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): November 23, 2021 (November 22, 2021)
Bright Lights Acquisition Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-39846 | 85-3038614 | ||
(State
or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification No.) |
12100 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1150
Los Angeles, California 90025
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(310) 421-1472
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:
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Trading Symbol(s) |
Name of each exchange on which registered |
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Units, each consisting of one share of Class A common stock and one-half of one redeemable warrant | BLTSU | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||
Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share | BLTS | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||
Redeemable warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 | BLTSW | 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.
Business Combination Agreement
On November 22, 2021, Bright Lights Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“BLTS”), entered into a Business Combination Agreement (the “Business Combination Agreement”), by and among BLTS, Bright Lights Parent Corp., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of BLTS (“ParentCo”), Mower Intermediate Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of BLTS (“Intermediate Holdco”), Mower Merger Sub Corp., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of ParentCo (“Merger Sub Corp”), Mower Merger Sub 2, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Intermediate Holdco (“Merger Sub LLC”), and Manscaped, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Manscaped”).
Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, among others: (i) BLTS and ParentCo will enter into a merger transaction pursuant to which BLTS will merge with and into ParentCo (the “ParentCo Merger”), pursuant to which the separate corporate existence of BLTS will cease and ParentCo will be the surviving corporation, (ii) Merger Sub Corp will merge with and into Manscaped, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Manscaped (“Manscaped, Inc.”), pursuant to which the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub Corp will cease and Manscaped, Inc. will be the surviving corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of ParentCo (the “Manscaped, Inc. Merger”), (iii) Manscaped, Inc. will merge with and into Merger Sub LLC (such merger, the “Second Merger” and, together with the Manscaped, Inc. Merger, the “Mergers”), with Merger Sub LLC being the surviving entity of the Second Merger (the “Surviving Entity”), and (iv) following the Mergers, (x) Intermediate Holdco will contribute all of its interest in the Surviving Entity to Manscaped in exchange for limited liability company interests of Manscaped and (y) Intermediate Holdco will become the managing member of Manscaped pursuant to an amended and restated limited liability company agreement of Manscaped. Following the closing (the “Closing”) of the series of transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement (such transactions, the “Business Combination”), the name of ParentCo is expected to change to Manscaped, Inc.
As a result of and upon the effective time of the ParentCo Merger (the “Effective Time”), (1) each then issued and outstanding share of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of BLTS (the “BLTS Class A Common Stock”), will convert automatically, on a one-for-one basis, into a share of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of ParentCo (the “ParentCo Class A Common Stock”), (2) each then issued and outstanding share of Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of BLTS (the “BLTS Class B Common Stock”), will convert automatically, on a one-for-one basis, into a share of ParentCo Class A Common Stock, (3) each then issued and outstanding redeemable warrant of BLTS (each, a “BLTS Warrant”) will convert automatically into a redeemable warrant to acquire one share of ParentCo Class A Common Stock (each, a “ParentCo Warrant”) pursuant to the Assignment, Assumption and Amendment Agreement between BLTS and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (“Continental”), as warrant agent (the “Warrant Amendment”), and (4) each of the then issued and outstanding units of BLTS that have not been previously separated into the underlying shares of BLTS Class A Common Stock and underlying BLTS Warrants upon the request of the holder thereof, will be cancelled and will entitle the holder thereof to one share of ParentCo Class A Common Stock and one-half of one ParentCo Warrant.
Prior to the completion of the Business Combination, (i) 100% of the capital stock of Manscaped, Inc. will be distributed to the equityholders of Manscaped, pro rata in accordance with their respective interests in Manscaped, and (ii) each of the outstanding limited liability company units of Manscaped (“LLC Units”) (other than Incentive Units) will be recapitalized into a single class of limited liability company units, in each case in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Restructuring Agreement (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement).
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Additionally, pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement and Manscaped’s limited liability company agreement (which will be amended at Closing), following the achievement of certain milestones, ParentCo will issue ParentCo Class A Common Stock or restricted stock units in ParentCo Class A Common Stock to each holder of Manscaped, Inc. capital stock or restricted stock units of ParentCo as of immediately prior to the effective time of the Manscaped, Inc. Merger with a pro rata portion thereof in excess of zero (each, a “ParentCo Participant” ) in accordance with such ParentCo Participant’s pro rata portion thereof (“ParentCo Earnout”), and Manscaped will issue earnout units in Manscaped to each holder of Manscaped as of immediately following the Closing (each a “Manscaped Participant”) in accordance with such Manscaped Participant’s pro rata portion thereof (“Manscaped Earnout”). The earnout milestones are as follows: (A) if the closing share price of ParentCo Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $12.50 per share for any 20 trading days within any consecutive 30-trading day period commencing on or after the 150th day after the date on which the Closing takes place (the “Closing Date”) and ending on or prior to the five-year anniversary of the Closing Date (such period, the “Earnout Period”); (B) if the closing share price of ParentCo Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $15.00 per share for any 20 trading days within any consecutive 30-trading day period during the Earnout Period; and (C) if the closing share price of ParentCo Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $17.50 per share for any 20 trading days within any consecutive 30-trading day period during the Earnout Period. The $12.50, $15.00 and $17.50 share price milestones, respectively, shall also be deemed to have been achieved if (1) after the Closing Date and prior to the five-year anniversary of the Closing Date, there is a merger, consolidation, business combination, sale of substantially all the assets, reorganization, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution or other similar transaction with respect to ParentCo and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, whereby all or substantially all of the holders of the outstanding shares of ParentCo Class A Common Stock have such shares converted, exchanged or otherwise replaced with the right to receive cash, securities or other property (an “Earnout Strategic Transaction”), or a definitive agreement providing therefor has been entered into during such time and such transaction is ultimately consummated, and (2) the per share value of the consideration to be received in such transaction equals or exceeds $12.50, $15.00 or $17.50 per share, respectively. Earnout shares or units in respect of each milestone may be issued and earned only once. A total of 38,270,000 shares of ParentCo Class A Common Stock shall be subject to the earnout, taking into account both the ParentCo Earnout and the Manscaped Earnout (on an as converted to ParentCo Class A Common Stock basis).
Representations and Warranties
The Business Combination Agreement contains customary representations and warranties of the parties, which shall not survive the Closing. Many of the representations and warranties are qualified by materiality or Manscaped Material Adverse Effect. “Manscaped Material Adverse Effect” as used in the Business Combination Agreement means any event, state of facts, development, circumstance, occurrence or effect (collectively, “Events”) that (i) has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the business, assets, results of operations or financial condition of Manscaped and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole or (ii) does or would reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, prevent the ability of Manscaped to consummate the Business Combination. Certain of the representations are subject to specified exceptions and qualifications contained in the Business Combination Agreement or in information provided pursuant to certain disclosure schedules to the Business Combination Agreement.
The Business Combination Agreement also contains pre-closing covenants of the parties, including obligations of the parties to use reasonable best efforts to operate their respective businesses in the ordinary course consistent with past practice, and to refrain from taking certain specified actions without the prior written consent of the other applicable parties, in each case, subject to certain exceptions and qualifications. Additionally, Manscaped has agreed not to initiate any negotiations with respect to, negotiate, or enter into any agreement relating to, a competing transaction, as further provided in the Business Combination Agreement. Bright Lights has also agreed not to initiate any negotiations with respect to, negotiate, or enter into any agreement relating to, another business combination, as further provided in the Business Combination Agreement. The covenants do not survive the Closing (other than those that are to be performed after the Closing and the earnout).
BLTS and Manscaped also agreed, as promptly as practicable after the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, to prepare and file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), a registration statement on Form S-4 (as amended or supplemented, the “Registration Statement”) in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) of the issuance of the ParentCo Class A Common Stock be issued in the ParentCo Merger, and containing a proxy statement/prospectus for the purpose of BLTS soliciting proxies from the stockholders of BLTS to approve the Business Combination Agreement, the transactions contemplated thereby and related matters at a special meeting of BLTS stockholders (the “Stockholder Meeting”) and providing such stockholders an opportunity, in accordance with BLTS’ organizational documents and initial public offering prospectus, to have their shares of BLTS Class A Common Stock and BLTS Class B Common Stock redeemed.
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ParentCo has agreed to take all such action within its power as may be necessary or appropriate, so that immediately following the Effective Time, the board of directors of ParentCo will consist of seven individuals, a majority of whom shall be independent directors in accordance with Nasdaq requirements. One of the directors shall initially be Mike Mahan, four of the directors shall initially be the four directors of Manscaped as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, and two of the directors shall initially be nominees designated by Manscaped with the assistance of BLTS.
Conditions to the Parties’ Obligations to Consummate the Business Combination
Under the Business Combination Agreement, the obligations of the parties to consummate (or cause to be consummated) the Business Combination are subject to a number of customary conditions for special purpose acquisition companies, including, among others, the following: (i) the approval of the Business Combination and the other stockholder proposals required to approve the Business Combination by BLTS’ stockholders and Manscaped’s equityholders, (ii) all waiting periods (and any extensions thereof) under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, applicable to the Business Combination, or under certain related agreements, having expired or been terminated, as applicable, (iii) the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, (iv) the shares of ParentCo Class A Common Stock and ParentCo Warrants to be issued in connection with the ParentCo Merger having been approved for listing on Nasdaq, and (v) BLTS having a minimum of $5,000,001 of net tangible assets upon the Closing.
The obligations of BLTS and its subsidiaries to consummate (or cause to be consummated) the Business Combination are also subject to, among others, (i) the representations and warranties of Manscaped being true and correct, subject to certain materiality standards, Manscaped Material Adverse Effect qualifiers, and certain other exceptions contained in the Business Combination Agreement, (ii) the performance in all material respects (subject to a 30-day cure period) by Manscaped of its pre-closing covenants, and (iii) the absence of any Event that has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Manscaped Material Adverse Effect.
In addition, the obligations of Manscaped to consummate (or cause to be consummated) the Business Combination are also subject to, among others, (i) the representations and warranties of BLTS being true and correct, subject to certain materiality standards and certain other exceptions contained in the Business Combination Agreement, (ii) material performance by BLTS of its pre-closing covenants, subject to the materiality standards contained in the Business Combination Agreement, and (iii) the sum of (a) the amount of cash available in the trust account established in connection with BLTS’ initial public offering following the Stockholder Meeting, after certain deductions and prior to the payment of certain commissions and expenses, (b) the amount expected to be received by ParentCo as part of the PIPE investments prior to or substantially concurrently with the Closing and (c) the aggregate proceeds of any other equity financing of BLTS or ParentCo entered into between the date of the Business Combination Agreement and the Closing, being equal to or greater than $75 million.
Termination Rights
The Business Combination Agreement contains certain termination rights, including, among others, the following: (i) upon the mutual written consent of BLTS and Manscaped, (ii) if the consummation of the Business Combination is prohibited by law, (iii) by Manscaped, if the requisite approval of BLTS stockholders has not been obtained at the Stockholder Meeting or at any adjournment or postponement thereof, (iv) in connection with certain uncured breaches on the part of either party, (iv) if the Closing has not occurred on or before June 22, 2022, or (v) by BLTS, if the requisite approval of the Manscaped equityholders has not been obtained within 48 hours of the effective date of the Registration Statement.
None of the parties to the Business Combination Agreement are required to pay a termination fee or reimburse any other party for its expenses as a result of the termination of the Business Combination Agreement. However, each party is liable for willful and material breaches of the Business Combination Agreement prior to termination.
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Trust Account Waiver
Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, Manscaped irrevocably waives any right, title, interest or claim of any kind it has, or may have in the future, in or to any monies in the trust account established in connection with BLTS’ initial public offering, or any funds distributed therefrom, as a result of or arising out of, the Business Combination and any negotiations, contracts or agreements with BLTS.
The Business Combination Agreement is filed as Exhibit 2.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and the foregoing description thereof is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Business Combination Agreement. The Business Combination Agreement provides investors with information regarding its terms and is not intended to provide any other factual information about the parties. In particular, the assertions embodied in the representations and warranties contained in the Business Combination Agreement were made as of the execution date of the Business Combination Agreement only and are qualified by information in confidential disclosure schedules provided by the parties to each other in connection with the signing of the Business Combination Agreement. These disclosure schedules contain information that modifies, qualifies, and creates exceptions to the representations and warranties set forth in the Business Combination Agreement. Moreover, certain representations and warranties in the Business Combination Agreement may have been used for the purpose of allocating risk between the parties rather than establishing matters of fact. Accordingly, you should not rely on the representations and warranties in the Business Combination Agreement as characterizations of the actual statements of fact about the parties.
Subscription Agreements
In connection with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, BLTS and ParentCo entered into Subscription Agreements (the “Subscription Agreements”) with certain investors including affiliates and related parties of BLTS’ sponsor, Bright Lights Sponsor LLC (the “Sponsor”) (each, a “PIPE Investor”), pursuant to which the PIPE Investors agreed to purchase, in the aggregate, approximately 8,245,873 shares of ParentCo’s Class A Common Stock at $9.20 per share for an aggregate commitment amount of approximately $75 million. In the case of Subscription Agreements entered into with entities, the purchase of shares is subject to certain concentration limits. The Subscription Agreement for entities permits PIPE Investors prior to the Closing to reduce the number of PIPE Shares that they are required to purchase at the Closing with shares of Class A Common Stock acquired after the date of the Subscription Agreement and not redeemed, shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon warrants acquired after the date of the Subscription Agreement and not transferred, and such that the shares subscribed for do not result in the PIPE Investor exceeding the beneficial ownership limit for ParentCo’s Class A Common Stock that is set forth on such PIPE Investor’s signature page.
The obligation of the parties to consummate the purchase and sale of the shares covered by each Subscription Agreement is conditioned upon, among other things, the substantially concurrent Closing.
The Subscription Agreements provide that ParentCo is required to file with the SEC, within 30 calendar days after the Closing Date, a shelf registration statement covering the resale of all shares acquired by the PIPE Investors pursuant to the Subscription Agreements which are eligible for registration (determined two business days prior to such submission or filing) and to use its commercially reasonable efforts to have such registration statement declared effective as soon as practicable after the filing thereof, but no later than the earlier of (i) the 60th day after the Filing Deadline (defined as 30 calendar days after the closing date under the Subscription Agreements), or the 90th day if the SEC notifies ParentCo that it will “review” such registration statement and (ii) the fifth business day after the date ParentCo is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the SEC that such registration statement will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review.
Additionally, pursuant to the Subscription Agreements, the PIPE Investors agreed to waive any and all right, title and interest, or any claims of any kind that they have, or may have in the future, in or to any monies held in the trust account established in connection with BLTS’ initial public offering, and agreed not to seek recourse against such trust account as a result of, or arising out of, the Subscription Agreements.
The Subscription Agreements will terminate and be void and of no further force and effect, upon the earlier to occur of (i) such date and time as the Business Combination Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms, (ii) upon the mutual written agreement of BLTS and the applicable PIPE Investor, (iii) if the conditions to Closing (as defined in the Subscription Agreements) set forth in the Subscription Agreements are not satisfied or are not capable of being satisfied on or prior to the Closing (as defined in the Subscription Agreements) and, as a result thereof, the transactions contemplated therein will not be or are not consummated at the Closing (as defined in the Subscription Agreements), and (iv) if the Closing has not occurred by June 22, 2022.
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A form of the Subscription Agreements entered into with entities is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and a form of the Subscription Agreements entered into with individuals is filed as Exhibit 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and the foregoing description thereof is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Subscription Agreements.
Manscaped Equityholders Support Agreement
In connection with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, BLTS entered into a support agreement with Manscaped and certain equityholders of Manscaped (the “Manscaped Unitholders” and, such agreement, the “Manscaped Equityholders Support Agreement”). Pursuant to the Manscaped Equityholders Support Agreement, Manscaped Unitholders agreed to, among others, vote to adopt and approve, upon the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, the Business Combination Agreement and all other documents and transactions contemplated thereby, in each case, subject to the terms and conditions of the Manscaped Equityholders Support Agreement, and vote against any alternative merger, purchase of assets or proposals that would impede, frustrate, prevent or nullify any provision of the Manscaped Equityholders Support Agreement, the Business Combination Agreement or any other ancillary agreements in connection with the Business Combination, or result in a breach of any covenant, representation, warranty or any other obligation or agreement under the Business Combination.
Pursuant to the Manscaped Equityholders Support Agreement, Manscaped Unitholders also agreed, among others, (a) to approve and adopt the Business Combination Agreement and the Business Combination; (b) to authorize and approve the Business Combination to the extent the approval of any of the Manscaped Unitholders is required or applicable pursuant to Manscaped’s limited liability company agreement (as amended, the “Manscaped LLC Agreement”); (c) to exercise the drag-along rights pursuant to and in accordance with the Manscaped LLC Agreement; (d) to authorize and approve the Manscaped, Inc. Merger to the extent the approval of any of the stockholders of Manscaped, Inc. is required or applicable pursuant to the organizational documents of Manscaped, Inc.; and (e) to approve and consent to any such other circumstances where a consent or approval is required under Manscaped’ governing documents or Manscaped’ financing agreements or otherwise sought with respect to the Business Combination Agreement and the Business Combination.
The Manscaped Equityholders Support Agreement will terminate in its entirety, and be of no further force or effect, upon the earliest to occur of (a) the Expiration Time (as defined in the Manscaped Equityholders Support Agreement) and (b) as to each Company Stockholder (as defined in the Manscaped Equityholders Support Agreement), the written agreement of BLTS, Manscaped and such Company Stockholder. Upon such termination of the Manscaped Equityholders Support Agreement, all obligations of the parties under the Manscaped Equityholders Support Agreement will terminate, without any liability or other obligation on the part of any party thereto to any person in respect thereof or the transactions contemplated thereby, and no party thereto will have any claim against another (and no person will have any rights against such party), whether under contract, tort or otherwise, with respect to the subject matter thereof; provided, however, that the termination of the Manscaped Equityholders Support Agreement will not relieve any party thereto from liability arising in respect of any breach of the Manscaped Equityholders Support Agreement prior to such termination.
The Manscaped Equityholders Support Agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.3 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and the foregoing description thereof is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Manscaped Equityholders Support Agreement.
Sponsor Support Agreement
In connection with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, BLTS, Sponsor, Manscaped and certain individuals set forth on Schedule I thereto entered into a Sponsor Support Agreement (the “Sponsor Support Agreement”). Pursuant to the Sponsor Support Agreement, the Sponsor and each director and officer of BLTS agreed to, among others, vote to adopt and approve the Business Combination Agreement and all other documents and transactions contemplated thereby, in each case, subject to the terms and conditions of the Sponsor Support Agreement.
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Pursuant to the Sponsor Support Agreement, the Sponsor also agreed that, immediately prior to the consummation of the ParentCo Merger (but subject to the prior satisfaction of all of the conditions to Closing), Sponsor will contribute, transfer, assign, convey and deliver to BLTS all of its 5,630,000 outstanding shares of BLTS Class B Common Stock, and in exchange, BLTS will issue to Sponsor 5,055,000 shares of BLTS Class A Common Stock. The Sponsor also agreed to subject 1,035,000 shares of its ParentCo common stock (the “Sponsor Earnout Shares”), which are comprised of two equal tranches (the “First Target Sponsor Earnout Shares” and the “Second Target Sponsor Earnout Shares,” respectively), to potential forfeiture to ParentCo for no consideration until the occurrence of certain earnout vesting conditions. If, at any time during the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending five years after the Closing Date (such period, the “Sponsor Earnout Period”), the closing share price of ParentCo Class A Common Stock for 20 out of any 30 consecutive trading days equals or exceeds $12.50, then the First Target Sponsor Earnout Shares, or if such price equals or exceeds $15.00 per share, then the Second Target Sponsor Earnout Shares, will immediately vest and no longer be subject to forfeiture. If, upon the expiration of the Sponsor Earnout Period, either such condition has not been met, any Sponsor Earnout Shares that failed to vest will be automatically forfeited and transferred to ParentCo for no consideration. Additionally, in the event that there is an Earnout Strategic Transaction during the Sponsor Earnout Period, then, to the extent that the holders of shares of ParentCo Class A Common Stock receive a price per share of ParentCo Class A Common Stock (such price, the “Earnout Strategic Transaction Price”) that is greater than or equal to the applicable ParentCo trading price described above, any Sponsor Earnout Shares that have not previously vested will be deemed to have vested to the extent that such Sponsor Earnout Shares would have vested if the ParentCo trading price had been the Earnout Strategic Transaction Price for any 20 trading days within any period of 30 trading days during the Sponsor Earnout Period immediately prior to the closing of such transaction.
The Sponsor Support Agreement will terminate in its entirety, and be of no further force or effect, upon the earliest to occur of (a) the Expiration Time (as defined in the Sponsor Support Agreement), (b) the liquidation of BLTS and (c) the written agreement of BLTS, the Sponsor, the persons set forth on Schedule I thereto and Manscaped. Upon such termination of the Sponsor Support Agreement, all obligations of the parties under the Sponsor Support Agreement will terminate, without any liability or other obligation on the part of any party thereto to any person in respect thereof or the transactions contemplated thereby, and no party thereto will have any claim against another (and no person will have any rights against such party), whether under contract, tort or otherwise, with respect to the subject matter thereof; provided, however, that the termination of the Sponsor Support Agreement will not relieve any party thereto from liability arising in respect of any breach of the Sponsor Support Agreement prior to such termination.
The Sponsor Support Agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.4 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and the foregoing description thereof is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Sponsor Support Agreement.
Warrant Amendment
Concurrently with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, BLTS, ParentCo and Continental executed the Warrant Amendment, to be effective upon closing, pursuant to which the Warrant Agreement, dated as of January 6, 2021, by and between BLTS and Continental (the “Warrant Agreement”), which, among other things, BLTS will agree to assign all of its right, title and interest in the Warrant Agreement to ParentCo.
The Warrant Amendment is filed as Exhibit 10.4 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and the foregoing description thereof is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Warrant Amendment.
Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
The disclosures set forth above under the headings “Subscription Agreements” in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K are incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02. The shares of ParentCo Class A Common Stock to be issued in connection with the Subscription Agreements are not to be registered under the Securities Act in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and/or Regulation D promulgated thereunder.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On November 22, 2021, BLTS and Manscaped issued a joint press release announcing the execution of the Business Combination Agreement described in Item 1.01 above. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated into this Item 7.01 by reference. Notwithstanding the foregoing, information contained on the websites of BLTS, Manscaped 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 on Form 8-K.
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Attached as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated into this Item 7.01 by reference herein is the investor presentation that will be used by BLTS and Manscaped with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement.
Attached as Exhibit 99.3 and incorporated into this item 7.01 by reference is the script of the investor video, released on November 22, 2021.
The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, Exhibit 99.2 and Exhibit 99.3, is furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to liabilities under that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of BLTS under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filings. This Current Report on Form 8-K will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any of the information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, Exhibit 99.2 and Exhibit 99.3.
Important Information and Where to Find It
This Current Report on Form 8-K relates to a proposed transaction between BLTS and Manscaped. This Current Report on Form 8-K does not constitute an offer to sell or exchange, or the solicitation of an offer to buy or exchange, any securities, 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 transaction described herein, BLTS and ParentCo intend to file relevant materials with the SEC, including a registration statement on Form S-4, which will include BLTS’ proxy statement and ParentCo’s prospectus. The proxy statement/prospectus will be sent to all BLTS stockholders. BLTS also will file other documents regarding the proposed transaction with the SEC. Before making any voting or investment decision, investors and security holders of BLTS 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 proxy statement/prospectus and all other relevant documents filed or that will be filed with the SEC by BLTS through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov or by directing a request to BLTS to 12100 Wilshire Blvd Suite 1150, Los Angeles, CA 90025, or via email at info@brightlightsacquisition.com or at (310) 421-1472.
Participants in the Solicitation
BLTS and Manscaped and their respective directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from BLTS’ stockholders in connection with the proposed transaction. Information about BLTS’ directors and executive officers and their ownership of BLTS’ securities is set forth in BLTS’ filings with the SEC. 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 when it becomes available. You may obtain free copies of these documents as described in the preceding paragraph.
Non-Solicitation
This Current Report on Form 8-K is not a proxy statement or solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of the potential transaction and shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the securities of ParentCo, BLTS or Manscaped, nor shall there be any sale of any such securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state or jurisdiction. No offer of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act.
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Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements included in this Current Report on Form 8-K that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including safe harbor provisions under the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are sometimes accompanied by words such as “believe,” “continue,” “project,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “strategy,” “future,” “opportunity,” “predict,” “plan,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “potential,” “seem,” “seek,” “outlook” and similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties. These statements are based on various assumptions, whether or not identified in this Current Report on Form 8-K. These forward-looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to serve as, and must not be relied on by an investor as, a guarantee, an assurance, a prediction or a definitive statement of fact or probability. Actual events and circumstances are difficult or impossible to predict and will differ from assumptions. Many actual events and circumstances are beyond the control of ParentCo, BLTS and Manscaped. Many factors could cause actual future events to differ from the forward-looking statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including but not limited to: (i) the risk that the transaction may not be completed in a timely manner or at all, which may adversely affect the price of BLTS’ securities, (ii) the risk that the transaction may not be completed by BLTS’ business combination deadline and the potential failure to obtain an extension of the business combination deadline if sought by BLTS, (iii) the failure to satisfy the conditions to the consummation of the transaction, including the approval by the stockholders of BLTS, the satisfaction of the minimum trust account amount following any redemptions by BLTS’ public stockholders and the receipt of certain governmental and regulatory approvals, (iv) the inability to complete the PIPE investments, (v) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the Business Combination Agreement, (vi) the effect of the announcement or pendency of the transaction on Manscaped’ business relationships, operating results, and business generally, (vii) risks that the transaction disrupts current plans and operations of Manscaped and potential difficulties in Manscaped employee retention as a result of the transaction, (viii) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against Manscaped or against ParentCo or BLTS related to the Business Combination Agreement or the transaction, (ix) the ability to maintain the listing of BLTS securities on the Nasdaq Stock Market or New York Stock Exchange, (x) volatility in the price of BLTS’ securities, (xi) changes in competitive and regulated industries in which Manscaped operates, variations in operating performance across competitors, changes in laws and regulations affecting Manscaped’ business and changes in the combined capital structure, (xii) the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations after the completion of the transaction, and identify and realize additional opportunities, (xiii) the potential inability of Manscaped to increase its production capacity or to achieve efficiencies regarding its production process or other costs, (xiv) the enforceability of Manscaped’ intellectual property, including its patents and trademarks and the potential infringement on the intellectual property rights of others, (xv) the risk of downturns and a changing regulatory landscape in the highly competitive industry in which Manscaped operates, and (xvi) costs related to the transaction and the failure to realize anticipated benefits of the transaction or to realize estimated pro forma results and underlying assumptions, including with respect to estimated stockholder redemptions. These risks and uncertainties may be amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has caused significant economic uncertainty. The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties described in the “Risk Factors” section of BLTS’ Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, the registration statement that includes a proxy statement/prospectus on Form S-4 that ParentCo and BLTS expect to file with the SEC and other documents filed by ParentCo and BLTS from time to time with the SEC. These filings identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and Manscaped, ParentCo and BLTS assume no obligation and do not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. None of Manscaped, BLTS or ParentCo gives any assurance that any of them will achieve its expectations.
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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
* | Certain exhibits, schedules and annexes to this Exhibit have been omitted in accordance with Regulation S-K Item 601(b)(2). BLTS agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted exhibit, schedule or annex to the SEC upon its request; however, the Registrant may request confidential treatment of omitted items. |
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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.
Bright Lights Acquisition Corp. | |||
By: | /s/ Hahn Lee | ||
Date: November 23, 2021 | Name: | Hahn Lee | |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
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Exhibit 2.1
BUSINESS COMBINATION AGREEMENT
by and among
BRIGHT LIGHTS ACQUISITION CORP.,
Bright Lights Parent Corp.,
Mower Intermediate Holdings, Inc.,
Mower Merger Sub Corp.,
Mower Merger Sub 2, LLC
and
MANSCAPED HOLDINGS, LLC
dated as of November 22, 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Article I | CERTAIN DEFINITIONS | 4 |
Section 1.1 | Definitions | 4 |
Section 1.2 | Construction | 19 |
Section 1.3 | Knowledge | 20 |
Article II | THE MERGERS; The Exchange; CLOSING | 20 |
Section 2.1 | The ParentCo Merger | 20 |
Section 2.2 | The Manscaped, Inc. Merger | 21 |
Section 2.3 | The Third Merger | 21 |
Section 2.4 | The Exchange | 22 |
Section 2.5 | Closing; Effective Time | 22 |
Section 2.6 | Closing Deliverables | 23 |
Section 2.7 | Governing Documents | 25 |
Section 2.8 | Directors and Officers | 25 |
Section 2.9 | Tax Free Reorganization Matters | 26 |
Article III | EFFECTS OF THE MERGERS ON THE EQUITY OF THE PARTIES | 26 |
Section 3.1 | Conversion of Bright Lights Securities | 26 |
Section 3.2 | Treatment of Bright Lights Warrants | 27 |
Section 3.3 | Treatment of Company Incentive Units | 27 |
Section 3.4 | Manscaped, Inc. Merger | 27 |
Section 3.5 | Conversion of Manscaped, Inc. Securities | 27 |
Section 3.6 | Exchange Procedures | 27 |
Section 3.7 | Withholding | 28 |
Section 3.8 | Dissenting Shares | 29 |
Section 3.9 | Earnout | 29 |
Article IV | REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY | 29 |
Section 4.1 | Company Organization | 29 |
Section 4.2 | Subsidiaries | 30 |
Section 4.3 | Due Authorization | 30 |
Section 4.4 | No Conflict | 31 |
Section 4.5 | Governmental Authorities; Consents | 31 |
Section 4.6 | Capitalization of the Company | 32 |
Section 4.7 | Capitalization of Subsidiaries | 32 |
Section 4.8 | Financial Statements | 33 |
Section 4.9 | Undisclosed Liabilities | 34 |
Section 4.10 | Litigation and Proceedings | 34 |
Section 4.11 | Legal Compliance | 34 |
Section 4.12 | Contracts; No Defaults | 35 |
Section 4.13 | Company Benefit Plans | 38 |
Section 4.14 | Labor Relations; Employees | 40 |
Section 4.15 | Taxes | 41 |
Section 4.16 | Brokers’ Fees | 43 |
Section 4.17 | Insurance | 43 |
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Section 4.18 | Licenses | 44 |
Section 4.19 | Equipment and Other Tangible Property | 44 |
Section 4.20 | Real Property | 44 |
Section 4.21 | Intellectual Property | 46 |
Section 4.22 | Privacy and Cybersecurity | 47 |
Section 4.23 | Environmental Matters | 47 |
Section 4.24 | Absence of Changes | 48 |
Section 4.25 | Anti-Corruption Compliance | 48 |
Section 4.26 | Anti-Money Laundering Laws, Sanctions and International Trade Compliance | 48 |
Section 4.27 | Information Supplied | 48 |
Section 4.28 | Customers/Vendors | 49 |
Section 4.29 | Government Contracts | 49 |
Section 4.30 | Product Warranty and Product Liability | 49 |
Section 4.31 | Regulatory Matters | 50 |
Section 4.32 | Sufficiency of Assets | 50 |
Section 4.33 | No Additional Representation or Warranties | 50 |
Article V | REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BRIGHT LIGHTS AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES | 51 |
Section 5.1 | Company Organization | 51 |
Section 5.2 | Due Authorization | 51 |
Section 5.3 | No Conflict | 52 |
Section 5.4 | Litigation and Proceedings | 52 |
Section 5.5 | SEC Filings | 52 |
Section 5.6 | Internal Controls; Listing; Financial Statements | 52 |
Section 5.7 | Governmental Authorities; Consents | 53 |
Section 5.8 | Trust Account | 53 |
Section 5.9 | Investment Company Act; JOBS Act | 53 |
Section 5.10 | Absence of Changes | 54 |
Section 5.11 | No Undisclosed Liabilities | 54 |
Section 5.12 | Capitalization of Bright Lights | 54 |
Section 5.13 | Brokers’ Fees | 55 |
Section 5.14 | Indebtedness | 55 |
Section 5.15 | Taxes | 55 |
Section 5.16 | Business Activities | 56 |
Section 5.17 | Nasdaq Stock Market Quotation | 57 |
Section 5.18 | Registration Statement, Proxy Statement and Proxy Statement/Registration Statement | 57 |
Section 5.19 | No Outside Reliance | 57 |
Section 5.20 | No Additional Representation or Warranties | 57 |
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Article VI | COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY | 58 |
Section 6.1 | Conduct of Business | 58 |
Section 6.2 | Inspection | 60 |
Section 6.3 | Preparation and Delivery of Additional Company Financial Statements | 61 |
Section 6.4 | Affiliate Agreements | 61 |
Section 6.5 | Acquisition Proposals | 61 |
Section 6.6 | Payoff Letters | 61 |
Article VII | COVENANTS OF Bright Lights | 62 |
Section 7.1 | Employee Matters | 62 |
Section 7.2 | Trust Account Proceeds and Related Available Equity | 62 |
Section 7.3 | Nasdaq / NYSE Listing | 63 |
Section 7.4 | No Solicitation by Bright Lights | 63 |
Section 7.5 | Bright Lights Conduct of Business | 64 |
Section 7.6 | Post-Closing Directors and Officers of ParentCo | 66 |
Section 7.7 | Indemnification and Insurance | 66 |
Section 7.8 | Bright Lights Public Filings | 67 |
Section 7.9 | PIPE Subscriptions | 67 |
Section 7.10 | Stockholder Litigation | 68 |
Article VIII | JOINT COVENANTS | 68 |
Section 8.1 | HSR Act; Other Filings | 68 |
Section 8.2 | Preparation of Proxy Statement/Registration Statement; Shareholders’ Meeting and Approvals | 69 |
Section 8.3 | Support of Transaction | 72 |
Section 8.4 | Tax Matters | 72 |
Section 8.5 | Section 16 Matters | 72 |
Section 8.6 | Cooperation; Consultation | 72 |
Article IX | CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS | 73 |
Section 9.1 | Conditions to Obligations of Bright Lights, Intermediate Holdco, ParentCo, Merger Sub Corp, Merger Sub LLC and the Company | 73 |
Section 9.2 | Conditions to Obligations of Bright Lights and its Subsidiaries | 74 |
Section 9.3 | Conditions to the Obligations of the Company | 74 |
Article X | TERMINATION/EFFECTIVENESS | 75 |
Section 10.1 | Termination | 75 |
Section 10.2 | Effect of Termination | 75 |
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Article XI | MISCELLANEOUS | 76 |
Section 11.1 | Trust Account Waiver | 76 |
Section 11.2 | Waiver | 76 |
Section 11.3 | Notices | 77 |
Section 11.4 | Assignment | 77 |
Section 11.5 | Rights of Third Parties | 78 |
Section 11.6 | Expenses | 78 |
Section 11.7 | Governing Law | 78 |
Section 11.8 | Headings; Counterparts | 78 |
Section 11.9 | Company and Bright Lights Disclosure Letters | 78 |
Section 11.10 | Entire Agreement | 79 |
Section 11.11 | Amendments | 79 |
Section 11.12 | Publicity | 79 |
Section 11.13 | Severability | 79 |
Section 11.14 | Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial | 80 |
Section 11.15 | Enforcement | 80 |
Section 11.16 | Non-Recourse | 80 |
Section 11.17 | Non-Survival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants | 81 |
Section 11.18 | Push-Out Election. | 81 |
Section 11.19 | Conflicts and Privilege | 81 |
Exhibits
Exhibit A | Form of Certificate of Incorporation of ParentCo |
Exhibit B | Form of Bylaws of ParentCo |
Exhibit C | Form of Restated Company Agreement |
Exhibit D | Form of Sponsor Support Agreement |
Exhibit E | Form of Registration Rights Agreement |
Exhibit F | Form of Tax Receivable Agreement |
Exhibit G | Form of Equity Incentive Plan |
Exhibit H | Form of Management Incentive Plan |
Exhibit I | Form of Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement of the Company |
Annexes
Annex I | Earnout Shares |
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BUSINESS COMBINATION AGREEMENT
This Business Combination Agreement, dated as of November 22, 2021 (this “Agreement”), is made and entered into by and among Bright Lights Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Bright Lights”), Bright Lights Parent Corp., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Bright Lights (“ParentCo”), Mower Intermediate Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Bright Lights (“Intermediate Holdco”), Mower Merger Sub Corp., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Bright Lights (“Merger Sub Corp”), Mower Merger Sub 2, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Intermediate Holdco (“Merger Sub LLC”), and Manscaped Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Bright Lights is a blank check company incorporated in Delaware for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses;
WHEREAS, in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and prior to the Closing (as defined below): (i) 100% of the capital stock of Manscaped, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Manscaped, Inc.”), will be distributed to the holders of the Company (the “Manscaped, Inc. Distribution”), and (ii) each of the outstanding limited liability company units of the Company (other than incentive units) will be recapitalized into a single class of limited liability company units (the “Company LLC Units”), in each case in accordance with their terms and conditions of that certain Restructuring Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Restructuring Agreement”);
WHEREAS, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, and in accordance with the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”), Bright Lights and ParentCo will enter into a merger transaction pursuant to which: (i) Bright Lights will merge with and into ParentCo (the “ParentCo Merger”), pursuant to which the separate corporate existence of Bright Lights will cease and ParentCo will be the surviving corporation (ParentCo, in its capacity as the surviving corporation of the ParentCo Merger, is sometimes referred to as the “Surviving Corporation”); (ii) ParentCo shall file a certificate of incorporation with the Secretary of State of Delaware and adopt bylaws (in the forms attached as Exhibits A and B hereto, with such changes as may be agreed in writing by Bright Lights and the Company) and (iii) ParentCo will change its name to “Manscaped Holdings, Inc.”;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the ParentCo Merger, all of the issued and outstanding shares of Bright Lights Common Stock (as defined below) will be exchanged on a one-for-one basis for shares of common stock of ParentCo (“ParentCo Exchange Ratio”), and all of the outstanding warrants to purchase Bright Lights Common Stock will be exercisable for an equal number of shares of ParentCo common stock on the existing terms and conditions of such warrants;
WHEREAS, at the Second Effective Time, Merger Sub Corp will merge with and into Manscaped, Inc. (the “Manscaped, Inc. Merger”), pursuant to which the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub Corp will cease and Manscaped, Inc. will be the surviving corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Surviving Corporation. In connection therewith, the equityholders of Manscaped, Inc. will receive ParentCo Class A Common Stock (and in the case of holders of voting units of the Company, shares of ParentCo Class B Common Stock);
WHEREAS, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, and in accordance with the DGCL and Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (“DLLCA”), following the Manscaped, Inc. Merger and as part of the same overall transaction as the Manscaped, Inc. Merger, at the Third Effective Time: (i) Manscaped, Inc. will merge with and into Merger Sub LLC (the “Third Merger” and, together with the Manscaped, Inc. Merger, the “Mergers”), with Merger Sub LLC being the surviving entity of the Third Merger (Merger Sub LLC, in its capacity as the surviving entity of the Third Merger, is sometimes referred to herein as the “Surviving Entity”); (ii) Intermediate Holdco will contribute all of its interest in the Surviving Entity to the Company in exchange for limited liability company interests of the Company; and (iii) Intermediate Holdco will become the managing member of the Company pursuant to an amended and restated limited liability company agreement of the Company in the form of Exhibit C hereto (the “Restated Company Agreement”);
WHEREAS, the Board of Managers of the Company has (i) determined that it is advisable for the Company to enter into this Agreement and the documents contemplated hereby, (ii) approved the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the documents contemplated hereby and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and (iii) recommended the adoption and approval of this Agreement and the other documents contemplated hereby and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby by the Company’s equityholders;
WHEREAS, as a condition and inducement to Bright Lights’ willingness to enter into this Agreement, simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Requisite Company Equityholders (as defined below) have each executed and delivered to Bright Lights a Company Equityholders Support Agreement (as defined below) pursuant to which the Requisite Company Equityholders have agreed, among other things, to vote (whether pursuant to a duly convened meeting of the equityholders of the Company or pursuant to an action by written consent of the equityholders of the Company) in favor of the adoption and approval, upon the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, of this Agreement, the Transaction Proposals set forth in the Registration Statement and the other documents contemplated hereby and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby;
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of Bright Lights has (i) determined that it is advisable for Bright Lights to enter into this Agreement and the documents contemplated hereby, (ii) approved the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the documents contemplated hereby and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and (iii) recommended the adoption and approval of this Agreement and the other documents contemplated hereby and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby by the Bright Lights Shareholders (as defined below);
WHEREAS, Bright Lights, as sole shareholder of ParentCo, Intermediate Holdco, Merger Sub Corp and Merger Sub LLC, has approved and adopted this Agreement and the documents contemplated hereby and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby;
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WHEREAS, in furtherance of the Mergers and the Exchange (as defined below) and in accordance with the terms hereof, Bright Lights shall provide an opportunity to its shareholders to have their outstanding shares of Bright Lights Common Stock (as defined below) redeemed on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and Bright Lights’ Governing Documents (as defined below) in connection with obtaining the Bright Lights Shareholder Approval (as defined below);
WHEREAS, as a condition and inducement to the Company’s willingness to enter into this Agreement, simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, Bright Lights Sponsor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”) and certain other transferees of the Bright Lights Class B Common Stock held by the Sponsor, have executed and delivered to the Company the Sponsor Support Agreement (the “Sponsor Support Agreement”) in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D pursuant to which, among other things, (i) the Sponsor and such other parties have agreed to vote to adopt and approve this Agreement and the other documents contemplated hereby and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and (ii) the Sponsor has agreed to exchange its shares of Bright Lights Class B Common Stock for shares of Bright Lights Class A Common Stock and to subject to earnout 1,035,000 shares of ParentCo common stock;
WHEREAS, on or prior to the date hereof, ParentCo entered into Subscription Agreements (as defined below) with PIPE Investors (as defined below) pursuant to which, and on the terms and subject to the conditions of which, such PIPE Investors agreed to purchase from ParentCo shares of ParentCo Class A Common Stock for an aggregate purchase price equal to $75,000,000 at a per share purchase price of $9.20, such purchases to be consummated prior to or substantially concurrently with the Closing;
WHEREAS, at the Closing, ParentCo, the Sponsor, the other parties listed in Schedule I to the Sponsor Support Agreement, the Major Company Equityholders (as defined below), and their respective Affiliates, as applicable, shall enter into an Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E (with such changes as may be agreed in writing by Bright Lights and the Company), which shall be effective as of the Closing;
WHEREAS, in connection with the consummation of the Transactions, ParentCo, the Company, Intermediate Holdco, and certain other Persons will enter into a Tax Receivable Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit F attached hereto (the “Tax Receivable Agreement”);
WHEREAS, as a condition and inducement to Bright Lights’ willingness to enter into this Agreement, simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, each of Paul Tran and Kevin Datoo has executed and delivered to Bright Lights an employment offer letter in form and substance satisfactory to Bright Lights (collectively, the “Employment Agreements”); and
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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the respective representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth in this Agreement and intending to be legally bound hereby, Bright Lights, ParentCo, Intermediate Holdco, Merger Sub Corp, Merger Sub LLC and the Company agree as follows:
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CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1 Definitions. As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“2020 Annual Financial Statements” has the meaning specified in Section 6.3(b).
“Acquisition Proposal” means, with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries, other than the transactions contemplated hereby, and other than the acquisition or disposition of equipment or other tangible personal property in the ordinary course of business, any offer or proposal relating to: (a) any acquisition or purchase, direct or indirect, of (i) 15% or more of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries or (ii) 15% or more of any class of equity or voting securities of (x) the Company or (y) one or more Subsidiaries of the Company holding assets constituting, individually or in the aggregate, 15% or more of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries; (b) any tender offer (including a self-tender offer) or exchange offer that, if consummated, would result in any Person beneficially owning 15% or more of any class of equity or voting securities of (i) the Company or (ii) one or more Subsidiaries of the Company holding assets constituting, individually or in the aggregate, 15% or more of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries; or (c) a merger, consolidation, share exchange, business combination, sale of substantially all the assets, reorganization, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution or other similar transaction involving the sale or disposition of (i) the Company or (ii) one or more Subsidiaries of the Company holding assets constituting, individually or in the aggregate, 15% or more of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries.
“Action” means any claim, charge, action, suit, audit, examination, assessment, arbitration, mediation or any proceeding, investigation, inquiry, or subpoena, by or before any Governmental Authority.
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any specified Person, any Person that, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified Person, whether through one or more intermediaries or otherwise. The term “control” (including the terms “controlling”, “controlled by” and “under common control with”) means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by Contract or otherwise.
“Affiliate Agreements” has the meaning specified in Section 4.12(a)(vi).
“Agreement” has the meaning specified in the Preamble hereto.
“Agreement End Date” has the meaning specified in Section 10.1(d).
“Ancillary Agreements” means each of the Restructuring Agreement, the Exchange Agreement, the Restated Company Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Tax Receivable Agreement, the Sponsor Support Agreement, the Company Equityholders Support Agreement, the ParentCo Certificate of Incorporation, the ParentCo Bylaws, and the Confidentiality Agreement.
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“Anti-Bribery Laws” means the anti-bribery provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and all other applicable anti-corruption and bribery Laws (including the U.K. Bribery Act 2010, and any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder or other Laws of other countries implementing the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials).
“Anti-Money Laundering Laws” means all applicable laws, regulations, administrative orders, and decrees concerning or relating to the prevention of money laundering or countering the financing of terrorism, including, without limitation, the Currency and Financial Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended by the USA PATRIOT Act, which legislative framework is commonly referred to as the “Bank Secrecy Act,” and the rules and regulations thereunder.
“Annual Financial Statements” has the meaning specified in Section 4.8(a).
“Antitrust Authorities” means the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice, the United States Federal Trade Commission or the antitrust or competition Law authorities of any other jurisdiction (whether United States, foreign or multinational).
“Antitrust Information or Document Request” means any request or demand for the production, delivery or disclosure of documents or other evidence, or any request or demand for the production of witnesses for interviews or depositions or other oral or written testimony, by any Antitrust Authorities relating to the transactions contemplated hereby or by any third party challenging the transactions contemplated hereby, including any so called “second request” for additional information or documentary material or any civil investigative demand made or issued by any Antitrust Authority or any subpoena, interrogatory or deposition.
“Available Bright Lights Cash” has the meaning specified in Section 7.2(a).
“Bright Lights” has the meaning specified in the Preamble hereto.
“Bright Lights Class A Common Stock” means Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Bright Lights.
“Bright Lights Class B Common Stock” means Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Bright Lights.
“Bright Lights Common Stock” means Bright Lights Class A Common Stock and Bright Lights Class B Common Stock.
“Bright Lights Common Warrant” means a warrant to purchase one (1) share of Bright Lights Common Stock at an exercise price of eleven Dollars fifty cents ($11.50) that was included in the units sold as part of Bright Lights’ initial public offering.
“Bright Lights Cure Period” has the meaning specified in Section 10.1(e).
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“Bright Lights Disclosure Letter” has the meaning specified in the introduction to Article V.
“Bright Lights Entities” means Bright Lights, ParentCo, Intermediate Holdco, Merger Sub Corp and Merger Sub LLC.
“Bright Lights Financial Statements” has the meaning specified in Section 5.6(d).
“Bright Lights Private Placement Warrant” means a warrant to purchase one (1) share of Bright Lights Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of eleven Dollars fifty cents ($11.50) issued to the Sponsor.
“Bright Lights SEC Filings” has the meaning specified in Section 5.5.
“Bright Lights Securities” has the meaning specified in Section 5.12(a).
“Bright Lights Share Redemption” means the election of an eligible (as determined in accordance with Bright Lights’ Governing Documents) holder of Bright Lights Class A Common Stock to redeem all or a portion of the shares of Bright Lights Class A Common Stock held by such holder at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to a pro rata share of the aggregate amount on deposit in the Trust Account (including any interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account) (as determined in accordance with Bright Lights’ Governing Documents) in connection with the Transaction Proposals.
“Bright Lights Share Redemption Amount” means the aggregate amount payable with respect to all Bright Lights Share Redemptions.
“Bright Lights Shareholder Approval” means the approval of those Transaction Proposals identified in clauses (A) through (I) of Section 8.2(b), in each case, by an affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of Bright Lights Common Stock entitled to vote thereupon and for clauses (A) and (B), in each case, by an affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of Bright Lights Class B Common Stock voting separately as a single class (as determined in accordance with Bright Lights’ Governing Documents), in each case, at a Bright Lights Shareholders’ Meeting duly called by the Board of Directors of Bright Lights and held for such purpose.
“Bright Lights Shareholders” means the shareholders of Bright Lights as of immediately prior to the Effective Time.
“Bright Lights Shareholders’ Meeting” has the meaning specified in Section 8.2(b).
“Bright Lights Warrants” means the Bright Lights Common Warrants and the Bright Lights Private Placement Warrants.
“Bright Lights Warrant Agreement” means the warrant agreement, dated January 6, 2021, by and between Bright Lights and Continent Stock Transfer & Trust Company.
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“Business Combination” has the meaning set forth in Article II of Bright Lights’ Certificate of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereof.
“Business Combination Proposal” means any offer, inquiry, proposal or indication of interest (whether written or oral, binding or non-binding, and other than an offer, inquiry, proposal or indication of interest with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby), relating to a Business Combination.
“Business Day” means a day other than a (a) Saturday or Sunday or (b) any other day on which commercial banks are not authorized to be open for business in the State of California or the State of New York.
“Closing” has the meaning specified in Section 2.5(a) .
“Closing Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.5(a).
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Company” has the meaning specified in the Preamble hereto.
“Company Benefit Plan” has the meaning specified in Section 4.13(a).
“Company Common Units” means the limited liability company units of the Company having the rights and obligations specified with respect to “Common Units” in the Company LLC Agreement.
“Company Cure Period” has the meaning specified in Section 10.1(d).
“Company Disclosure Letter” has the meaning specified in the introduction to Article IV.
“Company Equityholder Approval” means the approval of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Transactions, by the affirmative vote or written consent of the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of the outstanding Company Common Units, voting Company Incentive Units and Company Preferred Units, in each case, pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions of the Company LLC Agreement and applicable Law.
“Company Equityholders Support Agreement” means that certain Support Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among each of the Requisite Company Equityholders, Bright Lights and the Company, as amended or modified from time to time.
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“Company Financing Agreements” means the Series A Preferred Unit Purchase Agreement, dated February 18, 2020, by and between the Company and the investors listed on Exhibit A thereto, the Series A-3 Preferred Unit Purchase Agreement, dated February 18, 2020, by and between the Company and the investors listed on Exhibit A thereto, the Investors’ Rights Agreement, dated February 18, 2020, by and between the Company and each of the investors listed on Schedule A thereto and each of the members listed on Schedule B thereto, the First Amendment to Series A Preferred Unit Purchase Agreement, dated May 21, 2020, by and between the Company and Smash Ventures Monet, LP, the Series A-3 Preferred Unit Purchase Agreement, dated May 15, 2020, by and between the Company and the investors listed on Exhibit A thereto, the Unit Redemption Agreement, dated July 17, 2020, by and between the Company and TranCorp, Inc., the Series A-3 Preferred Unit Purchase Agreement, dated June 9, 2020, by and between the Company and The Stuart Partners, LLC, the Second Amendment to the Series A Preferred Unit Purchase Agreement, dated June 9, 2020, by and between the Company and Smash Ventures Monet, LP, and the Series A-4 Preferred Unit Purchase Agreement, dated July 17, 2020, by and between the Company and Pacific Premier Trust, Cust FBO Richard L. Thompson IRA.
“Company Fundamental Representations” means the representations and warranties made pursuant to the first and second sentences of Section 4.1 (Company Organization), the first and second sentences of Section 4.2 (Subsidiaries), Section 4.3 (Due Authorization), Section 4.6 (Capitalization of the Company), Section 4.7 (Capitalization of Subsidiaries) and Section 4.16 (Brokers’ Fees).
“Company Incentive Plan” means the Manscaped Holdings, LLC Equity Incentive Plan, effective as of June 11, 2019 (as amended on July 3, 2019 by the first amendment thereto, and as may be further amended or restated from time to time).
“Company Incentive Units” means limited liability company units of the Company having the rights and obligations specified with respect to Incentive Units in the Company LLC Agreement, including both voting and non-voting Incentive Units, in each case awarded under the Company Incentive Plan.
“Company Indemnified Parties” has the meaning specified in Section 7.7(a).
“Company LLC Agreement” means the First Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company, dated February 18, 2020, as amended by the First Amendment to the First Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company, dated July 17, 2020.
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“Company Material Adverse Effect” means any event, state of facts, development, circumstance, occurrence or effect (collectively, “Events”) that (i) has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the business, assets, results of operations or financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole or (ii) does or would reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, prevent the ability of the Company to consummate the Transactions; provided, however, that in no event would 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 “Company Material Adverse Effect”: (a) any change in applicable Laws or GAAP or any interpretation thereof following the date of this Agreement, (b) any change in interest rates or economic, political, business or financial market conditions generally, (c) the taking of any action required by this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements, (d) any natural disaster (including hurricanes, storms, tornados, flooding, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions or similar occurrences), pandemic or change in climate, (e) any acts of terrorism or war, the outbreak or escalation of hostilities, geopolitical conditions, local, national or international political conditions, (f) any failure of the Company to meet any projections or forecasts (provided that clause (f) shall not prevent a determination that any Event not otherwise excluded from this definition of Company Material Adverse Effect underlying such failure to meet projections or forecasts has resulted in a Company Material Adverse Effect), (g) any Events generally applicable to the industries or markets in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate (including increases in the cost of products, supplies, materials or other goods purchased from third party suppliers), (h) the announcement of this Agreement and consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including any termination of, reduction in or similar adverse impact (but in each case only to the extent attributable to such announcement or consummation) on relationships, contractual or otherwise, with any landlords, customers, suppliers, distributors, partners or employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries (it being understood that this clause (h) shall be disregarded for purposes of the representation and warranty set forth in Section 4.4 and the condition to Closing with respect thereto), (i) any matter set forth on the Company Disclosure Letter, or (j) any action taken by, or at the request of Bright Lights or its Affiliates (other than any consents that Bright Lights is required not to unreasonably withhold, condition or delay pursuant to Section 6.1); provided, further, that any Event referred to in clauses (a), (b), (d), (e) or (g) above may be taken into account in determining if a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred to the extent it has a disproportionate and adverse effect on the business, assets, results of operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to similarly situated companies in the industry in which the Company and its Subsidiaries conduct their respective operations (which shall include the Company’s primary industry generally), but only to the extent of the incremental disproportionate effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to similarly situated companies in the industry in which the Company and its Subsidiaries conduct their respective operations.
“Company Preferred Units” means limited liability company units of the Company having the rights and obligations specified with respect to the Series A-1 Preferred Units, Series A-2 Preferred Units, Series A-3 Preferred Units and Series A-4 Preferred Units, collectively, in the Company LLC Agreement.
“Company Registered Intellectual Property” has the meaning specified in Section 4.21(a).
“Company Systems” means all computer, mobile and information technology systems, platforms and networks owned, licensed, used or held for use by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, including software, firmware, hardware, record keeping, data processing, telecommunications networks, network equipment, websites, interfaces, platforms, peripherals, computer systems, together with data and information contained therein or transmitted thereby, and documentation relating to any of the foregoing.
“Company Voting Units” means the Company Units and the voting Company Incentive Units.
“Company Units” means the Company Common Units and the Company Preferred Units.
“Confidentiality Agreement” means the Manscaped Nondisclosure Agreement, dated as of February 11, 2021, between Bright Lights and the Company.
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“Constituent Corporations” has the meaning specified in Section 2.1(a).
“Contracts” means any legally binding contracts, agreements, subcontracts, leases, and purchase orders.
“D&O Indemnified Parties” has the meaning specified in Section 7.7(a).
“DGCL” has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.
“DLLCA” has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.
“Disclosure Letter” means, as applicable, the Company Disclosure Letter or the Bright Lights Disclosure Letter.
“Dissenting Shares” has the meaning specified in Section 3.8.
“Dollars” or “$” means lawful money of the United States.
“Effective Time” has the meaning specified in Section 2.5(b).
“Employment Agreements” has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.
“Environmental Laws” means any and all applicable Laws relating to Hazardous Materials, pollution, or the protection or management of the environment or natural resources, or protection of human health (with respect to exposure to Hazardous Materials).
“Equity Incentive Plan” has the meaning specified in Section 7.1(a).
“ERISA” has the meaning specified in Section 4.13(a).
“ERISA Affiliate” means any Affiliate or business, whether or not incorporated, that together with the Company would be deemed to be a “single employer” within the meaning of Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code.
“Exchange” has the meaning specified in Section 2.4(a).
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Exchange Agent” has the meaning specified in Section 3.6(a).
“Export Approvals” has the meaning specified in Section 4.26(a).
“FDA” has the meaning specified in Section 4.31(b).
“Financial Statements” has the meaning specified in Section 4.8(a).
“FTC” has the meaning specified in Section 4.31(b).
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States as in effect from time to time.
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“Governing Documents” means the legal document(s) by which any Person (other than an individual) establishes its legal existence or which govern its internal affairs. For example, the “Governing Documents” of a corporation are its certificate of incorporation and by-laws, the “Governing Documents” of a limited partnership are its limited partnership agreement and certificate of limited partnership, the “Governing Documents” of a limited liability company are its operating agreement and certificate of formation and the “Governing Documents” of an exempted company are its memorandum and articles of association.
“Governmental Authority” means any federal, state, provincial, municipal, local or foreign government, governmental authority, regulatory or administrative agency (including any self-regulatory agency), governmental commission, department, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, court or tribunal, or arbitrator or arbitral body.
“Governmental Authorization” has the meaning specified in Section 4.5.
“Governmental Order” means any order, judgment, injunction, decree, writ, stipulation, determination or award, in each case, entered by or with any Governmental Authority.
“Hazardous Material” means any (i) pollutant, contaminant, chemical, (ii) industrial, solid, liquid or gaseous toxic or hazardous substance, material or waste, (iii) petroleum or any fraction or product thereof, (iv) asbestos or asbestos-containing material, (v) polychlorinated biphenyl, (vi) chlorofluorocarbons, and (vii) other substance, material or waste, in each case, which are regulated under any Environmental Law or as to which liability may be imposed pursuant to Environmental Law.
“Health and Safety Regulations” has the meaning specified in Section 4.31(a).
“HSR Act” means the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Indebtedness” means with respect to any Person, without duplication, any obligations, contingent or otherwise, in respect of (a) the principal of and premium (if any) in respect of all indebtedness for borrowed money, including accrued interest and any per diem interest accruals, (b) the principal and interest components of capitalized lease obligations under GAAP, (c) amounts drawn (including any accrued and unpaid interest) on letters of credit, bank guarantees, bankers’ acceptances and other similar instruments (solely to the extent such amounts have actually been drawn), (d) the principal of and premium (if any) in respect of obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes and similar instruments, (e) the termination value of interest rate protection agreements and currency obligation swaps, hedges or similar arrangements (without duplication of other indebtedness supported or guaranteed thereby), (f) the principal component of all obligations to pay the deferred and unpaid purchase price of property and equipment which have been delivered, including “earn outs” and “seller notes” and (g) breakage costs, prepayment or early termination premiums, penalties, or other fees or expenses payable as a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby in respect of any of the items in the foregoing clauses (a) through (f), and (h) all Indebtedness of another Person referred to in clauses (a) through (g) above guaranteed directly or indirectly, jointly or severally.
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“Intellectual Property” means any rights in or to any intellectual property, throughout the world, including all U.S. and foreign: (i) patents and patent applications (including all continuations, continuations-in-part, divisionals, reissues, re-examinations, substitutions and extensions thereof); (ii) registered and unregistered trademarks, trade names, logos, designs, symbols, slogans, hashtags, taglines, brands, product names, corporate names, service marks, trade dress, rights to social media accounts, and other indicia of source, origin or quality, and pending applications therefor, and internet domain names, together with the goodwill of the Company associated with any of the foregoing; (iii) registered and unregistered copyrights, and applications for registration of copyright, moral rights and works of authorship; (iv) proprietary rights in software (whether in source code, object code or other form), databases and other compilations and collections of data; (v) proprietary rights in trade secrets, inventions, ideas, know-how, algorithms, processes, technical information, drawings, designs, design protocols, specifications for parts and devices, quality assurance and control procedures, design tools, manuals and other confidential information; (vi) rights of publicity, privacy rights and data protection rights; (vii) the goodwill of the business symbolized or represented by any of the foregoing, customer lists and other proprietary information and common-law rights; and (viii) all applications and registrations for the foregoing.
“Intended Tax Treatment” has the meaning specified in Section 2.9(a).
“Interim Financial Statements” has the meaning specified in Section 4.8(a).
“Interim Period” has the meaning specified in Section 6.1.
“Intermediate Holdco” has the meaning specified in the Preamble hereto.
“International Trade Laws” means all applicable Laws relating to the import, export, re-export, deemed export, deemed re-export, or transfer of information, data, goods, and technology, including but not limited to the Export Administration Regulations administered by the United States Department of Commerce, the International Traffic in Arms Regulations administered by the United States Department of State, customs and import Laws administered by United States Customs and Border Protection, any other export or import controls administered by an agency of the United States government, the anti-boycott regulations administered by the United States Department of Commerce and the United States Department of the Treasury, and other Laws adopted by Governmental Authorities of other countries relating to the same subject matter as the United States Laws described above.
“Investment Company Act” means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
“IRS” means Internal Revenue Service.
“JOBS Act” has the meaning specified in Section 5.6(a).
“Law” means any statute, law, ordinance, rule, regulation or Governmental Order, in each case, of any Governmental Authority.
“Leased Real Property” means all real property leased, licensed, subleased or otherwise used or occupied by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
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“Legal Proceedings” has the meaning specified in Section 4.10.
“Letter of Transmittal” has the meaning specified in Section 3.6(b).
“Licenses” means any approvals, authorizations, consents, licenses, registrations, permits or certificates of a Governmental Authority.
“Lien” means all liens, mortgages, deeds of trust, pledges, hypothecations, encumbrances, security interests, adverse claim, options, restrictions, claims or other liens of any kind whether consensual, statutory or otherwise.
“Major Company Equityholder” means, collectively, TranCorp, Inc., Kings Xing, LLC, Thompson Family Trust, SPV Investments, LLC, Smash Ventures Monet, LP.
“Manscaped, Inc.” has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.
“Manscaped, Inc. Distribution” has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.
“Manscaped, Inc. Merger” has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.
“Manscaped, Inc. Merger Certificate” has the meaning specified in Section 2.2(a).
“Manscaped, Inc. Merger Consideration” has the meaning specified in Section 3.4.
“Management Incentive Plan” has the meaning specified in Section 7.1(a).
“Mergers” has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.
“Merger Sub Corp” has the meaning specified in the Preamble hereto.
“Merger Sub LLC” has the meaning specified in the Preamble hereto.
“Merger Sub LLC Units” means the common units of Merger Sub LLC, as described in the limited liability company agreement of Merger Sub LLC.
“Minimum Available Bright Lights Cash Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 7.2(a).
“Multiemployer Plan” has the meaning specified in Section 4.13(c).
“Nasdaq” has the meaning specified in Section 5.6(c).
“NYSE” has the meaning specified in Section 7.3.
“Offer Documents” has the meaning specified in Section 8.2(a)(i).
“Open Source License” means any license meeting the Open Source Definition (as promulgated by the Open Source Initiative) or the Free Software Definition (as promulgated by the Free Software Foundation), or any substantially similar license.
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“Open Source Obligations” means any obligations that software (or any portion thereof) owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (i) be made available or distributed in source code form, (ii) be licensed for the purpose of preparing derivative works, (iii) be licensed under terms that allow such software to be reverse engineered, reverse assembled or disassembled (other than by operation of Law) or (iv) be redistributable at no license fee.
“Open Source Software” means any software subject to an Open Source License.
“Owned Real Property” means all real property owned in fee simple by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, together with all buildings, structures, facilities, fixtures and other improvements thereon and all easements, licenses and interests therein.
“ParentCo” has the meaning specified in the Preamble hereto.
“ParentCo Bylaws” has the meaning specified in Section 2.7(a).
“ParentCo Certificate of Incorporation” has the meaning specified in Section 2.7(a).
“ParentCo Class A Common Stock” means Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of ParentCo., which for the avoidance of doubt have one (1) vote per share.
“ParentCo Class B Common Stock” means Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of ParentCo., which for the avoidance of doubt shall have no economic rights (including no rights to dividends and distributions upon liquidation) and have the right to ten (10) votes per share.
“ParentCo Common Warrant” means a warrant to purchase one (1) share of ParentCo Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of eleven Dollars fifty cents ($11.50).
“ParentCo Merger” has the meaning specified in the Recital hereto.
“ParentCo Merger Certificate” has the meaning specified in Section 2.1(a).
“ParentCo Merger Consideration” means the shares of ParentCo Class A Common Stock to be issued in connection with the ParentCo Merger.
“Payoff Letters” has the meaning specified in Section 2.6(a)(vi).
“Permit” means any consent, franchise, approval, registration, variance, license, permit, grant, certificate, registration or other authorization or approval of a Governmental Authority or pursuant to any Law, and all pending applications for any of the foregoing.
“Permitted Liens” means (i) mechanic’s, materialmen’s and similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business with respect to any amounts (A) not yet due and delinquent or which are being contested in good faith through appropriate proceedings and (B) for which adequate accruals or reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP, (ii) Liens for Taxes (A) not yet due and payable or (B) which are being contested in good faith through appropriate proceedings and for which adequate accruals or reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP, (iii) defects or imperfections of title, easements, encroachments, covenants, rights-of-way, conditions, restrictions and other similar charges or encumbrances that do not materially impair the value or materially interfere with the present use of the Owned Real Property or Leased Real Property related thereto, (iv) non-exclusive licenses of Intellectual Property, and (v) ordinary course purchase money Liens and Liens securing rental payments under operating or capital lease arrangements for amounts not yet due or payable.
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“Permitted Transfer” means, any of the following transfers of ParentCo Class A Common Stock:
(a) in the case of any member of the Company who is not a natural person, any Person that is an Affiliate of such member or its beneficial owners; and
(b) in the case of any member of the Company who is a natural person: (i) any Person to whom such shares of ParentCo Class A Common Stock are transferred from such member (A) by will or the laws of descent and distribution or (B) by gift to the holder’s spouse, the lineal descendant, sibling, parent, heir, executor, administrator, testamentary trustee, legatee or beneficiary without consideration of any kind; or (ii) a trust, family partnership or estate planning vehicle that is for the exclusive benefit of such member.
“Person” means any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, joint stock company, Governmental Authority or instrumentality or other entity of any kind.
“Personal Information” means any information defined as “personal data,” “personally identifiable information,” “personal information” or similar term under any applicable Law.
“PIPE Investment” means the purchase of shares of ParentCo Class A Common Stock pursuant to the Subscription Agreements.
“PIPE Investment Amount” means the aggregate gross purchase price received by ParentCo following the Effective Time, and prior to or substantially concurrently with Closing for the shares in the PIPE Investment.
“PIPE Investors” means those certain investors participating in the PIPE Investment pursuant to the Subscription Agreements.
“Privacy Laws” has the meaning specified in Section 4.22(a).
“Privacy Obligations” has the meaning specified in Section 4.22(a).
“Products” has the meaning specified in Section 4.31(b).
“Prospectus” has the meaning specified in Section 11.1.
“Proxy Statement” has the meaning specified in Section 8.2(a)(i).
“Proxy Statement/Registration Statement” has the meaning specified in Section 8.2(a)(i).
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“Q3 Financial Statements” has the meaning specified in Section 6.3(b).
“Real Property Leases” has the meaning specified in Section 4.20(b)(ii).
“Registration Rights Agreement” has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.
“Registration Statement” means the Registration Statement on Form S-4, or other appropriate form, including any pre-effective or post-effective amendments or supplements thereto, to be filed with the SEC by ParentCo under the Securities Act with respect to the Registration Statement Securities.
“Registration Statement Securities” has the meaning specified in Section 8.2(a)(i).
“Requisite Company Equityholders” means a majority of the issued and outstanding Company Voting Units and Company Preferred Units (each voting as a separate class).
“Restated Company Agreement” has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.
“Restructuring Agreement” has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.
“Sanctioned Country” means at any time, a country or territory which is itself the subject or target of any country-wide or territory-wide Sanctions Laws (at the time of this Agreement, the Crimea region, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria).
“Sanctioned Person” means (i) any Person identified in any sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by (a) the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, the United States Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security, or the United States Department of State; (b) Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom; (c) any committee of the United Nations Security Council; or (d) the European Union; (ii) any Person located, organized, or resident in, organized in, or a Governmental Authority or government instrumentality of, any Sanctioned Country; and (iii) any Person directly or indirectly owned or controlled by, or acting for the benefit or on behalf of, a Person described in clause (i) or (ii), either individually or in the aggregate.
“Sanctions Laws” means those applicable trade, economic and financial sanctions Laws administered, enacted or enforced from time to time by (i) the United States (including the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control or the U.S. Department of State), (ii) the European Union and enforced by its member states, (iii) the United Nations, or (iv) Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom.
“Sarbanes-Oxley Act” means the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
“SCI Loan and Security Agreement” means that certain Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of December 31, 2020, among Structural Capital Investments III, LP, Ocean II PLO LLC, as administrative and collateral agent, the Company, Manscaped, Inc. and Manscaped, LLC, a California limited liability company, as the same may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented and/or otherwise modified from time to time.
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“SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Second Effective Time” has the meaning specified in Section 2.5(b).
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Skadden” has the meaning specified in Section 11.19(a).
“Sponsor” has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.
“Sponsor Support Agreement” means that certain Support Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Sponsor, the other parties listed on Schedule I of the Sponsor Support Agreement, Bright Lights and the Company, as amended or modified from time to time.
“Subscription Agreements” means (i) the subscription agreements, entered into on or prior to the date hereof (as assigned or amended from time to time in accordance with their terms and this Agreement after the date of this Agreement) and (ii) any other subscription agreements entered into after the date of this Agreement (as assigned or amended from time to time in accordance with their terms and this Agreement), pursuant to which the PIPE Investment will be consummated.
“Subsidiary” means, with respect to a Person, a corporation or other entity of which more than 50% of the voting power of the equity securities or equity interests is owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person.
“Surviving Corporation” has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.
“Surviving Entity” has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.
“SVB Loan and Security Agreement” means that certain Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of August 26, 2020, among Silicon Valley Bank, the Company, Manscaped, Inc. and Manscaped, LLC, a California limited liability company, as the same may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented and/or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Tax Receivable Agreement” has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.
“Tax Return” means any return, declaration, report, statement, information statement or other document filed or required to be filed with any Governmental Authority with respect to Taxes, including any claims for refunds of Taxes, any information returns and any schedules, attachments, amendments or supplements of any of the foregoing.
“Taxes” means any and all federal, state, local, foreign or other taxes imposed by any Governmental Authority, including all income, gross receipts, license, payroll, recapture, net worth, employment, escheat and unclaimed property obligations, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, windfall profits, environmental, customs duties, capital stock, ad valorem, value added, inventory, franchise, profits, withholding, social security (or similar), unemployment, disability, real property, personal property, assessments, sales, use, transfer, registration, governmental charges, duties, levies and other similar charges imposed by a Governmental Authority in the nature of a tax, alternative or add-on minimum, or estimated taxes, and including any interest, penalty, or addition thereto.
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“Terminating Bright Lights Breach” has the meaning specified in Section 10.1(e).
“Terminating Company Breach” has the meaning specified in Section 10.1(d).
“Third Merger Effective Time” has the meaning specified in Section 2.5(b).
“Third Merger” has the meaning specified in the Recitals.
“Third Merger Certificate” has the meaning specified in Section 2.3(a).
“Title IV Plan” has the meaning specified in Section 4.13(c).
“Top Customers” has the meaning specified in Section 4.28(a).
“Top Vendors” has the meaning specified in Section 4.28(c).
“Transaction Expenses” means the following out-of-pocket fees and expenses paid or payable by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (whether or not billed or accrued for) as a result of or in connection with the negotiation, documentation and consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby: (i) all fees, costs, expenses, brokerage fees, commissions, finders’ fees and disbursements of financial advisors, investment banks, data room administrators, attorneys, accountants and other advisors and service providers, (ii) change-in-control payments, transaction bonuses, retention payments, severance or similar compensatory payments payable by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any current or former employee (including any amounts due under any consulting agreement with any such former employee), independent contractor, officer, manager or director of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby (and not tied to any subsequent event or condition, such as a termination of employment), (iii) any and all filing fees payable by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to the Antitrust Authorities in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, (iv) any Transfer Taxes imposed on the Company, its Subsidiaries or its equity holders as a result of the Mergers or Exchange, and (v) amounts owing or that may become owed, payable or otherwise due, directly or indirectly, by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any Affiliate of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including fees, costs and expenses related to the termination of any Affiliate Agreement.
“Transactions” means, collectively, the Mergers, the Exchange, and each of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements.
“Transaction Proposals” has the meaning specified in Section 8.2(b).
“Transfer Taxes” means all transfer, documentary, sales, use, value added, excise, stock transfer, stamp, recording, registration and any similar Taxes and fees, including any penalties and interest thereon, that are required to be paid under tax Laws in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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“Treasury Regulations” means the regulations promulgated under the Code by the United States Department of the Treasury (whether in final, proposed or temporary form), as the same may be amended from time to time.
“Trust Account” has the meaning specified in Section 11.1.
“Trust Agreement” has the meaning specified in Section 5.8.
“Trustee” has the meaning specified in Section 5.8.
“Unit” means any outstanding Unit of the Company.
“Unpaid Transaction Expenses” has the meaning specified in Section 2.6(c).
“Updated Financial Statements” has the meaning specified in Section 6.3(a).
“Warrant Agreement” means the Warrant Agreement, dated as of January 6, 2021, between Bright Lights and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company.
“Working Capital Loans” means any loan made to Bright Lights by any of the Sponsor, an Affiliate of the Sponsor, or any of Bright Lights’ officers or directors, and evidenced by a promissory note, for the purpose of financing costs incurred in connection with a Business Combination.
“Written Consent” has the meaning specified in Section 8.2(c).
Section 1.2 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” or “Section” refer to the specified Article or Section of this Agreement; (v) the word “including” shall mean “including, without limitation” and (vi) the word “or” shall be disjunctive but not exclusive.
(b) Unless the context of this Agreement otherwise requires, references to statutes shall include all regulations promulgated thereunder and references to statutes or regulations shall be construed as including all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending or replacing the statute or regulation.
(c) Whenever this Agreement refers to a number of days, such number shall refer to calendar days unless Business Days are specified.
(d) All accounting terms used herein and not expressly defined herein shall have the meanings given to them under GAAP.
(e) The term “actual fraud” means, with respect to a party to this Agreement, an actual and intentional fraud with respect to the making of the representations and warranties pursuant to Article IV or Article V (as applicable), provided, that such actual and intentional fraud of such Person shall only be deemed to exist if any of the individuals included on Section 1.3 of the Company Disclosure Letter (in the case of the Company) or Section 1.3 of the Bright Lights Disclosure Letter (in the case of Bright Lights) had actual knowledge (as opposed to imputed or constructive knowledge) that the representations and warranties made by such Person pursuant to, in the case of the Company, Article IV as qualified by the Company Disclosure Letter, or, in the case of Bright Lights, Article V as qualified by the Bright Lights Disclosure Letter, were actually breached when made, with the express intention that the other party to this Agreement rely thereon to its detriment.
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Section 1.3 Knowledge. As used herein, (i) the phrase “to the knowledge” of the Company shall mean the knowledge of the individuals identified on Section 1.3 of the Company Disclosure Letter and (ii) the phrase “to the knowledge” of Bright Lights shall mean the knowledge of the individuals identified on Section 1.3 of the Bright Lights Disclosure Letter, in each case, as such individuals would have acquired in the exercise of a reasonable inquiry of direct reports.
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THE MERGERS; The Exchange; CLOSING
Section 2.1 The ParentCo Merger.
(a) ParentCo Merger. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, Bright Lights and ParentCo (Bright Lights and ParentCo sometimes being referred to herein as the “Constituent Corporations”) shall cause Bright Lights to be merged with and into ParentCo, with ParentCo being the surviving corporation in the ParentCo Merger. The ParentCo Merger shall be consummated in accordance with this Agreement and shall be evidenced by a certificate of merger with respect to the ParentCo Merger (as so filed, the “ParentCo Merger Certificate”), executed by the Constituent Corporations in accordance with the relevant provisions of the DGCL, such ParentCo Merger to be effective as of the Effective Time.
(b) Effects of the ParentCo Merger. At and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall thereupon and thereafter possess all of the rights, privileges, powers and franchises, of a public as well as a private nature, of the Constituent Corporations, and shall become subject to all the restrictions, disabilities and duties of each of the Constituent Corporations; and all rights, privileges, powers and franchises of each Constituent Corporation, and all property, real, personal and mixed of each Constituent Corporation, and all debts due to each such Constituent Corporation, on whatever account, shall become vested in the Surviving Corporation; and all property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises, and all and every other interest shall become thereafter the property of the Surviving Corporation as they are of the Constituent Corporations; and the title to any real property vested by deed or otherwise or any other interest in real estate vested by any instrument or otherwise in either of such Constituent Corporations shall not revert or become in any way impaired by reason of the ParentCo Merger; but all Liens upon any property of a Constituent Corporation shall thereafter attach to the Surviving Corporation and shall be enforceable against it to the same extent as if said debts, liabilities and duties had been incurred or contracted by it; all of the foregoing in accordance with the applicable provisions of the DGCL.
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Section 2.2 The Manscaped, Inc. Merger.
(a) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Second Effective Time, Merger Sub Corp will merge with and into Manscaped, Inc. and consummate the Manscaped, Inc. Merger. As a result of the Manscaped, Inc. Merger, the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub Corp shall cease and Manscaped, Inc. shall continue as the surviving entity of the Manscaped, Inc. Merger (provided that references to Manscaped, Inc. for periods after the Second Effective Time shall include Merger Sub Corp). The Manscaped, Inc. Merger shall be consummated in accordance with this Agreement and shall be evidenced by a certificate of merger with respect to the Manscaped, Inc. Merger (as so filed, the “Manscaped, Inc. Merger Certificate”), executed by Manscaped, Inc. and Merger Sub Corp in accordance with the relevant provisions of the DGCL, such Manscaped, Inc. Merger to be effective as of the Second Effective Time.
(b) Effects of the Manscaped, Inc. Merger. At and after the Second Effective Time, Manscaped, Inc. shall thereupon and thereafter possess all of the rights, privileges, powers and franchises, of a public as well as a private nature, of Merger Sub Corp and Manscaped, Inc., and shall become subject to all the restrictions, disabilities and duties of each of Merger Sub Corp and Manscaped, Inc.; and all rights, privileges, powers and franchises of each of Merger Sub Corp and Manscaped, Inc., and all property, real, personal and mixed of each of Merger Sub Corp and Manscaped, Inc., and all debts due to each of Merger Sub Corp and Manscaped, Inc., on whatever account, shall become vested in Manscaped, Inc.; and all property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises, and all and every other interest shall become thereafter the property of Manscaped, Inc. as they are of each of Merger Sub Corp and Manscaped, Inc.; and the title to any real property vested by deed or otherwise or any other interest in real estate vested by any instrument or otherwise in either of Merger Sub Corp or Manscaped, Inc. shall not revert or become in any way impaired by reason of the Manscaped, Inc. Merger; but all Liens upon any property of either Merger Sub Corp or Manscaped, Inc. shall thereafter attach to Manscaped, Inc. and shall be enforceable against it to the same extent as if said debts, liabilities and duties had been incurred or contracted by it; all of the foregoing in accordance with the applicable provisions of the DGCL.
Section 2.3 The Third Merger.
(a) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, following the Manscaped, Inc. Merger, at the Third Effective Time, Manscaped, Inc. shall be merged with and into Merger Sub LLC (the “Third Merger”). As a result of the Third Merger, the separate corporate existence of Manscaped, Inc. shall cease and Merger Sub LLC shall continue as the surviving entity of the Third Merger (provided that references to Merger Sub LLC for periods after the Third Effective Time shall include Manscaped, Inc.). The Third Merger shall be consummated in accordance with this Agreement and shall be evidenced by a certificate of merger with respect to the Third Merger (as so filed, the “Third Merger Certificate”), executed by Manscaped, Inc. and Merger Sub LLC in accordance with the relevant provisions of the DGCL and the DLLCA, such Third Merger to be effective as of the Third Effective Time.
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(b) Effects of the Third Merger. At and after the Third Effective Time, Merger Sub LLC shall thereupon and thereafter possess all of the rights, privileges, powers and franchises, of a public as well as a private nature, of Merger Sub LLC and Manscaped, Inc., and shall become subject to all the restrictions, disabilities and duties of each of Merger Sub LLC and Manscaped, Inc.; and all rights, privileges, powers and franchises of each of Merger Sub LLC and Manscaped, Inc., and all property, real, personal and mixed of each of Merger Sub LLC and Manscaped, Inc., and all debts due to each of Merger Sub LLC and Manscaped, Inc., on whatever account, shall become vested in Merger Sub LLC; and all property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises, and all and every other interest shall become thereafter the property of Merger Sub LLC as they are of each of Merger Sub LLC and Manscaped, Inc.; and the title to any real property vested by deed or otherwise or any other interest in real estate vested by any instrument or otherwise in either of Merger Sub LLC or Manscaped, Inc. shall not revert or become in any way impaired by reason of the Second Merger; but all Liens upon any property of either Merger Sub LLC or Manscaped, Inc. shall thereafter attach to Merger Sub LLC and shall be enforceable against it to the same extent as if said debts, liabilities and duties had been incurred or contracted by it; all of the foregoing in accordance with the applicable provisions of the DGCL and the DLLCA.
Section 2.4 The Exchange.
(a) Immediately following the Third Effective Time, at the Closing, (a) Intermediate Holdco shall sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver to the Company all right, title and interest of the Surviving Entity and (b) the Company shall (i) accept from Intermediate Holdco such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance and delivery of all such right, title and interest in and to the limited liability company units of the Surviving Entity and (ii) in consideration thereof, shall issue, sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver to Intermediate Holdco an aggregate of 22,245,00 Company LLC Units (together, the “Exchange”).
(b) In connection with the delivery of the Company LLC Units to Intermediate Holdco, at the Closing Intermediate Holdco shall be admitted as the managing member of the Company pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Restated Company Agreement.
Section 2.5 Closing; Effective Time.
(a) In accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, the closing of the Transactions (the “Closing”) shall take place at the offices of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, 525 University Avenue, Suite 1400, Palo Alto, CA 94301, at 7:00 a.m. (local time) on the date which is two (2) Business Days after the first date on which all conditions set forth in Article IX shall have been satisfied or waived (other than those conditions that by their terms are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver thereof) or such other time and place as Bright Lights and the Company may mutually agree in writing. The date on which the Closing actually occurs is referred to in this Agreement as the “Closing Date”.
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(b) Subject to the satisfaction or waiver of all of the conditions set forth in Article IX of this Agreement, and provided this Agreement has not theretofore been terminated pursuant to its terms, Bright Lights and ParentCo shall cause the ParentCo Merger Certificate to be executed and duly submitted for filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in accordance with the applicable provisions of the DGCL. The merger of Bright Lights and ParentCo shall become effective at the time when the ParentCo Merger Certificate has been accepted for filing by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, or at such later time as may be agreed by Bright Lights and ParentCo in writing and specified in the ParentCo Merger Certificate (the “Effective Time”). Following the Effective Time but prior to the Third Effective Time, the parties shall cause the Manscaped, Inc. Merger to be consummated by filing the Manscaped, Inc. Merger Certificate with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, in such form as is required by, and executed in accordance with, the relevant provisions of the DGCL and mutually agreed by the parties (the “Second Effective Time”). As soon as practicable following the Second Effective Time, the parties hereto shall cause the Third Merger to be consummated by filing the Third Merger Certificate with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, in such form as is required by, and executed in accordance with, the relevant provisions of the DGCL and the DLLCA and mutually agreed by the parties (the date and time of the filing of such Third Merger Certificate (or such later time as may be agreed by each of the parties hereto and specified in such Third Merger Certificate) being the “Third Effective Time”).
Section 2.6 Closing Deliverables.
(a) At the Closing, the Company will deliver or cause to be delivered:
(i) to Bright Lights, a certificate signed by an officer of the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, certifying that, to the knowledge and belief of such officer, the conditions specified in Section 9.2(a) and Section 9.2(b) have been fulfilled;
(ii) to Bright Lights, the written resignations of all of the managers of the Company (other than any such Persons identified as initial managers of the Surviving Entity, in accordance with Section 2.8), effective as of the Effective Time;
(iii) to Bright Lights, the Registration Rights Agreement, duly executed by each of the Major Company Equityholders;
(iv) to Bright Lights, evidence that all Affiliate Agreements set forth on Section 6.4 of the Company Disclosure Letter have been terminated or settled at or prior to the Closing without further liability to Bright Lights, the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries, in each case, except as otherwise noted on Section 6.4 of the Company Disclosure Letter;
(v) to Bright Lights, copies of (A) the Restated Company Agreement, duly approved and adopted by the Board of Managers of the Company and its members in connection with the terms of the Restructuring Agreement, pursuant to which Intermediate Holdco has been duly appointed as managing member of the Company; and (B) evidence reasonably satisfactory to Bright Lights that the unitization has been consummated in accordance with the Restructuring Agreement;
(vi) to Bright Lights, payoff letters, in customary form, delivered by Silicon Valley Bank, in respect of the SVB Loan and Security Agreement, and Ocean II PLO LLC, in respect of the SCI Loan and Security Agreement (collectively, the “Payoff Letters”);
(vii) to Bright Lights, a certificate on behalf of Manscaped, Inc., prepared in a manner consistent and in accordance with the requirements of Treasury Regulations Sections 1.897-2(g), (h) and 1.1445-2(c)(3), certifying that no interest in Manscaped, Inc. is, or has been during the relevant period specified in Section 897(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Code, a “U.S. real property interest” within the meaning of Section 897(c) of the Code, and a form of notice to the Internal Revenue Service prepared in accordance with the provisions of Treasury Regulations Section 1.897-2(h)(2); and
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(viii) to Bright Lights, a certificate on behalf of the Company conforming to the requirements of Treasury Regulations Section 1.1445-11T(d)(2).
(b) At the Closing, ParentCo and Bright Lights will deliver or cause to be delivered:
(i) to the Exchange Agent, the ParentCo Merger Consideration for further distribution to Bright Lights’ stockholders pursuant to Section 3.6;
(ii) to the Company, a certificate signed by an officer of Bright Lights, dated the Closing Date, certifying that, to the knowledge and belief of such officer, the conditions specified in Section 9.3(a) and Section 9.3(b) have been fulfilled;
(iii) to the Company, the Registration Rights Agreement, duly executed by duly authorized representatives of ParentCo, Bright Lights and the Sponsor and each of the other parties listed on Schedule I of the Sponsor Support Agreement;
(iv) to the Company, the written resignations of all of the directors and officers of ParentCo and Merger Sub LLC (other than those Persons identified as the initial directors and officers, respectively, of ParentCo after the Third Effective Time, in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.8 and Section 7.6), effective as of the Third Effective Time; and
(v) to the Company, a copy of the Restated Company Agreement, duly executed by Intermediate Holdco, pursuant to which Intermediate Holdco has been duly appointed as managing member of the Company;
(c) On the Closing Date, the Surviving Corporation shall pay or cause to be paid by wire transfer of immediately available funds, (i) all accrued transaction expenses of Bright Lights and those incurred, accrued, paid or payable by Bright Lights’ Affiliates on Bright Lights’ behalf (which shall include any outstanding amounts under any Working Capital Loans, and any Transfer Taxes imposed on or attributable to Bright Lights, its shareholders, or any Bright Lights Affiliates) as set forth on a written statement to be delivered to the Company not less than two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing Date and (ii) reimbursement of all previously paid Transaction Expenses and all accrued and unpaid Transaction Expenses (“Unpaid Transaction Expenses”); provided, that any Unpaid Transaction Expenses due to current or former employees, independent contractors, officers, managers or directors of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall be paid to the Company for further payment to such employee, independent contractor, officer manager or director through the Company’s payroll.
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Section 2.7 Governing Documents.
(a) The certificate of incorporation of ParentCo (the “ParentCo Certificate of Incorporation”) and bylaws of ParentCo (the “ParentCo Bylaws”) as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (which shall be in substantially the form attached as Exhibits A and B hereto upon the Effective Time), shall be the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of ParentCo from and after the Effective Time, until thereafter amended as provided therein and under the DGCL.
(b) The limited liability company agreement of Merger Sub LLC in effect immediately prior to the Third Effective Time, shall be the limited liability company agreement of the Surviving Entity following the Third Effective Time until thereafter amended as provided therein and under the DLLCA.
(c) The limited liability company agreement of the Company in effect as of the date hereof shall be amended and restated prior to the Effective Time (in substantially the form attached as Exhibit I hereto), and shall be the limited liability company agreement of the Company until thereafter amended and restated by the Restated Company Agreement.
Section 2.8 Directors and Officers.
(a) The (i) officers of Bright Lights as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be the officers of the Surviving Corporation from and after the Effective Time, and (ii) directors of ParentCo as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be the directors of the Surviving Corporation from and after the Effective Time, in each case, each to hold office in accordance with the Governing Documents of the Surviving Corporation.
(b) The (i) officers of Manscaped, Inc. as of immediately prior to the Third Effective Time, shall be the officers of the Surviving Entity from and after the Third Effective Time, and (ii) the directors of Manscaped, Inc. as of immediately prior to the Third Effective Time, shall be the managers of the Surviving Entity from and after the Third Effective Time, in each case, each to hold office in accordance with the Governing Documents of the Surviving Entity.
(c) The parties shall take all actions necessary to ensure that, following the Third Effective Time on the Closing Date, the Persons identified on Section 2.8(c) of the Company Disclosure Letter as the initial post-Closing directors and officers of ParentCo in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.6 shall be appointed as the directors and officers (and in the case of such officers, holding such positions as are set forth on Section 2.8(c) of the Company Disclosure Letter), respectively, of ParentCo, each to hold office in accordance with the Governing Documents of ParentCo.
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Section 2.9 Tax Free Reorganization Matters.
(a) The parties intend that, for United States federal, and applicable state and local, income tax purposes, (i) the ParentCo Merger will qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a)(1)(F) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder to which each of ParentCo and Bright Lights are to be parties under Section 368(b) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations and this Agreement is intended to be, and is adopted as, a plan of reorganization for purposes of Sections 354, 361 and the 368 of the Code and within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.368-2(g); (ii) the Mergers (taken together) will qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder to which each of ParentCo and Manscaped, Inc. are to be parties under Section 368(b) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations and this Agreement is intended to be, and is adopted as, a plan of reorganization for purposes of Sections 354, 361 and the 368 of the Code and within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.368-2(g); and (iii) the Exchange will qualify as a contribution under Section 721 of the Code by Intermediate Holdco to the Company (collectively, the “Intended Tax Treatment”). Each of ParentCo, Bright Lights, Intermediate Holdco, Merger Sub Corp, Merger Sub LLC, the Company and Manscaped, Inc. shall cooperate and use its respective reasonable best efforts to support the Intended Tax Treatment, and none of ParentCo, Bright Lights, Intermediate Holdco, Merger Sub Corp, Merger Sub LLC, the Company or Manscaped, Inc. has taken or will take any action (or fail to take any action), if such action (or failure to act), whether before or after the Effective Time, would be reasonably expected to prevent or impede the Intended Tax Treatment.
(b) Each of ParentCo, Bright Lights, Intermediate Holdco, Merger Sub Corp, Merger Sub LLC, the Company, Manscaped, Inc. and their respective Affiliates shall report the Exchange as a contribution under Section 721 of the Code and each of (i) the ParentCo Merger and (ii) the Mergers (taking the Manscaped, Inc. Merger and the Second Merger together) as reorganizations within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code, including filing all Tax Returns consistent with the Intended Tax Treatment (and attaching the statement described in Treasury Regulations Section 1.368-3(a) on or with its Tax Return for the taxable year of the Mergers), and shall take no position inconsistent with the Intended Tax Treatment (whether in audits, Tax Returns or otherwise), unless otherwise required by a Governmental Authority as a result of a “determination” within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of the Code. The parties shall cooperate with each other and their respective counsel to document and support the Intended Tax Treatment, including providing factual support letters.
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III
EFFECTS OF THE MERGERS ON THE EQUITY OF THE PARTIES
Section 3.1 Conversion of Bright Lights Securities.
(a) At the Effective Time, by virtue of the ParentCo Merger and without any action on the part of any holder of Bright Lights Class A Common Stock, each share of Bright Lights Class A Common Stock and Bright Lights Class B Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than (i) any shares of Bright Lights Common Stock subject to Bright Lights Warrants (which shall be subject to Section 3.2), (ii) any shares of Bright Lights Class A Common Stock or Bright Lights Class B Common Stock held in the treasury of Bright Lights, which treasury shares shall be canceled as part of the ParentCo Merger, and (iii) any shares of Bright Lights Class A Common Stock or Bright Lights Class B Common Stock held by stockholders of Bright Lights who have perfected and not withdrawn a demand for appraisal rights pursuant to the applicable provisions of the DGCL), shall be canceled and converted into the right to receive one share of ParentCo Class A Common Stock.
(b) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, no fractional shares of ParentCo Class A Common Stock shall be issued in the ParentCo Merger.
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Section 3.2 Treatment of Bright Lights Warrants. At the Effective Time, each Bright Lights Warrant that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall cease to represent a right to acquire one share of Bright Lights Class A Common Stock and shall be converted in accordance with the terms of such Bright Lights Warrant, at the Effective Time, into a right to acquire one share of ParentCo Class A Common Stock on substantially the same terms as were in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time. The parties shall take all lawful action to effect the aforesaid provisions of this Section 3.2, including causing the Bright Lights Warrant Agreement to be amended or amended and restated to the extent necessary to give effect to this Section 3.2, including adding ParentCo as a party thereto.
Section 3.3 Treatment of Company Incentive Units. Pursuant to that certain Exchange Agreement (the “Exchange Agreement”), to be entered into by the Company, ParentCo and the other parties thereto, (a) each holder of Company Incentive Units of the Company listed therein (each, an “Exchanging Incentive Unit Holder”) shall agree to the cancellation of their respective unvested Company Incentive Units in exchange for the issuance of the number of restricted stock units of ParentCo set forth therein, subject to the terms and conditions of the Equity Incentive Plan and an award agreement to be entered into by and between ParentCo and each Exchanging Incentive Unit Holder, and (b) immediately thereafter, all exchanged Company Incentive Units shall be cancelled.
Section 3.4 Manscaped, Inc. Merger. At the Second Effective Time, by virtue of the Manscaped, Inc. Merger and pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, each issued and outstanding share of Manscaped, Inc. stock immediately prior to the Second Effective Time shall be canceled and converted into the right to receive (i) one share of ParentCo Class A Common Stock (and in the case of holders of voting units of the Company, one share of ParentCo Class B Common Stock) and (ii) the contingent right to receive the applicable Earnout Pro Rata Portion (as defined in Annex I hereto) of Earnout Shares (as defined in Annex I hereto) (which may be zero (0)) following the Closing in accordance with Section 3.9 ((i) and (ii) collectively, the “Manscaped, Inc. Merger Consideration”).
Section 3.5 Conversion of Manscaped, Inc. Securities. At the Third Effective Time, by virtue of the Third Merger and without any action on the part of Bright Lights, the Surviving Corporation, Merger Sub LLC, or the holders of any securities of Bright Lights, the Surviving Corporation or Merger Sub LLC, each share of common stock of Manscaped, Inc. (as the surviving corporation in the Manscaped, Inc. Merger) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Third Effective Time shall be converted into one common unit of the Surviving Entity.
Section 3.6 Exchange Procedures.
(a) Prior to the Closing, ParentCo shall appoint an exchange agent (the “Exchange Agent”) to act as the agent for the purpose of paying the ParentCo Merger Consideration to the Bright Lights stockholders. At or before the Effective Time, ParentCo shall deposit with the Exchange Agent the number of shares of ParentCo Class A Common Stock sufficient to deliver the ParentCo Merger Consideration.
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(b) Reasonably promptly after the Effective Time, ParentCo shall send or shall cause the Exchange Agent to send, to each record holder of shares of Bright Lights Common Stock as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, whose Bright Lights Common Stock was converted pursuant to Section 3.1(a) into the right to receive a portion of the ParentCo Merger Consideration, a letter of transmittal and instructions (which shall specify that the delivery shall be effected, and the risk of loss and title shall pass, only upon proper transfer of each share to the Exchange Agent, and which letter of transmittal will be in customary form and have such other provisions as Bright Lights may reasonably specify) for use in such exchange (each, a “Letter of Transmittal”).
(c) Each holder of shares of Bright Lights Common Stock that have been converted into the right to receive a portion of the ParentCo Merger Consideration, pursuant to Section 3.1(a), shall be entitled to receive such portion of the ParentCo Merger Consideration, upon receipt of an “agent’s message” by the Exchange Agent (or such other evidence, if any, of transfer as the Exchange Agent may reasonably request), together with a duly completed and validly executed Letter of Transmittal and such other documents as may reasonably be requested by the Exchange Agent. No interest shall be paid or accrued upon the transfer of any share.
(d) Promptly following the date that is one (1) year after the Effective Time, ParentCo shall instruct the Exchange Agent to deliver to ParentCo all documents in its possession relating to the transactions contemplated hereby, and the Exchange Agent’s duties shall terminate. Thereafter, any portion of the ParentCo Merger Consideration that remains unclaimed shall be returned to ParentCo, and any Person that was a holder of shares of Bright Lights Common Stock as of immediately prior to the Effective Time that has not exchanged such shares of Bright Lights Common Stock for an applicable portion of the ParentCo Merger Consideration in accordance with this Section 3.6 prior to the date that is one (1) year after the Effective Time, may transfer such shares of Bright Lights Common Stock to ParentCo and (subject to applicable abandoned property, escheat and similar Laws) receive in consideration therefor, and ParentCo shall promptly deliver, such applicable portion of the ParentCo Merger Consideration without any interest thereupon. None of ParentCo or its Subsidiaries, or the Exchange Agent shall be liable to any Person in respect of any of the ParentCo Merger Consideration delivered to a public official pursuant to and in accordance with any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar Laws. If any such shares shall not have not been transferred immediately prior to such date on which any amounts payable pursuant to this Article III would otherwise escheat to or become the property of any Governmental Authority, any such amounts shall, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, become the property of the Surviving Entity, free and clear of all claims or interest of any Person previously entitled thereto.
Section 3.7 Withholding. Notwithstanding any other provision to this Agreement, ParentCo, Bright Lights, Intermediate Holdco, Merger Sub Corp, Merger Sub LLC, and the Exchange Agent, as applicable, shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from any amount payable pursuant to this Agreement such Taxes as are required to be deducted and withheld from such amounts under the Code or any other applicable Law (as reasonably determined by ParentCo or Bright Lights). To the extent that any amounts are so deducted and withheld, such deducted and withheld amounts shall be (i) timely remitted to the appropriate Governmental Authority and (ii) to the extent duly remitted, treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Person in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made.
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Section 3.8 Dissenting Shares. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, shares of Bright Lights Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and held by a holder who has not voted in favor of adoption of this Agreement or consented thereto in writing and who is entitled to demand and has properly exercised appraisal rights of such shares in accordance with Section 262 of the DGCL (such shares of Bright Lights Common Stock being referred to collectively as the “Dissenting Shares” until such time as such holder fails to perfect or otherwise waives, withdraws, or loses such holder’s appraisal rights under the DGCL with respect to such shares) shall not be converted into a right to receive ParentCo Class A Common Stock, but instead shall be entitled to only such rights as are granted by Section 262 of the DGCL; provided, however, that if, after the Effective Time, such holder fails to perfect, waives, withdraws, or loses such holder’s right to appraisal pursuant to Section 262 of the DGCL, or if a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine that such holder is not entitled to the relief provided by Section 262 of the DGCL, such shares of Bright Lights Common Stock shall be treated as if they had been converted as of the Effective Time into the right to receive ParentCo Class A Common Stock in accordance with Section 3.1 without interest thereon, upon transfer of such shares. Bright Lights shall provide ParentCo prompt written notice of any demands received by Bright Lights for appraisal of shares of Bright Lights Common Stock, any waiver or withdrawal of any such demand, and any other demand, notice, or instrument delivered to Bright Lights prior to the Effective Time that relates to such demand. Except with the prior written consent of ParentCo (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), Bright Lights shall not make any payment with respect to, or settle, or offer to settle, any such demands.
Section 3.9 Earnout. Subject to the terms of Annex I hereto, following the occurrence of an Earnout Milestone (as defined in Annex I), ParentCo will issue the Earnout Shares to each Earnout Participant (as defined in Annex I) in accordance with such participant’s Earnout Pro Rata Portion. All Earnout Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and clear of all Liens other than any obligations under the ParentCo Governing Documents or applicable securities law restrictions when issued.
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IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
Except as set forth in the disclosure letter delivered to Bright Lights by the Company on the date of this Agreement (the “Company Disclosure Letter”) (each section of which, subject to Section 11.9, qualifies the correspondingly numbered and lettered representations in this Article IV ), in each case, the Company represents and warrants as follows:
Section 4.1 Company Organization. The Company has been duly formed or organized and is validly existing under the Laws of its jurisdiction of formation, and has the requisite company power and authority to own, lease, use or operate all of its properties and assets and to conduct its business as it is now being conducted. The Governing Documents of the Company, as amended to the date of this Agreement and as previously made available by or on behalf of the Company to Bright Lights, are true, correct and complete. The Company is duly licensed or qualified and in good standing as a foreign or extra-provincial company (or other entity, if applicable) in each jurisdiction in which its ownership, leasing, use or operation of property or the character of its activities is such as to require it to be so licensed or qualified or in good standing, as applicable, except where the failure to be so licensed or qualified or in good standing would not be material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
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Section 4.2 Subsidiaries. A complete list of each Subsidiary of the Company and its jurisdiction of incorporation, formation or organization, as applicable, is set forth on Section 4.2 of the Company Disclosure Letter. The Subsidiaries of the Company have been duly formed or organized and are validly existing under the Laws of their jurisdiction of incorporation or organization and have the requisite power and authority to own, lease, use or operate all of their respective properties and assets and to conduct their respective businesses as they are now being conducted. True, correct and complete copies of the Governing Documents of the Company’s Subsidiaries, in each case, as amended to the date of this Agreement, have been previously made available to Bright Lights by or on behalf of the Company. Each Subsidiary of the Company is duly licensed or qualified and in good standing as a foreign or extra-provincial corporation (or other entity, if applicable) in each jurisdiction in which its ownership, leasing, use or operation of property or the character of its activities is such as to require it to be so licensed or qualified or in good standing, as applicable, except where the failure to be so licensed or qualified or in good standing would not be material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
Section 4.3 Due Authorization.
(a) Other than the Company Equityholder Approval, the Company has all requisite company power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the other documents to which it is a party contemplated hereby and (subject to the approvals described in Section 4.5) to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and to perform all of its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other documents to which the Company is a party contemplated hereby and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly and validly authorized and approved by the Board of Managers of the Company, and no other company proceeding on the part of the Company is necessary to authorize this Agreement and the other documents to which the Company is a party contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been, and on or prior to the Closing, the other documents to which the Company is a party contemplated hereby will be, duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company and this Agreement constitutes, and on or prior to the Closing, the other documents to which the Company is a party contemplated hereby will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity.
(b) On or prior to the date of this Agreement, the Board of Managers of the Company has duly adopted resolutions (i) determining that this Agreement and the other documents to which the Company is a party contemplated hereby and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby are advisable and fair to, and in the best interests of, the Company and its equityholders, as applicable, and (ii) authorizing and approving the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the other documents to which the Company is a party contemplated hereby and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. No other company action is required on the part of the Company or any of its equityholders to enter into this Agreement or the documents to which the Company is a party contemplated hereby or to approve the Transactions other than the Company Equityholder Approval.
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Section 4.4 No Conflict. Subject to the provision of notices and receipt of the consents, approvals, authorizations and other requirements set forth in Section 4.5 and except as set forth on Section 4.4 of the Company Disclosure Letter, the execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement and the documents to which the Company is a party contemplated hereby and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not (a) violate or conflict with any provision of, or result in the breach of, or default under the Governing Documents of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries, (b) violate or conflict with any provision of, or result in the breach of, or default under any Law, Permit or Governmental Order applicable to the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries, (c) violate or conflict with any provision of, or result in the breach of, result in the loss of any right (including any incremental loss of rights) or benefit, or cause acceleration, or constitute (with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) a default (or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration) under any Real Property Lease or Contract of the type described in Section 4.12(a) to which the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries may be bound, or terminate or result in the termination of any such foregoing Contract or (d) result in the creation of any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, any Leased Real Property, except, in the case of clauses (b) through (d), to the extent that the occurrence of the foregoing would not have or would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.5 Governmental Authorities; Consents. Assuming the truth and completeness of the representations and warranties of Bright Lights contained in this Agreement, no consent, waiver, approval or authorization of, or designation, declaration or filing with, or notification to, any Governmental Authority (each, a “Governmental Authorization”) is required on the part of the Company or its Subsidiaries, or on the part of Bright Lights as a result of any Permit held (or required to be held) by the Company or its Subsidiaries, with respect to the Company’s execution or delivery of this Agreement or the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby, except for (i) applicable requirements of the HSR Act or other applicable antitrust or competition Laws; (ii) any consents, approvals, authorizations, designations, declarations, waivers or filings, the absence of which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Company to perform or comply with on a timely basis any material obligation of the Company under this Agreement, or the Ancillary Agreements, or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and (iii) the filing of the ParentCo Merger Certificate, the Manscaped, Inc. Merger Certificate and the Second Merger Certificate in accordance with the DGCL and the DLLCA.
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Section 4.6 Capitalization of the Company.
(a) As of the date of this Agreement, the authorized capital of the Company consists of (x) 6,400,000 Company Common Units, all of which are issued and outstanding as of the date of this Agreement, (y) 17,571,542 Company Incentive Units, of which 17,095,154 are issued and outstanding as of the date of this Agreement, and (z) 9,810,329 Company Preferred Units (all of which are issued and outstanding as of the date of this Agreement, 3,673,227.5 of which are Series A-1 Preferred Units, 1,973,105.6 of which are Series A-2 Preferred Units, 3,271,138.8 of which are Series A-3 Preferred Units and 892,857.1 of which are Series A-4 Preferred Units), and there are no other authorized equity interests of the Company that are issued and outstanding. All of the issued and outstanding Company Units (i) have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable; (ii) have been offered, sold and issued in compliance in all material respects with applicable Law, including federal and state securities Laws, and all requirements set forth in (1) the Governing Documents of the Company and (2) any other applicable Contracts governing the issuance of such securities; (iii) are not subject to, nor have they been issued in violation of, any purchase option, call option, right of first refusal, preemptive right, subscription right or any similar right under any provision of any applicable Law, the Governing Documents of the Company or any Contract to which the Company is a party or otherwise bound; and (iv) are free and clear of any Liens.
(b) The Company has provided to Bright Lights, prior to the date of this Agreement, a true and complete list of each current or former employee, consultant manager or director of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any other holder who, as of the date of this Agreement, holds a Company Incentive Unit, including the applicable distribution threshold, vesting schedule (including any acceleration terms) and voting rights corresponding thereto. All Company Incentive Units are evidenced by award agreements in substantially the forms previously made available to Bright Lights, and no Company Incentive Units are subject to terms that are materially different from those set forth in such forms. Each Company Incentive Unit was validly issued and properly approved by, the Board of Managers of the Company (or any Person or group of Persons to whom or which the Board of Managers of the Company has delegated authority to administer the Company Incentive Plan).
(c) Except as otherwise set forth in this Section 4.6, the Governing Documents of the Company or on Section 4.6(c) of the Company Disclosure Letter, (i) the Company has not granted any outstanding subscriptions, options, appreciation rights, warrants, rights or other securities (including debt securities) convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Company Units, any equity or equity-related interests of the Company, the value of which is determined by reference to the Company Units, or any other commitments, calls, conversion rights, rights of exchange or privilege (whether pre-emptive, contractual or by matter of Law), (ii) the Company has not made plans or other agreements of any character providing for the issuance of additional Company Units or the grant of equity or equity related interests of ParentCo, the sale of Company Units held in treasury or other equity interests, or for the repurchase or redemption of shares or other equity or equity-related interests of the Company or the value of which is determined by reference to shares or other equity interests of the Company, and (iii) there are no voting trusts, proxies or agreements of any kind which may obligate the Company to issue, purchase, register for sale, redeem or otherwise acquire any Company Units.
Section 4.7 Capitalization of Subsidiaries.
(a) The outstanding shares of capital stock or equity interests of each of the Company’s Subsidiaries (i) have been duly authorized and validly issued, are, to the extent applicable, fully paid and non-assessable; (ii) have been offered, sold and issued in compliance with applicable Law, including federal and state securities Laws, and all requirements set forth in (1) the Governing Documents of each such Subsidiary, and (2) any other applicable Contracts governing the issuance of such securities; (iii) are not subject to, nor have they been issued in violation of, any purchase option, call option, right of first refusal, preemptive right, subscription right or any similar right under any provision of any applicable Law, the Governing Documents of each such Subsidiary or any Contract to which each such Subsidiary is a party or otherwise bound; and (iv) are free and clear of any Liens.
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(b) The Company owns of record and beneficially all the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock or equity interests of such Subsidiaries free and clear of any Liens other than Permitted Liens.
(c) Except as set forth on Section 4.7(c) of the Company Disclosure Letter, there are no outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, rights or other securities (including debt securities) exercisable or exchangeable for any capital stock of such Subsidiaries, any other commitments, calls, conversion rights, rights of exchange or privilege (whether pre-emptive, contractual or by matter of Law), plans or other agreements of any character providing for the issuance of additional shares, the sale of treasury shares or other equity interests, or for the repurchase or redemption of shares or other equity interests of such Subsidiaries or the value of which is determined by reference to shares or other equity interests of the Subsidiaries, and there are no voting trusts, proxies or agreements of any kind which may obligate any Subsidiary of the Company to issue, purchase, register for sale, redeem or otherwise acquire any of its capital stock or other equity interests.
Section 4.8 Financial Statements.
(a) The Company has delivered to Bright Lights: (i) true and complete copies of the unaudited consolidated balance sheets and statements of operations, comprehensive loss, equityholders’ equity and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of and for the years ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, together with the auditor’s reports thereon (together with the Updated Financial Statements, when delivered pursuant to Section 6.3(a), the “Annual Financial Statements”) and (ii) unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets and statements of operations, comprehensive loss, equityholders’ equity, and cash flow of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of September 30, 2021, and summary of operating results, changes in equityholders’ equity and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the three month period ended September 30, 2021 (the “Interim Financial Statements” and, together with the Annual Financial Statements, when delivered pursuant to Section 6.3(a), the “Financial Statements”).
(b) Except as set forth on Section 4.8(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter, the Financial Statements, (i) fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries, as at the respective dates thereof, and the consolidated results of their operations, their consolidated incomes, their consolidated changes in equityholders’ equity (with respect to the Annual Financial Statements only) and their consolidated cash flows for the respective periods then ended (subject, in the case of the Interim Financial Statements, to normal year-end adjustments and the absence of footnotes), (ii) were prepared in conformity with GAAP applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto and, in the case of the Interim Financial Statements, the absence of footnotes or the inclusion of limited footnotes), (iii) were prepared from, and are in accordance in all material respects with, the books and records of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries and (iv) when delivered by the Company for inclusion in the Registration Statement for filing with the SEC following the date of this Agreement in accordance with Section 6.3, will comply in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and with the rules and regulations of the SEC, the Exchange Act and the Securities Act applicable to a registrant, in effect as of the respective dates thereof.
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(c) Except as set forth on Section 4.8(c) of the Company Disclosure Letter, neither the Company nor any independent auditor of the Company has identified or been made aware of (i) any significant deficiency or material weakness in the system of internal accounting controls utilized by the Company, (ii) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves the Company’s management or other employees who have a role in the preparation of financial statements or the internal accounting controls utilized by the Company or (iii) any claim or allegation regarding any of the foregoing.
Section 4.9 Undisclosed Liabilities. Except as set forth on Section 4.9 of the Company Disclosure Letter, there is no other liability, debt (including Indebtedness) or obligation of, or claim or judgment against, the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries (whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, accrued or unaccrued, known or unknown, liquidated or unliquidated, or due or to become due), except for liabilities, debts, obligations, claims or judgments (a) reflected or reserved for on the Financial Statements or disclosed in the notes thereto, (b) that have arisen since the date of the most recent balance sheet included in the Financial Statements in the ordinary course of business, consistent with past practice, of the Company and its Subsidiaries or (c) that will be discharged or paid off prior to or at the Closing.
Section 4.10 Litigation and Proceedings. Except as set forth on Section 4.10 of the Company Disclosure Letter, (a) there are no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened lawsuits, actions, suits, judgments, claims, proceedings or any other Actions (including any investigations or inquiries initiated, pending or threatened by any Governmental Authority), or other proceedings at law or in equity (collectively, “Legal Proceedings”), against the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries or their respective properties or assets; and (b) there is no outstanding Governmental Order imposed upon the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries; nor are any properties or assets of the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries’ respective businesses bound or subject to any Governmental Order, except, in each case, as would not be, or would not reasonably be expected to be, material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
Section 4.11 Legal Compliance.
(a) Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is and since January 1, 2018, has been, in compliance in all material respects with applicable Law.
(b) The Company and its Subsidiaries maintain a program of policies, procedures, and internal controls reasonably designed and implemented to (i) prevent the use of the products and services of the Company and its Subsidiaries in a manner that violates applicable Law (including money laundering or fraud), and (ii) otherwise provide reasonable assurance that violations of applicable Law by any of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ managers, directors, officers, employees or its or their respective agents, representatives or other Persons, acting on behalf of the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries, will be prevented, detected and deterred.
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(c) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or any of the managers, officers, directors or to the Company’s knowledge employees thereof acting in such capacity has received any written notice of, or been charged with, the violation of any Laws, except where such violation has not been, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and its Subsidiaries.
Section 4.12 Contracts; No Defaults.
(a) Section 4.12(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter contains a listing of all Contracts described in clauses (i) through (xvii) below to which, as of the date of this Agreement, the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries is a party or by which they are bound, other than a Company Benefit Plan. True, correct and complete copies of the Contracts listed on Section 4.12(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter have previously been delivered to or made available to Bright Lights or its agents or representatives, together with all amendments thereto.
(i) Any Contract with any of the Top Customers or the Top Vendors;
(ii) Each note, debenture, other evidence of Indebtedness, guarantee, loan, credit or financing agreement or instrument or other Contract for money borrowed by the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries, including any agreement or commitment for future loans, credit or financing, in each case, in excess of $500,000;
(iii) Each Contract for the acquisition of any Person or any business unit thereof or the disposition of any material assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the last five (5) years, in each case, involving payments in excess of $500,000 other than Contracts (A) in which the applicable acquisition or disposition has been consummated and there are no material obligations ongoing, or (B) between the Company and its wholly-owned Subsidiaries;
(iv) Each lease, rental or occupancy agreement, license, installment and conditional sale agreement, and other Contract that provides for the ownership of, leasing of, title to, use of, or any leasehold or other interest in any real or personal property that involves aggregate payments in excess of $500,000 in any calendar year;
(v) Each Contract involving the formation of a (A) joint venture, (B) partnership, or (C) limited liability company (excluding, in the case of clauses (B) and (C), any wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company);
(vi) Contracts (other than employment agreements, employee confidentiality and invention assignment agreements, individual consulting or advisor agreements, equity or incentive equity documents and Governing Documents) between the Company and its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and Affiliates of the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries (other than the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries), the officers and managers (or equivalents) of the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries, the members or stockholders of the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries, any employee of the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries or a member of the immediate family of the foregoing Persons, on the other hand, including the Company Financing Agreements (collectively, “Affiliate Agreements”);
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(vii) Contracts with each current employee or individual independent contractor of the Company or its Subsidiaries that provide annual base remuneration (excluding bonus, Incentive Unit grants and other benefits) in excess of $200,000;
(viii) Contracts in excess of $150,000 with any employee or consultant of the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries that provide for change in control, retention or similar payments or benefits contingent upon, accelerated by or triggered by the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (excluding Incentive Unit grants);
(ix) Contracts containing covenants of the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries (A) prohibiting or limiting the right of the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries to engage in or compete with any Person in any line of business in any material respect or (B) prohibiting or restricting the Company’s and the Company’s Subsidiaries’ ability to conduct their business with any Person in any geographic area in any material respect;
(x) Any collective bargaining agreement or other labor-related Contract between the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries, on one hand, and any labor or trade union, labor organization, works council or other body representing employees of the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries, on the other hand;
(xi) Each Contract (including license agreements, coexistence agreements, and agreements with covenants not to sue, but not including (1) non-disclosure agreements, (2) nonexclusive licenses granted to employees, contractors and service providers in connection with the provision of services to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (but excluding any such services that involve the creation of any Intellectual Property material to the business of the Company or its Subsidiaries), (3) ancillary trademark licenses incident to marketing, printing or advertising Contracts or (4) nonexclusive licenses granted to customers in connection with downstream advertising and sales of the Company’s products, in each case of (1)-(4) entered into in the ordinary course of business) pursuant to which the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries (A) grants to a third Person the right to use material Intellectual Property of the Company or its Subsidiaries or (B) is granted by a third Person the right to use Intellectual Property that is material to the business of the Company or its Subsidiaries (other than Contracts granting nonexclusive rights to use commercially available off-the-shelf software that is not used in the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ products or services and involves aggregate payments less than $200,000 in any calendar year and Open Source Licenses);
(xii) Each Contract pursuant to which (A) any third party transferred to the Company or its Subsidiary ownership of any material Intellectual Property, excluding invention assignment agreements with employees, contractors or consultants entered into in the ordinary course of business or (B) the Company or its Subsidiaries transferred to any third party ownership of any material Intellectual Property.
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(xiii) Each Contract requiring capital expenditures by the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries after the date of this Agreement in an amount in excess of $500,000 in any calendar year;
(xiv) Any Contract that (A) grants to any third Person any “most favored nation rights” or (B) grants to any third Person price guarantees for a period greater than one (1) year from the date of this Agreement and requires aggregate future payments to the Company and its Subsidiaries in excess of $500,000 in any calendar year;
(xv) Contracts granting to any Person (other than the Company or its Subsidiaries) a right of first refusal, first offer or similar preferential right to purchase or acquire equity interests in the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries;
(xvi) Any Contract to acquire any owned real property; and
(xvii) Any outstanding written commitment to enter into any Contract of the type described in subsections (i) through (xvi) of this Section 4.12(a).
(b) Except for any Contract that will terminate upon the expiration of the stated term thereof prior to the Closing Date, all of the Contracts listed pursuant to Section 4.12(a) in the Company Disclosure Letter are (i) in full force and effect and (ii) represent the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company or the Subsidiary of the Company party thereto and, to the knowledge of the Company, represent the legal, valid and binding obligations of the counterparties thereto. Except, in each case, where the occurrence of such breach or default or failure to perform would not be material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (x) the Company and its Subsidiaries have performed in all respects all respective obligations required to be performed by them to date under such Contracts listed pursuant to Section 4.12(a) and neither the Company, the Company’s Subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any other party thereto is in breach of or default under any such Contract, (y) during the last twelve (12) months, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written claim or written notice of termination or breach of or default under any such Contract, and (z) to the knowledge of the Company, no event has occurred which individually or together with other events, would reasonably be expected to result in a breach of or a default under any such Contract by the Company or its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Company, any other party thereto (in each case, with or without notice or lapse of time or both).
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Section 4.13 Company Benefit Plans.
(a) Section 4.13(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a complete list, as of the date hereof, of each Company Benefit Plan. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Company Benefit Plan” means an “employee benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, (“ERISA”) or any other plan, policy, program or agreement (including any employment, bonus, incentive or deferred compensation, employee loan, note or pledge agreement, equity or equity-based compensation, severance, retention, supplemental retirement, change in control or similar plan, policy, program or agreement) providing compensation or other benefits to any current or former manager, director, officer, individual consultant, worker or employee, which are maintained, sponsored or contributed to by the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries, or to which the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries is a party or has or may have any liability, and in each case whether or not (i) subject to the Laws of the United States, (ii) in writing or (iii) funded, but excluding in each case any statutory plan, program or arrangement that is required under applicable law and maintained by any Governmental Authority. With respect to each Company Benefit Plan, the Company has made available to Bright Lights, to the extent applicable, true, complete and correct copies of (A) such Company Benefit Plan (or, if not written a written summary of its material terms) and all plan documents, trust agreements, insurance Contracts or other funding vehicles and all amendments thereto, (B) the most recent summary plan descriptions, including any summary of material modifications, (C) the three (3) most recent annual reports (Form 5500 series) filed with the IRS with respect to such Company Benefit Plan, (D) the most recent actuarial report or other financial statement relating to such Company Benefit Plan, (E) the most recent determination or opinion letter, if any, issued by the IRS with respect to any Company Benefit Plan and any pending request for such a determination letter, and (F) all material non-ordinary course communications received from or sent to the IRS, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, the Department of Labor or any other applicable Governmental Authority relating to the Company Benefit Plan.
(b) Except as set forth on Section 4.13(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter, (i) each Company Benefit Plan has been operated and administered in material compliance with its terms and all applicable Laws, including ERISA and the Code; (ii) in all material respects, all contributions required to be made with respect to any Company Benefit Plan on or before the date hereof have been made and all obligations in respect of each Company Benefit Plan as of the date hereof have been accrued and reflected in the Company’s financial statements to the extent required by GAAP; (iii) each Company Benefit Plan which is intended to be qualified within the meaning of Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination or opinion letter from the IRS as to its qualification or may rely upon an opinion letter for a prototype plan and to the knowledge of the Company no fact or event has occurred that would reasonably be expected to adversely affect the qualified status of any such Company Benefit Plan; (iv) there have not been any “prohibited transactions” (as such term is defined in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, other than a transaction that is exempt under a statutory or administrative exemption) with respect to any Company Benefit Plan; and (v) neither the Company nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any other “fiduciary” (as defined in Section 3(21) of ERISA) has any liability for breach of fiduciary duty or any other failure to act or comply in connection with the administration or investment of the assets of any Company Benefit Plan.
(c) No Company Benefit Plan is a multiemployer pension plan (as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA) (a “Multiemployer Plan”) or other pension plan that is subject to Title IV of ERISA (“Title IV Plan”), and neither the Company nor any of its ERISA Affiliates has sponsored or contributed to, been required to contribute to, or had any actual or contingent liability under, a Multiemployer Plan or Title IV Plan at any time within the previous six (6) years. Neither the Company nor any of its ERISA Affiliates has incurred any withdrawal liability under Section 4201 of ERISA that has not been fully satisfied. No Company Benefit Plan is or has been, and neither the Company nor any of its ERISA Affiliates has contributed to, been required to contribute to, or had any actual, indirect or contingent liability under, any plan or program that is or has been maintained by more than one employer within the meaning of Section 413(c) of the Code or that is a “multiple employer welfare arrangement” as defined in Section 3(40) of ERISA, No Company Benefit Plan is or has been maintained outside the jurisdiction of the United States.
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(d) With respect to each Company Benefit Plan, no actions, suits or claims (other than routine claims for benefits in the ordinary course) are pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, and to the knowledge of the Company no facts or circumstances exist that would reasonably be expected to give rise to any such actions, suits or claims.
(e) No Company Benefit Plan provides medical, surgical, hospitalization, death or similar benefits (whether or not insured) for employees or former employees of the Company or any Subsidiary for periods extending beyond their retirement or other termination of service, other than coverage mandated by applicable Law.
(f) Each Company Benefit Plan that is a “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” (as defined for purposes of Section 409A(d)(1) of the Code) has at all times (i) been maintained and operated in good faith compliance with Section 409A of the Code and all applicable IRS guidance promulgated thereunder so as to avoid any Tax, penalty or interest under Section 409A of the Code and (ii) been in material documentary and operational compliance with Section 409A of the Code and all applicable IRS guidance promulgated thereunder.
(g) Except as set forth on Section 4.13(g) of the Company Disclosure Letter, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not, either alone or in combination with another event (such as termination following the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), (i) entitle any current or former employee, officer or other service provider of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company to any severance pay or any other compensation or benefits payable or to be provided by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, (ii) accelerate the time of payment, funding or vesting, or increase the amount of compensation or benefits due any such employee, officer or other individual service provider by the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company, or (iii) accelerate the vesting and/or settlement of any Company Incentive Unit. The consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not, either alone or in combination with another event, result in any “excess parachute payment” under Section 280G of the Code. No Company Benefit Plan provides for a Tax gross-up, make whole or similar payment with respect to the Taxes imposed under Sections 409A or 4999 of the Code.
(h) All Company Incentive Units have been granted in accordance with the terms of the Company Incentive Plan. The Company has made available to Bright Lights, accurate and complete copies of (i) the Company Incentive Plan, (ii) the forms of standard award agreement under the Company Incentive Plan, (iii) copies of any award agreements that materially deviate from such forms and (iv) a list of all outstanding equity and equity-based awards granted under any Company Incentive Plan, together with the material terms thereof (including but not limited to grant date, distribution threshold, vesting terms, voting rights, form of award, expiration date, and number of units underlying such award). The treatment of Company Incentive Units under this Agreement does not violate the terms of the Company Incentive Plan or any Contract governing the terms of such awards and will not cause adverse tax consequences under Section 409A of the Code.
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Section 4.14 Labor Relations; Employees.
(a) Except as set forth on Section 4.14(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter, (i) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any collective bargaining agreement, or any other labor-related Contract or arrangement with any labor or trade union, labor organization, works council or other employee representative body, (ii) no such agreement or arrangement is being negotiated by the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries, (iii) no employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries are represented by any labor or trade union, labor organization, works council or other employee representative body with respect to their employment with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and (iv) no labor or trade union, labor organization, works council, group of employees, or any other employee representative body has requested or, to the knowledge of the Company, has sought to represent any of the employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries. To the knowledge of the Company, there has been no labor organization activity involving any employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. In the past three (3) years, there has been no actual or threatened unfair labor practice charge, material grievance, material arbitration, strike, slowdown, work stoppage, picketing, hand billing, lockout or other material labor dispute against or affecting the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company.
(b) The Company and its Subsidiaries are, and have been for the past three (3) years, in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws respecting labor, employment and employment practices including, all Laws respecting terms and conditions of employment, health and safety, wages and hours, worker classification (with respect to both exempt vs. non-exempt status and employee vs. independent contractor and worker status), child labor, immigration, background checks, employment discrimination, sexual harassment, disability rights or benefits, equal opportunity and equal pay, plant closures and layoffs, affirmative action, workers’ compensation, labor relations, employee leave issues and unemployment insurance.
(c) In the past three (3) years, the Company and its Subsidiaries have not received (i) notice of any unfair labor practice charge or complaint pending or threatened before the National Labor Relations Board or any other Governmental Authority against them, (ii) notice of any material charge or complaint with respect to or relating to them pending before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or any other state or federal Governmental Authority responsible for the prevention of unlawful employment practices, (iii) notice of the intent of any Governmental Authority responsible for the enforcement of labor, employment, employment practices, wages and hours of work, child labor, immigration, or occupational safety and health Laws to conduct an investigation with respect to or relating to them or notice that such investigation is in progress, or (iv) notice of any material Legal Proceeding pending or threatened in any forum by or on behalf of any present or former employee or independent contractor of such entities, any applicant for employment or classes of the foregoing alleging breach of any express or implied Contract of employment or engagement, any applicable Law governing employment or the termination thereof or other discriminatory, wrongful or tortious conduct in connection with the employment or contractor relationship.
(d) To the knowledge of the Company, no present or former employee, worker or independent contractor of the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries’ is in material violation of any term of any employment agreement, nondisclosure agreement, restrictive covenant, common law nondisclosure obligation or fiduciary duty (i) to the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries or (ii) to a former employer or engager of any such individual relating to (A) the right of any such individual to work for or provide services to the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries or (B) the knowledge or use of trade secrets or proprietary information.
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(e) Neither the Company nor any of the Company’s Subsidiaries is party to a settlement agreement with a current or former director, officer, employee or independent contractor of the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries that involves allegations relating to sexual harassment, sexual misconduct or discrimination by either (i) an officer or director of the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries or (ii) an employee of the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries at the level of director or above. To the knowledge of the Company, in the last five (5) years, no allegations of sexual harassment, sexual misconduct or discrimination have been made against (i) an officer or director of the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries or (ii) an employee of the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries at the level of director or above, in each case in their capacity as such.
(f) In the past three (3) years, the Company and its Subsidiaries have not engaged in layoffs, furloughs or employment terminations sufficient to trigger application of the Workers’ Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act or any similar foreign, state or local law relating to plant closings, layoffs or group terminations. The Company and its Subsidiaries have not engaged in layoffs, furloughs, employment terminations (other than for cause) or effected any broad-based salary or other compensation or benefits reductions, in each case, whether temporary or permanent, since January 1, 2020 through the date hereof. The Company, taken as a whole with its Subsidiaries, has sufficient employees to operate the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries as currently conducted.
(g) To the knowledge of the Company, no employee of the Company or any Company’s Subsidiaries at the level of director or higher intends to terminate his or her employment.
Section 4.15 Taxes.
(a) All material Tax Returns required to be filed by or with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries have been timely filed (taking into account any applicable extensions). All such Tax Returns (taking into account all amendments thereto) are true, correct and complete in all material respects. All material amounts of Taxes due and payable (whether or not shown on any Tax Return) have been paid, other than Taxes being contested in good faith and for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP.
(b) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries have (i) withheld and collected from amounts owing to any employee, creditor, customer or any other third-party in all material respects all Taxes required by Law to be withheld and collected, (ii) paid over to the proper Governmental Authority in a timely manner all such withheld and collected amounts required to have been so paid over and (iii) complied in all material respects with all applicable withholding, collection and related reporting requirements with respect to such Taxes.
(c) There are no Liens for Taxes (other than Permitted Liens) upon the property or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
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(d) No claim, assessment, deficiency or proposed adjustment for any material amount of Tax has been asserted or assessed by any Governmental Authority against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that remains unresolved or unpaid except for claims, assessments, deficiencies or proposed adjustments being contested in good faith and for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP.
(e) There are no Tax audits or other examinations by a Governmental Authority of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries presently in progress, nor has the Company or any of its Subsidiaries been notified in writing by a Governmental Authority of (nor to the knowledge of the Company has there been) any request or threat for such an audit or other examination, and there are no waivers, extensions or requests for any waivers or extensions of any statute of limitations currently in effect with respect to any amount of Taxes of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(f) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has made a request for an advance tax ruling or request for technical advice, a request for a change of any method of accounting or any similar request that is in progress or pending with any Governmental Authority with respect to any Taxes.
(g) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any Tax indemnification or Tax sharing or similar agreement (other than any such agreement solely between the Company and its existing Subsidiaries or a customary commercial or financing agreement (or a Contract or other agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business) not primarily related to Taxes).
(h) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has been a party to any transaction treated by the parties as a distribution of equity qualifying for Tax-free treatment under Section 355 of the Code in the two (2) years prior to the date of this Agreement.
(i) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (i) is liable for Taxes of any other Person (other than the Company and its Subsidiaries) under Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-6 or any analogous provision of state, local or foreign Tax Law or as a transferee or successor or by Contract (other than customary commercial Contracts (or Contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business) not primarily related to Taxes) or (ii) has ever been a member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined or unitary group filing for U.S. federal, state or local income Tax purposes, other than a group the common parent of which was or is the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(j) No written claim has been made by any Governmental Authority where the Company or any of its Subsidiaries does not file Tax Returns that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may be subject to taxation in the jurisdiction of such Governmental Authority.
(k) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has, or has ever had, a permanent establishment or other fixed place of business in any country other than the country of its organization, or is, or has ever been, subject to income Tax in a jurisdiction outside the country of its organization.
(l) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has participated in a “listed transaction” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.6011-4(b)(2).
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(m) Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is registered for purposes of sales Tax, use Tax, transfer Taxes, value added Taxes or any similar Tax in all jurisdictions where the applicable entity has determined that it is required by Law to be so registered, and has complied in all material respects with all Laws relating to such Taxes.
(n) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries will be required to include any amount in taxable income, exclude any item of deduction or loss from taxable income, or make any adjustment under Section 481 of the Code (or any analogous provision of state, local or foreign Law) for any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date as a result of any (i) installment sale, excess loss account or deferred intercompany transaction described in the Treasury Regulations under Section 1502 of the Code (or any analogous provision of state, local or foreign Law) or open transaction disposition made prior to the Closing, (ii) prepaid amount received or deferred revenue recognized prior to the Closing outside the ordinary course of business, (iii) change in method of accounting for a taxable period ending on or prior to the Closing Date, (iv) “closing agreements” described in Section 7121 of the Code (or any analogous provision of state, local or foreign Law) executed prior to the Closing, or (v) by reason of Section 965(a) of the Code or election pursuant to Section 965(h) of the Code (or any analogous provision of state, local or foreign Law).
(o) At all times since its formation, the Company has been properly treated as a partnership for U.S. federal and applicable state and local income Tax purposes and has not elected any alternative treatment.
(p) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has deferred the employer’s share of any “applicable employment taxes” under Section 2302 of the CARES Act, failed to properly comply in all material respects with and duly account for all credits received under Sections 7001 through 7005 of the FFCRA and Section 2301 of the CARES Act, or sought, or intends to seek, a covered loan under paragraph (36) of Section 7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)).
(q) The Company and its Subsidiaries have not taken any action, nor to the knowledge of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries are there any facts or circumstances, that would reasonably be expected to prevent the Intended Tax Treatment.
Section 4.16 Brokers’ Fees. Except as set forth on Section 4.16 of the Company Disclosure Letter, neither the Company, any of the Company’s Subsidiaries nor any of their Affiliates has incurred or will incur, directly or indirectly, any liability for any brokerage fee, finders’ fee or other commission in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby for which Bright Lights, the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries has any obligation.
Section 4.17 Insurance. Section 4.17 of the Company Disclosure Letter contains a list of, as of the date hereof, all material policies or binders of property, fire and casualty, product liability, workers’ compensation, and other forms of insurance held by, or for the benefit of, the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries as of the date of this Agreement. True, correct and complete copies of such insurance policies as in effect as of the date hereof have previously been made available to Bright Lights. All such policies are in full force and effect, all premiums due have been paid, and no notice of cancellation or termination has been received by the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries with respect to any such policy. Except as disclosed on Section 4.17 of the Company Disclosure Letter, no insurer has denied or disputed coverage of any material claim under an insurance policy during the last twelve (12) months.
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Section 4.18 Licenses. The Company and its Subsidiaries have obtained, and maintain, all Licenses required to permit the Company and its Subsidiaries to own, operate, use and maintain their assets in the manner in which they are now operated and maintained and to conduct the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries as currently conducted in all material respects. Each such material License is and, as required, has been for the past three (3) years valid, binding and in full force and effect, and each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is and has been during the past three (3) years in material compliance with all such Licenses. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (i) is or has been (except as has been fully cured) in default or violation (and no event has occurred which, with notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute a material default or violation) in any material respect of any term, condition or provision of any material Permit to which it is a party, (ii) to the knowledge of the Company, is or has been during the past three (3) years the subject of any pending or threatened Action by a Governmental Authority seeking the cancellation, revocation, suspension, termination, limitation, suspension, modification, or impairment of any License; or (iii) has received any notice that any Governmental Authority that has issued any License intends to cancel, terminate, revoke, limit, suspend, condition, modify or not renew any such Licenses, except to the extent such License may be amended, replaced, or reissued as a result of and as necessary to reflect the transactions contemplated hereby, or as otherwise disclosed in Section 4.4 of the Company Disclosure Letter, provided such amendment, replacement, or reissuance does not materially adversely affect the continuous conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries as currently conducted from and after Closing. Section 4.18 of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a true, correct and complete list of material Licenses held by the Company or its Subsidiaries.
Section 4.19 Equipment and Other Tangible Property. The Company or one of its Subsidiaries owns and has good title to, and has the legal and beneficial ownership of or a valid leasehold interest in or right to use by license or otherwise, all material machinery, equipment and other tangible property reflected on the books of the Company and its Subsidiaries as owned by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens. All material personal property and leased personal property assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries are structurally sound and in good operating condition and repair (ordinary wear and tear expected) and are suitable for their present use.
Section 4.20 Real Property.
(a) None of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries owns any Owned Real Property.
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(b) Section 4.20(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a true, correct and complete list of all Leased Real Property and all Real Property Leases (as hereinafter defined) pertaining to such Leased Real Property. With respect to each parcel of Leased Real Property:
(i) The Company or one of its Subsidiaries holds a good and valid leasehold or subleasehold estate in such Leased Real Property, free and clear of all Liens, except for Permitted Liens.
(ii) The Company and its Subsidiaries have delivered to Bright Lights true, correct and complete copies of all leases, subleases, licenses or occupancy agreements, including all amendments, extensions, renewals, guaranties, terminations and modifications thereof relating to Leased Real Property (collectively, the “Real Property Leases”), and none of the Real Property Leases have been modified in any respect, except to the extent that such modifications have been disclosed by the copies of the Real Property Leases delivered to Bright Lights.
(iii) Each Real Property Lease is in full force and effect. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company has given or received any notice of default, termination, cancellation or nonrenewal with respect to any Real Property Lease, in each case that remains pending or uncured as of the date hereof. All of the material covenants to be performed under any Real Property Lease by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and to the knowledge of the Company, by any party other than the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, has been performed in all material respects. Neither the Company, the Company’s Subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any other party thereto is in material breach of or material default under any Real Property Lease. No event has occurred which would reasonably be expected to result in a material breach of or a material default under any Real Property Lease by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Company, any other party thereto (in each case, with or without notice or lapse of time or both).
(iv) The Company and its Subsidiaries’, as applicable, possession and quiet enjoyment of the Leased Real Property under the Real Property Leases has not been materially disturbed and, to the knowledge of the Company, there are no material disputes with respect to the Real Property Leases.
(v) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries have received written notice of any current condemnation proceeding or proposed similar Action or agreement for taking in lieu of condemnation with respect to any portion of the Leased Real Property.
(vi) Each Leased Real Property is in all material respects in good operating condition and repair (ordinary wear and tear expected) and is suitable for its present use in all material respects.
(c) Except as set forth on Section 4.20(c) of the Company Disclosure Letter, there are no written or oral subleases, sub-subleases, licenses, sub-licenses, concessions, occupancy agreements or other Contracts to which any Person other than the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has the right of use or occupancy of any Leased Real Property.
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Section 4.21 Intellectual Property.
(a) Section 4.21(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter lists each item of Intellectual Property that is registered or applied-for with a Governmental Authority and is owned or purported to be owned by the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries, whether applied for or registered in the United States or internationally (“Company Registered Intellectual Property”). The Company or one of the Company’s Subsidiaries is the sole and exclusive owner of all Intellectual Property owned or purported to be owned by the Company or its Subsidiaries (including each of the items of Company Registered Intellectual Property), and all such Intellectual Property is subsisting and, (excluding any pending applications included in the Company Registered Intellectual Property) to the knowledge of the Company, is valid and enforceable. The Company or one of its Subsidiaries owns, free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens), or has a valid right to use, all material Intellectual Property used or held for use by the Company and its Subsidiaries in the conduct of their businesses.
(b) Except as set forth on Section 4.21(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter, to the knowledge of the Company, the Company and its Subsidiaries have not, in past the six (6) years, infringed, misappropriated or otherwise violated and are not infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating any Intellectual Property of any third Person. Except as set forth on Section 4.21(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter, there is no, and in the past three (3) years there has been no, Action pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened (including any offer, demand or request to license any Intellectual Property from any Person), (i) to which the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries is or was a named party alleging the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ infringement, misappropriation or other violation of any Intellectual Property of any third Person or (ii) in which the validity, enforceability or registrability of any Intellectual Property owned or purported to be owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has been or is being challenged.
(c) To the knowledge of the Company no Person is infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating any material Intellectual Property owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. In the past three (3) years the Company and its Subsidiaries have not initiated any Action or sent to any Person any written notice, charge, complaint, claim or other written assertion against such third Person claiming infringement, misappropriation or other violation of any Intellectual Property of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(d) The Company and its Subsidiaries take commercially reasonable measures to maintain and protect the secrecy, security, integrity, confidentiality and value of material trade secrets, Intellectual Property, and Company Systems owned or purported to be owned by them or provided to them by a third Person. The Company and its Subsidiaries have entered into valid and enforceable written agreements with each Person who has or has had access to material trade secrets or material confidential information of the Company or its Subsidiaries containing appropriate confidentiality and non-use obligations of such Person. To the knowledge of the Company, there has not been any unauthorized disclosure of or unauthorized access to any material trade secrets owned (or purported to be owned) by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to or by any Person in a manner that has resulted or may result in the misappropriation of, or loss of trade secret or other rights in and to such information. Each current or former employee of, and each current or former contractor or consultant to, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case, who has been engaged in the development of any material Intellectual Property owned (or purported to be owned) by the Company or its Subsidiaries has entered into an agreement with the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company by which such employee, contractor or consultant presently assigns to the Company or the applicable Subsidiary of such employee’s, contractor’s or consultant’s rights in such Intellectual Property.
(e) No government funding, nor any facilities of a university, college, other educational institution or research center, was used in the development of the Intellectual Property owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and used in connection with their respective business.
(f) With respect to the Company Systems, to the knowledge of the Company, no such Company Systems contain any undisclosed or hidden device or feature designed to disrupt, disable, or otherwise impair the functioning of such Company Systems or any “back door,” “time bomb”, “Trojan horse,” “worm,” “drop dead device,” or other malicious code or routines that permit unauthorized access or the unauthorized disablement or erasure of software or information or data stored or processed on such Company Systems. The Company Systems under the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ control and, to the knowledge of the Company, all other Company Systems, are maintained in accordance with customary industry standards and practices for entities operating businesses similar to the businesses of the Company or its Subsidiaries and constitute all the information and technology systems infrastructure reasonably necessary to carry on the businesses of the Company or its Subsidiaries as conducted in the past twelve (12) months.
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(g) The Company’s and each of its Subsidiaries’ use of Open Source Software used in or by their products or services is and has been in material compliance with all Open Source Licenses applicable thereto. None of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has used any Open Source Software in a manner that requires any of its or their proprietary software (or portions thereof) be subject to Open Source Obligations. No source code for any material software owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has been disclosed, licensed, released, distributed, escrowed or made available to or for any Person (other than disclosure employees or contractors of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries on a need-to-know basis and subject to appropriate confidentiality and non-use agreements) and no Person has been granted any rights thereto.
Section 4.22 Privacy and Cybersecurity.
(a) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has established policies, programs and procedures with respect to the collection, use, processing, modification, storage, import, export, disclosure and transfer of Personal Information, including privacy policies, consistent with applicable Laws relating to privacy, data protection, data security or the collection, storage, handling, disclosure, transfer, use or processing of Personal Information (“Privacy Laws”), and for the past three (3) years has maintained and enforced such policies, programs and procedures. Except as would not be expected to be material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, the Company and each of its Subsidiaries are in compliance with, and for the past three (3) years has been in compliance with, (i) all Privacy Laws and (ii) the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ privacy policies and contractual commitments relating to privacy, data protection, data security or the collection, storage, handling, disclosure, transfer, use or processing of Personal Information or the IT Systems (collectively, “Privacy Obligations”). There are no Actions by any Person (including any Governmental Authority) pending to which the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries is a named party or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries alleging a violation or breach of any Privacy Laws or Privacy Obligations.
(b) The Company Systems (i) are sufficient for the immediate needs of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries, including as to capacity, scalability and ability to process current and anticipated peak volumes in a timely manner and (ii) are in sufficiently good working condition to effectively perform all information technology operations and include a sufficient number of license seats for all software as necessary for the operation of the business. To the knowledge of the Company, in the past three (3) years, (A) there have been no material unauthorized intrusions or access or breaches of the security of the Company Systems controlled by the Company or its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Company, all other Company Systems, and (B) there have been no failures, breakdowns, continued substandard performance, or disruptions in any Company Systems that adversely affected the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ businesses or operations in any material respect. The Company and its Subsidiaries take commercially reasonable measures designed to protect confidential, sensitive or personally identifiable information (including Personal Information) in its possession or control against unauthorized access, use, modification, disclosure or other misuse, including through commercially reasonable administrative, technical and physical safeguards. To the knowledge of the Company, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has (x) experienced any incident in which such information was stolen or improperly accessed, including in connection with a breach of security or (y) received any written notice or complaint from any Person (including any Governmental Authority), nor has any such notice or complaint been threatened against the Company of any of its Subsidiaries with respect to any breach of the security of Personal Information.
Section 4.23 Environmental Matters.
(a) The Company and its Subsidiaries are and, except for matters which have been fully resolved, are in material compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws.
(b) To the knowledge of the Company, there has been no material release of any Hazardous Materials by the Company or its Subsidiaries (i) at, in, on or under any Leased Real Property or in connection with the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ operations of the Leased Real Property or (ii) to the knowledge of the Company, at, in, on or under any formerly owned or leased real property during the time that the Company owned or leased such real property or at any other location where Hazardous Materials generated by the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries have been transported to, sent, placed or disposed of in a quantity or manner requiring reporting, investigation, remediation, monitoring or other response action by the Company pursuant to applicable Environmental Laws.
(c) Neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries are subject to any current Governmental Order relating to any material non-compliance with Environmental Laws by the Company or its Subsidiaries or the investigation, sampling, monitoring, treatment, remediation, removal or cleanup of Hazardous Materials.
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(d) No material Legal Proceeding is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened with respect to the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ compliance with or liability under Environmental Laws, and, to the knowledge of the Company, there are no facts or circumstances which could reasonably be expected to form the basis of such a Legal Proceeding.
(e) The Company has made available to Bright Lights all material environmental reports, assessments, audits and inspections and any material communications or notices from or to any Governmental Authority concerning any material non-compliance of the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries with, or liability of the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries under, Environmental Law.
Section 4.24 Absence of Changes. From the date of the most recent balance sheet included in the Financial Statements to the date of this Agreement, there has not been any Company Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.25 Anti-Corruption Compliance.
(a) For the past five (5) years, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, employee or agent, while acting on behalf of the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries, has offered or given anything of value to: (i) any official or employee of a Governmental Authority, any political party or official thereof, or any candidate for political office or (ii) any other Person, in any such case while knowing that all or a portion of such money or thing of value will be offered, given or promised, directly or indirectly, to any official or employee of a Governmental Authority or candidate for political office, in each case in violation of the Anti-Bribery Laws.
(b) Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries, has instituted and maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure compliance in all material respects with the Anti-Bribery Laws.
(c) To the knowledge of the Company, as of the date hereof, there are no current or pending internal investigations, third party investigations (including by any Governmental Authority), or internal or external audits that address any material allegations or information concerning possible material violations of the Anti-Bribery Laws related to the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries.
Section 4.26 Anti-Money Laundering Laws, Sanctions and International Trade Compliance.
(a) The Company and its Subsidiaries (i) are, and have been for the past five (5) years, in compliance in all material respects with all Anti-Money Laundering Laws, International Trade Laws and Sanctions Laws, and (ii) have obtained all required licenses, consents, notices, waivers, approvals, orders, registrations, declarations, or other authorizations from, and have made requisite material filings with, any applicable Governmental Authority for the import, export, re-export, deemed export, deemed re-export, or transfer of its products and technologies as required under the Anti-Money Laundering Laws, International Trade Laws and Sanctions Laws (the “Export Approvals”). There are no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, claims, complaints, charges, investigations, voluntary disclosures or Legal Proceedings against the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries related to any Anti-Money Laundering Laws, International Trade Laws or Sanctions Laws or any Export Approvals.
(b) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any of their respective directors or officers, or to the knowledge of the Company, employees or any of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ respective agents, representatives or other Persons acting on behalf of the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries, (i) is, or has during the past five (5) years, been a Sanctioned Person or (ii) has, while acting on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, transacted business directly or knowingly indirectly with any Sanctioned Person or in any Sanctioned Country in violation of Sanctions Laws.
Section 4.27 Information Supplied. None of the information supplied or to be supplied by the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries specifically in writing for inclusion in the Registration Statement will, at the date on which the Proxy Statement/Registration Statement is first mailed to the Bright Lights Shareholders or at the time of the Bright Lights Shareholders’ Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.
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Section 4.28 Customers/Vendors.
(a) Section 4.28(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth, as of the date of this Agreement, the top ten (10) customers based on the aggregate Dollar value of the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ transaction volume with such counterparty during the trailing twelve months for the period ending June 30, 2021 (the “Top Customers”).
(b) Except as set forth on Section 4.28(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter, none of the Top Customers has, as of the date of this Agreement, informed in writing any of the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries that it will, or, to the knowledge of the Company, has threatened to, terminate, cancel, or materially limit or materially and adversely modify any of its existing business with the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries (other than due to the expiration of an existing contractual arrangement), and to the knowledge of the Company, none of the Top Customers is, as of the date of this Agreement, otherwise involved in or threatening a material dispute against the Company or its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses.
(c) Section 4.28(c) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth, as of the date of this Agreement, the top twenty (20) vendors (which shall include advertising platforms) based on the aggregate Dollar value of the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ transaction volume with such counterparty during the trailing twelve months for the period ending June 30, 2021 (the “Top Vendors”).
(d) Except as set forth on Section 4.28(d) of the Company Disclosure Letter, none of the Top Vendors has, as of the date of this Agreement, informed in writing any of the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries that it will, or, to the knowledge of the Company, has threatened to, terminate, cancel, or materially limit or materially and adversely modify any of its existing business with the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries (other than due to the expiration of an existing contractual arrangement), and to the knowledge of the Company, none of the Top Vendors is, as of the date of this Agreement, otherwise involved in or threatening a material dispute against the Company or its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses.
Section 4.29 Government Contracts. The Company is not party to: (i) any Contract, including an individual task order, delivery order, purchase order, basic ordering agreement, letter Contract or blanket purchase agreement between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on one hand, and any Governmental Authority, on the other hand, or (ii) any subcontract or other Contract by which the Company or one of its Subsidiaries has agreed to provide goods or services through a prime contractor directly to a Governmental Authority that is expressly identified in such subcontract or other Contract as the ultimate consumer of such goods or services. None of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries have provided any offer, bid, quotation or proposal to sell products made or services provided by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that, if accepted or awarded, would lead to any Contract or subcontract of the type described by the foregoing sentence.
Section 4.30 Product Warranty and Product Liability.
(a) Except as set forth in Section 4.30(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter, for the last three (3) years:
(i) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written claim, or to the Company’s knowledge, been threatened with a claim for material liability arising out of any injury to individuals or property as a result of any products produced, manufactured, processed, marketed, distributed, shipped, imported, exported, or sold by or on behalf of the Company or its Subsidiaries. To the Company’s knowledge, no defect or failure in any product imported, produced, manufactured, processed, marketed, distributed, shipped, exported or sold by or on behalf of the Company or its Subsidiaries exists that would reasonably be expected to result in material damages; and
(ii) none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has issued any recalls, withdrawals, notifications of potential product nonconformance (such as a product advisory bulletin) or other material corrective actions (in each case, whether voluntarily or involuntarily) of products produced, manufactured, processed, marketed, distributed, shipped, imported, exported, or sold by or on behalf of the Company or its Subsidiaries or been required to file, or has filed, a notification or other report with any Governmental Authority concerning actual or potential hazards with respect to any product produced, manufactured, processed, marketed, distributed, shipped, imported, exported, or sold by or on behalf of the Company and its Subsidiaries.
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(b) Section 4.30(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter discloses the approximate aggregate Dollar amount of and circumstances associated with any products liability claims and product recalls of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the last three (3) years.
(c) The products produced, processed, marketed, distributed, shipped or sold by or on behalf of the Company and its Subsidiaries have conformed in all material respects with the written terms and conditions applicable thereto and none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has any liability for replacement thereof or other damages in connection therewith materially in excess of current accruals reflected in the latest balance sheet. Section 4.30(c) of the Company Disclosure Letter discloses the approximate aggregate Dollar amount of product warranty claims since January 1, 2020, none of which were outside the ordinary course of business.
Section 4.31 Regulatory Matters.
(a) The Company and its Subsidiaries are in material compliance with, and have not violated, the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Federal Trade Commission Act and the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act (collectively, “Health and Safety Regulations”).
(b) Since January 1, 2018, the Company and its Subsidiaries have not received written notice of, or been subject to, any finding of deficiency or non-compliance; penalty, fine or sanction; request for corrective or remedial action; or other compliance or enforcement action, relating to any of (i) the products that the Company or the Company Subsidiaries currently sell or have sold in the past (the “Products”), (ii) the components in the Products or (iii) the Company’s facilities at which such Products are manufactured, packaged or initially distributed, in each case issued by the Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”), the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) or by any other Governmental Authority.
(c) The Company and its Subsidiaries have been in material compliance with applicable facility registration and listing provisions pursuant to Health and Safety Regulations.
(d) To the knowledge of the Company, the Company and its Subsidiaries are in material compliance with all applicable regulations and requirements of the FDA, the FTC and Governmental Authorities relating to good manufacturing or handling practices, investigations of customer complaints or inquiries, reporting of serious adverse events, and maintenance of adverse event records.
(e) The Company and its Subsidiaries have not made any false statements in, or omissions from, any applications, approvals, reports or other submissions made by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to the FDA, the FTC or Governmental Authorities or in any other records and documentation prepared or maintained by the Company or its Subsidiaries solely for compliance with the requirements of the FDA, the FTC or Governmental Authorities relating to the Products.
(f) Since January 1, 2018, the Company and its Subsidiaries have not voluntarily recalled, suspended, or discontinued manufacturing of the Products at the request of the FDA, the FTC or Governmental Authorities, nor has the Company or any of its Subsidiaries received any written notice from the FDA, the FTC or any Governmental Authority that it has commenced or threatened to initiate any action to withdraw approval, restrict sales or marketing, or request a recall of, any Product, or that the FDA, the FTC or such Governmental Authority has commenced or threatened to initiate any action to enjoin or place restrictions on the production of any Product.
(g) Since January 1, 2018, the Company and its Subsidiaries have not received any written notification from the FDA, the FTC or Governmental Authorities that remains unresolved indicating that any Product is unsafe or ineffective for its intended use or fails to comply with any applicable premarket authorization requirements.
Section 4.32 Sufficiency of Assets. Except as would not be expected to be material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, the tangible and intangible assets owned, licensed, leased or subleased by the Company and its Subsidiaries constitute all of the assets reasonably necessary for the continued conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries after the Closing in the ordinary course. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 4.32 shall not be deemed a representation or warranty regarding non-infringement, validity or enforceability of Intellectual Property.
Section 4.33 No Additional Representation or Warranties. Except as provided in this Article IV, neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates, nor any of their respective directors, managers, officers, employees, equityholders, partners, members or representatives has made, or is making, any representation or warranty whatsoever to Bright Lights or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates and no such party shall be liable in respect of the accuracy or completeness of any information provided to Bright Lights or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates.
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BRIGHT LIGHTS AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
Except as set forth in (i) in the case of Bright Lights, any Bright Lights SEC Filings filed or submitted on or prior to the date hereof (excluding (a) any disclosures in any risk factors section that do not constitute statements of fact, disclosures in any forward-looking statements disclaimer and other disclosures that are generally cautionary, predictive or forward-looking in nature and (b) any exhibits or other documents appended thereto) (it being acknowledged that nothing disclosed in such Bright Lights SEC Filings will be deemed to modify or qualify the representations and warranties set forth in Section 5.8, Section 5.12 and Section 5.15), or (ii) in the case of Bright Lights and its Subsidiaries, in the disclosure letter delivered by Bright Lights and its Subsidiaries to the Company (the “Bright Lights Disclosure Letter”) on the date of this Agreement (each section of which, subject to Section 11.9, qualifies the correspondingly numbered and lettered representations in this Article V), Bright Lights and its Subsidiaries represent and warrant to the Company as follows:
Section 5.1 Company Organization. Each of Bright Lights and its Subsidiaries has been duly incorporated, organized or formed and is validly existing as a corporation or limited liability company in good standing (or equivalent status, to the extent that such concept exists) under the Laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation, organization or formation, and has the requisite company power and authority to own, lease, or operate all of its properties and assets and to conduct its business as it is now being conducted. The copies of the Governing Documents of the Bright Lights Entities, in each case, as amended to the date of this Agreement, previously delivered by Bright Lights to the Company, are true, correct and complete. None of the Bright Lights Entities has any assets or operations other than those required to effect the transactions contemplated hereby. All of the equity interests of the Bright Lights Entities are held directly by Bright Lights. Each of Bright Lights and its Subsidiaries is duly licensed or qualified and in good standing as a foreign corporation or company 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 reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to Bright Lights and its Subsidiaries (taken as a whole).
Section 5.2 Due Authorization.
(a) Each of Bright Lights and its Subsidiaries has all requisite corporate or company power, as applicable, and authority to (a) execute and deliver this Agreement and the documents contemplated hereby, and (b) consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and perform all obligations to be performed by it hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the documents contemplated hereby and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been (i) duly and validly authorized and approved by the Board of Directors of Bright Lights and by Bright Lights as the sole shareholder, as applicable, of ParentCo, Intermediate Holdco, Merger Sub Corp and Merger Sub LLC and (ii) determined by the Board of Directors of Bright Lights as advisable to Bright Lights and the Bright Lights Shareholders and recommended for approval by the Bright Lights Shareholders. No other company proceeding on the part of the Bright Lights Entities is necessary to authorize this Agreement and the documents contemplated hereby (other than the Bright Lights Shareholder Approval). This Agreement has been, and at or prior to the Closing, the other documents contemplated hereby will be, duly and validly executed and delivered by each of Bright Lights and its Subsidiaries, and this Agreement constitutes, and at or prior to the Closing, the other documents contemplated hereby will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of each of Bright Lights and its Subsidiaries, enforceable against Bright Lights and its Subsidiaries in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity.
(b) Assuming that a quorum (as determined pursuant to Bright Lights’ Governing Documents) is present, each of those Transaction Proposals identified in clauses (A), through (I), of Section 8.2(b), in each case, shall require approval by an affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of Bright Lights Common Stock entitled to vote thereupon (as determined in accordance with Bright Lights’ Governing Documents) at a shareholders’ meeting duly called by the Board of Directors of Bright Lights and held for such purpose.
(c) The foregoing votes are the only votes of any of Bright Lights Common Stock necessary in connection with entry into this Agreement by Bright Lights and its Subsidiaries and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Closing.
(d) At a meeting duly called and held, the Board of Directors of Bright Lights has unanimously approved the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as a Business Combination.
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Section 5.3 No Conflict. Subject to the Bright Lights Shareholder Approval, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Bright Lights and its Subsidiaries and the other documents contemplated hereby by Bright Lights and its Subsidiaries and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not (a) violate or conflict with any provision of, or result in the breach of or default under the Governing Documents of the Bright Lights Entities, (b) violate or conflict with any provision of, or result in the breach of, or default under any applicable Law or Governmental Order applicable to the Bright Lights Entities, (c) violate or conflict with any provision of, or result in the breach of, result in the loss of any right or benefit, or cause acceleration, or constitute (with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) a default (or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration) under any Contract to which the Bright Lights Entities is a party or by which the Bright Lights Entities may be bound, or terminate or result in the termination of any such Contract or (d) result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Bright Lights Entities, except, in the case of clauses (b) through (d), to the extent that the occurrence of the foregoing would not (i) have, or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the ability of the Bright Lights Entities to enter into and perform their obligations under this Agreement or (ii) be material to the Bright Lights Entities.
Section 5.4 Litigation and Proceedings. There are no pending or, to the knowledge of Bright Lights, threatened Legal Proceedings against the Bright Lights Entities, their respective properties or assets, or, to the knowledge of Bright Lights, any of their respective directors, managers, officers or employees (in their capacity as such). There are no investigations or other inquiries pending or, to the knowledge of Bright Lights, threatened by any Governmental Authority, against the Bright Lights Entities, their respective properties or assets, or, to the knowledge of Bright Lights, any of their respective directors, managers, officers or employees (in their capacity as such). There is no outstanding Governmental Order imposed upon the Bright Lights Entities, nor are any assets of the Bright Lights Entities’ respective businesses bound or subject to any Governmental Order the violation of which would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to Bright Lights. As of the date hereof, each of the Bright Lights Entities is in compliance with all applicable Laws in all material respects. Since inception, the Bright Lights Entities have not received any written notice of or been charged with the violation of any Laws, except where such violation has not been, individually or in the aggregate, material to Bright Lights.
Section 5.5 SEC Filings. Bright Lights has timely filed or furnished all statements, prospectuses, registration statements, forms, reports and documents required to be filed by it with the SEC since January 7, 2021, pursuant to the Exchange Act or the Securities Act (collectively, as they have been amended since the time of their filing through the date hereof, the “Bright Lights SEC Filings”). Each of the Bright Lights SEC Filings, as of the respective date of its filing, and as of the date of any amendment, complied in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder applicable to the Bright Lights SEC Filings. As of the respective date of its filing (or if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the date of this Agreement or the Closing Date, then on the date of such filing), the Bright Lights SEC Filings did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. As of the date hereof, there are no outstanding or unresolved comments in comment letters received from the SEC with respect to the Bright Lights SEC Filings. To the knowledge of Bright Lights, none of the Bright Lights SEC Filings filed on or prior to the date hereof is subject to ongoing SEC review or investigation as of the date hereof.
Section 5.6 Internal Controls; Listing; Financial Statements.
(a) Except as not required in reliance on exemptions from various reporting requirements by virtue of Bright Lights’ status as an “emerging growth company” within the meaning of the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (“JOBS Act”), Bright Lights has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act). Such disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that material information relating to Bright Lights, including its consolidated Subsidiaries, if any, is made known to Bright Lights’ principal executive officer and its principal financial officer by others within those entities, particularly during the periods in which the periodic reports required under the Exchange Act are being prepared. Such disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting Bright Lights’ principal executive officer and principal financial officer to material information required to be included in Bright Lights’ periodic reports required under the Exchange Act. Since January 7, 2021, Bright Lights has established and maintained a system of internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act) sufficient to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of Bright Lights’ financial reporting and the preparation of Bright Lights Financial Statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP.
(b) Each director and executive officer of Bright Lights 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. Bright Lights has not taken any action prohibited by Section 402 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
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(c) Since January 7, 2021, Bright Lights has complied in all material respects with the applicable listing and corporate governance rules and regulations of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”). The Bright Lights Class A Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is listed for trading on Nasdaq. There is no Legal Proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of Bright Lights, threatened against Bright Lights by Nasdaq or the SEC with respect to any intention by such entity to deregister the Bright Lights Class A Common Stock or prohibit or terminate the listing of Bright Lights Class A Common Stock on Nasdaq.
(d) The Bright Lights SEC Filings contain true and complete copies of the unaudited balance sheet as of June 30, 2021, and statement of operations, cash flow and shareholders’ equity of Bright Lights for the period from September 15, 2020 (inception) through June 30, 2021, together with the auditor’s reports thereon (the “Bright Lights Financial Statements”). Except as disclosed in the Bright Lights SEC Filings, the Bright Lights Financial Statements (i) fairly present in all material respects the financial position of Bright Lights, as at the respective dates thereof, and the results of operations and consolidated cash flows for the respective periods then ended, (ii) were prepared in conformity with GAAP applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may be indicated therein or in the notes thereto), and (iii) comply in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and with the rules and regulations of the SEC, the Exchange Act and the Securities Act in effect as of the respective dates thereof. The books and records of Bright Lights have been, and are being, maintained in all material respects in accordance with GAAP and any other applicable legal and accounting requirements.
(e) There are no outstanding loans or other extensions of credit made by Bright Lights to any executive officer (as defined in Rule 3b-7 under the Exchange Act) or director of Bright Lights. Bright Lights has not taken any action prohibited by Section 402 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
(f) Neither Bright Lights (including any employee thereof) nor Bright Lights’ independent auditors has identified or been made aware of (i) any significant deficiency or material weakness in the system of internal accounting controls utilized by Bright Lights, (ii) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves Bright Lights’ management or other employees who have a role in the preparation of financial statements or the internal accounting controls utilized by Bright Lights or (iii) any claim or allegation regarding any of the foregoing.
Section 5.7 Governmental Authorities; Consents. Assuming the truth and completeness of the representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement, no consent, waiver, approval or authorization of, or designation, declaration or filing with, or notification to, any Governmental Authority or other Person is required on the part of the Bright Lights Entities with respect to the Bright Lights Entities’ execution or delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, except for (i) applicable requirements of the HSR Act, and (ii) as otherwise disclosed on Section 5.7 of the Bright Lights Disclosure Letter.
Section 5.8 Trust Account. As of the date of this Agreement, Bright Lights has at least $230,000,000 in the Trust Account (including, if applicable, an aggregate of approximately $8,050,000 of deferred underwriting commissions and other fees being held in the Trust Account), such monies invested in United States government securities or money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company Act pursuant to the Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated as of January 6, 2021, between Bright Lights and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as trustee (the “Trustee”) (the “Trust Agreement”). The Trust Agreement has not been amended or modified and is a valid and binding obligation of Bright Lights and is in full force and effect and is enforceable in accordance with its terms. There are no claims or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of Bright Lights, threatened with respect to the Trust Account. Bright Lights has performed all material obligations required to be performed by it to date under, and is not in default, breach or delinquent in performance or any other respect (claimed or actual) in connection with, the Trust Agreement, and no event has occurred which, with due notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a default or breach thereunder. As of the date hereof, assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein and the compliance by the Company with its obligations hereunder, none of the Bright Lights Entities has any reason to believe that any of the conditions to the use of funds in the Trust Account will not be satisfied or funds available in the Trust Account will not be available to Bright Lights and its Subsidiaries on the Closing Date.
Section 5.9 Investment Company Act; JOBS Act. Bright Lights 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. Bright Lights constitutes an “emerging growth company” within the meaning of the JOBS Act.
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Section 5.10 Absence of Changes. Since inception, (a) there has not been any event or occurrence that has had, or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the ability of the Bright Lights Entities to enter into and perform their obligations under this Agreement and (b) except as set forth in Section 5.10 of the Bright Lights Disclosure Letter, Bright Lights and its Subsidiaries have, in all material respects, conducted their business and operated their properties in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice.
Section 5.11 No Undisclosed Liabilities. Except for any fees and expenses payable by Bright Lights, Intermediate Holdco, ParentCo, Merger Sub Corp or Merger Sub LLC as a result of or in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, there is no liability, debt or obligation of or claim or judgment against the Bright Lights Entities (whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, accrued or unaccrued, known or unknown, liquidated or unliquidated, or due or to become due), except for liabilities and obligations (i) reflected or reserved for on the financial statements or disclosed in the notes thereto included in Bright Lights SEC Filings, (ii) that have arisen since the date of the most recent balance sheet included in the Bright Lights SEC Filings in the ordinary course of business of Bright Lights and its Subsidiaries, or (iii) which would not be, or would not reasonably be expected to be, material to the Bright Lights Entities.
Section 5.12 Capitalization of Bright Lights.
(a) As of the date of this Agreement, the authorized capital stock of Bright Lights consists of (i) 380,000,000 shares of Bright Lights Class A Common Stock, 23,000,000 of which are issued and outstanding as of the date of this Agreement, (ii) 20,000,000 shares of Bright Lights Class B Common Stock, of which 5,750,000 shares are issued and outstanding as of the date of this Agreement, and (iii) 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 each, of which no shares are issued and outstanding as of the date of this Agreement ((i), (ii) and (iii) collectively, the “Bright Lights Securities”). The foregoing represents all of the issued and outstanding Bright Lights Securities as of the date of this Agreement. All issued and outstanding Bright Lights Securities (x) have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable; (y) have been offered, sold and issued in compliance with applicable Law, including federal and state securities Laws, and all requirements set forth in (1) Bright Lights’ Governing Documents, and (2) any other applicable Contracts governing the issuance of such securities; and (z) are not subject to, nor have they been issued in violation of, any purchase option, call option, right of first refusal, preemptive right, subscription right or any similar right under any provision of any applicable Law, Bright Lights’ Governing Documents or any Contract to which Bright Lights is a party or otherwise bound.
(b) Subject to the terms of conditions of the Warrant Agreement, the Bright Lights Warrants will be exercisable after giving effect to the Mergers for one share of Bright Lights Common Stock at an exercise price of eleven Dollars fifty cents ($11.50) per share. As of the date of this Agreement, 11,500,000 Bright Lights Common Warrants and 6,600,000 Bright Lights Private Placement Warrants are issued and outstanding. The Bright Lights Warrants are not exercisable until the later of (x) January 11, 2022 and (y) thirty (30) days after the Closing. All outstanding Bright Lights Warrants (i) have been duly authorized and validly issued and constitute valid and binding obligations of Bright Lights, enforceable against Bright Lights in accordance with their terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity; (ii) have been offered, sold and issued in compliance with applicable Law, including federal and state securities Laws, and all requirements set forth in (1) Bright Lights’ Governing Documents and (2) any other applicable Contracts governing the issuance of such securities; and (iii) are not subject to, nor have they been issued in violation of, any purchase option, call option, right of first refusal, preemptive right, subscription right or any similar right under any provision of any applicable Law, Bright Lights’ Governing Documents or any Contract to which Bright Lights is a party or otherwise bound. Except for the Subscription Agreements, Bright Lights’ Governing Documents and this Agreement, there are no outstanding Contracts of Bright Lights to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Bright Lights Securities.
(c) Except as set forth in this Section 5.12 or as contemplated by this Agreement or the other documents contemplated hereby, and other than in connection with the PIPE Investment, Bright Lights has not granted any outstanding options, stock appreciation rights, warrants, rights or other securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Bright Lights Securities, or any other commitments or agreements providing for the issuance of additional shares, the sale of treasury shares, for the repurchase or redemption of any Bright Lights Securities or the value of which is determined by reference to the Bright Lights Securities, and there are no Contracts of any kind which may obligate Bright Lights to issue, purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any of its Bright Lights Securities.
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(d) The ParentCo Merger Consideration and the Bright Lights Common Stock, when issued in accordance with the terms hereof, shall be duly authorized and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and issued in compliance with all applicable state and federal securities Laws and not subject to, and not issued in violation of, any Lien, purchase option, call option, right of first refusal, preemptive right, subscription right or any similar right under any provision of applicable Law, Bright Lights’ Governing Documents, or any Contract to which Bright Lights is a party or otherwise bound.
(e) On or prior to the date of this Agreement, Bright Lights and ParentCo has entered into Subscription Agreements with the PIPE Investors, true and correct copies of which have been provided to the Company on or prior to the date of this Agreement, pursuant to which, and on the terms and subject to the conditions of which, such PIPE Investors have agreed, in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, to purchase from ParentCo, shares of ParentCo Class A Common Stock for a PIPE Investment Amount of $75,000,000. Such Subscription Agreements are in full force and effect with respect to, and binding on, Bright Lights and, to the knowledge of Bright Lights, on each PIPE Investor party thereto, in accordance with their terms.
(f) Bright Lights has no Subsidiaries apart from ParentCo, Intermediate Holdco, Merger Sub Corp and Merger Sub LLC, and does not own, directly or indirectly, any equity interests or other interests or investments (whether equity or debt) in any Person, whether incorporated or unincorporated. Bright Lights is not party to any Contract that obligates Bright Lights to invest money in, loan money to or make any capital contribution to any other Person.
Section 5.13 Brokers’ Fees. Except fees described on Section 5.13 of the Bright Lights Disclosure Letter, neither Bright Lights nor any of its Affiliates has incurred or will incur, directly or indirectly, any liability for any brokerage fee, finders’ fee or other commission in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 5.14 Indebtedness. None of Bright Lights or its Subsidiaries has any Indebtedness.
Section 5.15 Taxes.
(a) All material Tax Returns required to be filed by or with respect to Bright Lights and its Subsidiaries have been timely filed (taking into account any applicable extensions). All such Tax Returns (taking into account all amendments thereto) are true, correct and complete in all material respects. All material Taxes due and payable (whether or not shown on any Tax Return) have been paid, other than Taxes being contested in good faith and for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP.
(b) Bright Lights and each of its Subsidiaries have (i) withheld and collected from amounts owing to any employee, creditor, customer or any other third-party in all material respects all Taxes required by Law to be withheld and collected, (ii) paid over to the proper Governmental Authority in a timely manner all such withheld and collected amounts required to have been so paid over and (iii) complied in all material respects with all applicable withholding, collection and related reporting requirements with respect to such Taxes.
(c) There are no Liens for any material Taxes (other than Permitted Liens) upon the property or assets of the Bright Lights Entities.
(d) No claim, assessment, deficiency or proposed adjustment for any material amount of Tax has been asserted or assessed by any Governmental Authority against any Bright Lights Entity that remains unresolved or unpaid except for claims, assessments, deficiencies or proposed adjustments being contested in good faith and for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP.
(e) There are no Tax audits or other examinations by a Governmental Authority of any Bright Lights Entity presently in progress, nor have any of the Bright Lights Entities has been notified in writing by a Governmental Authority of (nor to the knowledge of any Bright Lights Entity has there been) any request or threat for such an audit or other examination, and there are no waivers, extensions or requests for any waivers or extensions of any statute of limitations currently in effect with respect to any Taxes of any the Bright Lights Entities.
(f) None of the Bright Lights Entities is a party to or bound by any Tax indemnification or Tax sharing or similar agreement (other than a customary commercial or financing agreement (or other agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business) not primarily related to Taxes.
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(g) No Bright Lights Entity is liable for Taxes of any other Person under Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-6 or any analogous provision of state, local or foreign Tax Law, as a transferee or successor, by Contract (other than customary commercial or financial Contracts (or Contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business) not primarily related to Taxes) or otherwise.
(h) No written claim has been made by any Governmental Authority where the a Bright Lights Entity does not file Tax Returns that any Bright Lights Entity is or may be subject to taxation in the jurisdiction of such Governmental Authority.
(i) None of the Bright Lights Entities has participated in a “listed transaction” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.6011-4(b)(2).
(j) None of Bright Lights or its Subsidiaries have taken any action, or to the knowledge of Bright Lights are there any facts or circumstances, that would reasonably be expected to prevent the Intended Tax Treatment.
Section 5.16 Business Activities.
(a) Since formation, none of the Bright Lights Entities has conducted any business activities other than activities related to Bright Lights’ initial public offering or directed toward the accomplishment of a Business Combination. Except as set forth in Bright Lights’ Governing Documents or as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, there is no agreement, commitment, or Governmental Order binding upon the Bright Lights Entities or to which the Bright Lights Entities is a party which has or would reasonably be expected to have the effect of prohibiting or impairing any business practice of the Bright Lights Entities or any acquisition of property by the Bright Lights Entities or the conduct of business by the Bright Lights Entities as currently conducted or as contemplated to be conducted as of the Closing, other than such effects, individually or in the aggregate, which have not been and would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Bright Lights Entities.
(b) Except for Intermediate Holdco, ParentCo, Merger Sub Corp, Merger Sub LLC and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, Bright Lights 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, the Ancillary Agreements and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, Bright Lights has no material interests, rights, obligations or liabilities with respect to, and is not 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 would reasonably be interpreted as constituting, a Business Combination. Except for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, none of Intermediate Holdco, ParentCo, Merger Sub Corp or Merger Sub LLC owns or has 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.
(c) Each of Intermediate Holdco, ParentCo, Merger Sub Corp and Merger Sub LLC was formed solely for the purpose of effecting the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and neither has engaged in any business activities or conducted any operations other than in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and has no, and at all times prior to the Effective Time, except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements and the other documents and transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, will have no, assets, liabilities or obligations of any kind or nature whatsoever other than those incident to its formation.
(d) As of the date hereof and except for this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements and the other documents and transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including with respect to expenses and fees incurred in connection therewith), none of Bright Lights or its Subsidiaries is party to any Contract with any other Person that would require payments by Bright Lights or any of its Subsidiaries after the date hereof in excess of $250,000 in the aggregate with respect to any individual Contract, other than Working Capital Loans. As of the date hereof, there are no amounts outstanding under any Working Capital Loans.
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Section 5.17 Nasdaq Stock Market Quotation. The Bright Lights Class A Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is listed for trading on Nasdaq under the symbol “BLTS”. The Bright Lights Common Warrants are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and are listed for trading on Nasdaq under the symbol “BLTSW”. Bright Lights is in compliance with Nasdaq listing rules and there is no Action or proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of Bright Lights, threatened against Bright Lights by Nasdaq or the SEC with respect to any intention by such entity to deregister the Bright Lights Class A Common Stock or Bright Lights Warrants or terminate the listing of Bright Lights Class A Common Stock or Bright Lights Warrants on Nasdaq. None of the Bright Lights Entities or their respective Affiliates has taken any action in an attempt to terminate the registration of the Bright Lights Class A Common Stock or Bright Lights Warrants under the Exchange Act except as contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 5.18 Registration Statement, Proxy Statement and Proxy Statement/Registration Statement. On the effective date of the Registration Statement, the Registration Statement, and when first filed in accordance with Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act and/or filed pursuant to Section 14A of the Exchange Act, the Proxy Statement and the Proxy Statement/Registration Statement (or any amendment or supplement thereto), shall comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act. On the effective date of the Registration Statement, the Registration Statement will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading. On the date of any filing pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act and/or Section 14A of the Exchange Act, the date the Proxy Statement/Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement, as applicable, is first mailed to the Bright Lights Shareholders and certain of the Company’s equityholders, as applicable, and at the time of the Bright Lights Shareholders’ Meeting, the Proxy Statement/Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement, as applicable (together with any amendments or supplements thereto) will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that Bright Lights makes no representations or warranties as to the information contained in or omitted from the Registration Statement, Proxy Statement or the Proxy Statement/Registration Statement in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to Bright Lights by or on behalf of the Company specifically for inclusion in the Registration Statement, Proxy Statement or the Proxy Statement/Registration Statement.
Section 5.19 No Outside Reliance. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Article V or any other provision hereof, each of Bright Lights and its Subsidiaries, and any of their respective directors, managers, officers, employees, equityholders, partners, members or representatives, acknowledge and agree that Bright Lights has made its own investigation of the Company and that neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates, agents or representatives is making any representation or warranty whatsoever, express or implied, beyond those expressly given by the Company in Article IV, 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 Company or its Subsidiaries. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is understood that any cost estimates, financial or other projections or other predictions that may be contained or referred to in the Company Disclosure Letter or elsewhere, as well as any information, documents or other materials (including any such materials contained in any “data room” (whether or not accessed by Bright Lights or its representatives) or reviewed by Bright Lights pursuant to the Confidentiality Agreement) or management presentations that have been or shall hereafter be provided to Bright Lights or any of its Affiliates, agents or representatives are not and will not be deemed to be representations or warranties of the Company, and no representation or warranty is made as to the accuracy or completeness of any of the foregoing except as may be expressly set forth in Article IV of this Agreement. Except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement, Bright Lights understands and agrees that any assets, properties and business of the Company and its Subsidiaries are furnished “as is”, “where is” and subject to and except as otherwise provided in the representations and warranties contained in Article IV, with all faults and without any other representation or warranty of any nature whatsoever.
Section 5.20 No Additional Representation or Warranties. Except as provided in this Article V, none of Bright Lights nor any of its Affiliates, nor any of their respective directors, managers, officers, employees, stockholders, partners, members or representatives has made, or is making, any representation or warranty whatsoever to the Company or its Affiliates and no such party shall be liable in respect of the accuracy or completeness of any information provided to the Company or its Affiliates. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company acknowledges that the Company and its advisors, have made their own investigation of Bright Lights and its Subsidiaries and, except as provided in this Article V, are not relying on any representation or warranty whatsoever as to the condition, merchantability, suitability or fitness for a particular purpose or trade as to any of the assets of Bright Lights or any of its Subsidiaries, the prospects (financial or otherwise) or the viability or likelihood of success of the business of Bright Lights and its Subsidiaries as conducted after the Closing, as contained in any materials provided by Bright Lights, its Subsidiaries or any of their Affiliates or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members or representatives or otherwise.
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COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY
Section 6.1 Conduct of Business. From the date of this Agreement through the earlier of the Closing or valid termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article X (the “Interim Period”), the Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, except as otherwise explicitly contemplated by this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements or required by Law or as consented to by Bright Lights in writing (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), use reasonable best efforts to operate the business of the Company in the ordinary course consistent with past practice. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except as set forth on Section 6.1 of the Company Disclosure Letter or as consented to by Bright Lights in writing (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) the Company shall not, and the Company shall cause its Subsidiaries not to, except as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements or required by Law:
(a) change or amend the Governing Documents of the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries or form or cause to be formed any new Subsidiary of the Company;
(b) make or declare any dividend or distribution to the equityholders of the Company or make any other distributions in respect of any of the Company Unit or equity interests;
(c) split, combine, reclassify, recapitalize or otherwise amend any terms of any shares or series of the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ capital stock or equity interests, except for any such transaction by a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company that remains a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company after consummation of such transaction;
(d) purchase, repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any issued and outstanding share capital, outstanding shares of capital stock, membership interests or other equity interests of the Company or its Subsidiaries, except for (i) the acquisition by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any shares of capital stock, membership interests or other equity interests of the Company or its Subsidiaries in connection with the forfeiture or cancellation of such interests, including, for the avoidance of doubt, redemptions of equity securities from former employees upon the terms set forth in the underlying agreements governing such equity securities or (ii) transactions between the Company any wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company or between wholly-owned Subsidiaries of the Company;
(e) (i) enter into, modify in any material respect or terminate any Contract of a type required to be listed on Section 4.12(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter, or any Real Property Lease or (ii) waive, release or assign any rights under any Contract of a type required to be listed on Section 4.12(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter, or any Real Property Lease;
(f) sell, assign, transfer, convey, lease, sublease, sub-sublease or otherwise dispose of or mortgage, pledge or subject to any encumbrance any assets or properties of the Company or its Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, any Leased Real Property, except for (i) dispositions of obsolete or worthless equipment, (ii) transactions among the Company and its wholly-owned Subsidiaries or among its wholly-owned Subsidiaries and (iii) transactions in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(g) acquire, or agree to acquire in any manner, any ownership interest in any real property;
(h) except as otherwise required by Law, existing Company Benefit Plans or the Contracts listed on Section 4.12(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter, (i) grant or adopt or enter into any arrangement for any severance, retention, change in control or termination or similar pay, except in connection with the promotion, hiring or termination of employment of any non-officer employee having an annual base salary less than or equal to $175,000 in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (ii) make any change in the key management structure of the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries, including the hiring or termination of any employees with an annual base salary of $175,000 or more, other than terminations for cause or due to death or disability, (iii) terminate, adopt, enter into or materially amend any Company Benefit Plan, (iv) increase the cash compensation or bonus opportunity of any employee, officer, director or other individual service provider, except for increases to non-officer employees in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (v) establish any trust or take any other action to secure the payment of any compensation payable by the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries or (vi) take any action to amend or waive any performance or vesting criteria or to accelerate the time of vesting or payment of any compensation or benefit payable by the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries;
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(i) acquire by merger or consolidation with, or merge or consolidate with, or purchase substantially all or a material portion of the assets of, any corporation, partnership, association, joint venture or other business organization or division thereof;
(j) (i) issue or sell any debt securities or warrants or other rights to acquire any debt securities of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company or otherwise incur or assume any Indebtedness, or (ii) guarantee any Indebtedness of another Person, the sum of (i) and (ii) not to be in excess of $250,000 in the aggregate, in each case, other than (x) in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (y) as between the Company and its Subsidiaries;
(k) (i) make or change any material election in respect of material Taxes (other than make an election under Section 754 of the Code), (ii) materially amend any filed material Tax Return, (iii) adopt or request permission of any taxing authority to change any accounting method in respect of material Taxes, (iv) enter into any “closing agreement” as described in Section 7121 of the Code (or any analogous provision of state, local, or foreign Law) with any Governmental Authority in respect of material Taxes executed on or prior to the Closing Date, (v) enter into any Tax sharing or similar agreement (other than any such agreement solely between the Company and its existing Subsidiaries or a customary commercial or financing agreement (or an agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business) not primarily related to Taxes), (vi) settle any claim or assessment in respect of material Taxes or (vii) consent to any extension or waiver of the limitation period applicable to any claim or assessment in respect of material Taxes;
(l) take any action, or knowingly fail to take any action, where such action or failure to act would reasonably be expected to prevent the Intended Tax Treatment;
(m) discharge any secured or unsecured obligation or liability (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise) which individually or in the aggregate exceed $750,000, except as such obligations become due;
(n) issue any additional Company Units or securities exercisable for or convertible into Company Units, or grant any additional Company Incentive Units, or promise to grant any other equity or equity-related interests of the Company or ParentCo;
(o) adopt a plan of, or otherwise enter into or effect a, complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than the Mergers);
(p) waive, release, settle, compromise or otherwise resolve any inquiry, investigation, claim, Action, litigation or other Legal Proceedings, except in the ordinary course of business or where such waivers, releases, settlements or compromises involve only the payment of monetary damages in an amount less than $500,000 in the aggregate;
(q) assign, transfer, pledge, sell or license to any Person rights to any Intellectual Property that is material to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or dispose of, abandon, permit to lapse or fail to preserve any rights to any Intellectual Property that is material to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except for the expiration of Company Registered Intellectual Property in accordance with the applicable statutory term or for the grant of non-exclusive licenses in the ordinary course of business, consistent with past practice;
(r) deliver, license or make available to any escrow agent or other Person source code for any software owned or purported to be owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(s) modify in any material respect any of the privacy policies, or any administrative, technical or physical safeguards related to privacy or cybersecurity, except (i) to remediate any security issue, (ii) to enhance data security or integrity, (iii) to comply with applicable Law, or (iv) as otherwise directed or required by a Governmental Authority;
(t) disclose or agree to disclose to any Person (other than Bright Lights or any of its representatives) any trade secret or any other material confidential or proprietary information, know-how or process of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and pursuant to obligations to maintain the confidentiality thereof;
(u) make or commit to make any capital expenditures;
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(v) manage the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ working capital (including paying amounts payable in a timely manner when due and payable) in a manner other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(w) other than as required by applicable Law, modify, enter into or extend any collective bargaining agreement or any other labor-related agreements or arrangements with any labor union, labor organization, works council or group of employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries, or recognize or certify any labor union, labor organization, works council or group of employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries as the bargaining representative for any employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries;
(x) terminate without replacement or fail to use reasonable efforts to maintain any License material to the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(y) waive the restrictive covenant obligations of any current or former employee or independent contractor of the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries;
(z) (i) limit the right of the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries to engage in any line of business or in any geographic area, to develop, market or sell products or services, or to compete with any Person or (ii) grant any exclusive rights to any Person, in each case, except where such limitation or grant does not, and would not be reasonably likely to, individually or in the aggregate, materially and adversely affect, or materially disrupt, the ordinary course operation of the businesses of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(aa) terminate without replacement or amend in a manner materially detrimental to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, any insurance policy insuring the business of the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries; or
(bb) enter into any agreement to do any action prohibited under this Section 6.1.
Section 6.2 Inspection. Subject to confidentiality obligations that may be applicable to information furnished to the Company or any of the Company’s 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 that is subject to attorney-client privilege (provided that, to the extent possible, the parties shall cooperate in good faith to permit disclosure of such information in a manner that preserves such privilege or compliance with such confidentiality obligation), and to the extent permitted by applicable Law, (a) the Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, afford to Bright Lights and its accountants, counsel and other representatives reasonable access during the Interim Period (including for the purpose of coordinating transition planning for employees), during normal business hours and with reasonable advance notice, in such manner as to not materially interfere with the ordinary course of business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, to all of their respective properties, books, Contracts, commitments, Tax Returns, records and appropriate officers and employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries, and shall furnish such representatives with all financial and operating data and other information concerning the affairs of the Company and its Subsidiaries as such representatives may reasonably request; provided, that such access shall not include any unreasonably invasive or intrusive investigations or other testing, sampling or analysis of any properties, facilities or equipment of the Company or its Subsidiaries without the prior written consent of the Company, and (b) the Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, provide to Bright Lights and, if applicable, its accountants, counsel or other representatives, (x) such information and such other materials and resources relating to any Legal Proceeding initiated, pending or threatened during the Interim Period, or to the compliance and risk management operations and activities of the Company and its Subsidiaries during the Interim Period, in each case, as Bright Lights or such representative may reasonably request, (y) prompt written notice of any material status updates in connection with any such Legal Proceedings or otherwise relating to any compliance and risk management matters or decisions of the Company or its Subsidiaries, and (z) copies of any communications sent or received by the Company or its Subsidiaries in connection with such Legal Proceedings, matters and decisions (and, if any such communications occurred orally, the Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, memorialize such communications in writing to Bright Lights). All information obtained by Bright Lights, Intermediate Holdco, ParentCo, Merger Sub Corp, Merger Sub LLC or their respective representatives pursuant to this Section 6.2 shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreement.
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Section 6.3 Preparation and Delivery of Additional Company Financial Statements.
(a) The Company shall act in good faith to deliver to Bright Lights, (i) as soon as reasonably practicable following the date hereof and in any event no later than December 10, 2021, the audited consolidated balance sheets and statements of operations, comprehensive loss, equityholders’ equity and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of and for the years ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, together with the auditor’s reports thereon, which comply in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and with the rules and regulations of the SEC, the Exchange Act and the Securities Act applicable to a registrant and (ii) if the Registration Statement is not effective by February 15, 2022, no later than February 15, 2022, the audited consolidated balance sheets and statements of operations, comprehensive loss, equityholders’ equity and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of and for the years ended December 31, 2021, together with the auditor’s reports thereon, which comply in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and with the rules and regulations of the SEC, the Exchange Act and the Securities Act applicable to a registrant (the items in clause (i) and (ii), the “Updated Financial Statements”); provided, that upon delivery of such Updated Financial Statements, such financial statements shall be deemed Annual Financial Statements for the purposes of this Agreement and the representation and warranties set forth in Section 4.8 shall be deemed to apply to such Annual Financial Statements with the same force and effect as if made as of the date of this Agreement.
(b) The Company shall, as promptly as practicable, provide Bright Lights with all other information concerning the Company and its management, operations and financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries, in each case, reasonably requested or required by Bright Lights for inclusion in the Proxy Statement / Registration Statement.
Section 6.4 Affiliate Agreements. All Affiliate Agreements set forth on Section 6.4 of the Company Disclosure Letter shall be terminated or settled at or prior to the Closing without further liability to Bright Lights, the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries, in each case, except as otherwise set forth on Section 6.4 of the Company Disclosure Letter.
Section 6.5 Acquisition Proposals. From the date hereof until the Closing Date or, if earlier, the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article X, the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not, and the Company shall instruct and use its reasonable best efforts to cause its representatives, not to (i) initiate any negotiations with any Person with respect to, or provide any non-public information or data concerning the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries to any Person relating to, an Acquisition Proposal or afford to any Person access to the business, properties, assets or personnel of the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries in connection with an Acquisition Proposal, (ii) enter into any acquisition agreement, merger agreement or similar definitive agreement, or any letter of intent, memorandum of understanding or agreement in principle, or any other agreement relating to an Acquisition Proposal, (iii) grant any waiver, amendment or release under any confidentiality agreement or the anti-takeover laws of any state, or (iv) otherwise knowingly facilitate any such inquiries, proposals, discussions, or negotiations or any effort or attempt by any Person to make an Acquisition Proposal.
Section 6.6 Payoff Letters. The Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to use commercially reasonable efforts to (a) obtain the Payoff Letters, which shall (i) contain the name and account number of each Person to which Indebtedness shall be due and payable at the Closing and provide for the full amount of Indebtedness to be paid to each such Person at the Closing and wire instructions to do so and (ii) provide for the release of all Liens and guarantees provided in support of the obligations with respect to such Indebtedness upon the payment of such amounts and contingent upon the Closing and (b) provide Bright Lights with a copy of such Payoff Letters at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date.
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Article VII
COVENANTS OF Bright Lights
Section 7.1 Employee Matters.
(a) Equity Plans. Prior to the Closing Date, Bright Lights shall approve and adopt a 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit G (with such changes as may be agreed in writing by Bright Lights and the Company, the “Equity Incentive Plan”) and the Company shall approve and adopt the 2021 Management Incentive Plan in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit H (which such changes as may be agreed in writing by the Bright Lights and the Company, the “Management Incentive Plan”). Within two (2) Business Days following the expiration of the sixty (60) day period following the date ParentCo has filed current Form 10 information with the SEC reflecting its status as an entity that is not a shell company, ParentCo shall file an effective registration statement on Form S-8 with respect to the ParentCo Class A Common Stock issuable under the Equity Incentive Plan, and ParentCo shall use reasonable best efforts to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement(s) (and maintain the current status of the prospectus contained therein) for so long as awards granted pursuant to the Equity Incentive Plan remain outstanding. The Company shall grant equity awards to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and the Company’s President on the Closing Date under the Management Incentive Plan in the amounts and in accordance with the general terms set forth in the Employment Agreements and the Management Incentive Plan.
(b) Communication. Any written or oral communications proposed to be delivered to employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries regarding employees’ level of (or rights with respect to) continued employment or benefits or compensation at or after Closing, in connection with such employees’ rights and obligations contained in this Agreement (if any), or otherwise respecting any material changes or potential material changes in employee benefit plans, practices or procedures that may or will occur in connection with or following the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be subject to the review and prior consent of Bright Lights (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).
(c) No Third-Party Beneficiaries. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, each of the parties to this Agreement acknowledges and agrees that all provisions contained in this Section 7.1 are included for the sole benefit of the Constituent Corporations and the Company, and that nothing in this Agreement, whether express or implied, (i) shall be construed to establish, amend, or modify any employee benefit plan, program, agreement or arrangement, (ii) shall limit the right of the Constituent Corporations, the Company or their respective 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 (iii) shall confer upon any Person who is not a party to this Agreement (including any equityholder, 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 7.2 Trust Account Proceeds and Related Available Equity.
(a) If (i) the amount of cash available in the Trust Account following the Bright Lights Shareholder Meeting, after deducting the amount required to satisfy the Bright Lights Share Redemption Amount (but prior to payment of (x) any deferred underwriting commissions being held in the Trust Account, and (y) any Transaction Expenses or transaction expenses of Bright Lights (including transaction expenses incurred, accrued, paid or payable by Bright Lights’ Affiliates on Bright Lights’ behalf), as contemplated by Section 11.6), plus (ii) the PIPE Investment Amount expected to be received by ParentCo prior to or substantially concurrently with the Closing, plus (iii) the aggregate proceeds of any other equity financing of Bright Lights or ParentCo entered into between the date hereof and Closing (the sum of (i) and (ii), the “Available Bright Lights Cash”), is equal to or greater than $75,000,000 (the “Minimum Available Bright Lights Cash Amount”), then the condition set forth in Section 9.3(c) shall be satisfied. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Sponsor or any of its or its member’s affiliates shall have the right, but not the obligation, prior to the Closing to acquire common stock of ParentCo (on the same terms and conditions as set forth in the Subscription Agreements) and the proceeds of such acquisition shall constitute additional Available Bright Lights Cash for purposes of this Section 7.2(a).
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(b) Upon satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Article IX and provision of notice thereof to the Trustee (which notice Bright Lights shall provide to the Trustee in accordance with the terms of the Trust Agreement), (i) in accordance with and pursuant to the Trust Agreement, at the Closing, the Surviving Corporation (a) shall cause any documents, opinions and notices required to be delivered to the Trustee pursuant to the Trust Agreement to be so delivered and (b) shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Trustee to, and the Trustee shall thereupon be obligated to (1) pay as and when due all amounts payable to Bright Lights Shareholders pursuant to the Bright Lights Share Redemptions, and (2) pay all remaining amounts then available in the Trust Account to the Surviving Corporation for immediate use, subject to this Agreement and the Trust Agreement, and (ii) thereafter, the Trust Account shall terminate, except as otherwise provided therein.
Section 7.3 Nasdaq / NYSE Listing. From the date hereof through the Effective Time, Bright Lights shall ensure Bright Lights remains listed as a public company on Nasdaq or that it is listed as a public company on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). Prior to the Second Effective Time, ParentCo shall prepare and submit to either Nasdaq or NYSE a listing application, if required under Nasdaq listing rules or NYSE listing rules, as applicable, covering the shares of ParentCo Class A Common Stock issuable in the Manscaped, Inc. Merger, and shall obtain approval for the listing of such shares of ParentCo Class A Common Stock, and the Company shall reasonably cooperate with Bright Lights with respect to such listing.
Section 7.4 No Solicitation by Bright Lights. From the date hereof until the Closing Date or, if earlier, the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article X, Bright Lights shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to, and Bright Lights shall instruct its and their representatives, not to, (i) make any proposal or offer that constitutes a Business Combination Proposal, (ii) initiate any discussions or negotiations with any Person with respect to a Business Combination Proposal or (iii) enter into any acquisition agreement, business combination, merger agreement or similar definitive agreement, or any letter of intent, memorandum of understanding or agreement in principle, or any other agreement relating to a Business Combination Proposal, in each case, other than to or with the Company and its respective representatives. From and after the date hereof, Bright Lights shall, and shall instruct its officers and directors to, and Bright Lights shall instruct and cause its representatives, its Subsidiaries and their respective representatives to, immediately cease and terminate all discussions and negotiations with any Persons that may be ongoing with respect to a Business Combination Proposal (other than the Company and its representatives).
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Section 7.5 Bright Lights Conduct of Business.
(a) During the Interim Period, Bright Lights shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, except as contemplated by this Agreement (including as contemplated by the PIPE Investment), or as consented to by the Company in writing (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), operate its business in the ordinary course and consistent with past practice. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except as consented to by the Company in writing (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or, delayed), Bright Lights shall not, and Bright Lights shall cause each of its Subsidiaries not to, except as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement (including as contemplated by the PIPE Investment) or the Ancillary Agreements or as required by Law:
(i) change, modify or amend the Trust Agreement or the Governing Documents of Bright Lights or any of its Subsidiaries, except as contemplated by the Transaction Proposals;
(ii) (x) make or declare any dividend or distribution to the shareholders of Bright Lights or make any other distributions in respect of any of Bright Lights Common Stock, Intermediate Holdco capital stock, ParentCo Class A Common Stock, Merger Sub Corp capital stock or Merger Sub LLC Units, share capital or equity interests, (y) split, combine, reclassify or otherwise amend any terms of any shares or series of Bright Lights Common Stock, Intermediate Holdco capital stock, ParentCo Class A Common Stock, Merger Sub Corp capital stock or Merger Sub LLC Units or equity interests, or (z) purchase, repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any issued and outstanding share capital, outstanding shares of capital stock, share capital or membership interests, warrants or other equity interests of Bright Lights, Intermediate Holdco, ParentCo, Merger Sub Corp or Merger Sub LLC, other than a redemption of shares of Bright Lights Class A Common Stock made as part of the Bright Lights Share Redemptions;
(iii) (A) make or change any material election in respect of material Taxes, (B) amend any filed material Tax Return, (C) adopt or request permission of any taxing authority to change any accounting method in respect of material Taxes, (D) enter into any “closing agreement” as described in Section 7121 of the Code (or any similar provision of state, local, or foreign Law) with any Governmental Authority in respect of material Taxes, (E) enter into any Tax sharing or similar agreement, (F) settle any claim or assessment in respect of material Taxes, or (F) consent to any extension or waiver of the limitation period applicable to any claim or assessment in respect of material Taxes;
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(iv) take any action, or knowingly fail to take any action, where such action or failure to act could reasonably be expected to prevent the Intended Tax Treatment;
(v) other than as expressly required by the Sponsor Support Agreement or in respect of any Working Capital Loan, enter into, renew or amend in any material respect, any transaction or Contract with an Affiliate of Bright Lights, Intermediate Holdco, ParentCo, Merger Sub Corp or Merger Sub LLC (including, for the avoidance of doubt, (x) the Sponsor and (y) any Person in which the Sponsor has a direct or indirect legal, contractual or beneficial ownership interest of 5% or greater);
(vi) incur or assume any Indebtedness or guarantee any Indebtedness of another Person, issue or sell any debt securities or warrants or other rights to acquire any debt securities of Bright Lights or any of its Subsidiaries or guaranty any debt securities of another Person, other than any indebtedness for borrowed money or guarantee (x) incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,000,000, (y) incurred between Bright Lights and any of its Subsidiaries, or between or among any of its Subsidiaries or (z) in respect of any Working Capital Loan in an aggregate not to exceed $1,500,000;
(vii) incur, guarantee or otherwise become liable for (whether directly, contingently or otherwise) any Indebtedness or otherwise knowingly and purposefully incur, guarantee or otherwise become liable for (whether directly, contingently or otherwise) any other material liabilities, debts or obligations, other than fees and expenses for professional services incurred in support of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements or in support of the ordinary course operations of Bright Lights (which the parties agree shall include any Indebtedness in respect of any Working Capital Loan incurred in the ordinary course of business);
(viii) (A) issue any Bright Lights Securities or securities exercisable for or convertible into Bright Lights Securities, other than the issuance of the ParentCo Merger Consideration by the Surviving Corporation, (B) grant any options, warrants or other equity-based awards with respect to Bright Lights Securities not outstanding on the date hereof (other than with respect of any Working Capital Loan), or (C) amend, modify or waive any of the material terms or rights set forth in any Bright Lights Warrant or the Warrant Agreement, including any amendment, modification or reduction of the warrant price set forth therein; or
(ix) enter into any agreement to do any action prohibited under this Section 7.5.
(b) During the Interim Period, Bright Lights shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to comply with, and continue performing under, as applicable, Bright Lights’ Governing Documents, the Trust Agreement and all other agreements or Contracts to which Bright Lights or its Subsidiaries may be a party.
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Section 7.6 Post-Closing Directors and Officers of ParentCo. Subject to the terms of the ParentCo Governing Documents, ParentCo shall take all such action within its power as may be necessary or appropriate such that immediately following the Effective Time:
(a) the Board of Directors of ParentCo shall consist of up to seven (7) directors, which shall initially include:
● | one (1) director nominee to be designated by ParentCo who shall initially be Mike Mahan; |
● | the four (4) directors of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time; and |
● | two (2) independent director nominees to be designated by the Company with the assistance of Bright Lights as soon as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement; |
(b) the Board of Directors of ParentCo shall have a majority of “independent” directors for the purposes of Nasdaq or NYSE, as applicable, each of whom shall serve in such capacity in accordance with the terms of the ParentCo Governing Documents following the Effective Time; and
(c) the initial officers of ParentCo shall be as set forth on Section 2.8(c) of the Company Disclosure Letter, who shall serve in such capacity in accordance with the terms of the ParentCo Governing Documents following the Effective Time.
Section 7.7 Indemnification and Insurance.
(a) From and after the Effective Time, Bright Lights agrees that it shall indemnify and hold harmless each present and former director and officer of the (x) Company and each of its Subsidiaries (the “Company Indemnified Parties”) and (y) Bright Lights and each of its Subsidiaries (together with the Company Indemnified Parties, the “D&O Indemnified Parties”) against any costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages or liabilities incurred in connection with any Legal Proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, arising out of or pertaining to matters existing or occurring at or prior to the Effective Time, whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time, to the fullest extent that the Company, Bright Lights or their respective Subsidiaries, as the case may be, would have been permitted under applicable Law and its respective certificate of incorporation, certificate of formation, bylaws, limited liability company agreement or other organizational documents in effect on the date of this Agreement to indemnify such D&O Indemnified Parties (including the advancing of expenses as incurred to the fullest extent permitted under applicable Law). Without limiting the foregoing, Bright Lights shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to (i) maintain for a period of not less than six (6) years from the Effective Time provisions in its Governing Documents concerning the indemnification and exoneration (including provisions relating to expense advancement) of Bright Lights’ and its Subsidiaries’ former and current officers, directors, employees, and agents that are no less favorable to those Persons than the provisions of the Governing Documents of the Company, Bright Lights or their respective Subsidiaries, as applicable, in each case, as of the date of this Agreement, and (ii) not amend, repeal or otherwise modify such provisions in any respect that would adversely affect the rights of those Persons thereunder, in each case, except as required by Law. ParentCo shall assume, and be liable for, each of the covenants in this Section 7.7.
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(b) For a period of six (6) years from the Effective Time, Bright Lights shall maintain in effect directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering those Persons who are currently covered by Bright Lights’, the Company’s or their respective Subsidiaries’ directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies (true, correct and complete copies of which have been heretofore made available to Bright Lights or its agents or representatives) on terms not less favorable than the terms of such current insurance coverage; provided, however, that (i) Bright Lights may cause coverage to be extended under the current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance by obtaining a six (6) year “tail” policy containing terms not materially less favorable than the terms of such current insurance coverage with respect to claims existing or occurring at or prior to the Effective Time and (ii) if any claim is asserted or made within such six (6) year period, any insurance required to be maintained under this Section 7.7 shall be continued in respect of such claim until the final disposition thereof.
(c) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, this Section 7.7 shall survive the consummation of the Transactions indefinitely and shall be binding, jointly and severally, on Bright Lights and all successors and assigns of Bright Lights. In the event that Bright Lights or any of its successors or assigns consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or transfers or conveys all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then, and in each such case, Bright Lights shall ensure that proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of Bright Lights shall succeed to the obligations set forth in this Section 7.7.
(d) On the Closing Date, ParentCo shall enter into customary indemnification agreements reasonably satisfactory to each of the Company and ParentCo with the post-Closing directors and officers of ParentCo, which indemnification agreements shall continue to be effective following the Closing.
Section 7.8 Bright Lights Public Filings. From the date hereof through the Effective Time, Bright Lights will keep current and timely file all reports required to be filed or furnished with the SEC and otherwise comply in all material respects with its reporting obligations under applicable Laws.
Section 7.9 PIPE Subscriptions. Unless otherwise approved in writing by the Company (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), ParentCo and Bright Lights shall not permit any amendment or modification to be made to, any waiver (in whole or in part) of, or provide consent to modify (including consent to terminate), any provision or remedy under, or any replacements of, any of the Subscription Agreements, except for any such actions that would not increase conditionality or impose any new obligation on the Company, ParentCo or Bright Lights, reduce or impair the rights of Bright Lights or ParentCo under any Subscription Agreement or otherwise adversely affect any rights of Bright Lights, ParentCo or the Company under any Subscription Agreement and except for any assignment or transfer contemplated in or expressly permitted by any Subscription Agreement (without any further amendment, modification or waiver to such assignment or transfer provision). Subject to the immediately preceding sentence and in the event that all conditions in the Subscription Agreements have been satisfied, each of Bright Lights and ParentCo shall use its reasonable best efforts to take, or to cause to be taken, all actions required, necessary or that it otherwise deems to be proper or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreements on the terms described therein, including using its reasonable best efforts to enforce its rights under the Subscription Agreements to cause the PIPE Investors to pay to (or as directed by) ParentCo the applicable purchase price under each PIPE Investor’s applicable Subscription Agreement in accordance with its terms.
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Section 7.10 Stockholder Litigation. In the event that any litigation related to this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby is brought, or, to the knowledge of Bright Lights, threatened in writing, against ParentCo, Bright Lights or the Board of Directors of ParentCo or Bright Lights by any of stockholders of Bright Lights prior to the Closing, Bright Lights shall promptly notify the Company of any such litigation and keep the Company reasonably informed with respect to the status thereof. Bright Lights shall provide the Company the opportunity to participate in (subject to a customary joint defense agreement), but not control, the defense of any such litigation, shall give due consideration to the Company’s advice with respect to such litigation and shall not settle any such litigation without prior written consent of the Company, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.
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VIII
JOINT COVENANTS
Section 8.1 HSR Act; Other Filings.
(a) In connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, each of the Company and Bright Lights shall (and, to the extent required, shall cause its Affiliates to) comply promptly with the notification and reporting requirements of the HSR Act. Each of the Company and Bright Lights shall substantially comply with any Antitrust Information or Document Requests.
(b) Each of the Company and Bright Lights shall (and, to the extent required, shall cause its Affiliates to) request early termination of any waiting period under the HSR Act and exercise its reasonable best efforts to (i) obtain termination or expiration of the waiting period under the HSR Act and (ii) prevent the entry, in any Legal Proceeding brought by an Antitrust Authority or any other Person, of any Governmental Order which would prohibit, make unlawful or delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(c) Bright Lights shall cooperate in good faith with Governmental Authorities and undertake promptly any and all action required to complete lawfully the transactions contemplated hereby as soon as practicable (but in any event prior to the Agreement End Date) and any and all action necessary or advisable to avoid, prevent, eliminate or remove the actual or threatened commencement of any proceeding in any forum by or on behalf of any Governmental Authority or the issuance of any Governmental Order that would delay, enjoin, prevent, restrain or otherwise prohibit the consummation of the Transactions, including, with the Company’s prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, delayed or denied), (i) proffering and consenting and/or agreeing to a Governmental Order or other agreement providing for (A) the sale, licensing or other disposition, or the holding separate, of particular assets, categories of assets or lines of business of the Company or Bright Lights or (B) the termination, amendment or assignment of existing relationships and contractual rights and obligations of the Company or Bright Lights and (ii) promptly effecting the disposition, licensing or holding separate of assets or lines of business or the termination, amendment or assignment of existing relationships and contractual rights, in each case, at such time as may be necessary to permit the lawful consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby on or prior to the Agreement End Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, neither the Company nor Bright Lights shall be required to undertake any action under this Section 8.1 if such action, individually or in the aggregate, would adversely and materially impact the Company’s or Bright Lights’ expected benefits from the transactions contemplated hereby.
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(d) With respect to each of the above filings, and any other requests, inquiries, Actions or other proceedings by or from Governmental Authorities, each of the Company and Bright Lights shall (and, to the extent required, shall cause its controlled Affiliates to) (i) diligently and expeditiously defend and use reasonable best efforts to obtain any necessary clearance, approval, consent, or Governmental Authorization under Laws prescribed or enforceable by any Governmental Authority for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and to resolve any objections as may be asserted by any Governmental Authority with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and (ii) cooperate fully with each other in the defense of such matters. To the extent not prohibited by Law, the Company shall promptly furnish to Bright Lights, and Bright Lights shall promptly furnish to the Company, copies of any notices or written communications received by such party or any of its Affiliates from any third party or any Governmental Authority with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, and each party shall permit counsel to the other parties an opportunity to review in advance, and each party shall consider in good faith the views of such counsel in connection with, any proposed written communications by such party and/or its Affiliates to any Governmental Authority concerning the transactions contemplated hereby; provided, that none of the parties shall extend any waiting period or comparable period under the HSR Act or enter into any agreement with any Governmental Authority without the written consent of the other parties. Materials required to be provided pursuant to this Section 8.1(d) may be restricted to outside counsel and may be redacted (x) to remove references concerning the valuation of the Company, (y) as necessary to comply with contractual arrangements, and (z) to remove references to privileged information. To the extent not prohibited by Law, the Company agrees to provide Bright Lights and its counsel, and Bright Lights agrees to provide the Company and its counsel, the opportunity, on reasonable advance notice, to participate in any substantive meetings or discussions, either in person or by telephone, between such party and/or any of its Affiliates, agents or advisors, on the one hand, and any Governmental Authority, on the other hand, concerning or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.
(e) Each of the Company, on the one hand, and Bright Lights, on the other, shall be responsible for and pay one-half of the filing fees payable to the Antitrust Authorities in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 8.2 Preparation of Proxy Statement/Registration Statement; Shareholders’ Meeting and Approvals.
(a) Registration Statement and Prospectus.
(i) As promptly as practicable after the execution of this Agreement, (x) ParentCo, Bright Lights and the Company shall jointly prepare and ParentCo 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 Bright Lights Shareholders relating to the Bright Lights Shareholders’ Meeting (such proxy statement, together with any amendments or supplements thereto, the “Proxy Statement”), and (y) ParentCo shall prepare (with the Company’s reasonable cooperation (including causing its Subsidiaries and representatives to cooperate)) and file with the SEC the Registration Statement, in which the Proxy Statement will be included as a prospectus (the “Proxy Statement/Registration Statement”), in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of certain of the shares of ParentCo Class A Common Stock to be issued in the ParentCo Merger (collectively, the “Registration Statement Securities”). Each of ParentCo, Bright Lights and the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Proxy Statement/Registration Statement 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 effective as long as is necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. Each of ParentCo and Bright Lights also agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to obtain all necessary state securities law or “Blue Sky” permits and approvals required to carry out the transactions contemplated hereby, and the Company shall furnish all information concerning the Company, its Subsidiaries and any of their respective members or stockholders as may be reasonably requested in connection with any such action. Each of ParentCo, Bright Lights and the Company agrees to furnish to the other party all information concerning itself, its Subsidiaries, officers, directors, managers, stockholders, 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 Proxy Statement/Registration Statement, a Current Report on Form 8-K pursuant to the Exchange Act in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or any other statement, filing, notice or application made by or on behalf of ParentCo, Bright Lights, the Company or their respective Subsidiaries to any regulatory authority (including Nasdaq or NYSE, as applicable) in connection with the ParentCo Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby (the “Offer Documents”). Bright Lights will cause the Proxy Statement/Registration Statement to be mailed to the Bright Lights Shareholders in each case promptly after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act.
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(ii) To the extent not prohibited by Law, Bright Lights will advise the Company, reasonably promptly after ParentCo or Bright Lights receives notice thereof, of the time when the Proxy Statement/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 ParentCo Class A Common Stock 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 Proxy Statement/Registration Statement or for additional information. To the extent not prohibited by Law, the Company and their counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Proxy Statement/Registration Statement and any Offer Document each time before any such document is filed with the SEC, and ParentCo and Bright Lights shall give reasonable and good faith consideration to any comments made by the Company and its counsel. To the extent not prohibited by Law, ParentCo and Bright Lights shall provide the Company and their counsel with (i) any comments or other communications, whether written or oral, that ParentCo, Bright Lights or its counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Proxy Statement/Registration Statement or Offer Documents promptly after receipt of those comments or other communications and (ii) a reasonable opportunity to participate in the response of ParentCo or Bright Lights to those comments and to provide comments on that response (to which reasonable and good faith consideration shall be given), including by participating with the Company or its counsel in any discussions or meetings with the SEC.
(iii) Each of ParentCo, Bright Lights and the Company shall ensure that none of the information supplied by or on its behalf for inclusion or incorporation by reference in (A) the Registration Statement will, at the time the Registration Statement is filed with the SEC, at each time at which it is amended and at the time it becomes effective under the Securities Act, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, not misleading or (B) the Proxy Statement will, at the date it is first mailed to the Bright Lights Shareholders and at the time of the Bright Lights Shareholders’ Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.
(iv) If at any time prior to the Effective Time any information relating to the Company, ParentCo, Bright Lights or any of their respective Subsidiaries, Affiliates, directors or officers is discovered by the Company, ParentCo or Bright Lights, which is required to be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement or the Registration 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 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 Law, disseminated to the Bright Lights Shareholders.
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(b) Bright Lights Shareholder Approval. Bright Lights shall (a) as promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act, (i) cause the Proxy Statement to be disseminated to Bright Lights Shareholders in compliance with applicable Law, (ii) solely with respect to the following clause (1), duly (1) give notice of and (2) convene and hold a meeting of its shareholders (the “Bright Lights Shareholders’ Meeting”) in accordance with Bright Lights’ Governing Documents and Nasdaq or NYSE listing rules, as applicable, for a date no later than thirty (30) Business Days following the date the Registration Statement is declared effective, and (iii) solicit proxies from the holders of Bright Lights Common Stock to vote in favor of each of the Transaction Proposals, and (b) provide its shareholders with the opportunity to elect to effect an Bright Lights Share Redemption. Bright Lights shall, through its Board of Directors, recommend to its shareholders the (A) approval of the change of Bright Lights’ name to “Manscaped Holdings, Inc.”, (B) amendment and restatement of Bright Lights’ Governing Documents, in substantially the form attached as Exhibits A and B to this Agreement (as may be subsequently amended by mutual written agreement of the Company and Bright Lights at any time before the effectiveness of the Registration Statement), including any separate or unbundled proposals as are required to implement the foregoing, (C) the adoption and approval of this Agreement and the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement in accordance with applicable Law and exchange rules and regulations, (D) approval of the issuance of shares of ParentCo Class A Common Stock as contemplated by this Agreement and in connection with the PIPE Investment, (E) approval of the adoption by Bright Lights of the equity plans described in Section 7.1, (F) the election of directors effective as of the Closing as contemplated by Section 7.6, (G) adoption and approval of any other proposals as the SEC (or staff member thereof) may indicate are necessary in its comments to the Registration Statement or correspondence related thereto, (H) adoption and approval of any other proposals as reasonably agreed by Bright Lights and the Company to be necessary or appropriate in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, and (I) adjournment of the Bright Lights Shareholders’ Meeting, if necessary, to permit further solicitation of proxies because there are not sufficient votes to approve and adopt any of the foregoing (such proposals in (A) through (I), together, the “Transaction Proposals”), and include such recommendation in the Proxy Statement, with such changes as mutually agreed to by the parties hereto. Bright Lights may only adjourn the Bright Lights Shareholders’ Meeting (i) to solicit additional proxies for the purpose of obtaining the Bright Lights Shareholder Approval, (ii) for the absence of a quorum and (iii) to allow reasonable additional time for the filing or mailing of any supplemental or amended disclosure that Bright Lights has determined in good faith after consultation with outside legal counsel is required under applicable Law and for such supplemental or amended disclosure to be disseminated and reviewed by Bright Lights Shareholders prior to the Bright Lights Shareholders’ Meeting; provided, that the Bright Lights Shareholders’ Meeting (x) may not be adjourned to a date that is more than fifteen (15) days after the date for which the Bright Lights Shareholders’ Meeting was originally scheduled (excluding any adjournments required by applicable Law) and (y) shall not be held later than three (3) Business Days prior to the Agreement End Date. Bright Lights agrees that it shall provide the holders of shares of Bright Lights Class A Common Stock the opportunity to elect redemption of such shares of Bright Lights Class A Common Stock in connection with the Bright Lights Shareholders’ Meeting, as required by Bright Lights’ Governing Documents.
(c) Company Equityholder Approval. Upon the terms set forth in this Agreement, the Company shall (i) use its reasonable best efforts to solicit and obtain the Company Equityholder Approval in the form of an irrevocable written consent (the “Written Consent”) of each of the Requisite Company Equityholders (pursuant to the Company Equityholders Support Agreement) as soon as reasonably practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act, or (ii) in the event the Company is not able to obtain the Written Consent, the Company shall duly convene a meeting of the equityholders of the Company for the purpose of voting solely upon the adoption of this Agreement, the other agreements contemplated hereby and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including the Transactions, as soon as reasonably practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective. The Company shall obtain the Company Equityholder Approval at such meeting of the equityholders of the Company and shall take all other action necessary or advisable to secure the Company Equityholder Approval as soon as reasonably practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective.
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Section 8.3 Support of Transaction. Without limiting any covenant contained in Article VI or Article VII, Bright Lights and the Company shall each, and each shall cause its Subsidiaries to (a) provide all third parties notice as required in connection with the Transactions and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (b) use reasonable best efforts to obtain all consents and approvals of third parties as required in connection with the Transactions and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and (c) take such other action as may be reasonably necessary or as another party hereto may reasonably request to satisfy the conditions of Article IX or otherwise to comply with this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby as soon as practicable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no action taken by the Company under this Section 8.3 will constitute a breach of Section 6.1.
Section 8.4 Tax Matters.
(a) In the event that ParentCo, Bright Lights or the Company seeks a tax opinion from its respective tax advisor regarding the Intended Tax Treatment, or the SEC requests or requires tax opinions, each party shall use reasonable efforts to execute and deliver customary tax representation letters (not to be inconsistent with this Agreement) as the applicable tax advisor may reasonably request in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such advisor. If the SEC (or its staff) requests or requires any opinion on the Intended Tax Treatment or other tax consequences of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Company shall cause such opinion (as so required or requested) to be provided by one of its advisors.
(b) The applicable Parties shall cooperate in filing such forms and documents as may be necessary and to obtain any exemption or refund of any Transfer Taxes.
Section 8.5 Section 16 Matters. Prior to the Effective Time, each of the Company and Bright Lights shall take all such steps as may be required (to the extent permitted under applicable Law) to cause any dispositions of Company Units or acquisitions of shares of ParentCo Class A Common Stock (including, in each case, securities deliverable upon exercise, vesting or settlement of any derivative securities) resulting from the transactions contemplated hereby by each individual who may become subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby to be exempt under Rule B-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act.
Section 8.6 Cooperation; Consultation.
(a) Prior to Closing, each of the Company and Bright Lights shall, and each of them shall cause its respective Subsidiaries and Affiliates (as applicable) and its and their officers, directors, managers, employees, consultants, counsel, accounts, agents and other representatives to, reasonably cooperate in a timely manner in connection with any financing arrangement the parties mutually agree to seek in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (it being understood and agreed that the consummation of any such financing by the Company or Bright Lights shall be subject to the parties’ mutual agreement), including (if mutually agreed by the parties) (a) by providing such information and assistance as the other party may reasonably request (including the Company providing such financial statements and other financial data relating to the Company and its Subsidiaries as would be required if Bright Lights were filing a general form for registration of securities under Form 10 following the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and a registration statement on Form S-1 for the resale of the securities issued in the PIPE Investment following the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), (b) granting such access to the other party and its representatives as may be reasonably necessary for their due diligence, and (c) participating in a reasonable number of meetings, presentations, road shows, drafting sessions, due diligence sessions with respect to such financing efforts (including direct contact between senior management and other representatives of the Company and its Subsidiaries at reasonable times and locations). All such cooperation, assistance and access shall be granted during normal business hours and shall be granted under conditions that shall not unreasonably interfere with the business and operations of the Company, Bright Lights, or their respective auditors.
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IX
CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS
Section 9.1 Conditions to Obligations of Bright Lights, Intermediate Holdco, ParentCo, Merger Sub Corp, Merger Sub LLC and the Company. The obligations of Bright Lights, Intermediate Holdco, ParentCo, Merger Sub Corp, Merger Sub LLC and the Company to consummate, or cause to be consummated, the Transactions are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions at or prior to Closing, any one or more of which may be waived in writing by all of such parties:
(a) The Bright Lights Shareholder Approval shall have been obtained;
(b) The Company Equityholder Approval shall have been obtained;
(c) The Registration Statement shall have become effective under the Securities Act and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been issued and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been initiated or threatened by the SEC and not withdrawn;
(d) The waiting period or periods (and any extension thereof) under the HSR Act applicable to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements shall have expired or been terminated;
(e) There shall not be in force any Governmental Order, statute, rule or regulation enjoining or prohibiting the consummation of the Transactions; provided, that the Governmental Authority issuing such Governmental Order has jurisdiction over the parties hereto with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby;
(f) Bright Lights 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);
(g) The shares of ParentCo Class A Common Stock and ParentCo Common Warrants to be issued in connection with the ParentCo Merger shall have been approved for listing on Nasdaq or NYSE;
(h) The Employment Agreements shall remain in full force and effect and shall not have been revoked, rescinded, or otherwise repudiated by the respective employee signatories thereto, and neither Paul Tran nor Kevin Datoo shall have terminated his employment or engagement or indicated that he is not willing or does not intend to be employed or engaged by ParentCo (or any of its Subsidiaries) following the Closing; and
(i) The Restructuring shall have been completed in accordance with the terms of the Restructuring Agreement.
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Section 9.2 Conditions to Obligations of Bright Lights and its Subsidiaries. The obligations of Bright Lights and its Subsidiaries to consummate, or cause to be consummated, the Transactions are subject to the satisfaction of the following additional conditions, any one or more of which may be waived in writing by Bright Lights and its Subsidiaries:
(a) (i) The representations and warranties of the Company contained in Section 4.6 shall be true and correct in all but de minimis respects as of the Closing Date, except with respect to such representations and warranties which speak as to an earlier date, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all but de minimis respects at and as of such date, except for changes after the date of this Agreement which are contemplated or expressly permitted by this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements, (ii) the Company Fundamental Representations (other than Section 4.6) (disregarding any qualifications and exceptions contained therein relating to materiality, material adverse effect and Company Material Adverse Effect or any similar qualification or exception) shall be true and correct in all material respects, in each case as of the Closing Date, except with respect to such representations and warranties which speak as to an earlier date, which representations and warranties (disregarding any qualifications and exceptions contained therein relating to materiality, material adverse effect and Company Material Adverse Effect or any similar qualification or exception) shall be true and correct in all material respects at and as of such date, except for changes after the date of this Agreement which are contemplated or expressly permitted by this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements and (iii) each of the representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement other than the Company Fundamental Representations (disregarding any qualifications and exceptions contained therein relating to materiality, material adverse effect and Company Material Adverse Effect or any similar qualification or exception) shall be true and correct as of the Closing Date, except with respect to such representations and warranties which speak as to an earlier date, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct at and as of such date, except for, in each case, inaccuracies or omissions that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(b) Each of the covenants of the Company to be performed as of or prior to the Closing shall have been performed in all material respects; provided, that for purposes of this Section 9.2(b), a covenant of the Company shall only be deemed to have not been performed if the Company has materially breached such material covenant and failed to cure within twenty (20) days after notice (or if earlier, the Agreement End Date);
(c) The Available Bright Lights Cash shall be no less than the Minimum Available Bright Lights Cash Amount; and
(d) There has not been any Event that has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 9.3 Conditions to the Obligations of the Company. The obligation of the Company to consummate, or cause to be consummated, the Transactions are subject to the satisfaction of the following additional conditions, any one or more of which may be waived in writing by the Company:
(a) (i) The representations and warranties of Bright Lights contained in Section 5.12 shall be true and correct in all but de minimis respects as of the Closing Date, except with respect to such representations and warranties which speak as to an earlier date, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all but de minimis respects at and as of such date, except for changes after the date of this Agreement which are contemplated or expressly permitted by this Agreement and (ii) each of the representations and warranties of Bright Lights contained in this Agreement (other than Section 5.12) (disregarding any qualifications and exceptions contained therein relating to materiality, material adverse effect or any similar qualification or exception) shall be true and correct in all material respects, in each case as of the Closing Date, except with respect to such representations and warranties which speak as to an earlier date, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects at and as of such date, except for changes after the date of this Agreement which are contemplated or expressly permitted by this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements;
(b) Each of the covenants of Bright Lights to be performed as of or prior to the Closing shall have been performed in all material respects; and
(c) The Available Bright Lights Cash shall be no less than the Minimum Available Bright Lights Cash Amount.
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X
TERMINATION/EFFECTIVENESS
Section 10.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated and the transactions contemplated hereby abandoned:
(a) by written consent of the Company and Bright Lights;
(b) by the Company or Bright Lights if any Governmental Authority shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any Governmental Order which has become final and nonappealable and has the effect of making consummation of the Transactions illegal or otherwise preventing or prohibiting consummation of the Transactions;
(c) by the Company if the Bright Lights Shareholder Approval shall not have been obtained by reason of the failure to obtain the required vote at the Bright Lights Shareholders’ Meeting duly convened therefor or at any adjournment or postponement thereof;
(d) prior to the Closing by written notice to the Company from Bright Lights if (i) there is any breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of the Company set forth in this Agreement, such that the conditions specified in Section 9.2(a) or Section 9.2(b) would not be satisfied at the Closing (a “Terminating Company Breach”), except that, if such Terminating Company Breach is curable by the Company through the exercise of its reasonable best efforts, then, for a period of up to thirty (30) days after receipt by the Company of notice from Bright Lights of such breach, but only as long as the Company continues to use its respective reasonable best efforts to cure such Terminating Company Breach (the “Company Cure Period”), such termination shall not be effective, and such termination shall become effective only if the Terminating Company Breach is not cured within the Company Cure Period, or (ii) the Closing has not occurred on or before June 22, 2022 (the “Agreement End Date”), unless Bright Lights is in material breach hereof;
(e) prior to the Closing, by written notice to Bright Lights from the Company if (i) there is any breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of Bright Lights, Intermediate Holdco, ParentCo, Merger Sub Corp or Merger Sub LLC set forth in this Agreement, such that the conditions specified in Section 9.3(a) and Section 9.3(b) would not be satisfied at the Closing (a “Terminating Bright Lights Breach”), except that, if any such Terminating Bright Lights Breach is curable by Bright Lights through the exercise of its reasonable best efforts, then, for a period of up to thirty (30) days after receipt by Bright Lights of notice from the Company of such breach, but only as long as Bright Lights continues to exercise such reasonable best efforts to cure such Terminating Bright Lights Breach (the “Bright Lights Cure Period”), such termination shall not be effective, and such termination shall become effective only if the Terminating Bright Lights Breach is not cured within the Bright Lights Cure Period or (ii) the Closing has not occurred on or before the Agreement End Date, unless the Company is in material breach hereof; or
(f) by Bright Lights if the Company Equityholder Approval shall not have been obtained within forty-eight (48) hours of the effective date of the Registration Statement.
Section 10.2 Effect of Termination. In the event of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.1, this Agreement shall forthwith become void and have no effect, without any liability on the part of any party hereto or its respective Affiliates, officers, directors or equityholders, other than liability of the Company, Bright Lights, ParentCo, Intermediate Holdco, Merger Sub Corp or Merger Sub LLC, as the case may be, for any willful and material breach of this Agreement occurring prior to such termination, except that the provisions of this Section 10.2 and Article XI and the Confidentiality Agreement shall survive any termination of this Agreement.
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XI
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 11.1 Trust Account Waiver. The Company acknowledges that Bright Lights is a blank check company with the powers and privileges to effect a Business Combination. The Company further acknowledges that, as described in the prospectus dated January 6, 2021 (the “Prospectus”) available at www.sec.gov, substantially all of Bright Lights assets consist of the cash proceeds of Bright Lights’ initial public offering and private placements of its securities and substantially all of those proceeds have been deposited in a the trust account for the benefit of Bright Lights, certain of its public stockholders and the underwriters of Bright Lights’ initial public offering (the “Trust Account”). The Company acknowledges that it has been advised by Bright Lights that, except with respect to interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account that may be released to Bright Lights to pay its franchise Tax, income Tax and similar obligations, the Trust Agreement provides that cash in the Trust Account may be disbursed only (i) if Bright Lights completes the transactions which constitute a Business Combination, then to those Persons and in such amounts as described in the Prospectus; (ii) if Bright Lights fails to complete a Business Combination within the allotted time period and liquidates, subject to the terms of the Trust Agreement, to Bright Lights in limited amounts to permit Bright Lights to pay the costs and expenses of its liquidation and dissolution, and then to Bright Lights’ public stockholders; and (iii) if Bright Lights holds a shareholder vote to amend Bright Lights’ amended and restated certificate of incorporation to modify the substance or timing of the obligation to allow redemption in connection with a Business Combination or to redeem 100% of Bright Lights Common Stock if Bright Lights fails to complete a Business Combination within the allotted time period, then for the redemption of any Bright Lights Common Stock properly tendered in connection with such vote. For and in consideration of Bright Lights entering into this Agreement, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company hereby irrevocably waives any right, title, interest or claim of any kind they have or may have in the future 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 and any negotiations, Contracts or agreements with Bright Lights; provided, that (x) nothing herein shall serve to limit or prohibit the Company’s right to pursue a claim against Bright Lights for legal relief against monies or other assets held outside the Trust Account, for specific performance or other equitable relief in connection with the consummation of the transactions (including a claim for Bright Lights 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 Bright Lights Share Redemptions) to the Company in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Trust Agreement) so long as such claim would not affect Bright Lights’ ability to fulfill its obligation to effectuate the Bright Lights Share Redemptions, or for fraud and (y) nothing herein shall serve to limit or prohibit any claims that the Company may have in the future against Bright Lights’ 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).
Section 11.2 Waiver. Any party to this Agreement may, at any time prior to the Closing, by action taken by its Board of Directors, Board of Managers, managing members or other officers or Persons thereunto duly authorized, (a) extend the time for the performance of the obligations or acts of the other parties hereto, (b) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties (of another party hereto) that are contained in this Agreement or (c) waive compliance by the other parties hereto with any of the agreements or conditions contained in this Agreement, but such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed by the party granting such extension or waiver.
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Section 11.3 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 delivered by email (in each case in this clause (iv), solely if receipt is confirmed, but excluding any automated reply, such as an out-of-office notification), addressed as follows:
(a) If to Bright Lights, Intermediate Holdco, ParentCo, Merger Sub Corp or Merger Sub LLC prior to the Closing, or to Bright Lights after the Effective Time, to:
Bright Lights Acquisition Corp.
12100 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1150
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Attention: Michael Mahan and Hahn Lee
Email: mike@brightlightsacquisition.com
hahn@brightlightsacquisition.com
with copies to (which shall not constitute notice):
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
525 University Avenue, Suite 1400
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Attention: Michael Mies
Email: michael.mies@skadden.com
(b) If to the Company prior to the Closing, or to the Surviving Corporation after the Effective Time, to:
Manscaped Holdings, LLC
3753 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 200
Las Vegas, NV 89169
Attention: Paul Tran
Email: paul@manscaped.com
with copies to (which shall not constitute notice):
Buchalter, PC
1000 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1500
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Attention: Jeremy Weitz and Tanya Viner
Email: jweitz@buchalter.com
tviner@buchalter.com
or to such other address or addresses as the parties may from time to time designate in writing. Copies delivered solely to outside counsel shall not constitute notice.
Section 11.4 Assignment. No party hereto shall assign this Agreement or any part hereof without the prior written consent of the other parties and any such transfer without prior written consent shall be void. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns.
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Section 11.5 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 hereto, any right or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement; provided, however, that the D&O Indemnified Parties and the past, present and future directors, managers, officers, employees, incorporators, members, partners, stockholders, Affiliates, agents, attorneys, advisors and representatives of the parties, and any Affiliate of any of the foregoing (and their successors, heirs and representatives), are intended third-party beneficiaries of, and may enforce, Section 11.16.
Section 11.6 Expenses. Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, each party hereto shall be responsible for and pay its own expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including all fees of its legal counsel, financial advisers and accountants; provided, that if the Closing shall occur, the Surviving Corporation shall (x) pay or cause to be paid or reimbursed, all transaction expenses of the Company, including the Unpaid Transaction Expenses, and (y) pay or cause to be paid, any transaction expenses of Bright Lights (including transaction expenses incurred, accrued, paid or payable by Bright Lights’ Affiliates on Bright Lights’ behalf), in each of case (x) and (y), in accordance with Section 2.6(c). For the avoidance of doubt, any payments to be made (or to cause to be made) by the Surviving Corporation pursuant to this Section 11.6 shall be paid upon consummation of the Transactions and release of proceeds from the Trust Account.
Section 11.7 Governing Law. This Agreement, and all claims 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 Laws of the State of Delaware, 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 11.8 Headings; Counterparts. The headings 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.
Section 11.9 Company and Bright Lights Disclosure Letters. The Company Disclosure Letter and the Bright Lights Disclosure Letter (including, in each case, any section thereof) referenced herein are a part of this Agreement as if fully set forth herein. All references herein to the Company Disclosure Letter and/or the Bright Lights Disclosure Letter (including, in each case, any section thereof) shall be deemed references to such parts of this Agreement, unless the context shall otherwise require. Any disclosure made by a party in the applicable Disclosure Letter, or any section thereof, with reference to any section of this Agreement or section of the applicable Disclosure Letter shall be deemed to be a disclosure with respect to such other applicable sections of this Agreement or sections of applicable Disclosure Letter if it is reasonably apparent on the face of such disclosure that such disclosure is responsive to such other section of this Agreement or section of the applicable Disclosure Letter. Certain information set forth in the Disclosure Letters is included solely for informational purposes and may not be required to be disclosed pursuant to this Agreement. 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 11.10 Entire Agreement. This Agreement (together with the Company Disclosure Letter and the Bright Lights Disclosure Letter) and the Ancillary Agreements constitute the entire agreement among the parties to this Agreement relating to the transactions contemplated hereby and supersede any other agreements, whether written or oral, that may have been made or entered into by or among any of the parties hereto or any of their respective Subsidiaries relating to the transactions contemplated hereby. No representations, warranties, covenants, understandings, agreements, oral or otherwise, relating to the transactions contemplated hereby exist between such parties except as expressly set forth in this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements.
Section 11.11 Amendments. This Agreement may be amended or modified in whole or in part, only by a duly authorized agreement in writing executed in the same manner as this Agreement and which makes reference to this Agreement. Following the Closing, Section 3.9 and Annex I may be amended or modified in whole or in part, only by a duly authorized agreement in writing executed by a majority of the Earnout Participants, ParentCo, and the Company.
Section 11.12 Publicity.
(a) All press releases or other public communications relating to the transactions contemplated hereby, and the method of the release for publication thereof, shall prior to the Closing be subject to the prior mutual approval of Bright Lights and the Company, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld by any party; provided, that no party shall be required to obtain consent pursuant to this Section 11.12(a) to the extent any proposed release or statement is substantially equivalent to the information that has previously been made public without breach of the obligation under this Section 11.12(a).
(b) The restriction in Section 11.12(a) shall not apply to the extent the public announcement is required by applicable securities Law, any Governmental Authority or stock exchange rule; provided, however, that in such an event, the party making the announcement shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to consult with the other party in advance as to its form, content and timing. Disclosures resulting from the parties’ efforts to obtain approval or early termination under the HSR Act and to make any relating filing shall be deemed not to violate this Section 11.12.
Section 11.13 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 and, to the extent necessary, shall amend or otherwise modify this Agreement to replace any provision contained herein that is held invalid or unenforceable with a valid and enforceable provision giving effect to the intent of the parties.
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Section 11.14 Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial.
(a) Any proceeding or Action based upon, arising out of or related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby must be brought in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, to the extent such court does not have subject matter jurisdiction, the Superior Court of the State of Delaware), or, if it has or can acquire jurisdiction, in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, and each of the parties irrevocably (i) submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of each such court in any such proceeding or Action, (ii) waives any objection it may now or hereafter have to personal jurisdiction, venue or to convenience of forum, (iii) agrees that all claims in respect of the proceeding or Action shall be heard and determined only in any such court, and (iv) agrees not to bring any proceeding or 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, suit or proceeding brought pursuant to this Section 11.14.
(b) EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY, UNCONDITIONALLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
Section 11.15 Enforcement. The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage could occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to specific enforcement of the terms and provisions of this Agreement, in addition to any other remedy to which any party is entitled at law or in equity. In the event that any Action shall be brought in equity to enforce the provisions of this Agreement, no party shall allege, and each party hereby waives the defense, that there is an adequate remedy at law, and each party agrees to waive any requirement for the securing or posting of any bond in connection therewith.
Section 11.16 Non-Recourse. Except in the case of claims against a Person in respect of such Person’s actual fraud:
(a) Solely with respect to the Company, Bright Lights and its Subsidiaries, 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 contemplated hereby may only be brought against, the Company, Bright Lights and its Subsidiaries as named parties hereto; and
(b) except to the extent a party hereto (and then only to the extent of the specific obligations undertaken by such party hereto), (i) no past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator, member, partner, stockholder, Affiliate, agent, attorney, advisor or representative or Affiliate of the Company or the Bright Lights Entities and (ii) no past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator, member, partner, stockholder, 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 or the Bright Lights Entities under this Agreement for any claim based on, arising out of, or related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
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Section 11.17 Non-Survival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants. Except (x) as otherwise contemplated by Section 10.2, or (y) in the case of claims against a Person in respect of such Person’s actual fraud, none of the representations, warranties, covenants, obligations or other agreements in this Agreement or in any certificate, statement or instrument 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 shall terminate and expire upon the occurrence of the Effective Time (and there shall be no liability after the Closing in respect thereof), except for (a) those covenants and agreements contained herein that by their terms expressly apply in whole or in part after the Closing and then only with respect to any breaches occurring after the Closing, (b) this Article XI, (c) Annex I and (d) Section 3.9.
Section 11.18 Push-Out Election. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall make the election under Section 6226 of the Code (or any similar provision of state, local or other Tax Law) with respect to the alternative to payment of imputed underpayment for any pre-closing Tax period.
Section 11.19 Conflicts and Privilege.
(a) Bright Lights and the Company, on behalf of their respective successors and assigns (including, after the Closing, ParentCo), hereby agree that, in the event a dispute with respect to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby arises after the Closing between or among (x) the Sponsor, the stockholders or holders of other equity interests of Bright Lights or the Sponsor and/or any of their respective directors, members, partners, officers, employees or Affiliates (collectively, the “Bright Lights Group”), on the one hand, and (y) the Surviving Corporation and/or any member of the Manscaped Group, on the other hand, any legal counsel, including Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (“Skadden”), that represented Bright Lights and/or the Sponsor prior to the Closing may represent the Sponsor and/or any other member of the Bright Lights Group, in such dispute even though the interests of such Persons may be directly adverse to the Surviving Entity, and even though such counsel may have represented Bright Lights in a matter substantially related to such dispute, or may be handling ongoing matters for the Surviving Entity and/or the Sponsor. Bright Lights and the Company, on behalf of their respective successors and assigns (including, after the Closing, the Surviving Entity), further agree that, as to all legally privileged communications prior to the Closing (made in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance under, or any dispute or Action arising out of or relating to, this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreements or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby) between or among Bright Lights, the Sponsor and/or any other member of the Bright Lights Group, on the one hand, and Skadden, on the other hand, the attorney/client privilege and the expectation of client confidence shall survive the Transactions and belong to the Bright Lights Group after the Closing, and shall not pass to or be claimed or controlled by the Surviving Entity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any privileged communications or information shared by the Company prior to the Closing with Bright Lights or the Sponsor under a common interest agreement shall remain the privileged communications or information of the Surviving Entity.
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(b) Bright Lights and the Company, on behalf of their respective successors and assigns (including, after the Closing, the Surviving Entity), hereby agree that, in the event a dispute with respect to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby arises after the Closing between or among (x) the stockholders or holders of other equity interests of the Company and/or any of their respective directors, members, partners, officers, employees or Affiliates (other than the Surviving Entity) (collectively, the “Manscaped Group”), on the one hand, and (y) the Surviving Entity and/or any member of the Bright Lights Group, on the other hand, any legal counsel, including the Buchalter Law Firm (“Buchalter”) that represented the Company prior to the Closing may represent any member of the Manscaped Group in such dispute even though the interests of such Persons may be directly adverse to the Surviving Entity, and even though such counsel may have represented Bright Lights and/or the Company in a matter substantially related to such dispute, or may be handling ongoing matters for the Surviving Entity, further agree that, as to all legally privileged communications prior to the Closing (made in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance under, or any dispute or Action arising out of or relating to, this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreements or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby) between or among the Company and/or any member of the Manscaped Group, on the one hand, and Buchalter, on the other hand, the attorney/client privilege and the expectation of client confidence shall survive the Transactions and belong to the Manscaped Group after the Closing, and shall not pass to or be claimed or controlled by the Surviving Entity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any privileged communications or information shared by Bright Lights prior to the Closing with the Company under a common interest agreement shall remain the privileged communications or information of the Surviving Entity.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have hereunto caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
BRIGHT LIGHTS ACQUISITION CORP., | ||
a Delaware corporation | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: | ||
Bright Lights Parent Corp., | ||
a Delaware corporation | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: | ||
Mower Intermediate Holdings, Inc., | ||
a Delaware corporation | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: | ||
Mower Merger Sub Corp., | ||
a Delaware corporation | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: | ||
Mower Merger Sub 2, LLC, | ||
a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
MANSCAPED HOLDINGS, LLC, | ||
a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | ||
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[Signature Page to Business Combination Agreement]
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Exhibit 10.1
SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
This SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT (this “Subscription Agreement”) is entered into on November 22, 2021, by and between Bright Lights Acquisition Corp, a Delaware corporation (“Issuer”), Bright Lights Parent Corp., a Delaware corporation and subsidiary of the Issuer (“ParentCo”), and the undersigned subscriber (the “Investor”).
WHEREAS, Issuer, ParentCo and the other parties named therein, will concurrently with the execution of this Subscription Agreement, enter into that certain Business Combination Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, amended and restated, modified, supplemented, or waived from time to time in accordance with its terms, the “BCA”), pursuant to which Issuer will be combined with Manscaped Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (collectively with its subsidiaries, the “Company”), through a series of transactions resulting in, among other things, ParentCo becoming a publicly traded company listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market and acquiring a controlling interest in the Company in an “Up-C” structure in, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein (the “Transaction”);
WHEREAS, in connection with the Transaction, ParentCo is seeking commitments, severally and not jointly, from interested investors to purchase, prior to the closing of the Transaction, shares of ParentCo’s Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Shares”), in a private placement for a purchase price of $9.20 per share (the “Per Share Subscription Price”);
WHEREAS, the aggregate purchase price to be paid by the Investor for the subscribed Shares (as set forth on the signature page hereto) is referred to herein as the “Subscription Amount”; and
WHEREAS, (a) substantially concurrently with the execution of this Subscription Agreement, ParentCo is, severally and not jointly, entering into separate subscription agreements (collectively, the “Signing Subscription Agreements”) with certain investors (the “Signing Investors”) with an aggregate purchase price of $75,000,000 (inclusive of the Subscription Amount) (the “Initial PIPE Investment”), of which Sponsor and its affiliates and related parties are Signing Investors and have committed to acquire approximately $5,000,000 of the Initial PIPE Investment; and (b) may enter into one or more additional subscription agreements (collectively with the Signing Subscription Agreements, the “Other Subscription Agreements”) after the date hereof with additional investors (collectively with the Signing Investors, the “Other Investors”).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual representations, warranties and covenants, and subject to the conditions, set forth herein, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties acknowledge and agree as follows:
1. Subscription. The Investor hereby irrevocably subscribes for and agrees to purchase from ParentCo, and ParentCo hereby irrevocably agrees to sell to the Investor, the number of Shares set forth on the signature page of this Subscription Agreement, in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions provided for herein. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Subscription Agreement, the number of Shares that the Investor is obligated to purchase under this Subscription Agreement shall be reduced such that immediately after the Closing and the closing of the Transaction, the beneficial ownership of all entities that that are advised, managed or sponsored by the Investor’s portfolio manager (as disclosed on the signature page of this Subscription Agreement) (the “Relevant Entities”) of: (a) all Existing Securities (defined below), plus (b) all shares of Class A common stock acquired by the Relevant Entities on or after the date of this Agreement that the Relevant Entities have not transferred or elected to redeem or otherwise tender or submit for redemption through immediately prior to the Closing, plus (c) shares of Class A common stock issuable upon the exercise of all Issuer warrants acquired by the Relevant Entities (other than the Investing Desk) on or after the date of this Agreement that the Relevant Entities (other than the Investing Desk) have not transferred through immediately prior to the Closing, plus (d) the Shares subscribed for hereunder, minus (e) any portion of the Existing Securities which the Relevant Entities have sold subsequent to the date of this Agreement, does not exceed the beneficial ownership limit for Issuer’s Class A common stock (calculated in accordance with Rule 13d-3, except that the Issuer warrants shall be deemed exercisable within sixty days for purposes of such calculation), expressed as a percentage, solely to the extent set forth on the signature page of this Subscription Agreement (which shall not be lower than 8.49%) (the “Ownership Limit”), calculated in good faith by Issuer on a pro forma basis accounting for the Transaction and any redemptions. On the date of this Subscription Agreement, the Relevant Entities own the shares of Issuer’s Class A common stock and Issuer warrants set forth on the signature page of this Subscription Agreement (such disclosed shares, together with shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of such disclosed warrants, the “Existing Securities”). During the week prior to the Bright Lights Shareholders Meeting (as defined in the BCA), Investor will provide the Issuer, promptly upon request, with documentary evidence reasonably requested by the Issuer to evidence the number of shares of Class A common stock and number of Issuer warrants that the Relevant Entities continue to own as of the day prior to delivery of such information. In addition, on the business day immediately preceding the Closing Date, Investor will provide the Issuer with documentary evidence of the number of shares of Class A common stock and number of Issuer warrants that the Relevant Entities continue to own as of the day prior to delivery of such information (the “Pre-Closing Securities Amount”). The Pre-Closing Securities Amount shall be the amount used to determine what reduction, if any, is to be made to the number of Shares that Investor is obligated to purchase under this Subscription Agreement. For purposes of this Section 1, the term “Investing Desk” shall mean the Investor; provided, however, that if the Investor is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Investor’s assets then the term “Investing Desk” shall mean only the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager who made the investment decision to purchase the Shares covered by this Agreement; and provided, further, that the term “Investing Desk” shall not be read to include any entities under common management or that share an investment manager with the Investor.
2. Closing. The closing of the sale of the Shares contemplated hereby (the “Closing”) shall occur on a closing date (the “Closing Date”) specified in the Closing Notice (as defined below), and be conditioned upon the prior or substantially concurrent consummation of the Transaction (the closing date of the Transaction, the “Transaction Closing Date”). Upon delivery of written notice from (or on behalf of) ParentCo to the Investor (the “Closing Notice”) that ParentCo reasonably expects all conditions to the closing of the Transaction to be satisfied or waived and all Closing Conditions of this Subscription Agreement to be satisfied on an expected Transaction Closing Date that is not less than five (5) business days from the date on which the Closing Notice is delivered to the Investor, the Investor shall deliver the Subscription Amount one (1) business days prior to the expected Closing Date by wire transfer of United States dollars in immediately available funds to the account(s) specified by ParentCo in the Closing Notice. On the Closing Date, ParentCo shall issue the Shares to the Investor and subsequently cause the Shares to be registered in book entry form in the name of the Investor on the ParentCo share register. For purposes of this Subscription Agreement, “business day” shall mean a day, other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required by law to close. Prior to or at the Closing, Investor shall deliver to ParentCo a duly completed and executed Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 or appropriate Form W-8. In the event the Transaction Closing Date does not occur within two (2) business days after the Closing Date under this Subscription Agreement, ParentCo shall promptly (but not later than one (1) business day thereafter) return the Subscription Amount to the Investor by wire transfer of U.S. dollars in immediately available funds to the account specified by the Investor, and any book-entries for the Shares shall be deemed repurchased and cancelled; provided that, unless this Subscription Agreement has been terminated pursuant to Section 8 hereof, such return of funds shall not terminate this Subscription Agreement or relieve the Investor of its obligation to purchase the Shares at the Closing.
3. Closing Conditions. The obligation of the parties hereto to consummate the purchase and sale of the Shares pursuant to this Subscription Agreement is subject to the following conditions:
(a) all conditions precedent to the closing of the Transaction set forth in the BCA shall have been satisfied (as determined by the parties to the BCA) or waived (other than those conditions which, by their nature, are to be satisfied at the closing of the Transactions pursuant to the BCA or by the Closing itself, but subject to their satisfaction or valid waiver at the closing of the Transactions), and the closing of the Transaction shall occur substantially concurrently with or immediately following the Closing;
(b) there shall not be in force any judgment, law, injunction order, rule or regulation (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) entered by or with any governmental authority enjoining or prohibiting (i) the issuance and sale of the Shares under this Subscription Agreement or (ii) the consummation of the Transaction;
(c) solely with respect to the Investor’s obligation to close, no amendment, modification or waiver of the BCA by Issuer or ParentCo (as the same exists on the date of this Subscription Agreement) that has materially and adversely affected or would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the economic benefits that Investor would reasonably expect to receive under this Subscription Agreement shall have occurred without the Investor’s written consent;
(d) (i) solely with respect to the Investor’s obligation to close, the representations and warranties made by Issuer and ParentCo, and (ii) solely with respect to ParentCo’s obligation to close, the representations and warranties made by the Investor, in each case, in this Subscription Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date other than (x) those representations and warranties qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect (as defined below), which shall be true and correct in all respects as of the Closing Date and (y) those representations and warranties expressly made as of an earlier date, which shall be true and correct in all material respects (or, if qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects) as of such date, in each case without giving effect to the consummation of the Transaction;
(e) solely with respect to the Investor’s obligation to close, Issuer and ParentCo shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Subscription Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by it at or prior to the Closing;
(f) solely with respect to the Investor’s obligation to close, and independently and separately from Section 3(g), and unless waived by a 90% majority in interest of the Investor and the Other Investors as a group (based on the collective aggregate amounts committed to purchase in this Subscription Agreement and the Other Subscription Agreements), no more than 75% of the Class A common shares of the Issuer eligible for redemption in connection with the Company’s request for approval of the Transaction (it being agreed eligibility shall be based upon not only the terms of the Issuer’s certificate of incorporation but also any contractual arrangements between a holder of Issuer common shares and the Issuer), shall have been submitted to the Issuer for redemption and not withdrawn prior to the Closing;
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(g) solely with respect to the obligation to close of an Investor that (together with its affiliates) is acquiring at least 100,000 Shares, and independently and separately from Section 3(f), no more than 85% of the Class A common shares of the Issuer eligible for redemption in connection with the Company’s request for approval of the Transaction (it being agreed eligibility shall be based upon not only the terms of the Issuer’s certificate of incorporation but also any contractual arrangements between a holder of Issuer common shares and the Issuer), shall have been submitted to the Issuer for redemption and not withdrawn prior to the Closing;
(h) solely with respect to the Investor’s obligation to close, none of the Issuer or ParentCo shall have entered into any Other Subscription Agreement with a lower Per Share Subscription Price or other term (economic or otherwise) more favorable in any material respect to an Other Investor than as set forth in this Subscription Agreement, and there shall not have been any amendment, waiver or modification to any Other Subscription Agreement that materially benefits any Other Investor unless the Investor has been offered the same benefit; and
(i) solely with respect to the Investor’s obligation to close: (A) there has been no default in the performance of the obligations of any Other Investor with respect to the Other Subscription Agreements, that represents $10 million or more in aggregate proceeds; and (B) the sum of (i) the net proceeds due from the Investor under this Subscription Agreement and (ii) the net proceeds actually raised from the non-defaulting Other Investors at Closing are no less than $75 million.
4. Further Assurances. At the Closing, each of the parties hereto shall execute and deliver such additional documents and take such additional actions as the parties reasonably may deem to be practical and necessary to consummate the subscription as contemplated by this Subscription Agreement.
5. Issuer and Company Representations and Warranties. Issuer and ParentCo (as applicable) represents and warrants to the Investor, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing date, that:
(a) Each of Issuer and ParentCo has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and conduct its business as presently conducted and to enter into, deliver and perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement. Other than Issuer’s subsidiary, ParentCo, which was formed in connection with the Transaction, Issuer has no direct or indirect subsidiaries, and does not own or hold the right to acquire any stock, partnership interest or joint venture interest or other equity interest in any other partnership, corporation, organization or entity.
(b) As of the Closing Date, the Shares will be duly authorized and, when issued and delivered to the Investor against full payment therefor in accordance with the terms of this Subscription Agreement, the Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and will not have been issued in violation of or subject to any preemptive or similar rights created under Issuer or ParentCo’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws (as in effect at such time of issuance) or under the Delaware General Corporation Law.
(c) This Subscription Agreement and the BCA have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by each of Issuer and ParentCo and, assuming that this Subscription Agreement constitutes the valid and binding agreement of the Investor, this Subscription Agreement is enforceable against each of Issuer and ParentCo in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited or otherwise affected by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally, or (ii) principles of equity, whether considered at law or equity.
(d) The execution and delivery of this Subscription Agreement and the BCA, and the issuance and sale by ParentCo of the Shares pursuant to and the compliance by ParentCo with all of the provisions of this Subscription Agreement and the BCA, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated in this Subscription Agreement and the BCA will not (i) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the property or assets of Issuer, ParentCo or any of its subsidiaries or the Shares pursuant to the terms of any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease, license or other agreement or instrument to which ParentCo or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which Issuer, ParentCo or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of ParentCo is subject, (ii) affect the ability of Issuer, ParentCo or any of its subsidiaries to timely consummate the Transaction, the validity of the Shares, or the legal authority or ability of Issuer or ParentCo to comply in all material respects with their obligations under this Subscription Agreement, including the issuance and sale of the Shares, (iii) result in any violation of the provisions of the organizational documents of ParentCo; or (iv) result in any violation of any statute or any law, judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over Issuer, ParentCo or any of its properties, in each case of clauses (i) through (iv) in a manner that would reasonably be expected to give rise to a material adverse effect on (x) the business, properties, financial condition or results of operations of ParentCo and its subsidiaries (treating the Transactions as having been consummated), taken as a whole, (y) the validity of the Shares or (z) the legal authority of Issuer or ParentCo to perform, in all material respects, its obligations under this Subscription Agreement, each of (x)-(z) a “Material Adverse Effect”.
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(e) As of their respective filing dates, all reports, forms, statements, schedules, prospectuses, proxy statements, registration statements and other documents required to be filed, or actually filed, by Issuer with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) since its inception (the “SEC Reports”) complied in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder. None of the SEC Reports contained, when filed or, if amended, as of the date of such amendment with respect to those disclosures that are amended, any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Issuer has timely filed with the SEC each SEC Report that Issuer was required to file with the SEC. As of the date hereof, there are no material outstanding or unresolved comments in comment letters received by Issuer from the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the SEC with respect to any of the SEC Reports. Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, the financial statements of Issuer included in the SEC Reports comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing and fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of Issuer as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented, subject, in the case of interim unaudited statements, to normal, year-end audit adjustments. A copy of each SEC Report is available to the Investor via the SEC’s EDGAR system. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the representations and warranties in this Section 5(e) shall not apply to any information or statement in the SEC Reports that relates to the accounting treatment of Issuer’s issued and outstanding Warrants, or as to any deficiencies in disclosure (including, without limitation, with respect to internal control over financial reporting or disclosure controls and procedures) arising from the treatment of such Warrants as equity rather than liabilities in the Issuer’s financial statements, in light of the Commission’s “Staff Statement on Accounting and Reporting Considerations for Warrants Issued by Special Purpose Acquisition Companies” issued on April 12, 2021.
(f) Assuming the accuracy of the Investor’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 6 of this Subscription Agreement, no registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), is required for the offer and sale of the Shares by ParentCo to the Investor hereunder or to any Other Investor pursuant to the Other Investor’s Other Subscription Agreement.
(g) Neither Issuer nor ParentCo, nor any person acting on either’s behalf, has offered or sold the Shares by any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D of the Securities Act) in violation of the Securities Act and (ii) are not being offered in a manner involving a public offering under, or in a distribution in violation of, the Securities Act, or any state securities laws.
(h) Neither Issuer nor ParentCo is under any obligation to pay any broker’s fee or commission in connection with the sale of the Shares other than to the Placement Agents (as defined below). Other than the Placement Agents, neither Issuer nor ParentCo are aware of any person that has been paid, or has been promised to be paid, either directly or indirectly, remuneration for solicitation of purchasers in connection with the sale of any Shares in connection with the Subscription Agreements. Issuer and ParentCo are solely responsible for the payment of any fees, costs, expenses and commissions of the Placement Agents in connection with the sale of the Shares.
(i) As of the date hereof, the Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Issuer is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and listed for trading on Nasdaq. There is no suit, action, claim, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of Issuer, threatened against Issuer by Nasdaq or the SEC to deregister the Class A common stock or to prohibit or terminate the listing of the Class A common stock on Nasdaq. Except in connection with the Transactions, Issuer has taken no action that is designed to terminate the registration of the Class A common stock under the Exchange Act prior to the Subscription Closing.
(j) The Other Subscription Agreements reflect the same Per Share Subscription Price and other terms with respect to the purchase of the Shares that are no more favorable to such Other Investor thereunder than the terms of this Subscription Agreement, other than terms particular to the regulatory requirements of such Other Investor or its affiliates or related funds that are mutual funds or are otherwise subject to regulations related to the timing of funding and the issuance of the related Shares. Neither Issuer nor ParentCo has entered into any subscription agreement, side letter or other agreement with any Other Investor or any other investor in connection with such Other Investor’s or investor’s direct or indirect investment in ParentCo other than (i) the Other Subscription Agreements, and (ii) the BCA.
(k) Issuer and ParentCo acknowledge and agree that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Shares may be pledged by Investor in connection with a bona fide margin agreement, which shall not be deemed to be a transfer, sale or assignment of the Shares under this Subscription Agreement, and Investor effecting a pledge of Shares shall not be required to provide Issuer or ParentCo with any notice thereof or otherwise make any delivery to Issuer or ParentCo pursuant to this Subscription Agreement. In connection with any such pledge, Issuer or ParentCo shall provide any such lender of such margin agreement with an acknowledgment that the Shares are not subject to any contractual prohibition on pledging or lock up, the form of such acknowledgment to be subject to review and reasonable comment by Issuer and ParentCo.
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(l) Neither Issuer nor ParentCo are required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority, self-regulatory organization or other person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by Issuer or ParentCo of the BCA or this Subscription Agreement (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Shares pursuant to this Subscription Agreement), other than (i) filing with the SEC of the Registration Statement (as defined below), (ii) filings required by Nasdaq, or such other applicable stock exchange on which Issuer’s common stock is then listed and (iii) those the failure of which to obtain would not be reasonably likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. Issuer and ParentCo are in compliance with all applicable laws and rules of Nasdaq; provided, that Investor acknowledges that Issuer shall delist its securities from Nasdaq upon consummation of the Transactions.
(m) The authorized capital stock of Issuer consists of 380,000,000 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of which 23,000,000 shares are outstanding (all of which shares of common stock are subject to possible redemption), 20,000,000 shares of Class B common stock, of which 5,750,000 shares are outstanding, and 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, none of which are issued and outstanding. No other shares of capital stock or other voting securities of Issuer are issued, reserved for issuance or outstanding. All issued and outstanding Shares are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and not subject to or issued in violation of any purchase option, right of first refusal, preemptive right, subscription right or any similar right under any provision of the Delaware General Corporation Law, Issuer’s organizational documents or any contract to which Issuer, ParentCo or any of its subsidiaries are a party or by which Issuer, ParentCo or any of its subsidiaries are bound. Except pursuant to the BCA and the organizational documents of Issuer, there are no outstanding contractual obligations of Issuer or ParentCo to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Shares or any capital equity of Issuer or ParentCo. Except pursuant to the BCA, there are no securities or instruments issued by or to which Issuer or ParentCo are a party containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be triggered by the issuance of (i) the Shares pursuant to this Subscription Agreement or (ii) the shares to be issued pursuant to any Other Subscription Agreement, that have not been or will not be validly waived on or prior to the Closing Date. Except as contemplated by the Transactions, there are no outstanding contractual obligations of Issuer or ParentCo to provide funds to or make any investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in, any other person or entity. Except for working capital loans made from Bright Lights Sponsor LLC or pursuant to the Other Subscription Agreements, the BCA and the other agreements and arrangements referred to therein, as of the date hereof, there are no outstanding options, warrants, or other rights to subscribe for, purchase or acquire from Issuer or ParentCo any equity interests in Issuer, or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any such equity interests. There are no stockholder agreements, voting trusts or other agreements or understandings to which Issuer or ParentCo are a party or by which Issuer or ParentCo are bound relating to the voting of any securities of Issuer, other than (1) as set forth in the SEC Reports and (2) as contemplated by the BCA.
(n) Except for such matters as have not had and would not be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, there is no (i) action, suit, claim or other proceeding, in each case by or before any governmental authority pending, or, to the knowledge of Issuer, ParentCo or any of its subsidiaries, threatened against Issuer, ParentCo or any of its subsidiaries or (ii) judgment, decree, injunction, ruling or order of any governmental entity, self-regulatory organization or arbitrator outstanding against Issuer, ParentCo or any of its subsidiaries.
(o) Issuer is in compliance with all applicable law, except where such noncompliance would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Issuer has not received any written communication from a governmental authority that alleges that Issuer is not in compliance with or is in default or violation of any applicable law, except where the costs of curing such violation and the consequences of such violation (including penalties, fines, injunctions or other remedies) would not be material to the Issuer.
(p) Issuer is not, and immediately after receipt of payment for the Shares, will not be, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(q) The Company intends to repay or refinance approximately $31 million of outstanding indebtedness in connection with the Transactions.
(r) There has been no action taken by Issuer, ParentCo or any of its subsidiaries or the Company (collectively, the “Entities”), or, to the knowledge of any of the Entities, any officer, director, equityholder, manager, employee, agent or representative of any of the Entities, in each case, acting on behalf of any of the Entities, in violation of any applicable Anti-Corruption Laws (as herein defined), (i) none of the Entities have been convicted of violating any Anti-Corruption Laws or subjected to any investigation by a governmental authority for violation of any applicable Anti-Corruption Laws, (ii) none of the Entities have conducted or initiated any internal investigation or made a voluntary, directed, or involuntary disclosure to any governmental authority regarding any alleged act or omission arising under or relating to any noncompliance with any Anti-Corruption Laws and (iii) none of the Entities have received any written notice or citation from a governmental authority for any actual or potential noncompliance with any applicable Anti-Corruption Laws. As used herein, “Anti-Corruption Laws” means any applicable laws relating to corruption and bribery, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (as amended), the UK Bribery Act 2010, and any similar law that prohibits bribery or corruption.
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6. Investor Representations and Warranties. The Investor represents and warrants to Issuer and ParentCo, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing date, that:
(a) The Investor (i) is a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act) or an institutional “accredited investor” (within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3), (7) or (8) under the Securities Act), in each case, satisfying the applicable requirements set forth on Schedule A, (ii) is acquiring the Shares only for its own account and not for the account of others, or if the Investor is subscribing for the Shares as a fiduciary or agent for one or more investor accounts, the Investor or the investment advisor to which the Investor has delegated decision-making authority over investments has full investment discretion with respect to each such account, and the full power and authority to make the acknowledgements, representations and agreements herein on behalf of each owner of each such account, and (iii) is not acquiring the Shares with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with, any distribution thereof in violation of the Securities Act (and shall provide the requested information set forth on Schedule A). The Investor is not an entity formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Shares and is an “institutional account” as defined by FINRA Rule 4512(c).
(b) The Investor understands that the Shares are being offered in a transaction not involving any public offering within the meaning of the Securities Act, that the Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act and that ParentCo is not required to register the Shares except as set forth in Section 7 of this Subscription Agreement. The Investor acknowledges and agrees that the Shares may not be offered, resold, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of by the Investor absent an effective registration statement under the Securities Act except (i) to ParentCo or a subsidiary thereof, (ii) to non-U.S. persons pursuant to offers and sales that occur outside the United States within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act, (iii) pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, provided that all of the applicable conditions therefor (including those set out in Rule 144(i) which are applicable to the Issuer), or (iv) pursuant to another applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, including pursuant to a private sale effected under Section 4(a)(7) of the Securities Act or applicable formal or informal SEC interpretation or guidance, such as a so-called “4(a)(1)(½)” sale, and in each case, in accordance with any applicable securities laws of the states of the United States and other applicable jurisdictions, and that any book entries representing the Shares shall contain a restrictive legend to such effect, which legend shall be subject to removal as set forth herein. The Investor acknowledges and agrees that the Shares will be subject to these securities law transfer restrictions and, as a result of these transfer restrictions, the Investor may not be able to readily offer, resell, transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of the Shares and may be required to bear the financial risk of an investment in the Shares for an indefinite period of time. The Investor acknowledges and agrees that the Shares will not immediately be eligible for offer, resale, transfer, pledge or disposition pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, and that the provisions of Rule 144(i) will apply to the Shares. The Investor acknowledges and agrees that it has been advised to consult legal, tax and accounting prior to making any offer, resale, transfer, pledge or disposition of any of the Shares. By making the representations in this Section 6(b), the Investor does not agree to hold any of the Shares for any minimum or other specific term and reserves the right to assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of the Shares at any time in accordance with or pursuant to a registration statement or an exemption under the Securities Act.
(c) The Investor acknowledges and agrees that the Investor is purchasing the Shares from ParentCo. The Investor further acknowledges that there have been no representations, warranties, covenants and agreements made to the Investor by or on behalf of Issuer, ParentCo, the Placement Agents, the Company, any of their respective affiliates or any control persons, officers, directors, employees, agents or representatives of any of the foregoing or any other person or entity, expressly or by implication, other than those representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of Issuer or ParentCo expressly set forth in Section 5 of this Subscription Agreement and the SEC Reports.
(d) The Investor acknowledges and agrees that the Investor has received such information as the Investor deems necessary to make an investment decision with respect to the Shares, including, with respect to Issuer, ParentCo, the Transaction and the business of the Company and its subsidiaries. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Investor acknowledges that it has reviewed Issuer’s SEC Reports. The Investor acknowledges and agrees that the Investor and the Investor’s professional advisor(s), if any, have had the full opportunity to ask such questions, receive such answers and obtain such information as the Investor and such Investor’s professional advisor(s), if any, have deemed necessary to make an investment decision with respect to the Shares.
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(e) The Investor became aware of this offering of the Shares solely by means of direct contact between the Investor and Issuer, ParentCo, the Company or a representative of Issuer, ParentCo or the Company, or by means of contact from the Placement Agents, and the Shares were offered to the Investor solely by direct contact between the Investor and Issuer, ParentCo, the Company or a representative of Issuer, ParentCo or the Company. The Investor did not become aware of this offering of the Shares, nor were the Shares offered to the Investor, by any other means. The Investor acknowledges the Shares (i) were not offered by any form of general solicitation or general advertising and (ii) are not being offered in a manner involving a public offering under, or in a distribution in violation of, the Securities Act, or any state securities laws. The Investor acknowledges that it is not relying upon, and has not relied upon, any statement, representation or warranty made by any person, firm or corporation (including, without limitation, Issuer, ParentCo, the Company, the Placement Agents, any of their respective affiliates or any control persons, officers, directors, employees, agents or representatives of any of the foregoing), other than the SEC Reports and the representations and warranties of Issuer or ParentCo contained in Section 5 of this Subscription Agreement, in making its investment or decision to invest in ParentCo.
(f) The Investor acknowledges that it is aware that there are substantial risks incident to the purchase and ownership of the Shares, including those set forth in Issuer’s SEC Reports. The Investor has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Shares, and the Investor has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as the Investor has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision. The Investor is able to sustain a complete loss on its investment in the Shares and it will not look to the Placement Agents for all or part of any such loss or losses the Investor may suffer. The Investor acknowledges that Investor shall be responsible for any of the Investor’s tax liabilities that may arise as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement, and that none of Issuer, ParentCo or the Company has provided any tax advice or any other representation or guarantee regarding the tax consequences of the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreement.
(g) Alone, or together with any professional advisor(s), the Investor has adequately analyzed and fully considered the risks of an investment in the Shares and determined that the Shares are a suitable investment for the Investor and that the Investor is able at this time and in the foreseeable future to bear the economic risk of a total loss of the Investor’s investment in ParentCo. The Investor acknowledges specifically that a possibility of total loss exists.
(h) In making its decision to purchase the Shares, the Investor has relied solely upon independent investigation made by the Investor, the SEC Reports, and the representations and warranties of Issuer and ParentCo in Section 5. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Investor has not relied on any statements or other information provided by or on behalf of the Placement Agents or any of their respective affiliates or any control persons, officers, directors, employees, agents or representatives of any of the foregoing concerning Issuer, ParentCo, the Company, the Transaction, the BCA, this Subscription Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, the Shares or the offer and sale of the Shares. The Investor acknowledges and agrees that none of the Placement Agents, or any affiliate of the Placement Agents, has provided Investor with any information or advice with respect to the Shares nor is such information or advice necessary or desired. None of the Placement Agents or any of their respective affiliates has made or makes any representation as to the Company or the quality or value of the Shares and the Placement Agents and any of their respective affiliates may have acquired nonpublic information with respect to the Company which the Investor agrees need not be provided to it.
(i) The Investor acknowledges and agrees that no federal or state agency has passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Shares or made any findings or determination as to the fairness of this investment.
(j) The Investor has been duly formed or incorporated and is validly existing and is in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of formation or incorporation, and has the requisite power and authority to enter into, deliver and perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement.
(k) The execution, delivery and performance by the Investor of this Subscription Agreement are within the powers of the Investor or the investment advisor to which the Investor has delegated decision-making authority over investments, have been duly authorized and will not constitute or result in a breach or default under or conflict with any order, ruling or regulation of any court or other tribunal or of any governmental commission or agency, or any agreement or other undertaking, to which the Investor is a party or by which the Investor is bound, and will not violate any provisions of the Investor’s organizational documents, including, without limitation, its incorporation or formation papers, bylaws, indenture of trust or partnership or operating agreement, as may be applicable. The signature of the Investor or the investment advisor to which the Investor has delegated decision-making authority over investments on this Subscription Agreement is genuine, and the signatory has legal competence and capacity to execute the same or the signatory has been duly authorized to execute the same, and, assuming that this Subscription Agreement constitutes the valid and binding agreement of Issuer, ParentCo, this Subscription Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Investor, enforceable against the Investor in accordance with its terms except as may be limited or otherwise affected by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally, and (ii) principles of equity, whether considered at law or equity.
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(l) Neither the Investor nor any of its officers, directors, managers, managing members, general partners or any other person acting in a similar capacity or carrying out a similar function, is (i) a person named on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List, the Foreign Sanctions Evaders List, the Sectoral Sanctions Identification List, or any other similar list of sanctioned persons administered by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), or any similar list of sanctioned persons administered by the European Union or any individual European Union member state, including the United Kingdom (collectively, “Sanctions Lists”); (ii) directly or indirectly owned or controlled by, or acting on behalf of, one or more persons on a Sanctions List; (iii) organized, incorporated, established, located, resident or born in, or a citizen, national, or the government, including any political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality thereof, of, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Venezuela, the Crimea region of Ukraine, or any other country or territory embargoed or subject to substantial trade restrictions by the United States, the European Union or any individual European Union member state, including the United Kingdom; (iv) a Designated National as defined in the Cuban Assets Control Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 515; or (v) a non-U.S. shell bank or providing banking services indirectly to a non-U.S. shell bank (collectively, a “Prohibited Investor”). The Investor represents that if it is a financial institution subject to the Bank Secrecy Act (31 U.S.C. Section 5311 et seq.) (the “BSA”), as amended by the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 (the “PATRIOT Act”), and its implementing regulations (collectively, the “BSA/PATRIOT Act”), that the Investor maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to comply with applicable obligations under the BSA/PATRIOT Act. The Investor also represents that it maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure compliance with sanctions administered by the United States, the European Union, or any individual European Union member state, including the United Kingdom, to the extent applicable to it. The Investor further represents that the funds held by the Investor and used to purchase the Shares were legally derived and were not obtained, directly or indirectly, from a Prohibited Investor.
(m) If the Investor is or is acting on behalf of (i) an employee benefit plan that is subject to Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), (ii) a plan, an individual retirement account or other arrangement that is subject to Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), (iii) an entity whose underlying assets are considered to include “plan assets” of any such plan, account or arrangement described in clauses (i) and (ii) (each, an “ERISA Plan”), or (iv) an employee benefit plan that is a governmental plan (as defined in Section 3(32) of ERISA), a church plan (as defined in Section 3(33) of ERISA), a non-U.S. plan (as described in Section 4(b)(4) of ERISA) or other plan that is not subject to the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) but may be subject to provisions under any other federal, state, local, non-U.S. or other laws or regulations that are similar to such provisions of ERISA or the Code (collectively, “Similar Laws,” and together with ERISA Plans, “Plans”), the Investor represents and warrants that (A) none of Issuer, ParentCo, or any of their respective affiliates has provided investment advice or has otherwise acted as the Plan’s fiduciary, with respect to its decision to acquire and hold the Shares, and none of the parties to the Transaction is or shall at any time be the Plan’s fiduciary with respect to any decision in connection with the Investor’s investment in the Shares; and (B) its purchase of the Shares will not result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, or any applicable Similar Law.
(n) No disclosure or offering document has been prepared by Jefferies LLC, Moelis & Company LLC or Deutsche Bank Securities, LLC (the “Placement Agents”) or any of their respective affiliates in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares. None of the Placement Agents or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, representatives or controlling persons has made any independent investigation with respect to the Company, the Shares or the completeness or accuracy of any information provided to Investor. The Investor agrees that neither of the Placement Agents, nor any of their respective affiliates or any of their or their respective affiliates’ control persons, officers, directors or employees, shall be liable to Investor pursuant to this Subscription Agreement for any action heretofore or hereafter taken or omitted to be taken by any of them in connection with the purchase of the Shares.
(o) None of the Placement Agents, nor any of their respective affiliates, nor any control persons, officers, directors, employees, agents or representatives of any of the foregoing has made any independent investigation with respect to Issuer, ParentCo, the Company or its subsidiaries or any of their respective businesses, or the Shares or the accuracy, completeness or adequacy of any information supplied to the Investor by Issuer or ParentCo.
(p) In connection with the issue and purchase of the Shares, none of the Placement Agents, nor any of their respective affiliates, has acted as the Investor’s financial advisor or fiduciary.
(q) The Investor has or has commitments to have and, when required to deliver payment to ParentCo pursuant to Section 2 above, will have, sufficient funds to pay the Subscription Amount and consummate the purchase and sale of the Shares pursuant to this Subscription Agreement.
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7. Registration Rights.
(a) ParentCo agrees that, within thirty (30) calendar days after the Closing Date (the “Filing Deadline”), ParentCo will file with the SEC (at its sole cost and expense) a registration statement to register under and in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Act (the “Registration Statement”), the resale of all Shares acquired by the Investor pursuant to this Agreement which are eligible for registration (determined as of two (2) business days prior to such submission or filing) (the “Registrable Securities”), and it shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective as soon as practicable after the filing thereof, but no later than the earlier of (1) the 60th calendar day after the Filing Deadline (or the 90th calendar day if the SEC notifies ParentCo that it will “review” the Registration Statement) and (2) the fifth business day after the date ParentCo is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the SEC that the Registration Statement will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review (the “Effectiveness Date”). ParentCo will use its commercially reasonable efforts to provide a draft of the Registration Statement to the Investor for review at least five (5) business days in advance of the filing of the Registration Statement; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall ParentCo be required to delay or postpone the filing of such Registration Statement as a result of or in connection with the Investor’s review. Any failure by ParentCo to file the Registration Statement by the Filing Deadline or to effect such Registration Statement by the Effectiveness Date shall not otherwise relieve ParentCo of its obligations to file a Registration Statement as set forth above in this Section 7. ParentCo shall file with the SEC a final form of prospectus pursuant to Rule 424 (or successor thereto) under the Securities Act no later than the second business day after the Registration Statement becomes effective. The Registration Statement shall include a “plan of distribution” that permits all lawful means of disposition of the Registrable Securities by the Investor, including block sales, agented transactions, sales directly into the market and other customary provisions (but, excluding for the avoidance of doubt, underwritten offerings). ParentCo’s obligations to include the Registrable Securities for resale in the Registration Statement are contingent upon the Investor furnishing in writing to ParentCo such information regarding the Investor, the securities of ParentCo held by the Investor and the intended method of disposition of such Registrable Securities as shall be reasonably requested by ParentCo to effect the registration of such Registrable Securities, and Investor shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as ParentCo may reasonably request that are customary of a selling stockholder in similar situations. For as long as the Investor holds the Registrable Securities being offered hereby, ParentCo will use commercially reasonable efforts to (A) make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144, (B) file in a timely manner all reports and other documents with the SEC required under the Exchange Act, as long as ParentCo remains subject to such requirements, and (C) provide all customary and reasonable cooperation necessary, in each case, to enable the undersigned to resell Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement or Rule 144 of the Securities Act (when Rule 144 of the Securities Act becomes available to the Investor), as applicable, including providing any legal opinions to ParentCo’s transfer agent. Prior to ParentCo and its transfer agent agreeing to a form of representation letter to be given in connection with any legend removal opinion, ParentCo shall allow the Investor to review such form and shall cooperate, reasonably and in good faith, and take such action as may reasonably be requested by the Investor, consistent with the terms of this Subscription Agreement, in connection with the registration of the shares. In no event shall the Investor be required to represent, warrant, agree, acknowledge, or covenant for the Subscribed Shares to be returned to its account.
(b) ParentCo shall, if requested by the Investor:
(i) cause the removal of any restrictive legend set forth on the Shares, and
(ii) issue Shares without any such legend in book-entry or by electronic delivery through The Depository Trust Company, at the Investor’s option, within two (2) Business Days of such request, provided that in each case of clause (b)(i) and clause (b)(ii)
(A) either:
(x) such Shares are registered for resale under the Securities Act and the Investor has sold or proposes to sell such Shares pursuant to such registration, or
(y) the Investor has sold or transferred, or proposes to sell or transfer, Shares pursuant to Rule 144, or
(B) ParentCo, its counsel or the Transfer Agent have received customary representation and other documentation from the Investor that is reasonably necessary to establish that restrictive legends are no longer required as reasonably requested by ParentCo, its counsel or the Transfer Agent.
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With respect to clause (A)(x), while the Registration Statement is effective, if restrictive legends are no longer required for such Shares, ParentCo shall, in accordance with the provisions of Section 7 and within two (2) trading days of any request therefor from the Investor accompanied by such customary and reasonably acceptable representations and other documentation referred to above establishing that restrictive legends are no longer required, deliver to the Transfer Agent instructions that the Transfer Agent shall make a new, unlegended entry for such book entry Shares.
(c) At its expense ParentCo shall:
(i) except for such times as ParentCo is permitted hereunder to suspend the use of the prospectus forming part of a Registration Statement, use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such registration, and any qualification, exemption or compliance under state securities laws which ParentCo determines to obtain, continuously effective with respect to Investor, and to keep the applicable Registration Statement or any subsequent shelf registration statement free of any material misstatements or omissions, until the earlier of the following: (A) Investor ceases to hold any Registrable Securities, (B) the date all Registrable Securities held by Investor may be sold without restriction under Rule 144, including without limitation, any volume and manner of sale restrictions which may be applicable to affiliates under Rule 144 and without the requirement for ParentCo to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144(c)(1) (or Rule 144(i)(2), if applicable), and (C) three (3) years from the date of effectiveness of the Registration Statement. The period of time during which ParentCo is required hereunder to keep a Registration Statement effective is referred to herein as the “Registration Period”;
(ii) during the Registration Period, advise Investor, as expeditiously as possible:
(1) when a Registration Statement or any amendment thereto has been filed with the SEC and when such Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto has become effective;
(2) of any request by the Commission for amendments or supplements to any Registration Statement or the prospectus included therein or for additional in-formation;
(3) after it shall receive notice or obtain knowledge thereof, of the issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for such purpose;
(4) of the receipt by ParentCo of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Registrable Securities included therein for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; and
(5) subject to the provisions in this Subscription Agreement, of the occurrence of any event that requires the making of any changes in any Registration Statement or prospectus so that, as of such date, the statements therein are not misleading and do not omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, ParentCo shall not, when so advising Investor of such events, provide Investor with any material, nonpublic information regarding ParentCo other than to the extent that providing notice to Investor of the occurrence of the events listed in (1) through (4) above may constitute material, nonpublic information regarding ParentCo;
(iii) during the Registration Period, use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement as soon as reasonably practicable;
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(iv) during the Registration Period, upon the occurrence of any event contemplated in Section 7(c)(ii)(4) above, except for such times as ParentCo is permitted hereunder to suspend, and has suspended, the use of a prospectus forming part of a Registration Statement, ParentCo shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to as soon as reasonably practicable prepare a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement or a supplement to the related prospectus, or file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered to purchasers of the Registrable Securities included therein, such prospectus will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
(v) during the Registration Period, use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause all Registrable Securities to (1) qualify for listing on Nasdaq or such other national securities exchange upon which the Shares are then listed, and (2) update or amend the Registration Statement as necessary to include all of the Shares offered hereby;
(vi) during the Registration Period, use its commercially reasonable efforts to allow the Investor to review disclosure regarding the Investor in the Registration Statement; and
(vii) during the Registration Period, otherwise, in good faith, cooperate reasonably with, and take such customary actions as may reasonably be requested by the Investor, consistent with the terms of this Agreement, in connection with the registration of the Registrable Securities.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Subscription Agreement, ParentCo shall be entitled to delay the filing or effectiveness of, or suspend the use of, the Registration Statement if the board of directors of ParentCo reasonably determines in good faith and upon the advice of counsel that in order for the Registration Statement not to contain a material misstatement or omission, (i) an amendment thereto would be needed to include information that would at that time not otherwise be required in a current, quarterly, or annual report under the Exchange Act, (ii) the negotiation or consummation of a transaction by ParentCo or its subsidiaries is pending or an event has occurred, which negotiation, consummation or event ParentCo’s board of directors reasonably believes would require additional disclosure by ParentCo in the Registration Statement of material information that ParentCo has a bona fide business purpose for keeping confidential and the non-disclosure of which in the Registration Statement would be expected, in the reasonable determination of ParentCo’s board of directors in good faith and upon the advice of counsel to cause the Registration Statement to fail to comply with applicable disclosure requirements, or (iii) in the good faith judgment of the majority of ParentCo’s board of directors, such filing or effectiveness or use of such Registration Statement would be seriously detrimental to ParentCo and the majority of the ParentCo board or directors concludes as a result that it is essential to defer such filing (each such circumstance, a “Suspension Event”); provided, however, that ParentCo shall not delay or suspend the Registration Statement on more than two (2) occasions or for more than sixty (60) consecutive calendar days, or more than ninety (90) total calendar days, in each case during any twelve-month period. Upon receipt of any written notice from ParentCo of the happening of any Suspension Event during the period that the Registration Statement is effective or if as a result of a Suspension Event the Registration Statement or related prospectus contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in light of the circumstances under which they were made, in the case of the prospectus) not misleading, the Investor agrees that (i) it will immediately discontinue offers and sales of the Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, sales conducted pursuant to Rule 144) until Investor receives copies of a supplemental or amended prospectus (which ParentCo agrees to promptly prepare) that corrects the misstatement(s) or omission(s) referred to above and receives notice that any post-effective amendment has become effective or unless otherwise notified by ParentCo that it may resume such offers and sales, and (ii) it will maintain the confidentiality of any information included in such written notice delivered by ParentCo unless otherwise required by law or subpoena. If so directed by ParentCo, Investor will deliver to ParentCo or, in Investor’s sole discretion destroy, all copies of the prospectus covering the Registrable Securities in Investor’s possession; provided, however, that this obligation to deliver or destroy all copies of the prospectus covering the Registrable Securities shall not apply (A) to the extent Investor is required to retain a copy of such prospectus (1) to comply with applicable legal, regulatory, self-regulatory or professional requirements or (2) in accordance with a bona fide pre-existing document retention policy or (B) to copies stored electronically on archival servers as a result of automatic data back-up. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, ParentCo shall cause its transfer agent to deliver unlegended Shares to a transferee of an Investor in connection with any sale of Shares with respect to which an Investor has entered into a contract for sale, prior to such Investor’s receipt of the notice of a Suspension Event and for which such Investor has not yet settled.
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(e) Indemnification.
(i) ParentCo agrees to indemnify and hold harmless, to the extent permitted by law, Investor (to the extent named as a selling stockholder under the Registration Statement), its directors, officers, partners, managers, members, stockholders, employees, agents and each person who controls Investor (within the meaning of the Securities Act) and each affiliate of Investor (within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act), to the extent permitted by law, from and against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable and documented attorneys’ fees) caused by any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in any Registration Statement, prospectus included in any Registration Statement (“Prospectus”) or preliminary Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, except insofar as the same are caused by or contained in any information or affidavit so furnished in writing to ParentCo by or on behalf of such Investor expressly for use therein.
(ii) In connection with any Registration Statement in which an Investor is participating, such Investor shall furnish (or cause to be furnished) to ParentCo in writing such information and affidavits as ParentCo reasonably requests for use in connection with any such Registration Statement or Prospectus and, to the extent permitted by law, shall indemnify ParentCo, its directors and officers and each person or entity who controls ParentCo (within the meaning of the Securities Act) against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable outside attorneys’ fees) resulting from any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained or incorporated by reference in any Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, but only to the extent that such untrue statement or omission is contained (or not contained in, in the case of an omission) in any information or affidavit so furnished in writing by or on behalf of such Investor expressly for use therein; provided, however, that the liability of such Investor shall be several and not joint with any Other Investor and shall be in proportion to and limited to the net proceeds received by such Investor from the sale of Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification obligation.
(iii) Any person or entity entitled to indemnification herein shall (A) give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification (provided that the failure to give prompt notice shall not impair any person’s or entity’s right to indemnification hereunder to the extent such failure has not prejudiced the indemnifying party) and (B) unless in such indemnified party’s reasonable judgment a conflict of interest between such indemnified and indemnifying parties may exist with respect to such claim, permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. If such defense is assumed, the indemnifying party shall not be subject to any liability for any settlement made by the indemnified party without its consent (but such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). An indemnifying party who is not entitled to, or elects not to, assume the defense of a claim shall not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel for all parties indemnified by such indemnifying party with respect to such claim, unless in the reasonable judgment of any indemnified party a conflict of interest may exist between such indemnified party and any other of such indemnified parties with respect to such claim. No indemnifying party shall, without the consent of the indemnified party, consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which cannot be settled in all respects by the payment of money (and such money is so paid by the indemnifying party pursuant to the terms of such settlement) or which settlement includes a statement or admission of fault and culpability on the part of such indemnified party or which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation.
(iv) The indemnification provided for under this Subscription Agreement shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the indemnified party or any officer, director or controlling person or entity of such indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of securities.
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(v) If the indemnification provided under this Section 7(e) from the indemnifying party is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses referred to herein, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying the indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations; provided, however, that the liability of the Investor shall be limited to the net proceeds received by such Investor from the sale of Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification obligation. The relative fault of the indemnifying party and indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact, was made by (or not made by, in the case of an omission), or relates to information supplied by (or not supplied by, in the case of an omission), such indemnifying party or indemnified party, and the indemnifying party’s and indemnified party’s relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the losses or other liabilities referred to above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in Sections 7(d)(i), (ii) and (iii) above, any legal or other fees, charges or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with any investigation or proceeding. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution pursuant to this Section 7(e)(v) from any person or entity who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
8. Termination. This Subscription Agreement shall terminate and be void and of no further force and effect, and all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall terminate without any further liability on the part of any party in respect thereof, upon the earliest to occur of (a) such date and time as the BCA is terminated in accordance with its terms, (b) upon the mutual written agreement of each of the parties hereto to terminate this Subscription Agreement, (c) if the conditions to Closing set forth in Section 3 of this Subscription Agreement are not satisfied at, or are not capable of being satisfied on or prior to, the Closing and, as a result thereof, the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement will not be or are not consummated at the Closing, and (d) June 22, 2022 if the closing of the Transaction has not occurred on or before such date; provided that nothing herein will relieve any party from liability for any willful breach hereof prior to the time of termination, and each party will be entitled to any remedies at law or in equity to recover losses, liabilities or damages arising from any such willful breach. ParentCo shall notify the Investor of the termination of the BCA promptly after the termination of such agreement. Upon the termination of this Subscription Agreement in accordance with this Section 8, any monies paid by the Investor to ParentCo in connection herewith shall be promptly (and in any event within one business day after such termination) returned to the Investor.
9. Trust Account Waiver. The Investor acknowledges that Issuer is a blank check company with the powers and privileges to effect a merger, asset acquisition, reorganization or similar business combination involving Issuer and one or more businesses or assets. The Investor further acknowledges that, as described in Issuer’s prospectus relating to its initial public offering dated January 15, 2021 (the “IPO Prospectus”) available at www.sec.gov, substantially all of Issuer’s assets consist of the cash proceeds of Issuer’s initial public offering and private placement of its securities, and substantially all of those proceeds have been deposited in a trust account (the “Trust Account”) for the benefit of Issuer, its public shareholders and the underwriter of Issuer’s initial public offering. Except with respect to interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account that may be released to Issuer to pay its tax obligations, if any, the cash in the Trust Account may be disbursed only for the purposes set forth in the IPO Prospectus. For and in consideration of Issuer entering into this Subscription Agreement, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Investor hereby irrevocably waives any and all right, title and interest, or any claim of any kind it has or may have in the future, in or to any monies held in the Trust Account, and agrees not to seek recourse against the Trust Account as a result of, or arising out of, this Subscription Agreement; provided, that nothing in this Section 9 shall (x) serve or be deemed to limit or prohibit Investor’s right to pursue a claim against Issuer for legal relief against assets held outside the Trust Account, for specific performance or other equitable relief; (y) serve or be deemed to limit or prohibit any claims that Investor may have in the future against Issuer’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 such funds); or (z) be deemed to limit Investor’s right to distributions from the Trust Account in accordance with the Issuer’s organizational documents in respect of the shares acquired by any means other than pursuant to this Subscription Agreement or any Investor’s right, title, interest or claim to the Trust Account, or to any monies held therein, by virtue of such Investor’s record or beneficial ownership of securities of the Company acquired by any means other than pursuant to this Subscription Agreement, including but not limited to any redemption right with respect to any such securities of the Company.
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10. Miscellaneous.
(a) Neither this Subscription Agreement nor any rights that may accrue to the Investor hereunder (other than the Shares acquired hereunder, if any, and the rights set forth in Section 7) or Issuer or ParentCo may be transferred or assigned, other than an assignment by the Investor to any fund or account managed by the same investment manager as the Investor or an affiliate thereof, subject to, if such transfer or assignment is prior to the Closing, such transferee or assignee, as applicable, executing a joinder to this Subscription Agreement or a separate subscription agreement in substantially the same form as this Subscription Agreement, including with respect to the Subscription Amount and other terms and conditions, provided, that, in the case of any such transfer or assignment, the initial party to this Subscription Agreement shall remain bound by its obligations under this Subscription Agreement in the event that the transferee or assignee, as applicable, does not comply with its obligations to consummate the purchase of Shares contemplated hereby. Neither this Subscription Agreement nor any rights that may accrue to Issuer or ParentCo hereunder or any of Issuer’s or ParentCo’s obligations may be transferred or assigned other than pursuant to the Transaction.
(b) Issuer or ParentCo may request from the Investor such additional information as Issuer or ParentCo may deem in good faith reasonably necessary to evaluate the eligibility of the Investor to acquire the Shares and in connection with the inclusion of the Shares in the Registration Statement, and the Investor shall provide such information as may reasonably be requested, to the extent readily available and to the extent consistent with its internal policies and procedures; provided that Issuer and ParentCo agree to keep any such information confidential. The Investor acknowledges that Issuer or ParentCo may file a form of this Subscription Agreement with the SEC as an exhibit to a current or periodic report or a registration statement of Issuer or ParentCo.
(c) The Investor acknowledges that Issuer, ParentCo and the Placement Agents (as third party beneficiaries with the right to enforce Section 4, Section 5, Section 6, Section 10, and Section 11 hereof on their own behalf and not, for the avoidance of doubt, on behalf of Issuer or ParentCo) will rely on the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties of the Investor contained in this Subscription Agreement. Prior to the Closing, the Investor agrees to promptly notify Issuer, ParentCo and the Placement Agents if any of the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties of the Investor set forth herein are no longer accurate.
(d) Issuer, ParentCo, the Placement Agents and the Investor are each entitled to rely upon this Subscription Agreement and each is irrevocably authorized to produce this Subscription Agreement or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceeding or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby.
(e) Issuer, ParentCo, the Placement Agents, and any of their respective affiliates may now or in the future own securities of the Issuer and may purchase securities in the Transaction.
(f) All of the representations and warranties contained in this Subscription Agreement shall survive the Closing. All of the covenants and agreements made by each party hereto in this Subscription Agreement shall survive the Closing.
(g) This Subscription Agreement may not be modified, waived or terminated (other than pursuant to the terms of Section 3(d) and Section 8 above) except by an instrument in writing, signed by each of the parties hereto and, to the extent required by the BCA, by the Company. No failure or delay of either party in exercising any right or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such right or power, or any course of conduct, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the parties and third party beneficiaries hereunder are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have hereunder.
(h) This Subscription Agreement (including the schedule hereto) constitutes the entire agreement, and supersedes all other prior agreements, understandings, representations and warranties, both written and oral, among the parties, with respect to the subject matter hereof. Except as set forth in Section 7(c), Section 10(c) and Section 10(d) with respect to the persons referenced therein, this Subscription Agreement shall not confer any rights or remedies upon any person other than the parties hereto, and their respective successor and assigns.
(i) Except as otherwise provided herein, this Subscription Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives, and permitted assigns, and the agreements, representations, warranties, covenants and acknowledgments contained herein shall be deemed to be made by, and be binding upon, such heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns.
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(j) If any provision of this Subscription Agreement shall be adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Subscription Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall continue in full force and effect.
(k) This Subscription Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts (including by electronic mail or in .pdf) and by different parties in separate counterparts, with the same effect as if all parties hereto had signed the same document. All counterparts so executed and delivered shall be construed together and shall constitute one and the same agreement.
(l) The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Subscription Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Subscription Agreement, without posting a bond or undertaking and without proof of damages, to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Subscription Agreement, this being in addition to any other remedy to which such party is entitled at law, in equity, in contract, in tort or otherwise.
(m) THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE court of chancery of the state of delaware (or, to the extent such court does not have subject matter jurisdiction, the superior court of the state of delaware, or the united states district court for the district of delaware) SOLELY IN RESPECT OF THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT AND THE DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT AND IN RESPECT OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, AND HEREBY WAIVE, AND AGREE NOT TO ASSERT, AS A DEFENSE IN ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING FOR INTERPRETATION OR ENFORCEMENT HEREOF OR ANY SUCH DOCUMENT THAT IS NOT SUBJECT THERETO OR THAT SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING MAY NOT BE BROUGHT OR IS NOT MAINTAINABLE IN SAID COURTS OR THAT VENUE THEREOF MAY NOT BE APPROPRIATE OR THAT THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT OR ANY SUCH DOCUMENT MAY NOT BE ENFORCED IN OR BY SUCH COURTS, AND THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AGREE THAT ALL CLAIMS WITH RESPECT TO SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE HEARD AND DETERMINED BY SUCH A delaware STATE OR FEDERAL COURT. THE PARTIES HEREBY CONSENT TO AND GRANT ANY SUCH COURT JURISDICTION OVER THE PERSON OF SUCH PARTIES AND OVER THE SUBJECT MATTER OF SUCH DISPUTE AND AGREE THAT MAILING OF PROCESS OR OTHER PAPERS IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING IN THE MANNER PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION 10(m) OR SECTION 13 OF THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT OR IN SUCH OTHER MANNER AS MAY BE PERMITTED BY LAW SHALL BE VALID AND SUFFICIENT SERVICE THEREOF. THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAW OF ANY OTHER STATE.
(n) EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (I) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER; (II) SUCH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE FOREGOING WAIVER; (III) SUCH PARTY MAKES THE FOREGOING WAIVER VOLUNTARILY; AND (IV) SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVER AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 10(n).
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11. Non-Reliance and Exculpation. The Investor acknowledges that it is not relying upon, and has not relied upon, any statement, representation or warranty made by any person, firm or corporation (including, without limitation, the Placement Agents, any of their respective affiliates or any control persons, officers, directors, employees, partners, agents or representatives of any of the foregoing), other than the SEC Reports and statements, representations and warranties of Issuer or ParentCo expressly contained in this Subscription Agreement, in making its investment or decision to invest in ParentCo. The Investor acknowledges and agrees that none of (i) any Other Investor pursuant to this Subscription Agreement or any Other Subscription Agreement related to the private placement of the Shares (including the investor’s respective affiliates or any control persons, officers, directors, employees, partners, agents or representatives of any of the foregoing), (ii) the Placement Agents, their respective affiliates or any control persons, officers, directors, employees, partners, agents or representatives of any of the foregoing, (iii) any other party to the BCA (other than Issuer or ParentCo), or (iv) any affiliates, or any control persons, officers, directors, employees, partners, agents or representatives of any of Issuer, ParentCo, the Company or any other party to the BCA shall be liable to the Investor, or to any Other Investor, pursuant to this Subscription Agreement or any Other Subscription Agreement related to the private placement of the Shares, the negotiation hereof or thereof or the subject matter hereof or thereof, or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, including, without limitation, with respect to any action heretofore or hereafter taken or omitted to be taken by any of them in connection with the purchase of the Shares or with respect to any claim (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) for breach of this Subscription Agreement or in respect of any written or oral representations made or alleged to be made in connection herewith, as expressly provided herein, or for any actual or alleged inaccuracies, misstatements or omissions with respect to any information or materials of any kind furnished by the Issuer or ParentCo, the Company, the Placement Agents or any Non-Party Affiliate concerning the Issuer or ParentCo, the Company, the Placement Agents, any of their controlled affiliates, this Subscription Agreement or the BCA or the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. For purposes of this Subscription Agreement, “Non-Party Affiliates” means each former, current or future officer, director, employee, partner, member, manager, direct or indirect equityholder or affiliate of the Issuer or ParentCo, the Company, any Placement Agent or any of the Issuer’s, ParentCo’s, the Company’s or any Placement Agent’s controlled affiliates or any family member of the foregoing.
12. Press Releases. Issuer shall, by 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the first business day immediately following the date of this Subscription Agreement, issue one or more press releases or furnish or file with the SEC a Current Report on Form 8-K (collectively, the “Disclosure Document”) disclosing, to the extent not previously publicly disclosed, the Initial PIPE Investment, all material terms of the Transaction and any other material, non-public information that Issuer and ParentCo have provided to the Investor at any time prior to the filing of the Disclosure Document. From and after the disclosure of the Disclosure Document, Investor shall not be in possession of any material, non-public information received from Issuer, ParentCo or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, or agents (including the Placement Agents) relating to the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement, and the Investor shall no longer be subject to any confidentiality or similar obligations under any current agreement (if any), whether written or oral with the Issuer, ParentCo or the Company, or any of their affiliates, relating to the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement. Notwithstanding anything in this Subscription Agreement to the contrary, the Issuer, ParentCo and the Company shall not, without the prior written consent of the Investor, disclose to third parties (including publicly) the name of the Investor or any of its advisors or affiliates, or include the name of the Investor or any of its affiliates (i) in any press release or (ii) in any filing with the Commission or any regulatory agency or trading market, without the prior written consent of the Investor, except to the extent such disclosure is required by law, any governmental authority or stock exchange rule, in which case ParentCo shall provide the Investor with prior written notice (to the extent permitted by laws) of such disclosure permitted under this clause and shall reasonably consult with the Investor regarding such disclosure.
13. Separate Obligations. The decision of the Investor to purchase the Shares pursuant to this Subscription Agreement has been made by the Investor independently of any Other Investor or any other investor and independently of any information, materials, statements or opinions as to the business, affairs, operations, assets, properties, liabilities, results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Issuer, ParentCo, or the Company, or any of their respective subsidiaries which may have been made or given by any Other Investor or investor or by any agent or employee of any Other Investor or investor, and neither Investor nor any of its agents or employees shall have any liability to any Other Investor or investor (or any other person) relating to or arising from any such information, materials, statements or opinions. Nothing contained herein or in any Other Subscription Agreement, and no action taken by the Investor or investor pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Investor and Other Investors or other investors as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Investor and Other Investors or other investors are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement and the Other Subscription Agreements. The Investor acknowledges that no Other Investor has acted as agent for the Investor in connection with making its investment hereunder and no Other Investor will be acting as agent of the Investor in connection with monitoring its investment in the Shares or enforcing its rights under this Subscription Agreement. The Investor shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including without limitation the rights arising out of this Subscription Agreement, and it shall not be necessary for any Other Investor or investor to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.
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14. 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 delivered by email (in each case in this clause (iv), solely if receipt is confirmed, but excluding any automated reply, such as an out-of-office notification), addressed as follows:
if to the Investor, to the address provided on the Investor’s signature page hereto;
with copies to (which shall not constitute notice) Counsel; and
if to ParentCo or Issuer, to:
Bright Lights Acquisition Corp
12100 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1150
Los Angeles, California 90025
Attention: | Michael Mahan |
Email: | Chief Executive Officer |
with copies to (which shall not constitute notice), to:
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
525 University Avenue, Suite 1400
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Attention: | Michael Mies |
Email: | michael.mies@skadden.com |
or to such other address or addresses as the parties may from time to time designate in writing. Copies delivered solely to outside counsel shall not constitute notice.
[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Issuer and ParentCo has accepted this Subscription Agreement as of the date set forth below.
BRIGHT LIGHTS ACQUISITION CORP. | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
Date: November 22, 2021
BRIGHT LIGHTS PARENT CORP. | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
Date: November 22, 2021
[Signature Page to Subscription Agreement]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Investor has executed or caused this Subscription Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized representative as of the date set forth below.
You must pay the Subscription Amount by wire transfer of United States dollars in immediately available funds to the account specified by ParentCo in the Closing Notice.
[Signature Page to Subscription Agreement]
SCHEDULE A
ELIGIBILITY REPRESENTATIONS OF THE INVESTOR
A. |
QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER STATUS
(Please check the applicable subparagraphs): |
☐ | We are a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act). |
B. |
INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR STATUS
(Please check the applicable subparagraphs): |
1. | ☐ We are an “accredited investor” (within the meaning of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act) or an entity in which all of the equity holders are accredited investors within the meaning of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act, and have marked and initialed the appropriate box on the following page indicating the provision under which we qualify as an “accredited investor.” |
2. | ☐ We are not a natural person. |
Rule 501(a), in relevant part, states that an “accredited investor” shall mean any person who comes within any of the below listed categories, or who the issuer reasonably believes comes within any of the below listed categories, at the time of the sale of the securities to that person. The Investor has indicated, by marking and initialing the appropriate box below, the provision(s) below which apply to the Investor and under which the Investor accordingly qualifies as an “accredited investor.”
☐ | Any bank, registered broker or dealer, insurance company, registered investment company, business development company, or small business investment company; |
☐ | Any plan established and maintained by a state, its political subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality of a state or its political subdivisions for the benefit of its employees, if such plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000; |
☐ | Any employee benefit plan, within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, if a bank, insurance company, or registered investment adviser makes the investment decisions, or if the plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000; |
☐ | Any organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, corporation, similar business trust, or partnership, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000; |
☐ | Any trust with assets in excess of $5,000,000, not formed to acquire the securities offered, whose purchase is directed by a sophisticated person; or |
☐ | Any entity in which all of the equity owners are accredited investors meeting one or more of the above tests. |
This page should be completed by the Investor
and constitutes a part of the Subscription Agreement.
[Schedule A to Subscription Agreement]
Exhibit 10.2
FORM OF EXCLUDED INVESTOR SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
This SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT (this “Subscription Agreement”) is entered into on November 22, 2021, by and between Bright Lights Acquisition Corp, a Delaware corporation (“Issuer”), Bright Lights Parent Corp., a Delaware corporation and subsidiary of the Issuer (“ParentCo”), and the undersigned subscriber (the “Investor”).
WHEREAS, Issuer, ParentCo and the other parties named therein, will concurrently with the execution of this Subscription Agreement, enter into that certain Business Combination Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, amended and restated, modified, supplemented, or waived from time to time in accordance with its terms, the “BCA”), pursuant to which Issuer will be combined with Manscaped Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (collectively with its subsidiaries, the “Company”), through a series of transactions resulting in, among other things, ParentCo becoming a publicly traded company listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market and acquiring a controlling interest in the Company in an “Up-C” structure in, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein (the “Transaction”);
WHEREAS, in connection with the Transaction, ParentCo is seeking commitments, severally and not jointly, from interested investors to purchase, prior to the closing of the Transaction, shares of ParentCo’s Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Shares”), in a private placement for a purchase price of $9.20 per share (the “Per Share Subscription Price”);
WHEREAS, the aggregate purchase price to be paid by the Investor for the subscribed Shares (as set forth on the signature page hereto) is referred to herein as the “Subscription Amount”; and
WHEREAS, (a) substantially concurrently with the execution of this Subscription Agreement, ParentCo is, severally and not jointly, entering into separate subscription agreements (collectively, the “Signing Subscription Agreements”) with certain investors (the “Signing Investors”) with an aggregate purchase price of $75,000,000 (inclusive of the Subscription Amount) (the “Initial PIPE Investment”); and (b) may enter into one or more additional subscription agreements (collectively with the Signing Subscription Agreements, the “Other Subscription Agreements”) after the date hereof with additional investors (collectively with the Signing Investors, the “Other Investors”).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual representations, warranties and covenants, and subject to the conditions, set forth herein, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties acknowledge and agree as follows:
1. Subscription. The Investor hereby irrevocably subscribes for and agrees to purchase from ParentCo, and ParentCo hereby irrevocably agrees to sell to the Investor, the number of Shares set forth on the signature page of this Subscription Agreement, in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions provided for herein.
2. Closing. The closing of the sale of the Shares contemplated hereby (the “Closing”) shall occur on a closing date (the “Closing Date”) specified in the Closing Notice (as defined below), and be conditioned upon the prior or substantially concurrent consummation of the Transaction (the closing date of the Transaction, the “Transaction Closing Date”). Upon delivery of written notice from (or on behalf of) ParentCo to the Investor (the “Closing Notice”) that ParentCo reasonably expects all conditions to the closing of the Transaction to be satisfied or waived and all Closing Conditions of this Subscription Agreement to be satisfied on an expected Transaction Closing Date that is not less than five (5) business days from the date on which the Closing Notice is delivered to the Investor, the Investor shall deliver the Subscription Amount one (1) business days prior to the expected Closing Date by wire transfer of United States dollars in immediately available funds to the account(s) specified by ParentCo in the Closing Notice. On the Closing Date, ParentCo shall issue the Shares to the Investor and subsequently cause the Shares to be registered in book entry form in the name of the Investor on the ParentCo share register. For purposes of this Subscription Agreement, “business day” shall mean a day, other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required by law to close. Prior to or at the Closing, Investor shall deliver to ParentCo a duly completed and executed Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 or appropriate Form W-8. In the event the Transaction Closing Date does not occur within two (2) business days after the Closing Date under this Subscription Agreement, ParentCo shall promptly (but not later than one (1) business day thereafter) return the Subscription Amount to the Investor by wire transfer of U.S. dollars in immediately available funds to the account specified by the Investor, and any book-entries for the Shares shall be deemed repurchased and cancelled; provided that, unless this Subscription Agreement has been terminated pursuant to Section 8 hereof, such return of funds shall not terminate this Subscription Agreement or relieve the Investor of its obligation to purchase the Shares at the Closing.
3. Closing Conditions. The obligation of the parties hereto to consummate the purchase and sale of the Shares pursuant to this Subscription Agreement is subject to the following conditions:
(a) all conditions precedent to the closing of the Transaction set forth in the BCA shall have been satisfied (as determined by the parties to the BCA) or waived (other than those conditions which, by their nature, are to be satisfied at the closing of the Transactions pursuant to the BCA or by the Closing itself, but subject to their satisfaction or valid waiver at the closing of the Transactions), and the closing of the Transaction shall occur substantially concurrently with or immediately following the Closing;
(b) there shall not be in force any judgment, law, injunction order, rule or regulation (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) entered by or with any governmental authority enjoining or prohibiting (i) the issuance and sale of the Shares under this Subscription Agreement or (ii) the consummation of the Transaction;
(c) solely with respect to the Investor’s obligation to close, no amendment, modification or waiver of the BCA by Issuer or ParentCo (as the same exists on the date of this Subscription Agreement) that has materially and adversely affected or would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the economic benefits that Investor would reasonably expect to receive under this Subscription Agreement shall have occurred without the Investor’s written consent;
(d) (i) solely with respect to the Investor’s obligation to close, the representations and warranties made by Issuer and ParentCo, and (ii) solely with respect to ParentCo’s obligation to close, the representations and warranties made by the Investor, in each case, in this Subscription Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date other than (x) those representations and warranties qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect (as defined below), which shall be true and correct in all respects as of the Closing Date and (y) those representations and warranties expressly made as of an earlier date, which shall be true and correct in all material respects (or, if qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects) as of such date, in each case without giving effect to the consummation of the Transaction;
(e) solely with respect to the Investor’s obligation to close, Issuer and ParentCo shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Subscription Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by it at or prior to the Closing; and
(f) solely with respect to the Investor’s obligation to close, and unless waived by a 90% majority in interest of the Investor and the Other Investors as a group (based on the collective aggregate amounts committed to purchase in this Subscription Agreement and the Other Subscription Agreements), no more than 75% of the Class A common shares of the Issuer eligible for redemption in connection with the Company’s request for approval of the Transaction (it being agreed eligibility shall be based upon not only the terms of the Issuer’s certificate of incorporation but also any contractual arrangements between a holder of Issuer common shares and the Issuer), shall have been submitted to the Issuer for redemption and not withdrawn prior to the Closing.
4. Further Assurances. At the Closing, each of the parties hereto shall execute and deliver such additional documents and take such additional actions as the parties reasonably may deem to be practical and necessary to consummate the subscription as contemplated by this Subscription Agreement.
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5. Issuer and Company Representations and Warranties. Issuer and ParentCo (as applicable) represents and warrants to the Investor, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing date, that:
(a) Each of Issuer and ParentCo has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and conduct its business as presently conducted and to enter into, deliver and perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement. Other than Issuer’s subsidiary, ParentCo, which was formed in connection with the Transaction, Issuer has no direct or indirect subsidiaries, and does not own or hold the right to acquire any stock, partnership interest or joint venture interest or other equity interest in any other partnership, corporation, organization or entity.
(b) As of the Closing Date, the Shares will be duly authorized and, when issued and delivered to the Investor against full payment therefor in accordance with the terms of this Subscription Agreement, the Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and will not have been issued in violation of or subject to any preemptive or similar rights created under Issuer or ParentCo’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws (as in effect at such time of issuance) or under the Delaware General Corporation Law.
(c) This Subscription Agreement and the BCA have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by each of Issuer and ParentCo and, assuming that this Subscription Agreement constitutes the valid and binding agreement of the Investor, this Subscription Agreement is enforceable against each of Issuer and ParentCo in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited or otherwise affected by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally, or (ii) principles of equity, whether considered at law or equity.
(d) The execution and delivery of this Subscription Agreement and the BCA, and the issuance and sale by ParentCo of the Shares pursuant to and the compliance by ParentCo with all of the provisions of this Subscription Agreement and the BCA, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated in this Subscription Agreement and the BCA will not (i) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the property or assets of Issuer, ParentCo or any of its subsidiaries or the Shares pursuant to the terms of any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease, license or other agreement or instrument to which ParentCo or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which Issuer, ParentCo or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of ParentCo is subject, (ii) affect the ability of Issuer, ParentCo or any of its subsidiaries to timely consummate the Transaction, the validity of the Shares, or the legal authority or ability of Issuer or ParentCo to comply in all material respects with their obligations under this Subscription Agreement, including the issuance and sale of the Shares, (iii) result in any violation of the provisions of the organizational documents of ParentCo; or (iv) result in any violation of any statute or any law, judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over Issuer, ParentCo or any of its properties, in each case of clauses (i) through (iv) in a manner that would reasonably be expected to give rise to a material adverse effect on (x) the business, properties, financial condition or results of operations of ParentCo and its subsidiaries (treating the Transactions as having been consummated), taken as a whole, (y) the validity of the Shares or (z) the legal authority of Issuer or ParentCo to perform, in all material respects, its obligations under this Subscription Agreement, each of (x)-(z) a “Material Adverse Effect”.
(e) As of their respective filing dates, all reports, forms, statements, schedules, prospectuses, proxy statements, registration statements and other documents required to be filed, or actually filed, by Issuer with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) since its inception (the “SEC Reports”) complied in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder. None of the SEC Reports contained, when filed or, if amended, as of the date of such amendment with respect to those disclosures that are amended, any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Issuer has timely filed with the SEC each SEC Report that Issuer was required to file with the SEC. As of the date hereof, there are no material outstanding or unresolved comments in comment letters received by Issuer from the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the SEC with respect to any of the SEC Reports. Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, the financial statements of Issuer included in the SEC Reports comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing and fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of Issuer as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented, subject, in the case of interim unaudited statements, to normal, year-end audit adjustments. A copy of each SEC Report is available to the Investor via the SEC’s EDGAR system. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the representations and warranties in this Section 5(e) shall not apply to any information or statement in the SEC Reports that relates to the accounting treatment of Issuer’s issued and outstanding Warrants, or as to any deficiencies in disclosure (including, without limitation, with respect to internal control over financial reporting or disclosure controls and procedures) arising from the treatment of such Warrants as equity rather than liabilities in the Issuer’s financial statements, in light of the Commission’s “Staff Statement on Accounting and Reporting Considerations for Warrants Issued by Special Purpose Acquisition Companies” issued on April 12, 2021.
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(f) Assuming the accuracy of the Investor’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 6 of this Subscription Agreement, no registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), is required for the offer and sale of the Shares by ParentCo to the Investor hereunder or to any Other Investor pursuant to the Other Investor’s Other Subscription Agreement.
(g) Neither Issuer nor ParentCo, nor any person acting on either’s behalf, has offered or sold the Shares by any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D of the Securities Act) in violation of the Securities Act and (ii) are not being offered in a manner involving a public offering under, or in a distribution in violation of, the Securities Act, or any state securities laws.
(h) Neither Issuer nor ParentCo is under any obligation to pay any broker’s fee or commission in connection with the sale of the Shares. Neither Issuer nor ParentCo are aware of any person that has been paid, or has been promised to be paid, either directly or indirectly, remuneration for solicitation of purchasers in connection with the sale of any Shares in connection with the Subscription Agreements.
(i) As of the date hereof, the Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Issuer is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and listed for trading on Nasdaq. There is no suit, action, claim, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of Issuer, threatened against Issuer by Nasdaq or the SEC to deregister the Class A common stock or to prohibit or terminate the listing of the Class A common stock on Nasdaq. Except in connection with the Transactions, Issuer has taken no action that is designed to terminate the registration of the Class A common stock under the Exchange Act prior to the Subscription Closing.
(j) The Other Subscription Agreements reflect the same Per Share Subscription Price and other terms with respect to the purchase of the Shares that are no more favorable to such Other Investor thereunder than the terms of this Subscription Agreement, other than terms particular to the regulatory requirements of such Other Investor or its affiliates or related funds that are mutual funds or are otherwise subject to regulations related to the timing of funding and the issuance of the related Shares. Neither Issuer nor ParentCo has entered into any subscription agreement, side letter or other agreement with any Other Investor or any other investor in connection with such Other Investor’s or investor’s direct or indirect investment in ParentCo other than (i) the Other Subscription Agreements, and (ii) the BCA.
(k) Issuer and ParentCo acknowledge and agree that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Shares may be pledged by Investor in connection with a bona fide margin agreement, which shall not be deemed to be a transfer, sale or assignment of the Shares under this Subscription Agreement, and Investor effecting a pledge of Shares shall not be required to provide Issuer or ParentCo with any notice thereof or otherwise make any delivery to Issuer or ParentCo pursuant to this Subscription Agreement. In connection with any such pledge, Issuer or ParentCo shall provide any such lender of such margin agreement with an acknowledgment that the Shares are not subject to any contractual prohibition on pledging or lock up, the form of such acknowledgment to be subject to review and reasonable comment by Issuer and ParentCo.
(l) Neither Issuer nor ParentCo are required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority, self-regulatory organization or other person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by Issuer or ParentCo of the BCA or this Subscription Agreement (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Shares pursuant to this Subscription Agreement), other than (i) filing with the SEC of the Registration Statement (as defined below), (ii) filings required by Nasdaq, or such other applicable stock exchange on which Issuer’s common stock is then listed and (iii) those the failure of which to obtain would not be reasonably likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. Issuer and ParentCo are in compliance with all applicable laws and rules of Nasdaq; provided, that Investor acknowledges that Issuer shall delist its securities from Nasdaq upon consummation of the Transactions.
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(m) The authorized capital stock of Issuer consists of 380,000,000 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of which 23,000,000 shares are outstanding (all of which shares of common stock are subject to possible redemption), 20,000,000 shares of Class B common stock, of which 5,750,000 shares are outstanding, and 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, none of which are issued and outstanding. No other shares of capital stock or other voting securities of Issuer are issued, reserved for issuance or outstanding. All issued and outstanding Shares are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and not subject to or issued in violation of any purchase option, right of first refusal, preemptive right, subscription right or any similar right under any provision of the Delaware General Corporation Law, Issuer’s organizational documents or any contract to which Issuer, ParentCo or any of its subsidiaries are a party or by which Issuer, ParentCo or any of its subsidiaries are bound. Except pursuant to the BCA and the organizational documents of Issuer, there are no outstanding contractual obligations of Issuer or ParentCo to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Shares or any capital equity of Issuer or ParentCo. Except pursuant to the BCA, there are no securities or instruments issued by or to which Issuer or ParentCo are a party containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be triggered by the issuance of (i) the Shares pursuant to this Subscription Agreement or (ii) the shares to be issued pursuant to any Other Subscription Agreement, that have not been or will not be validly waived on or prior to the Closing Date. Except as contemplated by the Transactions, there are no outstanding contractual obligations of Issuer or ParentCo to provide funds to or make any investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in, any other person or entity. Except for working capital loans made from Bright Lights Sponsor LLC or pursuant to the Other Subscription Agreements, the BCA and the other agreements and arrangements referred to therein, as of the date hereof, there are no outstanding options, warrants, or other rights to subscribe for, purchase or acquire from Issuer or ParentCo any equity interests in Issuer, or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any such equity interests. There are no stockholder agreements, voting trusts or other agreements or understandings to which Issuer or ParentCo are a party or by which Issuer or ParentCo are bound relating to the voting of any securities of Issuer, other than (1) as set forth in the SEC Reports and (2) as contemplated by the BCA.
(n) Except for such matters as have not had and would not be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, there is no (i) action, suit, claim or other proceeding, in each case by or before any governmental authority pending, or, to the knowledge of Issuer, ParentCo or any of its subsidiaries, threatened against Issuer, ParentCo or any of its subsidiaries or (ii) judgment, decree, injunction, ruling or order of any governmental entity, self-regulatory organization or arbitrator outstanding against Issuer, ParentCo or any of its subsidiaries.
(o) Issuer is in compliance with all applicable law, except where such noncompliance would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Issuer has not received any written communication from a governmental authority that alleges that Issuer is not in compliance with or is in default or violation of any applicable law, except where the costs of curing such violation and the consequences of such violation (including penalties, fines, injunctions or other remedies) would not be material to the Issuer.
(p) Issuer is not, and immediately after receipt of payment for the Shares, will not be, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(q) The Company intends to repay or refinance approximately $31 million of outstanding indebtedness in connection with the Transactions.
(r) There has been no action taken by Issuer, ParentCo or any of its subsidiaries or the Company (collectively, the “Entities”), or, to the knowledge of any of the Entities, any officer, director, equityholder, manager, employee, agent or representative of any of the Entities, in each case, acting on behalf of any of the Entities, in violation of any applicable Anti-Corruption Laws (as herein defined), (i) none of the Entities have been convicted of violating any Anti-Corruption Laws or subjected to any investigation by a governmental authority for violation of any applicable Anti-Corruption Laws, (ii) none of the Entities have conducted or initiated any internal investigation or made a voluntary, directed, or involuntary disclosure to any governmental authority regarding any alleged act or omission arising under or relating to any noncompliance with any Anti-Corruption Laws and (iii) none of the Entities have received any written notice or citation from a governmental authority for any actual or potential noncompliance with any applicable Anti-Corruption Laws. As used herein, “Anti-Corruption Laws” means any applicable laws relating to corruption and bribery, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (as amended), the UK Bribery Act 2010, and any similar law that prohibits bribery or corruption.
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6. Investor Representations and Warranties. The Investor represents and warrants to Issuer and ParentCo, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing date, that:
(a) The Investor (i) is a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act) or an “accredited investor” (within the meaning of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act), in each case, satisfying the applicable requirements set forth on Schedule A, (ii) is acquiring the Shares only for its own account and not for the account of others, or if the Investor is subscribing for the Shares as a fiduciary or agent for one or more investor accounts, the Investor or the investment advisor to which the Investor has delegated decision-making authority over investments has full investment discretion with respect to each such account, and the full power and authority to make the acknowledgements, representations and agreements herein on behalf of each owner of each such account, and (iii) is not acquiring the Shares with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with, any distribution thereof in violation of the Securities Act (and shall provide the requested information set forth on Schedule A).
(b) The Investor understands that the Shares are being offered in a transaction not involving any public offering within the meaning of the Securities Act, that the Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act and that ParentCo is not required to register the Shares except as set forth in Section 7 of this Subscription Agreement. The Investor acknowledges and agrees that the Shares may not be offered, resold, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of by the Investor absent an effective registration statement under the Securities Act except (i) to ParentCo or a subsidiary thereof, (ii) to non-U.S. persons pursuant to offers and sales that occur outside the United States within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act, (iii) pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, provided that all of the applicable conditions therefor (including those set out in Rule 144(i) which are applicable to the Issuer), or (iv) pursuant to another applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, including pursuant to a private sale effected under Section 4(a)(7) of the Securities Act or applicable formal or informal SEC interpretation or guidance, such as a so-called “4(a)(1)(½)” sale, and in each case, in accordance with any applicable securities laws of the states of the United States and other applicable jurisdictions, and that any book entries representing the Shares shall contain a restrictive legend to such effect, which legend shall be subject to removal as set forth herein. The Investor acknowledges and agrees that the Shares will be subject to these securities law transfer restrictions and, as a result of these transfer restrictions, the Investor may not be able to readily offer, resell, transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of the Shares and may be required to bear the financial risk of an investment in the Shares for an indefinite period of time. The Investor acknowledges and agrees that the Shares will not immediately be eligible for offer, resale, transfer, pledge or disposition pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, and that the provisions of Rule 144(i) will apply to the Shares. The Investor acknowledges and agrees that it has been advised to consult legal, tax and accounting prior to making any offer, resale, transfer, pledge or disposition of any of the Shares. By making the representations in this Section 6(b), the Investor does not agree to hold any of the Shares for any minimum or other specific term and reserves the right to assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of the Shares at any time in accordance with or pursuant to a registration statement or an exemption under the Securities Act.
(c) The Investor acknowledges and agrees that the Investor is purchasing the Shares from ParentCo. The Investor further acknowledges that there have been no representations, warranties, covenants and agreements made to the Investor by or on behalf of Issuer, ParentCo, the Company, any of their respective affiliates or any control persons, officers, directors, employees, agents or representatives of any of the foregoing or any other person or entity, expressly or by implication, other than those representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of Issuer or ParentCo expressly set forth in Section 5 of this Subscription Agreement and the SEC Reports.
(d) The Investor acknowledges and agrees that the Investor has received such information as the Investor deems necessary to make an investment decision with respect to the Shares, including, with respect to Issuer, ParentCo, the Transaction and the business of the Company and its subsidiaries. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Investor acknowledges that it has reviewed Issuer’s SEC Reports. The Investor acknowledges and agrees that the Investor and the Investor’s professional advisor(s), if any, have had the full opportunity to ask such questions, receive such answers and obtain such information as the Investor and such Investor’s professional advisor(s), if any, have deemed necessary to make an investment decision with respect to the Shares.
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(e) The Investor became aware of this offering of the Shares solely by means of direct contact between the Investor and Issuer, ParentCo, the Company or a representative of Issuer, ParentCo or the Company, and the Shares were offered to the Investor solely by direct contact between the Investor and Issuer, ParentCo, the Company or a representative of Issuer, ParentCo or the Company. The Investor did not become aware of this offering of the Shares, nor were the Shares offered to the Investor, by any other means. The Investor acknowledges the Shares (i) were not offered by any form of general solicitation or general advertising and (ii) are not being offered in a manner involving a public offering under, or in a distribution in violation of, the Securities Act, or any state securities laws. The Investor acknowledges that it is not relying upon, and has not relied upon, any statement, representation or warranty made by any person, firm or corporation (including, without limitation, Issuer, ParentCo, the Company, any of their respective affiliates or any control persons, officers, directors, employees, agents or representatives of any of the foregoing), other than the SEC Reports and the representations and warranties of Issuer or ParentCo contained in Section 5 of this Subscription Agreement, in making its investment or decision to invest in ParentCo.
(f) The Investor acknowledges that it is aware that there are substantial risks incident to the purchase and ownership of the Shares, including those set forth in Issuer’s SEC Reports. The Investor has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Shares, and the Investor has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as the Investor has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision. The Investor acknowledges that Investor shall be responsible for any of the Investor’s tax liabilities that may arise as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement, and that none of Issuer, ParentCo or the Company has provided any tax advice or any other representation or guarantee regarding the tax consequences of the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreement.
(g) Alone, or together with any professional advisor(s), the Investor has adequately analyzed and fully considered the risks of an investment in the Shares and determined that the Shares are a suitable investment for the Investor and that the Investor is able at this time and in the foreseeable future to bear the economic risk of a total loss of the Investor’s investment in ParentCo. The Investor acknowledges specifically that a possibility of total loss exists.
(h) In making its decision to purchase the Shares, the Investor has relied solely upon independent investigation made by the Investor, the SEC Reports, and the representations and warranties of Issuer and ParentCo in Section 5. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Investor has not relied on any statements or other information provided by or on behalf of any control persons, officers, directors, employees, agents or representatives of any of the foregoing concerning Issuer, ParentCo, the Company, the Transaction, the BCA, this Subscription Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, the Shares or the offer and sale of the Shares.
(i) The Investor acknowledges and agrees that no federal or state agency has passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Shares or made any findings or determination as to the fairness of this investment.
(j) The Investor, if not a natural person, has been duly formed or incorporated and is validly existing and is in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of formation or incorporation, and has the requisite power and authority to enter into, deliver and perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement. If Investor is a natural person, Investor has the authority to enter into, deliver and perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement.
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(k) The execution, delivery and performance by the Investor of this Subscription Agreement are within the powers of the Investor or the investment advisor to which the Investor has delegated decision-making authority over investments, have been duly authorized and will not constitute or result in a breach or default under or conflict with any order, ruling or regulation of any court or other tribunal or of any governmental commission or agency, or any agreement or other undertaking, to which the Investor is a party or by which the Investor is bound, and to the extent not a natural person, will not violate any provisions of the Investor’s organizational documents, including, without limitation, its incorporation or formation papers, bylaws, indenture of trust or partnership or operating agreement, as may be applicable. The signature of the Investor or the investment advisor to which the Investor has delegated decision-making authority over investments on this Subscription Agreement is genuine, and the signatory has legal competence and capacity to execute the same or the signatory, if the Investor is a natural person, has legal competence and capacity to execute the same or, if the Investor is not a natural person, the signatory has been duly authorized to execute the same, and, assuming that this Subscription Agreement constitutes the valid and binding agreement of Issuer, ParentCo, this Subscription Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Investor, enforceable against the Investor in accordance with its terms except as may be limited or otherwise affected by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally, and (ii) principles of equity, whether considered at law or equity.
(l) Neither the Investor nor, if Investor is not a natural person, any of its officers, directors, managers, managing members, general partners or any other person acting in a similar capacity or carrying out a similar function, is (i) a person named on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List, the Foreign Sanctions Evaders List, the Sectoral Sanctions Identification List, or any other similar list of sanctioned persons administered by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), or any similar list of sanctioned persons administered by the European Union or any individual European Union member state, including the United Kingdom (collectively, “Sanctions Lists”); (ii) directly or indirectly owned or controlled by, or acting on behalf of, one or more persons on a Sanctions List; (iii) organized, incorporated, established, located, resident or born in, or a citizen, national, or the government, including any political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality thereof, of, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Venezuela, the Crimea region of Ukraine, or any other country or territory embargoed or subject to substantial trade restrictions by the United States, the European Union or any individual European Union member state, including the United Kingdom; (iv) a Designated National as defined in the Cuban Assets Control Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 515; or (v) a non-U.S. shell bank or providing banking services indirectly to a non-U.S. shell bank (collectively, a “Prohibited Investor”). The Investor represents that if it is a financial institution subject to the Bank Secrecy Act (31 U.S.C. Section 5311 et seq.) (the “BSA”), as amended by the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 (the “PATRIOT Act”), and its implementing regulations (collectively, the “BSA/PATRIOT Act”), that the Investor maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to comply with applicable obligations under the BSA/PATRIOT Act. The Investor also represents that it maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure compliance with sanctions administered by the United States, the European Union, or any individual European Union member state, including the United Kingdom, to the extent applicable to it. The Investor further represents that the funds held by the Investor and used to purchase the Shares were legally derived and were not obtained, directly or indirectly, from a Prohibited Investor.
(m) If the Investor is or is acting on behalf of (i) an employee benefit plan that is subject to Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), (ii) a plan, an individual retirement account or other arrangement that is subject to Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), (iii) an entity whose underlying assets are considered to include “plan assets” of any such plan, account or arrangement described in clauses (i) and (ii) (each, an “ERISA Plan”), or (iv) an employee benefit plan that is a governmental plan (as defined in Section 3(32) of ERISA), a church plan (as defined in Section 3(33) of ERISA), a non-U.S. plan (as described in Section 4(b)(4) of ERISA) or other plan that is not subject to the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) but may be subject to provisions under any other federal, state, local, non-U.S. or other laws or regulations that are similar to such provisions of ERISA or the Code (collectively, “Similar Laws,” and together with ERISA Plans, “Plans”), the Investor represents and warrants that (A) none of Issuer, ParentCo, or any of their respective affiliates has provided investment advice or has otherwise acted as the Plan’s fiduciary, with respect to its decision to acquire and hold the Shares, and none of the parties to the Transaction is or shall at any time be the Plan’s fiduciary with respect to any decision in connection with the Investor’s investment in the Shares; and (B) its purchase of the Shares will not result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, or any applicable Similar Law.
(n) The Investor has or has commitments to have and, when required to deliver payment to ParentCo pursuant to Section 2 above, will have, sufficient funds to pay the Subscription Amount and consummate the purchase and sale of the Shares pursuant to this Subscription Agreement.
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7. Registration Rights.
(a) ParentCo agrees that, within thirty (30) calendar days after the Closing Date (the “Filing Deadline”), ParentCo will file with the SEC (at its sole cost and expense) a registration statement to register under and in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Act (the “Registration Statement”), the resale of all Shares acquired by the Investor pursuant to this Agreement which are eligible for registration (determined as of two (2) business days prior to such submission or filing) (the “Registrable Securities”), and it shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective as soon as practicable after the filing thereof, but no later than the earlier of (1) the 60th calendar day after the Filing Deadline (or the 90th calendar day if the SEC notifies ParentCo that it will “review” the Registration Statement) and (2) the fifth business day after the date ParentCo is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the SEC that the Registration Statement will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review (the “Effectiveness Date”). ParentCo will use its commercially reasonable efforts to provide a draft of the Registration Statement to the Investor for review at least five (5) business days in advance of the filing of the Registration Statement; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall ParentCo be required to delay or postpone the filing of such Registration Statement as a result of or in connection with the Investor’s review. Any failure by ParentCo to file the Registration Statement by the Filing Deadline or to effect such Registration Statement by the Effectiveness Date shall not otherwise relieve ParentCo of its obligations to file a Registration Statement as set forth above in this Section 7. ParentCo shall file with the SEC a final form of prospectus pursuant to Rule 424 (or successor thereto) under the Securities Act no later than the second business day after the Registration Statement becomes effective. The Registration Statement shall include a “plan of distribution” that permits all lawful means of disposition of the Registrable Securities by the Investor, including block sales, agented transactions, sales directly into the market and other customary provisions (but, excluding for the avoidance of doubt, underwritten offerings). ParentCo’s obligations to include the Registrable Securities for resale in the Registration Statement are contingent upon the Investor furnishing in writing to ParentCo such information regarding the Investor, the securities of ParentCo held by the Investor and the intended method of disposition of such Registrable Securities as shall be reasonably requested by ParentCo to effect the registration of such Registrable Securities, and Investor shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as ParentCo may reasonably request that are customary of a selling stockholder in similar situations. For as long as the Investor holds the Registrable Securities being offered hereby, ParentCo will use commercially reasonable efforts to (A) make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144, (B) file in a timely manner all reports and other documents with the SEC required under the Exchange Act, as long as ParentCo remains subject to such requirements, and (C) provide all customary and reasonable cooperation necessary, in each case, to enable the undersigned to resell Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement or Rule 144 of the Securities Act (when Rule 144 of the Securities Act becomes available to the Investor), as applicable, including providing any legal opinions to ParentCo’s transfer agent. Prior to ParentCo and its transfer agent agreeing to a form of representation letter to be given in connection with any legend removal opinion, ParentCo shall allow the Investor to review such form and shall cooperate, reasonably and in good faith, and take such action as may reasonably be requested by the Investor, consistent with the terms of this Subscription Agreement, in connection with the registration of the shares. In no event shall the Investor be required to represent, warrant, agree, acknowledge, or covenant for the Subscribed Shares to be returned to its account.
(b) ParentCo shall, if requested by the Investor:
(i) cause the removal of any restrictive legend set forth on the Shares, and
(ii) issue Shares without any such legend in book-entry or by electronic delivery through The Depository Trust Company, at the Investor’s option, within two (2) Business Days of such request,
provided that in each case of clause (b)(i) and clause (b)(ii)
(A) either:
(x) such Shares are registered for resale under the Securities Act and the Investor has sold or proposes to sell such Shares pursuant to such registration, or
(y) the Investor has sold or transferred, or proposes to sell or transfer, Shares pursuant to Rule 144, or
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(B) ParentCo, its counsel or the Transfer Agent have received customary representation and other documentation from the Investor that is reasonably necessary to establish that restrictive legends are no longer required as reasonably requested by ParentCo, its counsel or the Transfer Agent.
With respect to clause (A)(x), while the Registration Statement is effective, if restrictive legends are no longer required for such Shares, ParentCo shall, in accordance with the provisions of Section 7 and within two (2) trading days of any request therefor from the Investor accompanied by such customary and reasonably acceptable representations and other documentation referred to above establishing that restrictive legends are no longer required, deliver to the Transfer Agent instructions that the Transfer Agent shall make a new, unlegended entry for such book entry Shares.
(c) At its expense ParentCo shall:
(i) except for such times as ParentCo is permitted hereunder to suspend the use of the prospectus forming part of a Registration Statement, use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such registration, and any qualification, exemption or compliance under state securities laws which ParentCo determines to obtain, continuously effective with respect to Investor, and to keep the applicable Registration Statement or any subsequent shelf registration statement free of any material misstatements or omissions, until the earlier of the following: (A) Investor ceases to hold any Registrable Securities, (B) the date all Registrable Securities held by Investor may be sold without restriction under Rule 144, including without limitation, any volume and manner of sale restrictions which may be applicable to affiliates under Rule 144 and without the requirement for ParentCo to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144(c)(1) (or Rule 144(i)(2), if applicable), and (C) three (3) years from the date of effectiveness of the Registration Statement. The period of time during which ParentCo is required hereunder to keep a Registration Statement effective is referred to herein as the “Registration Period”;
(ii) during the Registration Period, advise Investor, as expeditiously as possible:
(1) when a Registration Statement or any amendment thereto has been filed with the SEC and when such Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto has become effective;
(2) of any request by the Commission for amendments or supplements to any Registration Statement or the prospectus included therein or for additional in-formation;
(3) after it shall receive notice or obtain knowledge thereof, of the issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for such purpose;
(4) of the receipt by ParentCo of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Registrable Securities included therein for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; and
(5) subject to the provisions in this Subscription Agreement, of the occurrence of any event that requires the making of any changes in any Registration Statement or prospectus so that, as of such date, the statements therein are not misleading and do not omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, ParentCo shall not, when so advising Investor of such events, provide Investor with any material, nonpublic information regarding ParentCo other than to the extent that providing notice to Investor of the occurrence of the events listed in (1) through (4) above may constitute material, nonpublic information regarding ParentCo;
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(iii) during the Registration Period, use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement as soon as reasonably practicable;
(iv) during the Registration Period, upon the occurrence of any event contemplated in Section 7(c)(ii)(4) above, except for such times as ParentCo is permitted hereunder to suspend, and has suspended, the use of a prospectus forming part of a Registration Statement, ParentCo shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to as soon as reasonably practicable prepare a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement or a supplement to the related prospectus, or file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered to purchasers of the Registrable Securities included therein, such prospectus will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
(v) during the Registration Period, use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause all Registrable Securities to (1) qualify for listing on Nasdaq or such other national securities exchange upon which the Shares are then listed, and (2) update or amend the Registration Statement as necessary to include all of the Shares offered hereby;
(vi) during the Registration Period, use its commercially reasonable efforts to allow the Investor to review disclosure regarding the Investor in the Registration Statement; and
(vii) during the Registration Period, otherwise, in good faith, cooperate reasonably with, and take such customary actions as may reasonably be requested by the Investor, consistent with the terms of this Agreement, in connection with the registration of the Registrable Securities.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Subscription Agreement, ParentCo shall be entitled to delay the filing or effectiveness of, or suspend the use of, the Registration Statement if the board of directors of ParentCo reasonably determines in good faith and upon the advice of counsel that in order for the Registration Statement not to contain a material misstatement or omission, (i) an amendment thereto would be needed to include information that would at that time not otherwise be required in a current, quarterly, or annual report under the Exchange Act, (ii) the negotiation or consummation of a transaction by ParentCo or its subsidiaries is pending or an event has occurred, which negotiation, consummation or event ParentCo’s board of directors reasonably believes would require additional disclosure by ParentCo in the Registration Statement of material information that ParentCo has a bona fide business purpose for keeping confidential and the non-disclosure of which in the Registration Statement would be expected, in the reasonable determination of ParentCo’s board of directors in good faith and upon the advice of counsel to cause the Registration Statement to fail to comply with applicable disclosure requirements, or (iii) in the good faith judgment of the majority of ParentCo’s board of directors, such filing or effectiveness or use of such Registration Statement would be seriously detrimental to ParentCo and the majority of the ParentCo board or directors concludes as a result that it is essential to defer such filing (each such circumstance, a “Suspension Event”); provided, however, that ParentCo shall not delay or suspend the Registration Statement on more than two (2) occasions or for more than sixty (60) consecutive calendar days, or more than ninety (90) total calendar days, in each case during any twelve-month period. Upon receipt of any written notice from ParentCo of the happening of any Suspension Event during the period that the Registration Statement is effective or if as a result of a Suspension Event the Registration Statement or related prospectus contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in light of the circumstances under which they were made, in the case of the prospectus) not misleading, the Investor agrees that (i) it will immediately discontinue offers and sales of the Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, sales conducted pursuant to Rule 144) until Investor receives copies of a supplemental or amended prospectus (which ParentCo agrees to promptly prepare) that corrects the misstatement(s) or omission(s) referred to above and receives notice that any post-effective amendment has become effective or unless otherwise notified by ParentCo that it may resume such offers and sales, and (ii) it will maintain the confidentiality of any information included in such written notice delivered by ParentCo unless otherwise required by law or subpoena. If so directed by ParentCo, Investor will deliver to ParentCo or, in Investor’s sole discretion destroy, all copies of the prospectus covering the Registrable Securities in Investor’s possession; provided, however, that this obligation to deliver or destroy all copies of the prospectus covering the Registrable Securities shall not apply (A) to the extent Investor is required to retain a copy of such prospectus (1) to comply with applicable legal, regulatory, self-regulatory or professional requirements or (2) in accordance with a bona fide pre-existing document retention policy or (B) to copies stored electronically on archival servers as a result of automatic data back-up. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, ParentCo shall cause its transfer agent to deliver unlegended Shares to a transferee of an Investor in connection with any sale of Shares with respect to which an Investor has entered into a contract for sale, prior to such Investor’s receipt of the notice of a Suspension Event and for which such Investor has not yet settled.
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(e) Indemnification.
(i) ParentCo agrees to indemnify and hold harmless, to the extent permitted by law, Investor (to the extent named as a selling stockholder under the Registration Statement), its directors, officers, partners, managers, members, stockholders, employees, agents and each person who controls Investor (within the meaning of the Securities Act) and each affiliate of Investor (within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act), to the extent permitted by law, from and against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable and documented attorneys’ fees) caused by any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in any Registration Statement, prospectus included in any Registration Statement (“Prospectus”) or preliminary Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, except insofar as the same are caused by or contained in any information or affidavit so furnished in writing to ParentCo by or on behalf of such Investor expressly for use therein.
(ii) In connection with any Registration Statement in which an Investor is participating, such Investor shall furnish (or cause to be furnished) to ParentCo in writing such information and affidavits as ParentCo reasonably requests for use in connection with any such Registration Statement or Prospectus and, to the extent permitted by law, shall indemnify ParentCo, its directors and officers and each person or entity who controls ParentCo (within the meaning of the Securities Act) against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable outside attorneys’ fees) resulting from any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained or incorporated by reference in any Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, but only to the extent that such untrue statement or omission is contained (or not contained in, in the case of an omission) in any information or affidavit so furnished in writing by or on behalf of such Investor expressly for use therein; provided, however, that the liability of such Investor shall be several and not joint with any Other Investor and shall be in proportion to and limited to the net proceeds received by such Investor from the sale of Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification obligation.
(iii) Any person or entity entitled to indemnification herein shall (A) give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification (provided that the failure to give prompt notice shall not impair any person’s or entity’s right to indemnification hereunder to the extent such failure has not prejudiced the indemnifying party) and (B) unless in such indemnified party’s reasonable judgment a conflict of interest between such indemnified and indemnifying parties may exist with respect to such claim, permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. If such defense is assumed, the indemnifying party shall not be subject to any liability for any settlement made by the indemnified party without its consent (but such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). An indemnifying party who is not entitled to, or elects not to, assume the defense of a claim shall not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel for all parties indemnified by such indemnifying party with respect to such claim, unless in the reasonable judgment of any indemnified party a conflict of interest may exist between such indemnified party and any other of such indemnified parties with respect to such claim. No indemnifying party shall, without the consent of the indemnified party, consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which cannot be settled in all respects by the payment of money (and such money is so paid by the indemnifying party pursuant to the terms of such settlement) or which settlement includes a statement or admission of fault and culpability on the part of such indemnified party or which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation.
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(iv) The indemnification provided for under this Subscription Agreement shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the indemnified party or any officer, director or controlling person or entity of such indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of securities.
(v) If the indemnification provided under this Section 7(e) from the indemnifying party is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses referred to herein, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying the indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations; provided, however, that the liability of the Investor shall be limited to the net proceeds received by such Investor from the sale of Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification obligation. The relative fault of the indemnifying party and indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact, was made by (or not made by, in the case of an omission), or relates to information supplied by (or not supplied by, in the case of an omission), such indemnifying party or indemnified party, and the indemnifying party’s and indemnified party’s relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the losses or other liabilities referred to above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in Sections 7(d)(i), (ii) and (iii) above, any legal or other fees, charges or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with any investigation or proceeding. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution pursuant to this Section 7(e)(v) from any person or entity who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
8. Termination. This Subscription Agreement shall terminate and be void and of no further force and effect, and all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall terminate without any further liability on the part of any party in respect thereof, upon the earliest to occur of (a) such date and time as the BCA is terminated in accordance with its terms, (b) upon the mutual written agreement of each of the parties hereto to terminate this Subscription Agreement, (c) if the conditions to Closing set forth in Section 3 of this Subscription Agreement are not satisfied at, or are not capable of being satisfied on or prior to, the Closing and, as a result thereof, the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement will not be or are not consummated at the Closing, and (d) June 22, 2022 if the closing of the Transaction has not occurred on or before such date; provided that nothing herein will relieve any party from liability for any willful breach hereof prior to the time of termination, and each party will be entitled to any remedies at law or in equity to recover losses, liabilities or damages arising from any such willful breach. ParentCo shall notify the Investor of the termination of the BCA promptly after the termination of such agreement. Upon the termination of this Subscription Agreement in accordance with this Section 8, any monies paid by the Investor to ParentCo in connection herewith shall be promptly (and in any event within one business day after such termination) returned to the Investor.
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9. Trust Account Waiver. The Investor acknowledges that Issuer is a blank check company with the powers and privileges to effect a merger, asset acquisition, reorganization or similar business combination involving Issuer and one or more businesses or assets. The Investor further acknowledges that, as described in Issuer’s prospectus relating to its initial public offering dated January 15, 2021 (the “IPO Prospectus”) available at www.sec.gov, substantially all of Issuer’s assets consist of the cash proceeds of Issuer’s initial public offering and private placement of its securities, and substantially all of those proceeds have been deposited in a trust account (the “Trust Account”) for the benefit of Issuer, its public shareholders and the underwriter of Issuer’s initial public offering. Except with respect to interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account that may be released to Issuer to pay its tax obligations, if any, the cash in the Trust Account may be disbursed only for the purposes set forth in the IPO Prospectus. For and in consideration of Issuer entering into this Subscription Agreement, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Investor hereby irrevocably waives any and all right, title and interest, or any claim of any kind it has or may have in the future, in or to any monies held in the Trust Account, and agrees not to seek recourse against the Trust Account as a result of, or arising out of, this Subscription Agreement; provided, that nothing in this Section 9 shall (x) serve or be deemed to limit or prohibit Investor’s right to pursue a claim against Issuer for legal relief against assets held outside the Trust Account, for specific performance or other equitable relief; (y) serve or be deemed to limit or prohibit any claims that Investor may have in the future against Issuer’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 such funds); or (z) be deemed to limit Investor’s right to distributions from the Trust Account in accordance with the Issuer’s organizational documents in respect of the shares acquired by any means other than pursuant to this Subscription Agreement or any Investor’s right, title, interest or claim to the Trust Account, or to any monies held therein, by virtue of such Investor’s record or beneficial ownership of securities of the Company acquired by any means other than pursuant to this Subscription Agreement, including but not limited to any redemption right with respect to any such securities of the Company.
10. Miscellaneous.
(a) Neither this Subscription Agreement nor any rights that may accrue to the Investor hereunder (other than the Shares acquired hereunder, if any, and the rights set forth in Section 7) or Issuer or ParentCo may be transferred or assigned, other than an assignment by the Investor to any fund or account managed by the same investment manager as the Investor or an affiliate thereof, subject to, if such transfer or assignment is prior to the Closing, such transferee or assignee, as applicable, executing a joinder to this Subscription Agreement or a separate subscription agreement in substantially the same form as this Subscription Agreement, including with respect to the Subscription Amount and other terms and conditions, provided, that, in the case of any such transfer or assignment, the initial party to this Subscription Agreement shall remain bound by its obligations under this Subscription Agreement in the event that the transferee or assignee, as applicable, does not comply with its obligations to consummate the purchase of Shares contemplated hereby. Neither this Subscription Agreement nor any rights that may accrue to Issuer or ParentCo hereunder or any of Issuer’s or ParentCo’s obligations may be transferred or assigned other than pursuant to the Transaction.
(b) Issuer or ParentCo may request from the Investor such additional information as Issuer or ParentCo may deem in good faith reasonably necessary to evaluate the eligibility of the Investor to acquire the Shares and in connection with the inclusion of the Shares in the Registration Statement, and the Investor shall provide such information as may reasonably be requested, to the extent readily available and to the extent consistent with its internal policies and procedures; provided that Issuer and ParentCo agree to keep any such information confidential. The Investor acknowledges that Issuer or ParentCo may file a form of this Subscription Agreement with the SEC as an exhibit to a current or periodic report or a registration statement of Issuer or ParentCo.
(c) The Investor acknowledges that Issuer and ParentCo will rely on the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties of the Investor contained in this Subscription Agreement. Prior to the Closing, the Investor agrees to promptly notify Issuer and ParentCo if any of the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties of the Investor set forth herein are no longer accurate.
(d) Issuer, ParentCo, and the Investor are each entitled to rely upon this Subscription Agreement and each is irrevocably authorized to produce this Subscription Agreement or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceeding or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby.
(e) Issuer, ParentCo, and any of their respective affiliates may now or in the future own securities of the Issuer and may purchase securities in the Transaction.
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(f) All of the representations and warranties contained in this Subscription Agreement shall survive the Closing. All of the covenants and agreements made by each party hereto in this Subscription Agreement shall survive the Closing.
(g) This Subscription Agreement may not be modified, waived or terminated (other than pursuant to the terms of Section 3(d) and Section 8 above) except by an instrument in writing, signed by each of the parties hereto and, to the extent required by the BCA, by the Company. No failure or delay of either party in exercising any right or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such right or power, or any course of conduct, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the parties and third party beneficiaries hereunder are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have hereunder.
(h) This Subscription Agreement (including the schedule hereto) constitutes the entire agreement, and supersedes all other prior agreements, understandings, representations and warranties, both written and oral, among the parties, with respect to the subject matter hereof. Except as set forth in Section 7(c), Section 10(c) and Section 10(d) with respect to the persons referenced therein, this Subscription Agreement shall not confer any rights or remedies upon any person other than the parties hereto, and their respective successor and assigns.
(i) Except as otherwise provided herein, this Subscription Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives, and permitted assigns, and the agreements, representations, warranties, covenants and acknowledgments contained herein shall be deemed to be made by, and be binding upon, such heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns.
(j) If any provision of this Subscription Agreement shall be adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Subscription Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall continue in full force and effect.
(k) This Subscription Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts (including by electronic mail or in .pdf) and by different parties in separate counterparts, with the same effect as if all parties hereto had signed the same document. All counterparts so executed and delivered shall be construed together and shall constitute one and the same agreement.
(l) The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Subscription Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Subscription Agreement, without posting a bond or undertaking and without proof of damages, to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Subscription Agreement, this being in addition to any other remedy to which such party is entitled at law, in equity, in contract, in tort or otherwise.
(m) THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE court of chancery of the state of delaware (or, to the extent such court does not have subject matter jurisdiction, the superior court of the state of delaware, or the united states district court for the district of delaware) SOLELY IN RESPECT OF THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT AND THE DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT AND IN RESPECT OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, AND HEREBY WAIVE, AND AGREE NOT TO ASSERT, AS A DEFENSE IN ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING FOR INTERPRETATION OR ENFORCEMENT HEREOF OR ANY SUCH DOCUMENT THAT IS NOT SUBJECT THERETO OR THAT SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING MAY NOT BE BROUGHT OR IS NOT MAINTAINABLE IN SAID COURTS OR THAT VENUE THEREOF MAY NOT BE APPROPRIATE OR THAT THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT OR ANY SUCH DOCUMENT MAY NOT BE ENFORCED IN OR BY SUCH COURTS, AND THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AGREE THAT ALL CLAIMS WITH RESPECT TO SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE HEARD AND DETERMINED BY SUCH A delaware STATE OR FEDERAL COURT. THE PARTIES HEREBY CONSENT TO AND GRANT ANY SUCH COURT JURISDICTION OVER THE PERSON OF SUCH PARTIES AND OVER THE SUBJECT MATTER OF SUCH DISPUTE AND AGREE THAT MAILING OF PROCESS OR OTHER PAPERS IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING IN THE MANNER PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION 10(m) OR SECTION 13 OF THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT OR IN SUCH OTHER MANNER AS MAY BE PERMITTED BY LAW SHALL BE VALID AND SUFFICIENT SERVICE THEREOF. THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAW OF ANY OTHER STATE.
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(n) EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (I) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER; (II) SUCH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE FOREGOING WAIVER; (III) SUCH PARTY MAKES THE FOREGOING WAIVER VOLUNTARILY; AND (IV) SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVER AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 10(n).
11. Non-Reliance and Exculpation. The Investor acknowledges that it is not relying upon, and has not relied upon, any statement, representation or warranty made by any person, firm or corporation (including, without limitation, any of their respective affiliates or any control persons, officers, directors, employees, partners, agents or representatives of any of the foregoing), other than the SEC Reports and statements, representations and warranties of Issuer or ParentCo expressly contained in this Subscription Agreement, in making its investment or decision to invest in ParentCo. The Investor acknowledges and agrees that none of (i) any Other Investor pursuant to this Subscription Agreement or any Other Subscription Agreement related to the private placement of the Shares (including the investor’s respective affiliates or any control persons, officers, directors, employees, partners, agents or representatives of any of the foregoing), (ii) any other party to the BCA (other than Issuer or ParentCo), or (iii) any affiliates, or any control persons, officers, directors, employees, partners, agents or representatives of any of Issuer, ParentCo, the Company or any other party to the BCA shall be liable to the Investor, or to any Other Investor, pursuant to this Subscription Agreement or any Other Subscription Agreement related to the private placement of the Shares, the negotiation hereof or thereof or the subject matter hereof or thereof, or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, including, without limitation, with respect to any action heretofore or hereafter taken or omitted to be taken by any of them in connection with the purchase of the Shares or with respect to any claim (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) for breach of this Subscription Agreement or in respect of any written or oral representations made or alleged to be made in connection herewith, as expressly provided herein, or for any actual or alleged inaccuracies, misstatements or omissions with respect to any information or materials of any kind furnished by the Issuer or ParentCo, the Company, or any Non-Party Affiliate concerning the Issuer or ParentCo, the Company, any of their controlled affiliates, this Subscription Agreement or the BCA or the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. For purposes of this Subscription Agreement, “Non-Party Affiliates” means each former, current or future officer, director, employee, partner, member, manager, direct or indirect equityholder or affiliate of the Issuer or ParentCo, the Company, or any of the Issuer’s, ParentCo’s, the Company’s controlled affiliates or any family member of the foregoing.
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12. Press Releases. Issuer shall, by 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the first business day immediately following the date of this Subscription Agreement, issue one or more press releases or furnish or file with the SEC a Current Report on Form 8-K (collectively, the “Disclosure Document”) disclosing, to the extent not previously publicly disclosed, the Initial PIPE Investment, all material terms of the Transaction and any other material, non-public information that Issuer and ParentCo have provided to the Investor at any time prior to the filing of the Disclosure Document. From and after the disclosure of the Disclosure Document, Investor shall not be in possession of any material, non-public information received from Issuer, ParentCo or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, or agents relating to the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement, and the Investor shall no longer be subject to any confidentiality or similar obligations under any current agreement (if any), whether written or oral with the Issuer, ParentCo or the Company, or any of their affiliates, relating to the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement. Notwithstanding anything in this Subscription Agreement to the contrary, the Issuer, ParentCo and the Company shall not, without the prior written consent of the Investor, disclose to third parties (including publicly) the name of the Investor or any of its advisors or affiliates, or include the name of the Investor or any of its affiliates (i) in any press release or (ii) in any filing with the Commission or any regulatory agency or trading market, without the prior written consent of the Investor, except to the extent such disclosure is required by law, any governmental authority or stock exchange rule, in which case ParentCo shall provide the Investor with prior written notice (to the extent permitted by laws) of such disclosure permitted under this clause and shall reasonably consult with the Investor regarding such disclosure.
13. Separate Obligations. The decision of the Investor to purchase the Shares pursuant to this Subscription Agreement has been made by the Investor independently of any Other Investor or any other investor and independently of any information, materials, statements or opinions as to the business, affairs, operations, assets, properties, liabilities, results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Issuer, ParentCo, or the Company, or any of their respective subsidiaries which may have been made or given by any Other Investor or investor or by any agent or employee of any Other Investor or investor, and neither Investor nor any of its agents or employees shall have any liability to any Other Investor or investor (or any other person) relating to or arising from any such information, materials, statements or opinions. Nothing contained herein or in any Other Subscription Agreement, and no action taken by the Investor or investor pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Investor and Other Investors or other investors as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Investor and Other Investors or other investors are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement and the Other Subscription Agreements. The Investor acknowledges that no Other Investor has acted as agent for the Investor in connection with making its investment hereunder and no Other Investor will be acting as agent of the Investor in connection with monitoring its investment in the Shares or enforcing its rights under this Subscription Agreement. The Investor shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including without limitation the rights arising out of this Subscription Agreement, and it shall not be necessary for any Other Investor or investor to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.
14. 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 delivered by email (in each case in this clause (iv), solely if receipt is confirmed, but excluding any automated reply, such as an out-of-office notification), addressed as follows:
if to the Investor, to the address provided on the Investor’s signature page hereto;
with copies to (which shall not constitute notice) Counsel; and
if to ParentCo or Issuer, to:
Bright Lights Acquisition Corp
12100 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1150
Los Angeles, California 90025
Attention: | Michael Mahan |
Email: | Chief Executive Officer |
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with copies to (which shall not constitute notice), to:
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
525 University Avenue, Suite 1400
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Attention: | Michael Mies |
Email: | michael.mies@skadden.com |
or to such other address or addresses as the parties may from time to time designate in writing. Copies delivered solely to outside counsel shall not constitute notice.
[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Issuer and ParentCo has accepted this Subscription Agreement as of the date set forth below.
BRIGHT LIGHTS ACQUISITION CORP. | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
Date: November __, 2021
BRIGHT LIGHTS PARENT CORP. | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
Date: November __, 2021
[Signature Page to Subscription Agreement]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Investor has executed or caused this Subscription Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized representative as of the date set forth below.
Name of Investor: ___________________________ | State/Country of Formation or Domicile: _____________ | |
By: ___________________________________ | ||
Name: ___________________________________ | ||
Title: _____________________________________ | ||
Date: ________, 2021 | ||
Name in which Shares are to be registered (if different): | ||
___________________________________ | ||
Investor’s EIN: _________________ | ||
Business Address-Street: | Mailing Address-Street (if different): | |
__________________________________________ | ___________________________________________ | |
City, State, Zip: | City, State, Zip: | |
__________________________________________ | ___________________________________________ | |
Attn: _____________________________________ | Attn: ______________________________________ | |
Telephone No.: _____________________________ | Telephone No.: ______________________________ | |
Facsimile No.: ______________________________ | Facsimile No.: _______________________________ |
Number of Shares subscribed for: ________________________ |
Aggregate Subscription Amount: $ _______________________ |
Price Per Share: $9.20 |
You must pay the Subscription Amount by wire transfer of United States dollars in immediately available funds to the account specified by ParentCo in the Closing Notice.
[Signature Page to Subscription Agreement]
SCHEDULE A
ELIGIBILITY REPRESENTATIONS OF THE INVESTOR
A. |
QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER STATUS
(Please check the applicable subparagraphs): |
☐ | We are a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act). |
B. |
ACCREDITED INVESTOR STATUS
(Please check the applicable subparagraphs): |
1. | ☐ We are an “accredited investor” (within the meaning of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act) or an entity in which all of the equity holders are accredited investors within the meaning of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act, and have marked and initialed the appropriate box on the following page indicating the provision under which we qualify as an “accredited investor.” |
2. | ☐ We are not a natural person. |
Rule 501(a), in relevant part, states that an “accredited investor” shall mean any person who comes within any of the below listed categories, or who the issuer reasonably believes comes within any of the below listed categories, at the time of the sale of the securities to that person. The Investor has indicated, by marking and initialing the appropriate box below, the provision(s) below which apply to the Investor and under which the Investor accordingly qualifies as an “accredited investor.”
☐ | Any bank, registered broker or dealer, insurance company, registered investment company, business development company, or small business investment company; |
☐ | Any plan established and maintained by a state, its political subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality of a state or its political subdivisions for the benefit of its employees, if such plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000; |
☐ | Any employee benefit plan, within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, if a bank, insurance company, or registered investment adviser makes the investment decisions, or if the plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000; |
☐ | Any organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, corporation, similar business trust, or partnership, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000; |
☐ | Any “family office,” as defined in rule 202(a)(11)(g)-1 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, with assets under management in excess of $5,000,000, not formed to acquire the securities offered, and whose prospective investment is directed by a person who has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that such family office is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment; |
☐ | Any natural person whose individual net worth, or joint net worth with that person’s spouse, exceeds $1,000,000. For purposes of calculating a natural person’s net worth: (a) the person’s primary residence shall not be included as an asset; (b) indebtedness that is secured by the person’s primary residence, up to the estimated fair market value of the primary residence at the time of the sale of securities, shall not be included as a liability (except that if the amount of such indebtedness outstanding at the time of sale of securities exceeds the amount outstanding 60 days before such time, other than as a result of the acquisition of the primary residence, the amount of such excess shall be included as a liability); and (c) indebtedness that is secured by the person’s primary residence in excess of the estimated fair market value of the primary residence at the time of the sale of securities shall be included as a liability; |
[Schedule A to Subscription Agreement]
☐ | Any natural person who had an individual income in excess of $200,000 in each of the two most recent years or joint income with that person’s spouse in excess of $300,000 in each of those years and has a reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level in the current year; |
☐ | Any trust with assets in excess of $5,000,000, not formed to acquire the securities offered, whose purchase is directed by a sophisticated person; or |
☐ | Any entity in which all of the equity owners are accredited investors meeting one or more of the above tests. |
These pages should be completed by the Investor
and constitutes a part of the Subscription Agreement.
[Schedule A to Subscription Agreement]
Exhibit 10.3
EQUITYHOLDER SUPPORT AGREEMENT
This Equityholder Support Agreement (this “Agreement”) is dated as of November 22, 2021, by and among Bright Lights Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and any successor thereof (“Bright Lights”), the Persons set forth on Schedule I attached hereto (each, a “Company Equityholder” and, collectively, the “Company Equityholders”), and Manscaped Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Business Combination Agreement.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, the Company Equityholders are the holders of record and the “beneficial owners” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of such number of Company Units as are indicated opposite each of their names on Schedule I attached hereto (all such Company Units, together with any units of Company of which ownership of record or the power to vote (including, without limitation, by proxy or power of attorney) is hereafter acquired by any such Company Equityholder during the period from the date hereof through the Expiration Time (as defined below) are referred to herein as the “Subject Units”);
WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, Bright Lights, Bright Lights Parent Corp., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Bright Lights (“ParentCo”), Mower Intermediate Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Bright Lights (“Intermediate Holdco”), Mower Merger Sub Corp., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Intermediate Holdco (“Merger Sub Corp”), Mower Merger Sub 2, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Intermediate Holdco (“Merger Sub LLC”) and the Company entered into the Business Combination Agreement (as amended or modified from time to time, the “Business Combination Agreement”) and certain ancillary agreements, pursuant to which, among other things:
(i.) | Bright Lights will merge with and into ParentCo, with ParentCo being the surviving corporation of such merger, and all of the issued and outstanding shares of Bright Lights Common Stock will be exchanged on a one-for-one basis for shares of common stock of ParentCo, and all of the outstanding warrants to purchase Bright Lights Common Stock will be exercisable for an equal number of shares of ParentCo common stock on the existing terms and conditions of such warrants; |
(ii.) | Merger Sub Corp will merge with and into Manscaped, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, with Manscaped, Inc. being the surviving corporation; |
(iii.) | Manscaped, Inc. will merge with and into Merger Sub LLC, with Merger Sub LLC being the surviving entity; and |
(iv.) | Intermediate Holdco will contribute all of its interest in Merger Sub LLC to the Company, in exchange for limited liability company interests of the Company, pursuant to which Intermediate Holdco will become the managing member of the Company (together with (i)-(iii) and all the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, the “Transaction”). |
WHEREAS, as an inducement to Bright Lights and the Company to enter into the Business Combination Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated therein, the parties hereto desire to agree to certain matters as set forth herein.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual agreements contained herein, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I
Equityholder SUPPORT AGREEMENT; COVENANTS
Section 1.1 Binding Effect of Business Combination Agreement. Each Company Equityholder hereby acknowledges that it has read the Business Combination Agreement and this Agreement and has had the opportunity to consult with its tax and legal advisors. Each Company Equityholder shall be bound by and comply with Sections 6.5 (Acquisition Proposals) and 11.12 (Publicity) of the Business Combination Agreement (and any relevant definitions contained in any such Sections) as if (x) such Company Equityholder was an original signatory to the Business Combination Agreement with respect to such provisions, and (y) each reference to the “Company” contained in such provisions also referred to each such Company Equityholder.
Section 1.2 No Transfer. During the period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the earliest of (a) the closing of the Transaction, and (b) such date and time as the Business Combination Agreement shall be terminated in accordance with Section 10.1 thereof (the earlier to occur of (a) and (b), the “Expiration Time”), each Company Equityholder shall not (i) sell, offer to sell, contract or agree to sell, hypothecate, pledge, grant any option to purchase or otherwise dispose of or agree to dispose of, directly or indirectly, file (or participate in the filing of) a registration statement with the SEC (other than the Proxy Statement/Registration Statement) or establish or increase a put equivalent position or liquidate or decrease a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, with respect to any Subject Units, (ii) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any Subject Units (clauses (i) and (i) collectively, a “Transfer”) or (iii) publicly announce any intention to effect any transaction specified in clause (i) or (ii); provided, however, that nothing herein shall prohibit a Transfer to an Affiliate of a Company Equityholder (a “Permitted Transfer”); provided, further, that any Permitted Transfer shall be permitted only if, as a precondition to such Transfer, the transferee also agrees in a writing, reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to Bright Lights, to assume all of the obligations of such Company Equityholder under, and be bound by all of the terms of, this Agreement; provided, further, that any Transfer permitted under this Section 1.2 shall not relieve a Company Equityholder of its obligations under this Agreement. Any Transfer in violation of this Section 1.2 with respect to a Company Equityholder’s Subject Units shall be null and void. Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit direct or indirect transfers of equity or other interests in a Company Equityholder.
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Section 1.3 New Units. In the event that, during the period commencing on the date hereof and ending at the Expiration Time, (a) any Subject Units are issued to a Company Equityholder after the date of this Agreement pursuant to any distribution of membership interests, profit split, recapitalization, reclassification, combination or exchange of Subject Units or otherwise, (b) a Company Equityholder purchases or otherwise acquires beneficial ownership of any Subject Units or (c) a Company Equityholder acquires the right to vote or share in the voting of any Subject Units (collectively the “New Securities”), then such New Securities acquired or purchased by such Company Equityholder shall be subject to the terms of this Agreement to the same extent as if they constituted the Subject Units owned by such Company Equityholder as of the date hereof.
Section 1.4 Agreement to Vote. Hereafter until the Expiration Time, each Company Equityholder hereby unconditionally and irrevocably agrees that, at any meeting of the Equityholders of the Company (or any adjournment or postponement thereof), and in any action by written consent of the Equityholders of the Company requested by the Board of Directors of the Company or otherwise undertaken as contemplated by the Transaction (which written consent shall be delivered promptly, and in any event within three (3) business days, after the Proxy Statement/Registration Statement (as contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement) has been declared effective and has been delivered or otherwise made available to the Equityholders of Bright Lights and the Company), such Company Equityholder shall, if a meeting is held, appear at the meeting, in person or by proxy, or otherwise cause its Subject Units to be counted as present thereat for purposes of establishing a quorum, and such Company Equityholder shall vote or provide consent (or cause to be voted or consented), in person or by proxy, all of its shares in Manscaped, Inc. to approve and adopt the Manscaped, Inc. Merger and Manscaped, Inc. Merger Agreement, and all of its Subject Units:
(a) to approve and adopt the Business Combination Agreement, the Manscaped, Inc. Merger Agreement and the Transaction;
(b) to authorize and approve the Transaction to the extent the approval of any of the Company’s Equityholders is required or applicable pursuant to Sections 4.06 and 8.11 of the Company’s First Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement (the “Company LLC Agreement”);
(c) to exercise the drag-along rights, if applicable to the Transaction, set forth in Section 9.06 of the Company LLC Agreement;
(d) in any other circumstances upon which a consent or other approval is required under the Company’s Governing Documents or the Company Financing Agreements or otherwise sought with respect to the Business Combination Agreement or the Transaction, to vote, consent or approve (or cause to be voted, consented or approved) all of such Company Equityholder’s Subject Units held at such time in favor thereof;
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(e) against and withhold consent with respect to any merger, purchase of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets or other business combination transaction (other than the Business Combination Agreement and the Transaction); and
(f) against any proposal, action or agreement that would (A) impede, frustrate, prevent or nullify any provision of this Agreement, the Business Combination Agreement or any other ancillary agreements in connection with the Transaction, (B) result in a breach in any respect of any covenant, representation, warranty or any other obligation or agreement of the Company and its subsidiaries under the Business Combination Agreement or (C) result in any of the conditions set forth in Article IX of the Business Combination Agreement not being fulfilled.
Section 1.5 Each Company Equityholder hereby agrees that it shall not commit or agree to take any action inconsistent with the foregoing. No Challenges. Each Company Equityholder agrees not to commence, join in, facilitate, assist or encourage, and agrees to take all actions necessary to opt out of any class in any class action with respect to, any claim, derivative or otherwise, against Bright Lights and any of its subsidiaries or successors, the Company or any of their respective subsidiaries, successors or directors (a) challenging the validity of, or seeking to enjoin the operation of, any provision of this Agreement or (b) alleging a breach of any fiduciary duty of any person in connection with the evaluation, negotiation or entry into the Business Combination Agreement.
Section 1.6 Closing Date Deliverables. Each of the Persons set forth on Schedule I will deliver, substantially simultaneously with the Effective Time, a duly-executed copy of the Registration Rights Agreement substantially in the form attached as Exhibit E to the Business Combination Agreement.
Section 1.7 Further Assurances. Each Company Equityholder shall execute and deliver, or cause to be delivered, such additional documents, and take, or cause to be taken, all such further actions and do, or cause to be done, all things reasonably necessary (including under applicable Laws), or reasonably requested by Bright Lights or the Company, to effect the actions and consummate the Transaction on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein and herein, as applicable.
Section 1.8 No Inconsistent Agreement. Each Company Equityholder hereby represents and covenants that such Company Equityholder has not entered into, and shall not enter into, any agreement that would restrict, limit or interfere with the performance of such Company Equityholder’s obligations hereunder.
Section 1.9 Consent to Disclosure. Each Company Equityholder hereby consents to the publication and disclosure in the Proxy Statement/Registration Statement (and, as and to the extent otherwise required by applicable securities Laws or the SEC or any other securities authorities, any other documents or communications provided by Bright Lights or the Company to any Governmental Authority or to securityholders of Bright Lights) of such Company Equityholder’s identity and beneficial ownership of Subject Units and the nature of such Company Equityholder’s commitments, arrangements and understandings under and relating to this Agreement and, if deemed appropriate by Bright Lights or the Company, a copy of this Agreement. Each Company Equityholder will promptly provide any information reasonably requested by Bright Lights or the Company for any regulatory application or filing made or approval sought in connection with the Transaction (including filings with the SEC).
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Section 1.10 Termination of Company Financing Agreements, Related Agreements. Each Company Equityholder, by this Agreement with respect to its Subject Units, severally and not jointly, hereby agrees to terminate, subject to the Closing and effective as of the Effective Time, (a) all Affiliate Agreements to which such Company Equityholder is party that are set forth on Section 4.12(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter, including those certain agreements set forth on Schedule II attached hereto, if applicable to such Equityholder (the “Company Financing Agreements”); and (b) any rights under any letter or agreement providing for redemption rights, put rights, purchase rights or other similar rights not generally available to Equityholders of the Company (clauses (a) and (b), collectively, the “Terminating Rights”) between such Company Equityholder and the Company, but excluding, (i) for the avoidance of doubt, any rights such Company Equityholder may have that relate to any commercial or employment agreements or arrangements between such Company Equityholder and the Company or any Subsidiary thereof, which shall survive the Closing in accordance with their terms, and (ii) any indemnification, advancement of expenses and exculpation rights of any Company Equityholder or any of its Affiliates set forth in the foregoing documents, which shall survive the Closing in accordance with their terms; provided that all Terminating Rights between the Company and any other holder of Company Units shall also terminate at such time.
ARTICLE
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section 2.1 Representations and Warranties of the Company Equityholders. Each Company Equityholder represents and warrants as of the date hereof to Bright Lights and the Company (solely with respect to itself, himself or herself and not with respect to any other Company Equityholder) as follows:
(a) Organization; Due Authorization. If such Company Equityholder is not an individual, it is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated, formed, organized or constituted, and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby are within such Company Equityholder’s corporate, limited liability company or organizational powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, limited liability company or organizational actions on the part of such Company Equityholder. If such Company Equityholder is an individual, such Company Equityholder has full legal capacity, right and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform his or her obligations hereunder. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Company Equityholder and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties to this Agreement, this Agreement constitutes a legally valid and binding obligation of such Company Equityholder, enforceable against such Company Equityholder in accordance with the terms hereof (except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy Laws, other similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights and general principles of equity affecting the availability of specific performance and other equitable remedies). If this Agreement is being executed in a representative or fiduciary capacity, the Person signing this Agreement has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement on behalf of the applicable Company Equityholder.
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(b) Ownership. Such Company Equityholder is the record and beneficial owner (as defined in the Securities Act) of, and has good title to, all of such Company Equityholder’s Subject Units, and there exist no Liens or any other limitation or restriction (including any restriction on the right to vote, sell or otherwise dispose of such Subject (other than transfer restrictions under the Securities Act)) affecting any such Subject Units, other than Liens pursuant to (i) this Agreement, (ii) the Company’s Governing Documents, (iii) the Business Combination Agreement, (iv) the Company Financing Agreements or (v) any applicable securities Laws. Such Company Equityholder’s Subject Units are the only equity securities in the Company owned of record or beneficially by such Company Equityholder on the date of this Agreement, and none of such Company Equityholder’s Subject Units are subject to any proxy, voting trust or other agreement or arrangement with respect to the voting of such Subject Units, except as provided hereunder and under the Company Financing Agreements. Such Company Equityholder does not hold or own any rights to acquire (directly or indirectly) any equity securities of the Company or any equity securities convertible into, or which can be exchanged for, equity securities of the Company.
(c) No Conflicts. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by such Company Equityholder does not, and the performance by such Company Equityholder of his, her or its obligations hereunder will not, (i) if such Company Equityholder is not an individual, conflict with or result in a violation of the organizational documents of such Company Equityholder or (ii) require any consent or approval that has not been given or other action that has not been taken by any Person (including under any Contract binding upon such Company Equityholder or such Company Equityholder’s Subject Units) to the extent such consent, approval or other action would prevent, enjoin or materially delay the performance by such Company Equityholder of its, his or her obligations under this Agreement.
(d) Litigation. There are no Actions pending against such Company Equityholder, or to the knowledge of such Company Equityholder threatened against such Company Equityholder, 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 Company Equityholder of its, his or her obligations under this Agreement.
(e) Adequate Information. Such Company Equityholder is a sophisticated Equityholder and has adequate information concerning the business and financial condition of Bright Lights and the Company to make an informed decision regarding this Agreement and the Transaction and has independently and without reliance upon Bright Lights or the Company and based on such information as such Company Equityholder has deemed appropriate, made its own analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Such Company Equityholder acknowledges that Bright Lights and the Company have not made and do not make any representation or warranty, whether express or implied, of any kind or character except as expressly set forth in this Agreement. Such Company Equityholder acknowledges that the agreements contained herein with respect to the Subject Units held by such Company Equityholder are irrevocable.
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(f) Brokerage Fees. Except as described on Section 4.16 of the Company Disclosure Letter, no broker, finder, investment banker or other Person is entitled to any brokerage fee, finders’ fee or other commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement based upon arrangements made by such Company Equityholder, for which the Company or any of its Affiliates may become liable.
(g) Acknowledgment. Such Company Equityholder understands and acknowledges that each of Bright Lights and the Company is entering into the Business Combination Agreement in reliance upon such Company Equityholder’s execution and delivery of this Agreement.
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MISCELLANEOUS
Section 3.1 Termination. This Agreement and all of its provisions shall terminate and be of no further force or effect upon the earlier of (a) the Expiration Time and (b) as to each Company Equityholder, the written agreement of Bright Lights, the Company and such Company Equityholder. Upon such termination of this Agreement, all obligations of the parties under this Agreement will terminate, without any liability or other obligation on the part of any party hereto to any Person in respect hereof or the transactions contemplated hereby, and no party hereto shall have any claim against another (and no person shall have any rights against such party), whether under contract, tort or otherwise, with respect to the subject matter hereof; provided, however, that the termination of this Agreement shall not relieve any party hereto from liability arising in respect of any breach of this Agreement prior to such termination. This ARTICLE III shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
Section 3.2 Governing Law. This Agreement, and all claims or causes of action (whether in contract or tort) that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this Agreement or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement (including any claim or cause of action based upon, arising out of or related to any representation or warranty made in or in connection with this Agreement) will be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal Laws of the State of Delaware applicable to agreements executed and performed entirely within such State.
Section 3.3 CONSENT TO JURISDICTION AND SERVICE OF PROCESS; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.
(a) THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE STATE COURTS LOCATED IN WILMINGTON, DELAWARE OR THE COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES LOCATED IN WILMINGTON, DELAWARE IN RESPECT OF THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY RELATED AGREEMENT, CERTIFICATE OR OTHER DOCUMENT DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH AND BY THIS AGREEMENT WAIVE, AND AGREE NOT TO ASSERT, ANY DEFENSE IN ANY ACTION FOR THE INTERPRETATION OR ENFORCEMENT OF THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY RELATED AGREEMENT, CERTIFICATE OR OTHER DOCUMENT DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH, THAT THEY ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE PERSONAL JURISDICTION THERETO OR THAT SUCH ACTION MAY NOT BE BROUGHT OR IS NOT MAINTAINABLE IN SUCH COURTS OR THAT THIS AGREEMENT MAY NOT BE ENFORCED IN OR BY SUCH COURTS OR THAT THEIR PROPERTY IS EXEMPT OR IMMUNE FROM EXECUTION, THAT THE ACTION IS BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM, OR THAT THE VENUE OF THE ACTION IS IMPROPER AND FURTHER AGREES NOT TO BRING ANY PROCEEDING OR ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY IN ANY OTHER COURT. SERVICE OF PROCESS WITH RESPECT THERETO MAY BE MADE UPON ANY PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL, POSTAGE PREPAID, TO SUCH PARTY AT ITS ADDRESS AS PROVIDED IN Section 3.8.
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(b) WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY. EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (I) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (II) EACH SUCH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (III) EACH SUCH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY, AND (IV) EACH SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS Section 3.3.
Section 3.4 Assignment. This Agreement and all of the provisions hereof will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, successors and permitted assigns. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder will be assigned (including by operation of law) without the prior written consent of the parties hereto.
Section 3.5 Specific Performance. The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage may occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties hereto shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement in the chancery court or any other state or federal court within the State of Delaware, this being in addition to any other remedy to which such party is entitled at law or in equity. In the event that any Action shall be brought in equity to enforce the provisions of this Agreement, no party shall allege, and each party hereby waives the defense, that there is an adequate remedy at law, and each party agrees to waive any requirement for the securing or posting of any bond in connection therewith.
Section 3.6 Amendment; Waiver. This Agreement may not be amended, changed, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified or terminated, except upon the execution and delivery of a written agreement executed by Bright Lights, the Company and the Company Equity holders.
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Section 3.7 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the other provisions of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect. Any provision of this Agreement held invalid or unenforceable only in part or degree will remain in full force and effect to the extent not held invalid or unenforceable.
Section 3.8 Notices. All notices and other communications among the parties hereto shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (a) when delivered in person, (b) when delivered after posting in the United States mail having been sent registered or certified mail return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (c) when delivered by FedEx or other nationally recognized overnight delivery service or (d) when e-mailed during normal business hours (and otherwise as of the immediately following Business Day), addressed as follows:
If to Bright Lights: | |
Bright Lights Acquisition Corp. | |
12100 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1150 | |
Los Angeles, CA 90025 | |
Attention: | Michael Mahan |
Email: | mike@brightlightsacquisition.com |
with a copy to (which will not constitute notice): | |
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP | |
525 University Avenue, Suite 1400 | |
Palo Alto, CA 94301 | |
Attention: | Michael Mies |
Email: | michael.mies@skadden.com |
If to the Company: | |
Manscaped Holdings, LLC | |
3753 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 200 | |
Las Vegas, NV 89169 | |
Attention: | Paul Tran |
Email: | paul@manscaped.com |
with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice): | |
Buchalter, PC | |
1000 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1500 | |
Los Angeles, CA 90017 | |
Attention: | Jeremy Weitz and Tanya Viner |
Email: | jweitz@buchalter.com; tviner@buchalter.com |
If to a Company Equityholder:
To such Company Equityholder’s address set forth in Schedule I
Section 3.9 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts (any of which may be delivered by electronic transmission), each of which shall constitute an original, and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
Section 3.10 Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the agreements referenced herein constitute the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior understandings, agreements or representations by or among the parties hereto to the extent they relate in any way to the subject matter hereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company Equityholders, Bright Lights, and the Company have each caused this Equityholder Support Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
COMPANY EQUITYHOLDERS: | |
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BRIGHT LIGHTS: | |||
Bright Lights Acquisition Corp. | |||
By: | |||
Name: | Michael Mahan | ||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
[Signature Page to Equityholder Support Agreement]
COMPANY: | |||
Manscaped Holdings, LLC | |||
By: | |||
Name: | Paul Tran | ||
Title: | CEO and Member |
[Signature Page to Equityholder Support Agreement]
Schedule I
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Schedule II
Company Financing Agreements
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Exhibit 10.4
SPONSOR SUPPORT AGREEMENT
This Sponsor Support Agreement (this “Sponsor Agreement”) is dated as of November 22, 2021, by and among Bright Lights Sponsor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor Holdco”), the Persons set forth on Schedule I hereto (together with the Sponsor Holdco, each, a “Sponsor” and, together, the “Sponsors”), Bright Lights Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and any successor via merger thereto (“Bright Lights”), and Manscaped Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Business Combination Agreement.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, the Sponsors collectively are the holders of record and the “beneficial owners” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of 5,750,000 shares of Bright Lights Common Stock and 6,600,000 Bright Lights Warrants in the aggregate (such shares of Bright Lights Common Stock and Bright Lights Warrants, collectively referred to herein as the “Subject Shares”) as set forth on Schedule I attached hereto;
WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Sponsor Agreement, Bright Lights, Bright Lights Parent Corp., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Bright Lights (“ParentCo”), Mower Intermediate Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Bright Lights (“Intermediate Holdco”), Mower Merger Sub Corp., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Bright Lights (“Merger Sub Corp”), Mower Merger Sub 2, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Intermediate Holdco (“Merger Sub LLC”) and the Company entered into the Business Combination Agreement (as amended or modified from time to time, the “Business Combination Agreement”) and certain ancillary agreements, pursuant to which, among other things:
(i.) | Bright Lights will merge with and into ParentCo, with ParentCo being the surviving corporation of such merger, and all of the issued and outstanding shares of Bright Lights Common Stock will be exchanged on a one-for-one basis for shares of common stock of ParentCo, and all of the outstanding warrants to purchase Bright Lights Common Stock will be exercisable for an equal number of shares of ParentCo common stock on the existing terms and conditions of such warrants; |
(ii.) | Merger Sub Corp will merge with and into Manscaped, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, with Manscaped, Inc. being the surviving corporation; |
(iii.) | Manscaped, Inc. will merge with and into Merger Sub LLC, with Merger Sub LLC being the surviving entity; and |
(iv.) | Intermediate Holdco will contribute all of its interest in Merger Sub LLC to the Company, in exchange for limited liability company interests of the Company, pursuant to which Intermediate Holdco will become the managing member of the Company (together with (i)-(iii) and all the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, the “Transaction”). |
WHEREAS, as an inducement to Bright Lights and the Company to enter into the Business Combination Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated therein, the parties hereto desire to agree to certain matters as set forth herein.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual agreements contained herein, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
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SPONSOR SUPPORT AGREEMENT; COVENANTS
Section 1.1 Binding Effect of Business Combination Agreement. Each Sponsor hereby acknowledges that it has read the Business Combination Agreement and this Sponsor Agreement and has had the opportunity to consult with its tax and legal advisors. Each Sponsor shall be bound by and comply with Sections 7.4 (No Solicitation by Bright Lights) and 11.12 (Publicity) of the Business Combination Agreement (and any relevant definitions contained in any such Sections) as if such Sponsor was an original signatory to the Business Combination Agreement with respect to such provisions.
Section 1.2 No Transfer. During the period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the earliest of (a) the closing of the Transaction, (b) such date and time as the Business Combination Agreement shall be terminated in accordance with Section 10.1 thereof (the earlier to occur of (a) and (b), the “Expiration Time”) and (c) the liquidation of Bright Lights (except that any transaction contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement shall not be considered a liquidation), each Sponsor shall not (i) sell, offer to sell, contract or agree to sell, hypothecate, pledge, grant any option to purchase or otherwise dispose of or agree to dispose of, directly or indirectly, file (or participate in the filing of) a registration statement with the SEC (other than the Proxy Statement/Registration Statement) or establish or increase a put equivalent position or liquidate or decrease a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, with respect to any shares of Bright Lights Common Stock or Bright Lights Warrants owned by such Sponsor, (ii) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any shares of Bright Lights Common Stock or Bright Lights Warrants owned by such Sponsor (clauses (i) and (ii), collectively a “Transfer”) or (iii) publicly announce any intention to effect any transaction specified in clause (i) or (ii); provided, however, that nothing herein shall prohibit a Transfer to another Sponsor or an Affiliate of a Sponsor (a “Permitted Transfer”); provided, further, that any Permitted Transfer shall be permitted only if, as a precondition to such Transfer, the transferee also agrees in a writing, reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Company, to assume all of the obligations of such Sponsor under, and be bound by all of the terms of, this Agreement; provided, further, that any Transfer permitted under this Section 1.2 shall not relieve a Sponsor of its obligations under this Agreement. Any Transfer in violation of this Section 1.2 with respect to a Sponsor’s Subject Shares shall be null and void. Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit direct or indirect transfers of equity or other interests in the Sponsor Holdco.
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Section 1.3 New Shares. In the event that (a) any shares of Bright Lights Common Stock, Bright Lights Warrants or other equity securities of Bright Lights or its successor by merger are issued to a Sponsor after the date of this Sponsor Agreement pursuant to any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization, reclassification, combination or exchange of shares of Bright Lights Common Stock or Bright Lights Warrants of, on or affecting the shares of Bright Lights Common Stock or Bright Lights Warrants owned by such Sponsor or otherwise, (b) a Sponsor purchases or otherwise acquires beneficial ownership of any shares of Bright Lights Common Stock, Bright Lights Warrants or other equity securities of Bright Lights after the date of this Sponsor Agreement, or (c) a Sponsor acquires the right to vote or share in the voting of any shares of Bright Lights Common Stock or other equity securities of Bright Lights after the date of this Sponsor Agreement (such shares of Bright Lights Common Stock, Bright Lights Warrants or other equity securities of Bright Lights, collectively the “New Securities”), then such New Securities acquired or purchased by such Sponsor shall be subject to the terms of this Sponsor Agreement to the same extent as if they constituted the shares of Bright Lights Common Stock or Bright Lights Warrants owned by such Sponsor as of the date hereof.
Section 1.4 Closing Date Deliverables. On the Closing Date, the Sponsors shall deliver to ParentCo and the Company a duly executed copy of that certain Registration Rights Agreement, by and among ParentCo, the Company, the Sponsors, and certain of the Company’s stockholders or their respective affiliates, as applicable, in substantially the form attached as Exhibit E to the Business Combination Agreement
Section 1.5 Sponsor and Bright Lights Agreements.
(a) At any meeting of the stockholders of Bright Lights, however called, or at any adjournment thereof, or in any other circumstance in which the vote, consent or other approval of the stockholders of Bright Lights is sought, each Sponsor shall (i) appear at each such meeting or otherwise cause all of its shares of Bright Lights Common Stock to be counted as present thereat for purposes of calculating a quorum and (ii) vote (or cause to be voted), or execute and deliver a written consent (or cause a written consent to be executed and delivered) covering, all of its shares of Bright Lights Common Stock:
(i) in favor of each Transaction Proposal;
(ii) against any Business Combination Proposal or any proposal relating to a Business Combination Proposal (in each case, other than the Transaction Proposals);
(iii) against any merger agreement or merger (other than the Manscaped, Inc. Merger Agreement and the mergers contemplated in the Business Combination Agreement), consolidation, combination, sale of substantial assets, reorganization, recapitalization, dissolution, liquidation or winding up of or by Bright Lights;
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(iv) against any change in the business, management or Board of Directors of Bright Lights (other than in connection with the Transaction Proposals);
(v) against any proposal, action or agreement that would (A) impede, frustrate, prevent or nullify any provision of this Agreement, the Business Combination Agreement or Transaction, (B) result in a breach in any respect of any covenant, representation, warranty or any other obligation or agreement of Bright Lights and its subsidiaries under the Business Combination Agreement or Ancillary Agreements, (C) result in any of the conditions set forth in Article IX of the Business Combination Agreement not being fulfilled or (D) change in any manner the dividend policy or capitalization of, including the voting rights of any class of capital stock of, Bright Lights;
(vi) if applicable, in favor of waiving any and all anti-dilution rights such Sponsor may hold pursuant to the Bright Lights Governing Documents; and
(vii) against any amendment to the Voting Letter Agreement (as defined below) without the consent of the Company.
Each Sponsor hereby agrees that it shall not commit or agree to take any action inconsistent with the foregoing.
(b) Each Sponsor shall comply with, and fully perform all of its obligations, covenants and agreements set forth in, that certain Letter Agreement, dated as of January 6, 2021, by and among the Sponsors and Bright Lights (the “Voting Letter Agreement”), including the obligations of the Sponsors pursuant to Section 1 therein to not redeem any shares of Bright Lights Common Stock owned by such Sponsor in connection with the Transaction.
(c) During the period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the earlier of the consummation of the Closing and the termination of the Business Combination Agreement pursuant to Article X thereof, each Sponsor shall not modify or amend any Contract between or among such Sponsor, anyone related by blood, marriage or adoption to such Sponsor or any Affiliate of such Sponsor (other than Bright Lights or any of its Subsidiaries), on the one hand, and Bright Lights or any of Bright Lights’s Subsidiaries, on the other hand, including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Voting Letter Agreement.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, to the extent Bright Lights’ (or ParentCo as Bright Lights’ successor) board of directors waives or repeals, or otherwise relaxes, the lock-up in its bylaws (whether acting pursuant to Section 7.11(f) of such post-Closing bylaws or otherwise), the lock-up on the Sponsors’ Founder Shares (as defined in the Voting Letter Agreement) shall be identically waived, repealed or relaxed, as applicable.
Section 1.6 Further Assurances. Each Sponsor 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 Mergers and the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein and herein.
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Section 1.7 No Inconsistent Agreement. Each Sponsor hereby represents and covenants that such Sponsor has not entered into, and shall not enter into, any agreement that would restrict, limit or interfere with the performance of such Sponsor’s obligations hereunder.
Section 1.8 Exchange.
(a) Sponsor Holdco hereby agrees that, immediately prior to the consummation of the ParentCo Merger (but subject to the prior satisfaction of all of the conditions to consummation of the Transactions set forth in Article IX of the Business Combination Agreement) Sponsor Holdco shall contribute, transfer, assign, convey, and deliver to Bright Lights, and Bright Lights shall acquire and accept from Sponsor Holdco, all of Sponsor Holdco’s right, title, and interest in, to, and under such Sponsor Holdco’s Bright Lights Class B Common Stock, and in exchange therefor, Bright Lights shall issue to Sponsor Holdco shares of Bright Lights Class A Common Stock, free and clear of all Liens as provided below (the “Exchange”).
(b) In connection with the Exchange, all 5,630,000 outstanding shares of Bright Lights Class B Common Stock held by Sponsor Holdco shall be exchanged and converted into 5,055,000 shares of Bright Lights Class A Common Stock.
(c) No certificates will be issued in connection with the Exchange, and Bright Lights will record the exchange of the Bright Lights Class B Common Stock for the Bright Lights Class A Common Stock that Sponsor Holdco is acquiring pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Section 1.8 on its books and records.
(d) The Exchange shall be applicable only in connection with the Transactions, the ParentCo Merger and this Agreement, and the Exchange shall be void and of no force and effect if this Agreement is terminated prior to the Closing.
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section 2.1 Representations and Warranties of the Sponsors. Each Sponsor represents and warrants as of the date hereof to Bright Lights and the Company (solely with respect to itself, himself or herself and not with respect to any other Sponsor) as follows:
(a) Organization; Due Authorization. If such Sponsor is not an individual, it is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated, formed, organized or constituted, and the execution, delivery and performance of this Sponsor Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby are within such Sponsor’s corporate, limited liability company or organizational powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, limited liability company or organizational actions on the part of such Sponsor. If such Sponsor is an individual, such Sponsor has full legal capacity, right and authority to execute and deliver this Sponsor Agreement and to perform his or her obligations hereunder. This Sponsor Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Sponsor 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 Sponsor, enforceable against such Sponsor in accordance with the terms hereof (except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy Laws, other similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights and general principles of equity affecting the availability of specific performance and other equitable remedies). If this Sponsor Agreement is being executed in a representative or fiduciary capacity, the Person signing this Sponsor Agreement has full power and authority to enter into this Sponsor Agreement on behalf of the applicable Sponsor.
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(b) Ownership. Such Sponsor is the record and beneficial owner (as defined in the Securities Act) of, and has good title to, all of such Sponsor’s shares of Bright Lights Common Stock and Bright Lights Warrants, and there exist no Liens or any other limitation or restriction (including any restriction on the right to vote, sell or otherwise dispose of such shares of Bright Lights Common Stock or Bright Lights Warrants (other than transfer restrictions under the Securities Act)) affecting any such shares of Bright Lights Common Stock or Bright Lights Warrants, other than Liens pursuant to (i) this Sponsor Agreement, (ii) the Bright Lights Governing Documents, (iii) the Business Combination Agreement, (iv) the Voting Letter Agreement or (v) any applicable securities Laws. Such Sponsor’s shares of Bright Lights Common Stock and Bright Lights Warrants are the only equity securities in Bright Lights owned of record or beneficially by such Sponsor on the date of this Sponsor Agreement, and none of such Sponsor’s shares of Bright Lights Common Stock or Bright Lights Warrants are subject to any proxy, voting trust or other agreement or arrangement with respect to the voting of such shares of Bright Lights Common Stock or Bright Lights Warrants, except as provided hereunder and under the Voting Letter Agreement. Other than the Bright Lights Warrants, such Sponsor does not hold or own any rights to acquire (directly or indirectly) any equity securities of Bright Lights or any equity securities convertible into, or which can be exchanged for, equity securities of Bright Lights.
(c) No Conflicts. The execution and delivery of this Sponsor Agreement by such Sponsor does not, and the performance by such Sponsor of his, her or its obligations hereunder will not, (i) if such Sponsor is not an individual, conflict with or result in a violation of the organizational documents of such Sponsor or (ii) require any consent or approval that has not been given or other action that has not been taken by any Person (including under any Contract binding upon such Sponsor or such Sponsor’s shares of Bright Lights Common Stock or Bright Lights Warrants), in each case, to the extent such consent, approval or other action would prevent, enjoin or materially delay the performance by such Sponsor of its, his or her obligations under this Sponsor Agreement.
(d) Litigation. There are no Actions pending against such Sponsor, or to the knowledge of such Sponsor threatened against such Sponsor, 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 Sponsor of its, his or her obligations under this Sponsor Agreement.
(e) Brokerage Fees. Except as described on Section 5.13 of the Bright Lights Disclosure Letter, neither Bright Lights or any of its Affiliate has incurred or will incur, directly or indirectly, any liability for any brokerage fee, finders’ fee or other commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement.
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(f) Affiliate Arrangements. Except as set forth on Schedule II attached hereto, neither such Sponsor nor any anyone related by blood, marriage or adoption to such Sponsor or, to the knowledge of such Sponsor, any Person in which such Sponsor has a direct or indirect legal, contractual or beneficial ownership of 5% or greater is party to, or has any rights with respect to or arising from, any Contract with Bright Lights or its Subsidiaries.
(g) Acknowledgment. Such Sponsor understands and acknowledges that each of Bright Lights and the Company is entering into the Business Combination Agreement in reliance upon such Sponsor’s execution and delivery of this Sponsor Agreement.
ARTICLE
III
EARNOUT
Section 3.1 Earnout.
(a) Sponsor Holdco hereby irrevocably agrees that, following the Exchange and at (and subject only to the occurrence of) the Closing, the Sponsor Earnout Shares will become restricted shares and will be subject to the vesting and forfeiture provisions set forth in Section 3.1(c) and Section 3.1(e). Subject to the limitations contemplated therein, Sponsor Holdco shall have all of the rights of a shareholder of ParentCo with respect to its Sponsor Earnout Shares, including the right to receive dividends and/or distributions made to the holders of ParentCo Common Stock and to voting rights generally granted to holders of ParentCo Common Stock.
(b) (i) one-half (1/2) of the Sponsor Earnout Shares will be subject to the vesting and forfeiture conditions specified in Section 3.1(c)(i) (the “First Target Earn-out Shares”) and (ii) one-half (1/2) of the Sponsor Earnout Shares will be subject to the vesting and forfeiture conditions specified in Section 3.1(c)(ii) (the “Second Target Earn-out Shares”).
(c) The Sponsor Earnout Shares will be subject to the following vesting conditions:
(i) If, at any time during the Earn-out Period, the closing share price of ParentCo Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $12.50 per share (subject to equitable adjustment as set forth in Section 3.1(g)) for 20 out of any 30 consecutive trading days, the First Target Earn-out Shares will immediately vest and no longer be subject to the forfeiture conditions provided in this Section 3.1; and
(ii) If, at any time during the Earn-out Period, the closing share price of ParentCo Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $15.00 per share (subject to equitable adjustment as set forth in Section 3.1(g)) for 20 out of any 30 consecutive trading days, the Second Target Earn-out Shares will immediately vest and no longer be subject to the forfeiture conditions provided in this Section 3.1.
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(d) For the avoidance of doubt, if the vesting conditions applicable to more than one of Section 3.1(c)(i) or Section 3.1(c)(ii) have been satisfied at any time, then all of the Sponsor Earnout Shares subject to such satisfied vesting conditions will immediately vest and no longer be subject to the forfeiture conditions provided in this Section 3.1.
(e) If, upon the expiration of the Earn-out Period, the vesting of any of the Sponsor Earnout Shares has not occurred, then any Sponsor Earnout Shares that failed to vest pursuant to Section 3.1(c) will be automatically forfeited and transferred to ParentCo for no consideration, and no Person (other than ParentCo) will have any further right with respect thereto. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in no event will any holder of Sponsor Earnout Shares be entitled to retain after the Earn-out Period an aggregate number of Sponsor Earnout Shares greater than the total number of Sponsor Earnout Shares that has vested in accordance with Section 3.1(c).
(f) In the event that there is an Earnout Strategic Transaction during the Earn-out Period, then, to the extent that the holders of shares of ParentCo Class A Common Stock receive an Earnout Strategic Transaction Price that is greater than or equal to the applicable ParentCo trading price specified in Section 3.1(c)(i) or Section 3.1(c)(ii) (subject to 3.1(g)) any Sponsor Earnout Shares that have not previously vested in accordance with Section 3.1(c)(i) or Section 3.1(c)(ii), as applicable, will be deemed to have vested (to the extent that such Sponsor Earnout Shares would have vested pursuant to Section 3.1(c)(i) or Section 3.1(c)(ii), as applicable, if the ParentCo trading price had been the Earnout Strategic Transaction Price for any 20 trading days within any period of 30 trading days during the Earn-out Period) immediately prior to the closing of such Earnout Strategic Transaction, and the holders of any Sponsor Earnout Shares deemed vested pursuant to this Section 3.1(f) will be eligible to participate in such Earnout Strategic Transaction with respect to such Sponsor Earnout Shares on the same terms, and subject to the same conditions, as the holders of shares of ParentCo Class A Common Stock generally.
(g) If ParentCo shall, at any time and from time to time after the Closing, effect any stock splits, reverse stock splits, dividends (whether payable in stock, cash or other assets), reorganizations, recapitalization, reclassifications, subdivisions, combinations, exchange of shares or other like changes or transactions with respect to the ParentCo Class A Common Stock (an “Adjustment Event”), the per share stock price targets set forth in Section 3.1(c) shall be equitably adjusted for such Adjustment Event (it being acknowledged that, in the case of a cash dividend, such equitable adjustment shall result in a reduction in such per share stock price targets by the per share amount of such dividend). Any adjustment under this Section 3.1(g) shall become effective at the close of business on the date such Adjustment Event becomes effective (which shall be the “ex” date, if any, with respect to any such event).
(h) For purposes of this Agreement:
(i) “Earn-out Period” means the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the date that is five (5) years after the Closing Date.
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(ii) “Earnout Strategic Transaction Price” means the price per share of ParentCo Class A Common Stock paid or payable to the holders of outstanding shares of ParentCo Class A Common Stock (determined without giving effect to the vesting contemplated by Section 3.1(f)) in an Earnout Strategic Transaction, inclusive of any escrows, holdbacks or fixed deferred purchase price, but exclusive of any contingent deferred purchase price, earnouts or the like; provided that, if and to the extent such price is payable in whole or in part in the form of consideration other than cash, the value of such consideration shall be (a) with respect to any securities, (i) the average of the closing prices of the sales of such securities on all securities exchanges on which such securities are then listed, averaged over a period of 21 days consisting of the day as of which such value is being determined and the 20 consecutive Business Days preceding such day, or (ii) if the information contemplated by the preceding clause (i) is not practically available, then the fair value of such securities as of the date of valuation as determined in accordance with the succeeding clause (b), and (b) with respect to any other non-cash assets, the fair value thereof as of the date of valuation, as determined by an independent, nationally recognized investment banking firm mutually selected by ParentCo and Sponsor Holdco, on the basis of an orderly sale to a willing, unaffiliated buyer in an arm’s-length transaction, taking into account all factors determinative of value as the investment banking firm determines relevant (and giving effect to any transfer Taxes payable in connection with such sale).
(iii) “Sponsor Earnout Shares” means 1,035,000 shares of ParentCo Common Stock.
ARTICLE
IV
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 4.1 Termination. This Sponsor Agreement and all of its provisions shall terminate and be of no further force or effect upon the earliest of (a) the Expiration Time, (b) the liquidation of Bright Lights and (c) the written agreement of the Sponsors, Bright Lights, and the Company. Upon such termination of this Sponsor Agreement, all obligations of the parties under this Sponsor Agreement will terminate, without any liability or other obligation on the part of any party hereto to any Person in respect hereof or the transactions contemplated hereby, and no party hereto shall have any claim against another (and no person shall have any rights against such party), whether under contract, tort or otherwise, with respect to the subject matter hereof; provided, however, that the termination of this Sponsor Agreement shall not relieve any party hereto from liability arising in respect of any breach of this Sponsor Agreement prior to such termination. This ARTICLE IV shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
Section 4.2 Governing Law. This Sponsor Agreement, and all claims or causes of action (whether in contract or tort) that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this Sponsor Agreement or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Sponsor Agreement (including any claim or cause of action based upon, arising out of or related to any representation or warranty made in or in connection with this Sponsor Agreement) will be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal Laws of the State of Delaware applicable to agreements executed and performed entirely within such State.
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Section 4.3 CONSENT TO JURISDICTION AND SERVICE OF PROCESS; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.
(a) THE PARTIES TO THIS SPONSOR AGREEMENT SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE STATE COURTS LOCATED IN WILMINGTON, DELAWARE OR THE COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES LOCATED IN WILMINGTON, DELAWARE IN RESPECT OF THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SPONSOR AGREEMENT AND ANY RELATED AGREEMENT, CERTIFICATE OR OTHER DOCUMENT DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH AND BY THIS SPONSOR AGREEMENT WAIVE, AND AGREE NOT TO ASSERT, ANY DEFENSE IN ANY ACTION FOR THE INTERPRETATION OR ENFORCEMENT OF THIS SPONSOR AGREEMENT AND ANY RELATED AGREEMENT, CERTIFICATE OR OTHER DOCUMENT DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH, THAT THEY ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE PERSONAL JURISDICTION THERETO OR THAT SUCH ACTION MAY NOT BE BROUGHT OR IS NOT MAINTAINABLE IN SUCH COURTS OR THAT THIS SPONSOR AGREEMENT MAY NOT BE ENFORCED IN OR BY SUCH COURTS OR THAT THEIR PROPERTY IS EXEMPT OR IMMUNE FROM EXECUTION, THAT THE ACTION IS BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM, OR THAT THE VENUE OF THE ACTION IS IMPROPER AND FURTHER AGREES NOT TO BRING ANY PROCEEDING OR ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY IN ANY OTHER COURT. SERVICE OF PROCESS WITH RESPECT THERETO MAY BE MADE UPON ANY PARTY TO THIS SPONSOR AGREEMENT BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL, POSTAGE PREPAID, TO SUCH PARTY AT ITS ADDRESS AS PROVIDED IN Section 4.8.
(b) WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY. EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS SPONSOR AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS SPONSOR AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS SPONSOR AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (I) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (II) EACH SUCH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (III) EACH SUCH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY, AND (IV) EACH SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS SPONSOR AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS Section 4.3.
Section 4.4 Assignment. This Sponsor Agreement and all of the provisions hereof will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, successors and permitted assigns. Neither this Sponsor Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder will be assigned (including by operation of law) without the prior written consent of the parties hereto.
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Section 4.5 Specific Performance. The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage may occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Sponsor Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties hereto shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Sponsor Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Sponsor Agreement in the chancery court or any other state or federal court within the State of Delaware, this being in addition to any other remedy to which such party is entitled at law or in equity. In the event that any Action shall be brought in equity to enforce the provisions of this Agreement, no party shall allege, and each party hereby waives the defense, that there is an adequate remedy at law, and each party agrees to waive any requirement for the securing or posting of any bond in connection therewith.
Section 4.6 Amendment; Waiver. This Sponsor Agreement may not be amended, changed, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified or terminated, except upon the execution and delivery of a written agreement executed by Bright Lights, the Company and the Sponsor Holdco.
Section 4.7 Severability. If any provision of this Sponsor Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the other provisions of this Sponsor Agreement will remain in full force and effect. Any provision of this Sponsor Agreement held invalid or unenforceable only in part or degree will remain in full force and effect to the extent not held invalid or unenforceable.
Section 4.8 Notices. All notices and other communications among the parties hereto shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (a) when delivered in person, (b) when delivered after posting in the United States mail having been sent registered or certified mail return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (c) when delivered by FedEx or other nationally recognized overnight delivery service or (d) when e-mailed during normal business hours (and otherwise as of the immediately following Business Day), addressed as follows:
If to Bright Lights: | |
Bright Lights Acquisition Corp. | |
12100 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1150 | |
Los Angeles, CA 90025 | |
Attention: | Michael Mahan |
Email: | mike@brightlightsacquisition.com |
with a copy to (which will not constitute notice): | |
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP | |
525 University Avenue, Suite 1400 | |
Palo Alto, CA 94301 | |
Attention: | Michael Mies |
Email: | michael.mies@skadden.com |
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Section 4.9 Counterparts. This Sponsor Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts (any of which may be delivered by electronic transmission), each of which shall constitute an original, and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
Section 4.10 Entire Agreement. This Sponsor Agreement and the agreements referenced herein constitute the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior understandings, agreements or representations by or among the parties hereto to the extent they relate in any way to the subject matter hereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Sponsors, Bright Lights, and the Company have each caused this Sponsor Support Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
SPONSORS: | |||
Bright Lights Sponsor LLC | |||
By: | /s/ Michael Mahan | ||
Name: | Michael Mahan | ||
Title: | Managing Member |
/s/ Michael Mahan | ||
Name: | Michael Mahan | |
/s/ Ciara Wilson | ||
Name: | Ciara Wilson | |
/s/ Peter Guber | ||
Name: | Peter Guber | |
/s/ Mark Shapiro | ||
Name: | Mark Shapiro | |
/s/ Selena Kalvaria | ||
Name: | Selena Kalvaria |
[Signature Page to Sponsor Support Agreement]
BRIGHT LIGHTS: | |||
Bright Lights Acquisition Corp. | |||
By: | /s/ Michael Mahan | ||
Name: | Michael Mahan | ||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
[Signature Page to Sponsor Support Agreement]
COMPANY: | |||
Manscaped Holdings, LLC | |||
By: | /s/ Paul Tran | ||
Name: | Paul Tran | ||
Title: | CEO and Member |
[Signature Page to Sponsor Support Agreement]
Schedule I
Sponsor Shares of Bright Lights Common Stock and Bright Lights Warrants
[Schedule I to Sponsor Support Agreement]
Schedule II
Affiliate Agreements
[Schedule II to Sponsor Support Agreement]
Exhibit 10.5
ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND AMENDMENT AGREEMENT
among
BRIGHT LIGHTS ACQUISITION CORP.,
BRIGHT LIGHTS PARENT CORP.
and
CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY
Dated November 22, 2021
THIS ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND AMENDMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated November 22, 2021, is made by and among Bright Lights Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), Bright Lights Parent Corp., a Delaware corporation (“ParentCo”), and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York corporation, as warrant agent (in such capacity, the “Warrant Agent”), and amends the Warrant Agreement (the “Existing Warrant Agreement”), dated January 6, 2020, by and between the Company and the Warrant Agent. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Existing Warrant Agreement.
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Existing Warrant Agreement, (i) the Company issued (a) 6,600,000 Private Placement Warrants to the Sponsor and (b) 11,500,000 Public Warrants;
WHEREAS, on November 22, 2021, the Company, ParentCo, Mower Intermediate Holdings, Inc., Mower Merger Sub 2, LLC, Manscaped Holdings, LLC and Mower Merger Sub Corp. entered into a business combination agreement (as amended, modified or supplemented, from time to time, the “Business Combination Agreement”);
WHEREAS, all of the Warrants are governed by the Existing Warrant Agreement;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, the Company will merge with and into ParentCo, with ParentCo surviving such merger (the “ParentCo Merger”), and as a result of the ParentCo Merger, the holders of Bright Lights Common Stock shall become holders of ParentCo Common Stock;
WHEREAS, upon consummation of the ParentCo Merger, as provided in Section 4.5 of the Existing Warrant Agreement and Section 3.2 of the Business Combination Agreement, the Warrants will no longer be exercisable for Bright Lights Common Stock but instead will be exercisable (subject to the terms of the Existing Warrant Agreement, as amended by this Agreement) for shares of ParentCo Class A Common Stock (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement);
WHEREAS, the Board of the Company has determined that the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement will constitute a Business Combination;
WHEREAS, in connection with the ParentCo Merger, the Company desires to assign all of its right, title and interest in the Existing Warrant Agreement to ParentCo, and ParentCo wishes to accept such assignment; and
WHEREAS, Section 9.8 of the Existing Warrant Agreement provides that the Company and the Warrant Agent may amend the Existing Warrant Agreement without the consent of any Registered Holders as the parties may deem necessary or desirable and that the parties deem shall not adversely affect the rights of the Registered Holders under the Existing Warrant Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Section 1. Assignment and Assumption; Consent.
Assignment and Assumption. As of and with effect on and from the Effective Time (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement, the “Effective Time”): the Company hereby assigns to ParentCo all of the Company’s right, title and interest in and to the Existing Warrant Agreement (as amended hereby); ParentCo hereby assumes, and agrees to pay, perform, satisfy and discharge in full, as the same become due, all of the Company’s liabilities and obligations under the Existing Warrant Agreement (as amended hereby) arising on, from and after the Effective Time.
Consent. The Warrant Agent hereby consents to (i) the assignment of the Existing Warrant Agreement by the Company to ParentCo pursuant to this Section 1 and the assumption of the Existing Warrant Agreement by ParentCo from the Company pursuant to Section 1 hereof, in each case effective as of the Effective Time, and (ii) the continuation of the Existing Warrant Agreement (as amended hereby), in full force and effect from and after the Effective Time.
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Section 2. Amendment of Existing Warrant Agreement.
Effective as of the Effective Time, the Company and the Warrant Agent hereby amend the Existing Warrant Agreement as provided in this Section 2, and acknowledge and agree that the amendments to the Existing Warrant Agreement set forth in this Section 2 are to provide for the delivery of Alternative Issuance pursuant to Section 4.5 of the Existing Warrant Agreement (in connection with the ParentCo Merger and the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement).
References to the “Company”. All references to the “Company” in the Existing Warrant Agreement (including all Exhibits thereto) shall be references to ParentCo.
References to Common Stock. All references to “Common Stock” in the Existing Warrant Agreement (including all Exhibits thereto) shall be references to shares of ParentCo Class A Common Stock.
References to Business Combination. All references to “Business Combination” in the Existing Warrant Agreement (including all Exhibits thereto) shall be references to the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, and references to “the completion of its initial Business Combination,” “the completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination” and all variations thereof in the Existing Warrant Agreement (including all Exhibits thereto) shall be references to the Closing.
Notice Clause. Section 9.2 of the Existing Warrant Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:
“Notices. Any notice, statement or demand authorized by this Agreement to be given or made by the Warrant Agent or by the holder of any Warrant to or on ParentCo shall be sufficiently given when so delivered if by hand or overnight delivery or if sent by certified mail or private courier service within five (5) days after deposit of such notice, postage prepaid, addressed (until another address is filed in writing by ParentCo with the Warrant Agent), as follows:
Bright Lights Parent Corp.
c/o Bright Lights Acquisition Corp.
12100 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1150
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
Email: hahn@brightlightsacquisition.com
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
525 University Avenue, Suite 1400
Palo Alto, California 94391
Attn: Michael Mies
Email: michael.mies@skadden.com
Any notice, statement or demand authorized by this Agreement to be given or made by the holder of any Warrant or by the Company to or on the Warrant Agent shall be sufficiently given when so delivered if by hand or overnight delivery or if sent by certified mail or private courier service within five (5) days after deposit of such notice, postage prepaid, addressed (until another address is filed in writing by the Warrant Agent with the Company), as follows:
Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
One State Street, 30th Floor
New York, NY 10004
Attention: Compliance Department
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Section 3. Miscellaneous Provisions.
Effectiveness of the Amendment. Each of the parties hereto acknowledges and agrees that the effectiveness of this Agreement shall be expressly subject to the occurrence of the ParentCo Merger and substantially contemporaneous occurrence of the Effective Time and shall automatically be terminated and shall be null and void if the Business Combination Agreement shall be terminated for any reason.
Successors. All the covenants and provisions of this Agreement by or for the benefit of ParentCo, the Company or the Warrant Agent shall bind and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns.
Applicable Law and Exclusive Forum. The validity, interpretation, and performance of this Agreement shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of New York. Subject to applicable law, each of ParentCo and the Company hereby agrees that any action, proceeding or claim against it arising out of or relating in any way to this Agreement shall be brought and enforced in the courts of the State of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and irrevocably submits to such jurisdiction, which jurisdiction shall be exclusive forum for any such action, proceeding or claim. Each of ParentCo and the Company hereby waives any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and that such courts represent an inconvenient forum. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this paragraph will not apply to suits brought to enforce any liability or duty created by the Exchange Act or any other claim for which the federal district courts of the United States of America are the sole and exclusive forum.
Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in the Warrants shall be deemed to have notice of and to have consented to the forum provisions in this Section 3. If any action, the subject matter of which is within the scope the forum provisions above, is filed in a court other than a court located within the State of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (a “foreign action”) in the name of any warrant holder, such warrant holder shall be deemed to have consented to: (x) the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located within the State of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in connection with any action brought in any such court to enforce the forum provisions (an “enforcement action”), and (y) having service of process made upon such warrant holder in any such enforcement action by service upon such warrant holder’s counsel in the foreign action as agent for such warrant holder.
Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of original 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. A signed copy of this Agreement delivered by facsimile, e-mail or other means of electronic transmission shall be deemed to have the same legal effect as delivery of an original signed copy of this Agreement.
Effect of Headings. The section headings herein are for convenience only and are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the interpretation thereof.
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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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
BRIGHT LIGHTS ACQUISITION CORP. | |||
By: | |||
Name: | |||
Title: | |||
BRIGHT LIGHTS PARENT CORP. | |||
By: | |||
Name: | |||
Title: | |||
CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & | |||
TRUST COMPANY, as Warrant Agent | |||
By: | |||
Name: | |||
Title: |
[Signature Page to Warrant Assignment, Assumption and Amendment Agreement]
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Exhibit 99.1
MANSCAPED™, a Leading Men’s Lifestyle
and Consumer Brand, to
Become a Publicly Traded Company via Business Combination with
Bright Lights Acquisition Corp.
● | MANSCAPED, a leader and pioneer in men’s grooming, has entered into a definitive business combination agreement with Bright Lights Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: BLTS) (“Bright Lights”), led by Michael Mahan, Allen Shapiro, John Howard, and Hahn Lee; MANSCAPED is led by executive team Paul Tran, Kevin Datoo, Phillip Unthank, Ty Shay, Chee Min Hong, and Marcelo Kertész |
● | The transaction implies a combined company enterprise value of approximately $1 billion |
● | High-growth, profitable consumer lifestyle brand MANSCAPED, had $285 million in trailing twelve-month (TTM) revenue and expects to grow to over $500 million in TTM revenue by 2023 through international growth and product expansion, furthering its lead in the male self-care category |
● | The company’s profitable business model has allowed it to grow from approximately $3 million in TTM revenue in Q1 2018 to $285 million in Q3 2021 while only utilizing $23 million of raised equity |
● | MANSCAPED expects to receive up to $305 million in gross transaction proceeds and will be debt-free at closing |
● | The transaction includes a fully committed $75 million PIPE from a number of institutional investors, including: Funds managed by UBS O’Connor, Shaolin Capital Management, Signia Venture Partners and Guggenheim Investments; additional investors include Endeavor, an affiliate of Saban Capital Group LLC, Bright Lights, and certain MANSCAPED shareholders. 100% of MANSCAPED’s existing shareholders will roll their equity into the combined company |
● | The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2022 and is expected to be listed on the Nasdaq under the new ticker symbol “MANS” |
SAN DIEGO and LOS ANGELES, CA. – November 23, 2021 ― MANSCAPED™ (“MANSCAPED” or “the Company”), a leading men’s lifestyle consumer brand and male grooming category creator, and Bright Lights Acquisition Corp. (“Bright Lights”) (Nasdaq: BLTS), a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company, announced today they have entered into a definitive business combination agreement that will result in MANSCAPED becoming a public company. Upon closing of the transaction, the combined company will be renamed Manscaped Holdings, Inc. and expects to apply to be listed on the Nasdaq under the new ticker symbol “MANS.” The combined company will be led by Paul Tran (Bio), Founder and Chief Executive Officer of MANSCAPED.
MANSCAPED was founded in 2016 and quickly rose to become a preferred brand among consumers and celebrities alike as the pioneer of men’s below-the-waist grooming, commonly referred to as “manscaping.” By focusing on the needs of what had, for too long, been a sensitive and often taboo subject, MANSCAPED sparked a fresh conversation and defined a massive market within the $70 billion global men’s grooming industry. The revolutionary brand produces a diversified line of precision-engineered tools, unique formulations, and accessories that are intelligently designed to introduce and elevate a whole new self-care routine. This notion, combined with MANSCAPED’s mission to help men level up and be the best version of themselves, is now a proven and highly adopted concept around the world.
As a digitally native brand, MANSCAPED has scaled into a true omnichannel lifestyle business in a short amount of time. Along the way, the global grooming leader has produced significant accomplishments including launching in 38 countries with international sales tracking with its successful U.S. trajectory, creating a top-notch and rapidly growing subscription program, and boasting thousands of disruptive displays in retail giants like Target, Best Buy, and Macy’s. Further, they’ve established and maintained high-profile partnerships with dozens of celebrated professional athletes, including Rob Gronkowski and Alex Caruso, and iconic sports organizations such as UFC®, NASCAR, and the San Francisco 49ers. Their presence extends to top Hollywood stars, with fans including Channing Tatum who will become an investor and another creative content partner for the Company as part of the transaction.
But this is just the beginning as MANSCAPED fills an unmet need for a lifestyle brand that speaks to men of all ages with grooming products. Today, MANSCAPED resonates with men all over the world with its humorous brand approach, viral marketing campaigns, and popular premium products.
Investment Highlights
● | Category Creator and Leader – MANSCAPED created the market for men’s below-the-waist grooming and is a defining lifestyle brand in men’s personal care with its unique brand value and high customer loyalty supported by impressive marketing reach and innovative products. |
● | Compelling and Scalable Business – Impressive, industry-leading growth and product margin profile supported by superior unit economics and a digitally native, omnichannel platform with a high level of repeat purchase, including a fast-growing subscription program. |
● | Multiple Paths to Growth – Continued global expansion plan based on demonstrated success, penetration of large and underserved addressable groin grooming market, and considerable growth potential going beyond the groin into overall men’s personal care, including hard goods and consumable products. |
● | Compelling Growth, Efficient Capital Deployment, and Robust Financials – Generated significant revenue growth through efficient use of capital with revenue run rate growing from $3 million to $285 million in three years while only using $23 million in equity capital raised. During that time, MANSCAPED has garnered over one million subscribers that have a 70% repeat purchase rate within the first 12 months. |
● | Massive Total Addressable Market Opportunity – Target demographic of over 900 million men worldwide representing an underpenetrated $70 billion global male grooming market opportunity. |
● | A True Omnichannel Brand – Products available across multiple countries through online marketplaces, brick-and-mortar retail, direct-to-consumer, and subscription. |
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Management Commentary
Paul Tran commented, “MANSCAPED was founded on delivering much-needed grooming solutions for men but has since catapulted into a full lifestyle brand with a multigenerational cult following. We’re innovating beyond the groin with a robust product roadmap that will continue to revolutionize the industry by addressing all of men’s self-care needs. This further establishes our status as a defining men’s lifestyle brand – and one that is already admired by millions of lifelong fans worldwide.”
“The process of going public is a crucial milestone in our journey. The capital raised in this transaction will drive our ability to serve more men in more markets around the world, while also allowing us to grow the MANSCAPED routine into additional personal care and lifestyle product spaces,” Paul continued. “We are excited to be working with Bright Lights, and gratified that our customers can now be owners of the company and more deeply invested in our business.”
Michael Mahan, Chief Executive Officer of Bright Lights, who will join MANSCAPED’s Board of Directors, said, “MANSCAPED has a huge opportunity to capitalize on the sizable and growing men’s self-care market by offering its unique line of grooming products. Bright Lights sought to partner with an exceptional company that could benefit from celebrity partnerships, and MANSCAPED’s proven success and omnichannel platform company was the perfect opportunity for two world-class teams to come together. We are thrilled to partner with MANSCAPED and their team and look forward to its future success as a publicly traded entity.”
Kevin Datoo, President of MANSCAPED, commented, “We see a tremendous global market opportunity in front of us driven by the exponential growth of this new, but immense segment. We have proven ourselves as the market leader and creator of the below-the-waist care category and are excited to continue to evolve our offerings into the leading lifestyle brand for men’s self-care.”
Transaction Overview
The business combination implies an enterprise valuation for MANSCAPED of $1 billion, or approximately 2.6x 2022 revenue. The transaction will provide $305 million in gross proceeds to the Company, assuming no redemption by Bright Lights shareholders, including a $75 million fully committed common stock PIPE at $9.20 per share from investors that include: Funds managed by UBS O’Connor, Shaolin Capital Management, Signia Venture Partners, Guggenheim Investments, Endeavor, and an affiliate of Saban Capital Group LLC. 100% of MANSCAPED’s shareholders will roll their equity holdings into the newly public company. After closing, assuming no redemptions, the Company expects to have $235 million on the balance sheet and no debt.
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The Boards of Directors of both MANSCAPED and Bright Lights have unanimously approved the transaction. The transaction will require the approval of the shareholders of both MANSCAPED and Bright Lights, and is subject to other customary closing conditions, including the receipt of certain regulatory approvals. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2022.
Additional information about the proposed transaction, including a copy of the business combination agreement and investor presentation and transcript of management commentary, will be provided in a Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed by Bright Lights with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and will be available on the MANSCAPED’s Investor Relations page at www.manscaped.com and at www.sec.gov.
Advisors
Moelis & Company LLC is acting as financial advisor to Bright Lights. Jefferies LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. are acting as Capital Markets Advisors to Bright Lights. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP is acting as legal advisor to Bright Lights.
Jefferies LLC, Moelis & Company LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. served as placement agents for the PIPE financing. Paul Hastings LLP served as legal advisor to the placement agents.
Financo Raymond James is acting as financial advisor to MANSCAPED. Buchalter, P.C. is acting as legal advisor to MANSCAPED.
About MANSCAPED™
Founded by Paul Tran in 2016, San Diego, California-based MANSCAPED™ is the leading men’s lifestyle consumer brand and male grooming category creator trusted by over four million men worldwide. The product range includes a diversified line of premium tools, formulations, and accessories that are intelligently designed to introduce a whole new self-care routine for men. MANSCAPED offers a one-stop-shop at manscaped.com and direct-to-consumer shipping in 38 countries spanning the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, the European Union, Norway, Switzerland, Singapore, South Africa, the United Arab Emirates, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Select products and unique bundles can also be found on Amazon with Prime and pickup options available. Retail placement includes Target, Best Buy and Macy’s stores throughout the U.S. and Hairhouse locations in Australia. For more information, visit www.manscaped.com or follow on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok and YouTube.
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About Bright Lights Acquisition Corp.
Bright Lights is a blank check company that was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. Bright Light's efforts to identify a prospective target business are not limited to a particular industry or geographic region, but Bright Lights intends to focus on businesses operating in the consumer products and media, entertainment and sports sectors. Bright Lights is led by Chief Executive Officer, Michael Mahan, Co-Chairmen Allen Shapiro and John Howard and Chief Financial Officer, Hahn Lee. For more information, visit https://www.brightlightsacquisition.com/
Additional Information and Where to Find It
This press release relates to a proposed transaction between Bright Lights and MANSCAPED. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or exchange, or the solicitation of an offer to buy or exchange, any securities, 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 Transactions described herein, Bright Lights or Bright Lights Parent Corp. intends to file relevant materials with the SEC, including a registration statement on Form S-4, which will include a proxy statement/prospectus. The proxy statement/prospectus will be sent to all Bright Lights stockholders. Bright Lights or Bright Lights Parent Corp. will also file other documents regarding the proposed transactions with the SEC. Before making any voting or investment decision, investors and security holders of Bright Lights 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 transactions 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 proxy statement/prospectus and all other relevant documents filed or that will be filed with the SEC by Bright Lights or Bright Lights Parent Corp. through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov or by directing a request to Bright Lights via email at info@brightlightsacquisition.com or calling 310-421-1472.
No Offer or Solicitation
This press release is not a proxy statement or solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of the potential transactions and shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the securities of Bright Lights or MANSCAPED, nor shall there be any sale of any such securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state or jurisdiction. No offer of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act.
Participants in the Solicitation
Bright Lights and MANSCAPED and their respective directors and executive officers, under SEC rules, may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies of Bright Lights’ shareholders in connection with the business combination. Investors and security holders may obtain more detailed information regarding the names and interests in the business combination of Bright Lights’ directors and officers in Bright Lights’ filings with the SEC, including Bright Lights’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 filed with the SEC on March 31, 2021. To the extent that holdings of Bright Lights’ securities have changed from the amounts reported in Bright Lights’ Annual Report on Form 10-K, such changes have been or will be reflected on Statements of Changes in Beneficial Ownership on Form 4 filed with the SEC. Information regarding the persons who may, under SEC rules, be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies to Bright Lights’ shareholders in connection with the business combination will be set forth in the proxy statement/prospectus filed as part of the Registration Statement on Form S-4 for the business combination, which is expected to be filed by Bright Lights Parent Corp. with the SEC.
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This press release is not a substitute for any registration statement or for any other document that Bright Lights or MANSCAPED may file with the SEC in connection with the business combination. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Investors and security holders may obtain free copies of other documents filed with the SEC by Bright Lights through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. INVESTMENT IN ANY SECURITIES DESCRIBED HEREIN HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SEC OR ANY OTHER REGULATORY AUTHORITY NOR HAS ANY AUTHORITY PASSED UPON OR ENDORSED THE MERITS OF THE OFFERING OR THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements included in this press release are not historical facts but are forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements generally are accompanied by words such as “believe,” “may,” “will,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “expect,” “should,” “would,” “plan,” “predict,” “potential,” “seem,” “seek,” “future,” “outlook” and similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding estimates and forecasts of other financial and performance metrics and projections of market opportunity. These statements are based on various assumptions, whether or not identified in this press release, and on the current expectations of MANSCAPED’s management and are not predictions of actual performance. There may be additional risks that neither Bright Lights nor MANSCAPED presently know or that Bright Lights and MANSCAPED currently believe are immaterial that could also cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. In addition, forward-looking statements reflect Bright Lights’ and MANSCAPED’s expectations, plans or forecasts of future events and views as of the date of this press release. Bright Lights and MANSCAPED anticipate that subsequent events and developments will cause Bright Lights’ and MANSCAPED’s assessments to change. However, while Bright Lights and MANSCAPED may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, Bright Lights and MANSCAPED specifically disclaim any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing Bright Lights’ and MANSCAPED’s assessments as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release. Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed upon the forward-looking statements.
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Contacts
Investors
Bruce Williams
Managing Director, ICR
ManscapedIR@icrinc.com
332-242-4303
Media
Allison Frazier
Director of Communications, MANSCAPED™
allison@manscaped.com
925-216-2791
Keil Decker
Managing Director, ICR
ManscapedPR@icrinc.com
646-677-1854
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Exhibit 99.2
Investor P r e s en t a tion N o v embe r 2 021
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This presentation (this “Presentation”) is provided for informational purposes only and has been prepared to assist interested parties in making their own evaluation with respect to a potential business combination between Manscaped Holdings, LLC and its subsidiaries (“Manscaped”) and Bright Lights Acquisition Corp. (“Bright Lights”) and related transactions (the “Business Combination”) and for no other purpose. By reviewing or reading this Presentation, you will be deemed to have agreed to the obligations and restrictions set out below. Without the express prior written consent of Bright Lights and Manscaped, this Presentation and any information contained within it may not be (i) reproduced (in whole or in part), (ii) copied at any time, (iii) used for any purpose other than your evaluation of Manscaped or (iv) provided to any other person, except your employees and advisors with a need to know who are advised of the con f identiality of the information. This Presentation supersedes and replaces all previous oral or written communications between the parties hereto relating to the subject matter hereof. This Presentation and any oral statements made in connection with this Presentation do not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a recommendation to purchase, any securities in any jurisdiction, or the solicitation of any vote, consent or approval in any jurisdiction in connection with the Business Combination or any related transactions, nor shall there be any sale, issuance or transfer of any securities in any jurisdiction where, or to any person to whom, such offer, solicitation or sale may be unlawful under the laws of such jurisdiction. This Presentation does not constitute either advice or a recommendation regarding any securities. Any offer to sell securities will be made only pursuant to a de f initive subscription agreement (a “Subscription Agreement”) and will be made in reliance on an exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for offers and sales of securities that do not involve a public offering. Bright Lights and Manscaped reserve the right to withdraw or amend for any reason any offering and to reject any Subscription Agreement for any reason. The communication of this Presentation is restricted by law; it is not intended for distribution to, or use by any person in, any jurisdiction where such distribution or use would be contrary to local law or regulation. No representations or warranties, express or implied, are given in, or in respect of, this Presentation. Industry and market data used in this Presentation have been obtained from third - party industry publications and sources as well as from research reports prepared for other purposes. Neither Bright Lights nor Manscaped has independently veri f ied the data obtained from these sources and cannot assure you of the data’s accuracy or completeness. This data is subject to change. Recipients of this Presentation are not to construe its contents, or any prior or subsequent communications from or with Bright Lights, Manscaped or their respective representatives, as investment, legal or tax advice. 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 Manscaped or the Business Combination. Recipients of this Presentation should each make their own evaluation of Manscaped and of the relevance and adequacy of the information and should make such other investigations as they deem necessary. Forward Looking Statements Certain statements included in this Presentation are not historical facts but are forward - looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward - looking statements generally are accompanied by words such as “believe,” “may,” “will,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “expect,” “should,” “would,” “plan,” “predict,” “potential,” “seem,” “seek,” “future,” “outlook” and similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward - looking. These forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding estimates and forecasts of other f inancial and performance metrics and projections of market opportunity. These statements are based on various assumptions, whether or not identi f ied in this Presentation, and on the current expectations of Manscaped’s management and are not predictions of actual performance. These forward - looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to serve as, and must not be relied on by any investor as, a guarantee, an assurance, a prediction or a de f initive statement of fact or probability. Actual events and circumstances are dif f icult or impossible to predict and may differ from assumptions. Many actual events and circumstances are beyond the control of Manscaped. Some important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in any forward - looking statements could include changes in domestic and foreign business, market, f inancial, political and legal conditions. These forward - looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to: the inability of the parties to successfully or timely consummate the Business Combination, including the risk that any required regulatory approvals are not obtained, are delayed or are subject to unanticipated conditions that could adversely affect the combined company; failure to realize the anticipated bene f its of the Business Combination; risks relating to the uncertainty of the projected f inancial information with respect to Manscaped; reductions in discretionary consumer spending, including as a result of global and regional economic downturns; risks relating to relationships with retail customers, retailers and distributors, and the use of third - party manufacturers; damage to Manscaped’s brand reputation; the failure of Manscaped to maintain and grow its business; and disruption of Manscaped’s relationships with its customers, suppliers, business partners and others resulting from the announcement of the Business Combination. If any of these risks materialize or our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ materially from the results implied by these forward - looking statements. The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties described in the “Risk Factors” section of Bright Lights’ Annual Reports on Form 10 - K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10 - Q, the registration statement on Form S - 4 discussed below and other documents f iled by Bright Lights from time to time with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). There may be additional risks that neither Bright Lights nor Manscaped presently know or that Bright Lights and Manscaped currently believe are immaterial that could also cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward - looking statements. In addition, forward - looking statements re f lect Bright Lights’ and Manscaped’s expectations, plans or forecasts of future events and views as of the date of this Presentation. Bright Lights and Manscaped anticipate that subsequent events and developments will cause Bright Lights’ and Manscaped’s assessments to change. However, while Bright Lights and Manscaped may elect to update these forward - looking statements at some point in the future, Bright Lights and Manscaped speci f ically disclaim any obligation to do so. These forward - looking statements should not be relied upon as representing Bright Lights’ and Manscaped’s assessments as of any date subsequent to the date of this Presentation. Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed upon the forward - looking statements. Use of Data The information, data and statistics contained herein are derived from various internal (including data that Manscaped has internally collected) and external third party sources. No representation is made as to the reasonableness of the assumptions made within or the accuracy or completeness of any projections or modeling or any other information contained herein. Any information, data or statistics on past performance or modeling contained herein is not an indication as to future performance. Bright Lights and Manscaped assume no obligation to update the information in this presentation. Trademarks Bright Lights and Manscaped own or have rights to various trademarks, service marks and trade names that they use in connection with the operation of their respective businesses. This presentation may also contain trademarks, service marks, trade names and copyrights of third - parties, which are the property of their respective owners. The use or display of third - parties’ trademarks, service marks, trade names or products in this presentation is not intended to, and does not imply, a relationship with Bright Lights or Manscaped, or an endorsement or sponsorship by or of Bright Lights or Manscaped. Solely for convenience, the trademarks, service marks, trade names and copyrights referred to in this presentation may appear without the TM, SM, ® or © symbols, but such references are not intended to indicate in any way that Bright Lights or Manscaped will not assert to the fullest extent under applicable law their respective rights or the rights of the applicable licensor(s) to these trademarks, service marks, trade names and copyrights. 3
Use of Projections The projections, estimates and targets in this Presentation are forward - looking statements that are based on assumptions that are inherently subject to signi f icant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond Bright Lights’ and Manscaped’s control. While all projections, estimates and targets are necessarily speculative, Bright Lights and Manscaped believe that the preparation of prospective f inancial information involves increasingly higher levels of uncertainty the further out the projection, estimate or target extends from the date of preparation. The assumptions and estimates underlying the projected, expected or target results are inherently uncertain and are subject to a wide variety of signi f icant business, economic, regulatory and competitive risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in such projections, estimates and targets. The inclusion of projections, estimates and targets in this Presentation should not be regarded as an indication that Bright Lights and Manscaped, or their respective representatives, considered or consider the f inancial projections, estimates and targets to be a reliable prediction of future events. Financial Information; Non - GAAP Financial Measures The f inancial information and data contained in this Presentation is unaudited and does not conform to Regulation S - X. Accordingly, such information and data may not be included in, may be adjusted in or may be presented differently in, any proxy statement or registration statement to be f iled by Bright Lights or Manscaped with the SEC. Some of the f inancial information and data contained in this Presentation, such as Adjusted EBITDA, have not been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). These non - GAAP measures, and other measures that are calculated using such non - GAAP measures, are an addition to, and not a substitute for or superior to, measures of f inancial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to operating income, net income or any other performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP. Bright Lights and Manscaped believe these non - GAAP measures of f inancial results, including on a forward - looking basis, provide useful information to management and investors regarding certain f inancial and business trends relating to Manscaped’s f inancial condition and results of operations. Manscaped’s management uses these non - GAAP measures for trend analyses, for purposes of determining management incentive compensation and for budgeting and planning purposes. Bright Lights and Manscaped believe that the use of these non - GAAP f inancial measures provides an additional tool for investors to use in evaluating projected operating results and trends in and in comparing Manscaped’s f inancial measures with other similar companies, many of which present similar non - GAAP f inancial measures to investors. The management of Bright Lights does not consider these non - GAAP measures in isolation or as an alternative to f inancial measures determined in accordance with GAAP. However, there are a number of limitations related to the use of these non - GAAP measures and their nearest GAAP equivalents. For example, other companies may calculate non - GAAP measures differently, or may use other measures to calculate their f inancial performance, and therefore Manscaped’s non - GAAP measures may not be directly comparable to similarly - titled measures of other companies. See the footnotes on the slides where these measures are discussed and the Appendix for de f initions of these non - GAAP f inancial measures and reconciliations of these non - GAAP f inancial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures. Important Information for Investors and Stockholders Bright Lights and Manscaped and their respective directors and executive of f icers, under SEC rules, may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies of Bright Lights’ shareholders in connection with the Business Combination. Investors and security holders may obtain more detailed information regarding the names and interests in the Business Combination of Bright Lights’ directors and of f icers in Bright Lights’ f ilings with the SEC, including Bright Lights’ Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the f iscal year ended December 31, 2020 f iled with the SEC on March 31, 2021. To the extent that holdings of Bright Lights’ securities have changed from the amounts reported in Bright Lights’ Annual Report on Form 10 - K, such changes have been or will be re f lected on Statements of Changes in Bene f icial Ownership on Form 4 f iled with the SEC. Information regarding the persons who may, under SEC rules, be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies to Bright Lights’ shareholders in connection with the Business Combination will be set forth in the proxy statement/prospectus f iled as part of the Registration Statement on Form S - 4 for the Business Combination, which is expected to be f iled by Bright Lights with the SEC. This Presentation is not a substitute for any registration statement or for any other document that Bright Lights or Manscaped may f ile with the SEC in connection with the Business Combination. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Investors and security holders may obtain free copies of other documents f iled with the SEC by Bright Lights through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. INVESTMENT IN ANY SECURITIES DESCRIBED HEREIN HAS NOT BEEN APP R O VED OR DI S APP R O VED B Y THE S E C OR ANY O THER R E GUL A T O RY AUTHORITY NOR HAS ANY AUTHORITY PASSED UPON OR ENDORSED THE MERITS OF THE OFFERING OR THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE. 4
See Appendix page 6 0 - 61 f or de t ailed biogr aphi es . K e vin D a t oo President Paul Tran Founder & CEO Phillip Unthank CFO Mike Mahan CEO Allen Shapi r o N on - E x ecuti v e Co - Chairman John Howard N on - E x ecuti v e Co - Chairman H ahn Lee CFO 5
I. Opportunity Overview II. Business Overview III. Strategy & Growth Plan IV. Transaction Summary & Valuation V. Appendix 6
I. Opportunity Overview
Strong track record of delivering returns for investors and partners Reputation for successful creation and enhancement of branded products Strong returns in partnership with celebrity Bright Lights Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq:BLTSU) is a $230M publicly traded Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) Combination must occur within 24 months of its IPO, which was completed on Janua r y 1 1 , 2 021 See Appendix page 61 for detailed biographies on Independent Directors. Exceptional track record as both operators and investors Bright Lights’ Board and Management collectively have 100+ years of experience across media and consumer products with an emphasis on celebrity partnerships 6 consecutive years of record revenue and EBITDA at dick clark productions Peter Guber Ciara W ils on Mark Shapi r o Selena K al varia 8
Impressive growth and product margin pro f ile supported by strong unit economics Digitally native, omni - channel platform with high level of repeat purchase, including fast - growing subscription program Continue global expansion plan based on demonstrated success Penetrate large and underserved addressable groin grooming market Massive growth potential going beyond the groin into overall men’s personal care Manscaped created the market for men’s below - the - waist grooming and is a de f ining lifestyle brand in men’s personal care Unique brand value and high customer loyalty supported by impressive marketing reach and innovative products 9
II. Business Overview
H air F ace B ody G r oin WE BELIEVE MEN’S SELF - CARE IS A MASSIVE OPPORTUNITY AND THAT NO ONE ELSE DOES IT WELL 11
4M 12 Trimmers deployed to date Already socially required Male grooming habits are growing exponentially all over the world With over 4M trimmers sold to date, Manscaped has achieved scale and yet has reached less than 5% of the U.S. target audience (1) U.S. population data per U.S. Census Bureau, 2018 (2) Global market size from World Population Prospects, 2019 (3) Income adjusted population calculated by f iltering World Population Prospects statistics by High and Upper - Middle Income countries, men aged 20 - 54 (4) KPMG report commissioned by Bright Lights 4 3 , 00 0 , 000 (1) U.S. male millennials 8 0 , 00 0 , 000 (1) U.S. men ages 18 to 54 90 0 , 00 0 , 00 0 (2,3) 70% of men are al r e ady manscaping (4) Men ages 18 to 54 worldwide (Income adjusted) (3)
43,000,000 U . S . male millennials 4M $ 7 0B Global Men’s Grooming Market 13 (1) 90 0 , 00 0 , 00 0 (2,3) Men ages 18 to 54 worldwide (Income adjusted) 8 0 , 00 0 , 000 (1) U.S. men ages 18 to 54 (4) (1) U.S. population data per U.S. Census Bureau, 2018 (2) Global market size from World Population Prospects, 2019 (3) Income adjusted population calculated by f iltering World Population statistics by High and Upper - Middle Income countries, men aged 20 - 54 (4) G r ooming m ar k et si z e per S t a tis t a
Personal groin care trimmer market Existing trimmer market With over 900,000,000 men in the world, many who do not have a personal groin trimmer, there is vast potential for further exponential growth. Y o u ’ r e not going t o go out for someone to trim your nether regions Y ou w o n ’ t be going t o a p r o f e ssional f or groin care. You’ll be grooming your groin at home, and you’ll need a dedicated, speci f ically designed tool. Th e catego r y that Manscaped created
A s m ill e nn i a l s a n d G e n - Z m a l e s g e t olde r , man s c apin g becom e s a s o c i a ll y r e q u i r e d g r oo m i n g h a b i t . — P au l T r an F o u n d e r , M a n s c a p e d 15
Proprietary SkinSafe Technology helps prevent nicks, snags and tugs Enables convenient wet or dry operation and easy clean Cordless, rechargeable LED light and no - slip grip for total control Powers a dual - edge, 360 - degree rotary stainless steel blade system Manscaped ’s core trimmer product is thoughtfully designed for groin grooming 16
Lawn Mower Wow! This works so well and doesn’t nick or cut any sensitive bits at all. I’ve never seen a razor cut through hair so easily, it cuts through thick hair, long hair, short hairs, all hairs, like a lawnmower! Weed Whacker Great hair trimmer - for nose or ear hair. Quiet and effective. Would highly recommend. Same sleek look as the other Manscaped products. Crop Preserver I didn't know what I was missing. I was contemplating whether or not to get the subscription so its only $10 a month. But I think I might. THIS S T UFF IS A W E S OME! N e t P r o m o t e r S c o r e 50 17 (1) Cus t omer Guru (2) Company NPS score based on 2020 internal surveys; NPS has a range of - 100 to +100 - A m a z on Cus t omer - A m a z on Cus t omer - A m a z on Cus t omer (2)
Male Grooming Brand • Aided Awareness Dec 2019 Feb 2020 Aug 2020 Dec 2020 4 1 . 8 % 2 7 . 4 % 1 8 . 6 % 1 1 . 0 % OUR MARKETING IS TRULY RESONATING AND OUR BRAND A W A R E N E S S PROVES IT. 18
Q3 19 Q4 19 Q1 2 0 Q2 20 Q3 20 Q4 20 Q1 21 Q2 21 Q3 21 Q4E 21 $290 $ 2 85 $ 2 6 4 $ 2 4 7 $1 6 4 $127 $ 8 4 $ 65 $ 46 $ 33 $ 2 2 $13 $6 $4 $3 $ in millions We built a lifestyle brand that can own full body men’s self care. We are the category creator and market leader with our f irst entry product: groin care routine. Largely Direct - To - Consumer (D2C), supported by omni - channel capabilities. Laid proof points for the future: products beyond the groin and international $211 19 Q1 18 Q2 18 Q3 18 Q4 18 Q1 19 Q2 19 (1) TTM revenue re f lects trailing twelve months of net revenue (1)
Q4 22 Q1 23 Q2 23 Q3 23 Q4 23 $508 $480 $455 $425 $386 $348 $ 3 1 9 $ 3 02 $290 $ in millions 20 Q4 21 Q1 22 Q2 22 Q3 22 (1) TTM revenue re f lects forecasted trailing twelve months net revenue over time (1)
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(1) Y ou t ube video vi e w s t a tistic s a s o f Ju l y 1 3 , 2 0 21 (2) KPMG r epo r t commi s sioned b y B rig h t L ig h t s 4 . 3 34 . 9 0.8 1.4 2.0 3.7 1 . 4 1 3 .2 1 4 .2 25.0 26.0 1 7 . 9 + 95 % + 4 % + 8 % + 2 0 4 % + 8 9 % + 7 9 % LTM April 2020 LTM April 2021 emails s ent Ad impressions served in 2020 Total press hits in 2020 M edia Outlet s Partnerships 49 100 1 0 4 1 8 7 1 8 9 1 91 2 3 7 5 00 Instagram Followers as of July 2021 (000s) 23 Total Website Visits – U.S. (Millions) (2) Rob Gronkowski Campaign Premiered Sep - 2020 9.3M YouTube views (1) Ask The Grooming Guru Premiered Nov - 2019 20.8M YouTube views (1)
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M a n s c a p e d at P e n n S t a t i o n
Manscaped voice works with a diverse set of consumers Multi - Year Marketing Partnership Manscaped Named “Of f icial Electric Trimmer of UFC” 27
Manscaped Ρ saves balls from cuts and nicks Helps save lives by raising awareness In Audience Reach In f luence r s “Check Yourself” Video won the 2020 Shorty Social Good Award for Best Comedy video Increase in TCS Web Traf f ic 28 (1) (2) (3) (4) (1) Internal company data (2) Google Analytics (3) Internal company data (4) https://shortyawards.com/5th - socialgood/we - save - balls
Most companies focus on either devices or wet products; Manscaped Ρ looks to solve for men’s needs holistically The Lawn Mower Groin Trimmer system (device + replaceable heads) is our leading product 29
Since Day 1, Manscaped Ρ has believed in meeting customers where they shop: D2C, Marketplace and Retail Manscaped Ρ drives a majority of revenue via D2C by o ff ering best combination of choice and value 2 0 1 9A 2 0 2 0A 2 021E U.S. Retail U.S. Marketplace U.S. D2C ($ in millions) 6 1% 2 4 % 1 5 % RETAIL MARKETPLACE DIRECT TO CONSUMER 30 $139 $1 2 7 $ 49 $34 $19 $55 $36 $2 $ 2 2 8 $1 8 2 $ 65 $13
Our D2C website is the primary driver of new customer conversion 2.6M U.S. D2C customers to date Marketing initiatives drive visitation with high purchase intent — average of 2.3M visitors per month (1) 4% site conversion, 30% higher than e - commerce average (2) 4% SITE CONVE R SION RATE (1) Site visitation excludes Repeat Visitors, 2021 - 1H (2) Average e - commerce conversion rate from Invespcro.com 31
65% of Custome r s are 35+ The D2C custome r base is diverse 65+ 8% 55 - 65 12% 45 - 5 5 20% 35 - 45 26% 25 - 35 27% 18 - 25 8% Source: Gensus.ai (2017 – 12/1/2020). Reflects all U.S. customers. Often assumed just a young man’s game, manscaping is actually broadly adopted and growing among older men Geographic distribution tracks with population, highest indexing states include UT, ND, CO, NJ 32
We focus on the groin grooming routine to drive an $90 initial purchase and adoption of our replenishment plan Majority of D2C First Time Buyers (FTB) purchase a full groin routine Starter Set 70% of all FTB join the Peak Hygiene replenishment plan Introduces customers to full groin routine 6 4 % OF FIRST TIME BUYERS BUY A STARTER SET S ubscription Customers ($93 AOV) On Demand Customers ($80 AOV) 30% 7 0% Quarterly “Peak Hygiene” subscription is most popular option 33
Our Peak Hygiene Plan unlocks choice, value and simplicity for our members Centered on staying sharp & sanitary: provides ability to replace the blade on the core trimmer — a feature not available on most existing products Unlocking the power of choice: expanding beyond popular ”Free Gift” program to enable greater choice ( 10 core products to select from) Member exclusives: Lowest pricing on additional products across the portfolio Add additional products to your replenishment box at member pricing – the lowest retail price on everything we sell! Safety and security: protect your purchase if something goes wrong With regular replacement blades, your Manscaped Ρ tools will be like new, every time. Pick any two base products you like – a fresh blade, a re f ill of your favorites or try something new. It’s the same $14.99 per shipment. With our new Platinum Warranty, we’ll cover your Lawn Mower Ρ or Weed Whacker Ρ if anything goes wrong (1) 34 (1) Warranty limited to active Peak Hygiene Members with box shipped in past 90 days; limited to one claim per 12 - month period
D2C business delivers strong, and growing, unit economics First Time Orders drive large and rising initial $90 AOV, growing at a 22% CAGR since 2019 70% of customers repeat 35 2 0 1 9A 2 0 2 0A 2 0 2 1E F TB R ep e a t ($ in Millions) 2 . 9 2.0 0.6 2 0 1 9 2 0 2 0 $ 90 $ 77 $6 0 22% CAGR First Time Buyer AOV 1 . 1 1 .2 0 . 7 A O V 2021* Orders (Millions) A O V 2 0 1 9 2 0 2 0 2021* Orders (Millions) $ 2 0 $ 1 9 $18 128% CAGR Repeat Orders in f irst year with average $1 6 0 of 2.9 shipments, driving Repeat Repeat $ 1 4 0 128% CAGR in repeat 20% 40% $1 2 0 shipments since 2019 $100 $ 8 0 Stable 50%+ gross $60 margins of D2C business $ 4 0 First Time Buyers First Time Buyers $20 80% 60% $0
Manscaped Ρ uses an on - brand experience within Amazon to capture demand created by its multi - media advertising e ff orts Amazon & M a r k e t p l a c e s MANSCAPED Lawn Mower 3.0 Best selling men’s trimmer on Visitors to brand store in May 2021 Lawn Mower 3.0 ratings average rating with growth of Amazon revenue from 2019 to 2020 36
Headlined by a deep partnership with Target, Manscaped Ρ is currently live in ~3,500 U.S. retail doors Retail pa r tne r shi p s 3 5 0 DOO R S 1 , 8 0 0 DOORS 177 DOO R S 9 4 9 DOO R S 37
Manscaped Ρ has built a highly successful and scalable marking and branding machine Naturally propelled feedback loop Replicable to non - groin - speci f ic business and internationally INNOVATIVE AND CRE ATIVE MARKETING BUILDS CULT FOLLOWING THE RIGHT TOOL FOR THE JOB PRODUCTS AVAILABLE WHEREVER CUSTOMERS WANT THEM TO BUY BUNDLED PRODUCT OFFERING = PREMIUM AOV SUBSCRIPTION OFFERING INCRE ASES REPE AT PURCHASES AND CUSTOMER INTERACTION EXPANSION BEYOND THE GROIN 38
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We are only scratching the surface when it comes to male groin care. Would pay premium price for groin - speci f ic trimmer Currently use a groin - speci f ic trimmer in the U.S. U.S. men practice regular groin grooming Total addressable market of U.S. men ages 15+ 1 Highly serviceable potential customer base Limited competiti v e pressures Strong willingn e s s to buy Large number of potential customers in the U.S. alone 40 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) KPMG report commissioned by Bright Lights
Manscaped Ρ has already earned the right to serve the entire men’s personal care routine with a successful track record of launching new products Core products increase the choice, and therefore value, of the Peak Hygiene Plan 2 Foot Duster Re f ined C ologne Weed Whac k er 2.0 Crop Cl e ans er B ody W ash 2 - in - 1 Shampoo & Conditioner Body Sp r a y Lip Balm C ologne Scent 2 Then Then As two of the world’s largest men’s lifestyle brands, Axe and Old Spice have become industry leaders across a varied product set outside of their original mission Established men’s grooming brands that are proven examples No w No w 41 S A L E S $2B + S A L E S $1B + Source: Euromonitor Deodorant
Similar to the groin routine approach, Manscaped Ρ will develop additional routines that combine a mix of higher priced durable goods and a suite of consumable products that are natural for replenishment 3 Nose Hair Trimmer New d e vice New device 2 - in - 1 Shampoo/ Conditioner New Product New P r oduct 42
532 7 8 582%+ YoY Growth Stage 1 International deployments have targeted regions with consumer behavior similar to the U.S. Initial success is compelling — International to comprise 20% of revenue in 2021, up from 0% in 2019 4 $ 6 2 . 4 $28.5 $0.1 119% YoY Growth 60%+ of international consumers practice regular groin grooming A ust r alia Germa n y C anada United Kingdom European Union B r azil China Singapo r e India South Africa U.A.E. 2 2 0 0 1 1 9 9 (1) KPMG report commissioned by Bright Lights 43 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 2021 2 0 2 0 - Q2 2 021 - Q2 (1) ~5% of international consumers currently use a groin - speci f ic trimmer (1) ~54% of international consumers would pay p r emium price f o ( 1 r ) g r oin - speci f ic trimmer
Markets including Brazil, India and China have large populations and exhibit similar grooming behaviors 4 % Willingness to Pay $40+ For a Groin - Speci f ic Trimmer US Stage 1 Countries Stage 2 Countries 46% 62% 6 5 % % Men Likely / Very Like to Purchase Ancillary Groin Grooming Products US Stage 1 Countries Stage 2 Countries 4 4 % 3 7% 3 5 % % Purchase from Company Website (if preference is to buy online) US Stage 1 Countries Stage 2 Countries 4 5 % 51% 21% % Regularly Groin Grooming US Stage 1 Countries Stage 2 Countries 5 5 % 7 4 % 7 4 % (1) (1) KPMG report commissioned by Bright Lights 44 (1) (1) (1)
A u s t r a li a Canada UK New Zealand Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czechia Denmark Estonia Finland France Germa n y Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania L u x e m b o u r g Malta Netherlands Poland Portugal R o m a n i a Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden United States Canada Australia UK 45
The chart shows International and US revenue streams o ff set by two years to allow for comparability of market evolution ($ in millions) 2021 International Revenue is comparable to 2019 US revenue, with similar splits between channels 0 50 100 1 5 0 2 00 2 5 0 2 018 2 0 2 0 2 021 2 023 2019 2021 US Net Revenue 2020 2022 Int. Net Revenue Year 4 Year 3 Year 2 Year 1 C A G R US 161% Int. 81% 46
($ in millions) y/y Growth % 2019 N / A 2020 2 2 4 % 2021 3 8 % 2022 3 3 % 2023 32% $ 5 0 8 $3 8 6 $290 $211 $ 65 ($ in millions) $2 5 8 $1 8 7 $ 1 4 0 $105 ($ in millions) y/y Growth % 2019 N / A 2020 N / A 2021 - 3 6 % 2022 1 2 6 % 2023 7 4 0 % $ 5 9 $ 7 $3 $5 ($2) 47 Manscaped Ρ ’s international revenue is projected to 33 % of mix by 2023 . Higher contribution from consumables. Gross margin was 50 % in 2020 . It is projected to be at this level 2021 - 2023. $38 Strong revenue growth 2019 2 0 2 0 2021 2022 2023 in higher margin retail y/y Growth % 388% 1 7 6 % 33% 33% 38% channel. Accelerating EBITDA through operating leverage. Attains ~12% EBITDA margin by 2023.
IV. Transaction Summary & Valuation
Share Price (1) $1 0. 00 (x) Public, Sponsor and Rollover Shares 11 6 . 12 Share Price (1) $ 9 . 2 0 (x) PIPE Shares 8 . 15 Pro Forma Equity Value $ 1 ,236 Less: Pro Forma Cash ( 235) Pro Forma Enterprise Value $ 1 , 001 /‘22E Revenue 2 . 6x /‘22E Gross Pro f it 5 . 3x T r a n s a c t i o n summary (1) Current MANSCAPED Rollover Shares, Public Shares and Bright Lights Sponsor shares issued at $10.00. PIPE shares offered at $9.20 per share. (2) (1)Pro forma share count assumes no redemption by Bright Lights existing shareholders and includes 4.14 million Bright Lights Sponsor shares, 23.00 million Bright Lights public shares, 8.15 million PIPE investor shares, and 88.98 million issued to existing Manscaped shareholders. Pro forma share count does not include 18.1 million warrants (consisting of Bright Lights public warrants and private placement warrants) expected to be outstanding at closing. Pro forma share count also does not include earn - out shares until the stock price reaches $12.50 per share. (3) Shares issued are a combination of shares issued in exchange for shares of Manscaped, Inc. and shares that are convertible in exchange for Manscaped Holdings, LLC units. (4) Earn - out comprised of 39.3 million escrowed shares released at $12.50, $15.00 and $17.50 per share. Current Target Shareholders (rollover) 71.6% Public Sha r eholde r s 18.5% PIPE I n v e sto r s 6.6% Bright Lights Sponsor 3.3% Bright Lights to acquire MANSCAPED Ρ for an implied pro forma enterprise value of $1 billion. The transaction will result in an Up - C (umbrella partnership corporation) structure that will allow the continuing MANSCAPED Ρ holders to retain their equity ownership in MANSCAPED Ρ with certain holders holding super - voting units. Represents a pro forma multiple of 2.6x 2022E Revenue. Concurrent with the transaction, Bright Lights and Manscaped Ρ are seeking to raise up to $75 million in a PIPE at $9.20 per share. Use of proceeds to fund growth initiatives, unlock international expansion plans, product development and capitalize balance sheet for future f lexibility. Sources Cash Held in Trust $230 Issuance of Shares (2,3) $ 8 90 PIPE Proceeds $ 75 Total Souce of Funds $ 1 , 1 9 5 Uses Stock Consideration to Target $ 8 90 Fees & Expenses $35 Existing Debt Repayment $35 Remaining Cash (Balance Sheet) $235 Total Uses of Funds $ 1 , 1 9 5 49
Key Points Manscaped shares similar characteristics to leading high - growth lifestyle brands and personal care product brands Market - leading brands, permanently changing consumers’ behavior Authentic brands with unwavering consumer loyalty, resulting in premium pricing Partial direct - to - consumer / subscription component High - Growth Lifestyle Brands 50 Beauty & Personal Care
1 0 .2 % 1 4 . 6 % 1 5 . 4 % 1 5 . 7 % 2 3 . 7 % 3 1 .2 % 3 4 . 7 % 7 0 .2 % 3 2 . 3 % 5 7 . 4 % 3 8 . 5 % 5 8 . 6 % 5 8 . 8 % 4 0 . 9 % 7 3 . 1 % 5 9 .2 % 3 8 . 4 % 5 0 . 8 % 5 6 . 9 % 3 7 . 0 % 5 7 . 9 % 5 8 . 3 % 3 7 . 8 % 7 2 . 3 % 5 8 . 7 % 3 6 . 5 % 4 8 . 5 % 1 0 . 3 % 1 3. 6 % 1 6 . 4 % 1 6 . 3 % 2 8 . 0 % 3 0 . 9 % 3 2 . 1 % 8 5 . 0 % 3 1 . 5 % 3 . 7 % 4 . 6 % 9 . 0 % 1 0 . 9 % 4 .2 % 4 . 3 % 7 . 9 % 9 . 3 % Summary of Trading compa r abl e s ‘21E • ‘23E Revenue CAGR 2 02 2E Gross Margin 2 023E Gross Margin ‘22E • ‘23E Revenue Growth MEDIAN 1 9 . 7 % MEDIA N 6.1% MEDIA N 6.8% MEDIAN 6 9 . 7 % MEDIAN 5 8 . 0 % 65.3% 4 4 . 9 % 7 4 .2 % 7 6 . 6 % 63.4% 4 4 . 5 % 7 4 . 0 % 7 7 . 3 % MEDIAN 6 8 . 7 % MEDIAN 5 7 . 4 % MEDIAN 2 2 . 2% Source: Balance sheet data and securities information per public company filings; projections per Wall Street Equity Research and S&P Capital IQ as of 11/12/2021. Note: Medians exclude Manscaped figures. High - Growth Lifestyle Brands Beauty & Personal Care 51
2 . 0 x 5 . 5 x 6.0x 8 . 9 x 8 . 6 x 1 2 . 9 x 1 2 .2 x 1 6 .2 x 3 . 9 x 2 . 7 x 6 . 7 x 8 . 7 x 1 4 . 6 x 1 0 . 0 x 1 4 . 3 x 1 4 .2 x 2 1 . 7 x 5 . 3 x 1 .2 x 2 . 1 x 2 . 5 x 3 . 4 x 5 . 1 x 7 . 4 x 7 .2 x 1 1 . 9 x 2 . 0 x 1 . 6 x 2 . 8 x 3 . 1 x 4 . 9 x 5 .2 x 7 . 9 x 8 .2 x 1 2 . 9 x 2 . 6 x 6 .2 x 6 . 9 x 8 . 3 x 8 . 1 x 6 . 5 x 7 . 5 x 8 . 9 x 8 . 6 x 3 . 1 x 4 . 7 x 6 . 6 x 6 . 7 x Summary of Trading compa r abl e s Source: Balance sheet data and securities information per public company filings; projections per Wall Street Equity Research and S&P Capital IQ as of 11/12/2021. Note: Medians exclude Manscaped figures. TEV / 2022E Revenue TEV / 2022E Gross Pro f it TEV / 2023E Gross Pro f it TEV / 2023E Revenue MEDIAN 5 . 1 x MEDIAN 1 1 . 2 x MEDIA N 5.7x MEDIA N 5.3x MEDIA N 8.0x MEDIA N 7.5x MEDIAN 7 . 9 x 2 . 8 x 4 . 5 x 6 . 1 x 6 .2 x MEDIAN 3 . 8 x High - Growth Lifestyle Brands Beauty & Personal Care 52
M & A P e r m i ss i o n Category International We’re already pro f itable! So proceeds will go towards accelerating growth and possibly M&A of synergistic brands 53 Through groin care we’ve earned the right to take care of our customers from head to toe creator We identi f ied a massive white space that was unaddressed from a product and messaging standpoint International markets mimic the US market and are ready to be unleashed
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V. Appendix
Annual P&L (1) Paid Media represents marketing expenditure on various media and advertising platforms such as Ad platforms, podcasts, radio and blogs, in f luencers, publishers, OTT, etc. It does not include headcount expense. (2) Results shown are subject to f inal review with Audit Partner and SEC ($ in millions) 2019A 2020A 2021E 2022P 2023P Revenue $65.0 $210.7 $290.0 $386.0 $507.8 Revenue Growth % 223.9% 37.6% 33.1% 31.5% Gross Margin $38.1 $105.3 $140.4 $187.2 $258.0 Gross Margin % 58.9% 50.0% 48.4% 48.5% 50.8% Paid Media (1) 3 3 . 1 82.6 100.8 123.0 131.8 Paid Media % 50.9% 39.2% 34.8% 31.9% 26.0% Adjusted EBITDA (2) Adjusted EBITDA Margin % Adjusted EBITDA Growth % ($ 1 . 6) $ 4 . 8 $ 3 . 1 $ 7 . 0 $ 5 8. 8 - 2 .5 % 2 . 3% 1 . 1% 1 . 8 % 1 1 . 6 % NM - 3 6 . 0 % 12 5 . 8 % 73 9. 9 %
($ in millions) 2 0 1 9A 2 0 2 0A LTM Mar - 21 Net income (1) ($2 1 . 4) ($ 5 4 . 3) ( $6 0 . 9) Depreciation and amortization 0.0 0 . 1 0 . 1 Income taxes 0.0 1 . 6 1 . 1 Interest 0 . 5 0 . 3 1 . 1 Reported EBITDA ($ 2 0 . 9) ($ 52 . 3) ($ 5 8 . 7 ) Non - cash equity based compensation (2) $1 8 .2 $ 5 7 . 1 $ 6 8 .2 Cost on excessive chargebacks (3) - 0 . 1 0.6 Non - recurring transaction fees (4) 0.0 0 . 1 0 . 1 Reversal of capitalized internal wages (5) - ( 0 . 1) ( 0 . 1) Legal (6) 1 . 0 - - Adjustments $ 1 9 . 3 $ 5 7 .2 $ 6 8. 8 Adjusted EBITDA ($ 1 . 6) $ 4 . 8 $1 0 . 1 EBIT D A Reconciliations (1) Results shown are subject to f inal review with Audit Partner and SEC (2) Equity based compensation awarded to employees has been excluded form EBITDA due to non - cash nature. (3) Excessive credit card chargebacks were incurred due to changing fraud monitoring vendor software. An estimate for associated product costs on transactions with $0 revenue, has been adjusted from EBITDA. (4) Non - recurring legal and accounting fees have been excluded from EBITDA (5) Internal wages capitalized in 2020 have been reversed to re f lect the ongoing cash cost within EBITDA. (6) Non - recurring legal charge has been removed from EBITDA.
Paul Tran Founder & CEO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE Co - Founder of Dermaclara Founder of WHIFF, Inc. CEO of Xaveron Kevin Datoo President PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE COO at Dollar Shave Club SVP, News Digital Media Operations at News Corporation VP M&A / Corporate Development at Fox Interactive Media Phillip Unthank CFO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE VP Finance & Accounting at Neil Patel Digital Sr. Director of Finance & Accounting at Nixon Senior Director of Finance at Websense Mike Mahan CEO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE Vice Chairman and CEO of Dick Clark productions President of the TV Guide Network and tvguide.com Hahn Lee CFO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE EVP, Business Development & Strategy for realtor.com SVP, Corporation Development & Strategy and Head of Financial Planning & Analysis, TV Guide Allen Shapiro Non - Executive Co - Chairman PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE Co - Managing Partner of Celebrands, LLC Chairman of TV Guide Co - Founded Mosaic Media Group John Howard Non - Executive Co - Chairman PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE Co - Managing Partner of Celebrands, LLC Co - Managing Partner of Irving Place Capital Founded Bear Stearns Merchant Banking Group 59
Peter Guber Independent Director EXPERIENCE Chairman and CEO of Mandalay Entertainment Chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment Owner of the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Dodgers Network and tvguide.com Mark Shapiro Independent Director EXPERIENCE President of Endeavor Co - President of WME - IMG CEO of dick clark productions CEO and President of Six Flags Ciara Wilson Independent Director EXPERIENCE Grammy Award - winning singer, songwriter, dancer and entertainer Signed with Warner Bros. Records Global Brand Ambassador for Revlon Part - Owner of Seattle Sounders Football Club Selena Kalvaria Independent Director EXPERIENCE Chief Marketing Of f icer at Away Senior Director and Senior Brand Manager at Anheuser - Busch Associate Brand Manager at Diageo 60
Unless otherwise stated or the context otherwise requires, all references to “we,” “us” or the “Company” prior to consummation of the business combination (the “Business Combination”) refer to Manscaped Holdings, LLC and its subsidiaries, and following the consummation of the Business Combination described herein, refer to the combined entities of Manscaped Holdings, LLC and its subsidiaries and Bright Lights Acquisition Corp. (“Bright Lights”). We have identi f ied the following risks and uncertainties that may have a material adverse effect on our business, f inancial condition, results of operations or reputation. The risks described below are not the only risks we face. Additional risks not presently known to us or that we currently believe are not material may also signi f icantly affect our business, f inancial condition, results of operations or reputation. Our business could be harmed by any of these risks. In making your decision to invest in the Company, you have relied solely upon independent investigation made by you. You acknowledge that you are not relying upon, and have not relied upon, any of the following summary of risks or any other statement, representation or warranty made by any person, f irm or corporation, other than the statements, representations and warranties of the Company explicitly contained in any subscription agreement you enter into in connection with an investment in the Company (an “Investment”) or any Investor Presentation prepared in connection with such Investment. You have such knowledge and experience in f inancial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an Investment in the Company, and you have sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as you have considered necessary to make an informed investment decision. The list below is quali f ied in its entirety by disclosures contained in future documents f iled or furnished by the Company, or by third parties, including Bright Lights, with respect to the Company, with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including the documents f iled or furnished in connection with the proposed transactions between the Company and Bright Lights. All information provided in this summary of risks is as of the date hereof and the Company undertakes no duty to update this information except as required by law. The risks presented in such f ilings will be consistent with those that would be required for a public company in its SEC f ilings, including with respect to the business and securities of the Company and Bright Lights and the proposed transactions between the Company and Bright Lights, and may differ signi f icantly from, and be more extensive than, those presented below. Risks Related to the Company’s Business and Industry The COVID - 19 pandemic has had and may continue to have, and other public health crises or epidemics could in the future have, a material adverse impact on our business, operations, f inancial condition, liquidity and results of operations. Reductions in discretionary consumer spending, including as a result of global and regional economic downturns, could have an adverse effect on our business, f inancial condition and results of operations. If we do not effectively maintain and further develop our relationships with retail customers and distributors, our business, f inancial condition and results of operations could be harmed. If our retailers and distributors fail to promote our products and services actively and effectively, or if they implement operational decisions that are inconsistent with our interests, our future growth and results of operations may suffer. We were dependent on one retailer for approximately 83 % of our retail sales in 2020 . If our relationship with that particular retailer is harmed, it could have an adverse effect on our business, f inancial condition and results of operations . We depend upon third - party manufacturers, and if our relationship with any of them is harmed or if they encounter dif f iculties in their manufacturing processes, we could experience product defects, production delays, unplanned costs or higher product costs, or the inability to ful f ill orders on a timely basis, any of which could adversely affect our business, f inancial condition and results of operations. Damage to our brand reputation could have a material adverse effect on our business, f inancial condition and results of operations. We have limited operating results and our operating results may f luctuate from quarter to quarter and year to year due to the seasonality of our business and the timing of new product releases. We are subject to risks from unanticipated business disruptions. Our success is critically dependent on the efforts and dedication of our of f icers and other employees, and the loss of one or more key employees, or our inability to attract and retain quali f ied personnel could adversely affect our business. A failure to comply with laws and regulations relating to privacy and the protection of data, both domestic and international, relating to individuals and certain audiences may result in negative publicity, claims, investigations and litigation, and adversely affect our f inancial performance. We could be subject to future product liability suits or product recalls which could have a signi f icant adverse effect on our business, f inancial condition and results of operations. Our success and ability to maintain and grow our business depend on our ability to execute our business strategy, along with a number of factors which are outside of our control. We cannot assure you that we will be able to design and develop products that will be popular with consumers, or that we will be able to maintain the popularity of successful products. A sustained decline in demand for our products could adversely impact our business, f inancial condition and results of operations. Our industry is intensely competitive and subject to rapid changes, including technological changes, which may materially and adversely affect our revenues and pro f itability. If we are unable to compete effectively with existing or new competitors, our sales, market share and pro f itability could decline. Our businesses are subject to risks associated with doing business outside of the United States. Despite our security measures, our information technology and infrastructure may be vulnerable to attacks by hackers or breached due to employee error, malfeasance or other disruptions. Any such breach could compromise our networks and the information stored there could be accessed, publicly disclosed, lost or stolen. Failure to adequately protect the con f identiality of our trade secrets, know - how, proprietary applications, business processes and other proprietary information could adversely affect the value of our technology and products. Our indebtedness could adversely affect our f inancial health and competitive position. Our strategy to grow international sales may also increase our marketing spend. Our failure to obtain new consumers or manage unique challenges in new international markets could have an adverse effect on our business, f inancial condition, results of operations and prospects. 61
Risks Related to the Business Combination and Bright Lights Bright Lights’ sponsor and each director and of f icer of Bright Lights have agreed to vote in favor of the Business Combination, regardless of how Bright Lights’ public stockholders vote. Bright Lights’ board has not obtained and does not currently intend to obtain a third - party valuation or f inancial opinion in determining whether to proceed with the Business Combination . Since the sponsor of Bright Lights and each of the directors and executive of f icers of Bright Lights have interests that are different, or in addition to (and which may con f lict with), the interests of its stockholders, a con f lict of interest may exist in determining whether the Business Combination with the Company is appropriate. Such interests include that such persons will lose their entire investment if the Business Combination is not completed. We and Bright Lights will incur signi f icant transaction and transition costs in connection with the Business Combination. The announcement of the proposed Business Combination could disrupt the Company’s relationships with its customers, suppliers, business partners and others, as well as its operating results and business generally . Bright Lights’ sponsor may elect to purchase shares or warrants from public stockholders prior to the consummation of the Business Combination, which may in f luence the vote on the Business Combination and reduce the public “ f loat” of its securities. Future resales of common stock after the consummation of the Business Combination may cause the market price of the Company’s securities to drop signi f icantly, even if the Company’s business is doing well. Compliance obligations under the Sarbanes - Oxley Act may make it more dif f icult for the parties to effectuate the Business Combination, require substantial f inancial and management resources and increase the time and costs of completing a Business Combination. The public stockholders of Bright Lights will experience immediate dilution as a consequence of (i) the issuance of common stock as consideration in the Business Combination, (ii) the private placement and (iii) due to future issuances pursuant to the Company’s equity plan(s). The ability of Bright Lights’ stockholders to exercise redemption rights with respect to a large number of outstanding Bright Lights Class A common stock could increase the probability that the Business Combination will not occur. The Business Combination is subject to conditions, including certain conditions that may not be satis f ied on a timely basis, if at all. Current Bright Lights stockholders will own a smaller proportion of the post - closing company than they currently own. In addition, following the closing of the Business Combination, the Company may issue additional shares or other equity securities without the approval of its stockholders, which would further dilute their ownership interests and may depress the market price of its shares. Legal proceedings in connection with the Business Combination, the outcomes of which are uncertain, could delay or prevent the completion of the Business Combination. Nasdaq may not list the Company’s securities on its exchange, and the Company may not be able to comply with the continued listing standards of Nasdaq, which could limit investors’ ability to make transactions in the Company’s securities and subject it to additional trading restrictions. Risks Related to the Company Following the Business Combination The requirements of being a public company may strain our resources and distract our management, which could make it dif f icult to manage our business. We will incur increased costs and obligations because of being a public company. Our management team has limited experience managing a public company. Upon completion of the Business Combination, we may be a “controlled company” within the meaning of the rules of Nasdaq, and, as a result, we may qualify for, and rely on, exemptions from certain corporate governance requirements. If we do qualify for and rely on these exemptions, you will not have the same protections as those afforded to stockholders of companies that are subject to such governance requirements. 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The obligations associated with being a public company will involve signi f icant expenses and will require signi f icant resources and management attention, which may divert from the Company’s business operations. We are currently an emerging growth company within the meaning of the Securities Act, and to the extent we have taken advantage of certain exemptions from disclosure requirements available to emerging growth companies, this could make our securities less attractive to investors and may make it more dif f icult to compare our performance with other public companies. Provisions in our certi f icate of incorporation and Delaware law may inhibit a takeover, which could limit the price investors might be willing to pay in the future for our common stock and could entrench management . Our amended and restated certi f icate of incorporation will provide, subject to limited exceptions, that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware will be the sole and exclusive forum for certain stockholder litigation matters, which could limit stockholders’ ability to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with us or our directors, of f icers, employees or stockholders. We may issue additional common stock or other equity securities without your approval, which would dilute your ownership interests and may depress the market price of our common stock. Our ability to meet expectations and projections in any research or reports published by securities or industry analysts, or a lack of coverage by securities or industry analysts, could result in a depressed market price and limited liquidity for our common stock. The Company may be subject to securities litigation, which is expensive and could divert management attention from business operations. 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Exhibit 99.3
Paul Tran
Hi everyone. I’m Paul Tran and I’m the CEO of Manscaped. I’m joined today by Kevin Datoo, our President, and Phillip Unthank, our CFO. Also here with us are the talented team at Bright Lights, Mike Mahan and Hahn Lee. In the past couple of years, we’ve been so fortunate to create and capture a white space in the men’s lifestyle market. We’ve evolved and scaled so rapidly that it feels like a blur, but we’re here to talk about the next chapter of our growth. And once again, I feel so fortunate that Manscaped and Bright Lights serendipitously found each other.
Our teams are so synergistic that we could not have dreamed of a better partner. So let me turn it over to Mike and ask Mike to talk about the amazing team at Bright Lights
Mike Mahan
Thanks, Paul.
Hi everyone. By way of background, Bright Lights raised a $230M SPAC back in January of 2021.
We are incredibly proud of the team we have assembled, including what we believe to be a best-in-class board of directors. I started my career in investment banking and private equity, and most recently I was CEO of Dick Clark Productions, which is home to a number of high profile celebrity driven shows including the Golden Globes, the American Music Awards, the Billboard Music Awards, the Academy of Country Music Awards, and New Year’s Rockin’ Eve. While at Dick Clark, we had 6 straight years of record revenue, 6 straight years of record EBITDA, and ultimately grew the value of the company from $370M to over $1B.
Also around the same time, the Bright Lights team began to invest in assets like Epic Games, the Oklahoma City Dodgers, and the LAFC, which is the preeminent franchise in Major League Soccer. But where we really started to develop conviction, and had our biggest success, was investing alongside celebrities who had also agreed to serve as a marketing partner. To that end, we packaged an investment in Aviation Gin, alongside Ryan Reynolds, at a $40M valuation which sold to Diageo for $550M a little over 2 years later, led by John Howard. We invested in SKIMS with Kim Kardashian, which has also been an extraordinarily successful investment.
Given these successes, we formed a view that we could drive value by applying this celebrity partnership model to a SPAC. We believe we are uniquely qualified given our track record, our team, including our board of directors, and our celebrity relationships.
We therefore set out to find a company with 4 key criteria: 1) We wanted a thriving business. 2) We wanted a great executive team. 3) We wanted a company built for scale with strong margins. And 4) we wanted the company successful in its own right, but could still benefit from celebrity partnership.
We believe Manscaped fits our investment thesis perfectly. Manscaped created an eponymous category along the lines of Jell-O, Kleenex and Band-Aid. Manscaped has a scalable business model with high quality products and attractive margins. They’ve grown from just $3M in run rate revenue in 2018 to $300M in run rate revenue this year and $400M in run rate revenue next year. Most importantly, we believe they’re just getting started. They’re aggressively growing their retail footprint and are poised to replicate their domestic success across the globe. They’re well-positioned to expand rapidly into other products, aided by their brand loyalty and subscription program of 1M subscribers.
And with that, I’ll turn it back to Paul.
Paul Tran
Thank
you Mike.
Men are now more conscientious about their own self-care, and Manscaped is defining a whole new ritual, a whole new routine for men.
If you think about it, women led the way decades ago and now men are following.
It’s a huge market that we’ve created, and growing here, what we call manscaping, is becoming culturally accepted. In fact, if you were a Gen Z, it’s frankly required. Manscaped builds confidence, and is partner endorsed. What’s exciting is that we started in the groin, we dominated, and we’ve already grown way beyond it. Many people in the world see our ads, our commercials, and our brand, but not many know how fast we’ve grown or the scale that we’ve achieved in such a short amount of time.
We’re here to talk about how we went from a $3M dollar run rate 3 years ago to nearly $300M dollar run rate today, with just $23M of capital while amassing over 1M active paying members. Let’s start from head to toe.
It started with a dream to build the next multigenerational brand, one that speaks to a whole new generation. To do that, we created and captured a whole new routine. Before Manscaped, there was white space. There was no brand that represented male self-care.
Today, when you think about the groin, there is only Manscaped. Very much the Q-Tip or Chapstick, Manscaped defines the category of manscaping, but how big is this market that we’ve created?
Well, we’ve deployed over 4M of our Lawn Mowers to the market in just the last three years.
That might sound like a lot, but there are over 43M millennials in the U.S., and 80M men in our target demographics. So, with 4M trimmers deployed and hundreds of millions in revenue, that only represents 5% of the domestic opportunity.
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What is staggering is the global opportunity. There are over 900M income adjusted men in our target demographics worldwide, and we can discount that however we’d like, but the outcome is still a tremendous amount of opportunity still available. Some men were already manscaping, but they were using the wrong tool for the job.
Manscaped’s Lawn Mower is specifically designed to increase safety when removing hair on loose skin, so we’re not only satisfying the market need, we’re building awareness and accelerating the adoption of this hygiene behavior. What’s exciting is that we’ve already proven that we can extend beyond the groin into a $70B male grooming market.
We’re already generating significant revenue outside of the groin, from hardware products like a Weed Whacker, a nose hair trimmer, to wet consumable products like our cleanser and preserver. We’ve been able to create a brand that extends beyond hygiene and self-care into lifestyle.
We created one pair of Manscaped boxers for a content piece and we ran it. Dudes out there wrote in to ask us where they can purchase Manscaped boxers. So far, we’ve deployed over 2M pairs of Manscaped boxers. We’re not an apparel company, but we’re very proud that men are willing and eager to wear our brand on their bodies.
To us, that signals that we are truly a lifestyle business.
You go out there to get a haircut by a professional, but you’re not going to go out there for somebody to trim your nether regions for you. This is a personal care activity and existing trimmers were never designed for this part of the body.
Similar to a toothbrush, this isn’t a device that you’d share. This is a personal care device. We’re in the personal care space, and many, many men still do not have a dedicated groin trimmer.
So you see those 900M men in our target demographics, they’re going to eventually need a dedicated groin trimmer. They’re not going to risk cutting themselves with any old trimmer. They’re going to choose a Manscaped SkinSafe trimmer. Manscaped owns the consumer’s trust and mindshare when it comes to safely trimming their family jewels.
We have a firm belief here at Manscaped that as millennials and Gen-Z males get older, manscaping becomes a socially required grooming habit. It’s becoming ingrained in the fabric of our society. Women led the way and now men are following.
We uncovered a white space and we obsess over creating the very best products for men.
This is the Lawn Mower 4.0, the fourth iteration of a specifically engineered tool for groin grooming. It is a purposefully built device to remove hair from loose skin.
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It features our SkinSafe technology. It works in wet and dry environments. It’s cordless. It’s rechargeable and it has a detachable replacement blade. This detachable replacement blade fuels our subscription program and drives repeat purchases.
The Peak Hygiene Plan, our subscription plan, now has over 1 million active paying members.
We have a mechanism to deploy new products to our members without them incurring additional costs. So when we launch a shampoo, 1M men can get it in their box without any additional cost. When we launch our deodorant, 1M members can get it.
What happens when they run out? They come back to us or any of our retailers to purchase. We see this as a strong competitive advantage.
Our passionate dedication is authentic and our customers can feel it. This is how we are able to achieve a net promoter score of 50.
When we serve our customers, they tell their friends. When you combine great marketing with customer satisfaction, you achieve really high brand awareness.
Our marketing is truly resonating and our brand awareness proves it. We’ve grown our brand awareness to 40% in the short period of time.
At this pace, imagine what’s next as we continue to expand internationally.
What’s the outcome of all this? Well, financial success.
This is a chart showing the trailing 12 months revenue on a quarterly basis. We started by creating a whole new category.
We built a brand where over 2 million men who proudly wear our brand on their body. We scaled a digitally native business with a very successful subscription program into an international omni-channel brand. We proved that we’ve earned the permission to take care of men from head to toe.
What we’ve done is put ourselves in an advantageous position to continue to dominate. What we’re really excited about is the growth ahead.
There are so many growth levers that we’ve already proven. We’ve developed products that our customers have been begging for and we’re getting ready to launch them.
We’ve also laid the foundation and global infrastructure to satisfy international demand. The Manscaped brand now resonates with over 34 countries, and we’ve grown our brand presence to phenomenal heights. How do we do it?
Well, our marketing machine is second to none.
We deeply, deeply understand men and we maintain our marketing IP in-house.
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From ideation to scripting, videography to post, ad buying to influencer management, we do it in-house. This is how we own our brand voice. We’ve become a media powerhouse that’s deploying $100M media that genuinely understands the next generation of men.
We’ve been able to achieve amazing marketing efficiency.
Our reach is so broad because we see success in all these channels, from motocross to cornhole, and MLB to kickboxing. We have a presence in these channels because we’re able to be successful in them.
We are the official sponsors of the San Francisco 49ers. We’re the official sponsors of the UFC.
We had a car in NASCAR.
We took over every single billboard at Penn Station in New York City, which was an incredibly fun and profitable campaign.
This is the Manscaped marketing machine at its finest.
I remember reading a comment on one of our Instagram posts that says “Manscaped is the only brand that could sponsor both drag queens and the UFC.” We’re very proud of that because it speaks to the diversity and mass market appeal of not only our products, but also our brand.
We believe that social responsibility goes hand-in-hand with financial success.
This is why we partnered with the Testicular Cancer Society. In one of our campaigns, we put two golf balls in a blue balloon and taught men how to check themselves for testicular cancer. So Manscaped saves balls from cuts and nicks, and through our close partnership with the Testicular Cancer Society, we help save lives.
Next up, I would like to invite Kevin Datoo, our President, to talk about the quantitative side of our success. But more importantly, how clearly we define a growth path.
Kevin Datoo
Thanks, Paul.
My name is Kevin and I’d like to start with a little background.
Prior to joining Manscaped, I spent seven years at Dollar Shave Club as Chief Operating Officer. I was employee number 2 and had the opportunity to guide DSC through a tremendous phase of growth and ultimately through its sale to Unilever in 2016.
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I love helping disruptive brands scale to maturity. And when I was first introduced to Manscaped, it was obvious that the company had found a special way to speak to their customers. It was honest, transparent and never judged.
Beyond the creative and communication strategies, the economic model is rock solid, with premium priced products, a subscription component, greater than 50% gross margins, presence in multiple sales channels, and early success in international regions. I saw that this company had built very solid fundamentals and several paths to continued accelerated growth.
What I’d like to do now is take you to the key elements of the business. Let’s start by looking at the products that we sell today. Our hero product, which Paul already went through, is the Lawn Mower 4.0 trimming device, which retails for $85.
The trimmer head can be easily popped off and replaced and we encourage customers to do this frequently, to stay sharp and to promote good hygiene. The replacement blade model creates an annuity benefit, and it’s this replacement head that has, to date, underpinned our most popular subscription program.
Next, we created a suite of additional products for the groin area that collectively comprise the full grooming routine. These products are all uniquely positioned to support the concept of superior self-care in this region.
Finally, we have another handful of products designed for outside the groin area, like our nose and ear hair trimmer, a foot odor spray and a cologne.
We’ll talk more about our strategy to expand beyond the groin, but the last point I’ll make here is that you traditionally see companies that are either hard good makers or soft good makers, and we don’t think like that.
We think holistically about what the needs are of our men and we solve for that complete routine.
Central to our philosophy at Manscaped is to take the awareness and consideration that our marketing machine has created, and meet customers wherever they are. Since day one, we have believed in the importance of an omni-channel distribution strategy.
So let’s now explore each of these channels in turn.
Here we see that our DTC business is anchored by our website, Manscaped.com. Between 2018 and June of this year, we signed up 2.6 million customers in the U.S.
Conventional wisdom says that manscaping is a young man’s game, and absolutely we see great adoption among the millennial population, where the practice is now expected behavior. However, 65% of our customer base is over the age of 35, which signals that the self-care trend is resonating within all age cohorts, and importantly, ones with higher disposable incomes.
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So when we get asked, how big is the movement to self-care? Meaning, is it a fad with a narrow, fickle young customer base or is it more of a definitive movement? We can respond that our data shows that it is indeed broad based and growing on both ends of the spectrum.
Most of our customers come to the site thinking about the Lawn Mower hero device, but we’re pretty good at educating them about the power of the full routine. We’re great with packaging and with branding, and so 64% of first time buyers end up purchasing a Starter Set.
Our most popular Starter Set is called the Perfect Package and includes the Lawn Mower, two of our wet products (the Crop Preserver and the Crop Reviver), a pair of boxers with six sizes to choose from, a travel bag, and the Magic Mat for easy clean-up. From a customer’s perspective, Starter Sets get you into the full routine, while unlocking 35 to 40% savings by the bundle. From a business perspective, Starter Sets are the key driver of our $90 initial average order value. Furthermore, 70% of all first time buyers check out with our quarterly subscription program, which we call the Peak Hygiene Plan.
We’ll talk about that now.
The Peak Hygiene Plan is the major driver of our repeat revenue. Let’s start with a little bit of history of this plan. When we started the Peak Hygiene Plan in 2019, it was essentially an experiment, a replenishment program that for $14.99 customers would get a quarterly box with a replacement Lawn Mower trimmer head and one of our wet products, selected by us. We were pleasantly surprised that even with the rigidity of the system, customers stayed with it. We learned that members especially love the wet goods to which we introduced them. However, the main requests which we heard about in focus groups was the desire for more control.
So in March, we launched Peak Hygiene Plan 2.0. The evolved program allows the member to have full customization over their box. They can select any two of ten core products in each box. And with this pricing, effectively $7.50 per product, it’s the best pricing anywhere.
The plan comes with other benefits as well, such as the ability to add any non-core product at great pricing and our Platinum Warranty, which provides protection should they have an issue with a device purchased from us. In addition, with hundreds of thousands of Peak Hygiene Plan boxes shipping each month, we have a recurring touchpoint with a loyal customer base and we can use this to stay engaged with them or even send them samples of new products.
So bringing this all together, we see that the DTC business has been growing due to a combination of great first time buyers and repeat order trends.
In 2020, we signed up 1.2 million new customers, and we’re going to do that again in 2021. The AOV of these customers have grown dramatically, increasing at a 22% CAGR since 2019. At the same time, repeat orders grew from 600,000 in 2019 to 2.9 million in 2021, which is 128% 2 year CAGR.
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With 70% of our customers repeating and our average customer receiving 2.9 shipments in the first year, our repeat revenue has continued to grow from 20% in 2019 to 40% in 2021. This dependable revenue stream doesn’t require any marketing dollars and is one of the key drivers to scaling our operating margin over time.
I mentioned earlier that our strategy is to meet our customers where they shop. Let’s now turn to a couple of key selling channels outside of DTC, specifically Amazon and third party retail. We believe Amazon is a key partner to help us capture the demand we drive with our marketing activities.
With the U.S. customer now starting over 50% of their product searches within the Amazon ecosystem, we believe this marketplace is key to engaging our customers when they’re in a lean forward buying moment. Importantly, we built an on-brand presence seen here on the left within the platform to ensure our customer experience goes well beyond just product listings which we are seeing here on the right. We are the number one bestselling men’s trimmer on Amazon, and Amazon will contribute an estimated 24% of U.S. sales in 2021.
Last but not least, beginning in 2020, we started growing our U.S. retail presence with a select set of key retailers.
We are now live in 3,500 doors. Our largest presence is in Target. We’ve also launched in Best Buy, Macy’s which is new in 2021, and two of the military exchanges. Where possible, we’ve created differentiated kits to meet the price and margin goals for this channel, which further helps us reduce channel conflict.
Our success in this channel is unmistakable. In Target, we initially started with two product facings. A year later, we have expanded to the in-aisle layout shown here on the left. Essentially, it’s Manscaped and everybody else. Our stellar performance within retail unlocked interest from Target and giving us additional space for a beautiful on-brand presentation for Father’s Day shown on the right. For a retailer that prides itself on economic decision making, our real estate expansion inside Target speaks for itself.
I’ll summarize by saying that from the products we’ve made, to our lifestyle branding, to the ways we merchandise in each of our channels, we have built a very successful men’s grooming company today.
We’ve got a lot of growth opportunities in front of us and to talk more about what’s coming next, I’ll turn it back to Paul.
Paul Tran
Thank you, Kevin.
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As Kevin mentioned, all the signals are trending in the right direction – media as a percentage of revenue is decreasing while repeat customers are increasing.
These are the exact KPI’s that we are looking for as we continue to grow and expand EBITDA. $100M in annual marketing might sound like a lot, but when we look at it as a percentage of revenue, it’s steadily decreasing year over year, while repeat customers have increased to 40%, meaning 40% or U.S. DTC revenue is from repeat customers.
So what’s next? We clearly see that male self-care is an expanding business. Manscaped is the leader in this space because we created the category. Those 900M men are going to need a dedicated growing trimmer and Manscaped will deliver to them.
What’s exciting is that we have already grown beyond the groin. In the future, you’re not going to even remember that Manscaped started out in the groin. You just know that Manscaped is the leading brand in men’s self-care.
We’ve already de-risked the whole thing and proven that our customers are willing to purchase Manscaped products outside of the groin. We now have over 1M members in our Peak Hygiene program, so when we launch a deodorant, a million customers can get it right at launch, right in their box.
What other CPG brands can deploy new products to a million captive and loyal customers like Manscaped can?
When we launched our Weed Whacker, a nose hair trimmer, we saw a stair step in revenue. You already know that we’ve sold over 4M Lawn Mowers, but we’ve also sold over 850,000 Weed Whackers. As we continue to launch hardware products, we’re going to unlock additional stair step and growth. In addition to that, our formulated products drive long term lifetime value.
We will expand formulated products, shampoos, conditioners, deodorant and deploy them to 1M active members, along with all other channels like Amazon and Retail. We connect to the youngest of men and we believe that this is the most valuable cohort. When care builds trust, we will extend that trust to cater to a man’s entire body.
So new hardware products will drive stair step revenue growth while formulations drive long term lifetime value.
And then, of course, there’s International
We’re building a global, multigenerational brand. International is only a year old, but the signals are very exciting.
The numbers of international mimics the U.S., so international is just a few years behind. We’re seeing international go through 105% year over year growth. From the survey data that we pulled 60% of international consumers are already practicing some kind of groin grooming, and 54% of them would pay a premium for a groin specific trimmer.
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So it’s just not men in the U.S. that are practicing self-care. It’s men all over the world. We’ll get more into that in the next slide. We split international into two stages. Stage One, we focus on English speaking countries and many of the EU countries. Stage Two, we expand our reach.
If you look at the data here, men in Stage One and Stage Two exhibit similar behaviors to the U.S. You see that they are also very willing to pay a premium for specifically designed products.
They’re also interested in buying products across the entire routine and they’re also likely to purchase from a company’s website. So in 2021 and 2022, we are laying the foundation for further international scale.
Our vision is very clear. We defined it in three phases.
Phase One is to lead with the groin, earn the customers trust and be the brand that defines the male grooming category globally.
Phase Two is to use the groin as the entryway to the rest of the male body.
Phase Three is to leverage our infrastructure, scale and deep understanding of this new generation to expand outside of the bathroom.
Now, depending on the region, we’ve already accomplished Phase One and we’re well underway on Phase Two.
In the years ahead, you’re going to see Manscaped solving men’s needs from head to toe as we take on the $70B global male grooming market. If you look at Manscaped’s cult-like following, you’ll notice that we resemble lifestyle brands like Yeti, FIGS and Monster.
We started a movement, and that movement gives men permission to state that self-care is okay and that they can be proud of it.
With that, I’ll turn it over to our CFO, Phillip Unthank, to talk about how the plans and strategy that we’ve just discussed are reflected in our financial forecast.
Phillip Unthank
Thanks, Paul.
International is an exciting part of our growth story. The data shows that the international consumer is very similar to the U.S. consumer, with similar buying habits, and similar opt-in subscription rates providing the same channel profitability.
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The bar chart shows how international sales trajectory in 2020 and 2021 closely tracks how the U.S. market evolved. This data gives us confidence that international growth will track closely to domestic growth. The launch in a new territory is fuelled by first time customers as new consumers are introduced to the brand.
The years to come is where we see the benefit of compounding subscriber growth along with additional new customers and channel expansion. The success we’re seeing in mainland Europe is all the more remarkable when you consider that, until recently, the majority of our marketing content and all of our DTC websites were English only.
In May 2021, we launched our first German native website. The success of this project prompted us to accelerate our French website launch for the end of this year, with a Spanish language site on the drawing board for early next.
Below the chart, we see the time phasing of the international rollout. With large Stage Two countries coming online from 2023, the future of international sales looks strong. In fact, in the 2021 forecasts contained in this presentation, we set ourselves a target of growing international revenue by 105% year over year while the first half of 2021 ended with international sales being up over 300% year over year.
The data that we’re seeing gives us confidence that the forecasted international full year CAGR of 81% is conservative and that the total global addressable market is as suspected, immense.
In these three charts, we’ve summarized the financial outlook.
The top chart shows how the net revenue is growing rapidly over the last 2 years. That growth continues with an estimated $280M plus in revenue in 2021, growing to $508M in 3 years as we compound subscribers, launch new product lines, expand internationally and open with new retail partners.
The second chart is gross profit. Gross margin is fairly consistent in the forecast from 2020 onwards, standing at approximately 50% of revenues.
The bottom chart, we see adjusted EBITDA grow to 12% by 2023. Adjusted EBITDA is primarily EBITDA plus non-cash equity based compensation.
Though first time revenue grows in absolute dollars every time, it falls as a percentage of overall revenue mix thanks to increasing subscribers and retail sales. Paid media spend decreases in lockstep with this mix change, allowing for the expansion of EBITDA margins.
Overhead, staffing and facilities hold steady at between 10% to 30% of revenue in the forecast with the notable exception occurring in 2022, as we invest $4M to accelerate hard goods development and grow our international team headcount. This reduces EBITDA in 2022, but provides a platform for the expansion of revenues and product range from 2023 onwards.
Now, let me hand it over to Mike to talk through the transaction details.
Mike Mahan
Thanks, Phillip.
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We believe Manscaped is attractively valued at $1B, which represents a 2.6x multiple of 2022 revenue. This demonstrates a significant discount to the comps set out on the next few slides.
$305M is being raised, which consists of $235M in primary proceeds and the remainder going towards fees and repayment of debt. The primary proceeds will be used to accelerate growth initiatives, including international expansion, product development, balance sheet flexibility and potential acquisitions.
We have looked at two groups of comparable companies, high growth lifestyle brands and beauty and personal care.
While Manscaped competes for shelf space with brands on the right side of the graphic, the company shares more characteristics with lifestyle brands on the left.
Those characteristics include financial momentum, margin profile and customer enthusiasm.
In this summary of trading comparables, Manscaped stacks up favorably from a growth and margin perspective relative to the peer set, including a revenue CAGR of 33% between 2021 and 2023.
The pro forma multiple of 2.6x 2022 estimated revenue used for the implied enterprise value, compares favorably to its peers.
We believe in Manscaped’s growing and evolving brand, considerable growth opportunities and ability to drive significant appreciation to valuation.
I hope you’ll agree that today’s proposal provides a compelling opportunity to share in the long-term success of Manscaped.
Paul Tran
Thank you, Mike.
As we wrap up, I hope we’ve conveyed:
How large of a market male groin grooming is and how Manscaped is positioned to continue to dominate this market.
How we’ve proven that we’ve already earned the right to expand outside of groin grooming, to capture self-care and integrate into the modern man’s lifestyle.
That international is a massive opportunity and that it mimics the U.S. business.
Finally, the primary capital raised for this transaction will be used to fuel growth through possible future M&A. We’re profitable. We’ve been profitable through our meteoric rise to this scale. This additional capital will allow us to grow faster and acquire synergistic brands that fit our mission.
With this type of scale and market opportunity, we have high confidence that not only are we disrupting, but we’re also well on our way to building the next multigenerational brand and we’d love to find the right investors to come on this journey with us.
With all that we’ve already achieved, we’re just getting started.
Thank you for your time and attention today. We really appreciate it.
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