authority (including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the World Health Organization or an industry group) in relation to, arising out of, in connection with or in response to an epidemic, pandemic or disease outbreak (including COVID-19), or any change in such Law, directive, guideline, recommendation or interpretation thereof.
“Environmental Laws” means any and all applicable Laws relating to pollution, protection of the environment (including natural resources), the use, storage, emission, distribution, transport, handling, disposal or release of, or exposure of any Person to, Hazardous Materials, or to the extent related to exposure to Hazardous Materials, public or worker health and safety.
“Equity Securities” means, with respect to any Person, (i) any shares of capital or capital stock, partnership, membership, joint venture or similar interest, or other voting securities of, or other ownership interest in, such Person, (ii) any securities of such Person convertible into or exchangeable for cash or shares of capital or capital stock or other voting securities of, or other ownership interests in, such Person, (iii) any warrants, calls, options or other rights to acquire from such Person, or other obligations of such Person to issue, any shares of capital or capital stock or other voting securities of, or other ownership interests in, or securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital or capital stock or other voting securities of, or other ownership interests in, such Person, and (iv) any restricted shares, stock appreciation rights, restricted units, performance units, contingent value rights, “phantom” stock or similar securities or rights issued by or with the approval of such Person that are derivative of, or provide economic benefits based, directly or indirectly, on the value or price of, any shares of capital or capital stock or other voting securities of, other ownership interests in, or any business, products or assets of, such Person.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
“Existing AoA” means the amended and restated articles of association of the Company, last amended on April 16, 2020.
“Fraud” means with respect to a Person, actual common law fraud with respect to the making of the express representations and warranties by such Person in Article IV or Article V, as applicable; provided, however, that such fraud of a Person shall only be deemed to exist if such Person had actual knowledge (and not imputed or constructive knowledge) at the time of making the applicable representations or warranties of a material misrepresentation with respect to the representations and warranties made by such Person in Article IV or Article V, as applicable, as qualified by the Schedules, and such material misrepresentation was made with the actual intention of deceiving another Party who is relying on such representation or warranty. For the avoidance of doubt, “Fraud” does not include any claim for equitable fraud, promissory fraud, unfair dealings fraud, or any torts (including a claim for fraud) based on negligence or recklessness.
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“GAAP” means United States generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied.
“Government Official” means any officer or employee of a Governmental Authority or any department, agency or instrumentality thereof, including state-owned entities, or of a public organization or any person acting in an official capacity for or on behalf of any such government, department, agency, or instrumentality or on behalf of any such public organization.
“Governmental Authority” means any federal, state, provincial, municipal, local or foreign government, governmental authority, regulatory or administrative agency, governmental commission, department, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, court, arbitral body (public or private) or tribunal.
“Governmental Order” means any order, judgment, injunction, decree, writ, ruling, stipulation, determination or award, in each case, entered by or with any Governmental Authority.
“Hazardous Material” means (i) any material, substance, chemical or waste, that is listed, regulated, or otherwise defined as “hazardous,” “toxic,” or “radioactive” or as a “pollutant” or “contaminant” (or words of similar intent or meaning) under Environmental Laws, and (ii) any radioactive substances, petroleum, petroleum by products, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, per and polyfluoroalkyl substances, flammable or explosive substances, or pesticides.
“IIA” means the Israel Innovation Authority, formerly known as the Office of the Chief Scientist of the State of Israel.
“Intellectual Property” means all intellectual property rights anywhere in the world, including all: (i) patents, patent applications and intellectual property rights in inventions (whether or not patentable), (ii) trademarks, service marks, trade names and trade dress, and all registrations, applications and renewals in connection therewith, (iii) copyrights and all registrations and applications in connection therewith, (iv) internet domain names, and (v) trade secrets, and any other intellectual property rights in know-how and confidential information.
“Israeli Income Tax Ordinance” means the Israeli Income Tax Ordinance (New Version), 5721-1961.
“ITA” means the Israel Tax Authority.
“IT Systems” means all software, computer systems, servers, networks, databases, computer hardware and equipment, information, record keeping, communications, telecommunications, interfaces, platforms, and peripherals that are owned or controlled by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and used in the conduct of their business.
“JOBS Act” means the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012.
“Knowledge” means, with respect to the Company and SPAC, the knowledge that each of the individuals listed on Schedule 1.01(a)(1) (with respect to the Company), or Schedule 1.01(a)(2) (with respect to SPAC), actually has as of the date of this Agreement, or the knowledge that any of them would have actually have following a reasonable inquiry with his or her direct reports conducted prior to the date of this Agreement; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, other than such reasonable inquiry with direct reports, no such individual will be under any express or implied duty to investigate.
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“Law” means any statute, act, code, law (including common law), ordinance, rule, regulation or Governmental Order, in each case, of any Governmental Authority.
“Lien” means any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, easement, or other lien of any kind (other than, in the case of a security, any restriction on transfer of such security arising under Securities Laws).
“Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) or the results of operations or financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries, in each case, taken as a whole; provided, however, that in no event would any of the following (or the effect of any of the following), alone or in combination, be deemed to constitute, or be taken into account in determining whether there has been or will be, a “Material Adverse Effect” on or in respect of the Company and its Subsidiaries (a) any change in Law, regulatory policies, accounting standards or principles (including GAAP) or any guidance relating thereto or interpretation thereof; (b) any change in interest rates or economic, political, business or financial market conditions generally (including any changes in credit, financial, commodities, securities or banking markets); (c) any change generally affecting any of the industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate or the economy as a whole; (d) any epidemic, pandemic or disease outbreak (including COVID-19), or any Law, directive, guidelines or recommendations issued by a Governmental Authority, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the World Health Organization, any other Governmental Authority or industry group providing for business closures, “sheltering-in-place,” curfews or other restrictions that relate to, or arise out of, an epidemic, pandemic or disease outbreak (including COVID-19), or any change in such Law, directive, guidelines, recommendations or interpretation thereof; (e) the announcement or the execution of this Agreement, the pendency of the Transactions, or the performance of this Agreement, including, with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries, losses or threatened losses of employees, customers, suppliers, vendors, distributors or others having relationships with the Company and its Subsidiaries; (f) any action taken or not taken at the request of SPAC; (g) any change in budgets, planning, priorities or policies of any Governmental Authority; (h) any weather conditions, earthquake, hurricane, tsunami, tornado, flood, mudslide, wild fire or other natural disaster, act of God or other force majeure event; (i) any acts of terrorism, sabotage, war, riot, the outbreak or escalation of hostilities, or change in geopolitical conditions; (j) with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries any failure of the Company or its Subsidiaries to meet, with respect to any period or periods, any internal or industry analyst projections, forecasts, estimates, expected milestones or business plans (provided, however, that this clause (j) shall not prevent a determination that any change or effect underlying such failure to meet projections or forecasts has resulted in a Material Adverse Effect (to the extent such change or effect is not otherwise excluded from this definition of Material Adverse Effect)); or (k) any action taken by SPAC or its Affiliates; except, in the case of clauses (b) or (c) above, to the extent that any such change, event or effect has a materially disproportionate and adverse effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries relative to other similarly situated businesses in the industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate.
“NASDAQ” means the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations.
“NIS” means New Israeli Shekels.
“Organizational Documents” means, with respect to any Person that is not an individual, the articles or certificate of incorporation or organization, bylaws, memorandum and articles of association, limited partnership agreement, partnership agreement, limited liability company agreement, shareholders agreement and other similar organizational documents of such Person.
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“Owned Intellectual Property” means all Intellectual Property that is owned by the Company or its Subsidiaries.
“PCAOB” means the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
“Permitted Liens” means (i) statutory or common law Liens of mechanics, materialmen, warehousemen, landlords, carriers, repairmen, construction contractors and other similar Liens that arise in the ordinary course of business, that relate to amounts not yet delinquent or that are being contested in good faith through appropriate Actions or that may thereafter be paid without penalty to the extent appropriate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP, (ii) Liens arising under original purchase price conditional sales contracts and equipment leases with third parties entered into in the ordinary course of business, (iii) Liens for Taxes not yet delinquent or which are being contested in good faith through appropriate Actions for which appropriate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP, (iv) leases, subleases and similar agreements with respect to the Leased Company Real Property, (v) Liens, defects or imperfections on title, encumbrances and restrictions on real property (including easements, covenants, rights of way and similar restrictions of record) that (A) are matters of record, (B) would be discovered by a current, accurate survey or physical inspection of such real property or (C) do not materially interfere with the present uses of such real property, (vi) Liens that are not material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (vii) non-exclusive licenses of Intellectual Property entered into in the ordinary course of business, (viii) Liens that secure obligations that are reflected as liabilities on the Most Recent Balance Sheet (which such Liens are referenced, or the existence of which such Liens is referred to, in the notes to Most Recent Balance Sheet), (ix) Liens securing any indebtedness of the Company or its Subsidiaries (including pursuant to existing credit facilities), (x) Liens arising under applicable Securities Laws, (xi) with respect to an entity, Liens arising under the Organizational Documents of such entity, and (xii) Liens described on Schedule 1.01(b).
“Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, joint stock company, Governmental Authority or other entity of any kind.
“Registration Statement” means the Registration Statement on Form F-4, or other appropriate form, including any pre-effective or post-effective amendments or supplements thereto, to be filed with the SEC by the Company under the Securities Act with respect to the Company Ordinary Shares that constitute the SPAC Shares Merger Consideration and the Company Warrants that constitute the SPAC Warrant Merger Consideration.
“Representative” means, as to any Person, any of the officers, directors, managers, employees, counsel, accountants, financial advisors, and consultants of such Person.
“Sanctioned Country” means any country or region that is the subject or target of a country-wide or territory-wide embargo under Sanctions Laws (as of the date of this Agreement, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, and the Crimea region of Ukraine).
“Sanctioned Person” means any individual or entity that is the subject or target of Sanctions Laws, including: (i) any Person listed on any list of designated Persons maintained by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) or other U.S. or non-U.S. Governmental Authority under Sanctions Laws; or (ii) any Person organized, resident in, or operating from a Sanctioned Country.
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“Sanctions Laws” means all applicable U.S. and non-U.S. Laws relating to economic or trade sanctions, including the Laws administered or enforced by the United States (including by OFAC or the U.S. Department of State), the United Nations Security Council, and the European Union.
“Schedules” means the disclosure schedules of the Company or SPAC, as applicable.
“SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933.
“Securities Laws” means the securities Laws of any state, federal or foreign entity and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (including the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the Israeli Securities Law, 1968, and the rules and regulations thereunder).
“SPAC A&R Certificate of Incorporation” means the SPAC’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, dated as of January 14, 2021.
“SPAC Class A Share” means each share of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of SPAC (including SPAC Class A Shares issued upon the SPAC Class B Conversion).
“SPAC Class B Share” means each share of Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of SPAC.
“SPAC Expenses” means all out-of-pocket expenses (including all fees and expenses of counsel, accountants, investment bankers, financial advisors, financing sources, experts and consultants to SPAC or any of its Affiliates) incurred by SPAC or on its behalf in connection with or related to the authorization, preparation, negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement or any ancillary documents related hereto and all other matters related to the consummation of this Agreement, including any and all deferred expenses (including fees or commissions payable to the underwriters and any legal fees) of its initial public offering upon consummation of a Business Combination and any expenses in connection with an Extension.
“SPAC Organizational Documents” means the Organizational Documents of SPAC, as amended and/or restated (where applicable).
“SPAC Shareholder Approval” means the vote of the holders of SPAC Shares required to approve the SPAC Transaction Proposals, as determined in accordance with applicable Law and the SPAC A&R Certificate of Incorporation.
“SPAC Shareholder Redemption” means the right of the holders of SPAC Shares to redeem all or a portion of their SPAC Shares (in connection with the Transactions or otherwise) as set forth in the SPAC Organizational Documents and the Trust Agreement.
“SPAC Shareholders” means any holder of SPAC Shares.
“SPAC Shares” means the SPAC Class A Shares and the SPAC Class B Shares.
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“SPAC Transaction Proposals” means (i) the adoption of this Agreement and approval of the Transactions, including the authorization of the Merger, (ii) the adoption and approval of each other proposal reasonably agreed to by SPAC and the Company as necessary or appropriate in connection with the consummation of the Transactions (including any proposal to alter the authorized share capital of SPAC to match the authorized share capital of Merger Sub), (iii) the adoption and approval of a proposal for the adjournment of the SPAC Special Meeting, if necessary, to permit further solicitation of proxies because there are not sufficient votes to approve and adopt any of the foregoing, and (iv) the adoption and approval of each other proposal that the SEC (or its staff members) indicates is necessary in its comments to the Proxy Statement or in correspondence related thereto.
“SPAC Warrant” means each warrant to purchase one share of SPAC Class A Share at an exercise price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment in accordance with the Warrant Agreement.
“Split Factor” means a number resulting from dividing (i) $600,000,000 by (ii) the product of (x) 9.05292 and (y) 10.
“Sponsor” means Healthcare Capital Sponsor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
“Subsidiary” means, with respect to a Person, any corporation or other organization (including a limited liability company or a partnership), whether incorporated or unincorporated, of which such Person directly or indirectly owns or controls a majority of the Equity Securities having by their terms ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or others performing similar functions with respect to such corporation or other organization or any organization of which such Person or any of its Subsidiaries is, directly or indirectly, a general partner or managing member.
“Tax” means any federal, state, provincial, territorial, local, foreign and other net income tax, alternative or add-on minimum tax, withholding, franchise tax, gross income, adjusted gross income or gross receipts tax, employment related tax (including employee withholding or employer payroll tax, including social security, national health insurance and wage tax) ad valorem, transfer, franchise, license, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, personal property, real property, escheat or unclaimed property, capital stock, profits, disability, registration, value added, estimated, customs duties, and sales or use tax, or other tax or like assessment or charge, in each case imposed by any Governmental Authority, together with any interest, indexation, penalty, addition to tax or additional amount imposed with respect thereto (or in lieu thereof) by a Governmental Authority.
“Tax Return” means any return, report, statement, refund, claim, declaration, information return, statement, estimate or other document filed or required to be filed with a Governmental Authority in respect of Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto and including any amendments thereof.
“Trade Control Laws” means all applicable laws and regulations relating to the export, reexport, transfer, import of products, software or technology.
“Transaction Agreements” means this Agreement, the Sponsor Support Agreement, the PIPE Agreements, the Amended IRA, the Joinder, the Company Shareholder Support Agreements and all the agreements, documents, instruments and certificates entered into in connection herewith or therewith and any and all exhibits and schedules thereto.
“Treasury Regulations” means the regulations promulgated under the Code.
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“Trust Agreement” means that certain Investment Management Trust Agreement between SPAC and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (as trustee) (the “Trustee”), dated as of January 14, 2021.
“Valid Certificate” means, in respect of a payor, a valid certificate or ruling issued by the ITA in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Company and the Exchange Agent: (a) exempting such payor from the duty to withhold Israeli Taxes with respect to the applicable payment, (b) determining the applicable rate of Israeli Taxes to be withheld from the applicable payment or (c) providing any other instructions regarding the payment or withholding with respect to the applicable payment.
“Warrant Agreement” means that certain Warrant Agreement between SPAC and the Trustee, dated as of January 14, 2021.
Section 1.02 Construction.
(a) Unless the context of this Agreement otherwise requires, (i) words of any gender include each other gender, (ii) words using the singular or plural number also include the plural or singular number, respectively, (iii) the terms “hereof,” “herein,” “hereby,” “hereto” and derivative or similar words refer to this entire Agreement, (iv) the terms “Article”, “Section”, “Schedule”, “Exhibit” and “Annex” refer to the specified Article, Section, Schedule, Exhibit or Annex of or to this Agreement unless otherwise specified, (v) the word “including” shall mean “including without limitation,” (vi) the word “or” shall be disjunctive but not exclusive and have the meaning represented by the term “and/or”, and (vii) the phrase “to the extent” means the degree to which a subject matter or other thing extends, and such phrase shall not mean simply “if”.
(b) Unless the context of this Agreement otherwise requires, references to Contracts shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments and other modifications thereto (subject to any restrictions on amendments or modifications set forth in this Agreement).
(c) Unless the context of this Agreement otherwise requires, references to statutes shall include all regulations promulgated thereunder and references to Laws shall be construed as including all Laws consolidating, amending or replacing the Law.
(d) The language used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be the language chosen by the Parties to express their mutual intent and no rule of strict construction shall be applied against any Party.
(e) Whenever this Agreement refers to a number of days, such number shall refer to calendar days unless Business Days are specified. If any action is to be taken or given on or by a particular calendar day, and such calendar day is not a Business Day, then such action may be deferred until the next Business Day.
(f) The phrases “provided to SPAC,” “delivered to SPAC”, “furnished to SPAC,” “made available to SPAC” and phrases of similar import when used herein, unless the context otherwise requires, means that a copy of the information or material referred to has been made available to SPAC no later than 11:59 p.m. (Israel time) on the day prior to the date of this Agreement (i) in the virtual “data room” maintained by Intralinks that has been set up by the Company in connection with this Agreement or (ii) by delivery to such Party or its legal counsel via electronic mail or hard copy form.
(g) References to “$” or “dollar” or “US$” shall be references to United States dollars.
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Section 1.03 Table of Defined Terms
Term | Section | |
“5% Payee” | Section 3.04(b) | |
“A&R AoA” | Recitals | |
“Agreement” | Preamble | |
“Alternative Transaction Proposal” | Section 8.03 | |
“Amended IRA” | Recitals | |
“CBA” | Section 4.12(a)(vii) | |
“Closing” | Section 3.02(a) | |
“Closing Date” | Section 3.02(a) | |
“Company” | Preamble | |
“Company Board Recommendation” | Section 8.02(c) | |
“Company Employees” | Section 4.13(a) | |
“Company Meeting Change” | Section 8.02(c) | |
“Company Ordinary Share” | Section 4.06(a) | |
“Company Ordinary Share Conversion” | Section 2.01 | |
“Company Preferred A Share” | Section 4.06(a) | |
“Company Preferred B Share” | Section 4.06(a) | |
“Company Permits” | Section 4.11 | |
“Company Shareholder Support Agreement” | Recitals | |
“Company Special Meeting” | Section 8.02(c) | |
“Confidentiality Agreement” | Section 11.09 | |
“D&O Indemnitees” | Section 7.01(a) | |
“D&O Tail” | Section 7.01(b) | |
“Designated Person” | Section 11.17(a) | |
“DGCL” | Recitals | |
“Effective Time” | Section 2.03 | |
“Enforceability Exceptions” | Section 4.03 | |
“ERISA” | Section 4.13(a) | |
“ESPP” | Recitals | |
“Exchange Agent” | Section 3.03(a) | |
“Exchange Agent Agreement” | Section 3.03(a) | |
“Excluded Share” | Section 3.01(e) | |
“Excluded Warrant” | Section 3.01(e) | |
“Existing D&O Arrangements” | Section 7.01(a) | |
“Existing Representation” | Section 11.17(a) | |
“Federal Securities Laws” | Section 5.08(a) | |
“Financial Statements” | Section 4.08(a) | |
“Foreign Plan” | Section 4.13(d)(iii) | |
“Incentive Equity Plan Modifications” | Recitals | |
“Intended Tax Treatment” | Section 8.04(a) | |
“Interim Period” | Section 6.01 | |
“Joinder” | Recitals | |
“Leased Company Real Property” | Section 4.17(b) | |
“Leases” | Section 4.17(b) | |
“Merger” | Recitals | |
“Merger Consideration” | Section 3.01(a) | |
“Merger Sub” | Preamble | |
“Merger Sub Shares” | Section 3.01(d) |
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Term | Section | |
“Most Recent Balance Sheet” | Section 4.08(a) | |
“Non-Recourse” | Section 11.14 | |
“Party” | Preamble | |
“Payee” | Section 3.04(b) | |
“Payor” | Section 3.04(a) | |
“PIPE Agreement” | Recitals | |
“PIPE Financing” | Recitals | |
“PIPE Financing Amount” | Recitals | |
“PIPE Investors” | Recitals | |
“Plan of Merger” | Section 2.03 | |
“Post-Closing Group” | Section 11.17(a) | |
“Post-Closing Matters” | Section 11.17(a) | |
“Post-Closing Representations” | Section 11.17(a) | |
“Pre-Closing Designated Persons” | Section 11.17(b) | |
“Pre-Closing Privileges” | Section 11.17(b) | |
“Prior Counsel” | Section 11.17(a) | |
“Proxy Statement” | Section 8.02(a)(i) | |
“Proxy Statement/Prospectus” | Section 8.01(a)(i) | |
“Recapitalization” | Section 2.01 | |
“Registered Intellectual Property” | Section 4.18(c) | |
“Sarbanes-Oxley Act” | Section 5.08(a) | |
“SEC Reports” | Section 5.08(a) | |
“Section 14 Arrangement” | Section 4.13(d) | |
“Selling Shareholder” | Section 2.01(b) | |
“Share Split” | Section 2.01 | |
“SPAC” | Preamble | |
“SPAC Board Recommendation” | Recitals | |
“SPAC Class B Conversion” | Section 3.01(a) | |
“SPAC Group” | Section 11.17(a) | |
“SPAC Meeting Change” | Section 8.02(b) | |
“SPAC Permits” | Section 5.09 | |
“SPAC Related Party” | Section 5.15 | |
“SPAC Shares Merger Consideration” | Section 3.01(a) | |
“SPAC Special Meeting” | Section 8.02(a)(i) | |
“SPAC Warrant Merger Consideration” | Section 3.01(a) | |
“Specified Contracts” | Section 4.12(a) | |
“Specified Representations” | Section 9.02(a) | |
“Sponsor Support Agreement” | Recitals | |
“Supporting Company Shareholders” | Recitals | |
“Surviving Company” | Recitals | |
“Termination Date” | Section 10.01(c) | |
“Trade Controls” | Section 4.22(a) | |
“Transaction Filings” | Section 8.02(a)(i) | |
“Transaction Litigation” | Section 8.01(d) | |
“Transactions” | Recitals | |
“Transfer Taxes” | Section 8.04(b) | |
“Trust Account” | Section 6.03 | |
“Withholding Drop Date” | Section 3.04(b) | |
“Withholding Ruling” | Section 3.04(b) |
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Article
II
pre-closing transactions; THE MERGER
Section 2.01 Pre-Closing Transactions. On the Closing Date, subject to obtaining the Company Shareholder Approval, immediately prior to the Effective Time and prior to the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by the PIPE Agreements, the following actions shall take place or be effected (in the order set forth in this Section 2.01): (i) each Company Preferred A Share and Company Preferred B Share that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be automatically converted into such number of Company Ordinary Shares as determined in accordance with the Existing AoA; (ii) the A&R AoA shall be adopted and become effective; (iii) each Company Ordinary Share that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be split into such number of Company Ordinary Shares equal to the Split Factor (the “Share Split”); provided that no fraction of a Company Ordinary Share will be issued by virtue of the Share Split, and each Company Shareholder that would otherwise be so entitled to a fraction of a Company Ordinary Share (after aggregating all fractional Company Ordinary Shares that otherwise would be received by such Company Shareholder) shall instead be entitled to receive such number of Company Ordinary Shares to which such Company Shareholder would otherwise be entitled, rounded to the nearest whole number; and (iv) any outstanding options and warrants of the Company issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be adjusted immediately upon the Share Split to give effect to the foregoing transactions, provided that to the extent such adjustment would result in (x) a fraction of share being subject to any outstanding stock option or warrant, such share shall be rounded to the nearest whole share or (y) the exercise price of an option being a fraction of a cent, the exercise price will be rounded to the nearest whole cent (clauses (i) through (iv), the “Recapitalization”). Subject to and without limiting anything contained in Section 6.01, the Split Factor shall be adjusted to reflect appropriately the effect of any share split, split-up, reverse share split, share dividend or share distribution (including any dividend or distribution of securities convertible into Equity Securities of the Company, as applicable), reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, combination, exchange of shares or other like change (in each case, other than the Recapitalization) with respect to Equity Securities of the Company occurring on or after the date hereof and prior to the Closing. For reference purposes only, an illustrative calculation of the Share Split (and Split Factor) is set forth on Exhibit H hereto.
Section 2.02 The Merger. At the Effective Time, on the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the DGCL, Merger Sub and SPAC shall consummate the Merger, pursuant to which Merger Sub shall be merged with and into SPAC, following which the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub shall cease and SPAC shall continue as the Surviving Company after the Merger and as a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.
Section 2.03 Effective Time. On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, on the Closing Date, following the consummation of the Recapitalization, SPAC and Merger Sub shall cause the Merger to be consummated by filing the certificate of merger in substantially the form attached as Exhibit I hereto (the “Certificate of Merger”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in accordance with the applicable provisions of the DGCL. The Merger shall become effective at the time of the filing of the Certificate of Merger, or such later time as may be agreed by the Company and SPAC and specified in the Certificate of Merger (the “Effective Time”).
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Section 2.04 Effect of the Merger. The effect of the Merger shall be as provided in this Agreement, the Certificate of Merger and the applicable provisions of the DGCL. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Effective Time, all the property, rights, privileges, agreements, powers and franchises, debts, liabilities, duties and obligations of Merger Sub and SPAC shall become the property, rights, privileges, agreements, powers and franchises, debts, liabilities, duties and obligations of the Surviving Company, which shall include the assumption by the Surviving Company of any and all agreements, covenants, duties and obligations of Merger Sub and SPAC set forth in this Agreement to be performed after the Effective Time.
Section 2.05 Governing Documents. At the Effective Time, the SPAC Certificate of Incorporation shall be amended and restated in its entirety to read the same as the certificate of incorporation of Merger Sub, and the bylaws of the SPAC shall be amended and restated in their entirety to read the same as the bylaws of Merger Sub, in each case, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, except all references to the name of the Merger Sub shall be replaced by the name of the Surviving Company, until, thereafter changed or amended as provided therein or by applicable Law.
Section 2.06 Directors and Officers of the Surviving Company. At the Effective Time, the directors and officers of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the initial directors and officers of the Surviving Company, each to hold office in accordance with the Organizational Documents of the Surviving Company until such director’s or officer’s successor is duly elected or appointed and qualified, or until the earlier of their death, resignation or removal.
Section 2.07 Further Assurances. If, at any time after the Effective Time, any further action is necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement and to vest the Surviving Company following the Merger with full right, title and possession to all assets, property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the Company and Merger Sub, the applicable directors, officers and members of the Company and Merger Sub (or their designees) are fully authorized in the name of their respective corporations or otherwise to take, and shall take, all such lawful and necessary action, so long as such action is not inconsistent with this Agreement.
Article
III
THE MERGER; CLOSING
Section 3.01 Effect of Merger on Securities of SPAC and Merger Sub. On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, at the Closing, by virtue of the Merger and without any further action on the part of any Party or any other Person, the following shall occur:
(a) Immediately prior to the Effective Time, each SPAC Class B Share shall be automatically converted into one SPAC Class A Share in accordance with the terms of the SPAC A&R Certificate of Incorporation (such automatic conversion, the “SPAC Class B Conversion”) and each SPAC Class B Share shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be canceled and shall cease to exist, and each former holder of SPAC Class B Shares shall thereafter cease to have any rights with respect to such securities.
(b) Each SPAC Class A Share issued and outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than any Excluded Shares) including following the SPAC Class B Conversion (i) shall be converted automatically into, and the holder of such SPAC Class A Share shall be entitled to receive from the Exchange Agent, for each such SPAC Class A Share, one Company Ordinary Share (for the avoidance of doubt, after giving effect to the Recapitalization) (the “SPAC Shares Merger Consideration”), and (ii) shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be canceled and shall cease to exist by virtue of the Merger and each former holder of SPAC Class A Shares shall thereafter cease to have any rights with respect to such securities, except as expressly provided herein.
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(c) Each SPAC Warrant issued and outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than any Excluded Warrants) (i) shall be converted automatically into, and the holder of such SPAC Warrant shall be entitled to receive from the Exchange Agent, for each such SPAC Warrant, one Company Warrant (the “SPAC Warrant Merger Consideration”, and together with the SPAC Shares Merger Consideration, the “Merger Consideration”), and (ii) shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be canceled and shall cease to exist by virtue of the Merger and each former holder of SPAC Warrants shall thereafter cease to have any rights with respect to such securities, except as expressly provided herein.
(d) Each share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Merger Sub (the “Merger Sub Shares”) that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall automatically convert into one share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Surviving Company. The common stock of the Surviving Company shall have the same rights, powers and privileges as the shares so converted and shall constitute the only issued and outstanding share capital of the Surviving Company.
(e) Each SPAC Share held in SPAC’s treasury or owned by the Company or Merger Sub or any other wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company or SPAC immediately prior to the Effective Time (each, an “Excluded Share”), and each SPAC Warrant held in SPAC’s treasury or owned by the Company or Merger Sub or any other wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company or SPAC immediately prior to the Effective Time (each, an “Excluded Warrant”), shall be cancelled and shall cease to exist, and no consideration shall be paid or payable with respect thereto.
Section 3.02 Closing. On the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, the consummation of the Merger (the “Closing”) shall take place at the offices of Latham & Watkins LLP, 885 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10022 or electronically by the mutual exchange of electronic signatures (including portable document format (“pdf”)) on the date that is two Business Days following the date on which all conditions set forth in Article IX have been satisfied or waived (other than those conditions that by their terms or nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of such conditions at the Closing), or at such other place, time or date as SPAC and the Company may mutually agree in writing. The date on which the Closing occurs is referred to herein as the “Closing Date.”
Section 3.03 Delivery.
(a) Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall appoint a Person authorized to act as exchange agent in connection with the transactions contemplated by Section 3.01, which Person shall be selected by the Company and be reasonably acceptable to SPAC (provided that Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC shall be deemed to be reasonably acceptable to SPAC) (the “Exchange Agent”) and enter into an exchange agent agreement reasonably acceptable to the Company and SPAC with the Exchange Agent (the “Exchange Agent Agreement”) for the purpose of exchanging, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, (i) each SPAC Class A Share on the register of shareholders of SPAC as of immediately prior to the Effective Time for the SPAC Shares Merger Consideration issuable in respect of such SPAC Class A Shares and (ii) each SPAC Warrant on the register of warrants of SPAC as of immediately prior to the Effective Time for the SPAC Warrant Merger Consideration issuable in respect of such SPAC Warrants. At least two Business Days prior to the Closing, the Company and SPAC shall direct the Exchange Agent to, at the Effective Time, exchange each such SPAC Class A Share and SPAC Warrant for the applicable Merger Consideration pursuant to the Exchange Agent Agreement and perform the Exchange Agent’s other obligations thereunder.
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(b) All Company Ordinary Shares delivered upon the exchange of SPAC Class A Shares in accordance with the terms of this Article III shall be deemed to have been exchanged in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to the securities represented by such SPAC Class A Shares and there shall be no further registration of transfers on the register of shareholders of SPAC of the SPAC Class A Shares. From and after the Effective Time, holders of SPAC Class A Shares shall cease to have any rights as shareholders of SPAC, except the right to receive Company Ordinary Shares in exchange therefor, as provided in this Agreement. All Company Warrants delivered upon the exchange of SPAC Warrants in accordance with the terms of this Article III shall be deemed to have been exchanged in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to the securities represented by such SPAC Warrants and there shall be no further registration of transfers on the register of warrant holders of SPAC of the SPAC Warrants. From and after the Effective Time, holders of SPAC Warrants shall cease to have any rights as warrant holders of SPAC, except the right to receive Company Warrants in exchange therefor, as provided in this Agreement.
(c) No interest will be paid or accrued on the Merger Consideration to be issued pursuant to this Article III (or any portion thereof). From and after the Effective Time, until surrendered or transferred, as applicable, in accordance with this Section 3.03, each SPAC Class A Share shall solely represent the right to receive the SPAC Shares Merger Consideration to which such SPAC Class A Share is entitled to receive pursuant to this Agreement, and each SPAC Warrant shall solely represent the right to receive the SPAC Warrant Merger Consideration to which such SPAC Warrant entitled to receive pursuant to this Agreement.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, none of the Parties or the Surviving Company or the Exchange Agent shall be liable to any Person for any amount properly paid to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar applicable Law. Any portion of the Merger Consideration remaining unclaimed by SPAC Shareholders or holders of SPAC Warrants immediately prior to such time when the amounts would otherwise escheat to, or become property of, any Governmental Authority shall become, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, the property of the Company free and clear of any claims or interest of any Person previously entitled thereto.
Section 3.04 Withholding Rights.
(a) Each of the Company, Merger Sub, the Exchange Agent and each of their respective Affiliates and any other Person making a payment under this Agreement (each, a “Payor”) shall be entitled to deduct and withhold (or cause to be deducted and withheld) from any consideration payable or issued pursuant to this Agreement such amounts as are required to be deducted and withheld under applicable Tax Law. To the extent that amounts are so withheld and timely remitted to the applicable Governmental Authority, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Person in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made. The Parties shall cooperate in good faith to eliminate or reduce any such deduction or withholding (including through the request and provision of any statements, forms or other documents to reduce or eliminate any such deduction or withholding).
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(b) With respect to Israeli Taxes, as soon as reasonably practicable after the execution of this Agreement, the Company will cause its Israeli advisors, in coordination with the SPAC and its Israeli counsel and subject to its written confirmation, to prepare and file with the ITA an application for a ruling, requesting (i) the exemption of each Payor and its respective agents from any obligation to withhold Israeli Tax from any consideration payable, issued or otherwise deliverable to the holders of SPAC Class A Shares and SPAC Warrants (each, a “Payee”) pursuant to this Agreement or clarifying that no such obligation exists, or (ii) instructing the Payor and its agents as to the amount and from of such withholding Tax to be withheld from such consideration (the “Withholding Ruling”). If the Withholding Ruling is obtained by the Closing Date, then the Payor shall comply with the provisions of the Withholding Ruling; provided, however, that if the Withholding Ruling is not obtained for any reason whatsoever prior to the Closing Date, the Closing will not be delayed, postponed or otherwise effected. Each Payor shall be entitled to deduct and withhold (or cause to be deducted and withheld) from any amount payable or issued pursuant to this Agreement to a Payee who holds 5% or more in the SPAC share capital (on an issued and fully diluted basis) immediately prior to the Closing (each, a “5% Payee”). The consideration payable or issued to each 5% Payee shall be retained by the Exchange Agent for the benefit of each such 5% Payee for a period of up to 180 days from the Closing Date (which may be extended as the parties agree in good faith) or as otherwise requested in writing by the ITA (the “Withholding Drop Date”) (during which time (i) no Payor shall make any payments to any 5% Payee or withhold any amounts for Israeli Taxes from the payments deliverable pursuant to this Agreement, except as provided below and during which time each 5% Payee may obtain a Valid Certificate and (ii) a Payee may order the Exchange Agent to sell such Payee’s retained Company Ordinary Shares and Company Warrants, or a portion thereof). If a 5% Payee delivers, no later than three Business Days prior to the Withholding Drop Date, a Valid Certificate to the Payor, then the deduction and withholding of any Israeli Taxes shall be made only in accordance with the provisions of such Valid Certificate, and the balance of the consideration that is not withheld shall be transferred to such 5% Payee concurrently therewith subject to any non-Israeli withholding which is applicable to the payment (if any). If any 5% Payee (i) fails to provide the Payor with a Valid Certificate at least three Business Days prior to the Withholding Drop Date, or (ii) submits a written request to the Exchange Agent to release its portion of the consideration prior to the Withholding Drop Date and fails to submit a Valid Certificate at or before such time, then the amount to be withheld from such Payee’s portion of the consideration shall be calculated according to the applicable withholding rate in accordance with Applicable Law.
(c) To the extent that the Exchange Agent is obliged to withhold Israeli Taxes, the Payee shall provide the Exchange Agent with the amount due with regards to such Israeli Taxes prior to the release of the consideration to the Payee. In the event that the Payee fails to provide the Exchange Agent with the full amount necessary to satisfy such Israeli Taxes no later than three Business Days before the Withholding Drop Date, the Exchange Agent shall be entitled to sell the Payee’s retained Company Ordinary Shares and Company Warrants to the extent necessary to satisfy the full amount due with regards to such Israeli Taxes.
(d) Any withholding made in NIS with respect to payments made hereunder in dollars shall be calculated based on a dollars-to-NIS exchange rate known on the date of the actual payment.
(e) Each Payee hereby shall be deemed, by virtue of the Merger, to have waived, released and absolutely and forever discharged the Payor from and against any and all claims for any losses in connection with the forfeiture or sale of any portion of the Company Ordinary Shares and Company Warrants otherwise deliverable to such Payee in compliance with the withholding requirements under this Section 3.04. To the extent that the Exchange Agent is unable, for whatever reason, to sell the applicable portion of Company Ordinary Shares and the Company Warrants required to finance applicable deduction or withholding requirements, then the Exchange Agent shall be entitled to hold all of the Company Ordinary Shares and Company Warrants otherwise deliverable to the applicable Payee until the earlier of: (i) the receipt of a Valid Certificate fully exempting the Exchange Agent from tax withholding or receipt of cash amount equal to the tax that should be withheld by the Exchange Agent; or (ii) such time when the Exchange Agent is able to sell the portion of such Company Ordinary Shares and Company Warrants otherwise deliverable to such Payee that is required to enable the Exchange Agent to comply with such applicable deduction or withholding requirements. Any costs or expenses incurred by the Exchange Agent in connection with such sale shall be borne by, and deducted from the payment to, the applicable Payee.
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Article
IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
Except as set forth in the Schedules to this Agreement delivered by the Company to SPAC, dated as of the date of this Agreement, the Company represents and warrants to SPAC as follows:
Section 4.01 Corporate Organization of the Company. The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a limited company under the Laws of the State of Israel and has the company power and authority to own, operate and lease its properties, rights and assets and to conduct its business as it is now being conducted. The Company has made available to SPAC true and correct copies of its Organizational Documents as in effect as of the date hereof. The Company is duly licensed or qualified and in good standing (where such concept is applicable) as a foreign entity in each jurisdiction in which the ownership of its property or the character of its activities is such as to require it to be so licensed or qualified, except where failure to be so licensed or qualified has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.02 Subsidiaries. The Subsidiaries of the Company (including Merger Sub), together with details of their respective jurisdiction of incorporation or organization, are set forth on Schedule 4.02. The Subsidiaries of the Company have been duly formed or organized, are validly existing under the laws of their jurisdiction of incorporation or organization and have the power and authority to own, operate and lease their respective properties, rights and assets and to conduct their business as it is now being conducted, except in each case as has not had, and would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect. Each Subsidiary of the Company is duly licensed or qualified as a foreign entity in each jurisdiction in which its ownership of property or the character of its activities is such as to require it to be so licensed or qualified, except where the failure to be so licensed or qualified has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.03 Due Authorization. Each of the Company and Merger Sub has the requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and each other Transaction Agreement to which it is or will be a party and (subject to the consents, approvals, authorizations and other requirements described in Section 4.04 or Section 4.05) to perform all obligations to be performed by it hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and such other Transaction Agreements and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by the board of directors of the Company and Merger Sub, and other than the consents, approvals, authorizations and other requirements described in Section 4.04 or Section 4.05 and the Company Shareholder Approval, no other corporate proceeding on the part of the Company or Merger Sub is necessary to authorize this Agreement or any other Transaction Agreements or the Company’s performance hereunder or thereunder. This Agreement has been, and each such other Transaction Agreement (when executed and delivered by the Company or Merger Sub, as applicable) will be, duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company or Merger Sub, as applicable, and, assuming due and valid authorization, execution and delivery by each other party hereto and thereto, this Agreement constitutes, and each such other Transaction Agreement will constitute, a valid and binding obligation of the Company or Merger Sub, as applicable, enforceable against the Company or Merger Sub, as applicable, in accordance with its terms, subject to (x) obtaining the Company Shareholder Approval and (y) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar Laws affecting or relating to creditors’ rights generally and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity, whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at Law (the “Enforceability Exceptions”).
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Section 4.04 No Conflict. Subject to the receipt of the consents, approvals, authorizations, and other requirements set forth in Section 4.05 and obtaining the Company Shareholder Approval, the execution, delivery and performance by each of the Company and Merger Sub of this Agreement and the Transaction Agreements to which each is a party and the consummation by each of the Company and Merger Sub of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not, (a) contravene or conflict with the Organizational Documents of the Company or Merger Sub, (b) contravene or conflict with or constitute a violation of any provision of any Law, Permit or Governmental Order binding upon or applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective assets or properties, (c) violate, conflict with, result in a breach of any provision of or the loss of any benefit under, constitute a default under, or result in the termination or acceleration of, or a right of termination, cancellation, modification, acceleration or amendment under, accelerate the performance required by, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any Specified Contract or (d) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset, property or Equity Security of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than any Permitted Liens), except in the case of each of clauses (c) through (d) as would not, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.05 Governmental Authorities; Consents. No notice to, action by, consent, approval, permit or authorization of, or designation, declaration or filing with, any Governmental Authority is required on the part of the Company or Merger Sub with respect to each of their execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements to which each is a party and the consummation by the Company or Merger Sub of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, except for (i) obtaining the consents of, or submitting notifications, filings, notices or other submissions to, the Governmental Authorities listed on Schedule 4.05, (ii) the filing (A) with the SEC of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and the declaration of the effectiveness thereof by the SEC and (B) any other documents or information required pursuant to applicable requirements, if any, of applicable Securities Laws, (iii) compliance with and filings or notifications required to be filed with the state securities regulators pursuant to “blue sky” Laws and state takeover Laws as may be required in connection with this Agreement, the other Transaction Agreements or the Transactions, (iv) the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in accordance with the DGCL, and (v) any actions, consents, approvals, permits or authorizations, designations, declarations or filings, the absence of which would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.06 Capitalization.
(a) As of the date of this Agreement, the authorized share capital of the Company is comprised of (i) 80,000,000 ordinary shares of the Company, with no par value (“Company Ordinary Shares”), (ii) 18,000,000 Series A preferred shares of the Company, with no par value (“Company Preferred A Shares”), and (iii) 10,000,000 Series B preferred shares of the Company, with no par value (“Company Preferred B Shares”). The number and class of securities (if applicable) of all of the issued and outstanding Equity Securities of the Company as of the date of this Agreement are set forth on Schedule 4.06(a). The issued and outstanding Equity Securities of the Company have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable and have not been issued in violation of preemptive or similar rights or applicable Law.
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(b) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.06(b), there are no outstanding equity appreciation, phantom stock, profit participation or similar rights with respect to the Equity Securities of, or other equity or voting interest in, the Company. Except as set forth in the Organizational Documents of the Company, (i) no Person is entitled to any preemptive or similar rights to subscribe for Equity Securities of the Company, (ii) there are no outstanding contractual obligations of the Company to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Equity Securities of the Company, and (iii) there are no outstanding bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of the Company having the right to vote (or convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities having the right to vote) on any matter for which the Company’s shareholders may vote.
(c) (i) There are no declared but unpaid dividends or distributions in respect of any Equity Securities of the Company and (ii) since the date of the Most Recent Balance Sheet through the date of this Agreement, the Company has not made, declared, set aside, established a record date for or paid any dividends.
Section 4.07 Capitalization of Subsidiaries.
(a) The issued and outstanding Equity Securities of each of the Company’s Subsidiaries have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable. All of the issued and outstanding Equity Securities of each Subsidiary of the Company are owned as set forth on Schedule 4.07(a), free and clear of any Liens (other than Permitted Liens) and have not been issued in violation of preemptive or similar rights.
(b) There are no outstanding equity appreciation, phantom stock, profit participation or similar rights with respect to the Equity Securities of, or other equity or voting interest in, any Subsidiary of the Company. No Person is entitled to any preemptive or similar rights to subscribe for Equity Securities of any Subsidiary of the Company. There are no outstanding contractual obligations of any Subsidiary of the Company to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Equity Securities of any Subsidiary of Company. There are no outstanding bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of any Subsidiary of the Company having the right to vote (or convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities having the right to vote) on any matter for which the shareholders of the Company’s Subsidiaries may vote.
(c) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.07(c), as of the date of this Agreement, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries owns any Equity Securities in any Person, other than shares publicly traded on a stock exchange held for cash management purposes.
Section 4.08 Financial Statements; Absence of Changes.
(a) Attached as Schedule 4.08 hereto are copies of the unaudited consolidated balance sheets of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2020 (the latter, the “Most Recent Balance Sheet”), and the related unaudited consolidated statements of operations, of changes in shareholders’ equity and of cash flows for the years then ended, together with the auditor’s reports thereon (together with, once available and delivered by the Company, the Additional Financial Statements (but only as of the time so available and delivered), the “Financial Statements”).
(b) Each of the Financial Statements (including the notes thereto) (i) was prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto) and (ii) present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the dates and for the periods indicated in such Financial Statements, and the results of their operations and cash flows for the periods then ended in conformity with GAAP.
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(c) The Company and its Subsidiaries have established and maintain systems of internal accounting controls. To the Knowledge of the Company, such systems are designed to provide, in all material respects, reasonable assurance that (i) all transactions are executed in accordance with management’s authorization and (ii) all transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of proper and accurate financial statements in accordance with GAAP and to maintain accountability for the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ assets.
(d) Since the date of the Most Recent Balance Sheet, through and including the date of this Agreement no Material Adverse Effect has occurred that is continuing.
(e) Since the date of the Most Recent Balance Sheet, through and including the date of this Agreement, except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, the other Transaction Agreements or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby or as required by applicable Law (including COVID-19 Measures) or as reasonably necessary in light of COVID-19, the Company and its Subsidiaries have carried on their respective businesses in all material respects in the ordinary course of business.
(f) Merger Sub was formed solely for the purpose of engaging in the Transactions, has not conducted any business and has no assets, liabilities or obligations of any nature other than those incident to its formation and pursuant to this Agreement and any other Transaction Agreement to which it is a party, as applicable, and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and such Transaction Agreements, as applicable.
Section 4.09 No Undisclosed Liabilities. As of the date of this Agreement, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any liability, indebtedness or obligation, whether accrued, contingent, absolute, determined, determinable or otherwise, required to be reflected or reserved for on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, except for liabilities, indebtedness or obligations (a) reflected or reserved for in the Financial Statements or disclosed in any notes thereto, (b) that have arisen since the date of the Most Recent Balance Sheet in the ordinary course of business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, (c) incurred or arising under or in connection with the Transactions, including expenses related thereto, (d) disclosed in the Schedules or (e) that would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.10 Litigation and Proceedings. Since January 1, 2019, there has been no pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened (in writing) Actions by or against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that, if adversely decided or resolved, had, or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. There is no Governmental Order imposed upon the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is party to a settlement or similar agreement regarding any of the matters set forth in the two preceding sentences that contains any ongoing obligations, restrictions or liabilities (of any nature) that would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.11 Compliance with Laws. The Company and its Subsidiaries are, and since January 1, 2018, have been, in compliance in all material respects with all applicable material Laws. None of the Company or its Subsidiaries has received any written notice from any Governmental Authority of a material violation of any applicable Law at any time since January 1, 2018. The Company and its Subsidiaries hold, and since January 1, 2018 have held, all material licenses, approvals, consents, registrations, franchises and permits necessary for the lawful conduct of the business of the Company as currently conducted (the “Company Permits”). The Company and its Subsidiaries are, and since January 1, 2018 have been, in material compliance with and not in material default under such Company Permits.
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Section 4.12 Contracts; No Defaults.
(a) Schedule 4.12(a) contains a list of all Contracts described in clauses (i) through (xi) of this Section 4.12(a) to which, as of the date of this Agreement, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party other than Company Benefit Plans and Leases (all such Contracts as described in clauses (i) through (xi), collectively, the “Specified Contracts”). True, correct and complete copies of the Specified Contracts have been made available to SPAC.
(i) Each Contract that involves aggregate payments or consideration furnished (x) by the Company or by any of its Subsidiaries of more than $1,000,000 or (y) to the Company or to any of its Subsidiaries of more than $1,000,000, in each case, in the calendar year ended December 31, 2020 or during the term of the Contract;
(ii) Each Contract relating to indebtedness for borrowed money having an outstanding principal amount in excess of $1,000,000;
(iii) Each Contract that is a purchase and sale or similar agreement for the acquisition of any Person or any business unit thereof, in each case, involving payments in excess of $1,000,000 and with respect to which there are any material ongoing obligations;
(iv) Each joint venture or similar Contract (other than Contracts between wholly owned Subsidiaries of the Company);
(v) Each Contract requiring capital expenditures after the date of this Agreement in an amount in excess of $1,000,000 in the aggregate;
(vi) Each Contract under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (x) is a licensee with respect to any item of material Intellectual Property (excluding (A) click-wrap and shrink-wrap and off-the-shelf software licenses and (B) other licenses of software that is commercially available to the public generally) or (y) is a licensor or otherwise grants to a third party any rights to use any item of material Intellectual Property, in each case, other than non-exclusive licenses or sublicenses granted in the ordinary course of business;
(vii) Each collective bargaining agreement or other Contract with any labor union, labor organization, works council or other employee representative organization (each a “CBA”);
(viii) Each Contract which grants any Person a right of first refusal, right of first offer or similar right with respect to any material properties, assets or businesses of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(ix) Each Contract expressly limiting, in any material manner, the type of business in which the Company or its Subsidiaries may engage, the geographic area in which they may engage in business or the ability to sell or purchase to or from any Person;
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(x) Each Contract the primary purpose of which is indemnification and that represents a material obligation of the Company or its Subsidiaries, other than in the ordinary course of business;
(xi) Each Contract that is a settlement, conciliation or similar agreement with any Governmental Authority pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries will have any material outstanding obligation after the date of this Agreement;
(xii) Each Contract entered into primarily for the purpose of interest rate or foreign currency hedging; and
(xiii) Each Contract that relates to the acquisition or disposition of any Equity Securities in, or assets or properties of, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (whether by merger, sale of stock, sale of assets or otherwise) pursuant to which (A) payment obligations by or to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries remain outstanding or (B) any earn-out, indemnification, deferred or contingent payment obligations remain outstanding (excluding acquisitions or dispositions in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or of assets that are obsolete, worn out, surplus or no longer used in the conduct of the Company’s business).
(b) Except (x) for any Contract that has terminated, or will terminate, upon the expiration of the stated term thereof prior to the Closing Date or (y) as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, each Specified Contract is (i) in full force and effect and (ii) represents the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company or one or more of its Subsidiaries party thereto and, to the Knowledge of the Company, represents the legal, valid and binding obligations of the other parties thereto, in each case, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions. None of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any other party thereto is in material breach or default of any Specified Contract. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary thereof has received written notice from any other party to any such Specified Contract that such party intends to terminate any such Specified Contract.
Section 4.13 Company Benefit Plans.
(a) Schedule 4.13(a) sets forth a true and complete list of each material Company Benefit Plan maintained for the benefit of employees located in Israel and in the United States. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Company Benefit Plan” is each “employee benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), and any material stock ownership, stock purchase, stock option, phantom stock, equity or other equity-based, severance, employment (other than offer letters that do not provide severance benefits or notice periods in excess of 30 days upon termination of the employment relationship), individual consulting, retention, change-in-control, transaction, fringe benefit, pension (including pension fund, managers’ insurance and/or similar fund), education fund (‘keren hishtalmut’), collective bargaining, expansion orders (except for those which generally apply to all employees in Israel), bonus, incentive, deferred compensation, employee loan and all other benefit or compensation plans, agreements or other general arrangements, whether or not subject to ERISA, which are, in each case, material and contributed to, required to be contributed to, sponsored by or maintained by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for the benefit of any current employee, officer or director of the Company or its Subsidiaries (the “Company Employees”) or under or with respect to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has any material liability, contingent or otherwise (including on account of an ERISA Affiliate), but not including (x) any multiemployer plan or any plan, policy, program, arrangement or agreement that covers only former directors, officers, employees, independent contractors and service providers and with respect to which the Company and its Subsidiaries have no remaining obligations or liabilities, (y) any personal employment, engagement or similar agreements with employees, consultants, or independent contractors of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or (z) any plan policy, program, arrangement or agreement sponsored or maintained by Trinet Group, Inc.
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(b) With respect to each material Company Benefit Plan, the Company has made available to SPAC copies of the Company Benefit Plan and any trust agreement or other funding instrument relating to such plan.
(c) Except as would not have, or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect:
(i) each Company Benefit Plan has been established, maintained, funded and administered in compliance in all material respects with its terms and all applicable Laws, including, where applicable, ERISA and the Code;
(ii) each Company Benefit Plan which is intended to be qualified within the meaning of Section 401(a) of the Code (A) has received a favorable determination or opinion letter as to its qualification prior to the date of this Agreement or (B) has been established under a standardized master and prototype or volume submitter plan for which a current favorable Internal Revenue Service advisory letter or opinion letter has been obtained by the plan sponsor and is valid as to the adopting employer, and to the Knowledge of the Company, nothing has occurred, whether by action or failure to act, that would reasonably be expected to adversely affect such qualification; and
(iii) each Company Benefit Plan that is subject to the Laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States (a “Foreign Plan”) has been maintained, funded and administered in compliance in all material respects with applicable Law.
(d) Except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) all of the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ liabilities to Company Employees regarding severance pay, accrued vacation, recreation pay, sick pay, and contributions to all pension plans or Company Benefit Plans are fully funded or, if not, are accrued on the Financial Statements as of the date of such Financial Statements, and (ii) the Company’s arrangement under Section 14 the Severance Pay Law 5723-1963 (the “Section 14 Arrangement”) was properly applied in accordance with the terms of the general permit issued by the Israeli Minister of Labor regarding mandatory pension arrangement regarding all Company Employees based on their full salaries and from their commencement date of employment and, upon the termination of employment of any Company Employees, the Company will not have to make any payment under the Severance Pay Law 5723-1963, except for release of the funds accumulated in accordance with the applicable Section 14 Arrangement.
Section 4.14 Labor Matters.
(a) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is party to or bound by any CBA. To the Knowledge of the Company, no employees are represented by any labor organization, labor union, or works council or other similar employee representative organization with respect to their employment with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Except as would not have, or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, (i) there are no activities or proceedings of any labor union, works council or labor organization to organize any of the Company Employees; and (ii) there is no, and since January 1, 2019 there has been no, organized labor dispute, labor grievance or strike, lockout, picketing, hand billing, slowdown, concerted refusal to work overtime, or work stoppage against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case, pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened.
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(b) Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has incurred any liability or obligation under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act or any similar state or local Law that remains unsatisfied.
Section 4.15 Taxes.
(a) Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect:
(i) all Tax Returns required to be filed by the Company or its Subsidiaries have been duly and timely filed (taking into account extensions) and all such Tax Returns are true, correct and complete in all material respects;
(ii) all Taxes required to be paid by the Company and its Subsidiaries have been duly and timely paid in full when due, regardless of whether shown on a Tax Return;
(iii) to the Knowledge of the Company, no Tax audit, examination or other proceeding with respect to Taxes of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is pending or has been threatened in writing since January 1, 2019;
(iv) the Company and each of its Subsidiaries has complied in all material respects with all applicable Laws relating to the collection and withholding of Taxes, including with respect to (x) any amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent contractor, creditor, shareholder or other third party and (y) the Recapitalization;
(v) there are no Liens for Taxes on any of the assets of the Company or its Subsidiaries, other than Permitted Liens;
(vi) (x) there are no written assessments, deficiencies, adjustments or other written claims with respect to Taxes that have been claimed, asserted or assessed against the Company or its Subsidiaries, (y) there are no ongoing or pending, nor has the Company or any of its Subsidiaries received written notice of the expected commencement of any actions with respect to any material Taxes of the Company or any Subsidiary and (z) there are no waivers or extensions of any statute of limitations currently in effect with respect to any Taxes of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than extensions that arise as a result of filing Tax Returns by the extended due date therefor);
(vii) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any material liability for the Taxes of any Person (other than the Company or its Subsidiaries) (i) under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign Law) or (ii) as a transferee or successor, or by Contract (except for liabilities pursuant to commercial contracts not primarily relating to Taxes); and
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(viii) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries will be required to include any item of income in, or exclude any item of deduction from, taxable income for any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date as a result of any (i) change in method of accounting for a taxable period ending on or prior to the Closing Date; (ii) installment sale made prior to the Closing Date; (iii) prepaid amount received on or prior to the Closing Date; or (iv) use of an improper method of accounting for a taxable period on or prior to the Closing Date. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has made an election pursuant to Section 965(h) of the Code.
(b) No “closing agreement” as described in Section 7121 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. income Tax Law), private letter rulings, tax opinions, technical advice memoranda or similar agreements or rulings have been entered into or issued by any Tax Authority with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries.
(c) To the Knowledge of the Company, the Company and each of its Subsidiaries is in compliance, in all material respects, with all terms and conditions of any Tax exemption, Tax holiday or other Tax reduction agreement or order of a Governmental Entity.
(d) To the Knowledge of the Company, no claims have been made by any Tax Authority in a jurisdiction where the Company and its Subsidiaries do not file Tax Returns that the Company and its Subsidiaries is or may be subject to income taxation (other than an obligation to withhold tax) by that jurisdiction.
(e) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any Tax allocation, indemnification or sharing agreement (other than any such agreement between solely the Company and its Subsidiaries or any Tax indemnification provisions in commercial agreements that are not primarily related to Taxes).
(f) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (or any predecessor thereof) has constituted either a “distributing corporation” or a “controlled corporation” in a distribution of stock qualifying for income tax-free treatment under Section 355 of the Code (or so much of Section 356 of the Code as relates to Section 355 of the Code) in the last two (2) years.
(g) Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is a Tax resident only in its jurisdiction of formation.
(h) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries organized or formed under the laws of a jurisdiction outside of the United States (i) is a “surrogate foreign corporation” or “expatriated entity” within the meaning of Section 7874 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. Tax Law) or is treated as a U.S. corporation for U.S. federal Tax purposes by reason of the application of Sections 269B or 7874(b) of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. Tax Law) or (ii) was created or organized in the United States such that such entity would be taxable in the United States as a domestic entity pursuant to the dual charter provision of Treasury Regulation Section 301.7701-5(a) (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. Tax Law).
(i) The Company has no Knowledge of any fact or any reason that (when taken together with the Company’s understanding of other relevant facts) would reasonably be expected to cause the Company to be treated, following the completion of the Transactions, as a Tax resident of a country other than Israel.
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(j) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has a permanent establishment (within the meaning of an applicable Tax treaty) in a country other than the country in which it is organized.
(k) The Company is and has since January 1, 2019 been treated as a corporation for U.S. federal (and applicable state and local) income Tax purposes. Schedule 4.15(k) lists the U.S. federal income Tax classification of each of the Subsidiaries of the Company for U.S. federal income Tax purposes.
(l) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (i) participated or engaged in any transaction listed in Section 131(g) of the Israeli Income Tax Ordinance and the Israeli Income Tax Regulations (Reportable Tax Planning), 2006, promulgated thereunder, (ii) taken a tax position that is subject to reporting under Section 131E of the Israeli Income Tax Ordinance, (iii) obtained a legal or tax opinion that is subject to reporting under Section 131D of the Israeli Income Tax Ordinance, (iv) performed any action or transaction that is classified as a “reportable opinion” under Section 67C of the Israeli Value Added Tax Law, 1975 (the “Israeli VAT Law”) or a “reportable position” under Section 67D of the Israeli VAT Law.
(m) The Company is duly registered for the purposes of Israeli value added tax (VAT) and has complied in all material respects with all requirements concerning VAT. The Company (i) has not made any exempt transactions (as defined in the Israeli VAT Law) and there are no circumstances by reason of which there might not be an entitlement to full credit of all VAT chargeable or paid on inputs, supplies and other transactions and imports made by it or them, (ii) has collected and remitted in a timely manner to the ITA all output VAT which it is required to collect and remit under any applicable Law and (iii) has not received a refund for input VAT for which it is not entitled under any applicable Law. Except for the Company, none of its Subsidiaries has ever been or currently is, required to effect Israeli VAT registration.
(n) The Company and its Subsidiaries have complied and are in compliance with all relevant requirements of (i) Section 102 of the Israeli Income Tax Ordinance and the regulations promulgated thereunder, with respect to any equity awards issued pursuant to the provisions of such section, and (ii) Section 3(i) of the Israeli Income Tax Ordinance with respect to the grant of options or shares to independent contractors or “controlling shareholders” (as defined in such section). The Company incentive equity plan and any amendments thereto were filed with the ITA, and the issuance of all Section 102 equity awards were timely and duly filed with, or reported to, the 102 trustee in accordance with the time specifications set forth in the Israeli Income Tax Ordinance and all such equity awards purported by the terms of the grant thereof to be granted under Section 102(b)(2) of the Israeli Income Tax Ordinance (capital gains route) are in full compliance with the provisions of Section 102 of the Israeli Income Tax Ordinance, including with respect to the due deposit of Section 102 equity awards with the Section 102 Trustee pursuant to the terms of Section 102 of the Israeli Income Tax Ordinance and any regulation or publication issued by the ITA. Each equity awarded pursuant to the incentive equity plan intended to qualify for the capital gains route under Section 102 are so qualified. No adjustment mechanism was implemented to any outstanding equity awarded under Section 102 of the Israeli Income Tax Ordinance which would require the pre-approval of the ITA.
(o) The Company, or any of its Subsidiaries, are not and have not been a real property corporation (Igud Mekarke’in) within the meaning of such term under Section 1 of the Israeli Land Taxation Law (Appreciation and Acquisition), 5723-1963.
(p) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any restrictions or limitations pursuant to Part E2 of the Israeli Income Tax Ordinance or pursuant to any Tax ruling made with reference to the provisions of Part E2.
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(q) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries own any interest in any controlled foreign corporation pursuant to Section 75B of the Israeli Income Tax Ordinance, or other entity the income of which is required to be included in the income of the Company.
Section 4.16 Insurance. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (a) the Company and its Subsidiaries have insurance policies of the type, and that provide coverage, that is reasonable and appropriate considering the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, and the Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance in all respects thereunder, including with respect to the payment of premiums and (b) there is no claim pending under any such insurance policy as to which coverage has been denied or disputed by the applicable insurer.
Section 4.17 Real Property.
(a) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries owns any real property.
(b) Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the Company or its applicable Subsidiary, has a valid leasehold interest in all real property leased by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (“Leased Company Real Property”). All material leases for the Leased Company Real Property under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a lessee (collectively, the “Leases”) are in full force and effect and are enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. None of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice of any, and to the Knowledge of the Company there is no, material default under any such Lease.
Section 4.18 Intellectual Property and IT Security.
(a) Owned Intellectual Property is solely and exclusively owned by the Company or one or more of its Subsidiaries, and is free and clear of all Liens, other than Permitted Liens. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to the Knowledge of the Company, (A) no former or current shareholder, founder, director, officer, employee, independent contractor, consultant or agent of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries have filed or delivered to the Company (or its Subsidiaries) any claim, or have any claim, or have any license, right (whether or not currently exercisable) or interest in or to any Owned Intellectual Property and (B) no former or current shareholder, founder, director, officer, employee, independent contractor, consultant or agent of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is in breach of any Contract with any former employer or other Person concerning Intellectual Property or confidentiality, where the cause or nature of the breach arises out of the performance of any services on behalf of the Company (or any of its Subsidiaries) related to the development of any Owned Intellectual Property, in each case of (A) and (B), except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) To the Knowledge of the Company, the Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects with the terms of all material agreements relating to the Owned Intellectual Property. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has entered into any Contract (i) granting any Person the right to bring an action for infringement with respect to, or otherwise to enforce rights with respect to, any of the Owned Intellectual Property, or (ii) granting any Person the right to control the prosecution of any of the Company Intellectual Property. As of the date hereof, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has assigned, licensed, transferred, or conveyed any Owned Intellectual Property. To the Knowledge of the Company, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation of the Transactions (alone or in combination with any other event) and the compliance with the provisions of this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements do not and will not: result in (A) a loss, alteration, or impairment (in whole or in part) of any of the rights of the Company or its Subsidiaries in or to any of the Owned Intellectual Property that is assignable by its terms, or the validity, enforceability, use, right to use, ownership, duration, scope or effectiveness of the Owned Intellectual Property, or (B) the grant, assignment, or transfer to any Person of any license or other right, authorization, or interest under, to or in any of the Owned Intellectual Property.
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(c) Schedule 4.18(c) lists all patents, patent applications, trademark or service mark registrations, applications for the registration of trademark or service marks, copyright registrations, and domain name registrations included in the Owned Intellectual Property as of the date of this Agreement (“Registered Intellectual Property”) indicating for each item (as applicable): (i) all registration numbers, issuance numbers and application numbers, as applicable; (ii) all filing, registration, issuance, and grant dates, as applicable; and (iii) all jurisdictions in which such Registered Intellectual Property has been or is registered, granted, issued or in which registrations, grants or issuances have been applied for. To the Knowledge of the Company, each item of Registered Intellectual Property is subsisting. There is no Action pending, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing, challenging the validity, enforceability, ownership, registration, or use of any Registered Intellectual Property, except for ordinary course patent, trademark, or service mark prosecution communications. To the Knowledge of the Company, (A) none of the Registered Intellectual Property has expired, lapsed, been abandoned, been disclaimed, or been cancelled or been declared invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, by any Governmental Authority, and (B) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken any action or failed to take any action that would reasonably be expected to result in abandonment, cancellation, invalidity, or unenforceability of any Registered Intellectual Property or an inventorship claim by a third party to any Registered Intellectual Property.
(d) To the Knowledge of the Company, (i) each issued or granted Intellectual Property right included in the Registered Intellectual Property properly identifies all inventors thereof, (ii) each inventor of each such Intellectual Property right has executed a valid and enforceable written agreement assigning all of such inventor’s rights, title, and interests in and to such Intellectual Property right (and the inventions and discoveries claimed or otherwise disclosed therein) to the Company or applicable Subsidiary, (iii) the compliance by each such inventor with each such written agreement does not conflict with any of such inventor’s obligations to third parties, and (iv) all such assignments have been timely and properly recorded with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office or its foreign equivalent(s), as and to the extent applicable. To the extent any Intellectual Property right included in the issued or granted Registered Intellectual Property has been assigned to the Company by any Person who is not an inventor of such Intellectual Property right, to the Knowledge of the Company (A) any and all such third party assignors of such Intellectual Property rights have each executed a valid and enforceable written agreement assigning all of such third party’s rights, title, and interests in and to such Intellectual Property rights (and the inventions and discoveries claimed or otherwise disclosed therein) to the Company, and (B) all such assignments have been timely and properly recorded with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office or its foreign equivalent(s), as and to the extent applicable.
(e) For each patent right listed in Schedule 4.18(c), to the Knowledge of the Company the Company, its attorneys, agents and relevant employees and other representatives have met their duty of disclosure and candor and good faith as required under 37 C.F.R. § 1.56 and complied with analogous Laws outside the U.S.
(f) Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, (i) to the Knowledge of the Company, the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries as currently conducted (including the research, development, testing, manufacture, distribution, use, sale, offer for sale, importation, exportation, commercialization, marketing, supply, licensing and other exploitation of any of the Company’s products or services) is not infringing upon, misappropriating or otherwise violating any Intellectual Property rights of any third party, and has not infringed upon, misappropriated or otherwise violated any Intellectual Property rights of any third party since January 1, 2019, and (ii) to the Knowledge of the Company, no third party is infringing upon, misappropriating or otherwise violating any Owned Intellectual Property and (iii) the Company and its Subsidiaries have not received from any Person any unresolved written notice since January 1, 2019 that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is infringing upon, misappropriating or otherwise violating any Intellectual Property rights of any Person.
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(g) The Company and its Subsidiaries have in place commercially reasonable measures designed to protect and maintain the confidentiality of any material trade secrets included in the Owned Intellectual Property, including by requiring all current and former employees and consultants, and any other Person who has had access at any time to any confidential Company information to execute and deliver to the Company a written Contract that includes customary confidentiality provisions and restrictions on use sufficient to maintain the confidential status and limit the use of such confidential Company information. To the Knowledge of the Company, no current or former employees or consultants are, and no other Person who has executed such confidentiality agreements is, in violation of any such confidentiality agreements. To the Knowledge of the Company, there has been no unauthorized access, use or disclosure of any such material trade secrets included in the Owned Intellectual Property, except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
(h) To the Knowledge of the Company, each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has obtained from (i) each of its current and former employees and (ii) all other Persons, who are or were involved in, or who have participated in or contributed to, the conception, creation, development, reduction to practice, improvement to or modification of Owned Intellectual Property (or any portion thereof), a written Contract that assigns solely and exclusively to the Company or its applicable Subsidiary all rights, title and interests in and to any and all Intellectual Property arising out of such Person’s activities in the course of its engagement with Company or its Subsidiaries or with respect to the Company’s business. To the Knowledge of the Company, no current or former employees or consultants are, and no other Person who has executed such invention assignment agreements with the Company or the applicable Subsidiary is, in violation in any material respect of any such invention assignment agreements, except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
(i) Except as set forth in Schedule 4.18(i), no Governmental Authority has any right to (including any “step-in” or “march-in” rights with respect to), ownership of, or right to royalties for, or to impose any requirement on the manufacture or commercialization of any product incorporating, any Owned Intellectual Property. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except as set forth in Schedule 4.18(i), no invention claimed or covered within the Owned Intellectual Property (i) was conceived or reduced to practice in connection with any research activities funded, in whole or in part, by any Governmental Authority or the Israeli Defense Force. To the Knowledge of the Company, (A) no funding, facilities, or personnel of any educational or research institution were used, directly or indirectly, to develop or create in whole or in part, any of the Owned Intellectual Property, and (B) no educational institution has any right to, or right to royalties for, or to impose any requirement on the manufacture or commercialization of any product incorporating, any Intellectual Property that is, or is purportedly, owned by the Company or any Subsidiary, except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
(j) To the Knowledge of the Company, (i) no Person other than the Company possesses any current or contingent rights to any source code that is a material part of the Owned Intellectual Property (including any software), has and (ii) the Company or any Subsidiary has not granted any current or contingent rights to any source code that is a material part of the Owned Intellectual Property (including any software) (including any escrow arrangements).
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(k) To the Knowledge of the Company, the Company and its Subsidiaries have in place commercially reasonable measures designed to protect the confidentiality, integrity and security of the IT Systems, and commercially reasonable back up and disaster recovery procedures designed for the continued operation of their businesses in the event of a failure of the IT Systems. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, the IT Systems operate and perform in all material respects as is necessary and sufficient for the conduct of the business of the Company and, as applicable, its Subsidiaries as currently conducted. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, to the Knowledge of the Company, there has been no outage of the IT Systems, security breach or other unauthorized access to the IT Systems that has resulted in the unauthorized access, use, disclosure, modification, encryption, loss, or destruction of any material information or data contained or stored therein since January 1, 2019.
(l) The Company and each Subsidiary is in compliance in all material respects with (i) all applicable Laws pertaining to (A) data security and privacy and (B) the collection, storage, use, access, disclosure, processing, security and transfer of Personal Information (defined below) (referred to collectively in this Agreement as “Data Activities”), including, in each case to the extent applicable, the Israeli Privacy Protection Law, 5741-1981 and the regulations promulgated thereunder, and the applicable guidelines and policies of the Israeli Data Base Registrar and the Privacy Protection Authority (to the extent binding under Law) applicable to the Company and the Subsidiaries, the EU General Data Protection Regulation, the Swiss Federal Data Protection Act of 1992, the EU Privacy & Electronic Communications Directive 2002/58/EC, European Commission decisions and guidance and all national implementing legislation (clauses (A) and (B) together, “Privacy Law”); and (ii) all Contracts to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party that are applicable to Data Activities (collectively, “Privacy Agreements”). “Personal Information” means any information which alone or in combination with other information can reasonably identify a single individual, including, but not limited to, an individual’s: (a) personally identifiable information (e.g., name, address, telephone number, email address, financial account number, government-issued identifier, and any other data used or intended to be used to identify a person), (b) Internet Protocol address or other persistent or unique identifier and (c) “information” as defined by the Israeli Privacy Protection Act and applicable Israeli judicial precedents defining that term.
(m) The Company and its Subsidiaries have implemented written policies relating to Data Activities, including, without limitation, a publicly posted website privacy policy and commercially reasonable written information security policies (each, a “Privacy and Data Security Policy”) which are also compliant in all material respects with the requirements under any applicable Privacy Law. The Company and each Subsidiary is in compliance in all material respects with each Privacy and Data Security Policy. To the extent required by applicable Law for processing, the Company and its Subsidiaries have provided necessary notifications to, and have obtained necessary consents from, Persons regarding its Data Activities. To the Knowledge of the Company, none of the disclosures made or contained in any Privacy and Data Security Policy has been inaccurate, misleading or deceptive or in violation of any applicable Privacy Laws, except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. To the Knowledge of the Company, neither the execution, delivery nor performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements, nor the consummation of any of the Transactions, violates in any material respect any of the Privacy Agreements, Privacy and Data Security Policies, or any applicable Privacy Law.
(n) To the Knowledge of the Company, there is no pending, nor has there been any written complaint, audit, proceeding, investigation or claim against the Company or any Subsidiary initiated by (i) any Person, (ii) any Governmental Authority, foreign or domestic, or (iii) any regulatory or self-regulatory entity alleging that any Data Activity of any of the Company or any Subsidiary (A) is in violation of any applicable Privacy Law in any material respect, (B) is in violation of any Privacy Agreements in any material respect, (C) is in violation of any Privacy and Data Security Policy in any material respect, or (D) otherwise constitutes an unfair, deceptive or misleading trade practice in any material respect.
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Section 4.19 Environmental Matters.
(a) The Company and its Subsidiaries are, and since January 1, 2019 have been, in compliance with all Environmental Laws applicable thereto and have no material liability under any Environmental Laws, except where any such failure to comply would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) As of the date hereof, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received written notice of any Actions (including notices of violation) alleging violations of or liability under Environmental Laws and, to the Knowledge of the Company, no such matter is otherwise pending or threatened, against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except for any such matter that would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has treated, stored, manufactured, transported, handled, disposed or released any Hazardous Materials, except in compliance with Environmental Laws in all material respects and in a quantity or manner reasonably required for the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries or so as to give rise to liabilities for remedial obligations pursuant to Environmental Laws except for any such noncompliance or liabilities that would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
(d) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has contractually assumed or provided any indemnity with respect to liability of any other Person under any Environmental Laws that would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.20 Healthcare Matters. Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, since January 1, 2019:
(a) The clinical studies conducted by or on behalf of or sponsored by the Company, or in which the Company has participated, and that are intended to be submitted to Healthcare Regulatory Authorities as a basis for product approval or clearance (collectively, “Studies”), were and, if still pending, are being conducted by the Company or, to the Knowledge of the Company, on behalf of the Company in all material respects in accordance with all applicable statutes, rules and regulations of the United States Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”) or comparable drug regulatory agencies outside of the United States to which such Studies are subject (collectively, the “Healthcare Regulatory Authorities”). The Company has not received any written notices or correspondence from the Healthcare Regulatory Authorities or any other Governmental Authority requiring or threatening the premature termination or suspension of such Studies and, to the Company’s Knowledge, there are no reasonable grounds for the same.
(b) The Company has operated and currently is in compliance with all applicable health care Laws, including, (i) the Federal, Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. §§ 301 et seq.); (ii) all applicable federal, state, local and all applicable foreign healthcare related fraud and abuse Laws, including the federal Anti-kickback Statute (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(b)), the U.S. Physician Payments Sunshine Act (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7h), the civil False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et seq.), the criminal False Claims Law (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(a)), all criminal laws relating to healthcare fraud and abuse, including 18 U.S.C. Sections 286 and 287, the healthcare fraud criminal provisions under the U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) (42 U.S.C. Section 1320d et seq.), the exclusion laws (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7), and the civil monetary penalties law (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7a); (iii) HIPAA, as amended by the Health Information Technology for Economic Clinical Health Act (42 U.S.C. Section 17921 et seq.); (iv) the regulations promulgated pursuant to such Laws; and (v) any other similar local, state, federal, or foreign Laws (collectively, the “Healthcare Laws”). The Company has not received written notice or other correspondence of any Action from any Governmental Authority or third party alleging that any product, operation or activity is in violation of any Healthcare Laws, and, to the Company’s Knowledge, no such Action is threatened. The Company is not a party to and does not have any ongoing reporting obligations pursuant to any corporate integrity agreement, deferred prosecution agreement, monitoring agreement, consent decree, settlement order, plan of correction or similar agreement imposed by any Governmental Authority. Additionally, neither the Company, nor to the Company’s Knowledge, any of its employees, officers or directors, has been excluded, suspended or debarred from participation in any U.S. state or federal health care program or human clinical research or, to the Knowledge of the Company, is subject to a governmental inquiry, investigation, proceeding, or other similar action that could reasonably be expected to result in debarment, suspension, or exclusion.
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Section 4.21 Brokers’ Fees. Other than as set forth on Schedule 4.21, no broker, finder, financial advisor, investment banker or other Person is entitled to any brokerage fee, finders’ fee or other similar fee, commission or other similar payment in connection with the Transactions based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
Section 4.22 Related Party Transactions. Except for the Contracts set forth on Schedule 4.22, and Contracts that will be terminated prior to the Closing without any liability to the Company or its Subsidiaries continuing following the Closing, there are no Contracts between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any Affiliate, officer or director of the Company or its Subsidiaries, on the other hand, except in each case, for (i) employment or consulting agreements, fringe benefits and other compensation paid to directors, officers and employees, (ii) reimbursements of expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with their employment or service, (iii) amounts paid pursuant to Company Benefit Plans, (iv) powers of attorney and similar grants of authority made in the ordinary course of business and (v) intercompany Contracts that are between the Company and its wholly-owned Subsidiaries.
Section 4.23 International Trade; Anti-Corruption.
(a) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents or other third-party representatives acting on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, is currently, or has been since January 1, 2017: (i) a Sanctioned Person; (ii) organized, resident or operating from a Sanctioned Country; (iii) knowingly engaged in any dealings or transactions with any Sanctioned Person or in any Sanctioned Country, in violation of Sanctions Laws; or (iv) otherwise in violation of applicable Sanctions Laws or Trade Control Laws (collectively, “Trade Controls”), except as would not be material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(b) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents or other third-party representatives acting on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, has since January 1, 2017 been the subject of written any claim or allegation by any Governmental Authority that such Person has made any unlawful payment or given, offered, promised, or authorized or agreed to give, or received, any money or thing of value, directly or indirectly, to or from any Government Official or other Person in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws, except as would not be material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(c) Since January 1, 2017, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received from any Governmental Authority or any other Person any notice, inquiry, or internal or external allegation; made any voluntary or involuntary disclosure to a Governmental Authority; or conducted any internal investigation or audit concerning any actual or potential violation or wrongdoing related to Trade Controls or Anti-Corruption Laws, except as would not be material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. The Company and its Subsidiaries maintain and enforce policies, procedures and internal controls reasonably designed to promote compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and Trade Controls.
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Section 4.24 Investment Company Act. As of the date hereof, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is an “investment company” or a Person directly or indirectly “controlled” by or acting on behalf of an “investment company”, or required to register as an “investment company”, in each case within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
Section 4.25 Product Liability. As of the date of this Agreement, no Person has notified the Company, in writing, that the Company or any Subsidiary has committed any act, or failed to commit any act, which would result in, any (i) product liability, (ii) liability for injuries or damage to individuals or property (including any crops, animals or livestock), or (iii) liability for economic damages or losses.
Section 4.26 No Other Representations. Except as provided in this Article IV, neither the Company, nor the Company Shareholders, nor any other Person has made, or is making, any representation or warranty whatsoever in respect of the Company, the Company’s Subsidiaries or their respective businesses.
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SPAC
Except as set forth in (i) the Schedules to this Agreement delivered by SPAC, dated as of the date of this Agreement or (ii) the SEC Reports that are available on the SEC’s website through EDGAR as of the date hereof (excluding (x) any disclosures in such SEC Reports under the headings “Risk Factors,” “Forward-Looking Statements” or “Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” or other disclosures that are predictive, cautionary or forward-looking in nature and (y) any exhibits or other documents appended thereto), SPAC represents and warrants to the Company as follows:
Section 5.01 Corporate Organization. SPAC is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and is in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware and has the corporate power and authority to own, lease or operate its assets and properties and to conduct its business as it is now being conducted. SPAC has made available to the Company true and correct copies of each of the SPAC Organizational Documents as in effect as of the date hereof. SPAC is, and at all times has been, in compliance in all material respects with all restrictions, covenants, terms and provisions set forth in the SPAC Organizational Documents. SPAC is duly licensed or qualified and in good standing as a foreign corporation in all jurisdictions in which its ownership of property or the character of its activities is such as to require it to be so licensed or qualified, except where failure to be so licensed or qualified would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to prevent or materially delay or materially impair the ability of SPAC to consummate the Transactions or otherwise have a material adverse effect on the Transactions (a “SPAC Material Adverse Effect”).
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Section 5.02 Due Authorization.
(a) SPAC has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and each other Transaction Agreement to which it is a party and to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and such other Transaction Agreements and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly, validly and unanimously authorized and approved by the board of directors of SPAC and no other corporate or equivalent proceeding on the part of SPAC is necessary to authorize this Agreement or such other Transaction Agreements or SPAC’s performance hereunder or thereunder (except that the SPAC Shareholder Approval is a condition to the consummation of the Merger). This Agreement has been, and each such other Transaction Agreement (when executed and delivered by SPAC) will be, duly and validly executed and delivered by SPAC and, assuming due authorization and execution by each other party hereto and thereto, this Agreement constitutes, and each such other Transaction Agreement will constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of SPAC, enforceable against each SPAC in accordance with its terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions.
(b) The only approvals or votes required from the holders of the SPAC’s Equity Securities in connection with the entry into this Agreement by SPAC, the consummation of the Transactions, including the Closing, and the approval of the SPAC Transaction Proposals are as set forth on Schedule 5.02(b).
(c) At a meeting duly called and held, the board of directors of SPAC has unanimously: (i) determined that this Agreement and the Transactions are fair to and in the best interests of the SPAC and the SPAC’s shareholders, (ii) determined that the fair market value of the Company is equal to at least 80% of the amount held in the Trust Account (less any deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable on interest earned) as of the date hereof, (iii) approved the Transactions as a Business Combination and (iv) resolved to recommend to SPAC’s shareholders approval of each of the SPAC Transaction Proposals.
Section 5.03 No Conflict. Subject to the receipt of the consents, approvals, authorizations and other requirements set forth in Section 5.05 and obtaining the SPAC Shareholder Approval, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and any other Transaction Agreement to which SPAC is a party, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not (a) conflict with or violate any provision of, or result in the breach of the SPAC Organizational Documents, (b) contravene or conflict with or constitute a violation of any provision of any Law or Governmental Order binding on or applicable to SPAC, (c) violate, conflict with, result in a breach of any provision of or the loss of any benefit under, constitute a default under, or result in the termination or acceleration of, or a right of termination, cancellation, modification, acceleration or amendment under, accelerate the performance required by, or result in the acceleration or trigger of any payment, posting of collateral (or right to require the posting of collateral), time of payment, vesting or increase in the amount of any compensation or benefit payable pursuant to, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any Contract to which SPAC is a party, or (d) result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of SPAC (including the Trust Account), except in the case of each of clauses (b) through (d) as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a SPAC Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.04 Litigation and Proceedings. Since its incorporation, there has been no pending or threatened in writing material Actions by or against SPAC and there is no Governmental Order imposed upon SPAC. SPAC is not party to any settlement or similar agreement regarding any of the matters set forth in the two preceding sentences that contains any ongoing obligations, restrictions or liabilities (of any nature).
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Section 5.05 Governmental Authorities; Consents. No action by, consent, approval, permit or authorization of, or designation, declaration or filing with, any Governmental Authority or notice, approval, consent waiver or authorization from any Governmental Authority is required on the part of SPAC with respect to SPAC’s execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements to which it is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, except for (i) obtaining the consents of, or submitting notifications, filings, notices or other submissions to, the Governmental Authorities listed on Schedule 5.05, (ii) the filing with the SEC of (A) the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and the declaration of the effectiveness thereof by the SEC, (B) any other documents or information required pursuant to applicable requirements, if any, of applicable Securities Laws, and (C) such reports under Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act as may be required in connection with this Agreement, the other Transaction Agreements or the Transactions, (iii) compliance with and filings or notifications required to be filed with the state securities regulators pursuant to “blue sky” Laws and state takeover Laws as may be required in connection with this Agreement, the other Transaction Agreements or the Transactions, (iv) the filing of the Certificate of Merger in accordance with the DGCL, and (v) the SPAC Shareholder Approval.
Section 5.06 Trust Account. As of the date hereof, there is at least $275,000,000 held in a trust account (the “Trust Account”), maintained by the Trustee pursuant to the Trust Agreement. Prior to the Closing, none of the funds held in the Trust Account may be released except in accordance with the Trust Agreement, the other SPAC Organizational Documents and SPAC’s final prospectus dated January 14, 2021. Amounts in the Trust Account are invested in United States Government securities or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. SPAC has performed all material obligations required to be performed by it to date under, and is not in material default, breach or delinquent in performance or any other respect (claimed or actual) in connection with, the Trust Agreement and the Trust Account, and no event has occurred which, with due notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a default or breach thereunder. There are no Actions pending, or to the Knowledge of SPAC, threatened with respect to the Trust Account or the funds contained therein. SPAC has not released any money from the Trust Account (other than as permitted by the Trust Agreement). The consummation of the Transactions shall not cause or require the dissolution or liquidation of the SPAC pursuant to the SPAC Organizational Documents or otherwise. From and after the Effective Time, no shareholder of SPAC shall be entitled to receive any amount from, or any amount previously held in, the Trust Account except to the extent such shareholder shall have elected to tender its shares of SPAC Class A Shares for redemption pursuant to the SPAC Shareholder Redemption prior to such time. The Trust Agreement is in full force and effect and is a legal, valid and binding obligation of SPAC and the Trustee, enforceable in accordance with its terms. The Trust Agreement has not been terminated, repudiated, rescinded, amended or supplemented or otherwise modified, in any respect, and, to the Knowledge of SPAC, no such termination, repudiation, rescission, amendment, supplement or modification is contemplated or anticipated. There are no side letters or other Contracts, arrangements or understandings, whether written or unwritten, express or implied, with the Trustee or any other Person that would (i) cause the description of the Trust Agreement in the SEC Reports to be inaccurate or (ii) entitle any Person (other than shareholders of SPAC who shall have elected to redeem their shares of SPAC Class A Shares pursuant to the SPAC Shareholder Redemption or the underwriters of SPAC’s initial public offering in respect of their Deferred Discount (as defined in the Trust Agreement) to any portion of the proceeds in the Trust Account. Prior to the Closing, none of the funds held in the Trust Account are permitted to be released, except in the circumstances described in the SPAC Organizational Documents.
Section 5.07 Brokers’ Fees. Other than as set forth on Schedule 5.07, no broker, finder, investment banker or other Person is entitled to any brokerage fee, finders’ fee, underwriting fee, deferred underwriting fee, commission or other similar payment in connection with the Transactions or any other potential Business Combination or other transaction considered or engaged in by or on behalf of SPAC based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of SPAC or any of its Affiliates, including the Sponsor.
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Section 5.08 SEC Reports; Financial Statements; Sarbanes-Oxley Act; Undisclosed Liabilities.
(a) SPAC has filed or furnished in a timely manner all required registration statements, reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed or furnished by it with the SEC (collectively, including any statements, reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed or furnished by it with the SEC subsequent to the date of this Agreement, each as it has been amended since the time of its filing and including all exhibits thereto, the “SEC Reports”). Each SEC Report, as of their respective dates (or if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the date of this Agreement, then on the date of such filing), complied in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act, the Securities Act and the other U.S. federal securities laws and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder or otherwise (collectively, the “Federal Securities Laws”) (including, as applicable, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”) and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder). None of the SEC Reports, as of their respective dates (or if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the date of this Agreement, then on the date of such filing), contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. As of the date of this Agreement, there are no outstanding or unresolved comments from the SEC with respect to the SEC Reports. None of the SEC Reports filed on or prior to the date hereof is subject to ongoing SEC review or investigation as of the date hereof.
(b) The SEC Reports contain true and complete copies of the applicable financial statements of SPAC. The audited financial statements and unaudited interim financial statements (including, in each case, the notes and schedules thereto) included in the SEC Reports complied as to form in all material respects with the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto, were prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may be indicated therein or in the notes thereto, none of which is expected to be material) and fairly present (subject, in the case of the unaudited interim financial statements included therein, to normal year-end adjustments and the absence of complete footnotes) in all material respects the financial position of SPAC as of the respective dates thereof and the results of their operations and cash flows for the respective periods then ended. SPAC does not have any material off-balance sheet arrangements that are not disclosed in the SEC Reports.
(c) SPAC has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15 and Rule 15d-15 under the Exchange Act). Such disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that material information relating to SPAC is made known to SPAC’s principal executive officer and its principal financial officer. Such disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting SPAC’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer to material information required to be included in SPAC’s financial statements included in SPAC’s periodic reports required under the Exchange Act.
(d) SPAC has established and maintains systems of internal accounting controls that are sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) all transactions are executed in accordance with management’s authorization and (ii) all transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of proper and accurate financial statements in accordance with GAAP and to maintain accountability for SPAC’s assets. SPAC maintains, and since its incorporation has maintained, its books and records in the ordinary course of business that are accurate and complete and reflect the revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities of SPAC in all material respects.
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(e) There is, and since its incorporation has been, no (i) “significant deficiency” in the internal controls over financial reporting of SPAC, (ii) “material weakness” in the internal controls over financial reporting of SPAC or (iii) fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees of SPAC who have a significant role in the internal controls over financial reporting of SPAC.
(f) Each director and executive officer of SPAC has filed with the SEC on a timely basis all statements required by Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(g) SPAC has not taken any action prohibited by Section 402 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. There are no outstanding loans or other extensions of credit made by SPAC to any executive officer (as defined in Rule 3b-7 under the Exchange Act) or director of SPAC.
(h) SPAC has no liabilities, debts or obligations, whether accrued, contingent, absolute, determined, determinable or otherwise, required to be reflected or reserved for on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, except for liabilities, debts or obligations (i) incurred or arising under or in connection with the Transactions, including expenses related thereto, or (ii) incurred in connection with or incident or related to SPAC’s incorporation or continuing corporate existence, which are immaterial in nature.
Section 5.09 Compliance with Laws. SPAC is, and since its incorporation has been, in material compliance with all applicable Laws. SPAC has not received any written notice from any Governmental Authority of a material violation of any applicable Law since its incorporation. SPAC holds, and since its incorporation has held, all material licenses, approvals, consents, registrations, franchises and permits necessary for the lawful conduct of the business of SPAC (the “SPAC Permits”). SPAC is, and since its incorporation has been, in material compliance with and not in default under such SPAC Permits, in each case.
Section 5.10 Business Activities.
(a) Since its incorporation, SPAC has not conducted any business activities other than activities directed toward the accomplishment of a Business Combination. Except as set forth in the SPAC Organizational Documents, there is no Contract, commitment, or Governmental Order binding upon SPAC or to which SPAC is a party which has or would reasonably be expected to have the effect of prohibiting or impairing any business practice of SPAC or any acquisition of property by SPAC, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or the conduct of business by SPAC, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as currently conducted or as contemplated to be conducted, in each case, following the Closing in any material respects.
(b) SPAC does not own or have a right to acquire, directly or indirectly, any interest or investment (whether equity or debt) in any corporation, partnership, joint venture, business, trust or other entity. Except for this Agreement and the Transactions, SPAC has no interests, rights, obligations or liabilities with respect to, and is not a party to, bound by or has its assets or property subject to, in each case whether directly or indirectly, any Contract or transaction which is, or could reasonably be interpreted as constituting, a Business Combination.
(c) Except for this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements or as set forth on Schedule 5.10(c), SPAC is not, and at no time has been, party to any Contracts with any other Person that would require payments by SPAC in excess of $100,000 in the aggregate.
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(d) SPAC has no liabilities, debts or obligations, except for liabilities, debts and obligations (i) reflected or reserved for on SPAC’s consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2021 or disclosed in the notes thereto, (ii) that have arisen since the date of SPAC’s consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2021 in the ordinary course of the operation of business of SPAC, or (iii) incurred in connection with or contemplated by this Agreement and/or the Transactions.
Section 5.11 Tax Matters.
(a)
(i) all Tax Returns required to be filed by SPAC have been filed (taking into account extensions) and all such Tax Returns are true, correct and complete in all material respects;
(ii) all Taxes required to be paid by SPAC have been duly paid;
(iii) no Tax audit, examination or other proceeding with respect to Taxes of SPAC is pending or has been threatened in writing;
(iv) SPAC has complied in all material respects with all applicable Laws relating to the collection and withholding of Taxes;
(v) SPAC has not participated in any “listed transaction” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.6011-4;
(vi) there are no Liens for Taxes on any of the assets of SPAC, other than Permitted Liens;
(vii) there are no written assessments, deficiencies, adjustments or other claims with respect to Taxes that have been asserted or assessed against SPAC that have not been paid or otherwise resolved;
(viii) SPAC is not subject to any Tax sharing, allocation or similar agreement (other than such Agreements that have been disclosed in public filings with respect to SPAC or that are customary commercial contracts entered into with persons who are not Affiliates or direct or indirect equity holders in the Sponsor);
(ix) There are no Liens with respect to Taxes on any of the assets of SPAC, other than Permitted Liens;
(x) SPAC does not have any material liability for the Taxes of any Person (other than SPAC) (i) under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign Law) or (ii) as a transferee or successor, or by Contract (except for liabilities pursuant to commercial contracts not primarily relating to Taxes);
(xi) SPAC does not have a permanent establishment (within the meaning of an applicable Tax treaty) or otherwise have an office or fixed place of business in a country other than the country in which it is organized;
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(xii) SPAC will not be required to include any item of income in, or exclude any item of deduction from, taxable income for any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date as a result of any (i) change in method of accounting for a taxable period ending on or prior to the Closing Date; (ii) installment sale made prior to the Closing Date; (iii) prepaid amount received on or prior to the Closing Date; or (iv) use of an improper method of accounting for a taxable period on or prior to the Closing Date. SPAC has not made an election pursuant to Section 965(h) of the Code.
(b) SPAC (or any predecessor thereof) has not constituted either a “distributing corporation” or a “controlled corporation” in a distribution of stock qualifying for income tax-free treatment under Section 355 of the Code (or so much of Section 356 of the Code as relates to Section 355 of the Code) since January 1, 2019.
(c) SPAC has not taken any action (nor permitted any action to be taken), that would reasonably be expected to prevent the Merger from constituting a transaction that qualifies as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder.
(d) SPAC is a Tax resident only in its jurisdiction of formation.
(e) SPAC does not have Knowledge of any fact or any reason that (when taken together with the SPAC’s understanding of other relevant facts) would reasonably be expected to cause the Company to be treated, following the completion of the Transactions, as a Tax resident of a country other than Israel.
(f) SPAC is and has since incorporation been treated as a corporation for U.S. federal (and applicable state and local) income Tax purposes.
Section 5.12 Capitalization.
(a) The authorized share capital of SPAC is comprised of (i) 100,000,000 SPAC Class A Shares, (ii) 10,000,000 SPAC Class B Shares, and (iii) 1,000,000 preference shares of a par value of $0.0001 each (“SPAC Preferred Stock”). Schedule 5.12(a) sets forth the total number and amount of all of the issued and outstanding Equity Securities of SPAC, and further sets forth the amount and type of Equity Securities of SPAC owned or held by each of Sponsor and each of Sponsor’s Affiliates. No shares of SPAC Preferred Stock have been issued or are outstanding. All of the issued and outstanding shares of Equity Securities of SPAC (i) have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable, (ii) were issued in full compliance with applicable Law and the SPAC Organizational Documents and (iii) were not issued in breach or violation of any preemptive rights or Contract.
(b) Except as set forth on Schedule 5.12(a), there are no Equity Securities of SPAC authorized, reserved, issued or outstanding. Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports or the SPAC Organizational Documents, there are no outstanding obligations of SPAC to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Equity Securities of SPAC. There are no outstanding bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of SPAC having the right to vote (or convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities having the right to vote) on any matter for which SPAC’s shareholders may vote. Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, SPAC is not a party to any shareholders agreement, voting agreement or registration rights agreement relating to SPAC Shares or any other Equity Securities of SPAC.
(c) SPAC does not own any Equity Securities in any other Person or have any right, option, warrant, conversion right, stock appreciation right, redemption right, repurchase right, agreement, arrangement or commitment of any character under which a Person is or may become obligated to issue or sell, or give any right to subscribe for or acquire, or in any way dispose of, any Equity Securities, or any securities or obligations exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into Equity Securities of such Person.
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Section 5.13 NASDAQ Listing. The issued and outstanding units of SPAC, each such unit comprised of one SPAC Class A Share and one-half of SPAC Warrant are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and are listed for trading on the NASDAQ under the symbol “HCCCU.” The issued and outstanding SPAC Class A Shares are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and are listed for trading on the NASDAQ under the symbol “HCCC.” The issued and outstanding SPAC Warrants are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and are listed for trading on the NASDAQ under the symbol “HCCCW.” SPAC is a member in good standing with the NASDAQ and has complied with the applicable listing requirements of the NASDAQ. There is no Action pending or, to the Knowledge of SPAC, threatened against SPAC by the NASDAQ or the SEC with respect to any intention by such entity to deregister the SPAC Class A Shares or the SPAC Warrants or terminate the listing of SPAC Class A Shares or the SPAC Warrants on the NASDAQ. None of SPAC or its Affiliates has taken any action in an attempt to terminate the registration of the SPAC Class A Shares or the SPAC Warrants under the Exchange Act except as contemplated by this Agreement. SPAC has not received any notice from the NASDAQ or the SEC regarding the revocation of such listing or otherwise regarding the delisting of the SPAC Class A Shares or the SPAC Warrants from the NASDAQ or the SEC.
Section 5.14 Material Contracts; No Defaults.
(a) SPAC has filed as an exhibit to the SEC Reports all Contracts, including every “material contract” (as such term is defined in Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K of the SEC) (other than confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements and this Agreement) to which, as of the date of this Agreement, SPAC is a party or by which any of its respective assets are bound.
(b) Each Contract of a type required to be filed as an exhibit to the SEC Reports, whether or not filed, was entered into at arm’s length. Except for any Contract that has terminated or will terminate upon the expiration of the stated term thereof prior to the Closing Date, with respect to any Contract of the type required to be filed as an exhibit to the SEC Reports, whether or not filed, (i) such Contracts are in full force and effect and represent the legal, valid and binding obligations of SPAC, and, to the Knowledge of SPAC, the other parties thereto, and are enforceable by SPAC to the extent a party thereto in accordance with their terms, subject in all respects to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other Laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), (ii) SPAC and, to the Knowledge of SPAC, the counterparties thereto, are not in material breach of or material default (or would be in material breach, violation or default but for the existence of a cure period) under any such Contract, (iii) SPAC has not received any written or oral claim or notice of material breach of or material default under any such Contract, (iv) no event has occurred which, individually or together with other events, would reasonably be expected to result in a material breach of or a material default under any such Contract by SPAC or any other party thereto (in each case, with or without notice or lapse of time or both) and (v) SPAC has not received written notice from any other party to any such Contract that such party intends to terminate or not renew any such Contract.
Section 5.15 Related Party Transactions. Schedule 5.15 sets forth all Contracts, transactions, arrangements or understandings between (a) SPAC, on the one hand, and (b) any officer, director, employee, partner, member, manager, direct or indirect equityholder or warrant holder (including Sponsor) or Affiliate of either SPAC or Sponsor (or any Affiliate of Sponsor) or any of the respective officers, directors, employees, partners, members, managers or direct or indirect equityholders of any of the foregoing Persons, on the other hand (each Person identified in this clause (b), a “SPAC Related Party”). Except as set forth in Schedule 5.15, no SPAC Related Party (i) owns any interest in any asset used by SPAC, or (ii) owes any material amount to, or is owed any material amount by, SPAC. Sponsor Support Agreement. SPAC has delivered to the Company a true, correct and complete copy of the Sponsor Support Agreement. The Sponsor Support Agreement is in full force and effect and has not been withdrawn or terminated, or otherwise amended or modified, in any respect, and no withdrawal, termination, amendment or modification is contemplated by SPAC. The Sponsor Support Agreement is a legal, valid and binding obligation of SPAC and, each other party thereto (including Sponsor) and neither the execution or delivery by any party thereto, nor the performance of any party’s obligations under, the Sponsor Support Agreement violates any provision of, or results in the breach of or default under, or require any filing, registration or qualification under, any applicable Law. No event has occurred that, with or without notice, lapse of time or both, would constitute a default or breach of any party under the Sponsor Support Agreement.
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Section 5.17 Investment Company Act; JOBS Act. SPAC is not an “investment company” or a Person directly or indirectly “controlled” by or acting on behalf of an “investment company”, in each case, within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. SPAC constitutes an “emerging growth company” within the meaning of the JOBS Act.
Section 5.18 Absence of Changes. Since the date of SPAC’s incorporation (a) there has not been any event or occurrence that has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a SPAC Material Adverse Effect, and (b) except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, the other Transaction Agreements or in connection with the Transactions, SPAC has carried on its business in all material respects in the ordinary course of business.
Section 5.19 Residency. SPAC is a non-Israeli resident company that has no activities in Israel, and its activity is controlled and managed outside of Israel. Each of SPAC’s directors, officers and managers are non-Israeli residents and conduct SPAC’s activity outside of Israel.
Section 5.20 No Other Representations. Except as provided in this Article V, neither SPAC nor any other Person has made, or is making, any representation or warranty whatsoever in respect of SPAC.
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VI
COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY
Section 6.01 Conduct of Business. From the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Closing or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms (the “Interim Period”), the Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement (including the Recapitalization) or any other Transaction Agreement, as set forth on Schedule 6.01, as consented to in writing by SPAC (which consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed), or as required by applicable Law, use reasonable best efforts to conduct and operate its business in the ordinary course of business. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except as contemplated by this Agreement (including the Recapitalization) or in any other Transaction Agreement, as set forth on Schedule 6.01, as consented to by SPAC in writing (such consent not to be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed), or as required by applicable Law, the Company shall not, and the Company shall cause its Subsidiaries not to, during the Interim Period:
(a) change or amend its Organizational Documents in any material respect;
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(b) make, declare, set aside, establish a record date for or pay any dividend or distribution, other than any dividends or distributions from any wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company either to the Company or any other wholly owned Subsidiaries of the Company;
(c) except for entries, modifications, amendments, waivers or terminations in the ordinary course of business, enter into, materially modify, materially amend, waive any material right under or terminate, any Specified Contract, or any Lease;
(d) issue, deliver, sell, transfer, pledge or dispose of, or place any Lien (other than a Permitted Lien) on, any Equity Securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(e) sell, assign, transfer, convey, lease, license, abandon, allow to lapse or expire, subject to or grant any material Lien (other than Permitted Liens) on, or otherwise dispose of, any material assets, rights or properties (including material Intellectual Property), other than (i) the sale or license of goods and services to customers in the ordinary course of business, (ii) the sale or other disposition of assets or equipment deemed by the Company in its reasonable business judgment to be obsolete or otherwise warranted in the ordinary course of business, (iii) grants of non-exclusive licenses of Intellectual Property, (iv) as already contracted by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or (v) transactions among the Company and its Subsidiaries or among its Subsidiaries;
(f) settle any pending or threatened Action, if such settlement would require payment by the Company or any Subsidiary thereof in an amount greater than $1,000,000, or admit criminal wrongdoing;
(g) except in the ordinary course of business or as otherwise required by the terms of any existing Company Benefit Plan or existing employment Contract as in effect on the date hereof or as otherwise required under applicable Law, (i) pay or promise to pay, fund any new, enter into or make any grant of any material severance, change in control, transaction bonus, equity or equity-based, retention or termination payment or arrangement to any officer-level Company Employee, except in connection with the promotion, hiring or termination of employment of any employee of the Company or its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business, (ii) take any action to accelerate any material payments or benefits, or the funding of any material payments or benefits, payable or to become payable to any officer-level Company Employees or (iii) establish, adopt, enter into, amend or terminate any material Company Benefit Plan or any Contract that would be a material Company Benefit Plan if it were in existence as of the date of this Agreement;
(h) make any loans or advance any money or other property to any Person, except for (A) advances in the ordinary course of business to employees, officers or directors of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for expenses, (B) prepayments and deposits paid to suppliers of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business, (C) trade credit extended to customers of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business and (D) advances or other payments among the Company and its Subsidiaries;
(i) redeem, purchase, repurchase or otherwise acquire, or offer to redeem, purchase, repurchase or acquire, any Equity Securities of the Company any of its Subsidiaries other than transactions among the Company and its Subsidiaries or among the Subsidiaries of the Company;
(j) adjust, split, combine, subdivide, recapitalize, reclassify or otherwise effect any change in respect of any Equity Securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
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(k) adopt or enter into a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation, restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization of the Company or its Subsidiaries;
(l) other than in the ordinary course of business or as required by applicable Laws, make, change or revoke any material Tax election in a manner inconsistent with past practice, change or revoke any material accounting method with respect to Taxes, file any material Tax Return in a manner materially inconsistent with past practice, settle or compromise any material Tax claim or Tax liability, enter into any material closing agreement with respect to any Tax, or surrender any right to claim a material refund of Taxes, in each case, if such action would be reasonably expected to have an adverse and disproportionate impact on SPAC and its equity holders (as compared to the impact of such actions on the Company and its pre-Merger equity holders);
(m) incur, create or assume any indebtedness for borrowed money in excess of $1,000,000, other than (x) ordinary course trade payables, (y) between the Company and any of its wholly owned Subsidiaries or between any of such wholly owned Subsidiaries or (z) in connection with borrowings, extensions of credit and other financial accommodations under the Company’s and Subsidiaries’ existing credit facilities, notes and other existing indebtedness and, in each case, any refinancings thereof;
(n) other than in the ordinary course of business, enter into any agreement that materially restricts the ability of the Company or its Subsidiaries to engage or compete in any line of business, enter into any agreement that materially restricts the ability of the Company or its Subsidiaries to enter into a new line of business or enter into any new line of business;
(o) make any capital expenditures that in the aggregate exceed $1,000,000, other than any capital expenditure (or series of related capital expenditures) consistent in all material respects with the Company’s annual capital expenditures budget for periods following the date hereof, made available to SPAC;
(p) enter into any Contract with any broker, finder, investment banker or other Person under which such Person is or will be entitled to any brokerage fee, finders’ fee or other commission in connection with the Transactions; or
(q) enter into any Contract to do any action prohibited under Section 6.01 above.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein (including this Section 6.01), (x) nothing herein shall prevent the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from taking any COVID-19 Measures or any action that is taken in good faith in response to COVID-19, and no such action (or failure to act) shall serve as a basis for SPAC to terminate this Agreement or assert that any of the conditions to the Closing contained herein have not been satisfied and (y) nothing in this Section 6.01 is intended to give SPAC or any of its Affiliates, directly or indirectly, the right to control or direct the business or operations of the Company or its Subsidiaries prior to the Closing, and prior to the Closing, the Company and its Subsidiaries shall exercise, consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, complete control and supervision over their respective businesses and operations.
Section 6.02 Inspection. Subject to confidentiality obligations and similar restrictions that may be applicable to information furnished to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries by third parties that may be in the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ possession from time to time, and except for any information which (x) relates to the negotiation of this Agreement or the Transactions, (y) is prohibited from being disclosed by applicable Law or (z) on the advice of legal counsel of the Company would result in the loss of attorney-client privilege or other privilege from disclosure, the Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, afford to SPAC and its Representatives reasonable access during the Interim Period, and with reasonable advance notice, in such manner as to not interfere with the normal operation of the Company and its Subsidiaries and so long as reasonably feasible or permissible under applicable Law and subject to appropriate COVID-19 Measures, to the properties, books, Tax Returns, records and appropriate officers and employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to furnish such Representatives with all financial and operating data and other information concerning the affairs of the Company and its Subsidiaries that are in the possession of the Company or its Subsidiaries, in each case, as SPAC and its Representatives may reasonably request solely for purposes of consummating the Transactions; provided that such access shall not include any invasive or intrusive investigations or testing, sampling or analysis of any properties, facilities or equipment of the Company or its Subsidiaries. All information obtained by SPAC and its Representatives under this Agreement shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreement.
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Section 6.03 No Claim Against the Trust Account. The Company acknowledges that it has read SPAC’s final prospectus, dated January 14, 2021, the other SEC Reports and the SPAC Organizational Documents and understands that SPAC has established the Trust Account described therein for the benefit of SPAC’s public shareholders and that disbursements from the Trust Account are available only in the limited circumstances set forth in the Trust Agreement. The Company further acknowledges that if the Transactions, or, in the event of a termination of this Agreement, another Business Combination, are not consummated within 24 months from the closing of the offering contemplated by SPAC’s final prospectus, SPAC will be obligated to return to its shareholders the amounts being held in the Trust Account. Accordingly, the Company hereby waives any claims (whether based on contract, tort, equity or any other theory of legal liability) of any kind in or to any monies in the Trust Account and agree not to seek recourse against the Trust Account or any funds distributed therefrom as a result of, or arising out of, this Agreement or the Transactions with SPAC; provided that notwithstanding anything herein or otherwise to the contrary (x) nothing herein shall serve to limit or prohibit the Company’s right (1) to pursue a claim against SPAC for legal relief against monies or other assets held outside the Trust Account, (2) for specific performance or other equitable relief in connection with the consummation of the transactions (including a claim for SPAC to specifically perform its obligations under this Agreement and cause the disbursement of the balance of the cash remaining in the Trust Account (after giving effect to the SPAC Shareholder Redemption) to the Company in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Trust Agreement), or (3) for Fraud and (y) nothing herein shall serve to limit or prohibit any claims that the Company may have in the future against SPAC’s assets or funds that are not held in the Trust Account (including any funds that have been released from the Trust Account and any assets that have been purchased or acquired with any such funds). This Section 6.03 shall survive the termination of this Agreement for any reason.
Section 6.04 Preparation and Delivery of Additional Company Financial Statements. As promptly as reasonably practicable following the date hereof, the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to deliver to SPAC the audited consolidated balance sheets of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, and the related audited consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the years then ended, together with the auditor’s reports thereon, which financial statements shall have been audited in accordance with PCAOB auditing standards by a PCAOB qualified auditor (the “Additional Financial Statements”).
Section 6.05 Company Securities Listing. The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to cause: (i) the Company’s initial listing application with the NASDAQ in connection with the Transactions to have been approved; (ii) the Company to satisfy all applicable initial listing requirements of the NASDAQ; and (iii) the Company Ordinary Shares and Company Warrants and Company Ordinary Shares underlying such Company Warrants issuable in accordance with this Agreement, including the Merger, to be approved for listing on the NASDAQ (and SPAC shall reasonably cooperate in connection therewith), subject to official notice of issuance, in each case, as promptly as reasonably practicable after the date of this Agreement, and in any event prior to the Effective Time.
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Section 6.06 Employee Matters.
(a) Equity Plan. Prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall adopt: (i) the Incentive Equity Plan Modifications in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (with such changes that may be agreed in writing by SPAC (such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed)), and (ii) the ESPP in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (with such changes as may be agreed in writing by SPAC (such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed)), in each case, effective as of the Closing Date.
(b) No Third-Party Beneficiaries. Notwithstanding anything herein or otherwise to the contrary, all provisions contained in this Section 6.06 are included for the sole benefit of SPAC, Merger Sub and the Company, and that nothing in this Agreement, whether express or implied, (i) shall limit the right of the Company or its Affiliates to amend, terminate or otherwise modify any Company Benefit Plan or other employee benefit plan, agreement or other arrangement following the Closing Date, or (ii) shall confer upon any Person who is not a party to this Agreement (including any equity holder, any current or former director, manager, officer, employee or independent contractor of the Company, or any participant in any Company Benefit Plan or other employee benefit plan, agreement or other arrangement (or any dependent or beneficiary thereof)), any right to continued or resumed employment or recall, any right to compensation or benefits, or any third-party beneficiary or other right of any kind or nature whatsoever.
Section 6.07 Securities Laws. Each of the Company and SPAC acknowledges and agrees that it is aware of the restrictions imposed by U.S. federal securities laws and the rules and regulations of the SEC and Nasdaq promulgated thereunder or otherwise and other applicable foreign and domestic Laws on a Person possessing material nonpublic information about a publicly traded company.
Section 6.08 IIA. The Company shall file a notice with the IIA in accordance with applicable Law.
Section 6.09 AIDIE. The Company shall file a notice with the AIDIE as required pursuant to the Company’s Grant documents with the AIDIE.
Article
VII
COVENANTS OF SPAC
Section 7.01 Indemnification and Directors’ and Officers’ Insurance.
(a) All rights to exculpation, indemnification and advancement of expenses existing as of the date of this Agreement in favor of the current or former directors or officers of SPAC (each, together with such person’s heirs, executors or administrators, a “D&O Indemnitees”) under the SPAC Organizational Documents or under any indemnification agreement such D&O Indemnitee may have with SPAC that has been made available to the Company prior to the date of this Agreement, in each case, as in effect as of immediately prior to the date of this Agreement (collectively, the “Existing D&O Arrangements”), shall survive the Closing and shall continue in full force and effect for a period of six years from the Closing Date. For a period of six years from the Closing Date, to the maximum extent permitted under applicable Law, the Company shall cause the Surviving Company to maintain in effect the Existing D&O Arrangements, and the Company shall, and shall cause the Surviving Company to, not amend, repeal or otherwise modify any such provisions in any manner that would materially and adversely affect the rights thereunder of any D&O Indemnitee; provided, however, that all rights to indemnification or advancement of expenses in respect of any Action pending or asserted or any claim made within such period shall continue until the disposition of such Action or resolution of such claim. The Company shall not have any obligation under this Section 7.01 to any D&O Indemnitee when and if a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine that the indemnification of such D&O Indemnitee in the manner contemplated hereby is prohibited by applicable Law.
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(b) Prior to the Closing, SPAC shall purchase a six year “tail” or “runoff” directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (the “D&O Tail”) in respect of acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each individual who is a director or officer of SPAC currently covered by the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy of SPAC on terms with respect to coverage, deductibles and amounts no less favorable than those of such policy in effect on the date of this Agreement. The Company shall, and shall cause the Surviving Company to, use reasonable best efforts to maintain the D&O Tail in full force and effect for its full term.
Section 7.02 Conduct of SPAC During the Interim Period.
(a) During the Interim Period, except as set forth on Schedule 7.02, as required by this Agreement, as consented to by the Company in writing, or as required by applicable Law (including COVID-19 Measures), SPAC shall not:
(i) change, amend, restate, supplement or otherwise modify any of the Trust Agreement or the SPAC Organizational Documents;
(ii) (A) declare, set aside or pay any dividends on, or make any other distribution in respect of any outstanding Equity Securities of SPAC; (B) split, combine or reclassify any Equity Securities of SPAC; or (C) other than in connection with the SPAC Shareholder Redemption, repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, or offer to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, any Equity Securities of SPAC;
(iii) (A) merge, consolidate, combine or amalgamate SPAC with any Person or (B) purchase or otherwise acquire (whether by merging or consolidating with, purchasing any Equity Security in or a substantial portion of the assets of, or by any other manner) any corporation, partnership, association or other business entity or organization or division thereof;
(iv) make, change or revoke any material Tax election, adopt, change or revoke any material accounting method with respect to Taxes, settle or compromise any material Tax claim or Tax liability, enter into any material closing agreement with respect to any Tax, file any material Tax Return in a manner materially inconsistent with past practice, or surrender any right to claim a material refund of Taxes, in each case, if such action would be reasonably expected to materially increase the present or future Tax liability of SPAC, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(v) enter into, renew or amend in any respect, any transaction or Contract with an SPAC Related Party (including any agreement or arrangements related to transaction bonuses or similar payments, however effected or whenever paid);
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(vi) waive, release, compromise, settle or satisfy any pending or threatened material claim or Action or compromise or settle any liability;
(vii) incur, guarantee or otherwise become liable for (whether directly, contingently or otherwise) any indebtedness; provided that, subject to and without limiting anything contained in this Agreement (including Article IX), this Section 7.2(a)(vii) shall not prevent SPAC from borrowing funds necessary to finance its ordinary course administrative costs and SPAC Expenses and expenses incurred in connection with the consummation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement (and the costs and expenses necessary for an extension of the deadline by which it must complete its Business Combination) in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,000,000;
(viii) (A) offer, issue, deliver, grant or sell, or authorize or propose to offer, issue, deliver, grant or sell, any Equity Securities, other than issuance of SPAC Class A Shares in connection with the exercise of any SPAC Warrants outstanding on the date hereof, or (B) amend, modify or waive any of the terms or rights set forth in any SPAC Warrant or the Warrant Agreement (including the warrant price set forth therein);
(ix) engage in any activities or business, other than activities or business (A) in connection with or incident or related to SPAC’s formation or continuing corporate (or similar) existence, (B) contemplated by, or incident or related to, this Agreement, any other Transaction Agreement, the performance of covenants or agreements hereunder or thereunder or the consummation of the Transactions or (C) those that are administrative or ministerial, in each case, which are immaterial in nature;
(x) enter into any settlement, conciliation or similar Contract that would require any payment from the Trust Account or that would impose non-monetary obligations on SPAC or any of its Affiliates (or the Company or any of its Subsidiaries after the Closing);
(xi) authorize, recommend, propose or announce an intention to adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation, restructuring, recapitalization, dissolution or winding-up of SPAC or liquidate, dissolve, reorganize or otherwise wind-up the business or operations of SPAC or resolve to approve any of the foregoing;
(xii) change SPAC’s methods of accounting in any material respect, other than changes that are made in accordance with PCAOB standards;
(xiii) (A) enter into any Contract with any broker, finder, investment banker or other Person under which such Person is or will be entitled to any brokerage fee, finders’ fee or other commission in connection with the Transactions, or (B) incur any liabilities or obligations in connection with this Agreement or the Transactions other than as set forth on Schedule 7.02(a)(xiii); or
(xiv) enter into any agreement, or otherwise become obligated, to do any action prohibited under this Section 7.02(a).
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(b) During the Interim Period, the SPAC shall comply with, and continue performing under, as applicable, the SPAC Organizational Documents, the Trust Agreement, the Transaction Agreements and all other agreements or Contracts to which the SPAC is party.
Section 7.03 Trust Account Proceeds. Upon satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Article IX and provision of notice thereof to the Trustee (which notice SPAC shall provide to the Trustee in accordance with the terms of the Trust Agreement), in accordance with and pursuant to the Trust Agreement, (a) at the Closing, SPAC shall (i) cause any documents, opinions and notices required to be delivered to the Trustee pursuant to the Trust Agreement to be so delivered and (ii) use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Trustee to, and the Trustee shall thereupon be obligated to (A) pay as and when due all amounts payable to the shareholders of SPAC pursuant to the SPAC Shareholder Redemption, and (B) pay all remaining amounts then available in the Trust Account to SPAC for immediate use, and (b) thereafter, the Trust Account shall terminate.
Section 7.04 Inspection. SPAC shall afford to the Company, its Affiliates and their respective Representatives reasonable access during the Interim Period, and with reasonable advance notice, to the books, Tax Returns, records and appropriate officers and employees of SPAC, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to furnish such Representatives with all financial and operating data and other information concerning the affairs of SPAC, in each case as the Company and its Representatives may reasonably request for purposes of the Transactions.
Section 7.05 Section 16 Matters. Prior to the Effective Time, SPAC shall take all reasonable steps as may be required to cause any acquisition or disposition of the SPAC Class A Shares that occurs or is deemed to occur by reason of or pursuant to the Transactions by each Person who is or will be subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act with respect to SPAC to be exempt under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, including by taking steps in accordance with the No-Action Letter, dated January 12, 1999, issued by the SEC regarding such matters.
Section 7.06 SPAC Public Filings.
(a) From the date hereof through the Closing, SPAC will keep current and timely file all SEC Reports required to be filed or furnished with the SEC and otherwise comply in all material respects with its reporting obligations under applicable Laws.
(b) As promptly as practicable after execution of this Agreement, SPAC will prepare and file a Current Report on Form 8-K pursuant to the Exchange Act to report the execution of this Agreement, the form and substance of which has been approved by the Company prior to the execution of this Agreement.
Section 7.07 SPAC Securities Listing. From the date hereof through the Closing, SPAC shall use its reasonable best efforts to ensure SPAC remains listed as a public company on, and for SPAC Class A Shares and the SPAC Warrants to be listed on, the NASDAQ. Prior to the Closing Date, SPAC shall cooperate with the Company and use reasonable best efforts to take such actions as are reasonably necessary or advisable to cause the SPAC Class A Shares and the SPAC Warrants to be delisted from the NASDAQ and deregistered under the Exchange Act as soon as practicable following the Effective Time.
Section 7.08 SPAC Board Recommendation. The board of directors of SPAC shall not (and no committee or subgroup thereof shall) change, withdraw, withhold, amend, qualify or modify, or (privately or publicly) propose to change, withdraw, withhold, amend, qualify or modify, the SPAC Board Recommendation for any reason.
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Article
VIII
JOINT COVENANTS
Section 8.01 Efforts to Consummate.
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions herein, each of the Parties shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things reasonably necessary or advisable to consummate and make effective as promptly as reasonably practicable the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including (i) the satisfaction of the closing conditions set forth in Article IX and (ii) using reasonable best efforts to consummate the PIPE Financing on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the PIPE Agreements). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each of the Parties shall use reasonable best efforts to obtain, file with or deliver to, as applicable, any Consents of any Governmental Authorities (including notice to the IIA and the AIDIE) or other Persons necessary to consummate the Transactions and the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreements. Each Party shall (i) submit notifications (including draft notifications, as applicable), filings, notices and other required submissions pursuant to the Competition Laws of the other jurisdictions set forth on Schedule 8.01(a) with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement and (ii) respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to any requests by any Governmental Authority (including notice to the IIA and the AIDIE) for additional information and documentary material that may be requested pursuant to any Competition Laws. SPAC shall promptly inform the Company of any communication between SPAC, on the one hand, and any Governmental Authority, on the other hand, and the Company shall promptly inform SPAC of any communication between the Company, on the one hand, and any Governmental Authority, on the other hand, in either case, regarding any of the Transactions or any Transaction Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, each Party and their respective Affiliates shall not extend any waiting period, review period or comparable period under any Competition Laws or enter into any agreement with any Governmental Authority not to consummate the Transactions or by the other Transaction Agreements, except with the prior written consent of SPAC and the Company.
(b) During the Interim Period, SPAC, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, shall give counsel for the Company (in the case of SPAC) or SPAC (in the case of the Company), a reasonable opportunity to review in advance, and consider in good faith the views of the other in connection with, any proposed written communication to any Governmental Authority (including notice to the IIA and the AIDIE) relating to the Transactions or the Transaction Agreements. Each of the Parties agrees not to participate in any substantive meeting or discussion, either in person or by telephone with any Governmental Authority in connection with the Transactions unless it consults with, in the case of SPAC, the Company, or, in the case of the Company, SPAC in advance and, to the extent not prohibited by such Governmental Authority, gives, in the case of SPAC, the Company, or, in the case of the Company, SPAC, the opportunity to attend and participate in such meeting or discussion.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, (i) in the event that this Section 8.01 conflicts with any other covenant or agreement in this Agreement that is intended to specifically address any subject matter, then such other covenant or agreement shall govern and control solely to the extent of such conflict, (ii) in no event shall the Company or its Subsidiaries be obligated to bear any expense or pay any fee or grant any concession in connection with obtaining any consents, authorizations or approvals pursuant to the terms of any Contract to which the Company or its Subsidiaries is a party or otherwise in connection with the consummation of the Transactions, and (iii) in no event shall the failure to obtain any Consent (including of the IIA and the AIDIE), except to the extent expressly provided in Section 9.01, be considered, constitute, triggered or give any rights in respect of, failure of a condition to the Closing.
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(d) During the Interim Period, SPAC, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, shall each notify the other in writing promptly after learning of any shareholder demands or other shareholder proceedings (including derivative claims) relating to this Agreement, any other Transaction Agreements or any matters relating thereto (collectively, the “Transaction Litigation”) commenced against, in the case of SPAC, SPAC or any of its Representatives (in their capacity as a representative of SPAC) or, in the case of the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company or any of their respective Representatives (in their capacity as a representative of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company). SPAC and the Company shall each (i) keep the other reasonably informed regarding any Transaction Litigation, (ii) give the other the opportunity to, at its own cost and expense, participate in the defense, settlement and compromise of any such Transaction Litigation and reasonably cooperate with the other in connection with the defense, settlement and compromise of any such Transaction Litigation, (iii) consider in good faith the other’s advice with respect to any such Transaction Litigation and (iv) reasonably cooperate with each other. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, (i) SPAC and the Company shall jointly control the negotiation, defense and settlement of any such Transaction Litigation brought against SPAC or its Representatives and (ii) in no event shall SPAC (or any of its Representatives) settle or compromise any Transaction Litigation brought against SPAC or its Representatives without the prior written consent of the Company.
Section 8.02 Registration Statement; Shareholder Meetings.
(a) Proxy Statement/Registration Statement.
(i) As promptly as practicable after the execution of this Agreement, (x) SPAC and the Company shall jointly prepare and the Company shall file with the SEC, mutually acceptable materials which shall include the proxy statement to be filed with the SEC as part of the Registration Statement and sent to the SPAC Shareholders relating to the SPAC Special Meeting (such proxy statement, together with any amendments or supplements thereto, the “Proxy Statement”), and (y) the Company shall prepare (with SPAC’s cooperation) and file with the SEC the Registration Statement, in which the Proxy Statement will be included as a prospectus (the “Proxy Statement/Prospectus”), in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of Company Ordinary Shares to be issued in exchange for the issued and outstanding SPAC Class A Shares and Company Warrants to be issued in exchange for the issued and outstanding SPAC Warrants. Subject to Schedule 8.02, each of SPAC and the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Registration Statement, including the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, to comply with the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, to have the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after such filing and to keep the Registration Statement, including the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, effective as long as is necessary to consummate the Transactions. In the event there is any tax opinion required to be provided in connection with the Registration Statement, counsel to SPAC shall provide such tax opinion(s). The Company also agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to obtain all necessary state Securities Laws or “blue sky” permits and approvals required to carry out the Transactions, and SPAC shall furnish all information concerning itself and its equityholders as may be reasonably requested in connection with any such action. Each of SPAC and the Company agrees to furnish to the other Party and its Representatives all information concerning itself, its Subsidiaries, officers, directors, managers, shareholders, and other equityholders and information regarding such other matters as may be reasonably necessary or advisable or as may be reasonably requested in connection with the Registration Statement, including the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, a Current Report on Form 6-K pursuant to the Exchange Act in connection with the Transactions, or any other statement, filing, notice or application made by or on behalf of SPAC or the Company to any regulatory authority (including the NASDAQ) in connection with the Merger and the Transactions (the “Transaction Filings”). SPAC will cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to the SPAC Shareholders as promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act.
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(ii) To the extent not prohibited by applicable Law, the Company will advise SPAC, reasonably promptly after the Company receives notice thereof, of the time when the Registration Statement has become effective or any supplement or amendment has been filed, of the issuance of any stop order or the suspension of the qualification of the Company Ordinary Shares or Company Warrants for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, of the initiation or written threat of any proceeding for any such purpose, or of any request by the SEC for the amendment or supplement of the Registration Statement or for additional information. To the extent not prohibited by applicable Law, SPAC and its counsel, on the one hand, and the Company and its counsel, on the other hand, shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Registration Statement, the Proxy Statement and any Transaction Filings each time before any such document is filed with the SEC, and the other Party shall give reasonable and good faith consideration to any comments made by SPAC and its counsel or the Company and its counsel, as applicable. To the extent not prohibited by applicable Law, the Company, on the one hand, and SPAC, on the other hand, shall provide the other Party and its counsel with (i) any comments or other communications, whether written or oral, that SPAC or its counsel or the Company or its counsel, as the case may be, may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Registration Statement, the Proxy Statement or any Transaction Filings promptly after receipt of those comments or other communications and (ii) a reasonable opportunity to participate in the response of SPAC or the Company, as applicable, to those comments and to provide comments on that response (to which reasonable and good faith consideration shall be given), including, to the extent reasonably practicable, by participating with SPAC or its counsel or the Company or its counsel, as the case may be, in any discussions or meetings with the SEC.
(iii) If at any time prior to the Effective Time any information relating to the Company, SPAC or any of their respective Subsidiaries, Affiliates, directors or officers is discovered by the Company or SPAC, which is required to be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or the Proxy Statement, so that neither of such documents would include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, with respect to the Registration Statement or the Proxy Statement, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Party which discovers such information shall promptly notify the other Parties and an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information shall be promptly filed with the SEC and, to the extent required by applicable Law, disseminated to SPAC Shareholders.
(b) SPAC Special Meeting. SPAC shall, as promptly as practicable following the date the Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC under the Securities Act, establish a record date for, duly call and give notice of, convene and hold a meeting of SPAC Shareholders (the “SPAC Special Meeting”), and SPAC shall convene and hold the SPAC Special Meeting, in each case in accordance with SPAC’s Organizational Documents and applicable Law, solely for the purpose of (i) providing SPAC Shareholders with the opportunity to elect to effect SPAC Shareholder Redemption, (ii) obtaining the SPAC Shareholder Approval, and (iii) related and customary procedural and administrative matters. SPAC shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain such approvals and authorizations from the SPAC Shareholders at the SPAC Special Meeting, including by soliciting proxies as promptly as practicable in accordance with applicable Law for the purpose of seeking such approvals and authorizations from the SPAC Shareholders, and minimize SPAC Shareholder Redemption by SPAC Shareholders. SPAC shall include the SPAC Board Recommendation in the Proxy Statement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, SPAC shall be entitled to postpone or adjourn the SPAC Special Meeting solely to the extent necessary (a “SPAC Meeting Change”): (i) to comply with applicable Law, (ii) to ensure that any supplement or amendment to the Proxy Statement that the board of directors of SPAC has determined in good faith is required by applicable Law is disclosed to SPAC Shareholders and for such supplement or amendment to be promptly disseminated to SPAC Shareholders with sufficient time prior to the SPAC Special Meeting for SPAC Shareholders to consider the disclosures contained in such supplement or amendment; or (iii) if, as of the time for which the SPAC Special Meeting is originally scheduled (as set forth in the Proxy Statement), there are insufficient SPAC Shares represented (either in person or by proxy) to constitute a quorum necessary to conduct the business to be conducted at the SPAC Special Meeting; provided that, without the prior written consent of the Company, SPAC may only be entitled to one SPAC Meeting Change (excluding any postponements or adjournments required by applicable Law), and the SPAC Special Meeting may not be adjourned or postponed to a date that is more than five Business Days after the date for which the SPAC Special Meeting was originally scheduled (excluding any postponements or adjournments mandated by applicable Law) and provided it is held no later than three Business Days prior to the Termination Date; provided, further, that in the event of a postponement or adjournment pursuant to clauses (ii) or (iii), the SPAC Special Meeting shall be reconvened as promptly as practicable following such time as the matters described in such clauses have been resolved.
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(c) Company Special Meeting. The Company shall, as promptly as practicable following the date the Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC under the Securities Act, establish a record date for, duly call and give notice of a meeting of the Company Shareholders (the “Company Special Meeting”) and the Company shall convene and hold the Company Special Meeting, in each case, in accordance with the Organizational Documents of the Company and applicable Law, for the purpose of, inter alia, obtaining all requisite approvals and authorizations from the Company Shareholders in connection with the Transactions (including the Company Shareholder Approval). The Company shall, through approval of its board of directors, recommend to the Company Shareholders the adoption and approval of the Company Transaction Proposals by the Company Shareholders (the “Company Board Recommendation”). The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain such approvals and recommendations from the Company Shareholders at the Company Special Meeting, including by soliciting approvals as promptly as practicable after the date hereof in accordance with applicable Law for the purpose of obtaining such approvals and authorizations from the Company Shareholders. The Company shall, through its board of directors, recommend to Company Shareholders that they provide the Company Shareholder Approval. The board of directors of the Company shall not (and no committee or subgroup thereof shall) change, withdraw, withhold, qualify or modify, or publicly propose to change, withdraw, withhold, qualify or modify, the Company Board Recommendation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Company shall be entitled to postpone or adjourn the Company Special Meeting (a “Company Meeting Change”): (i) to the extent required by applicable Law, (ii) if, as of the time for which the Company Special Meeting is originally scheduled, there are insufficient shares of stock entitled to vote represented (either in person or by proxy) to constitute a quorum necessary to conduct the business to be conducted at the Company Special Meeting; or (iii) in order to solicit additional approvals from shareholders for purposes of obtaining approval from the Company Shareholders; provided that, without the prior written consent of SPAC, the Company may only be entitled to one Company Meeting Change (excluding any postponements or adjournments required by applicable Law), and the Company Special Meeting may not be adjourned or postponed to a date that is more than five Business Days after the date for which the Company Special Meeting was originally scheduled (excluding any postponements or adjournments required by applicable Law) and provided it is held no later than three Business Days prior to the Termination Date; provided further, that in the event of a postponement or adjournment pursuant to clauses (ii) or (iii) above, the Company Special Meeting shall be reconvened as promptly as practicable following such time as the matters described in such clauses have been resolved.
Section 8.03 Exclusivity.
(a) During the Interim Period, the Company shall not, and shall cause its Representatives and Subsidiaries not to, directly or indirectly, (i) initiate, solicit or encourage (including by way of providing confidential or non-public information) any inquiries, proposals or offers that constitute or may reasonably be expected to lead to (x) any sale or other material disposition (however effected) of all or substantially all of the Equity Securities, or all or substantially all of the assets, of the Company and its Subsidiaries (on a consolidated basis) or (y) otherwise any transaction with a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company (a “Company Alternative Transaction Proposal”), (ii) engage or participate in any discussions, negotiations or transactions with any third party regarding any Company Alternative Transaction Proposal or that may reasonably be expected to lead to any Company Alternative Transaction Proposal, or (iii) enter into any agreement or deliver any agreement or instrument (including a confidentiality agreement, letter of intent, term sheet, indication of interest, indicative proposal or other agreement or instrument) related to any Company Alternative Transaction Proposal; provided that the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements and the consummation of the Transactions shall not be deemed a violation of this Section 8.03(a).
(b) During the Interim Period, SPAC shall not, and shall cause its Representatives, its Subsidiaries and the Sponsor not to, directly or indirectly, (i) initiate, solicit or encourage (including by way of providing confidential or non-public information) any inquiries, proposals or offers that constitute or may reasonably be expected to lead to any business combination transaction involving SPAC and all or a material portion of the equity interests, asset(s) and/or business(es) of any other person(s), whether by way of stock purchase, asset purchase, merger, business combination or otherwise (a “SPAC Alternative Transaction Proposal”), (ii) engage or participate in any discussions, negotiations or transactions with any third party regarding any SPAC Alternative Transaction Proposal or that may reasonably be expected to lead to any SPAC Alternative Transaction Proposal, or (iii) enter into any agreement or deliver any agreement or instrument (including a confidentiality agreement, letter of intent, term sheet, indication of interest, indicative proposal or other agreement or instrument) related to any SPAC Alternative Transaction Proposal; provided that the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements and the consummation of the Transactions shall not be deemed a violation of this Section 8.03(b).
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Section 8.04 Tax Matters.
(a) To the extent applicable, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Parties will (to the maximum extent permitted by applicable Law) prepare and file all U.S. income Tax Returns consistent with the treatment of the Merger as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code (the “Intended Tax Treatment”); provided, for the avoidance of doubt, that nothing in this Section 8.04 shall prevent any Party or any of its Affiliates from settling, or require any of them to litigate, any challenge or other similar proceeding by any Governmental Authority with respect to the Intended Tax Treatment. This Agreement is intended to constitute and hereby is adopted as a “plan of reorganization” with respect to the Merger within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Sections 1.368-2(g) and 1.368-3(a) for purposes of Sections 354, 361 and 368 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder. Each of the Parties hereto further acknowledges and hereby agrees that it is not a condition to the Closing that the Merger qualifies as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a).
(b) All transfer, stamp, documentary, sales, use, registration, value-added and other similar Taxes incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (“Transfer Taxes”) will be borne by the party responsible therefor under applicable Law. Each of SPAC, Merger Sub and the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to obtain any certificate or other document from any Governmental Authority or any other Person as may be necessary to mitigate, reduce or eliminate any Transfer Tax that could be imposed in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 8.05 Confidentiality; Publicity.
(a) SPAC acknowledges that the information being provided to it in connection with this Agreement and the Transactions is subject to the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement, the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference. The Confidentiality Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and shall apply to all information furnished thereunder or hereunder and any other activities contemplated thereby.
(b) None of SPAC, the Company or any of their respective Affiliates, or their respective Representatives (acting on their behalf), shall make any public announcement or issue any public communication regarding this Agreement or the Transactions, or any matter related to the foregoing, without first obtaining the prior consent of the Company or SPAC, as applicable (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), except if such announcement or other communication is required by applicable Law, in which case SPAC or the Company, as applicable, shall use their reasonable best efforts to coordinate such announcement or communication with the other Party, prior to announcement or issuance; provided that each Party and its Affiliates may make announcements regarding the status and terms (including price terms) of this Agreement and the Transactions to their respective Representatives and indirect current or prospective limited partners or investors or otherwise in the ordinary course of their respective businesses, in each case, so long as such recipients are obligated to keep such information confidential without the consent of any other Party; and provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit any Party from communicating with third parties to the extent necessary for the purpose of seeking any third party consent or with any Governmental Authorities under Section 8.01.
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Article
IX
CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS
Section 9.01 Conditions to Obligations of All Parties. The obligations of the Parties to consummate, or cause to be consummated, the Merger is subject to the satisfaction at the Closing of the following conditions, any one or more of which may be waived (if legally permitted) in writing by all of the Parties:
(a) No Prohibition. There shall not be in force and effect any (i) Law or (ii) Governmental Order by any Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction, in either case, enjoining, prohibiting, or making illegal the consummation of the Merger.
(b) Net Tangible Assets. SPAC shall have at least $5,000,001 of net tangible assets (as determined in accordance with Rule 3a51-1(g)(1) of the Exchange Act) immediately after the Effective Time.
(c) SPAC Shareholder Approval. The SPAC Shareholder Approval shall have been obtained.
(d) Company Shareholder Approval. The Company Shareholder Approval shall have been obtained.
(e) NASDAQ Listing. The Company Ordinary Shares and Company Warrants to be issued pursuant to Section 3.01(b) and Section 3.10(c), respectively, in connection with the Closing shall be approved for listing upon the Closing on the NASDAQ, subject to official notice of issuance thereof.
(f) Registration Statement. The Registration Statement shall have become effective, and no stop order with respect thereto shall be in effect.
Section 9.02 Additional Conditions to Obligations of SPAC. The obligations of the SPAC to consummate, or cause to be consummated, the Merger is subject to the satisfaction as of the Closing of each of the following additional conditions, any one or more of which may be waived (in whole or in part) in writing by SPAC:
(a) Representations and Warranties.
(i) Each of the representations and warranties of the Company contained in Section 4.01 (Corporation Organization of the Company), Section 4.03 (Due Authorization) and Section 4.21 (Brokers’ Fees) (collectively, the “Specified Representations”) shall be true and correct (without giving any effect to any limitation as to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” or any similar limitation set forth therein) in all material respects as of the Closing Date as though then made (except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, and in such case, shall be true and correct on and as of such earlier date).
(ii) Each of the representations and warranties of the Company contained in Article IV (other than the Specified Representations and the representations and warranties of the Company contained in Section 4.06 or Section 4.08(d)), shall be true and correct (without giving any effect to any limitation as to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” or any similar limitation set forth therein) as of the Closing Date as though then made (except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, and in such case, shall be true and correct on and as of such earlier date), except, in either case, where the failure of such representations and warranties to be so true and correct, individually or in the aggregate, has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.
(iii) The representations and warranties set forth in Section 4.06 (Capitalization) shall be true and correct in all respects, other than de minimis inaccuracies, as of the Closing Date, as though then made.
(iv) The representations and warranties set forth in Section 4.08(d) (Absence of Changes) shall be true and correct as of the Closing Date as though then made.
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(b) Agreements and Covenants. The covenants and agreements of the Company in this Agreement to be performed as of or prior to the Closing shall have been performed in all material respects.
(c) No Material Adverse Effect. Since the date of this Agreement, no Material Adverse Effect has occurred that is continuing.
(d) Officer’s Certificate. The Company shall have delivered to SPAC a certificate, dated the Closing Date, to the effect that the conditions specified in Section 9.02(a) and Section 9.02(b) have been fulfilled.
(e) Amended IRA; Joinder. The Company shall have delivered to SPAC copies of the Amended IRA and the Joinder, duly executed by the Company.
Section 9.03 Additional Conditions to the Obligations of the Company and Merger Sub. The obligation of the Company and Merger Sub to consummate or cause to be consummated the Merger and is subject to the satisfaction as of the Closing of each of the following additional conditions, any one or more of which may be waived (in whole or in part) in writing by the Company:
(a) Representations and Warranties.
(i) Each of the representations and warranties of the SPAC contained in Article V (other than the representations and warranties of the SPAC contained in Section 5.01 (Organization), Section 5.02 (Authorization) and Section 5.07 (Brokers Fees)) shall be true and correct (without giving any effect to any limitation as to “materiality” or any similar limitation set forth therein) in all material respects as of the Closing Date as though then made (except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, and in such case, shall be true and correct on and as of such earlier date).
(ii) Each of the representations and warranties of the SPAC contained in Section 5.01 (Organization), Section 5.02 (Authorization) and Section 5.07 (Brokers Fees) shall be true and correct (without giving any effect to any limitation as to “materiality” or any similar limitation set forth therein) in all respects as of the Closing Date as though then made (except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, and in such case, shall be true and correct on and as of such earlier date).
(iii) The representations and warranties of the SPAC contained in Section 5.12 (Capitalization) shall be true and correct in all respects, other than de minimis inaccuracies, as of the Closing Date, as though then made.
(b) Agreements and Covenants. The covenants and agreements of the SPAC in this Agreement to be performed as of or prior to the Closing shall have been performed in all material respects.
(c) Officer’s Certificate. SPAC shall have delivered to the Company a certificate signed by an officer of SPAC, dated the Closing Date, to the effect that the conditions specified in Section Section 9.03(a), Section 9.03(b) and Section Section 9.03(g) have been fulfilled.
(d) Aggregate Transaction Proceeds. The Aggregate Transaction Proceeds shall equal or exceed $225,000,000.
(e) Resignations. The directors and officers of SPAC shall have resigned or otherwise been removed, effective as of or prior to the Closing, and copies of such resignation letters (which are in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company) shall have been delivered to the Company.
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(f) Trust Account. SPAC shall have made all necessary and appropriate arrangements with the trustee to the Trust Account to have all of the funds contained in the Trust Account disbursed to SPAC, all of the funds contained in the Trust Account shall have been actually disbursed to SPAC, and all such funds disbursed from the Trust Account to SPAC shall be available to SPAC in respect of all of the obligations of SPAC set forth in this Agreement.
(g) Liabilities. The aggregate amount of all monetary liabilities and obligations of SPAC (including in respect of SPAC Expenses) as of the Closing shall not exceed $20,000,000.
Article
X
TERMINATION/EFFECTIVENESS
Section 10.01 Termination. This Agreement may be validly terminated and the Transactions may be abandoned at any time prior to the Closing only as follows (it being understood and agreed that this Agreement may not be terminated for any other reason or on any other basis):
(a) by mutual written agreement of SPAC and the Company;
(b) by either SPAC or the Company, if there shall be in effect any (i) Law or (ii) Governmental Order (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, a temporary restraining order), that (x) in the case of each of clauses (i) and (ii), permanently restrains, enjoins, makes illegal or otherwise prohibits the consummation of the Merger, and (y) in the case of clause (ii) such Governmental Order shall have become final and non-appealable;
(c) by either SPAC or the Company, if the Effective Time has not occurred by 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on January 7, 2022 (the “Termination Date”); provided, however, that if the SEC has not declared the Proxy Statement/Registration Statement effective on or prior to December 1, 2022, the Termination Date shall be automatically extended to March 7, 2022; provided, further, that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 10.01(c) will not be available to any Party whose breach of any provision of this Agreement caused or resulted in the failure of the Transactions to be consummated by such time;
(d) by SPAC, if the Company or Merger Sub has breached or failed to perform any of its (i) representations or warranties or (ii) covenants or other agreements contained in this Agreement, which breach or failure to perform (A) would result in the failure of a condition set forth in Section 9.02(a) and Section 9.02(b) to be satisfied at the Closing and (B) is not capable of being cured by the Termination Date or, if capable of being cured by the Termination Date, is not cured by the Company or Merger Sub before the earlier of (x) the fifth Business Day immediately prior to the Termination Date and (y) the 45th day following receipt of written notice from SPAC of such breach or failure to perform: provided that SPAC shall not have the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 10.01(d) if it is then in material breach of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or other agreements contained in this Agreement;
(e) by the Company, if SPAC has breached or failed to perform any of its respective representations, warranties, covenants or other agreements contained in this Agreement, which breach or failure to perform (A) would result in the failure of a condition set forth in Section 9.03(a) and Section 9.03(b) to be satisfied at the Closing and (B) is not capable of being cured by the Termination Date or, if capable of being cured by the Termination Date, is not cured by SPAC before the earlier of (x) the fifth Business Day immediately prior to the Termination Date and (y) the 45th day following receipt of written notice from the Company of such breach or failure to perform; provided that the Company shall not have the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 10.01(e) if it is then in material breach of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or other agreements contained in this Agreement;
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(f) by either SPAC or the Company, if SPAC failed to obtain the SPAC Shareholder Approval upon vote taken thereon at a duly convened SPAC Special Meeting (or at a meeting of its shareholders following any adjournment or postponement thereof); provided that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 10.01(f) shall not be available to SPAC if SPAC has breached this Agreement (including Section 8.02(b));
(g) by either SPAC or the Company, if, at the Company Special Meeting (including any adjournments thereof), the Company Transaction Proposals are not duly adopted by the Company Shareholders by the requisite vote under applicable Law and the Organizational Documents of the Company; provided that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 10.01(g) shall not be available to the Company if the Company has breached this Agreement (including Section 8.02(c));
(h) by the Company, if the SPAC breaches its obligations under Section 8.02(b); or
(i) by the Company if the condition set forth in Section 9.03(d) becomes incapable of being satisfied at the Closing (if the Closing were otherwise to occur prior to the Termination Date) without any amendment, modifications or supplements to, or waivers under, this Agreement or any of the PIPE Agreements.
Section 10.02 Effect of Termination. Except as otherwise set forth in this Section 10.02 or Section 11.13, in the event of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.01, this Agreement shall forthwith become void and have no effect, without any liability on the part of any Party or its Affiliates, or its Affiliates’ Representatives, other than liability of any Party for any Fraud or any intentional and willful breach of this Agreement by such Party occurring prior to such termination. The provisions of Section 8.04 (Confidentiality; Publicity), this Section 10.02 (Effect of Termination) and Article XI and the Confidentiality Agreement, shall in each case survive any termination of this Agreement.
Article
XI
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 11.01 Waiver. At any time and from time to time prior to the Effective Time, SPAC and the Company may, to the extent legally allowed and except as otherwise set forth herein, (a) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other Party, as applicable; (b) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties of the other Party contained herein or in any document delivered pursuant hereto; and (c) subject to the requirements of applicable Law, waive compliance by the other Party with any of the agreements or conditions contained herein applicable to such Party. Any agreement on the part of a Party to any such extension or waiver will be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed by such Party. Any delay in exercising any right pursuant to this Agreement will not constitute a waiver of such right.
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Section 11.02 Notices. All notices and other communications among the Parties shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (i) when delivered in person, (ii) when delivered after posting in the United States mail having been sent registered or certified mail return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (iii) when delivered by FedEx or other nationally recognized overnight delivery service or (iv) when e-mailed during normal business hours (and otherwise as of the immediately following Business Day), addressed as follows:
(a) If to SPAC, prior to the Closing, to:
Healthcare Capital Corp.
301 North Market Street
Suite 1414
Wilmington, DE 19801
Tel: 646.321.6325
Attn: William Johns
E-mail: wjohns@healthccc.com
with copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Ellenoff Grossman Schole LLP
1345 Avenue of the Americas, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10105
Attn: Stuart Neuhauser, Esq.
E-mail: sneuhauser@egs.llp
and to:
FISCHER (FBC & Co.)
146 Menachem Begin Road
Tel-Aviv 6492103, Israel
Attn: Eran Yaniv
E-mail: eyaniv@fbclawyers.com
If to the Company or Merger Sub, or SPAC following the Closing, to:
Alpha Tau Medical Ltd.
5 Kiryat Hamada Street, Building B3, 4th Floor
Jerusalem 9777605 Israel
Attn: Uzi Sofer, CEO; Raphi Levy, CFO
E-mail: uzi@alphataumedical.com; raphil@alphatau.com
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Latham & Watkins LLP
885 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Attention: Eyal Orgad; Michael Vardanian
Email: Eyal.Orgad@lw.com; Michael.Vardanian@lw.com
Latham & Watkins LLP
99 Bishopsgate
London EC2M 3XF
United Kingdom
Attention: Joshua Kiernan
E-mail: joshua.kiernan@lw.com
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Meitar | Law Offices
16 Abba Hillel Road
Ramat Gan 5250608, Israel
Attn: Shachar Hadar; Yoav Nahir
E-mail: shacharh@meitar.com; yoavn@meitar.com
or to such other address or addresses as the Parties may from time to time designate in writing. Without limiting the foregoing, any Party may give any notice, request, instruction, demand, document or other communication hereunder using any other means (including personal delivery, expedited courier, messenger service, ordinary mail or electronic mail), but no such notice, request, instruction, demand, document or other communication shall be deemed to have been duly given unless and until it actually is received by the Party for whom it is intended.
Section 11.03 Assignment. No Party shall assign this Agreement or any part hereof without the prior written consent of the other Parties. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Any attempted assignment in violation of the terms of this Section 11.03 shall be null and void, ab initio.
Section 11.04 Rights of Third Parties. Nothing expressed or implied in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to confer upon or give any Person, other than the Parties, any right or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing (a) in the event the Closing occurs, D&O Indemnitees are intended third-party beneficiaries of, and may enforce, Section 7.01, (b) the Non-Recourse Parties are intended third-party beneficiaries of, and may enforce, Section 11.14 and Section 11.15 and (c) Prior Counsel is an intended third-party beneficiary of, and may enforce, Section 11.17.
Section 11.05 Expenses. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, each Party shall bear its own expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the Transactions, whether or not such transactions shall be consummated, including all fees of its legal counsel, financial advisors and accountants.
Section 11.06 Governing Law. This Agreement, and all Actions or causes of action based upon, arising out of, or related to this Agreement or the Transactions, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal substantive Laws of the State of Delaware applicable to contracts entered into and to be performed solely within such state, without giving effect to principles or rules of conflict of laws to the extent such principles or rules would require or permit the application of Laws of another jurisdiction.
Section 11.07 Captions; Counterparts; Electronic Signatures. The captions in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not be considered a part of or affect the construction or interpretation of any provision of this Agreement. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement or any Transaction Agreement (including any of the closing deliverables contemplated hereby) by electronic means, including docusign, e-mail, or scanned pages shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart to this Agreement or any such Transaction Agreement.
Section 11.08 Schedules and Exhibits. The Schedules and Exhibits referenced herein are a part of this Agreement as if fully set forth herein. All references herein to Schedules and Exhibits shall be deemed references to such parts of this Agreement, unless the context shall otherwise require. Any disclosure made by a Party in the Schedules with reference to any section or schedule of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a disclosure with respect to all other sections or schedules to which such disclosure may apply solely to the extent the relevance of such disclosure is reasonably apparent on the face of the disclosure in such Schedule. Certain information set forth in the Schedules is included solely for informational purposes. The disclosure of any information shall not be deemed to constitute an acknowledgment that such information is required to be disclosed in connection with the representations and warranties made in this Agreement, nor shall such information be deemed to establish a standard of materiality.
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Section 11.09 Entire Agreement. This Agreement (together with the Schedules and Exhibits to this Agreement), the other Transaction Agreements and that certain confidentiality agreement, dated as of February 3, 2021 by and between the Company and SPAC (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the “Confidentiality Agreement”), constitute the entire agreement among the Parties relating to the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and supersede any other agreements, whether written or oral, that may have been made or entered into by or among any of the Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries relating to the Transactions.
Section 11.10 Amendments. This Agreement may be amended or modified in whole or in part, only by an agreement in writing executed by each of the Parties in the same manner as this Agreement and which makes reference to this Agreement. The approval of this Agreement by the shareholders of any of the Parties shall not restrict the ability of the board of directors (or other body performing similar functions) of any of the Parties to terminate this Agreement in accordance with Section 10.01 or to cause such Party to enter into an amendment to this Agreement pursuant to this Section 11.10.
Section 11.11 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the other provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. The Parties further agree that if any provision contained herein is, to any extent, held invalid or unenforceable in any respect under the Laws governing this Agreement, they shall take any actions necessary to render the remaining provisions of this Agreement valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by Law.
Section 11.12 Jurisdiction; WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY. Any Action based upon, arising out of or related to this Agreement or the Transactions shall be brought in the Delaware Court of Chancery, and if the Delaware Court of Chancery does not have or take jurisdiction over such Action, any other federal or state courts located in the State of Delaware, and each of the Parties irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of each such court in any such Action, waives any objection it may now or hereafter have to personal jurisdiction, venue or to convenience of forum, agrees that all claims in respect of the Action shall be heard and determined only in any such court, and agrees not to bring any Action arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Transactions in any other court. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to affect the right of any Party to serve process in any manner permitted by Law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against any other Party in any other jurisdiction, in each case, to enforce judgments obtained in any Action brought pursuant to this Section 11.12. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS.
Section 11.13 Enforcement. The Parties agree that irreparable damage for which monetary damages, even if available, would not be an adequate remedy, would occur in the event that the Parties do not perform their obligations under the provisions of this Agreement (including failing to take such actions as are required of them hereunder to consummate this Agreement) in accordance with its specified terms or otherwise breach such provisions. The Parties acknowledge and agree that (i) the Parties shall be entitled to an injunction, specific performance, or other equitable relief, to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof, without proof of damages, prior to the valid termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 10.01, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled under this Agreement or any Transaction Agreement, and (ii) the right of specific enforcement is an integral part of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and without that right, none of the Parties would have entered into this Agreement. Each Party agrees that it will not allege, and each Party hereby waives the defense, that the other Parties have an adequate remedy at Law or that an award of specific performance is not an appropriate remedy for any reason at Law or equity. The Parties acknowledge and agree that any Party seeking an injunction to prevent breaches of this and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement in accordance with this Section 11.13 shall not be required to provide any bond or other security in connection with any such injunction. The Parties hereby agree that, in the event that any Action is brought against either Party as contemplated by this Section 11.13, the Termination Date shall be extended until 30 days following the date of resolution of such Action.
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Section 11.14 Non-Recourse. This Agreement may only be enforced against, and any claim or cause of action based upon, arising out of, or related to this Agreement or the Transactions may only be brought against, the entities that are expressly named as Parties and then only with respect to the specific obligations set forth herein with respect to such Party. Except to the extent a Party (and then only to the extent of the specific obligations undertaken by such Party in this Agreement), (a) no past, present or future director, officer, employee, sponsor, incorporator, member, partner, shareholder, Affiliate, agent, attorney, advisor or representative or Affiliate of any Party and (b) no past, present or future director, officer, employee, sponsor, incorporator, member, partner, shareholder, Affiliate, agent, attorney, advisor or representative or Affiliate of any of the foregoing shall have any liability (whether in contract, tort, equity or otherwise) for any one or more of the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or other obligations or liabilities of any one or more of the Company, SPAC or Merger Sub under this Agreement of or for any claim based on, arising out of, or related to this Agreement or the Transactions (each of the Persons identified in clauses (a) or (b), a “Non-Recourse Party”, and collectively, the “Non-Recourse Parties”).
Section 11.15 Non-Survival. Notwithstanding anything herein or otherwise to the contrary, none of the representations, warranties, covenants, obligations or other agreements of the Parties contained in this Agreement or in any certificate delivered pursuant to this Agreement, including any rights arising out of any breach of such representations, warranties, covenants, obligations, agreements and other provisions, shall survive the Closing, and, from and after the Closing, no Action shall be brought and no recourse shall be had against or from any Person in respect of such non-surviving representations, warranties, covenants or agreements, other than in the case of Fraud against the Party committing such Fraud. All such representations, warranties, covenants, obligations and other agreements shall terminate and expire upon the occurrence of the Effective Time (and there shall be no liability after the Closing in respect thereof). Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) those covenants and agreements contained herein that by their terms expressly require performance after the Closing shall survive the Effective Time but only with respect to that portion of such covenant or agreement that is expressly to be performed following the Closing and (b) this Article XI shall survive the Closing. For the avoidance of doubt, the terms of the Sponsor Support Agreement, the Company Shareholder Support Agreements, the Amended IRA and the Joinder shall not be affected by this Section 11.15.
Section 11.16 Acknowledgements. Each of the Parties acknowledges and agrees (on its own behalf and on behalf of its respective Affiliates and its and their respective Representatives) that: (i) it has conducted its own independent investigation of the financial condition, results of operations, assets, liabilities, properties and projected operations of the other Parties (and, in the case of the Company, its Subsidiaries) and has been afforded satisfactory access to the books and records, facilities and personnel of the other Parties (and their respective Subsidiaries) for purposes of conducting such investigation; (ii) the representations and warranties in Article IV constitute the sole and exclusive representations and warranties in respect of the Company and its Subsidiaries; (iii) the representations and warranties in Article V constitute the sole and exclusive representations and warranties in respect of SPAC; (iv) except for the representations and warranties in Article IV by the Company and the representations and warranties in Article V by the SPAC, none of the Parties or any other Person (including any of the Non-Recourse Parties) makes, or has made, any other express or implied representation or warranty with respect to any Party (or any Party’s Subsidiaries), including any implied warranty or representation as to condition, merchantability, suitability or fitness for a particular purpose or trade as to any of the assets of the such Party or its Subsidiaries or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and all other representations and warranties of any kind or nature expressed or implied (including (x) regarding the completeness or accuracy of, or any omission to state or to disclose, any information, including in the estimates, projections or forecasts or any other information, document or material provided to or made available to any Party or their respective Affiliates or Representatives in certain “data rooms,” management presentations or in any other form in expectation of the Transactions, including meetings, calls or correspondence with management of any Party (or any Party’s Subsidiaries), and (y) any relating to the future or historical business, condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations, prospects, assets or liabilities of any Party (or its Subsidiaries), or the quality, quantity or condition of any Party’s or its Subsidiaries’ assets) are specifically disclaimed by all Parties and their respective Subsidiaries and all other Persons (including the Representatives and Affiliates of any Party or its Subsidiaries); and (v) neither Party nor any of its Affiliates is relying on any representations and warranties in connection with the Transactions except the representations and warranties in Article IV by the Company and the representations and warranties in Article V by the SPAC. The foregoing does not limit any rights of any Party (or any other Person party to any other Transaction Agreements) pursuant to any other Transaction Agreement against any other Party (or any other Person party to any other Transaction Agreements) pursuant to such Transaction Agreement to which it is a party or an express third party beneficiary thereof.
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Section 11.17 Waiver of Conflicts Regarding Representations; Non-Assertion of Attorney-Client Privilege.
(a) Conflicts of Interest. Each Party acknowledges that each of Latham & Watkins LLP, Meitar Law Offices, Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP and FBC & Co. (each of them, the “Prior Counsel”) has on or prior to the Closing Date represented, as applicable, the Company, its Subsidiaries, the Company Shareholders, SPAC, the SPAC Shareholders, Sponsor and any of their respective Affiliates, and their respective officers, employees and directors (each such Person, in such pre-Closing capacity, a “Designated Person”) in one or more matters relating to this Agreement or any other Transaction Agreements or transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (including any matter that may be related a litigation, claim or dispute arising under or related to this Agreement or such other Transaction Agreements or in connection with such transactions) (each, an “Existing Representation”), and that, in the event of any post-Closing matters (x) relating to this Agreement or any other agreements or transactions contemplated hereby (including any matter that may be related to a litigation, claim or dispute arising under or related to this Agreement or such other Transaction Agreements or in connection with such transactions), and (y) in which the Company or its Subsidiaries (including SPAC) or SPAC Shareholders (for the purposes of this Section 11.17, in such post-Closing capacity, the “Post-Closing Group”), on the one hand, and one or more Designated Persons, on the other hand, are or may be adverse to each other (each, a “Post-Closing Matters”), the Designated Persons reasonably anticipate that the Prior Counsel may represent them in connection with such matters. Accordingly, each member of the Post-Closing Group hereby (i) waives and shall not assert, and agrees after the Closing to not assert, any conflict of interest arising out of or relating to the representation by the Prior Counsel of one or more Designated Persons in connection with one or more Post-Closing Matters (the “Post-Closing Representations”), and (ii) agrees that, in the event that a Post-Closing Matter arises, any Prior Counsel may represent one or more Designated Persons in such Post-Closing Matter even though the interests of such Person(s) may be directly adverse to any member of the Post-Closing Group.
(b) Attorney-Client Privilege. Each member of the Post-Closing Group waives and shall not assert, and agrees after the Closing to waive and to not assert, any attorney-client privilege, attorney work-product protection or expectation of client confidence with respect to any communication between the Prior Counsel, on the one hand, and any Designated Person (collectively, the “Pre-Closing Designated Persons”), or any advice given to any Pre-Closing Designated Person by the Prior Counsel, occurring during one or more Existing Representations (collectively, “Pre-Closing Privileges”) in connection with any Post-Closing Representation, including in connection with a dispute between any Designated Person and any member of the Post-Closing Group, it being the intention of the Parties that all rights to such Pre-Closing Privileges, and all rights to waiver or otherwise control such Pre-Closing Privilege, shall be retained by the Designated Persons. Furthermore, each member of the Post-Closing Group acknowledges and agrees that any advice given to or communication with any of the Designated Persons shall not be subject to any joint privilege and shall be owned solely by such Designated Persons.
(c) Privileged Materials. All such Pre-Closing Privileges, and all books and records and other documents of the Company and its Subsidiaries containing any advice or communication that is subject to any Pre-Closing Privilege (“Privileged Materials”), shall be retained by the Designated Persons. No member of the Post-Closing Group shall have a right of access to such Privileged Materials.
(d) Miscellaneous. Each Party hereby acknowledges that it has had the opportunity (including on behalf of its Affiliates) to discuss and obtain adequate information concerning the significance and material risks of, and reasonable available alternatives to, the waivers, permissions and other provisions of this Agreement, including the opportunity to consult with counsel other than Prior Counsel. This Section 11.17 shall be irrevocable, and no term of this Section 11.17 may be amended, waived or modified, without the prior written consent of the Prior Counsels.
[Signature pages follow.]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have hereunto caused this Agreement and Plan of Merger to be duly executed as of the date hereof.
Alpha Tau Medical Ltd. | ||
By: | /s/ Uzi Sofer | |
Name: | Uzi Sofer | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
Archery Merger Sub Inc. | ||
By: | /s/ Uzi Sofer | |
Name: | Uzi Sofer | |
Title: | Preisdent |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have hereunto caused this Agreement and Plan of Merger to be duly executed as of the date hereof.
Healthcare Capital Corp. | ||
By: | /s/ William Johns | |
Name: | William Johns | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit 10.1
July 7, 2021
Healthcare Capital Corp.
301 North Market Street
Suite 1414
Wilmington, DE 19801
Attention: William Johns, CEO
Email: wjohns@healthccc.com
Alpha Tau Medical Ltd.
Kiryat HaMada St 5
Jerusalem, 9777605, Israel
Attention: Uzi Sofer, CEO
Email: uzi@alphataumedical.com
Re: | Sponsor Support Agreement |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This letter agreement (this “Sponsor Agreement”) is being delivered to Healthcare Capital Corp., a Delaware corporation (“SPAC”), and Alpha Tau Medical Ltd., a company organized under the laws of the State of Israel (the “Company”), in accordance with that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of the date hereof, by and among SPAC, the Company, and the other parties thereto (the “Merger Agreement”) and the transactions contemplated thereby or relating thereto (including the PIPE Financing, the “Business Combination”) and hereby amends and restates in its entirety that certain letter, dated January 14, 2021, from Healthcare Capital Sponsor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”), and the undersigned individuals, each of whom is a member of SPAC’s board of directors (the “SPAC Board”) or management team (each, an “Insider” and collectively, the “Insiders”), to SPAC (the “Prior Letter Agreement”). Certain capitalized terms used herein are defined in Section 12 hereof. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Merger Agreement.
The Sponsor and each Insider hereby acknowledges and agrees that, as of the date hereof, the Prior Letter Agreement shall terminate and be of no further force or effect without any further liability thereunder.
Unless the context of this Sponsor Agreement otherwise requires, (i) words of any gender include each other gender, (ii) words using the singular or plural number also include the plural or singular number, respectively, (iii) the terms “hereof,” “herein,” “hereby,” “hereto” and derivative or similar words refer to this entire Sponsor Agreement, (iv) the terms “Section” and “Schedule” refer to the specified Section or Schedule of or to this Sponsor Agreement unless otherwise specified, (v) the word “including” shall mean “including without limitation,” (vi) the word “or” shall be disjunctive but not exclusive and have the meaning represented by the term “and/or”, and (vii) the phrase “to the extent” means the degree to which a subject matter or other thing extends, and such phrase shall not mean simply “if”.
In order to induce the Company and SPAC to enter into the Merger Agreement and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Sponsor and each Insider hereby agrees with SPAC and, at all times prior to any valid termination of the Merger Agreement, the Company as follows:
1) | The Sponsor and each Insider irrevocably agrees that it, he or she shall: |
a) | vote all SPAC Class A Shares and Founder Shares owned by it, him or her (all such common stock, the “Covered Shares”) in favor of the Business Combination and each other proposal related to the Business Combination included on the agenda for the special meeting of stockholders of SPAC relating to the Business Combination; |
b) | when such meeting of stockholders is held, appear at such meeting or otherwise cause such Covered Shares to be counted as present thereat for the purpose of establishing a quorum; |
c) | vote (or execute and return an action by written consent), or cause to be voted at such meeting, or validly execute and return and cause such consent to be granted with respect to, all of such Covered Shares against any SPAC Alternative Transaction Proposal or any other action that would reasonably be expected to impede, interfere with, delay, postpone or adversely affect the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement or result in a breach of any covenant, representation or warranty or other obligation or agreement of SPAC under the Merger Agreement or any other agreement entered into in connection with the Business Combination or result in any of the conditions set forth in Article IX of the Merger Agreement not being fulfilled, result in a breach of any covenant, representation or warranty or other obligation or agreement of the Sponsor or the Insiders contained in this Sponsor Agreement or change in any manner the dividend policy or capitalization of, including the voting rights of, any class of Equity Securities; |
d) | vote (or execute and return an action by written consent), or cause to be voted at such meeting, or validly execute and return and cause such consent to be granted with respect to, all of such Covered Shares against any change in business, management or board of directors of SPAC (other than in connection with the Business Combination as contemplated by the Transaction Agreements); and |
e) | not redeem, or seek to redeem, any Covered Shares owned by it, him or her in connection with such shareholder approval or otherwise. |
Prior to any valid termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms, the Sponsor and each Insider shall take, or cause to be taken, all actions and do, or cause to be done, all things reasonably necessary under applicable Laws to consummate the Business Combination, the PIPE Financing and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement or any other Transaction Agreement, in each case on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein.
The obligations of the Sponsor specified in this Section 1 shall apply whether or not the Merger or any action described above is recommended by the SPAC Board or if the SPAC Board has changed, withdrawn, withheld, amended, qualified or modified, or (privately or publicly) proposed to change, withdraw, withhold, amend, qualify or modify the SPAC Board Recommendation; provided that nothing herein shall amend, limit or otherwise modify any obligation contained in the Merger Agreement (including Section 7.08 thereof).
2) | The Sponsor and each Insider hereby agrees and acknowledges that SPAC and, prior to any valid termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms, the Company, would be irreparably injured in the event of a breach by the Sponsor or any Insider of its, his or her obligations under Section 1 or Section 3, as applicable, of this Sponsor Agreement. Further, monetary damages would not be an adequate remedy for any breach described in the foregoing sentence and the non-breaching party shall be entitled to seek an injunction, specific performance or other equitable relief, in addition to any other remedy that such party may have in law or in equity, in the event of any such breach (without providing any bond or other security in connection with any such remedy). The Sponsor and each Insider hereby agrees that it will not allege, and hereby waives the defense, that SPAC or the Company, as applicable, has an adequate remedy at law or that an award of specific performance is not an appropriate remedy for any reason at law or equity. |
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3) | Transfers. |
a) | Without the prior written consent of the Company (which may be withheld in the Company’s sole and absolute discretion), no Sponsor or Insider, as applicable, shall Transfer any Founder Shares, Private Placement Warrants or other Equity Securities of SPAC until the earlier of (i) without limiting Section 3(b), the consummation of the Closing (the “Effective Time”) or (ii) the valid termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms. |
b) | In the event the Business Combination is consummated, none of the Sponsor and each Insider shall Transfer any Equity Securities of the Company Beneficially Owned by it, him or her immediately following the Effective Time (such Equity Securities, the “Lock-Up Securities” and such obligation not to Transfer, the “Founder Shares Lock-up”) during the period beginning on the Closing Date and continuing through the date that is one year after the Closing Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, subsequent to the Effective Time, the volume-weighted average price of Company Ordinary Shares on NASDAQ (or the U.S. exchange on which the Company Ordinary Shares are then listed) exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for share sub-divisions, share capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like recapitalization) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after the Closing Date, the Lock-Up Securities shall be released from the Founder Shares Lock-up. |
c) | Notwithstanding the provisions set forth in Sections 3(a) or 3(b), Transfers of the Founder Shares, Private Placement Warrants or other Equity Securities of SPAC or the Company, as applicable, and that are held by the Sponsor, any Insider or any of their permitted transferees (that have complied with this Section 3(c)), are permitted (i) to SPAC’s officers or directors, any immediate family member of any of SPAC’s officers or directors or any affiliate of the Sponsor or to any member(s) of the Sponsor or any of their affiliates; (ii) in the case of an individual, by gift to a member of such individual’s immediate family or to a trust, the beneficiary of which is a member of such individual’s immediate family, an affiliate of such individual or to a charitable organization; (iii) in the case of an individual, by virtue of laws of descent and distribution upon death of such individual; (iv) in the case of an individual, pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order; (v) solely with the prior written consent of the Company in respect of each and every instance, by private sales or transfers made in connection with the consummation of the Business Combination at prices no greater than the price at which the shares or warrants were originally purchased; or (vi) by virtue of the laws of the State of Delaware or the Sponsor’s limited liability company agreement upon dissolution of the Sponsor; provided, however, that in the case of clauses (i) through (vi), such permitted transferees must, before any such Transfer is effected, enter into a written agreement with SPAC (if prior to the Effective Time) and the Company agreeing to be bound by this Sponsor Agreement (including the provisions relating to voting, the Trust Account, transfer restrictions and liquidating distributions). |
4) | Sponsor and each Insider hereby agrees that, during the period commencing on the date hereof and ending at the Effective Time, Sponsor and each Insider shall not enter into, amend, supplement or otherwise modify any Contract between or among Sponsor or such Insider, anyone related by blood, marriage or adoption to such Insider or any Affiliate of such Person (other than SPAC and its Subsidiaries), on the one hand, and SPAC or any of SPAC’s Subsidiaries, on the other hand. |
5) | Sponsor and each Insider hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to assert, claim or perfect any rights to adjustment or other anti-dilution protection with respect to the rate that the Founder Shares held by him, her or it converts into SPAC Class A Shares pursuant to Section 4.3(b)(ii) of the SPAC A&R Certificate of Incorporation or any other anti-dilution protections or other adjustment or similar protection that arise in connection with the issuance of Equity Securities of SPAC or the Company. |
6) | Sponsor and each Insider hereby represents and covenants that Sponsor and such Insider has not entered into, and shall not enter into, any Contract that could restrict, limit or interfere with the performance of Sponsor’s or such Insider’s obligations hereunder. |
7) | Sponsor and each Insider has full right and power, without violating any agreement to which it is a party or by which it is bound (including any non-competition or non-solicitation agreement with any employer or former employer), to enter into this Sponsor Agreement and perform its obligations hereunder. |
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8) | The Sponsor and certain Insiders are currently, and as of the Closing will be, the record owners of all of the outstanding Founder Shares and outstanding Private Placement Warrants. The Sponsor and Insiders’ ownership of Equity Securities of SPAC, as of the date hereof, is set forth on Schedule A hereto. As of the date of this Sponsor Agreement and as of the Closing, neither Sponsor nor any Insider nor any of their respective Affiliates (i) owns of record or Beneficially Owns any Equity Securities of SPAC, except as set forth on Schedule A or (ii) has made any loans, or otherwise provided any funding, to SPAC except as expressly set forth on Schedule A. |
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a) | The Sponsor hereby agrees that immediately prior to the Effective Time, the Sponsor shall automatically be deemed to irrevocably transfer to SPAC, surrender and forfeit (and the Sponsor shall take all actions necessary to effect such transfer, surrender and forfeiture) for no consideration, the Sponsor Equity set forth on Part I of Schedule B. |
b) | The Sponsor hereby agrees that in the event that the Aggregate Transaction Proceeds are less than or equal to $225,000,000, the Sponsor shall, immediately prior to the Effective Time, automatically be deemed to irrevocably transfer to SPAC, surrender and forfeit (and the Sponsor shall take all actions necessary to effect such transfer, surrender and forfeiture) for no consideration the Sponsor Equity set forth on Part II of Schedule B (“Redemption Equity”) (for the avoidance of doubt, such transfer, surrender and forfeiture shall be in addition to the transfer, surrender and forfeiture of the Sponsor Equity pursuant to Section 9(a)). |
c) | The Sponsor hereby agrees that in the event that the Aggregate Transaction Proceeds exceed $225,000,000 but are less than $250,000,000, the Sponsor shall, immediately prior to the Effective Time, automatically be deemed to irrevocably transfer to SPAC, surrender and forfeit (and the Sponsor shall take all actions necessary to effect such transfer, surrender and forfeiture) for no consideration such percentage of the Redemption Equity that is equal to 100% minus the quotient of (x) the amount by which the Aggregate Transaction Proceeds exceed $225,000,000 (not to exceed $25,000,000), divided by (y) $25,000,000 (for the avoidance of doubt, such transfer, surrender and forfeiture shall be in addition to the transfer, surrender and forfeiture of the Sponsor Equity pursuant to Section 9(a)). |
d) | The Sponsor hereby agrees that notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in the Merger Agreement, the Equity Securities of the Company set forth on Part III of Schedule B (“Conditional Equity”) shall not vest as of the Effective Time but instead shall only vest if, during the period beginning on the Closing Date and continuing through the date that is three years after the Closing Date (the “Earnout Period”), the volume-weighted average price of Company Ordinary Shares on NASDAQ (or the U.S. exchange on which the Company Ordinary Shares are then listed) exceeds $14.00 per share (as adjusted for share sub-divisions, share capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like recapitalization) for 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period (the “Earnout Condition”). If the Earnout Condition is not satisfied, the Conditional Equity shall not vest and the Sponsor shall, immediately as of the expiration of the Earnout Period, automatically be deemed to irrevocably transfer to the Company, surrender and forfeit (and the Sponsor shall take all actions necessary to effect such transfer, surrender and forfeiture) for no consideration the Conditional Equity. During the Earnout Period, subject to Section 3(c), the Sponsor shall not Transfer the Conditional Equity. |
10) | At the Closing, each of the Company and the Persons set forth on Schedule A hereto will enter into a joinder to the Amended IRA attached as Schedule C hereto, to be effective as of the Closing. |
11) | To the extent the Company reasonably determines, and notifies the Sponsor and the applicable Insider of such determination at least five (5) business days prior to the Closing Date, that pursuant to The Encouragement of Research, Development and Technological Innovation in the Industry Law 5744-1984 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (collectively, the “IIA Law”), and in connection with the issuance of the Equity Securities of the Company to the Sponsor or any Insider, the Sponsor or such Insider is required to deliver an undertaking towards the National Technological Innovation Authority in the form and substance prescribed under the IIA Law (the “IIA Undertaking”), the Sponsor and such Insider shall deliver to the Company a duly executed IIA Undertaking prior to the Closing Date. |
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12) | As used herein, (i) “Beneficially Own” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act; (ii) “Founder Shares” means the shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of SPAC and the SPAC Class A Shares issuable upon conversion of such shares in connection with the Closing; (iii) “Transfer” means the (a) sale or assignment of, offer to sell, contract or agreement to sell, hypothecate, pledge, grant of any option to purchase or otherwise dispose of or agreement to dispose of, in each case, directly or indirectly, or establishment or increase of a put equivalent position or liquidation with respect to or decrease of a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder with respect to any security, (b) entry into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of, or interest in, any security, whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of such securities, in cash or otherwise, or (c) public announcement of any intention to effect any transaction specified in clause (a) or (b); (iv) “Private Placement Warrants” means the SPAC Warrants to purchase up to 6,800,000 SPAC Class A Shares that the Sponsor purchased for an aggregate purchase price of $6,800,000, or $1.00 per SPAC Warrant, in a private placement that occurred simultaneously with the consummation of the SPAC’s initial public offering; and (v) “Sponsor Equity” means, collectively, the Founder Shares and the Private Placement Warrants. |
13) | This Sponsor Agreement and the other agreements referenced herein constitute the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior understandings, agreements, or representations by or among the parties hereto, written or oral, to the extent they relate in any way to the subject matter hereof or the transactions contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, with respect to the Sponsor and each Insider. This Sponsor Agreement may not be changed, amended, modified or waived as to any particular provision, except by a written instrument executed by SPAC, the Company and the other parties charged with such change, amendment, modification or waiver, it being acknowledged and agreed that the Company’s execution of such an instrument will not be required after any valid termination of the Merger Agreement. |
14) | No party hereto may assign either this Sponsor Agreement or any of its rights, interests or obligations hereunder, other than in conjunction with transfers expressly permitted by Section 3 (and subject to the terms thereof), without the prior written consent of the other parties. Any purported assignment in violation of this Section 14 shall be void and ineffectual and shall not operate to transfer or assign any interest or title to the purported assignee. This Sponsor Agreement shall be binding on the Sponsor, each Insider, SPAC and the Company and their respective successors, heirs and permitted assigns or transferees. |
15) | Nothing in this Sponsor Agreement shall be construed to confer upon, or give to, any person or corporation other than the parties hereto any right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Sponsor Agreement or of any covenant, condition, stipulation, promise or agreement hereof. All covenants, conditions, stipulations, promises and agreements contained in this Sponsor Agreement shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties hereto and their successors, heirs, personal representatives and permitted assigns or transferees. |
16) | This Sponsor Agreement may be executed in any number of original, electronic or facsimile counterparts and each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. |
17) | This Sponsor Agreement shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision hereof shall not affect the validity or enforceability of this Sponsor Agreement or of any other term or provision hereof. Furthermore, in lieu of any such invalid or unenforceable term or provision, the parties hereto intend that there shall be added as a part of this Sponsor Agreement a provision as similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible and be valid and enforceable. |
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18) | This Sponsor Agreement, and all Actions or causes of action based upon, arising out of, or related to this Sponsor Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal substantive Laws of the State of Delaware applicable to contracts entered into and to be performed solely within such state, without giving effect to principles or rules of conflict of laws to the extent such principles or rules would require or permit the application of Laws of another jurisdiction. Any Action based upon, arising out of or related to this Sponsor Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be brought in the Delaware Court of Chancery, and if the Delaware Court of Chancery does not have or take jurisdiction over such Action, any other federal or state courts located in the State of Delaware, and each of the Parties irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of each such court in any such Action, waives any objection it may now or hereafter have to personal jurisdiction, venue or to convenience of forum, agrees that all claims in respect of the Action shall be heard and determined only in any such court, and agrees not to bring any Action arising out of or relating to this Sponsor Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in any other court. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to affect the right of any Party to serve process in any manner permitted by Law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against any other Party in any other jurisdiction, in each case, to enforce judgments obtained in any Action brought pursuant to this Section 18. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS SPONSOR AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. |
19) | Any notice, consent or request to be given in connection with any of the terms or provisions of this Sponsor Agreement shall be in writing and shall be sent or given in accordance with the terms of Section 11.02 of the Merger Agreement to the applicable party at its principal place of business. |
20) | This Sponsor Agreement shall terminate on the valid termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms. In the event of a valid termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms, this Sponsor Agreement shall be of no force and effect and shall revert to the Prior Letter Agreement. No such termination or reversion shall relieve the Sponsor, each Insider, SPAC or the Company from any liability resulting from a breach of this Sponsor Agreement occurring prior to such termination or reversion. |
21) | The Sponsor and each Insider hereby represents and warrants (severally and not jointly as to itself, himself or herself only) to SPAC and the Company as follows: (i) if such Person is not an individual, it is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is organized, and such party has all necessary power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Sponsor Agreement and consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; (ii) if such Person is an individual, such Person has full legal capacity, right and authority to execute and deliver this Sponsor Agreement and to perform his or her obligations hereunder; (iii) such Person is not an Israeli resident for Tax purposes; (iv) this Sponsor Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Person and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties to this Sponsor Agreement, this Sponsor Agreement constitutes a legally valid and binding obligation of such Person, enforceable against such Person in accordance with the terms hereof (subject to the Enforceability Exceptions); (v) the execution and delivery of this Sponsor Agreement by such Person does not, and the performance by such Person of his, her or its obligations hereunder will not, (A) if such Person is not an individual, conflict with or result in a violation of the organizational documents of such Person, or (B) require any consent or approval that has not been given or other action that has not been taken by any third party (including under any Contract binding upon such Person or such Person’s Founder Shares or Private Placement Warrants), in each case, to the extent such consent, approval or other action would prevent, enjoin or materially delay the performance by such Person of his, her or its obligations under this Sponsor Agreement; (vi) there are no Actions pending against such Person or, to the knowledge of such Person, threatened against such Person, before (or, in the case of threatened Actions, that would be before) any arbitrator or any Governmental Authority, which in any manner challenges or seeks to prevent, enjoin or materially delay the performance by such Person of its, his or her obligations under this Sponsor Agreement; (vii) except for fees described on Schedule 5.07 of the Merger Agreement, no financial advisor, investment banker, broker, finder or other similar intermediary is entitled to any fee or commission from such Person, SPAC, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective Affiliates in connection with the Merger Agreement or this Sponsor Agreement or any of the respective transactions contemplated thereby and hereby, in each case, based upon any arrangement or agreement made by or, to the knowledge of such Person, on behalf of such Person, for which SPAC, the Company or any of their respective Affiliates would have any obligations or liabilities of any kind or nature; (viii) such Person has had the opportunity to read the Merger Agreement and this Sponsor Agreement and has had the opportunity to consult with its tax and legal advisors; (ix) such Person has not entered into, and shall not enter into, any agreement that would restrict, limit or interfere with the performance of such Person’s obligations hereunder; (x) such Person has good title to all such Founder Shares or Private Placement Warrants, and there exist no Liens or any other limitation or restriction (including, without limitation, any restriction on the right to vote, sell or otherwise dispose of such Founder Shares or Private Placement Warrants (other than transfer restrictions under the Securities Act)) affecting any such Founder Shares, other than pursuant to (A) this Sponsor Agreement, (B) the SPAC A&R Certificate of Incorporation, (C) the Merger Agreement, or (D) the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of January 14, 2021, by and among SPAC and certain security holders; and (xi) none of such Founder Shares or Private Placement Warrants is subject to any proxy, voting trust or other agreement or arrangement with respect to the voting of such Founder Shares or Private Placement Warrants, except as provided in this Sponsor Agreement. |
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22) | If, and as often as, (a) there are any changes in SPAC, the SPAC Class A Shares, the SPAC Class B Shares, the SPAC Warrants or any other Equity Securities of SPAC by way of stock split, stock dividend, combination or reclassification, or through merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization or business combination, or by any other similar means that result in Sponsor acquiring new SPAC Class A Shares, SPAC Class B Shares, SPAC Warrants or any other Equity Securities of SPAC, (b) Sponsor purchases or otherwise acquires beneficial ownership of any shares of the SPAC Class A Shares, the SPAC Class B Shares, SPAC Warrants or any other Equity Securities of SPAC after the date of this Sponsor Agreement, or (c) Sponsor acquires the right to vote or share in the voting of any shares of the SPAC Class A Shares, the SPAC Class B Shares, SPAC Warrants or any other Equity Securities of SPAC after the date of this Sponsor Agreement (such shares of the SPAC Class A Shares, the SPAC Class B Shares, SPAC Warrants or any other Equity Securities of SPAC, collectively the “New Securities”), then, in each case, such New Securities acquired or purchased by Sponsor shall be subject to the terms of this Sponsor Agreement to the same extent as if they constituted Founder Shares or Private Placement Warrants owned by Sponsor as of the date hereof. Nothing in this Section 22 shall limit restrict or modify any liability or other obligation of SPAC under the Merger Agreement. |
23) | Each of the parties hereto agrees to execute and deliver hereafter any further document, agreement or instrument of assignment, transfer or conveyance as may be necessary or desirable to effectuate the purposes hereof and as may be reasonably requested in writing by another party hereto. |
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Sincerely, | |
HEALTHCARE CAPITAL SPONSOR LLC |
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
INSIDERS | |
David Milch | |
William Johns | |
Philip A. Baseil | |
Thomas Insel | |
Peter Kash | |
Bruce E. Roberts |
Acknowledged and Agreed: | |
HEALTHCARE CAPITAL CORP. |
By: |
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Name: | ||
Title: |
Acknowledged and Agreed: |
ALPHA TAU MEDICAL LTD. |
By: |
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Name: | ||
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Schedule A
Sponsor Ownership of Equity Securities of SPAC
Sponsor |
Founder
Shares |
Private Placement Warrants | ||||||
Healthcare Capital Sponsor LLC | 6,875,000 | 6,800,000 | ||||||
Total | 6,875,000 | 6,800,000 |
Schedule B
Part I
Forfeited Equity
Founder Shares | Private Placement Warrants | |
1,031,250 | 1,020,000 |
Part II
Redemption Equity
Founder Shares | Private Placement Warrants | |
1,718,750 | 1,700,000 |
Part III
Conditional Equity
Company Ordinary Shares | Company Warrants | |
1,375,000 | 1,360,000 |
Schedule C
IRA Joinder
Exhibit 10.2
FORM OF SUPPORT AGREEMENT
This Support Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made as of July 7, 2021 by and among (i) Healthcare Capital Corp., a Delaware corporation (“SPAC”), (ii) Alpha Tau Medical Ltd., a company organized under the laws of the State of Israel (the “Company”), and (iii) the undersigned shareholder (“Holder”) of the Company. Any capitalized term used but not defined in this Agreement will have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Merger Agreement.
WHEREAS, on or about the date hereof, SPAC, the Company, and Archery Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), have entered into that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger (as amended from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which Merger Sub will merge with and into SPAC, with SPAC continuing as the surviving entity (the “Merger”), all upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the DGCL; and
WHEREAS, as a condition to the willingness of SPAC and the Company to enter into the Merger Agreement, and as an inducement and in consideration therefor, and in view of the valuable consideration to be received by Holder thereunder, and the expenses and efforts to be undertaken by SPAC and the Company to consummate Business Combination (as defined below), SPAC, the Company and Holder desire to enter into this Agreement in order for Holder to provide certain assurances to SPAC and the Company regarding the manner in which Holder is bound hereunder to vote any shares of capital stock of the Company which Holder Beneficially Owns (the “Covered Shares”) during the period from and including the date hereof through and including the date on which this Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms (the “Voting Period”) and the other matters set forth in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth above, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereby agree as follows:
1. Covenant to Vote in Favor of the Merger. Holder irrevocably agrees, with respect to all of the Covered Shares:
(a) during the Voting Period, Holder hereby agrees that it, he or she shall (i) vote all Covered Shares Beneficially Owned by it, him or her in favor of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (collectively, the “Business Combination”) and each other proposal related to the Business Combination and the Company becoming a public company included on the agenda for the special meeting of the Company Shareholders relating to the Business Combination, (ii) when such meeting of Company Shareholders is held, appear at such meeting or otherwise cause such Covered Shares to be counted as present thereat for the purpose of establishing a quorum; and (iii) vote (or execute and return an action by written consent), or cause to be voted at such meeting, or validly execute and return and cause such consent to be granted with respect to, all of such Covered Shares against (1) any Company Alternative Transaction Proposal or (2) any other action that would reasonably be expected to impede, interfere with, delay, postpone or adversely affect the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement or result in a breach of any covenant, representation or warranty or other obligation or agreement of the Company under the Merger Agreement or any other agreement entered into in connection with the Business Combination or result in any of the conditions set forth in Article IX of the Merger Agreement not being fulfilled, result in a breach of any covenant, representation or warranty or other obligation or agreement of Holder contained in this Agreement or change in any manner the dividend policy or capitalization of, including the voting rights of, any class of Equity Securities of the Company;
(b) not to deposit, except as provided in this Agreement, any Covered Shares Beneficially Owned by Holder in a voting trust that would not be subject to the terms of this Agreement in respect of such Covered Shares;
(c) except as contemplated by the Merger Agreement or the Transaction Agreements, make, or in any manner participate in, directly or indirectly, a “solicitation” of “proxies” or consents (as such terms are used in the rules of the SEC) or powers of attorney or similar rights to vote, or seek to advise or influence any Person with respect to the voting of, any shares of the Company capital stock in connection with any vote or other action with respect to Business Combination, other than to recommend that stockholders of the Company vote in favor of adoption of the Merger Agreement; and
(d) to refrain from exercising any dissenters’ rights or rights of appraisal under applicable law at any time with respect to the Business Combination, the Merger Agreement, and the other Transaction Agreements.
2. Transfers.
(a) Holder agrees that until the earlier of the consummation of the Closing or the valid termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms it shall not, and shall cause its Affiliates not to, without SPAC’s prior written consent, (i) Transfer any or all of the Covered Shares; (ii) grant any proxies or powers of attorney with respect to any or all of the Covered Shares; or (iii) take any action that would have the effect of preventing, impeding, interfering with or adversely affecting Holder’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement. The Company hereby agrees that it shall not permit any Transfer of the Covered Shares in violation of this Agreement.
(b) In the event the Business Combination is consummated, Holder shall not Transfer any Equity Securities of the Company Beneficially Owned by it, him or her immediately following the Effective Time (such Equity Securities, the “Shareholder Lock-Up Securities” and such obligation not to Transfer, the “Shareholder Lock-up”) during the period commencing on the Closing Date and continuing through the date that is 180 days after the Closing Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, subsequent to the Effective Time, the volume-weighted average price of Company Ordinary Shares on NASDAQ (or the U.S. exchange on which the Company Ordinary Shares are then listed) exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for share sub-divisions, share capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like recapitalization) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after the Closing Date, the Shareholder Lock-Up Securities shall be released from the Shareholder Lock-up.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions set forth in Sections 2(a) or 2(b), Transfers of the Covered Shares or other Equity Securities of the Company and that are held by Holder or any of his, her or its permitted transferees (that have complied with this Section 2(c)), are permitted (i) in the case of an entity, to any officer, director or affiliate of Holder; (ii) in the case of an individual, by gift to a member of such individual’s immediate family or to a trust, the beneficiary of which is a member of such individual’s immediate family, an affiliate of such individual or to a charitable organization; or (iii) in the case of an individual, by virtue of laws of descent and distribution upon death of such individual; provided, however, that in the case of clauses (i) through (iii), such permitted transferees must, before any such Transfer is effected, enter into a written agreement with SPAC (if prior to the Effective Time) and the Company agreeing to be bound by this Agreement (including the provisions relating to voting and transfer restrictions).
(d) Holder agrees during the Voting Period to not take or agree or commit to take any action that would make any representation and warranty of Holder contained in this Agreement inaccurate in any material respect.
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(e) Publicity. Holder shall not issue any press release or otherwise make any public statements with respect to Business Combination or the transactions contemplated herein without the prior written approval of the Company. Holder hereby authorizes the Company and SPAC to publish and disclose in any announcement or disclosure to the extent required by the SEC, Nasdaq or the Registration Statement or otherwise pursuant to applicable Law (including all documents and schedules filed with the SEC in connection with the foregoing), Holder’s identity and ownership of the Covered Shares and the nature of Holder’s commitments and agreements under this Agreement, the Merger Agreement and any other Transaction Documents.
3. Representations and Warranties of Holder. Holder hereby represents and warrants to SPAC and the Company as follows:
(a) (i) if Holder is not an individual, it is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is organized, and such party has all necessary power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; (ii) if Holder is an individual, Holder has full legal capacity, right and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform his or her obligations hereunder;
(b) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Holder and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties to this Agreement, this Agreement constitutes a legally valid and binding obligation of Holder, enforceable against Holder in accordance with the terms hereof (subject to the Enforceability Exceptions);
(c) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Holder does not, and the performance by Holder of his, her or its obligations hereunder will not, (i) if Holder is not an individual, conflict with or result in a violation of the organizational documents of Holder, or (ii) require any consent or approval that has not been given or other action that has not been taken by any third party (including under any Contract binding upon Holder or the Covered Shares), in each case, to the extent such consent, approval or other action would prevent, enjoin or materially delay the performance by Holder of his, her or its obligations under this Agreement;
(d) there are no Actions pending against Holder or, to the knowledge of Holder, threatened against Holder, before (or, in the case of threatened Actions, that would be before) any arbitrator or any Governmental Authority, which in any manner challenges or seeks to prevent, enjoin or materially delay the performance by Holder of its, his or her obligations under this Agreement;
(e) Holder has not entered into, and shall not enter into, any agreement that would restrict, limit or interfere with the performance of Holder’s obligations hereunder; and
(f) the Covered Shares are the only shares of capital stock of the Company owned of record or Beneficially Owned by Holder as of the date hereof, and none of such Covered Shares is subject to any proxy, voting trust or other agreement or arrangement with respect to the voting of such Covered Shares, except as provided in this Agreement or the organizational documents of the Company.
4. New Securities. If, and as often as, (a) there are any changes in the Company or the Equity Securities of the Company by way of stock split, stock dividend, combination or reclassification, or through merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization or business combination, or by any other similar means that result in Holder acquiring new Equity Securities of the Company, (b) Holder purchases or otherwise acquires beneficial ownership of any Equity Securities of the Company after the date of this Agreement, or (c) Holder acquires the right to vote or share in the voting of any Equity Securities of the Company after the date of this Agreement (such other Equity Securities of the Company, collectively the “New Securities”), then, in each case, such New Securities acquired or purchased by Holder shall be subject to the terms of this Agreement to the same extent as if they constituted Covered Securities owned by Holder as of the date hereof. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 4 shall not apply to any Equity Securities of the Company acquired after the Closing or pursuant to any PIPE Financing.
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5. To the extent applicable to such Holder, each Holder hereby irrevocably waives and agrees not to exercise any rights he, she or it may have in connection with the Business Combination (including the issuance of shares by the Company in the context of the PIPE Financing) or the execution of the Merger Agreement pursuant to Article 14 (Pre-emptive Rights) of the currently effective Articles of Association of the Company.
6. Miscellaneous.
(a) Entire Agreement; Amendment; Waiver. This Agreement and the other agreements referenced herein constitute the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior understandings, agreements, or representations by or among the parties hereto, written or oral, to the extent they relate in any way to the subject matter hereof or the transactions contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, with respect to Holder. This Agreement may not be changed, amended, modified or waived as to any particular provision, except by a written instrument executed by SPAC, the Company and the other parties charged with such change, amendment, modification or waiver, it being acknowledged and agreed that the Company’s execution of such an instrument will not be required after any valid termination of the Merger Agreement. No failure or delay by a party in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof. No waivers of or exceptions to any term, condition, or provision of this Agreement, in any one or more instances, shall be deemed to be or construed as a further or continuing waiver of any such term, condition, or provision
(b) Assignment; Binding Effect. No party hereto may assign either this Agreement or any of its rights, interests or obligations hereunder, other than in conjunction with Transfers expressly permitted by Section 2 (and subject to the terms thereof), without the prior written consent of the other parties. Any purported assignment in violation of this Section 5(b) shall be void and ineffectual and shall not operate to transfer or assign any interest or title to the purported assignee. This Agreement shall be binding on Holder, SPAC and the Company and their respective successors, heirs and permitted assigns or transferees.
(c) No Third Party Beneficiaries. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to confer upon, or give to, any Person other than the parties hereto any right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement or of any covenant, condition, stipulation, promise or agreement hereof. All covenants, conditions, stipulations, promises and agreements contained in this Agreement shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties hereto and their successors, heirs, personal representatives and permitted assigns or transferees.
(d) Severability. This Agreement shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision hereof shall not affect the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or of any other term or provision hereof. Furthermore, in lieu of any such invalid or unenforceable term or provision, the parties hereto intend that there shall be added as a part of this Agreement a provision as similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible and be valid and enforceable.
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(e) Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial. All Actions or causes of action based upon, arising out of, or related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal substantive Laws of the State of Delaware applicable to contracts entered into and to be performed solely within such state, without giving effect to principles or rules of conflict of laws to the extent such principles or rules would require or permit the application of Laws of another jurisdiction. Any Action based upon, arising out of or related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be brought in the Delaware Court of Chancery, and if the Delaware Court of Chancery does not have or take jurisdiction over such Action, any other federal or state courts located in the State of Delaware, and each of the Parties irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of each such court in any such Action, waives any objection it may now or hereafter have to personal jurisdiction, venue or to convenience of forum, agrees that all claims in respect of the Action shall be heard and determined only in any such court, and agrees not to bring any Action arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in any other court. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to affect the right of any Party to serve process in any manner permitted by Law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against any other Party in any other jurisdiction, in each case, to enforce judgments obtained in any Action brought pursuant to this Section 5(e). EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
(f) Notices. Any notice, consent or request to be given in connection with any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be sent or given in accordance with the terms of Section 11.02 of the Merger Agreement to the applicable party at its principal place of business.
(g) Termination. This Agreement shall terminate on the valid termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms. In the event of a valid termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms, this Agreement shall be of no force and effect. No such termination or reversion shall relieve Holder, SPAC or the Company from any liability resulting from a breach of this Agreement occurring prior to such termination.
(h) Remedies. Holder hereby agrees and acknowledges that SPAC and the Company, would be irreparably injured in the event of a breach by Holder of its, his or her obligations under Section 1 or Section 2, as applicable, of this Agreement. Further, monetary damages would not be an adequate remedy for any breach described in the foregoing sentence and the non-breaching party shall be entitled to an injunction, specific performance or other equitable relief, in addition to any other remedy that such party may have in law or in equity, in the event of any such breach (without providing any bond or other security in connection with any such remedy). Holder hereby agrees that it will not allege, and hereby waives the defense, that SPAC or the Company, has an adequate remedy at law or that an award of specific performance is not an appropriate remedy for any reason at law or equity.
(i) Definitions. As used herein, (i) “Beneficially Own” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act; (ii) “Transfer” means the (A) sale or assignment of, offer to sell, contract or agreement to sell, hypothecate, pledge, grant of any option to purchase or otherwise dispose of or agreement to dispose of, in each case, directly or indirectly, or establishment or increase of a put equivalent position or liquidation with respect to or decrease of a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder with respect to any security, (B) entry into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of, or interest in, any security, whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of such securities, in cash or otherwise, or (C) public announcement of any intention to effect any transaction specified in clause (A) or (B).
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(j) Interpretation. The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement. In this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires: (i) any pronoun used shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular form of nouns, pronouns and verbs shall include the plural and vice versa; (ii) the term “including” (and with correlative meaning “include”) shall be deemed in each case to be followed by the words “without limitation”; (iii) the words “herein,” “hereto,” and “hereby” and other words of similar import shall be deemed in each case to refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular section or other subdivision of this Agreement; and (iv) the term “or” means “and/or”. The parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. Consequently, in the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement.
(k) Further Assurances. Each of the parties hereto agrees to execute and deliver hereafter any further document, agreement or instrument of assignment, transfer or conveyance as may be necessary or desirable to effectuate the purposes hereof and as may be reasonably requested in writing by another party hereto.
(l) Counterparts; Facsimile. This Agreement may also be executed and delivered by facsimile or electronic signature or by email in portable document format in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Support Agreement as of the date first written above.
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Exhibit 99.1
Alpha Tau and Healthcare Capital Corp. to Combine and Create A Publicly Traded Company Focused on Transforming the Treatment of Solid Tumors Through the Precision Delivery of Alpha Radiation
- Alpha Tau’s proprietary Alpha DaRT™ is designed to deliver uniquely potent alpha radiation to destroy solid tumors with localized precision, sparing surrounding healthy tissue, thereby maintaining cancer patients’ quality of life. Alpha DaRT™ has recently received FDA’s Breakthrough Device Designation for the indication of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the skin and oral cavity without curative standard of care, and preclinical studies support evaluation across various cancer indications (skin, pancreas, breast and GBM, among others).
- The transaction represents an implied pro forma equity value of approximately $1 billion and is expected to provide up to $367 million in gross proceeds, including up to $275 million of cash held in the trust account of Healthcare Capital Corp. (Nasdaq: HCCC) and a $92 million PIPE.
- The $92 million fully-committed PIPE is anchored by a combination of Healthcare-focused financial and strategic investors including Yozma Investment Co. (part of Yozma Group Korea), Grand Decade Developments (an affiliate of China Grand Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Holdings), as well as other leading technology investors including OurCrowd, Regah Ventures and the co-founders of Apax Partners, Alan Patricof and Sir Ronald Cohen. Medison Group, an early supporter of Alpha Tau and global pharma company that provides access to highly innovative therapies to patients in international markets, is also an investor in the PIPE.
- After giving effect to the transaction (and assuming no redemptions by public shareholders), Alpha Tau is expected to have approximately $362 million of cash on the balance sheet.
- Net proceeds are to be used for further expansion of Alpha Tau’s clinical strategy including the pursuit of FDA marketing authorization, a broad array of R&D activities, expanding manufacturing capacity and preparing for commercialization, and are expected to provide cash runway at least into 2024.
- All Alpha Tau shareholders will retain 100% of their equity holdings in the public company
- Alpha Tau will continue to be led by its current management team, and upon closing, it is expected that HCC Chairman Dr. David M. Milch will be appointed to the Alpha Tau Board of Directors.
- The proposed business combination is expected to be completed by the end of 2021, upon which Alpha Tau is expected to be listed on Nasdaq.
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JERUSALEM, ISRAEL & WILMINGTON, DE – July 8th – Alpha Tau Medical Limited (“Alpha Tau”), the developer of the pioneering alpha-radiation cancer therapy Alpha DaRT™, and Healthcare Capital Corp. (“HCC”) (Nasdaq:HCCC), a special purpose acquisition company, today announced they have entered into a definitive business combination agreement (the “Business Combination”). Upon closing of the Business Combination, Alpha Tau is expected to be listed on the Nasdaq.
Alpha Tau’s proprietary Alpha DaRT™ (Diffusing Alpha-emitters Radiation Therapy) enables highly potent and conformal alpha-irradiation of solid tumors through the intra-tumoral insertion of radium-224 impregnated sources mainly affecting the tumor, sparing the healthy tissue around it. In the company’s first-in-human clinical trial for Squamous Cell Carcinoma (“SCC”) tumors of the skin & oral cavity exhibited 100% overall response rate and approximately 78% complete response rate. In June 2021, Alpha Tau received FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for the use of Alpha DaRT™ in the treatment of SCC of the skin and oral cavity without curative standard of care.
Alpha Tau has developed a robust clinical trial strategy with leading global centers, including its flagship US multi-center feasibility study currently ongoing, led at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, which recently enrolled its first patient.
A group of Healthcare-focused financial and strategic investors have committed to participate in the transaction through a fully committed ordinary share PIPE of approximately $92 million at $10.00 per share. Investors in the PIPE include Yozma Investment Co. (part of Yozma Group Korea) and Grand Decade Developments (an affiliate of China Grand Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Holdings) as well as other leading technology investors including OurCrowd, Regah Ventures and the co-founders of Apax Partners, Alan Patricof and Sir Ronald Cohen. Medison Group, an early supporter of Alpha Tau and global pharma company that provides access to highly innovative therapies to patients in international markets, is also an investor in the PIPE.
“Following the recent enrollment of the first patient in our flagship US feasibility study and receipt of FDA Breakthrough Device Designation, this transaction represents another significant milestone on Alpha Tau’s journey to transform the treatment of solid tumors through the precision delivery of alpha radiation. We are grateful to the outstanding team at HCC, whose cadre of experienced and well-regarded professionals have provided superb execution and continued support for Alpha Tau, and we are excited for Dr. David M. Milch to join as our newest member of the Board of Directors upon the closing of the business combination. We thank our investors, both new joiners as well as those who have supported us for years, who continue to demonstrate their faith in the company and its leadership,” said Uzi Sofer, CEO and Chairman of Alpha Tau. “The completion of this transaction will allow the company to realize its vision and implement the clinical development plans and construction of our manufacturing plants around the world, in order to bring hope to millions of patients around the world.”
“This transaction ensures that we are well capitalized to accelerate our ambitious plans across multiple fronts,” said Raphi Levy, CFO of Alpha Tau. “We look forward to delivering continued clinical momentum and hope for patients as we evolve into a public company.”
“We are excited about Alpha Tau’s unique therapy, which has generated a response observed across a wide array of solid tumors in pre-clinical studies, with minimal side effects, positioning it to potentially become a vital weapon in the battle against cancer,” said Dr. David M. Milch. “After evaluating many opportunities in the healthcare industry, we believe that Alpha Tau stands out as the best choice for a business combination due to its proprietary technology, rapid clinical and product development and easy to administer treatment solution for the great number of cancer patients worldwide.”
“It was a pleasure to work with the team at HCC as their due diligence advisor following my departure as Commissioner of the FDA in January 2021,” said Dr. Stephen M. Hahn. “My background as a medical and radiation oncologist helped me immediately appreciate the potential of Alpha Tau’s therapy in providing a solution for a potentially significant number of patients, including those with untreatable or difficult to treat tumors, whether alone or in combination with other therapies such as immunotherapies. I would expect the product to be well received by the clinical community because of the potential applications, modest side effect profile, and demonstrated potency of the Alpha DaRTTM”
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Proceeds of the business combination and the PIPE will be primarily used to:
● | advance ongoing, and launch, new clinical trials; |
● | continue existing, and initiate additional, clinical and research collaborations; |
● | develop and expand global manufacturing capacity; |
● | develop KOL centers of excellence; and |
● | prepare for commercialization efforts. |
Key Transaction Terms
The Business Combination values Alpha Tau at an implied pre-money equity value of $600 million, and is expected to add approximately $337 million of cash to its balance sheet upon closing, inclusive of $275 million in HCC’s trust (assuming no redemptions by public shareholders) and $92 million in PIPE proceeds, net of transaction expenses.
All existing Alpha Tau shareholders will retain 100% of their current equity holdings and are expected to hold approximately 59% of the pro forma company immediately following the closing. Following the closing of the business combination, Alpha Tau is expected to be listed on the Nasdaq.
The Business Combination was unanimously approved by each of Alpha Tau’s and HCC’s Boards of Directors, and HCC Chairman Dr. David M. Milch is expected to join the Board of Directors after closing. The transaction is expected to be completed by the end of 2021, and is subject to obtaining necessary regulatory approvals, the fulfillment of customary closing conditions, as well as the approval of both Alpha Tau’s and HCC’s shareholders.
Additional information about the proposed business combination, including a copy of the definitive agreement and investor presentation, will be provided in a Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed by HCC with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available at www.sec.gov.
Advisors
Citigroup is acting as financial advisor to Alpha Tau. Citigroup, Piper Sandler, and Cantor Fitzgerald are acting as joint placement agents on the PIPE. Cantor Fitzgerald is acting as a capital markets advisor to HCC. Value Base M&A Ltd. is also acting as financial advisor on the transaction.
Latham & Watkins LLP and Meitar | Law Offices are acting as legal advisors to Alpha Tau. Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP and FBC & Co. are acting as legal advisors to HCC. Winston & Strawn LLP is acting as legal advisor to the placement agents.
Management Presentation
A link to a brief presentation by management of Alpha Tau and HCC discussing the business and the proposed transaction can be found at www.netroadshow.com/nrs/home/#!/?show=d422ce03.
The investor presentation is being filed by Alpha Tau and HCC with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and will be available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
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About Alpha Tau
Founded in 2016, Alpha Tau Medical Ltd, is an Israeli oncology therapeutics company that focuses on research, development, and commercialization of the Alpha DaRT™ technology for the treatment of solid tumors.
Alpha DaRT™(Diffusing Alpha-emitters Radiation Therapy) is an innovative technology that enables the highly potent and uniquely conformal alpha-irradiation of solid tumors. The treatment is delivered by intratumoral insertion of radionuclide Radium-224, which leads to the release and diffusion of daughter radioisotopes that emit alpha particles. These alpha particles have the capacity to destroy solid tumors. Since the alpha-emitting atoms diffuse only a short distance in tissue, Alpha DaRT mainly damages the tumor, while sparing the healthy tissue around it.
About HCC
HCC is a blank check company incorporated as a Delaware corporation for the purposes of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities. Its Class A common stock and warrants are listed on the Nasdaq under the symbol “HCCC” and “HCCCW,” respectively. HCC is led by Dr. David M. Milch, Chairman and William Johns, Chief Executive Officer. HCC was formed for the purpose of identifying emerging healthcare business that have potential to make a valuable contribution to healthcare particularly for the very large number of patients with unmet needs and to provide the capital and support they may need and to transition them to public ownership. Or as we believe, “Do well by doing good.”
Additional Information and Where to Find It
This press release relates to a proposed transaction between Alpha Tau and HCC. This press release does not constitute (i) solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of the proposed transaction or (ii) an offer to sell or exchange, or the solicitation of an offer to buy or exchange, any security of HCC, Alpha Tau, or any of their respective affiliates, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, sale or exchange would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
In connection with the proposed transaction, Alpha Tau intends to file a registration statement on Form F-4 with the SEC, which will include a proxy statement of HCC in connection with HCC’s solicitation of proxies for the vote by HCC’s shareholders with respect to the proposed transaction and a prospectus of Alpha Tau. HCC also will file other documents regarding the proposed transaction with the SEC.
This communication does not contain all the information that should be considered concerning the proposed transaction and is not intended to form the basis of any investment decision or any other decision in respect of the proposed transaction. Before making any voting or investment decision, investors and security holders are urged to read the registration statement, the proxy statement/prospectus and all other relevant documents filed or that will be filed with the SEC in connection with the proposed transaction as they become available because they will contain important information about the proposed transaction.
Investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies of the registration statement, proxy statement/prospectus and all other relevant documents filed or that will be filed with the SEC by Alpha Tau and HCC through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. In addition, the documents filed by Alpha Tau may be obtained free of charge from Alpha Tau’s website at http://www.alphatau.com or by written request to Alpha Tau at Alpha Tau Medical Limited, Kiryat Hamada 5, Jerusalem, Israel 9777605, and the documents filed by HCC may be obtained free of charge from HCC’s website at http://www.healthccc.com or by written request to Healthcare Capital Corp., 301 North Market Street, Suite 1414, Wilmington, DE 19801.
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Participants in Solicitation
Alpha Tau and HCC and their respective directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from HCC’s shareholders in connection with the proposed transaction. Additional information regarding the interests of those persons and other persons who may be deemed participants in the proposed transaction may be obtained by reading the proxy statement/prospectus regarding the proposed transaction. You may obtain free copies of these documents as described in the preceding paragraph.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used herein, words including “anticipate,” “being,” “will,” “plan,” “may,” “continue,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. In addition, any statements or information that refer to expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, performance or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking. All forward-looking statements are based upon the Alpha Tau’s current expectations and various assumptions. Alpha Tau believes there is a reasonable basis for its expectations and beliefs, but they are inherently uncertain. Alpha Tau may not realize its expectations, and its beliefs may not prove correct. Actual results could differ materially from those described or implied by such forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including, without limitation, its limited operating history; its incurrence of significant losses to date; its need for additional funding and ability to raise capital when needed; its limited experience in medical device discovery and development; its dependence on the success and commercialization of the Alpha DaRT™ product candidate; the failure of preliminary data from its clinical studies to predict final study results; failure of its early clinical studies or preclinical studies to predict future clinical studies; its ability to receive regulatory approval for its product candidates; its ability to enroll patients in its clinical trials; undesirable side effects caused by Alpha Tau’s product candidates; its exposure to patent infringement lawsuits; its ability to comply with the extensive regulations applicable to it; impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic; its ability to commercialize its product candidates; and the other important factors discussed under the caption “Risk Factors” in its Registration Statement on Form F-4 that will be filed with the SEC. These and other important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements made in this press release. Any such forward-looking statements represent management’s estimates as of the date of this press release. While Alpha Tau may elect to update such forward-looking statements at some point in the future, except as required by law, it disclaims any obligation to do so, even if subsequent events cause our views to change. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing Alpha Tau’s views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.
Contacts:
Alpha Tau Medical Ltd.
Amnon Gat, COO
AmnonG@alphatau.com
Healthcare Capital Corp.
William Johns, CEO
wjohns@healthccc.com
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Exhibit 99.2
1 Company Overview
2 This presentation (together with oral statements made in connection herewith, the "Presentation") is for informational purpos es only to assist interested parties in making their own evaluation with respect to the proposed business combination (the "Business Combination") between Healthcare Capital Corp. (“HCCC”) and Alpha Tau Medical Ltd. (“Alpha Tau” or th e “Company”). By accepting this Presentation, you acknowledge and agree that all of the information contained herein or disclosed orally during this Presentation is confidential, that you will not distribute, reproduce, discl ose and use such information for any purpose other than for the purpose of your firm's participation in the potential financing, that you will not distribute, reproduce, disclose or use such information in any way detrimental to Alpha Tau or H CCC , and that you will return to HCCC and Alpha Tau, delete or destroy this Presentation upon request. You are also being advised that the United States securities laws restrict persons with material non - public information about a company obtained directly or indirectly from that company from purchasing or selling securities of such company, or from communicating such information to any other person under circumstances in which it is reasonably foreseeable th at such person is likely to purchase or sell such securities on the basis of such information. The information contained herein does not purport to be all - inclusive and none of HCCC or the Company, or Citigroup / Piper Sand ler / Cantor Fitzgerald (collectively, the “Placement Agents”) nor any of their respective subsidiaries, stockholders, shareholders, affiliates, representatives, control persons, partners, directors, officers, employees, advisers or agents make any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy, completeness or reliability of the information contained in this Presentation. You should consult your own counsel and tax and financial advisors as to lega l a nd related matters concerning the matters described herein, and, by accepting this Presentation, you confirm that you are not relying upon the information contained herein to make any decision. The reader shall not rely upon any state men t, representation or warranty made by any other person, firm or corporation (including, without limitation, the Placement Agents or any of their affiliates or control persons, officers, directors and employees) in making its investme nt or decision to invest in the Company. To the fullest extent permitted by law, in no circumstances will HCCC, the Company, or any of their respective subsidiaries, stockholders, shareholders, affiliates, representatives, control persons, p art ners, directors, officers, employees, advisers or agents be responsible or liable for any direct, indirect or consequential loss or loss of profit arising from the use of this Presentation, its contents, its omissions, reliance on the inf ormation contained within it, or on opinions communicated in relation thereto or otherwise arising in connection therewith. In addition, this Presentation does not purport to be all - inclusive or to contain all of the information that may be required to make a full analysis of the Company, the potential financing or the Business Combination. The general explanations included in this Presentation cannot address, and are not intended to address, your specific investment objectiv es, financial situations or financial needs. Use of Data Certain information contained in this Presentation relates to or is based on studies, publications, surveys and the Company's ow n internal estimates and research. In addition, all of the market data included in this Presentation involves a number of assumptions and limitations, and there can be no guarantee as to the accuracy or reliability of such assumptions. F ina lly, while the Company believes its internal research is reliable, such research has not been verified by any independent source and none of HCCC, the Company or the Placement Agents, nor any of their respective affiliates nor any of i ts or their control persons, officers, directors, employees or representatives make any representation or warranty with respect to the accuracy of such information. Forward - Looking Statements This presentation contains forward - looking statements, including without limitation, statements related to: HCCC or Alpha Tau be coming the leader in delivering innovative devices in medical technology, our ability to expand our development pipeline, opportunities to expand our portfolio through partnerships and collaborations, the progress, timing and re sults of our clinical trials, the safety and efficacy of our development programs, the timing of the potential approval of our products, the timing and commercial success of our products, strategies for completion and likelihood of succ ess for our business and activities, size and growth of markets in which we may compete and potential market opportunity, and potential growth opportunities. Forward - looking statements can be identified by the words “believe,” “anticipa te,” “continue,” “estimate “project,” “expect,” “plan,” “potential,” “intends,” “will,” “would,” “could,” “should” or the negative or plural of these words or other similar expressions that are predictions or indicate future events, trends or pro spects but the absence of these words does not necessarily mean that a statement is not forward - looking. In addition, any statements that refer to expectations, projections or other characterizations of future events or circumstances ar e forward - looking statements. Forward - looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially and repor ted results should not be considered as an indication of future performance. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward - looking statements as a result of these risks and uncertain ties, which include, among others, those inherent in the preclinical and clinical development process and the regulatory approval process, the risks and uncertainties in commercialization and gaining market acceptance, the risks associ ate d with protecting and defending our patents or other proprietary rights, the risk that our proprietary rights may be insufficient to protect our development programs, the risk that we will be unable to obtain necessary capital when nee ded on acceptable terms or at all, competition from other products or procedures, our reliance on third - parties to conduct our clinical and non - clinical trials, our reliance on any third - party suppliers to manufacture clinical, non - clinical and any future commercial supplies of our products, and increased regulatory requirements. These statements are subject to the risk that clinical trial data are subject to differing interpretations, and regulatory agencies, medical and s cie ntific experts and others may not share HCCC’s or Alpha Tau’s views of the clinical study data. There can be no assurance that the clinical studies for our development programs will be successful in demonstrating safety and/or efficacy, tha t we will not encounter problems or delays in clinical development, or that any of our products will ever receive regulatory approval or be successfully commercialized. These forward - looking statements are based on information available to HCCC or Alpha Tau as of the date of this presentation and speak only as of the date of this presentation. HCCC and Alpha Tau disclaim any obligation to update these forward - looking statements, except as may be required by law. This presentation is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer t o p urchase any securities of any nature whatsoever, and it may not be relied upon in connection with the purchase of securities. Disclaimer
3 Use of Projections This Presentation contains projected financial information with respect to Alpha Tau. Such projected financial information co nst itutes forward - looking information, and is for illustrative purposes only and should not be relied upon as necessarily being indicative of future results. The assumptions and estimates underlying such financial forecast information are inherently uncertain and are subject to a wide variety of significant business, economic, competitive and other risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the prospective financia l i nformation. See "Forward - Looking Statements" paragraph above. Actual results may differ materially from the results contemplated by the financial forecast information contained in this Presentation, and the inclusion of such informat ion in this Presentation should not be regarded as a representation by any person that the results reflected in such forecasts will be achieved. Neither HCCC’s nor the Company's independent auditors have audited, reviewed, compiled or perform ed any procedures with respect to the projections for the purpose of their inclusion in this Presentation, and accordingly, neither of them expressed an opinion or provided any other form of assurance with respect thereto for the purpos e o f this Presentation. In preparing and making certain forward - looking statements contained in this Presentation, Alpha Tau and HCCC made a number of economic, market and operational assumptions. The Company cautions that its as sumptions may not materialize and that current economic conditions render such assumptions, although believed reasonable at the time they were made, subject to greater uncertainty. Additional Information In connection with the proposed Business Combination, the Company intends to file with the SEC a registration statement on Fo rm F - 4 containing a preliminary proxy statement/prospectus of the combined company, and after the registration statement is declared effective, HCCC will mail a definitive proxy statement/prospectus relating to the proposed Bu siness Combination to its shareholders. This Presentation does not contain all the information that should be considered concerning the proposed Business Combination and is not intended to form the basis of any investment decision or a ny other decision in respect of the Business Combination. HCCC’s shareholders and other interested persons are advised to read, when available, the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus and the amendments thereto and the definitive pr oxy statement/prospectus and other documents filed in connection with the proposed Business Combination, as these materials will contain important information about the Company, HCCC and the Business Combination. When av ailable, the definitive proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant materials for the proposed Business Combination will be mailed to shareholders of HCCC as of a record date to be established for voting on the proposed Bus iness Combination. Shareholders will also be able to obtain copies of the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus, the definitive proxy statement/prospectus and other documents filed with the SEC, without charge, once ava ilable, at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov, or by directing a request to: Healthcare Capital Corp., 301 North Market Street, Suite 1414, Wilmington, DE 19801. Financial Information The financial information and data contained in this Presentation is unaudited and does not conform to Regulation S - X promulgate d under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). Accordingly, such information and data may not be included in, may be adjusted in or may be presented differently in, the registration statement to be filed by HC CC and Alpha Tau with the SEC. 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Uzi Sofer CEO & Chairman Alpha Tau Raphi Levy CFO Alpha Tau William Johns CEO Healthcare Capital Corp. Today’s Presenters 4 Confidential
uu Potential to Transform Solid Tumors Treatment • HCC evaluated many potential business combination candidates. Alpha Tau was chosen because of its innovative cancer radiotherapy and its potential to transform the treatment of solid tumors • HCC and its external advisors were particularly impressed by Alpha Tau’s proprietary therapy and advanced state of clinical development Differentiated Science • World - class science and medical research has harnessed the power of the alpha particle, with the potential to be applied directly into tumors • Isotopes attached to small metallic darts release alpha - emitting particles that can create double - strand DNA breaks, and have the potential to destroy cancer cells permanently • The alpha radiation is emitted inside the tumor, and may be able to minimize damage to healthy surrounding tissue 5 HCC’s Investment Rationale uu Wide - Ranging Applicability Potential • Alpha Tau’s technology process is innovative and proprietary, and may be able to broaden the scope for radiotherapy delivery across multiple clinical settings and different kinds of practitioners Well Positioned for Potential Marketing Approvals • Alpha Tau’s well - designed research and clinical trials across the world stand to further the progress toward potential marketing approvals for the treatment of challenging solid tumors, and may ultimately demonstrate that the Alpha DaRT is useful both as a monotherapy as well as in combination with other therapies Confidential
Alpha Tau – Key Investment Highlights 6 Proprietary Alpha DaRT designed to safely deliver alpha radiation with localized precision in solid tumors, sparing surrounding healthy tissue 1 Broad potential and preclinical evidence supporting evaluation across various solid tumors (skin, pancreas, breast, GBM, etc.) with 18 peer - reviewed pre - clinical papers 2 Exhibited 100% ORR and ~78% CR in first - in - human clinical trial in 28 SCC tumors, with over 75 clinical tumors treated to date exhibiting a similar profile 4 No systemic toxicities and minimal (grade < 2) local toxicities observed 5 Robust clinical - trial strategy with leading global centers, led by Memorial Sloan Kettering multi - center feasibility study, with FPI in early July 2021 6 Solid logistics based on purpose - built manufacturing facilities, built or in planning, in the US, Israel and Asia, with a highly scalable and optimized proprietary production process 7 Strong intellectual property (method and device) with over 135 issued and pending patents worldwide 8 Experienced management team, including Alpha DaRT’s co - inventors, with expertise in oncology development, manufacturing scale up and commercialization 9 Compelling potential immuno - stimulatory effect and synergetic combination with other therapies 3 Confidential
Therapeutic Focus We are focused on delivering solutions to three markets that we believe would be best served by the unique characteristics of the Alpha DaRT 7 Localized & Unresectable • Localized tumors that are not surgical candidates and tumors that recur after surgery and are resistant to other therapies, specifically radiotherapy • Alpha DaRT to be evaluated as a later line therapy • Tumor types include SCC, H&N SCC and prostate High Unmet Need • Solid tumors that have limited treatment options with limited SOC offering • Alpha DaRT could potentially target broad patient populations • Tumor types include GBM and pancreatic cancer Metastatic • Alpha DaRT would be evaluated for its potential to induce an immune response in metastatic tumors • Alpha DaRT would be evaluated in combination with check point inhibitors as an adjuvant therapy • Tumor types include liver, breast and H&N (which includes lip, oral cavity, salivary glands, oropharynx & pharynx) cancers Confidential
Geography Indication Pre - Clinical Research Feasibility Trial Pivotal Trial Marketing Authorization Anticipated Milestones North America Skin Cancers • Complete feasibility trial recruitment YE2021 Pancreatic Cancer • First patient in feasibility trial 1Q 2022 Israel Skin & Oral SCC All Skin & Oral Cancers • Trial completion and submission la/mHNSCC (combo with pembrolizumab) • Initiate feasibility combination trial with Keytruda 3Q - 4Q 2021 Pancreatic Cancer • Initiate feasibility trial 2Q 2022 Prostate Cancer • Initiate feasibility trial 3Q - 4Q 2021 Europe Neoadjuvant – Oral • Initiate multi - center feasibility trial 2Q 2022 Skin Cancers • Trials underway Breast Cancer • Trial underway Japan Skin & Oral SCC • Targeting completion in 4Q 2021 – 1Q 2022 Breast Cancer • Trial underway Additional Tumor Types Hepatic cell carcinoma, GBM, lung • Product development / pre - clinical trials currently underway 8 Development Pipeline U.S. Canada With over 75 clinical tumors treated to date across trials, our clinical trial strategy involves progressing our lead program (superficial tumors), particularly in the US, while conducting feasibility studies in other tumors in order to evaluate the potential of the Alpha DaRT in tumors of high unmet need or metastatic disease Confidential
Types of Radioactive Decay 9 Due to the mass of the alpha particle, in comparison to beta particle, alpha has a low penetration power. This means that the outside layer of the human skin, for example, can block these particles. Confidential
Potent Alpha Radiation: Extensively Damages the DNA 10 Conventional Gamma/Beta Radiation • Indirectly damaging the DNA • Dependent on oxygen presence • Repairable single strand breaks Alpha Radiation • Directly damaging the DNA • Independent of oxygen presence • Irreparable double strand breaks γ / β Radiation Single Strand Breaks Double Strand Breaks α Radiation O 2 Free Radicals Local radiation therapy with gamma or beta radiation is a mainstay of cancer treatment, but requires high local dose to be effective, as it primarily relies on single - strand breaks in a process relying on oxygen. Alpha radiation can be significantly more efficient given its ability to destroy both strands of the DNA directly, requiring lower levels of radiation Confidential
Healthy Tissue Healthy Tissue Alpha Radiation is Focal - Short Range Limits Clinical Use 11 Alpha Radiation Short range in tissue limits damage to surrounding organs but also limits coverage Beta/Gamma Radiation Long therapeutic range with risk to surrounding organs Whereas beta and gamma radiation can penetrate tissue with sufficient range to facilitate tumor coverage (while risking damage to healthy tissue), alpha radiation has short range in tissue (<100 μ m), which limits its clinical usefulness in local delivery Confidential
12 Mechanism of Action of the Alpha DaRT Technology 224 Ra Decay Chain Alpha DaRT leverages the innate decay chain of Radium - 224 The decay chain of Radium - 224 includes four alpha particles Radium - 224 has a half - life of ~3.7 days, while the remaining decay chain has a total half - life of approximately 12 hours, before eventually stabilizing in inert form Alpha DaRT The Alpha DaRT utilizes stainless steel sources that are impregnated with Radium - 224 When the Alpha DaRT source is injected into the tumor, the radium remains attached to the source while its daughter atoms detach, emitting cytotoxic alpha particle payloads as they move deeper into the tumor until eventually stabilizing Alpha DaRT is designed to overcome the range limitations of alpha particles through precise release of alpha emitters into th e tumor, generating a potent and tight distribution of alpha radiation α 224 Ra 3.7d 220 Rn 216 Po 212 Pb 212 Bi 56s 0.15s 10.64h α α 212 Po 208 Pb 208 Tl α α - - - Confidential
Alpha DaRT - Diffusing Alpha - emitters Radiation Therapy 13 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwfzJHm0fTQ Confidential
Alpha DaRT is unique in its potential to deliver a high dose of radiation in a very conformal form, with sharp dose drop - off outside of a 5mm range 14 Alpha DaRT Has a Unique Potential to Preserve Healthy Tissues The range of the Alpha DaRT was observed to be meaningfully more extensive in tumor tissue than in healthy tissue in animal studies Dose until Removal (Gy) Asymptotic Dose (Gy) S Rn (0) = 0.31 Ci Asymptotic Dose (Gy) S Rn (0) = 1.60 Ci 5mm Confidential
Alpha DaRT Source Placement 15 Coverage of margins of 8 mm (last source to be placed 5 mm outside of the tumor) 5 mm safety distance from critical organs 5 mm < 5 mm between sources 5 mm 8 mm Through a series of Alpha DaRT injections to the tumor, spread a few millimeters apart, a clinician can potentially deliver alpha radiation to the full geometry of the tumor while taking care to avoid sensitive healthy tissue around the tumor Confidential
Intra - tumoral Delivery Methods 16 We Have a Total of Seven Applicators Which Have Been Developed for a Range of Potential Uses to Accommodate for: Treatment Delivery Method Duration of Implantation Tumor Location Our Applicators Allow Us Flexibility to Deliver Alpha DaRTs Into Both Superficial and Internal Tumors Applicators are supplied preloaded, sealed and designed for immediate use in the procedure room S ources are hollow and strung onto a surgical suture, allowing the clinician to insert the sources into the tumor and leave the suture in place Applicators are supplied preloaded or unloaded, and are designed to allow clinicians flexibility to load the sources in the course of treatment and to select how many sources to deliver Temporary Implants (Superficial Tumors) Permanent Implants (Internal Tumors) Example Indication: Pancreatic Tumors. Device is designed to be fitted to existing needles such as standard Fine Needle Aspirator (FNA) to ultimately deliver sources into the tumor Example Indication: Superficial Tumors. sources are affixed to a biocompatible suture and loaded inside the needle Alpha DaRT Needle Applicator Needle Applicator in Action Loading Device Procedure: FNA in Conjunction with Endoscopic Ultrasound Confidential
Response Observed in All Tested Solid Tumors in Preclinical Studies 17 Squamous Cell Carcinoma Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma Pancreas Adenocarcinoma Prostate Adenocarcinoma Breast Carcinoma Glioblastoma Multiforme B - cell Lymphoma Melanoma Colon Carcinoma 18 Published Preclinical Studies in Peer - Reviewed Journals Lung Adenocarcinoma Across a variety of tumor types, we have not observed resistance to the radiation delivered by the Alpha DaRT Confidential
18 In challenging mice 4 months after treatment, those previously treated by the Alpha DaRT displayed a meaningful retained protection against regrowth of the same tumor type, as compared to the two control groups (1) Three groups of mice were inoculated with 5 x 10 5 CT 26 tumor cells and then treated with ( 1 ) DaRT + CP, Sildenafil and 2 xCpG, N= 10 ( 2 ) DaRT + CP, Sildenafil and CpG, N= 10 or ( 3 ) inert + CP, Sildenafil and 2 xCpG, N= 9 . Complete responders or tumor - resected mice were re - challenged ~ 4 months after DaRT with 5 x 10 6 CT 26 tumor cells. (2) CT 26 5 x 10 5 . (3) CT 26 5 x 10 6 . 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 Tumor Volume (mm 3 ) Days Post Re - Inoculation Tumor volume post colon tumor re - inoculation per previous treatment Naïve (n=5) Inert + Immuno-modulation¹ (n=9) DaRT + Immuno-modulation¹ (n=13) Observed Cancer - Specific Immune Protection ( / 2 ) Tumor Treatment by DaRT + Immunomodulators 1 Colon Tumor Cell Inoculation 2 Treatment by DaRT + Immunomodulators 1 Naïve Mice 74 % 14 % DaRT + Immunomodulators (n=20) Inert + Immunomodulators (n=9) Complete response ~ 2.5 months post inoculation Tumor Re - Inoculation after Treatment by DaRT + Immunomodulators vs. Inert 1 Re - inoculation of Colon Tumor Cells (More Cells 3 ) CR from Treatment / Surgical Resection ~ 4 months Confidential
19 Observed Cancer - Specific Immune Protection ( 2 / 2 ) Tumor Re - Inoculation 2 (Challenge Assay) Colon 3 / Breast 4 Tumor Cell Re - inoculation 0 % 100 % 100 % 100 % Colon (n=10) Breast (n=8) Colon (n=10) Breast (n=10) Tumor - bearing mice ~ 2 months post re - inoculation Tumor - free DaRT - treated mice Naïve mice Naïve Mice Inoculation of Colon 3 / Breast 4 Tumor Cells Immune - Memory Transfer 2 (Winn Assay) 17 % 100 % 100 % 100 % Colon (n=12) Breast (n=9) Colon (n=12) Breast (n=8) Tumor - bearing mice ~ 2 months post inoculation Splenocytes from tumor - free DaRT - treated mice Splenocytes from naïve mice + Splenocytes from Tumor - free Pretreated Mice + Tumor Treatment by DaRT + Immunomodulators Colon 3 Tumor Cell Inoculation Treatment by DaRT + Immunomodulators 1 Naïve Mice 51 % 6 % DaRT + Immunomodulators (n=43) Inert + Immunomodulators (n=17) Complete response ~ 2 months post inoculation DaRT - Treated Tumor - free + Naïve Mice (1) Immuno - modulation refers to a combination of low dose CP, Sildenafil and CpG. (2) Mice with CR from DaRT + immuno - modulators (n = 18 ) and naïve mice (n = 20 ) were inoculated with 5 x 10 5 CT 26 or DA 3 cells 52 days post inoculation (Challenge Assay). Naïve mice were injected intradermally with splenocytes from either naïve or CT 26 - bearing mice treated by DaRT and immunomodulators, coupled with CT 26 or DA 3 tumor cells (Winn assay). The presented results are based on cumulative data from two different experiments. (3) CT 26 5 x 10 5 . (4) DA 3 5 x 10 5 . This activity was then shown to be tumor - specific – the challenge only resisted regrowth of the same tumor line. It was also shown to be transferrable via the transfer of splenocytes Confidential
Key Eligibility Criteria SCC histopathologically confirmed Lesions ≤ 5 cm* Age ≥ 18 ECOG performance scale ≤ 2 Patients W/O immunosuppression Generally previously treated by radiation or surgery, recurrent *in the longest diameter (without nodal spread). 20 Treatment & Procedure Treatment plan based on CT - simulation Sources 1 cm length, 0.7 mm diam. Activity per source 2 µ Ci Outpatient setting Local anesthesia Number of sources inserted: min 3 , max 169 Timeline and Follow - Up Alpha DaRT sources insertion Removal after 15 days Check - up on days 4 , 9 and 30 after insertion Long term follow up based on standard of care Primary objective: Evaluate feasibility & safety Secondary objective: Evaluate initial tumor response & local progression - free survival Outline of Our First Clinical Study: Skin / Head & Neck SCC Trial Sites: Israel, Italy Confidential
Skin / Head & Neck SCC Study Results 21 100 % overall response rate Durable responses observed Responses observed within days Well tolerated; no systemic toxicity observed Efficacy Results Effective against radioresistant tumors (Patient median age = 80.5 years) Overall Response (n= 28 ) 21.4 % 78.6 % 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Partial Response Complete Response Baseline Disease Characteristics 77.2 % 22.7 % CR Durability (~ 7 months) Local Control Local Recurrence Previously Treated 61 % First - line 39 % Previous Treatment 1 1 Most patients ( 60.7 %) had recurrent and previously treated disease by either surgery, prior external beam radiotherapy or both; 13 of 31 ( 42 %) had received prior RT. Previous RT 42 % Others 58 % Previous Radiotherapy Confidential
AP - 02 Complete Response 22 During 21 / 03 / 2017 After 01 / 06 / 2017 Planning Before 21 / 03 / 2017 Applicators used 6 Alpha DaRT sources inserted 10 Total activity [ µCi] 20 Age 80 Previous treatments Radiation, Surgery Tumor initial volume [ cm 3 ] 1.4 Confidential
AP - 022 Complete Response 23 During 30 / 08 / 2018 After 30 / 09 / 2018 Before 27 / 08 / 2018 During 30 / 08 / 2018 Applicators used 12 Alpha DaRT sources inserted 24 Total activity [ µCi] 48 Age 68 Previous treatments None Tumor initial volume [ cm 3 ] 2.8 Confidential
AP - 024 Complete Response 24 Applicators used 8 Alpha DaRT sources inserted 11 Total activity [ µCi] 22 During 13/11/2018 After 29 / 11 / 2018 Before 13 / 11 / 2018 During 13 / 11 / 2018 Age 61 Previous treatments None Tumor initial volume [ cm 3 ] 0.6 Confidential
25 Targeted treatment Designed to spare neighboring healthy tissue No systemic toxicity observed Negligible and short - term radioactivity in the patient’s body Safe procedure for caregivers No special shielding required Alpha DaRT Treatment was Well Tolerated Minimal local toxicity observed Minimal local toxicity with grade ≤ 2 resolved within a month No suppression of immune system observed Critical in these times of pandemic Incidence (%) Acute Local Toxicity Severity Grade 1 2 3 Administration site erythema 11 (41%) 9 (33%) 0 (0%) Administration site edema 9 (33%) 10 (37%) 0 (0%) Administration site pain 8 (30%) 11 (41%) 0 (0%) Administration site exudate 2 (7%) 8 (30%) 0 (0%) Administration site ulcer 4 (15%) 5 (19%) 0 (0%) Administration site numbness 1 (4%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) Administration site pruritus 3 (11%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) Administration site bleeding 1 (4%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) Aural myiasis (administration site) 1 (4%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) Decreased appetite 1 (4%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) No systemic toxicities and minimal ( < grade 2) local toxicities observed to date Confidential
Potential Systemic Immune Effect Observed in One Patient Where a Second, Untreated Lesion Manifested CR 26 Before After 29 - Dec - 17 30 - Nov - 17 Untreated Tumors Treated Tumor Before After 29 - Dec - 17 30 - Nov - 17 Complete Response + Potential Systemic Immune Effect Confidential
Seeds of Hope Worldwide – Selected Current Clinical Trials Breast & Skin and Oral Multi - center TMDU, NCC, Tohoku University Pancreas At CHUM Skin & Oral IRST Breast Russia Active Active Checkpoint Inhibitor Combination Treatment Israel Preparation Completed SCC Skin, Head & Neck Israel Completed Skin At MSK and other centers in USA Active Active Skin Multi - center Leon Berard, Gustave Roussy, Amethyst, … Active 27 Confidential
28 FDA IDE Pilot Feasibility Study (Currently Recruiting) Location Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Target # of Patients 10 Tumor Type Skin Cancers Primary Objectives Determine feasibility of delivering radiotherapy using DaRT, with successful delivery in at least 7 patients, and assess frequency and severity of acute AEs Secondary Objectives Assessments of radiotherapy - related AEs, tumor response, radiation safety, stability of device placement, and QoL Eligibility Malignant skin or superficial soft tissue tumor 1 - 5 cm in size that is suitable for percutaneous interstitial brachytherapy • FDA has approved an expansion into a multi - center trial. First patient admitted to feasibility trial in early July 2021 • Breakthrough Device Designation received in June 2021 Confidential
Applicable Market Size – Estimates of Annual Incidence Data 29 Surgery , 900,000 , 90 % Non - Surgery , 100,000, 10% Surgery Recurrence , 4.5%, 40,500 US Applicable Mkt. Size SCC / H&N Annual Incidence US 1,000,000 China 133,500 Japan 28,000 Europe 550,000 Canada 17,500 Breast Annual Incidence US 276,480 China 416,370 Japan 92,300 Europe 355,460 Canada 26,900 Pancreas Annual Incidence US 57,600 China 125,000 Japan 44,000 Europe 103,400 Canada 6,000 Broad Incidences, 100 % US Incidence : 57,600 Radiation 151,580 55 % Non - Radiation 124,900 45% Stage 1 , 83,150 Stage 2 , 45,490 Stage 3 , 18,860 Stage 4 , 4,080 US Applicable Mkt. Size Source: Company estimates based on public industry sources. 1 L: 100,000 2 L: 57,500 Non - Surgery Recurrence 17%, 17,000 US Incidence: ~1 million 57,600 151,580 US Incidence : 276,480 US Applicable Mkt. Size Confidential
Simple Radioactive Supply Chain 30 Simple Radioactive Supply Chain 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Alpha DaRT Radioactive Decay Activity per DaRT, µCi 8 µCi shipment 4 µCi shipment 1 half - life of 224 Ra = 3.7 days Personalized treatment, shipped out on a per - patient basis Simple planning ensures that an Alpha DaRT arrives with the required amount of 224 Ra available, even when allowing for radioactive decay, based on the known half - life of the 224 Ra 2 half - lives of 224 Ra = 7.3 days Targeted 2 µCi treatment dose Days after Shipment Sent Alpha DaRT is shipped in Excepted Packages (low levels of radioactivity), and can therefore be dispatched in suitable applicators by standard courier, requiring no special handling or protective gear in transit Delivery does not require any special handling and simple planning ensures on - time arrival Confidential
Global Manufacturing Facilities 31 For efficient commercial operations, we look to establish manufacturing operations in multiple regions of the world, to enable relatively short shipping times to our core markets Lawrence, Massachusetts (~125,000 sources per year - Ramping Up) Jerusalem (~ 400,000 sources per year - Equipping & Validation) Togane, Japan (In Design) Tel Aviv (Test Facility - Operational) Confidential
Uzi Sofer CEO & Chairman Raphi Levy Chief Financial Officer Prof. Itzhak Kelson Chief Physics Officer Prof. Yona Keisari Chief Scientific Officer Robert Den, MD Chief Medical Officer Amnon Gat Chief Operations Officer Ronen Segal Chief Technology Officer • Co - Founder and CEO of BrainsWay (NASDAQ: BWAY) • Medical device development, regulation, financing • Former executive director in charge of healthcare investment banking in Goldman Sachs Israel • Co - inventor of DaRT technology • Emeritus professor of physics (taught at Tel Aviv University, Yale University, Weizmann Institute etc.) • Co - inventor of DaRT technology • Professor of Immunology and Microbiology at Tel Aviv University, former NCI Post Doc Fellow • Radiation oncologist and Associate Professor at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital • Medical degree from Harvard Medical School • >20 years experience in medical devices and healthcare • Marketing strategy specialist • >20 years of top leadership roles, including medical device industry • Chairman of the BSMT Consortium The Alpha Tau Executive Team 32 Strong management team with years of experience across the scientific and medical device space Confidential
Uzi Sofer CEO & Chairman Michael Avruch Director Morr y Blumenfeld Director Meir Jakobsohn Director Alan Adler Director Gary Leibler Director John Brown Director Peter Melnyk Director • Co - Founder and CEO of BrainsWay (NASDAQ: BWAY) • Medical device development, regulation, financing • Expert in financing and restructuring • CEO & CFO experience • Former managing director at GE Healthcare, CEO of Quescon Consultants, Founding partner of Meditech Advisors Management, director at Mako • Founder of Medison Ltd., • Representing Amgen, Biogen, etc. for the marketing and distribution of their products • 14 Years at McKinsey • Senior Partner Evergreen Venture Capital • Chairman and CEO of Oridion until its sale to Covidien • Founder of Shavit Capital • Led >20 companies to IPO • Senior pharmaceutical executive and physician • Headed translational medicine globally for GSK & Royal College of Physicians • Former Chief Commercial Officer at Novocure • CEO of Fortovia Therapeutics • Former Neuroscience marketing director at Bristol - Myers Squibb Board of Directors Significant Industry Experience: 33 Diverse mix of cancer therapeutic, medical device and financial expertise providing value - added oversight and guidance to corporate leadership Confidential
34 Continued Track Record of Execution Distribution agreement with Medison Canada $29mm Series B financing Receipt of first Thorium - 228 in Lawrence, MA Investigator meeting for French multi - center trial Provisional Israeli MoH and IRB approvals for combination trial with Keytruda Apr - 20 May - 20 Sep - 20 Oct - 20 Dec - 20 Feb - 21 Mar - 21 Aug - 20 Israeli marketing approval for SCC of the skin & oral cavity Construction of Jerusalem manufacturing facility FDA approval of IDE supplement for expansion of pilot feasibility study into multi - center study Radioactive license for Jerusalem facility Lease facility in Japan Israeli MoH approval for prostate cancer protocol Confidential Jun - 21 Breakthrough Device Designation for Alpha DaRT in SCC in skin and oral cavity
Geography Indication 3Q 2021 4Q 2021 1H 2022 2H 2022 1H 2023 North America (Subject to COVID Opening) Skin Cancers (United States) Pancreatic Cancer (Canada) Israel la/mHNSCC (combination with pembrolizumab) Prostate Cancer Pancreatic Cancer Europe Oral Cavity SCC Japan Skin & Oral SCC 35 Anticipated Milestones First patient in feasibility trial in early July Clinical / Enrollment Regulatory Final read - out of feasibility trial Completion of multi - center pivotal trial Initiate feasibility trial Initiate feasibility trial Interim read - out of feasibility trial Interim results in combination trial with Keytruda Completion of pivotal trial and submission for PMDA review Potential PMDA approval Initiate multi - center oral cavity neoadjuvant feasibility trial First patient in feasibility trial Initiate feasibility combination trial with Keytruda Initiation of multi - center pivotal trial Confidential
Transaction Overview Confidential
37 Transaction Overview Transaction Summary • Alpha Tau and Healthcare Capital Corp. (Nasdaq: HCCC) to combine and create a publicly traded company focused on transforming the treatment of solid tumors through the precision delivery of Alpha radiation • The transaction represents an implied pro forma equity value of approximately $1 billion (1) and is expected to provide up to $367 million in gross proceeds, including up to $275 million of cash held in the trust account of Healthcare Capital Corp and a $92 million PIPE • The $92 million fully - committed PIPE is anchored by a combination of Healthcare - focused financial and strategic investors including Yozma Investment Co. (part of Yozma Group Korea), Grand Decade Developments (an affiliate of China Grand Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Holdings) and Medison Group, as well as other leading technology investors including OurCrowd, Regah Ventures and the co - founders of Apax Partners, Alan Patricof and Sir Ronald Cohen • All Alpha Tau shareholders will retain 100% of their equity holdings in the public company (1) Timing • The proposed business combination is expected to be completed by the end of 2021, upon which Alpha Tau is expected to be listed on Nasdaq ( 2) Use of Proceeds • After giving effect to the transaction (and assuming no redemptions by public shareholders), Alpha Tau is expected to have approximately $362 million of cash on the balance sheet (1) – Net proceeds are to be used for further deepening of Alpha Tau’s clinical strategy and broad R&D activities, expanding manufacturing capacity and preparing for commercialization, and are expected to provide cash runway at least into 2024 Management & Board • Alpha Tau will continue to be led by its current management team, and upon closing, it is expected that HCC Chairman Dr. David M. Milch will be appointed to the Alpha Tau Board of Directors (1) Assuming no redemptions from HCC public stockholders, PIPE proceeds of $ 92 mm and transaction expenses of $30mm. (2) Timing dependent upon the SEC review process and the satisfaction of other closing conditions. Confidential
38 Transaction Economics at Closing (1) Assume no shareholder redemptions. (2) Estimated existing Alpha Tau cash as of Q4 2021. (3) Share allocation is at transaction pricing and excludes unvested options and shares, potential future equity earn - outs , HCC public warrants and HCC sponsor warrants, and includes vested Alpha Tau options and warrants on a net exercise basis. (4) 40% of HCC’s Face Value Promote (or 6.875mm shares and 6.8mm warrants) will be retained. 20% of HCC’s Face Value Promote will be subject to a 3 - year earn - out, earned out if prior to 3 years from closing of the merger the volume weighed average stock price of the Company is in excess of $14/share for at least 20 out of 30 consecutive trading days. 15% of HCC’s Face Va lue Promote will be forfeited and allocated to employee and services providers of the Company for retention purposes (subject to vesting). 25% of HCC’s Face Value Promote will be retained if the total proceeds received from a PIPE and from HCC, net of de ferred underwriting fees and redemptions, is equal to or exceeds $250mm. (5) Fees and expenses to HCC and Alpha Tau, includes deferred underwriting fees from HCC’s IPO, advisory fees, PIPE fees, legal a nd other fees. $ in mm, unless otherwise noted. Confidential Transaction Cash Sources and Uses Sources $ % Uses $ % HCC Cash in Trust (1) $275 70.2% Cash to Balance Sheet 362 92.3% PIPE Investment 92 23.5% Estimated Transaction Fees & Expenses (5) 30 7.7% Estimated Cash Contribution from AlphaTau's Balance Sheet(2) 25 6.4% Total Sources $392 100.0% Total Uses $392 100.0% Pro Forma Valuation Pro Forma Ownership(3) Share Price $10.00 Total Shares 101.2 Equity Value $1,012 Pro Forma Cash (362) Enterprise Value $650 Pro Forma Ownership ($10.00 / share) (3) # Shares (mn) Current AlphaTau Shareholders 60.0 HCC Public Shareholders 27.5 PIPE Investors 9.2 HCC Sponsor(4) 4.5 Total 101.2 Existing AlphaTau Shareholders , 59.3 % Public HCC Shareholders , 27.2 % PIPE Investors , 9.1 % HCC Sponsor , 4.4 %
39 Use of Proceeds • At the time of closing, the Company is expected to have approximately $362 million of cash on the balance sheet (1) • Funding is expected to provide cash runway at least into 2024 and to primarily be used for clinical programs, manufacturing c apa city and preparations for commercialization (1) Assuming all warrants remain outstanding at close, no redemptions from HCC public stockholders, PIPE proceeds of $ 92 mm and transaction expenses of $30mm. (2) Partially occurring prior to deal closure. Anticipated combined company is expected to be well capitalized. Near Term (2) $65 - 75mm • Operational expenses: $30 - 35mm • Company - led clinical trials underway or expected: ~$20mm • Near - term capex: $10 - 15mm • Pre - clinical / research collaborations: ~$5mm Mid Term ~$290mm • Company - led clinical trials currently underway or expected: ~$5mm • Additional studies expected to launch: ~$20mm • KOL center of excellence in planning: ~$10mm • Manufacturing plants planned in US (expansion), Japan, Europe and China: ~$120mm in total (~$30mm each) • ~$135mm available for commercialization preparation efforts Confidential
Saving Lives Globally 40 Confidential