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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

 

February 13, 2023

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

A SPAC I Acquisition Corp.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

British Virgin Islands   001-41285   n/a
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

Level 39, Marina Bay Financial Centre
Tower 2, 10 Marina Boulevard
Singapore 018983

  n/a
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +(65) 6818 5796

 

N/A

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

 

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

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which
registered
Units, each Unit consisting of one Class A ordinary share, no par value, three-fourths (3/4) of one redeemable Warrant and one Right   ASCAU   The Nasdaq Capital Market LLC
Class A ordinary shares, with no par value   ASCA   The Nasdaq Capital Market LLC
Warrants, each whole Warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share   ASCAW   The Nasdaq Capital Market LLC
Rights, each Right to receive one-tenth of one Class A ordinary share   ASCAR   The Nasdaq Capital 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 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

 

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 Material definitive Agreements.

 

Merger Agreement

 

On February 15, 2023, A SPAC I Acquisition Corp., a British Virgin Islands business company (the “Parent”), NewGenIvf Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company” or “NewGen”), certain shareholders of the Company (each, a “Principal Shareholder” and collectively, the “Principal Shareholders”), A SPAC I Mini Acquisition Corp., a British Virgin Islands business company (the “Purchaser”), and A SPAC I Mini Sub Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Purchaser (the “Merger Sub”), entered into a Merger Agreement (the “Merger Agreement”). Capitalized terms used in this Current Report on Form 8-K but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings given to them in the Merger Agreement.

 

A copy of the Merger Agreement is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 2.1, and is incorporated herein by reference, and the description of the Merger Agreement herein is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto.

 

Acquisition Merger and Acquisition Consideration

 

Upon the closing of the transactions contemplated in the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company (the “Acquisition Merger”). Following the Acquisition Merger, the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub shall cease, and the Company shall continue as the surviving company in the Acquisition Merger under the Laws of the Cayman Islands and become a wholly owned subsidiary of the Purchaser.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, the aggregate consideration to be paid to existing shareholders of the Company is $50,000,000, which will be paid entirely in stock, comprised of newly issued Class A ordinary shares of the Purchaser at a price of $10.00 per share. Upon the effectiveness of the Acquisition Merger, the issued and outstanding Company Shares will be cancelled and automatically converted into the right to receive, without interest, the applicable portion of the Closing Payment Shares for such number of Company Shares.

 

Reincorporation Merger

 

Concurrently with the Acquisition Merger, the Parent will be merged with and into the Purchaser, the separate corporate existence of the Parent will cease and the Purchaser will continue as the surviving corporation (the “Reincorporation Merger”). In connection with the Reincorporation Merger, each of the Parent’s issued and outstanding shares will be converted into an equivalent share of Purchaser as follows:

 

  Each Parent’s Class A ordinary share shall be converted automatically into one corresponding Purchaser’s Class A ordinary share;

 

  The one Parent’s Class B ordinary share shall be cancelled automatically and retired and will cease to exist;

 

  Each issued and outstanding Parent’s right convertible into one-tenth (1/10) of one Parent’s Class A ordinary share shall be converted automatically into one-tenth (1/10) of one Purchaser’s Class A ordinary share, in accordance with the terms thereof;

 

  Each issued and outstanding Parent’s warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one Parent’s Class A ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per whole share will be automatically adjusted to become one warrant to purchase one Purchaser’s Class A ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per whole share, in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

  Each issued and outstanding Parent’s unit shall be separated automatically into its constituent securities, which shall be converted automatically into securities of the Purchaser in accordance with the above, as applicable.

 

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Representations and Warranties

 

In the Merger Agreement, NewGen (together with its Subsidiaries, the “Company Group”) and its Principal Shareholders, jointly and severally, make certain representations and warranties (with certain exceptions set forth in the disclosure schedule to the Merger Agreement) relating to, among other things: (a) proper corporate existence and power of NewGen and its subsidiaries and similar corporate matters; (b) authorization, execution, delivery and enforceability of the Merger Agreement and other transaction documents; (c) no need for governmental authorization for the execution, delivery or performance of the Merger Agreement and additional agreements thereto; (d) absence of conflicts; (e) capital structure; (f) accuracy of charter documents and corporate records; (g) accuracy of the list of all assumed or “doing business as” names used by the Company Group; (h) accuracy of the list of each subsidiary of NewGen; (i) required consents and approvals; (j) financial information; (k) accuracy, completeness and authenticity of contracts, documents and other papers; (l) absence of certain changes or events; (m) title to assets and properties; (n) material litigations; (o) material contracts; (p) licenses and permits; (q) compliance with laws; (r) ownership of intellectual property; (s) customers and suppliers; (t) accounts receivable and payable and loans; (u) no pre-payments received except in the ordinary of course of business; (v) employment and labor matters; (w) withholding of obligations of the Company Group applicable to its employees; (x) real property; (y) taxes matters; (z) environmental matters; (aa) finders fees; (bb) powers of attorney and suretyships; (cc) directors and officers; (dd) no unlawful payment; (ee) compliance with anti-money laundering laws; (ff) that NewGen is not an investment company; and (gg) other customary representations and warranties.

 

In the Merger Agreement, Parent, Purchaser and Merger Sub (collectively with Parent and Purchaser, the “Purchaser Parties”) make certain representations and warranties relating to, among other things: (a) proper corporate existence and power; (b) authorization, execution, delivery and enforceability of the Merger Agreement and other transaction documents; (c) no need for governmental authorization for the execution, delivery or performance of the Merger Agreement and additional agreements thereto; (d) finders fees; (e) absence of conflicts; (f) issuance of closing payment shares; (g) capital structure; (h) information supplied by the Purchaser Parties; (i) trust account; (j) Nasdaq Stock Market listing; (k) board approval; (l) SEC filing requirements and financial statements; (m) litigation; (n) compliance with laws; (o) that Parent is not an investment company; and (p) tax matters.

 

Conduct Prior to Closing; Covenants Pending Closing

 

Each of the Company Group and the Purchaser Parties has agreed, prior to the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, to, and cause its Subsidiaries to, (a) conduct its respective business in the ordinary course, consistent with past practices, (b) not enter into any material transactions without the prior written consent of the other party, (c) use its commercially reasonable efforts to preserve intact its respective assets, keep available the services of its respective current officers and key employees and maintain in all material respects the current relationships with its respective suppliers, customers and other third parties, and (d) comply with all Laws applicable to it and its Subsidiaries and their respective businesses, assets and employees in all material respects. Each of the Company Group and Parent also agreed not to take certain specified actions without the prior written consent of the other party (which shall not be unreasonably withheld) prior to the closing of the transactions contemplated. Each of the Company Group and the Purchaser Parties also agreed not to, directly or indirectly, take any action intended or designed to facilitate an Alternative Transaction as described in the Merger Agreement.

 

The Merger Agreement also contains covenants providing for:

 

  The Company Group and Purchaser Parties providing access to their respective assets, offices, properties, facilities, personnel and books and records and providing information relating to their respective business to the other party, its legal counsel and other representatives;

 

  Each party promptly notifying the other party of certain events;

 

  SEC filings and cooperation in making certain filings with the SEC;

 

  NewGen delivering its audited financial statements by February 28, 2023;

 

  Disbursement of funds in the trust account; and

 

  Directors’ and officers’ indemnification and insurance.

 

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Covenants

 

The Company Group makes covenants relating to, among other things: (a) reporting of taxes and compliance with laws; (b) obtaining third party consents; (c) delivery of annual and interim financial statements; (d) continued employment of certain employees ; (e) cooperation in connection with financing agreements; (f) obtaining Company shareholder approval; and (g) an equity incentive plan.

 

Each party further makes covenants relating to, among other things: (a) using commercially reasonable efforts to consummate and implement the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and additional agreements thereto; (b) tax matters; (c) settlement and reimbursement of expenses; (d) compliance with SPAC agreements; (e) that Purchaser shall prepare with the assistance and cooperation of the Company Group, and file with the SEC a registration statement and proxy statement; and (f) confidentiality.

 

General Conditions to Closing

 

Consummation of the Merger Agreement and the transactions herein is conditioned on, among other things, (i) no provisions of any applicable law, and no order shall prohibit or prevent the consummation of the closing; (ii) there shall not be any action brought by a third party that is not an affiliate of the parties hereto to enjoin or otherwise restrict the consummation of the closing; (iii) the Reincorporation Merger shall have been consummated and the applicable certificates filed in the appropriate jurisdictions; (iv) the SEC shall have declared the registration statement effective, and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the registration statement or any part thereof shall have been issued; (v) the Merger Agreement, each of the additional agreement as described in the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, shall have been duly authorized and approved respectively by the shareholders of NewGen and the Parent; and (vi) immediately after the closing, the Parent shall have in excess of $5,000,000 in net tangible assets.

 

Purchaser Parties’ Conditions to Closing

 

The obligations of Purchaser Parties to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, in addition to the conditions described above, are conditioned upon each of the following, among other things:

 

  The Company Group and the Principal Shareholders complying with all of the obligations under the Merger Agreement in all material respects;

 

  The representations and warranties of the Company Group and the Principal Shareholders being true on and as of the date of the Merger Agreement and closing date of the transactions, other than as would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect;

 

  There having been no material adverse effect to the Company Group;

 

  All Company Group Consents having been obtained;

 

  The Company’s key personnel having executed employment agreements; and

 

  The Purchaser Parties receiving legal opinions from counsels in Thailand, Cambodia and Kyrgyzstan;

 

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The Company’s Conditions to Closing

 

The obligations of the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, in addition to the conditions described above, are conditioned upon each of the following, among other things:

 

  Purchaser Parties complying with all of their obligations under the Merger Agreement in all material respects;

 

  The representations and warranties of Purchaser Parties being true on and as of the date of the Merger Agreement and closing date of the transactions, other than as would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect;

 

  There having been no material adverse effect to Purchaser Parties;

 

  The Purchaser Parties in material compliance with the reporting requirements under the applicable Securities Act and Exchange Act;

 

  The Parent Shares Redemption shall have been completed in accordance with the terms hereof and the proxy statement;

 

  The directors designated by the Company shall have been appointed to the board of directors of the Purchaser, effective as of the effective time of the Acquisition Merger; and

 

  The Parent remaining listed on Nasdaq and the additional listing application for the Closing Payment Shares having been approved for listing by Nasdaq.

 

Termination

 

The Merger Agreement may be terminated and/or abandoned at any time prior to the closing by:

 

  the Purchaser Parties, if the audited financial statements of the Company for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 have not been delivered by February 28, 2023;

 

  the Company and the Purchaser Parties any time prior to the closing date upon mutual agreement  ;

 

  the Purchaser Parties, if the Company and the Principal Shareholders have materially breached or failed to perform or comply with any representation, warranty, agreement or covenant contained in the Merger Agreement and such breach or failure to perform or comply has not been cured within (x) ten (10) business days following the date that the Company is notified in writing of such breach or failure to perform or comply or (y) a different date as mutually agreed by the Purchaser Parties and the Company; or

 

  the Company, if the Purchaser Parties have materially breached or failed to perform or comply with any representation, warranty, agreement or covenant contained in the Merger Agreement and such breach or failure has not been cured within (x) ten (10) business days following the date that the Purchaser Parties are notified in writing of such breach or failure to perform or comply or (y) a different date as mutually agreed by the Purchaser Parties and the Company.

 

In the event that the Merger Agreement is terminated by the Purchaser Parties due to (i) the failure of the Company to deliver its audited financial statement by February 28, 2023 or (ii) any breach or failure by the Company or the Principal Shareholders which initially occurs on or prior to the date that is five (5) months after the initial filing of the preliminary Proxy Statement/Registration Statement with the SEC (the “Milestone Date”), the Company and the Principal Shareholders shall, on a joint and several basis, pay a break-up fee of $2,000,000 to the Parent and/or A SPAC (Holdings) Acquisition Corp., holder of the Parent’s Class B ordinary share.

 

In the event that the Merger Agreement is terminated by the Purchaser Parties due to any breach or failure by the Company or the Principal Shareholders which initially occurs after the Milestone Date, the Company and the Principal Shareholders shall, on a joint and several basis, pay a break-up fee of $1,000,000 to the Parent and/or A SPAC (Holdings) Acquisition Corp., holder of the Parent’s Class B ordinary share.

  

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Voting and Support Agreement

 

Concurrently with the execution of the Merger Agreement, the Parent, the Purchaser, the Company and certain shareholders of the Company (the “Supporting Shareholders”) entered into a voting and support agreement (the “Support Agreement”) pursuant to which such Supporting Shareholders have agreed, among other things, to vote in favor of the Acquisition Merger, the adoption of the Merger Agreement and any other matters necessary or reasonably requested by the Parent, the Purchaser or the Company for consummation of the Acquisition Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

 

In addition, the Supporting Shareholders have agreed not to sell, assign, encumber, pledge, hypothecate, dispose, loan or otherwise transfer the shares of the Company owned of record and beneficially by such Supporting Shareholders or over which such Supporting Shareholders have voting power, prior to the earlier to occur of (a) the closing of the Acquisition Merger, (b) the termination of the Merger Agreement, and (c) written agreement of the applicable Supporting Agreement and the Parent and Purchaser.

 

A copy of the Support Agreement is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1, and is incorporated herein by reference, and the foregoing description of the Subscription Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto.

 

Additional Agreements to be Executed at Closing

 

The Merger Agreement provides that, upon consummation of the transactions, the parties will enter into the following additional agreements.

 

Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 

At the closing, the Purchaser will enter into an amended and restated registration rights agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) with certain shareholders of the Parent and the Company with respect to the shares of the Purchaser issued or issuable in connection with the business combination. A SPAC (Holdings) Acquisition Corp., holder of the Parent’s Class B ordinary share, has at least one (1) demand registration right for its registrable securities. The Registration Rights Agreement provides certain demand registration rights and piggyback registration rights to such shareholders, subject to underwriter cutbacks and issuer blackout periods. The Purchaser will agree to pay certain fees and expenses relating to registrations under the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

A copy of the form of Registration Rights Agreement is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.2, and is incorporated herein by reference, and the foregoing description of the Registration Rights Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto.

 

Lock-up Agreement

 

At the closing, certain shareholders of the Company will enter into a lock-up agreement (the “Lock-Up Agreement”) with the Purchaser, pursuant to which such shareholders will agree, subject to certain customary exceptions, not to transfer, offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of (i) any Purchaser Ordinary Shares, any Purchaser Ordinary Shares received or issuable upon settlement of restricted share units or the exercise of options or warrants to purchase any Purchaser Ordinary Shares, or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for any Purchaser Ordinary Shares, in each case, held by, or beneficially owned by, such shareholders immediately after the Closing, for a period of one (1) year after the closing date and (ii) any Earnout Shares to the extent issued pursuant to the Merger Agreement, for a period of one (1) year after the issuance of such Earnout Shares.

 

Twenty percent (20%) of the lock-up shares are subject to early release from lock-up if after the date that is six (6) months after the closing date (in the case of the lock-up shares other than the Earnout Shares) or the date of the issuance (in the case of the Earnout Shares), the VWAP of the Purchaser Class A Ordinary Shares over any twenty (20) Trading Days within any thirty (30) Trading Day period is greater than or equal to $15.00 (as adjusted for share splits, share capitalization, subdivisions, reorganization, recapitalization and other similar arrangements.

 

A copy of the form of Lock-Up Agreement is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.3, and is incorporated herein by reference, and the foregoing description of the Lock-Up Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto.

 

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Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

 

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

 

 

 Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

  

On February 2, 2023 (the “Original Meeting Date”), the Parent called to order its Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (the “Extraordinary Meeting”) for the purpose of approving a proposal to amend and restate the Parent’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (the “Charter Amendment”) to, among other things, allow the Parent to extend the date by which it has to complete a business combination up to eight (8) times for an additional one (1) month each time from February 17, 2023 to October 17, 2023. For more information on the proposal, please refer to the Parent’s proxy statement, dated January 17, 2023, as supplemented on February 2, 2023. On the Original Meeting Date, the shareholders of the Parent voted to adjourn the Extraordinary Meeting until February 13, 2023 (the “Adjourned Meeting Date”). On the Adjourned Meeting Date, the shareholders of the Parent approved the Charter Amendment.

 

On February 14, 2023, following the shareholder approval, the Parent filed the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association with the British Virgin Islands Registrar of Corporate Affairs on the same day, giving it the right to extend the date by which it has to complete a business combination up to eight (8) times for an additional one (1) month each time, from February 17, 2023 to October 17, 2023.

 

The foregoing description of the Charter Amendment is not complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, a copy of which is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 3.1, and the provisions of which are incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

On January 12, 2023, the record date for the Extraordinary Meeting, there were 8,694,000 ordinary shares of the Parent entitled to vote at the Extraordinary Meeting, and 7,596,087 ordinary shares, representing 87.37% of the total outstanding ordinary shares were represented by virtual attendance or by proxy at the Extraordinary Meeting. On the Original Meeting Date, the shareholders of the Parent voted to adjourn the Extraordinary Meeting until the Adjourned Meeting Date. The voting results for the adjournment proposal were as follows:

 

FOR   AGAINST   ABSTAIN   BROKER NON-VOTES 
 7,474,051    122,036    0    0 

 

On the Adjourned Meeting Date, shareholders approved the proposal to amend and restate the Parent’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, allow the Parent to extend the date by which it has to complete a business combination up to eight (8) times for an additional one (1) month each time from February 17, 2023 to October 17, 2023. Adoption of the Charter Amendment required approval by the majority of the ordinary shares represented by virtual attendance or by proxy which were present at the Extraordinary Meeting and were voted. The voting results were as follows:

 

FOR   AGAINST   ABSTAIN   BROKER NON-VOTES 
 7,475,525    120,662    0    0 

 

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

  

On February 16, 2023, the Parent and NewGen issued a joint press release announcing the execution of the Merger Agreement. A copy of the press release is furnished hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 

The information in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto will 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 the liabilities of that section, nor will it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

  

Item 8.01. Other Events.

 

In connection with the shareholders’ vote at the Extraordinary Meeting, 3,272,305 Class A ordinary shares were tendered for redemption. On February 14, 2023, the Parent made a deposit of $90,000 (the “Extension Payment”) to the trust account and extended the time to complete a business combination from February 17, 2023 to March 17, 2023. Following such redemptions and the deposit of the Extension Payment, the amount of funds remaining in the trust account was approximately $37.3 million.

 

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Important Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, both as amended. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about the pending transactions among Purchaser Parties and Company Group and the transactions contemplated thereby, and the parties’ perspectives and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the proposed transaction, including the anticipated initial enterprise value and post-closing equity value, the benefits of the proposed transaction, integration plans, expected synergies and revenue opportunities, anticipated future financial and operating performance and results, including estimates for growth, the expected management and governance of the combined company, and the expected timing of the transactions. The words “expect,” “believe,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan” and similar expressions indicate forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to various risks and uncertainties, assumptions (including assumptions about general economic, market, industry and operational factors), known or unknown, which could cause the actual results to vary materially from those indicated or anticipated.

 

Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: (i) risks related to the expected timing and likelihood of completion of the pending transaction, including the risk that the transaction may not close due to one or more closing conditions to the transaction not being satisfied or waived, such as regulatory approvals not being obtained, on a timely basis or otherwise, or that a governmental entity prohibited, delayed or refused to grant approval for the consummation of the transaction or required certain conditions, limitations or restrictions in connection with such approvals; (ii) risks related to the ability of Parent, Purchaser and NewGen to successfully integrate the businesses; (iii) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the applicable transaction agreements; (iv) the risk that there may be a material adverse change with respect to the financial position, performance, operations or prospects of NewGen, Parent or Purchaser; (v) risks related to disruption of management time from ongoing business operations due to the proposed transaction; (vi) the risk that any announcements relating to the proposed transaction could have adverse effects on the market price of Parent’s securities; (vii) the risk that the proposed transaction and its announcement could have an adverse effect on the ability of NewGen, Parent and Purchaser to retain customers and retain and hire key personnel and maintain relationships with their suppliers and customers and on their operating results and businesses generally; (viii) the risk that the combined company may be unable to achieve cost-cutting synergies or it may take longer than expected to achieve those synergies; and (ix) risks associated with the financing of the proposed transaction. A further list and description of risks and uncertainties can be found in Parent’s IPO prospectus filed with the SEC and in the Registration Statement on Form F-4 and proxy statement that will be filed with the SEC by the Purchaser in connection with the proposed transactions, and other documents that the parties may file or furnish with the SEC, which you are encouraged to read. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those indicated or anticipated by such forward-looking statements. Accordingly, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements relate only to the date they were made, and Purchaser Parties, NewGen, and their subsidiaries undertake no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made except as required by law or applicable regulation.

 

Additional Information and Where to Find It

 

In connection with the transaction described herein, Parent and Purchaser will file relevant materials with the SEC, including the Registration Statement on Form F-4 and a proxy statement. The proxy statement and a proxy card will be mailed to shareholders of Parent as of a record date to be established for voting at the shareholders’ meeting relating to the proposed transactions. Shareholders will also be able to obtain a copy of the Registration Statement on Form F-4 and proxy statement without charge from Parent and Purchaser. The Registration Statement on Form F-4 and proxy statement, once available, may also be obtained without charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or by writing to Parent at Level 39, Marina Bay Financial Centre, Tower 2, 10 Marina Boulevard, Singapore 018983. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF PARENT ARE URGED TO READ THESE MATERIALS (INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO) AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRANSACTIONS THAT PARENT AND PURCHASER WILL FILE WITH THE SEC WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT PARENT, PURCHASER, NEWGEN AND THE TRANSACTIONS.

 

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Participants in Solicitation

 

Purchaser Parties, NewGen, certain shareholders of Parent, and their respective directors, executive officers and employees and other persons may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the holders of Parent ordinary shares in respect of the proposed transaction. Information about Parent’s directors and executive officers and their ownership of Parent’s ordinary shares is set forth in Parent’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC. Other information regarding the interests of the participants in the proxy solicitation will be included in the proxy statement pertaining to the proposed transaction when it becomes available. These documents can be obtained free of charge from the sources indicated above.

 

No Offer or Solicitation

 

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

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

  (d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.   Description
2.1*   Merger Agreement, dated as of February 15, 2023, by and among A SPAC I Acquisition Corp., NewGenIvf Limited, certain shareholders of NewGenIvf Limited, A SPAC I Mini Acquisition Corp., and A SPAC I Mini Sub Acquisition Corp.
3.1  

Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of A SPAC I Acquisition Corp, amended and restated on February 14, 2023.

10.1   Voting and Support Agreement, dated as of February 15, 2023, by and among A SPAC I Acquisition Corp., A SPAC I Mini Acquisition Corp., NewGenIvf Limited, and certain shareholders of NewGenIvf Limited
10.2   Form of Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement
10.3   Form of Lock-Up Agreement

99.1

 

Press Release dated February 16, 2023

104   Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

 

* Schedules and exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The registrant hereby undertakes to furnish copies of any of the omitted schedules and exhibits upon request by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

Dated: February 16, 2023

 
   
A SPAC I ACQUISITION CORP.  
   
By: /s/ Claudius Tsang  
Name: Claudius Tsang  
Title: Chief Executive Officer  

 

 

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Exhibit 2.1

 

Execution Version

 

MERGER AGREEMENT

 

dated

 

February 15, 2023

 

by and among

 

NewGenIvf Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”),

 

Certain shareholders of the Company (the “Principal Shareholders”),

 

A SPAC I Acquisition Corp., a British Virgin Islands business company (the “Parent”),

 

A SPAC I Mini Acquisition Corp., a British Virgin Islands business company (the “Purchaser”),

 

and

 

A SPAC I Mini Sub Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Merger Sub”).

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

   

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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS 2
     
ARTICLE II REINCORPORATION MERGER 11
     
  2.1 Reincorporation Merger 11
  2.2 Reincorporation Effective Time 11
  2.3 Effect of the Reincorporation Merger 11
  2.4 Memorandum and Articles of Association 11
  2.5 Directors and Officers of the Reincorporation Surviving Corporation 11
  2.6 Effect on Issued Securities of Parent. 11
  2.7 Surrender of Securities 13
  2.8 Lost Stolen or Destroyed Certificates 13
  2.9 Section 368 Reorganization 13
  2.10 Dissenter’s Rights 13
  2.11 Taking of Necessary Action; Further Action 13
       
ARTICLE III ACQUISITION MERGER 14
     
  3.1 Acquisition Merger 14
  3.2 Closing; Effective Time 14
  3.3 Board of Directors 14
  3.4 Effect of the Merger 14
  3.5 Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Surviving Corporation 14
  3.6 Taking of Necessary Action; Further Action 15
  3.7 Section 368 Reorganization 15
       
ARTICLE IV CONSIDERATION 15
     
  4.1 Conversion of Capital 15
  4.2 Payment of Merger Consideration. 16
  4.3 Dissenter’s Rights 17
  4.4 Earnout 17
       
ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY 18
     
  5.1 Corporate Existence and Power 18
  5.2 Authorization 19
  5.3 Governmental Authorization 19
  5.4 Non-Contravention 19
  5.5 Capital Structure 20
  5.6 Charter Documents 20
  5.7 Corporate Records 20
  5.8 Assumed Names 21

 

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  5.9 Subsidiaries 21
  5.10 Consents 21
  5.11 Financial Statements 21
  5.12 Books and Records 22
  5.13 Absence of Certain Changes 23
  5.14 Properties; Title to the Company Group’s Assets 23
  5.15 Litigation 23
  5.16 Contracts 24
  5.17 Licenses and Permits 27
  5.18 Cybersecurity; Compliance with Laws; Regulatory Matters 27
  5.19 Intellectual Property 30
  5.20 Customers and Suppliers 31
  5.21 Accounts Receivable and Payable; Loans 31
  5.22 Pre-payments 32
  5.23 Employees 32
  5.24 Employment Matters 32
  5.25 Withholding 33
  5.26 Real Property 33
  5.27 Tax Matters. 34
  5.28 Environmental Laws 35
  5.29 Finders’ Fees 35
  5.30 Powers of Attorney and Suretyships 35
  5.31 Directors and Officers 35
  5.32 Certain Business Practices 36
  5.33 Sanctions; Anti-Money Laundering Laws 36
  5.34 Not an Investment Company 36
  5.35 Government Contracts 36
  5.36 Insurance 37
  5.37 Other Information 37
       
ARTICLE VI REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER PARTIES 37
     
  6.1 Corporate Existence and Power 38
  6.2 Corporate Authorization 38
  6.3 Governmental Authorization 38
  6.4 Finder Fees 38
  6.5 Non-Contravention 38
  6.6 Issuance of Shares 38
  6.7 Capitalization 39
  6.8 Information Supplied 40
  6.9 Trust Fund 40
  6.10 Listing 40
  6.11 Board Approval 41
  6.12 Parent SEC Documents and Financial Statements 41
  6.13 Litigation 41
  6.14 Compliance with Laws 41

 

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  6.15 Not an Investment Company 41
  6.16 Tax Matters 42
       
ARTICLE VII COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY GROUP AND THE PURCHASER PARTIES PENDING CLOSING 42
     
  7.1 Conduct of the Business 42
  7.2 Access to Information 46
  7.3 Notices of Certain Events 47
  7.4 SEC Filings 47
  7.5 Financial Information 48
  7.6 Trust Account 49
  7.7 Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance 49
  7.8 No Trading 50
       
ARTICLE VIII COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY GROUP AND PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS 51
     
  8.1 Reporting and Compliance with Laws 51
  8.2 Commercially Reasonable Efforts to Obtain Consents 51
  8.3 Annual and Interim Financial Statements 51
  8.4 Employees of the Company and the Manager 51
  8.5 Transaction Financing 51
  8.6 Company Shareholder Approval 52
  8.7 Purchaser Incentive Plan 52
  8.8 Additional Covenants of the Company Group and the Principal Shareholders 52
       
ARTICLE IX COVENANTS OF ALL PARTIES HERETO 52
     
  9.1 Commercially Reasonable Efforts; Further Assurances 52
  9.2 Tax Matters 53
  9.3 Settlement of the Purchaser Parties’ Liabilities 54
  9.4 Compliance with SPAC Agreements 54
  9.5 Registration Statement 54
  9.6 Confidentiality 55
  9.7 Extension Deposit 55
  9.8 Section 16 Matters 55
       
ARTICLE X CONDITIONS TO CLOSING 56
     
  10.1 Condition to the Obligations of the Parties 56
  10.2 Conditions to Obligations of the Purchaser Parties 56
  10.3 Conditions to Obligations of the Company 57
  10.4 Frustration of Conditions 58

 

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ARTICLE XI INDEMNIFICATION 59
   
  11.1 Indemnification 59
  11.2 Survival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants 59
       
ARTICLE XII DISPUTE RESOLUTION 59
     
  12.1 Arbitration 59
  12.2 Waiver of Jury Trial; Exemplary Damages 61
       
ARTICLE XIII TERMINATION 61
     
  13.1 Termination. 61
  13.2 Break-up Fee 62
  13.3 Certain Post-Termination Covenants 63
  13.4 Effect of Termination 63
  13.5 Waiver 64
       
ARTICLE XIV MISCELLANEOUS 64
     
  14.1 Notices 64
  14.2 Amendments; No Waivers; Remedies 65
  14.3 Arm’s Length Bargaining; No Presumption Against Drafter 65
  14.4 General Release of Claims 65
  14.5 Publicity 65
  14.6 Expenses 66
  14.7 No Assignment or Delegation 66
  14.8 Governing Law 66
  14.9 Counterparts; Facsimile Signatures 66
  14.10 Disclosure Schedule 66
  14.11 Entire Agreement 66
  14.12 Severability 67
  14.13 Construction of Certain Terms and References; Captions 67
  14.14 Further Assurances 68
  14.15 Third Party Beneficiaries 68
  14.16 Trust Account Waiver 68
  14.17 Enforcement. 68
  14.18 Non-Recourse 69

 

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MERGER AGREEMENT

 

This MERGER AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of February 15, 2023 (the “Signing Date”), by and among NewGenIvf Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”), certain shareholders of the Company as set forth on Exhibit A (each, a “Principal Shareholder” and collectively the “Principal Shareholders”), A SPAC I Acquisition Corp., a British Virgin Islands business company (the “Parent”), A SPAC I Mini Acquisition Corp., a British Virgin Islands business company (“Purchaser”), and A SPAC I Mini Sub Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company and wholly-owned subsidiary of Purchaser (the “Merger Sub”).

 

W I T N E S E T H :

 

A. The Company, through its wholly owned and Controlled (as defined below) subsidiaries, is engaged in the Business (as defined below);

 

B. The Company owns: (i) 100% of the issued share capital of Well Image Limited HK, a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of Hong Kong, which in turn directly and indirectly owns 48.99% and 73.98% equity interests of Med Holdings Limited and First Fertility PGS Center Limited, respectively, two foreign owned enterprises established under the laws of Thailand, (ii) 100% of the issued share capital of First Fertility Phnom Penh Ltd, a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of Cambodia, (iii) 100% of the issued share capital of FFPGS (HK) Limited 第壹試管嬰兒中心(香港)有限公司, a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of Hong Kong, and (iv) 100% of the issued share capital of First Fertility Bishkek Limited Liability Company, a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of the Kyrgyz Republic;

 

C. Parent is a blank check company formed for the sole purpose of entering into a share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or other similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities;

 

D. Purchaser was formed for the sole purpose of the merger of Parent with and into Purchaser, in which Purchaser will be the surviving corporation (the “Reincorporation Merger”); and

 

E. The parties hereto desire that the Merger Sub shall merge with and into the Company, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Cayman Islands Companies Act (as revised) (the “Cayman Companies Act”) (the “Acquisition Merger”).

 

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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth above, which are incorporated in this Agreement as if fully set forth below, and the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties accordingly agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS

 

The following terms, as used herein, have the following meanings:

 

1.1 “Action” means any legal or administrative action, suit, claim, investigation, hearing or proceeding or arbitration, including any audit, claim or assessment for Taxes or otherwise.

 

1.2 “Additional Agreements” mean the Lock-up Agreements, the Registration Rights Agreement, Voting and Support Agreements, the Employment Agreements and the Company Non-Competition Agreements.

 

1.3 “Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly Controlling, Controlled by, or under common Control with such Person. For avoidance of any doubt, (a) with respect to all periods prior to the Closing and subsequent to the Closing, each Principal Shareholder is an Affiliate of the Company, and (b) with respect to all periods subsequent to the Closing, Purchaser is an Affiliate of the Company.

 

1.4 “Anti-Corruption Laws” means any Laws relating to anti-bribery or anticorruption (governmental or commercial), which apply to the business and dealings of the Company Group, including Laws that prohibit the corrupt payment, offer, promise or authorization of the payment or transfer of anything of value (including gifts or entertainment), directly or indirectly, to any Government Official, government employee or commercial entity to obtain or retain business or a business advantage such as, without limitation, the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the United Kingdom Bribery Act 2010, the Law of the Kyrgyz Republic on Combating Corruption of 2012, the Act Supplementing the Constitution Relating to the Prevention and Suppression of Corruption B.E. 2561 (2018) of Thailand, the Penal Code of Thailand, and the Cambodian Criminal Code and the Cambodian Law on Anti-Corruption (2010), each as amended from time to time, and all applicable Laws enacted to implement the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Officials in International Business Transactions.

 

1.5 “Authority” means any governmental, regulatory or administrative body, agency or authority, any court or judicial authority, any arbitrator, any relevant stock exchange, or any public, private or industry regulatory authority, whether international, national, federal, state, or local. The term also includes officials, agents, employees or representatives of the entities outlined in this definition.

 

1.6 “Books and Records” means all books and records, ledgers, employee records, customer lists, files, correspondence, and other records of every kind (whether written, electronic, or otherwise embodied) owned or used by a Person or in which a Person’s assets, the business or its transactions are otherwise reflected, other than stock books and minute books.

 

1.7 “Business” means the business of the Company Group.

 

1.8 “Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday on which commercial banking institutions in New York of the United States, Thailand, Cambodia, Kyrgyzstan, the British Virgin Islands and the Cayman Islands are authorized to close for business.

 

1.9 “Closing Payment Shares” means such number of Purchaser Class A Ordinary Shares equal to $50,000,000, divided by $10.00.

 

1.10 “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

1.11 “Company Group” means the Company and its Subsidiaries, collectively.

 

1.12 “Company Non-Competition Agreements” means the agreements in the form attached as Exhibit H or agreement(s) substantially equivalent thereto mutually agreed by the Purchaser and the Company, dated as of the Closing Date and entered into by and between the Company and certain of its shareholders (which shall include holders of at least 75% of the outstanding Company Shares immediately prior to the Closing (on an as converted and fully-diluted basis)) in favor of the Purchaser and its direct and indirect Subsidiaries after the Closing.

 

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1.13 “Company Share Rights” means all options, warrants, rights, or other securities (including debt instruments) to purchase, convert or exchange into Company Shares.

 

1.14 “Contracts” means the Leases and all contracts, agreements, leases (including equipment leases, car leases and capital leases), licenses, commitments, client contracts, statements of work (SOWs), sales and purchase orders and similar instruments, oral or written, to which the Company and/or any of its Subsidiary is a party or by which any of its respective assets are bound, including any entered into by the Company and/or any of its Subsidiary in compliance with Section 7.1 after the Signing Date and prior to the Closing.

 

1.15 “Control” 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; and the terms “Controlled” and “Controlling” shall have the meaning correlative to the foregoing.

 

1.16 “CMO” means contract manufacturing organization.

 

1.17 “Deferred Underwriting Amount” means the portion of the underwriting discounts and commissions held in the Trust Account, which the underwriters of the IPO are entitled to receive upon the Closing in accordance with the Investment Management Trust Agreement.

 

1.18 “Disinterested Independent Director Majority” means the vote or consent of a majority of the independent directors of the board of directors of the Purchaser after the Closing.

 

1.19 “Environmental Laws” shall mean all applicable Laws that prohibit, regulate or control any Hazardous Material or any Hazardous Material Activity, including, without limitation, the Hazardous Substances Act B.E. 2535 (1992) of Thailand and the Enhancement and Conservation of the National Environmental Quality Act B.E. 2535 (1992) of Thailand, the Law of the Kyrgyz Republic on Environmental Protection of 1999 and the Cambodian Law on Environmental Protection and Resource Management (1996).

 

1.20 “Exchange Act” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

1.21 “Fraud Claim” means any claim based in whole or in part upon fraud, willful misconduct or intentional misrepresentation.

 

1.22 “Government Official” means (a) any official, officer, employee or representative of, or other individual acting for or on behalf of, any Authority or agency or instrumentality thereof (including any state-owned or controlled enterprise), or any public international organization (as defined in the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act 1977, as amended from time to time), (b) any political party or party official or candidate for political office or (c) any company, business, enterprise or other entity owned, in whole or in part, or controlled by any person described in the foregoing clause (a) or (b) of this definition.

 

1.23 “Hazardous Material” shall mean any material, emission, chemical, substance or waste that has been designated by any Authority to be radioactive, toxic, hazardous, a pollutant or a contaminant.

 

1.24 “Hazardous Material Activity” shall mean the transportation, transfer, recycling, storage, use, treatment, manufacture, removal, remediation, release, exposure of others to, sale, labeling, or distribution of any Hazardous Material or any product or waste containing a Hazardous Material, or product manufactured with ozone depleting substances, including, any required labeling, payment of waste fees or charges (including so-called e-waste fees) and compliance with any recycling, product take-back or product content requirements.

 

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1.25 “Health Care Laws” means any applicable Law relating to the regulation, provision or administration of, or billing or payment for health care or health care-related products, services, health care providers, suppliers, professionals or facilities, including, but not limited to (i) Medical Facilities Act, B.E. 2541 (1998) of Thailand, Protection of a Child Born by Medically Assisted Reproductive Technology Act, B.E. 2558 (2015) of Thailand, Medical Profession Act B.E. 2525 (1982) of Thailand, Law on the Management of Private Profession in Medical, Paramedical and Medical Aid Sector (2000) of Cambodia, Law on the Regulation of Health Practitioners (2016) of Cambodia, Sub-Decree 94 on Procedures and Conditions Authorizing Foreign Medical, Paramedical and Medical Aid Professionals to Perform Private Professional Practices in the Kingdom of Cambodia (2002) of Cambodia, and the regulations promulgated thereunder; (ii) applicable anti-kickback and physician self-referral Law; (iii) all applicable federal, state, local and foreign health care fraud and abuse Laws; (iv) international information privacy, data privacy and security Laws and national implementations thereof; (v) licensure, quality, safety and accreditation requirements under applicable federal, state, local or foreign Laws or regulatory bodies; (vi) all other local, state, federal, national, supranational and foreign Laws, relating to the regulation of the Company Group, (vii) the directives and regulations promulgated pursuant to and any regulations related to those Laws described in clauses (i) through (vi) of this paragraph, and (viii) any Laws similar to those described in clauses (i) through (vii) of this paragraph within or concerning any other federal, state, local or foreign jurisdiction and/or authority.

 

1.26 “Indebtedness” means with respect to any Person, (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, or with respect to deposits or advances of any kind (including amounts by reason of overdrafts and amounts owed by reason of letter of credit reimbursement agreements) including with respect thereto, all interests, fees and costs and prepayment and other penalties, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (c) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property purchased by such Person, (d) all obligations of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than accounts payable to creditors for goods and services incurred in the ordinary course of business), (e) all Indebtedness of others secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any lien or security interest on property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the obligations secured thereby have been assumed, (f) all obligations of such Person under leases required to be accounted for as capital leases under U.S. GAAP (as defined below), (g) all guarantees by such Person and (h) any agreement to incur any of the same.

 

1.27 “Intellectual Property Right” means any trademark, service mark, registration thereof or application for registration therefor, trade name, license, domain names, invention, patent, patent application, trade secret, trade dress, know-how, copyright, copyrightable materials, copyright registration, application for copyright registration, software programs, data bases, u.r.l.s., and any other type of proprietary intellectual property right, and all embodiments and fixations thereof and related documentation, registrations and franchises and all additions, improvements and accessions thereto, and with respect to each of the forgoing items in this definition, which is owned or licensed or filed by the Company, or used or held for use in the Business, whether registered or unregistered or domestic or foreign.

 

1.28 “Investment Management Trust Agreement” means the investment management trust agreement made as of February 14, 2022 by and between the Parent and the Trustee.

 

1.29 “IPO” means the initial public offering of Parent pursuant to a prospectus dated February 14, 2022.

 

1.30 “IT Assets” means computers, software, hardware, servers, workstations, routers, hubs, switches, data communications lines, networks and all other information technology equipment and all associated documentation.

 

1.31 “Law” means any domestic or foreign, federal, state, municipality or local law, statute, ordinance, code, principle of common law, act, treaty or order of general applicability of any applicable Authority, including rule or regulation promulgated thereunder.

 

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1.32 “Leases” means any and all leases, subleases, licenses, concessions, sale/leaseback arrangements or similar arrangements and other occupancy agreements pursuant to which the Company Group holds any Leased Real Property, including the right to all security deposits and other amounts and instruments deposited by or on behalf of the Company Group thereunder.

 

1.33 “Leased Real Property” means any and all real property leased, subleased, licensed or otherwise used or occupied by the Company Group as tenant, sublessee, licensee or occupier, together with, to the extent leased by the Company Group, all buildings and other structures, facilities, improvements or fixtures currently or hereafter located thereon.

 

1.34 “Liabilities” means any and all liabilities, Indebtedness, claims, or obligations of any nature (whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise, whether known or unknown, whether direct or indirect, whether matured or unmatured and whether due or to become due), including Tax Liabilities due or to become due.

 

1.35 “Lien” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset, and any conditional sale or voting agreement or proxy, including any agreement to give any of the foregoing.

 

1.36 “Lock-up Agreement” means the agreements in the form attached as Exhibit C or agreement(s) substantially equivalent thereto mutually agreed by the Purchaser Parties and the Company, dated as of the Closing Date entered into by and between the Persons listed on Section 1.36 of the Company Disclosure Schedule and the Purchaser.

 

1.37 “Marketing Approval” means collectively, all approvals of an applicable Authority as necessary to allow for the marketing and sale of services or products in the country concerned.

 

1.38 “Material Adverse Effect” means any fact, event, circumstance, change, condition, occurrence or effect that has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, (a) a material adverse effect on the assets, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise), prospects, net worth, management, earnings, cash flows, business, operations, or properties of the Company Group, taken as a whole, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary course of business; provided that, solely in the case of clause (a), in no event shall any of the following, alone or in combination, be taken into account in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred or would reasonably be expected to occur: (i) general economic or political conditions; (ii) conditions generally affecting the industries in which the Company Group operates; (iii) any changes in financial, banking or securities markets in general, including any disruption thereof and any decline in the price of any security or any market index or any change in prevailing interest rates; (iv) acts of war (whether or not declared), armed hostilities or terrorism, or the escalation or worsening thereof; (v) any action required or permitted by this Agreement or any action taken (or omitted to be taken) with the written consent of or at the written request of the Purchaser Parties; (vi) any changes in applicable Laws or accounting rules (including U.S. GAAP) or the enforcement, implementation or interpretation thereof; (vii) the announcement, pendency or completion of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including losses or threatened losses of employees, provided that this clause (vii) shall not apply to any representation or warranty set forth in Section 5.4 and, to the extent related thereto, the condition in Section 10.2(b); (viii) any natural or man-made disaster or acts of God; and (ix) any failure by the Company to meet any internal or published projections, forecasts or revenue or earnings predictions (provided that the underlying causes of such failure shall not be excluded in determining whether there is a Material Adverse Effect); provided that, except in the cases of clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (vi) or (viii), such facts, events, circumstances, conditions, occurrences and effects may be taken into account if the Company Group is disproportionately affected thereby as compared with other participants in the same industries or markets in which the Company Group operates, or (b) prevent or materially delay the consummation by the Company Group of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

1.39 “Milestone Date” mean the date that is five (5) months after the initial filing (including confidential filing) of the preliminary Proxy Statement/Registration Statement with the SEC.

 

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1.40 “MOPH” means The Ministry of Public Health, a Thai governmental body responsible for the oversight of public health in Thailand.

 

1.41 “Order” means any decree, order, judgment, writ, award, injunction, rule or consent of or by an Authority.

 

1.42 “Organizational Documents” means, with respect to any Person, its certificate of incorporation and bylaws, memorandum and articles of association or similar organizational documents, in each case, as amended.

 

1.43 “Parent Class A Ordinary Shares” means the class A ordinary shares, no par value, of Parent.

 

1.44 “Parent Class B Ordinary Shares” means the class B ordinary shares, no par value, of Parent.

 

1.45 “Parent Class B Shareholder” means A SPAC (Holdings) Acquisition Corp., the holder of the Parent Class B Ordinary Share on the date of this Agreement.

 

1.46 “Parent Disclosure Schedule” means the schedule attached hereto as Exhibit G.

 

1.47 “Parent Ordinary Shares” means the Parent Class A Ordinary Shares and the Parent Class B Ordinary Shares.

 

1.48 “Parent Private Placement Warrant” means a warrant to purchase one Parent Class A Ordinary Share at an exercise price of $11.50 per whole share issued to the Parent’s sponsor that closed concurrently with the Parent’s IPO.

 

1.49 “Parent Public Warrant” means a warrant to purchase one Parent Class A Ordinary Share at an exercise price of $11.50 per whole share that was included in the Parent Units sold as part of the Parent’s IPO.

 

1.50 “Parent Right” means a right to receive one-tenth (1/10) of a Parent Class A Ordinary Share at the closing of the Parent’s initial business combination that was included in the Parent Units sold as part of the Parent’s IPO.

 

1.51 “Parent Securities” means the Parent Ordinary Shares, Parent Rights, Parent Units, and Parent Warrants, collectively.

 

1.52 “Parent Unit” means a unit of the Parent comprised of one Parent Class A Ordinary Share, three-fourths of a Parent Warrant and one Parent Right, that was sold as part of the Parent’s IPO.

 

1.53 “Parent Warrants” means the Parent Public Warrants and the Parent Private Placement Warrants.

 

1.54 “Permitted Liens” means (i) mechanics’, carriers’, workers’, repairers’ and similar statutory Liens arising or incurred in the ordinary course of business for amounts (A) that are not delinquent, (B) that are not material to the business, operations and financial condition of the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries so encumbered, either individually or in the aggregate, and (C) that are not resulting from a breach, default or violation by the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries of any Contract or Law; (ii) liens for Taxes not yet due and payable or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings (and for which adequate accruals or reserves have been established in accordance to U.S. GAAP); and (iii) the Liens set forth on Section 1.54 of the Company Disclosure Schedule.

 

1.55 “Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership (including a general partnership, limited partnership or limited liability partnership), limited liability company, association, trust or other entity or organization, including a government, domestic or foreign, or political subdivision thereof, or an agency or instrumentality thereof.

 

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1.56 “Pre-Closing Period” means any period that ends on or before the Closing Date or with respect to a period that includes but does not end on the Closing Date, the portion of such period through and including the day of the Closing.

 

1.57 “Pro Rata Portion” means with respect to each Principal Shareholder in connection with an applicable Earnout Event, a fraction expressed as a percentage equal to (i) the aggregate number of Company Shares held by such Principal Shareholder as of immediately prior to the Closing, divided by (ii) the aggregate number of Company Shares held by all Principal Shareholders as of immediately prior to the Closing, in each case on an as-converted basis.

 

1.58 “Purchaser Class A Ordinary Shares” means the class A ordinary shares, no par value, of Purchaser.

 

1.59 “Purchaser Class B Ordinary Shares” means the class B ordinary shares, no par value, of Purchaser.

 

1.60 “Purchaser Incentive Plan” means the equity incentive plan to be prepared by the Company Group and agreed by the Purchaser pursuant to Section 8.7 and adopted by the Purchaser prior to the Closing.

 

1.61 “Purchaser Ordinary Shares” means the Purchaser Class A Ordinary Shares and the Purchaser Class B Ordinary Shares.

 

1.62 “Purchaser Securities” means the Purchaser Ordinary Shares and Purchaser Warrants, collectively.

 

1.63 “Purchaser Warrants” means the warrants to purchase Purchaser Class A Ordinary Shares at an exercise price of $11.50 per whole share issued in exchange for the Parent Warrants at the Reincorporation Effective Time.

 

1.64 “Service” means any services including medical, surgical or obstetric services or related and ancillary services being provided, offered, marketed, sold and/or distributed by the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company, or regarding which the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company has rights, and including any such service that has received Marketing Approval.

 

1.65 “Real Property” means, collectively, all real properties and interests therein (including the right to use), together with all buildings, fixtures, trade fixtures, plant and other improvements located thereon or attached thereto; all rights arising out of use thereof (including air, water, oil and mineral rights); and all subleases, franchises, licenses, permits, easements and rights-of-way which are appurtenant thereto.

 

1.66 “Registration Rights Agreement” means the agreement governing the resale of the Closing Payment Shares, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D.

 

1.67 “Regulatory Documentation” means, in any medium including audio, visual, print, magnetic, or electronic, all (a) documentation comprising the Regulatory Permits and Regulatory Transfer Approvals; (b) dossiers, reports, supplements, records, data and other materials, submissions or correspondence submitted to, filed with or received from the applicable Authority relating to the Regulatory Permits, Regulatory Transfer Approvals or application or submission for obtaining a Regulatory Permit or a Regulatory Transfer Approval; (c) reports, supplements, records, data and other materials and correspondence related to the Services, including minutes and official contact reports relating to any communications with any Authority, and relevant supporting documents with respect thereto, including all draft and final advertising and promotion documents submitted to the applicable Authority for comment, adverse event files and complaint files, pharmacovigilance records and studies and any other information relevant to the assessment of product safety; (d) clinical data, results (including all tables, listings and graphs) and reports, case report forms, and other materials or correspondence filed with or received from an Authority to the extent relating to any Services; (e) internal and external inspection or audit reports; and (f) other data (including clinical and pre-clinical data) contained or relied upon in any of the foregoing, in each case of clauses (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f), to the extent in the possession or control of the Company Group.

 

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1.68 “Regulatory Permit” means any Permit required for the development, manufacturing or marketing of a product or a service under applicable Health Care Laws, including, where required, pricing and reimbursement approvals and including Marketing Approvals.

 

1.69 “Regulatory Transfer Approvals” means all approvals of an Authority, including the submission of letters required under any applicable Law, as required for the transfer of a Regulatory Permit from one party to another to evidence the transfer of ownership of a Marketing Approval or other Regulatory Permit.

 

1.70 “Representatives” of a Person means its officers, directors, Affiliates, managers, employees, accountants, consultants, legal counsel, financial advisors, and agents and other representatives acting on its behalf.

 

1.71 “SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

1.72 “Securities Act” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

1.73 “Shareholder” means the shareholders of the Company.

 

1.74 “Subsidiary” or “Subsidiaries” means, with respect to any given Person, any other Person (i) that has at least fifty percent (50%) of the capital stock or share capital or other equity or voting securities are Controlled or owned, directly or indirectly, by such given Person, (ii) the management of which is otherwise Controlled by such given Person, or (iii) the financial statements of which are otherwise consolidated with those of such given Person under the U.S. GAAP.

 

1.75 “Tangible Personal Property” means all tangible personal property and interests therein, including machinery, computers and accessories, furniture, office equipment, communications equipment, automobiles, trucks, forklifts and other vehicles owned or leased by the Company and other tangible property.

 

1.76 “Tax(es)” means any federal, state, local or foreign tax, charge, fee, levy, custom, duty, deficiency, or other assessment of any kind or nature imposed by any Taxing Authority (including any income (net or gross), gross receipts, profits, windfall profit, sales, use, goods and services, ad valorem, franchise, license, withholding, employment, social security, workers compensation, unemployment compensation, employment, payroll, transfer, excise, import, real property, personal property, intangible property, occupancy, recording, minimum, alternative minimum, environmental or estimated tax), including any liability therefor as a transferee or successor, as a result of Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 or similar provision of applicable Law or as a result of any Tax sharing, indemnification or similar agreement, together with any interest, penalty, additions to tax or additional amount imposed with respect thereto.

 

1.77 “Taxing Authority” means the Authority responsible for the collection, assessment or imposition of any Tax or the administration of any Law relating to any Tax.

 

1.78 “Tax Return” means any return, information return, declaration, claim for refund or credit, report or any similar statement, and any amendment thereto, including any attached schedule and supporting information, whether on a separate, consolidated, combined, unitary or other basis, that is filed or required to be filed with any Taxing Authority in connection with the determination, assessment, collection or payment of a Tax or the administration of any Law relating to any Tax.

 

1.79 “Trading Day” means any day on which the Purchaser Class A Ordinary Shares are actually traded on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which Purchaser Class A Ordinary Shares are then traded.

 

1.80 “Transactions” means the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and Additional Agreements, including the Reincorporation Merger and the Acquisition Merger.

 

1.81 “U.S. GAAP” means U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied.

 

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1.82 “Voting and Support Agreements” means the voting and support agreements, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Company, certain shareholders of the Company and certain other parties named therein, pursuant to which such shareholders have agreed to vote their Company Shares in order to, among other things, obtain the Requisite Company Vote.

 

1.83 “VWAP” means, for any security as of any date(s), the dollar volume-weighted average price for such security on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which such security is then traded each day as reported by Bloomberg through its “HP” function (set to weighted average) or, if the foregoing does not apply, the dollar volume-weighted average price of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security during the day, or, if no dollar volume-weighted average price is reported for such security by Bloomberg for such day, then the closing price for such day. If the VWAP (or closing price) cannot be calculated for such security on such date(s) on any of the foregoing bases, the VWAP of such security on such date(s) shall be the fair market value as determined reasonably and in good faith by the Company. All such determinations shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination, recapitalization or other similar transaction during such period.

 

1.84 “$” means U.S. dollars, the legal currency of the United States.

 

1.85 The following terms have the meanings set forth in the Sections set forth below:

 

Defined Term Section
Acquisition Merger Recitals
Acquisition Intended Tax Treatment 3.7
Act 4.2(c)
Agreement Preamble
Alternative Proposal 7.1(c)
Alternative Transaction 7.1(c)
Anti-Money Laundering Laws 5.33
Applicable Per Share Merger Consideration 4.1(a)
Arbitrator 12.1(a)
Articles of Merger 2.2
Balance Sheet Date 5.11(c)
Break-up Fee or Break-up Fees 13.2(b)
BVI Law 2.1
BVI Plan of Merger 2.2
Category 1 Break-up Fee 13.2(a)
Category 2 Break-up Fee 13.2(b)
Cayman Companies Act Recitals
CFO 4.4(e)
Change of Control Transaction 13.3
Closing 3.2
Closing Date 3.2
Company Preamble
Company Disclosure Schedule ARTICLE V
Company Filing Documents 5.18(c)
Company Group Consent 5.10
Company Shares 5.5(a)
D&O Indemnified Persons 7.7(a)
D&O Tail Insurance 7.7(b)
Dissenting Shareholders 4.1(b)
Dissenting Shares 4.1(b)
Earnout Event 1 4.4(a)(i)
Earnout Event 2 4.4(a)(ii)

 

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Earnout Event or Earnout Events 4.4(a)(ii)
Earnout Shares 4.4(a)
Earnout Statement 4.4(e)
Effective Time 3.2
Employment Agreements 8.4
Excluded Shares 4.1(d)
Extension 9.7
Financial Statements 5.11(a)
Financing Agreements 8.5
Government Contract 5.35
Governmental Approval 5.3
Indemnified Party 11.1
Indemnifying Party 11.1
IPO Prospectus 14.16
Key Personnel 5.23(a)
Labor Agreements 5.24(a)
Licensed Intellectual Property Rights 5.19(b)
Material Contract 5.16(a)
Merger Sub Preamble
Merger Sub Ordinary Shares 6.7(c)
Parent Preamble
Parent Dissenting Shareholder 2.10
Parent Dissenting Shares 2.10
Parent Excluded Shares 2.6(e)
Parent SEC Documents 6.12(a)
Parent Shareholder Approval Matters 9.5(a)
Parent Shares Redemption 9.5(a)
Parent Special Meeting 9.5(a)
Permits 5.17(a)
Personal Information 5.18(b)
Plan of Merger 3.2
Purchaser Preamble
Purchaser Parties ARTICLE V
Principal Shareholder or Principal Shareholders Preamble
Proxy Statement 9.5(a)
Registration Statement 9.5(a)
Reincorporation Effective Time 2.2
Reincorporation Intended Tax Treatment 2.9
Reincorporation Merger Recitals
Reincorporation Surviving Corporation 2.1
Required Parent Shareholder Approval 10.1(e)
Requisite Company Vote 5.2
Safety Notices 5.17(b)
Sanctions 5.33
Securities 5.5(b)
Signing Date Preamble
Surviving Corporation 3.1
Surviving Provisions 13.4
Top Customers 5.20(a)
Top Suppliers 5.20(a)
Transaction Financing 8.5
Trustee 6.9
Trust Account 6.9
Trust Fund 6.9
U.S. GAAP Financials 7.5(a)
Warrant Agreement 2.6(d)
13.1(c) Termination Notice Deadline 13.1(c)
13.1(d) Termination Notice Deadline 13.1(d)

 

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ARTICLE II
REINCORPORATION MERGER

 

2.1 Reincorporation Merger. At the Reincorporation Effective Time (as defined in Section 2.2 below), and subject to and upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and in accordance with the applicable provisions of BVI Business Companies Act, as amended (“BVI Law”), Parent shall be merged with and into Purchaser, the separate corporate existence of Parent shall cease and Purchaser shall continue as the surviving company in the Reincorporation Merger under the BVI Law. Purchaser as the surviving company after the Reincorporation Merger is hereinafter sometimes referred to as the “Reincorporation Surviving Corporation”.

 

2.2 Reincorporation Effective Time. The Parent and the Purchaser shall cause the Reincorporation Merger to be consummated by filing the articles of merger (the “Articles of Merger”) and the plan of merger (the “BVI Plan of Merger”) (and other documents required by BVI Law) with the Registrar of Corporate Affairs in the British Virgin Islands, in accordance with the relevant provisions of BVI Law (the time of such filings, or such later time, not exceeding 30 days, as specified in the Articles of Merger, being the “Reincorporation Effective Time”).

 

2.3 Effect of the Reincorporation Merger. At the Reincorporation Effective Time, the effect of the Reincorporation Merger shall be as provided in this Agreement, the Articles of Merger, the BVI Plan of Merger and the applicable provisions of BVI Law. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Reincorporation Effective Time, all the property, rights, privileges, agreements, powers and franchises, debts, Liabilities, duties and obligations of the Purchaser and the Parent shall become the property, rights, privileges, agreements, powers and franchises, debts, Liabilities, duties and obligations of the Reincorporation Surviving Corporation, which shall include the assumption by the Reincorporation Surviving Corporation of any and all agreements, covenants, duties and obligations of the Purchaser and the Parent set forth in this Agreement to be performed after the Reincorporation Effective Time, and all securities of the Reincorporation Surviving Corporation issued and outstanding as a result of the conversion under Sections 2.6(a) through 2.6(d) hereof shall be listed on the public trading market on which the Parent Units were trading prior to the Reincorporation Merger.

 

2.4 Memorandum and Articles of Association. At the Reincorporation Effective Time, the amended and restated memorandum and articles of association of the Parent, as in effect immediately prior to the Reincorporation Effective Time, shall cease and the memorandum and articles of association of Purchaser shall be the memorandum and articles of association of the Reincorporation Surviving Corporation, except that such memorandum and articles shall be amended and restated so that they read in their entirety as set forth in Exhibit E annexed hereto, and as so amended and restated, shall be the memorandum and articles of association of the Reincorporation Surviving Corporation and thereafter amended in accordance with their terms, the Organizational Documents of the Reincorporation Surviving Corporation as provided by Law.

 

2.5 Directors and Officers of the Reincorporation Surviving Corporation. Immediately after the Reincorporation Effective Time and prior to the Closing, the officers and the board of directors of the Reincorporation Surviving Corporation shall be constituted by the same persons as the officers and board of directors of the Parent immediately prior to the Reincorporation Effective Time.

 

2.6 Effect on Issued Securities of Parent.

 

(a) Conversion of Parent Ordinary Shares. At the Reincorporation Effective Time, every issued and outstanding Parent Class A Ordinary Share (other than the Parent Excluded Shares and the Parent Dissenting Shares) shall be converted automatically into one Purchaser Class A Ordinary Share. At the Reincorporation Effective Time, all Parent Class A Ordinary Shares shall cease to be issued and shall automatically be canceled and retired and shall cease to exist. The holders of issued Parent Class A Ordinary Shares immediately prior to the Reincorporation Effective Time, as evidenced by the register of members of the Parent, shall cease to have any rights with respect to such Parent Class A Ordinary Shares, except as provided herein or by Law. From and after the Reincorporation Effective Time, each certificate or book entry position that evidenced Parent Class A Ordinary Shares immediately prior to the Reincorporation Merger shall entitle the holder only to the applicable number of Purchaser Class A Ordinary Shares into which such certificate or book entry position is convertible according to this Section 2.6(a). Upon surrender of each certificate (if any) previously evidencing Parent Class A Ordinary Shares, such certificate shall be exchanged for a certificate representing the same number of applicable Purchaser Class A Ordinary Shares. At the Reincorporation Effective Time, the one (1) issued and outstanding Parent Class B Ordinary Share shall cease to be issued and shall automatically be canceled and retired and shall cease to exist.

 

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(b) Parent Units. At the Reincorporation Effective Time, every issued and outstanding Parent Unit shall be separated automatically into its constituent securities, which shall be converted automatically into securities of Purchaser in accordance with Section 2.6(a), (c) or (d), as applicable. At the Reincorporation Effective Time, all Parent Units shall cease to be outstanding and shall automatically be canceled and retired and shall cease to exist. The holders of issued Parent Units immediately prior to the Reincorporation Effective Time shall cease to have any rights with respect to such Parent Units, except as provided herein or by Law. Upon surrender of each certificate (if any) previously evidencing Parent Units, such certificate shall be exchanged for certificates representing the applicable number of Purchaser Class A Ordinary Shares and Purchaser Warrants.

 

(c) Parent Rights. At the Reincorporation Effective Time, every issued and outstanding Parent Right shall be converted automatically into one-tenth (1/10) of one Purchaser Class A Ordinary Share, in accordance with the terms thereof. At the Reincorporation Effective Time, all Parent Rights shall cease to be outstanding and shall automatically be canceled and retired and shall cease to exist. The holders of issued Parent Rights immediately prior to the Reincorporation Effective Time, as evidenced by the register of rights holders, shall cease to have any rights with respect to such Parent Rights, except as provided herein or by Law. From and after the Reincorporation Effective Time, each certificate or book entry position that evidenced Parent Rights immediately prior to the Reincorporation Merger shall entitle the holder only to the applicable number of Purchaser Class A Ordinary Share into which such certificate or book entry position is convertible according to this Section 2.6(c). Upon surrender of each certificate (if any) previously evidencing Parent Rights, such certificate shall be exchanged for a certificate representing the applicable number of Purchaser Class A Ordinary Shares.

 

(d) Parent Warrants. At the Reincorporation Effective Time, every issued and outstanding Parent Warrant shall remain outstanding but shall be automatically adjusted to become one Purchaser Warrant, in accordance with the terms thereof. Each Purchaser Warrant will continue to have, and be subject to, the same terms and conditions set forth in the warrant agreement (the “Warrant Agreement”), dated as of February 14, 2022, by and between Parent and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent. At the Closing, the Purchaser shall enter into an amendment to the Warrant Agreement solely to evidence the succession of the Purchaser to the Parent and the assumption by the Purchaser of the covenants of Parent contained in the Warrant Agreement and the Parent Warrants. Upon surrender of each certificate (if any) previously evidencing Parent Warrants, such certificate shall be exchanged for a certificate representing the applicable number of Purchaser Warrants.

 

(e) Cancellation of Parent Ordinary Shares Owned by Parent. At the Reincorporation Effective Time, if there are any Parent Ordinary Shares that are owned by the Parent as treasury shares or any Parent Ordinary Shares owned by any Subsidiary of the Parent immediately prior to the Reincorporation Effective Time (collectively, the “Parent Excluded Shares”), such shares shall be canceled and extinguished without any conversion thereof or payment therefor.

 

(f) Transfers of Ownership. If any certificate for securities of Purchaser is to be issued in a name other than that in which the certificate surrendered in exchange therefor is registered, it will be a condition of the issuance thereof that the certificate so surrendered will be properly endorsed (or accompanied by an appropriate instrument of transfer) and otherwise in proper form for transfer and that the person requesting such exchange will have paid to Purchaser or any agent designated by it any transfer or other Taxes required by reason of the issuance of a certificate for securities of Purchaser in any name other than that of the registered holder of the certificate surrendered, or established to the satisfaction of Purchaser or any agent designated by it that such Tax has been paid or is not payable.

 

(g) No Liability. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.6, none of the Reincorporation Surviving Corporation, Parent or any party hereto shall be liable to any person for any amount properly paid to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar law.

 

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(h) Fractional Shares. No certificates or scrip representing fractional Purchaser Ordinary Shares will be issued pursuant to the Reincorporation Merger and each holder of Parent Securities who would otherwise be entitled to a fraction of a Purchaser Ordinary Share at any time Parent Ordinary Shares are distributed to any such Person pursuant to this Agreement (after aggregating all fractional shares that otherwise would be received by such holder in connection with such distribution) shall receive from Purchaser, in lieu of such fractional share, one (1) Purchaser Class A Ordinary Share.

 

2.7 Surrender of Securities. All securities issued in exchange for Parent Securities in accordance with the terms hereof shall be deemed to have been issued in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to such securities, provided that any restrictions on the sale and transfer of Parent Securities shall also apply to the Purchaser Securities so issued in exchange.

 

2.8 Lost Stolen or Destroyed Certificates. In the event any certificates for any Parent Securities shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, the Purchaser shall issue in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed certificates or securities, as the case may be, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the holder thereof, such securities as may be required pursuant to Section 2.7; provided, however, that the Reincorporation Surviving Corporation may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed certificates to deliver a bond in such sum as it may reasonably direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made against the Reincorporation Surviving Corporation with respect to the certificates alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed.

 

2.9 Section 368 Reorganization. For U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Reincorporation Merger is intended to constitute a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code (the “Reincorporation Intended Tax Treatment”). The parties to this Agreement hereby (i) adopt this Agreement as a “plan of reorganization” within the meaning of Section 1.368-2(g) of the United States Treasury Regulations, (ii) agree to file and retain such information as shall be required under Section 1.368-3 of the United States Treasury Regulations, and (iii) agree to file all Tax and other informational returns on a basis consistent with such characterization, unless required to do otherwise pursuant to a final determination as defined in Section 1413(a) of the Code (or pursuant to any similar provision of applicable state, local or foreign Law). Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the parties acknowledge and agree that no party is making any representation or warranty as to the qualification of the Reincorporation Merger as a reorganization under Section 368 of the Code or as to the effect, if any, that any transaction consummated on, after or prior to the Reincorporation Effective Time has or may have on any such reorganization status. Each of the parties acknowledge and agree that each (i) has had the opportunity to obtain independent legal and tax advice with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and (ii) is responsible for paying its own Taxes, including any adverse Tax consequences that may result if the Reincorporation Merger is determined not to qualify as a reorganization under Section 368 of the Code.

 

2.10 Dissenter’s Rights. No Person who has validly exercised their dissenters’ rights pursuant to Section 179 of the BVI Law (each a “Parent Dissenting Shareholder”) shall be entitled to receive the securities of Purchaser in accordance with Section 2.6(a), 2.6(c) or 2.6(d), as applicable, with respect to the securities of Parent owned by such Person (“Parent Dissenting Shares”) unless and until such Person shall have effectively withdrawn or lost such Person’s dissenters’ rights under BVI Law. Each Parent Dissenting Shareholder shall be entitled to receive only the payment resulting from the procedure in Section 179 of BVI Law with respect to the Parent Dissenting Shares owned by such Parent Dissenting Shareholder. The Purchaser shall give Parent (i) prompt notice of any written demands for appraisal, attempted withdrawals of such demands, and any other instruments served pursuant to applicable Law that are received by the Purchaser relating to any Parent Dissenting Shareholder’s rights of dissent and (ii) the opportunity to direct all negotiations and proceedings with respect to demand for appraisal under BVI Law. The Purchaser shall not, except with the prior written consent of Parent, voluntarily make any payment with respect to any demands for appraisal, offer to settle or settle any such demands or approve any withdrawal of any such demands.

 

2.11 Taking of Necessary Action; Further Action. If, at any time after the Reincorporation Effective Time, any further action is necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement and to vest the Reincorporation Surviving Corporation with full right, title and possession to all assets, property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of Parent and Purchaser, the officers and directors of Parent and Purchaser are fully authorized in the name of their respective corporations or otherwise to take, and will take, all such lawful and necessary action, so long as such action is not inconsistent with this Agreement.

 

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ARTICLE III
ACQUISITION MERGER

 

3.1 Acquisition Merger. Upon and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, on the Closing Date (as defined in Section 3.2), concurrently with the Reincorporation Merger, and in accordance with the applicable provisions of Cayman Companies Act, Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the Company. Following the Acquisition Merger, the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub shall cease, and the Company shall continue as the surviving company in the Acquisition Merger (the “Surviving Corporation”) under the Laws of the Cayman Islands and become a wholly owned subsidiary of the Purchaser.

 

3.2 Closing; Effective Time. Unless this Agreement is earlier terminated in accordance with ARTICLE XIII, the closing of the Acquisition Merger (the “Closing”) shall take place concurrently with the Reincorporation Merger at the offices of Loeb & Loeb LLP, 345 Park Avenue, New York, New York at 10:00 a.m. (New York time) on a date no later than five (5) Business Days after the satisfaction or (if permissible) waiver of all the conditions set forth in ARTICLE X (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or, if permissible, waiver of those conditions), or at such other place and time as the Company and the Purchaser Parties may mutually agree upon in writing. The parties may participate in the Closing via electronic means by the mutual exchange of electronic signatures (including portable document format (.PDF) and Verisign). The date on which the Closing occurs is hereinafter referred to as the “Closing Date”. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, at the Closing, the parties hereto shall execute a plan of merger (the “Plan of Merger”) in form and substance acceptable to the Merger Sub and the Company and the parties hereto shall cause the Acquisition Merger to be consummated by filing the Plan of Merger (and other documents required by Cayman Companies Act) with the Registrar of Companies in the Cayman Islands in accordance with the relevant provisions of Cayman Companies Act. The Acquisition Merger shall become effective at the time when it is registered by the Registrar of Companies (or such later time as may be agreed in writing by the Company and Purchaser and specified in the Plan of Merger, being not more than the 90th day after the date of such registration) in accordance with the Cayman Companies Act (the “Effective Time”).

 

3.3 Board of Directors. (i) Immediately after the Closing, the officers and the board of directors of the Surviving Corporation shall be constituted by the same persons as the officers and board of directors of the Company immediately prior to the Closing; and (ii) Immediately after the Closing, the Reincorporation Surviving Corporation’s board of directors shall consist of seven (7) directors, three (3) of which will be executive directors designated by the Company prior to the Closing, and four (4) of which will be designated by the Company to serve as independent directors in accordance with Nasdaq requirements.

 

3.4 Effect of the Merger. At the Effective Time, the effect of the Acquisition Merger shall be as provided in this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the applicable provisions of Cayman Companies Act. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Effective Time, all the property, rights, privileges, agreements, powers and franchises, debts, liabilities, duties and obligations of the Merger Sub and the Company shall become the property, rights, privileges, agreements, powers and franchises, debts, liabilities, duties and obligations of the Surviving Corporation, which shall include the assumption by the Surviving Corporation of any and all agreements, covenants, duties and obligations of the Merger Sub and the Company set forth in this Agreement to be performed after the Effective Time.

 

3.5 Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Surviving Corporation. At the Effective Time, the memorandum and articles of association of the Merger Sub, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall cease and the memorandum and articles of the Company shall be the memorandum and articles of association of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter amended in accordance with their terms, the Organizational Documents of the Surviving Corporation and as provided by Law.

 

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3.6 Taking of Necessary Action; Further Action. If, at any time after the Effective Time, any further action is necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement and to vest the Surviving Corporation with full right, title and interest in, to and under, and/or possession of, all assets, property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the Merger Sub and the Company, the officers and directors of the Merger Sub and the Company are fully authorized in the name of their respective corporations or otherwise to take, and will take, all such lawful and necessary action, so long as such action is not inconsistent with this Agreement.

 

3.7 Section 368 Reorganization. For U.S. Federal income tax purposes, the Acquisition Merger is intended to constitute a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code (the “Acquisition Intended Tax Treatment”). The parties to this Agreement hereby (i) adopt this Agreement as a “plan of reorganization” within the meaning of Section 1.368-2(g) of the United States Treasury Regulations, (ii) agree to file and retain such information as shall be required under Section 1.368-3 of the United States Treasury Regulations, and (iii) agree to file all Tax and other informational returns on a basis consistent with such characterization. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the parties acknowledge and agree that no party is making any representation or warranty as to the qualification of the Acquisition Merger as a reorganization under Section 368 of the Code or as to the effect, if any, that any transaction consummated on, after or prior to the Effective Time has or may have on any such reorganization status. Each of the parties acknowledge and agree that each (i) has had the opportunity to obtain independent legal and tax advice with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and (ii) is responsible for paying its own Taxes, including any adverse Tax consequences that may result if the Acquisition Merger is determined not to qualify as a reorganization under Section 368 of the Code.

 

ARTICLE IV
CONSIDERATION

 

4.1 Conversion of Capital.

 

(a) Conversion of Ordinary Share. At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Acquisition Merger and without any action on the part of the Parent, the Purchaser, the Merger Sub, the Company or the Shareholders of the Company, each Company Share issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than the Excluded Shares and Dissenting Shares, each as defined below) shall be canceled and automatically converted into the right to receive, without interest, the applicable portion of the Closing Payment Shares for such number of Company Shares (the “Applicable Per Share Merger Consideration”) as specified on Exhibit B hereto. For avoidance of any doubt, each Shareholder of the Company will cease to have any rights with respect to the Company Shares, except the right to receive the Applicable Per Share Merger Consideration.

 

(b) Dissenting Shares. Each Company Share (the “Dissenting Shares”) owned by holders of Company Shares who have validly exercised and not effectively withdrawn or lost their rights to dissent from the Acquisition Merger pursuant to Cayman Companies Act (the “Dissenting Shareholders”) shall thereafter represent only the right to receive the applicable payments set forth in Section 4.3, unless and until such Dissenting Shareholder effectively withdraws its demand for, or loses its rights to, dissent from the Acquisition Merger pursuant to Cayman Companies Act with respect to any Dissenting Shares.

 

(c) Share Capital of Merger Sub. The Merger Sub Ordinary Share that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will, by virtue of the Acquisition Merger and without further action on the part of the sole shareholder of Merger Sub, be converted into and become one ordinary share of the Surviving Corporation (and such share of the Surviving Corporation into which the Merger Sub Ordinary Share is so converted shall be the only share of the Surviving Corporation that is issued and outstanding immediately after the Effective Time).

 

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(d) Treatment of Certain Company Shares. At the Effective Time, all Company Shares that are owned by the Company (as treasury shares or otherwise) or any of its direct or indirect Controlled Subsidiaries as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (collectively, the “Excluded Shares”) shall be automatically canceled and extinguished without any conversion or consideration delivered in exchange thereof.

 

(e) No Liability. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4.1, none of Surviving Corporation or any party hereto shall be liable to any person for any amount properly paid to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar law.

 

(f) Surrender of Certificates. All securities issued upon the surrender of Company Shares in accordance with the terms hereof shall be deemed to have been issued in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to such securities, provided that any restrictions on the sale and transfer of such Company Shares shall also apply to the Closing Payment Shares so issued in exchange.

 

(g) Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates. In the event any certificates for any Company Share shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, the Purchaser shall cause to be issued in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed certificates and for each such share, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the holder thereof, such securities as may be required pursuant to Section 4.1(f); provided, however, that Purchaser may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed certificates to deliver a bond in such sum as it may reasonably direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made against Purchaser with respect to the certificates alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed.

 

(h) Adjustments. Without limiting the other provisions of this Agreement, if at any time during the period between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, any change in the outstanding securities of the Company, the Parent Ordinary Shares or the Purchaser Ordinary Shares shall occur (other than the issuance of additional shares of the Company or Purchaser or Parent as permitted by this Agreement), including by reason of any reclassification, recapitalization, share split (including a reverse share split), or combination, exchange, readjustment of shares, or similar transaction, or any share dividend or distribution paid in shares, the Closing Payment Shares and any other amounts payable pursuant to this Agreement shall be appropriately adjusted to reflect such change; provided, however, that this sentence shall not be construed to permit Parent, Purchaser or the Company to take any action with respect to its securities that is prohibited by the terms of this Agreement.

 

4.2 Payment of Merger Consideration.

 

(a) Upon and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, at the Effective Time, the Purchaser shall issue to each Shareholder such number of Closing Payment Shares opposite such Shareholder’s name on Exhibit B.

 

(b) No certificates or scrip representing fractional Purchaser Ordinary Shares will be issued pursuant to the Acquisition Merger, and such fractional share interests will not entitle the owner thereof to vote or to any rights of a shareholder of the Purchaser, and each holder of Company Shares who would otherwise be entitled to a fraction of a Purchaser Class A Ordinary Share (after aggregating all Purchaser Class A Ordinary Shares to which such holder otherwise would be entitled) shall instead have the number of Purchaser Class A Ordinary Shares issued to such holder rounded down to the nearest whole share.

 

(c) Legend. Each certificate issued pursuant to the Acquisition Merger to any holder of Company Shares shall bear the legend set forth below, or legend substantially equivalent thereto, together with any other legends that may be required by any securities laws at the time of the issuance of the Purchaser Ordinary Shares:

 

THE ORDINARY SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED UNLESS AND UNTIL (I) SUCH OFFER, SALE, TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR HYPOTHECATION HAS BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE ACT OR (II) THE ISSUER OF THE ORDINARY SHARES HAS RECEIVED AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER THAT SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR HYPOTHECATION IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE ACT.

 

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4.3 Dissenter’s Rights

 

(a) No person who has validly exercised their dissenters’ rights pursuant to Cayman Companies Act shall be entitled to receive the Applicable Per Share Merger Consideration with respect to the Dissenting Shares owned by such Dissenting Shareholder unless and until such Dissenting Shareholder shall have effectively withdrawn or lost its dissenters’ rights under the Cayman Companies Act. Each Dissenting Shareholder shall be entitled to receive only the payment resulting from the procedure set forth in Cayman Companies Act with respect to the Dissenting Shares owned by such Dissenting Shareholder. The Company shall give the Purchaser (i) prompt notice of any notices of objection, notices of dissent, written demands for appraisal, demands for fair value, attempted withdrawals of such demands, and any other instruments served pursuant to applicable Laws that are received by the Company relating to any Dissenting Shareholder’s rights of dissent under Cayman Companies Act and (ii) the opportunity to direct all negotiations and proceedings with respect to demand for appraisal under the Cayman Companies Act. The Company shall not, except with the prior written consent of Purchaser, voluntarily make any payment with respect to any demands for appraisal, offer to settle or settle any such demands or approve any withdrawal of any such demands.

 

(b) In the event that any written notices of objection to the Acquisition Merger are served by any shareholders on the Company pursuant to section 238(2) of the Cayman Companies Act, the Company shall serve written notice of the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the Acquisition Merger on such shareholders pursuant to section 238(4) of the Cayman Companies Act within twenty (20) days of obtaining the Requisite Company Vote (as defined below), provided, that prior to serving any such notice, the Company shall consult with the Purchaser with respect to such notice and shall afford the Purchaser a reasonable opportunity to comment thereon.

 

4.4 Earnout

 

(a) After the Closing, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 4.4, the Principal Shareholders shall have the right to receive in the aggregate up to an additional 2,000,000 Purchaser Class A Ordinary Shares (subject to equitable adjustment for share splits, share dividends, combinations, recapitalizations and the like after the Closing, including to account for any equity securities into which such shares are exchanged or converted) (the “Earnout Shares”). The Principal Shareholders’ right to receive the Earnout Shares shall vest and become due and issuable as follows:

 

(i) in the event that, from and after the Closing Date until the date that is 18 months after the Closing Date, the VWAP of the Purchaser Class A Ordinary Shares over any twenty (20) Trading Days within any thirty (30) Trading Day period is greater than or equal to $15.00 (“Earnout Event 1”), then the Principal Shareholders shall be entitled to receive 1,000,000 Earnout Shares, with each Principal Shareholder receiving its Pro Rata Portion thereof;

 

(ii) in the event that the net profit of the Purchaser and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for any four consecutive fiscal quarters during the six fiscal quarters commencing from the first day of the next fiscal quarter after the Closing Date, calculated based on (i) if such four consecutive fiscal quarters correspond to a full fiscal year, the consolidated audited financial statements set forth in the annual report of the Purchaser for that year, and (ii) for the other fiscal quarters, the consolidated audited or unaudited financial statements set forth in the applicable quarterly reports or earnings release of the Purchaser, in each case filed or furnished with the SEC, is equal to or exceeds $3,825,000 (“Earnout Event 2”, together with Earnout Event 1, the “Earnout Events” and each, an “Earnout Event”), then the Principal Shareholders shall be entitled to receive 1,000,000 Earnout Shares, with each Principal Shareholder receiving its Pro Rata Portion thereof.

 

(b) In the event that the applicable Earnout Event has not occurred during the applicable period, the Principal Shareholders shall not be entitled to receive the applicable portion of the Earnout Shares. For the avoidance of doubt, each Principal Shareholder shall be entitled to receive Earnout Shares only upon the occurrence of each Earnout Event; provided, however, that each Earnout Event may only occur once, if at all, and, with respect to each Earnout Event, in no event shall any Principal Shareholder be entitled to receive, nor shall the Purchaser be obligated to issue to such Principal Shareholder, more than the product of (i) the total amount of Earnout Shares specified in Section 4.4(a) for such Earnout Event (as adjusted) multiplied by (ii) the applicable Pro Rata Portion of such Principal Shareholder for such Earnout Event.

 

(c) The right of the Principal Shareholders to receive the Earnout Shares shall not entitle the holders thereof to any voting or dividend rights otherwise granted to holders of Purchaser Class A Ordinary Shares (if any) prior to the issuance of such shares. For the avoidance of doubt, Purchaser shall not be required to issue Purchaser Class A Ordinary Shares to the extent not permitted to do so by applicable Law, including by way of an exemption from registration under applicable securities laws.

 

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(d) Any Earnout Shares issued hereunder to the Principal Shareholders shall be subject to the restrictions and lock-up period(s) as set forth in the applicable Lock-up Agreements.

 

(e) As soon as practicable (but in any event within twenty (20) Business Days) after the completion of the relevant audited or unaudited consolidated financial statements for Purchaser and its Subsidiaries required to determine whether the Earnout Event 2 has occurred pursuant to Section 4.4(a)(ii), Purchaser’s Chief Financial Officer (the “CFO”) will prepare and deliver to the board of directors of the Purchaser for approval by a Disinterested Independent Director Majority a written statement (the “Earnout Statement”) that sets forth the CFO’s determination in accordance with the terms of Section 4.4(a)(ii) as to whether the Earnout Event 2 has occurred. If a Disinterested Independent Director Majority determines in good faith that the Principal Shareholders are entitled to receive the Earnout Shares for the occurrence of the Earnout Event 2 pursuant to the Earnout Statement, the applicable portion of the Earnout Shares will be issued upon such final determination.

 

ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

 

Except as set forth in the disclosure schedules delivered by the Company to the Purchaser Parties (as defined below) simultaneously with the execution of this Agreement and attached hereto as Exhibit F (“Company Disclosure Schedule”), the Company and the Principal Shareholders of the Company, jointly and severally, hereby represent and warrant to the Parent, Purchaser and Merger Sub (collectively, “Purchaser Parties”) that each of the following representations and warranties is true, correct and complete as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date (or, if such representations and warranties are made with respect to a certain date, as of such date). The parties hereto agree that any reference to numbered and lettered paragraphs and sub-paragraphs of this ARTICLE V to which the particular schedule relates is for the sake of convenience only. However, each such disclosure (whether directly or by reference to any document or other source) shall be taken as referring to each and every paragraph of ARTICLE V to which it can reasonably be expected to relate, and not only to the numbered and lettered paragraphs and sub-paragraphs to which it has been specified as relating to. For the avoidance of doubt, unless the context otherwise required, the below representations and warranties relate to the Company on a consolidated basis with its Subsidiaries.

 

5.1 Corporate Existence and Power. The Company is an exempted company duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the Cayman Islands and its Subsidiaries are duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization. Each member of the Company Group has all requisite power and authority, corporate and otherwise, and has all material Permits, governmental licenses, franchises, authorizations, consents and approvals necessary and required to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as presently conducted. Each member of the Company Group is duly licensed, qualified or authorized to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the properties owned or leased by it or the operation of its business as currently conducted makes such licensing, qualification or authorization necessary. None of the members of the Company Group is in violation of any provisions of its Organizational Documents. Section 5.1 of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists all jurisdictions in which any member of the Company Group is qualified to conduct the Business.

 

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5.2 Authorization. The Company Group has all the requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and each Additional Agreement to which it is a party and to perform all its obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the Acquisition Merger and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution, delivery and performance by each Company Group of this Agreement and the Additional Agreements to which it is a party and the consummation by each Company Group of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby are within the corporate powers of such Company Group and have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of such Company Group (including the board of directors of the Company), subject to the authorization and approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the transactions contemplated hereby by way of a special resolutions of the shareholders of the Company passed by the affirmative vote of holders of Company Shares representing at least two-thirds of the votes of the Company Shares present and voting in person or by proxy at a meeting of the shareholders of the Company in accordance with the memorandum and articles of association of the Company and the Cayman Companies Act (the “Requisite Company Vote”). The affirmative vote of the holders that are parties to the Voting and Support Agreement is sufficient to duly obtain the Requisite Company Vote in accordance with Cayman regulations and the Company’s Organizational Documents. Assuming due and valid authorization, execution and delivery, by each other party hereto and thereto, this Agreement has been, and each Additional Agreement (when executed and delivered by the Company Group) will be, duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company Group to which it is a party, and this Agreement constitutes, and each Additional Agreement (when executed and delivered by the Company Group) to which it is a party will constitute, a valid and legally binding obligation of the Company Group enforceable against the Company Group in accordance with their respective terms.

 

5.3 Governmental Authorization. Neither the execution, delivery nor performance by the Company Group of this Agreement or any Additional Agreements to which it is a party requires any notice to, consent, approval, permit, license or other action by or in respect of, or registration, declaration or filing with, any Authority (each of the foregoing, a “Governmental Approval”).

 

5.4 Non-Contravention. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company Group of this Agreement and any Additional Agreements to which it is a party does not and will not (a) contravene or conflict with the Organizational Documents of the Company Group, (b) contravene or conflict with or constitute a violation of any provision of any Permit, Law or Order binding upon or applicable to the Company Group, (c) constitute a default under or breach of (with or without the giving of notice or the passage of time or both) or violate or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation, amendment or acceleration of any right or obligation of the Company Group or require any payment or reimbursement or to a loss of any material benefit relating to the Business to which the Company Group is entitled under any provision of any Permit, Contract or other instrument or obligations to which the Company Group is a party or binding upon the Company Group or by which any of the Company Share, or any of the Company Group’s assets is or may be bound or any Permit, (d) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any of the Company Shares, (e) cause a loss of any material benefit relating to the Business to which the Company Group are entitled under any provision of any Permit or Contract binding upon the Company Group, or (f) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien (except for Permitted Liens) on any of the Company Group’s assets, except, in the cases of (b) to (d), for such conflict, violation, breach, default or failure to act that would not be reasonably expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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5.5 Capital Structure of Company.

 

(a) Share Capital. The authorized share capital of the Company is $50,000, divided into 5,000,000 ordinary shares of a nominal or par value $0.01 each (the “Company Shares”), 601,830 of which are issued and outstanding. No Company Share is held in its treasury. All of the issued and outstanding Company Shares have been duly authorized and validly issued, duly registered, are fully paid and non-assessable, and are not subject to any preemptive rights or have been issued in violation of any preemptive or similar rights of any Person. All of the issued and outstanding Company Shares are owned legally and beneficially by the Persons set forth on Exhibit B. The only Company Shares that will be issued and outstanding immediately after the Closing will be the Company Shares owned by the Purchaser. No other class in the share capital of the Company is authorized or issued or outstanding.

 

(b) There are no: (i) outstanding shares of capital share or share capital of, or other equity or voting interest in, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (ii) outstanding securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (including debt securities) convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital share or share capital of, or other equity or voting interest in, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (iii) outstanding Company Share Rights; (iv) outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, rights (including phantom stock rights), calls, commitments, understandings, conversion rights, rights of exchange, plans or other agreements of any kind providing for the purchase, issuance or sale of, or that obligate the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to register, or that restrict the transfer or voting of, any capital share or share capital of, or other equity or voting interest in, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital share or share capital of, or other equity or voting interest in, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (v) obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to grant, extend or enter into any subscription, warrant, right, convertible or exchangeable security or other similar agreement or commitment relating to any capital share or share capital of, or other equity or voting interest (including any voting debt) in, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (the items in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v), together with the share capital of the Company, being referred to collectively as “Securities”); (vi) Contracts, calls, subscriptions, preemptive rights, arrangements, understandings or other commitments of any kind with respect to any of the Securities, including any voting trust, other voting agreement or proxy with respect thereto; (vii) disputes, controversies, demands or claims as to any of the Securities; and (viii) Contracts requiring the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to acquire any equity interest of any other Person.

 

5.6 Charter Documents. Copies of Organizational Documents of each member of the Company Group have heretofore been made available to the Purchaser Parties, and such copies are each accurate and complete copies of such instruments as amended and in effect on the date hereof. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company has taken any action in violation of its Organizational Documents.

 

5.7 Corporate Records. All proceedings of the board of directors and stockholders or shareholders of each member of the Company Group in relation to material transactions and material corporate matters of such Company Group (as applicable) are properly conducted in accordance with the Organizational Documents of such Company Group (as applicable). All material transactions and material corporate matters of the Company Group are duly approved by the board of directors and/or stockholders or shareholders of each member of the Company Group in accordance with the Organizational Documents of such Company Group (as applicable). All register of members and all proceedings of the board of directors and stockholders or shareholders of each member of the Company Group occurring since December 31, 2019 (and with respect to the Company, since its date of incorporation), including committees thereof, and all consents to actions taken thereby, are maintained in the ordinary course consistent with past practice. The register of members or the equivalent documents of the Company Group are complete and accurate. The register of members or the equivalent documents and minute book records of the Company Group relating to all issuances and transfers of stock or share by each member of the Company Group, and all proceedings of the board of directors, including committees thereof, and stockholders or shareholders of each member of the Company Group since December 31, 2019 (and with respect to the Company, since its date of incorporation), have been made available to the Purchaser Parties, and are true, correct and complete copies of the original register of members or the equivalent documents and minute book records of the Company Group.

 

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5.8 Assumed Names. Section 5.8 of the Company Disclosure Schedule is a complete and correct list of all assumed or “doing business as” names currently or, within two (2) years prior to the date of this Agreement used by the Company Group, including names on any websites. Since December 31, 2019, none of the Company Group has used any name other than the names listed on Section 5.8 of the Company Disclosure Schedule to conduct the Business.

 

5.9 Subsidiaries. Section 5.9 of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth the name of each Subsidiary of the Company, and with respect to each Subsidiary, its jurisdiction of organization, its authorized shares or other equity interests (if applicable), and the number of issued and outstanding shares or other equity interests and the record holders thereof. With respect to the Subsidiaries of the Company, except as set forth on Section 5.9 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, (i) all of the outstanding equity securities of each Subsidiary of the Company are duly authorized and validly issued, duly registered, fully paid and non-assessable (if applicable), were offered, sold and delivered in material compliance with all applicable securities Laws, and are owned by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries free and clear of all Liens (other than those, if any, imposed by such Subsidiary’s Organizational Documents); (ii) there are no Contracts to which the Company or any of its Affiliates is a party or bound with respect to the voting (including voting trusts or proxies) of the shares or other equity interests of any Subsidiary of the Company other than the Organizational Documents of any such Subsidiary; (iii) there are no outstanding or authorized options, warrants, rights, agreements, subscriptions, convertible securities or commitments to which any Subsidiary of the Company is a party or which are binding upon any Subsidiary of the Company providing for the issuance or redemption of any shares or other equity interests in or of any Subsidiary of the Company; (iv) there are no outstanding equity appreciation, phantom equity, profit participation or similar rights granted by any Subsidiary of the Company; (v) no Subsidiary of the Company has any limitation on its ability to make any distributions or dividends to its equity holders, whether by Contract, Order or applicable Law; (vi) except for the equity interests of the Subsidiaries listed on Section 5.9 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company Group does not own or have any rights to acquire, directly or indirectly, any shares or other equity interests of, or otherwise Control, any Person; (vii) except as set forth on Section 5.9 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the Company or its Subsidiaries is a participant in any joint venture, partnership or similar arrangement; and (viii) except as set forth on Section 5.9 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, there are no outstanding contractual obligations of the Company or its Subsidiaries to provide funds to, or make any investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in, any other Person.

 

5.10 Consents. The Contracts listed on Section 5.10 of the Company Disclosure Schedule are the only Contracts binding upon the Company Group or by which any of the Company Share, or any of the Company Group’s assets are bound, requiring a consent, approval, authorization, order or other action of or filing with any Person (other than the Company Group) as a result of the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or any of the Additional Agreements or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (each of the foregoing, a “Company Group Consent”).

 

5.11 Financial Statements.

 

(a) The Company has made available to the Purchaser Parties true, correct and complete copies of (i) the unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, consisting of the unaudited consolidated balance sheets as of such dates, the unaudited consolidated income statements for the twelve (12) month periods ended on such dates, and the unaudited consolidated cash flow statements for the twelve (12) month periods ended on such dates, audited in accordance with the requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (collectively, the “Financial Statements”).

 

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(b) The Financial Statements are complete and accurate and fairly present in all material respects, in conformity with the U.S. GAAP applied on a consistent basis in all material respects, the financial position of the Company Group as of the dates thereof and the results of operations of the Company Group for the periods reflected therein. The Financial Statements (i) were prepared from the Books and Records of the Company and its Subsidiaries; (ii) were prepared on an accrual basis in accordance with its applicable accounting standards consistently applied; (iii) contain and reflect all necessary adjustments and accruals for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial condition in all material respects as of their dates including for all warranty, maintenance, service and indemnification obligations; and (iv) contain and reflect adequate provisions for all Liabilities for all material Taxes applicable to the Company and its Subsidiaries with respect to the periods then ended.

 

(c) Except as specifically disclosed, reflected or fully reserved against on the Financial Statements, and for liabilities and obligations of a similar nature and in similar amounts incurred in the ordinary course of business since January 1, 2023 (the “Balance Sheet Date”), there are no material Liabilities, debts or obligations of any nature (whether accrued, fixed or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, asserted or unasserted or otherwise) ), or any material “off-balance sheet arrangements” relating to the Company. All material debts and Liabilities, fixed or contingent, which should be included under U.S. GAAP on the Financial Statements are included therein.

 

(d) The Financial Statements accurately reflects in all material respects the outstanding Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof.

 

5.12 Books and Records. All Contracts, documents, and other papers or copies thereof delivered to the Purchaser Parties by or on behalf of the Company Group are accurate, complete, and authentic.

 

(a) The Books and Records accurately and fairly, in all material respects, reflect the transactions and dispositions of assets of and the providing of services by each member of the Company Group. The Company Group maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that:

 

(i) transactions are executed only in accordance with the respective management’s authorization;

 

(ii) all income and expense items are promptly and properly recorded for the relevant periods in accordance with the revenue recognition and expense policies maintained by the Company Group, as permitted by U.S. GAAP;

 

(iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with the respective management’s authorization; and

 

(iv) recorded assets are compared with existing assets at reasonable intervals, and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.

 

(b) All accounts, books and ledgers of the Company Group have been properly and accurately kept and completed in all material respects, and there are no material inaccuracies or discrepancies of any kind contained or reflected therein.

 

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(c) Since December 31, 2019, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company has received any written or, to the knowledge of the Company, oral allegation, assertion or claim with respect to accounting, internal accounting controls, auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or methods of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, or unlawful accounting or auditing matters with respect to the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company.

 

(d) Since December 31, 2019, no internal investigations with respect to accounting, auditing or revenue recognition have been conducted by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company.

 

5.13 Absence of Certain Changes. Since the Balance Sheet Date, except as set forth on Section 5.13 of the Company Disclosure Schedule or contemplated by this Agreement, any Additional Agreements or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, (a) the Company Group has conducted the Business in the ordinary course consistent with past practices; (b) there has not been any Material Adverse Effect; and (c) the Company Group has not taken any action which would have violated the covenants of the Company Group set forth in Section 7.1 herein, nor to the knowledge of the Company Group, has any such event which would have violated the covenants of the Company Group set forth in Section 7.1 occurred.

 

5.14 Properties; Title to the Company Group’s Assets.

 

(a) Except as would not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, the items of Tangible Personal Property have no defects, are in good operating condition and repair and function in accordance with their intended uses (ordinary wear and tear excepted) and have been properly maintained, and are suitable for their present uses and meet all specifications and warranty requirements with respect thereto. All of the material Tangible Personal Property is in the control of the Company or its employees.

 

(b) The Company Group has good, valid and marketable title in and to, or in the case of the Leases and the assets which are leased or licensed pursuant to Contracts, a valid leasehold interest or license in or a right to use, all of their assets reflected on the Financial Statements or acquired after Balance Sheet Date, other than as would not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. No such asset is subject to any Liens other than Permitted Liens. Other than would not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, the Company Group’s assets constitute all of the assets of any kind or description whatsoever, including goodwill, for the Company Group to operate the Business immediately after the Closing in the same manner as the Business is currently being conducted. No assets (whether real or personal, tangible or intangible, and including any trademark, trade name, license, domain names, invention, patent, trade secret, trade dress, copyright, software programs, databases, trade secrets and know-how) used by the Company Group to carry out its business as now conducted are held or sub-licensed by the Company Group’s Affiliates (other than the Company Group) or other related parties.

 

5.15 Litigation. Except as set forth on Section 5.15 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, (i) there is no Action (or any basis therefore) pending against, or to the knowledge of the Company Group threatened against or affecting, the Company Group, any of its officers or directors, the Business, or any Company Shares, or any of the Company Group’s assets or any Contract before any court, Authority or official or which in any manner challenges or seeks to prevent, enjoin, alter or delay the transactions contemplated hereby or by the Additional Agreements, other than as would not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; (ii) there are no outstanding Orders against the Company Group that would reasonably to be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on the ability of the Company to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement; (iii) each member of the Company Group is not, and has not been since December 31, 2019, subject to any Actions with any Authority, other than as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. No Authority has commenced or to the knowledge of the Company Group, threatened to initiate any Action against the Company Group to enjoin the marketing, sale, offer, distribution or provision of any Service.

 

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5.16 Contracts.

 

(a) Section 5.16(a) of the Company Disclosure sets forth a complete and accurate list of all Material Contracts. True, correct and complete copies of such Material Contracts have been delivered to or made available to Parent or its Representatives. Any Contract, oral or written to which the Company Group is a party or is bound by falling within the following categories is a “Material Contract”:

 

(i) all Contracts that require annual payments or expenses by, or annual payments or income to, the Company Group of $75,000 or more (other than standard purchase and sale orders and agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice);

 

(ii) all sales, advertising, agency, lobbying, broker, sales promotion, market research, marketing or similar contracts and agreements, in each case requiring the payment of any commissions by the Company Group in excess of $75,000 annually;

 

(iii) all employment Contracts, employee leasing Contracts, and consultant and sales representatives Contracts with any current or former officer, director, employee or consultant of the Company Group or other Person, under which the Company Group (A) has continuing obligations for payment of annual compensation of at least $150,000 (other than oral arrangements for at-will employment), (B) has material severance or post termination obligations to such Person, or (C) has an obligation to make a payment upon consummation of the Transactions or as a result of a change of control of the Company Group;

 

(iv) all Contracts creating a material joint venture, strategic alliance, limited liability company and partnership agreements to which the Company Group is a party;

 

(v) all Contracts relating to any material acquisitions or dispositions of assets by the Company Group in excess of $100,000;

 

(vi) all Contracts with the Top Customers and the Top Suppliers of the Company Group;

 

(vii) all Contracts for material licensing agreements, including Contracts licensing the Intellectual Property Rights, other than (i) “shrink wrap” licenses, and (ii) non-exclusive licenses granted in the ordinary course of business;

 

(viii) all Contracts (i) under which the Company Group is currently: (A) licensing or otherwise providing the right to use to any third party any Intellectual Property Rights owned by the Company Group, or (B) licensing or otherwise receiving the right to use from any third party any Intellectual Property Right, with the exception of (1) non-exclusive licenses and subscriptions to commercially available software or technology used for internal use by the Company Group, with a dollar value individually not in excess of US$50,000, (2) any Contract related to open source software, or (3) any Contract under which the Company Group licenses any of its Intellectual Property Rights in the ordinary course of business, and (ii) under which the Company Group has entered into an agreement not to assert or sue with respect to any Intellectual Property Right;

 

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(ix) without duplication with (viii), all Contracts relating to patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, brands, copyrights, trade secrets and other Intellectual Property Rights of the Company Group;

 

(x) all Contracts providing for material guarantees, indemnification arrangements and other hold harmless arrangements made or provided by the Company Group, including all ongoing agreements for repair, warranty, maintenance, service, indemnification or similar obligations;

 

(xi) without duplication with (iii), all Contracts between the Company Group and any shareholder, director, officer or employee of the Company Group or any of the foregoing Persons’ respective Affiliates (except for standard employment agreement with any employee, director or officer of the Company Group);

 

(xii) all Contracts relating to property or assets (whether real or personal, tangible or intangible) in which the Company Group holds a leasehold interest (including the Leases) and which involve payments to the lessor thereunder in excess of $50,000 per month;

 

(xiii) any Contract materially prohibiting or restricting in any respect the ability of any Company Group to engage in any business, to solicit any potential customer, or to operate in any geographical area (including the ability to compete in any line of business or with any Person or in any geographic area);

 

(xiv) all Contracts relating to outstanding Indebtedness, including financial instruments of indenture or security instruments (typically interest-bearing) such as notes, mortgages, loans and lines of credit, except any such Contract with an aggregate outstanding principal amount not exceeding $50,000;

 

(xv) all Contracts relating to any currency or interest hedging arrangement;

 

(xvi) any Contract involving a loan or advance to, or investment in, any Person other than the Company Group or any Contract relating to the making of any such loan, advance or investment, in each case individually or in the aggregate in excess of $50,000;

 

(xvii) any Contract relating to the voting or control of the equity interests of the Company Group or the election of directors of the Company (other than the Organizational Documents of the Company Group);

 

(xviii) any Contract that can be terminated, or the provisions of which are altered, as a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the Additional Agreements to which the Company Group is a party;

 

(xix) any Contract with any Authority, including, without limitation, any Contract relating to a settlement, conciliation or similar agreement with any Authority pursuant to which any Company Group would have any material outstanding obligation as of the date hereof;

 

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(xx) any Contract relating to or in connection with any resolution or settlement of any actual or threatened Action in excess of US$50,000; and

 

(xxi) any Contract for which any of the benefits, compensation or payments (or the vesting thereof) with respect to a director, officer, employee or consultant of a member of Company Group will be increased or accelerated by the consummation of the Transactions or the amount or value thereof will be calculated on the basis of any of the Transactions.

 

(b) Except as would not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect or set forth on Section 5.16(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, (i) each Material Contract is a valid and binding agreement, and is in full force and effect, and neither the Company Group nor, to the Company Group’s knowledge, any other party thereto, is or has been alleged to be in breach or default (whether with or without the passage of time or the giving of notice or both) under the terms of any such Material Contract, (ii) the Company Group has not assigned, delegated, or otherwise transferred any of its rights or obligations with respect to any Material Contracts, or granted any power of attorney with respect thereto or to any of the Company Group’s assets, (iii) the Company Group has not received any written claim or notice of breach of or default under any Contract, (iv) 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 Contract, (v) no party to any Contract that is a customer of or supplier to the Company Group has canceled or terminated its business with, or threatened in writing to cancel or terminate its business with, any Company Group, and (vi) no Contract (A) requires the Company Group to post a bond or deliver any other form of security or payment to secure its obligations thereunder or (B) imposes any non-competition covenants that may be binding on, or restrict the Business or require any payments by or with respect to Parent or any of its Affiliates.

 

(c) None of the execution, delivery or performance by the Company Group of this Agreement or Additional Agreements to which the Company Group is a party or the consummation by the Company Group of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby constitutes a default under or gives rise to any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any material obligation of the Company or to a loss of any material benefit to which the Company Group is entitled under any provision of any Material Contract.

 

(d) The Company Group is in compliance with all covenants, including all financial covenants, in all notes, indentures, bonds and other instruments or agreements evidencing any Indebtedness in all material respects.

 

(e) Each of the material transactions between the Company Group and any shareholder, officer, employee or director of the Company Group or any of the foregoing Persons’ respective Affiliates entered into or occurring prior to the Closing is (i) an arms-length transaction with fair market price and does not impair the interests of the Shareholders; and (ii) transaction duly approved by the board of directors in accordance with the Organizational Documents of such Company Group (if applicable). There is no transaction, arrangement or other relationship between the Company Group and any shareholder, officer, employee or director of the Company Group or any of the foregoing Persons’ respective Affiliates which has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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5.17 Licenses and Permits.

 

(a) Section 5.17 of the Company Disclosure Schedule contains accurate and complete copies of each material license, franchise, permit, registration, order or approval or other similar authorization affecting, or relating in any way to, the Business, including the Marketing Approvals, the Regulatory Permits, and the Regulatory Transfer Approvals, if any (the “Permits”), together with the name of the Authority issuing the same. Such Permits are valid and in full force and effect, and none of the Permits will be terminated or impaired or become terminable as a result of the Transactions. The Company Group has all material Permits, governmental licenses, franchises, authorizations, consents and approvals necessary or required to own and operate its properties, assets and carry on the Business. Except as would not individually or in the aggregate be material to the Company Group, the Company Group has fulfilled all notification requirements with the relevant Authorities required for the Business and the operations of the Company Group.

 

(b) There are no citations, decisions, adjudications or written statements by any Authority or consent decrees or other Orders received by the Company Group stating that any Service marketed, sold, offered, distributed or provided by the Company Group is defective or unsafe or fails to meet any standards or requirements promulgated by any such Authority (collectively, “Safety Notices”). There have been no material complaints with respect to any Services, and there are no facts that would be reasonably likely to result in either of the following: (i) a material Safety Notice or a material liability with respect to any Services, or (ii) a termination or suspension of provision of any Services (for the avoidance of doubt, mere termination or suspension of the provision of any Service to a particular individual patient alone would not constitute a breach of this Section 5.17(b)(ii)).

 

5.18 Cybersecurity; Compliance with Laws; Regulatory Matters.

 

(a) Except as would not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect or set forth on Section 5.18(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company Group, and each of its directors, officers, and medical practitioners and to the knowledge of the Company Group, each of its employees, agents and other Persons acting on its behalf is, and has been, in compliance with all applicable Laws and Orders entered by any court, arbitrator or other Authority, domestic or foreign, including but not limited to the applicable data privacy laws, Health Care Laws, the applicable Laws regarding employment and employment practices, the applicable Environmental Laws and all applicable regulations promulgated by the relevant Authorities, including but not limited to good clinical practices regulations and good laboratory practices regulations and associated Authority guidelines, and is not in violation of, has not violated, and to the Company Group’s knowledge, is neither under investigation with respect to nor has been threatened to be charged with or given notice of any violation or alleged violation of, any such applicable Laws or Orders, nor is there any basis for any such charge, and since December 31, 2019 the Company Group has not received any subpoenas by any Authority. All material approvals, permits, licenses and registrations required under all applicable Laws and Orders for the due and proper establishment and operation of each member of the Company Group have been duly obtained from the relevant Authorities or completed in accordance with the relevant Laws or Orders, and are in full force and effect. The Company Group has all approvals, permits, licenses and registrations necessary for the conduct of the Business and is in compliance thereof in all material respects. In respect of the approvals, permits, licenses and registrations requisite for the conduct of any part of the Business which are subject to periodic renewal, the Company Group has no reason to believe that such requisite renewals will not be timely granted by the relevant Authorities. The Company Group has been conducting and will conduct its business activities within the permitted scope of business, and has been operating or will operate its business in full compliance in all material respects with all relevant legal requirements and with all requisite approvals, permits, licenses and registrations granted by the competent Authorities.

 

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(b) In connection with its collection, storage, use, processing and/or disclosure of any information that constitutes “personal information,” “personal data” or “personally identifiable information” as defined in applicable Laws (collectively “Personal Information”) by or on behalf of any Company Group, the Company Group is and has been in compliance with (i) all applicable Laws (including, without limitation, Laws relating to privacy, personal data protection, use of data, data security, telephone and text message communications, and marketing by email or other channels) in all relevant jurisdictions in all material respects, (ii) the Company Group’s privacy policies and public written statements regarding the Company Group’s privacy or data security practices, and (iii) the requirements of any contract codes of conduct or industry standards by which any Company Group is bound. The Company Group maintains reasonable security measures and policies designed to protect all Personal Information owned, stored, used, processed, maintained or controlled by or on behalf of the Company Group from and against unlawful, accidental or unauthorized access, destruction, loss, use, modification and/or disclosure. To the knowledge of the Company Group, there has been no occurrence of (x) unlawful, accidental or unauthorized destruction, loss, use, processing, modification or disclosure of or access to Personal Information owned, stored, used, processed, maintained or controlled by or on behalf of the Company Group which require or required the Company Group to notify Authorities, affected individuals or other parties of such occurrence or (y) unauthorized access to or disclosure of the Company Group’s confidential information or trade secrets. No Actions are pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing against the Company Group relating to the collection, use, dissemination, storage and protection of Personal Information.

 

(c) The Company Group has filed, maintained, submitted or furnished all reports, documents, forms, notices, applications, records, claims, submissions and supplements or amendments as required by applicable Laws or Orders for the Business and operation of the Company Group, including the Regulatory Documentation (the “Company Filing Documents”), and all such Company Filing Documents were complete and accurate on the date filed in all material respects (or were corrected or supplemented by a subsequent submission).

 

(d) Neither the Company Group, nor any of its officers, directors, or to the knowledge of the Company Group, any of its employees and agents has been excluded, suspended or debarred from participation in any health care program or human clinical research or any similar program and research in any jurisdiction or, to the knowledge of the Company Group, is subject to a governmental inquiry, investigation, proceeding, or other similar Action that could reasonably be expected to result in debarment, suspension, or exclusion.

 

(e) Neither the Company Group, nor any of its officers, directors or employees are included on the list of excluded individuals/entities maintained by the Authorities in the jurisdictions in which the Company Group operates.

 

(f) Neither the Company Group, nor any of its officers or directors, or to the knowledge of the Company Group, its employees and agents (i) is a party to a corporate integrity agreement with the MOPH (or a foreign equivalent) or other Authorities, or (ii) has entered into or its negotiating a settlement agreement with an Authority relating to any applicable Laws or Orders.

 

(g) To the knowledge of the Company, each officer, director, employee, agent, or representative of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries who is or has been an author of any clinical or nonclinical research published in a medical journal or publication in connection with any of the Service is, and has been, in connection with such publications, in compliance with the applicable disclosure requirements of the medical journals, research sponsors, and any institutions’ research policies with which such individual must comply.

 

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(h) All arrangements involving the offer, sale, or issuance of an equity interest in the Company or any of its Subsidiaries by the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or their respective representatives to any health care professional or health care provider or organization are, and have been, memorialized in writing, at fair market value, comparable in terms to arrangements with Persons who are not health care professionals, organizations, or other providers, and in compliance with applicable Laws or Orders.

 

(i) None of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, nor any CMO, has received notice from any Authority that (i) any material Permits or the renewal thereof with respect to the Business and Services will not or is likely not to be issued, or (ii) asserting in writing that any Company Filing Documents provided to such Authority contains material deficiencies or will not be accepted based on data integrity or other compliance concerns.

 

(j) None of the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company, nor any CMO has (i) made an untrue statement of a material fact or fraudulent statement to any Authority; (ii) failed to disclose a material fact required to be disclosed to any Authority.

 

(k) None of the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company nor any of their respective CMOs or service vendors, has received written notice of (i) any alleged material noncompliance or major or critical findings, as a result of any internal audit or inspection or any audit or inspection performed by or on behalf of an Authority or other Person, or (ii) any alleged material falsification or fraudulent activity regarding any Company Filing Documents generated or submitted to such Authority or other Person. True and complete copies of any such audit, inspection, and corrective action material that are in the possession or control of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company as of the date of this Agreement, if any, have been made available to the Purchaser Parties.

 

(l) To the knowledge of the Company, since December 31, 2019, (i) there have been no material breaches of the security of the IT Assets used or held for use by the Company and its Subsidiaries in their businesses, and (ii) there have been no disruptions in any such IT Assets that materially adversely affected the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ business or operations. The Company and its Subsidiaries take commercially reasonable and legally compliant measures designed to protect confidential or sensitive information and Personal Information in its possession or control against unauthorized access, use, modification, disclosure or other misuse, including through administrative, technical and physical safeguards. Since December 31, 2019, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company has (A) to the knowledge of the Company, experienced any material incident in which such information was stolen, or accessed, used or disclosed without authorization, including in connection with a breach of security, or (B) received any written (or, to the knowledge of the Company, any other) notice or complaint from any Person (including an Authority) with respect to any of the foregoing, nor has any such notice or complaint been threatened in writing against the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries.

 

(m) The Company Group has not taken any action set forth on Section 5.18(m) of the Company Disclosure Schedule.

 

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5.19 Intellectual Property.

 

(a) The Company Group does not own any Intellectual Property Right, and no Intellectual Property Right is in the process of registration or application by the Company Group.

 

(b) Section 5.19(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true, correct and complete list of the Intellectual Property Rights licensed by a third party to the Company Group (the “Licensed Intellectual Property Rights”), specifying: (i) the nature of such Intellectual Property Right; (ii) the owner(s) of such Intellectual Property Rights; and (iii) the jurisdictions by or in which such Intellectual Property Rights have been issued or registered. The Licensed Intellectual Property Rights constitute all of the Intellectual Property Rights used in the conduct of the Business or the operation of the Company Group.

 

(c) Except as would not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, the Company Group owns free and clear of all Liens, or has the valid right or license to use, all products, materials, scripts, pictures, software, tools, software tools, computer programs, specifications, source code, object code, improvements, discoveries, user interfaces, software, Internet domain names, enterprise or business names, logos, data, information and inventions, and all documentation and media constituting, describing or relating to the foregoing that is required or used in its Business as currently conducted or as proposed to be conducted together with all Intellectual Property Rights in or to all of the foregoing. To the knowledge of the Company Group, the Licensed Intellectual Property Rights is not subject to any Contract or other obligation as a result of any funding or support from, or any arrangement with, any Authority or agency or nonprofit organization. To the knowledge of the Company Group, the Licensed Intellectual Property Rights is not the subject of any current opposition, cancellation, or similar proceeding before any Authority. The Company Group is not subject to (i) any injunction or other specific judicial, administrative, or other Order that restricts or impairs its use of any Licensed Intellectual Property Right, or (ii) any current proceeding that the Company reasonably expects would adversely affect the use by the Company Group of any Licensed Intellectual Property Right.

 

(d) The operation of the Company Group and the conduct of the business and the use of the Licensed Intellectual Property Rights by the Company Group, except as would not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, do not infringe upon, misappropriate, or otherwise violate and have not infringed upon, misappropriated or otherwise violated the Intellectual Property Rights of any Person or any applicable Law and is in accordance, with the applicable license pursuant to which the Company Group has acquired the right to use any Intellectual Property Rights. Since December 31, 2019, there has been no material Action or, to the knowledge of the Company Group, threatened, against the Company Group alleging that the conduct of the business or activities of the Company Group (including the commercialization and exploitation of their services) is infringing upon, misappropriating or otherwise violating or has infringed upon, misappropriated or otherwise violated any Intellectual Property Right of any Person, nor are there any facts or circumstances that would form the basis for any such Action.

 

(e) Except as disclosed on Section 5.19(e) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, all employees, agents, consultants or contractors who have contributed to or participated in the creation or development of any Intellectual Property Rights on behalf of the Company Group or any predecessor in interest thereto either: (i) is a party to a “work-for-hire” agreement under which the Company Group is deemed to be the original owner/author of all property rights therein; or (ii) has executed an assignment or an agreement to assign in favor of the Company Group (or such predecessor in interest, as applicable) all right, title and interest in such material.

 

(f) None of the execution, delivery or performance by the Company Group of this Agreement or any of the Additional Agreements to which the Company Group is a party or the consummation by the Company Group of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby will cause any Licensed Intellectual Property Rights not be licensed or available for use by the Company Group on substantially the same terms and conditions immediately following the Closing in any material respect.

 

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(g) The Company Group has taken reasonable measures to safeguard and maintain the confidentiality and value of all trade secrets and other items of Company Intellectual Property that are confidential and all other confidential information, data and materials licensed by the Company Group or otherwise used in the operation of the Business. To the knowledge of the Company Group, (A) there has been no unauthorized disclosure or use of any Person’s trade secrets by any officer, employee, contractor, or consultant of the Company Group, and none of the Company Group’s trade secrets have been disclosed to any Person except pursuant to valid and appropriate written non-disclosure agreements or license agreements, and (B) there has been no material breach of the Company Group’s security measures wherein any trade secrets have been disclosed or may have reasonably been disclosed without authorization to any Person.

 

(h) For the twelve (12) month period prior to the date hereof, the Company Group’s computer systems have not suffered any material failures, breakdowns, continued substandard performance, unauthorized intrusions, or other adverse events affecting any such computer systems that, in each case, have caused any substantial disruption of or interruption in or to the business operated by the Company Group and the use of such computer systems.

 

5.20 Customers and Suppliers.

 

(a) Section 5.20 of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and complete list of the Company Group’s ten (10) largest customers (the “Top Customers”) and the ten (10) largest suppliers (the “Top Suppliers”) as measured by the dollar amount of purchases therefrom or thereby, for the Company’s 2021 fiscal year and for the Company’s 2022 fiscal year, showing the approximate total sales by the Company Group to each such customer and the approximate total purchases by the Company Group from each such supplier, during each such period.

 

(b) Except as set forth on Section 5.20 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, no supplier or customer listed on Section 5.20 of the Company Disclosure Schedule has (i) terminated its relationship with the Company Group, (ii) materially reduced its business with the Company Group or materially and adversely modified its relationship with the Company Group, (iii) notified the Company Group in writing of its intention to take any such action, or (iv) to the knowledge of the Company Group, become insolvent or subject to bankruptcy proceedings.

 

5.21 Accounts Receivable and Payable; Loans.

 

(a) All accounts receivables and notes of the Company Group reflected on the Financial Statements, and all accounts receivable and notes arising subsequent to the date thereof, represent valid obligations arising from services actually performed or goods actually sold by the Company Group in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice. To the Company Group’s knowledge, the accounts payable of the Company Group reflected on the Financial Statements, and all accounts payable arising subsequent to the date thereof, arose from bona fide transactions in the ordinary course consistent with past practice.

 

(b) There is no contest, claim, or right of setoff in any agreement with any maker of an account receivable or note relating to the amount or validity of such account receivable or note that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. To the Company Group’s knowledge, except as set forth on Section 5.21(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, all accounts, receivables or notes are good and collectible in the ordinary course of business.

 

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(c) The information set forth on Section 5.21(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule separately identifies any and all accounts receivables or notes of the Company Group which are owed by any Affiliate of the Company Group as of December 31, 2022. Except as set forth on Section 5.21(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company Group is not indebted to any of its Affiliates and no Affiliates are indebted to the Company Group.

 

5.22 Pre-payments. The Company Group has not received any payments with respect to any services to be rendered or goods to be provided after the Closing except in the ordinary course of business.

 

5.23 Employees.

 

(a) Section 5.23(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true, correct and complete list of each of the Key Personnel of the Company Group as of the date of this Agreement (“Key Personnel”), setting forth the name, title for each such person.

 

(b) Except set forth on Section 5.23(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company Group is not a party to or subject to any collective bargaining agreement, non-competition agreement restricting the activities of the Company Group, or any similar agreement, and there has been no activity or proceeding by a labor union or representative thereof to organize any employees of the Company Group.

 

(c) There are no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company Group, threatened Actions against the Company Group under any worker’s compensation policy or long-term disability policy.

 

5.24 Employment Matters.

 

(a) Section 5.24(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and complete list of (i) the form of employment agreement, confidentiality, non-solicitation, non-competition, intellectual right agreement and commission agreement, if applicable (the “Labor Agreements” ), and (ii) each employee group or executive medical, life, or disability insurance plan, and each incentive, bonus, profit sharing, retirement, deferred compensation, equity, phantom stock, stock option, stock purchase, stock appreciation right or severance plan of the Company Group now in effect or under which the Company Group has any obligation, or any understanding between the Company Group and any employee concerning the terms of such employee’s employment that does not apply to the Company Group’s employees generally. The Company Group has previously delivered to the Purchaser Parties true and complete copies of such forms of the Labor Agreements and each generally applicable employee handbook or policy statement of the Company Group.

 

(b) Except as disclosed on Section 5.24(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule:

 

(i) to the knowledge of the Company Group, no current employee of the Company Group, in the ordinary course of his or her duties, has materially breached any obligation to a former employer in respect of any covenant against competition or soliciting clients or employees or servicing clients or confidentiality or any proprietary right of such former employer; and

 

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(ii) the Company Group does not have any material labor relations disputes, and there is no pending representation question or union organizing activity respecting employees of the Company Group.

 

5.25 Withholding. Except as set forth on Section 5.25 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, all obligations of the Company Group applicable to its employees, whether arising by operation of Law, by contract, by past custom or otherwise, or attributable to payments by the Company Group to trusts or other funds or to any governmental agency, with respect to unemployment compensation benefits, social security benefits, social insurance, housing fund contributions or any other benefits for its employees with respect to the employment of said employees through the date hereof have been paid or adequate accruals therefor have been made on the Financial Statements in all material respects. All reasonably anticipated obligations of the Company Group with respect to such employees (except for those related to wages during the pay period immediately prior to the Closing Date and arising in the ordinary course of business), whether arising by operation of Law, by contract, by past custom, or otherwise, for salaries and holiday pay, bonuses and other forms of compensation payable to such employees in respect of the services rendered by any of them prior to the date hereof have been or will be paid by the Company Group prior to the Closing Date, except as would not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

5.26 Real Property.

 

(a) The Company Group does not own any Real Property.

 

(b) Section 5.26 of the Company Disclosure Schedule contains an accurate and complete list of the Leased Real Property. The Group Companies has sufficient and legally enforceable rights to use each parcel of the Leased Real Property. The Company has made available to Purchaser Parties true and complete copies of all Leases in respect of the Leased Real Property. Except as would not individually or in the aggregate be material to the Company Group, (i) the Company Group has a good and valid leasehold or sub-leasehold interest in each relevant parcel of the Leased Real Property, free and clear of all Liens, other than Permitted Liens; (ii) each Lease is legal, valid, binding, enforceable and in full force and effect; (iii) the Company Group has not subleased, licensed or otherwise granted any Person the right to use or occupy such Leased Real Property or any portion thereof; (iv) the Company Group has not collaterally assigned or granted any other security interest in such Lease or any interest therein; (v) the Company Group’s possession and quiet enjoyment of the Leased Real Property under such Lease has not been disturbed, and there are no disputes with respect to such Lease; and (vi) the Company Group is not in breach or violation of, or default under any Lease and to the knowledge of the Company Group, no event has occurred or circumstance exists which, with the delivery of notice, the passage of time or both, would constitute such a breach or default, or permit the termination, modification or acceleration of rent under such Lease.

 

(c) As of the date hereof, no party to any Lease has given written notice to the Company Group of, or made a written claim against the Company Group with respect to, any breach or default thereunder. As of the date hereof, the Company Group has not received written notice of the existence of any outstanding Order, and, to the knowledge of the Company Group, there is no such Order threatened, relating to the ownership, lease, use, occupancy or operation by any Person of any Leased Real Property.

 

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5.27 Tax Matters.

 

(a) Except in each case as to matters that would not individually or in the aggregate be material to the Company Group, (i) the Company Group has duly and timely filed all Tax Returns which are required to be filed by or with respect to it, and has paid all Taxes which have become due; (ii) all such Tax Returns are true, correct and complete and accurate and disclose all Taxes required to be paid; (iii) except as set forth on Section 5.27(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, all such Tax Returns have been examined by the relevant Taxing Authority or the period for assessment for Taxes in respect of such Tax Returns has expired; (iv) there is no Action, pending or proposed in writing or, to the knowledge of the Company Group, threatened, with respect to Taxes of the Company Group or for which a Lien may be imposed upon any of the Company Group’s assets; (v) no statute of limitations in respect of the assessment or collection of any Taxes of the Company Group for which a Lien may be imposed on any of the Company Group’s assets has been waived or extended, which waiver or extension is in effect, except for automatic extensions of time to file Tax Returns obtained in the ordinary course of business; (vi) to the knowledge of the Company Group, the Company Group has complied with all applicable Laws relating to the reporting, payment, collection and withholding of Taxes and has duly and timely withheld or collected, paid over to the applicable Taxing Authority and reported all Taxes (including income, social, security and other payroll Taxes) required to be withheld or collected by the Company Group; (vii) to the knowledge of the Company Group, no stock transfer Tax, sales Tax, use Tax, real estate transfer Tax or other similar Tax will be imposed in respect of the Acquisition Merger or otherwise with respect to or as a result of any Transactions; (viii) none of the assets of the Company Group is required to be treated as owned by another Person for U.S. federal income Tax purposes pursuant to Section 168(f)(8) of the Code (as in effect prior to its amendment by the Tax Reform Act of 1986); (ix) there is no Lien (other than Permitted Liens) for Taxes upon any of the assets of the Company Group; (x) there is no outstanding request for a ruling from any Taxing Authority, request for a consent by a Taxing Authority for a change in a method of accounting, subpoena or request for information by any Taxing Authority, or closing agreement with any Taxing Authority (within the meaning of Section 7121 of the Code or any analogous provision of the applicable Law), with respect to the Company Group; (xi) except as set forth on Section 5.27(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, no claim has been made by a Taxing Authority in a jurisdiction where the Company Group has not paid any tax or filed Tax Returns, asserting that the Company Group is or may be subject to Tax in such jurisdiction; (xii) there is no outstanding power of attorney from the Company Group authorizing anyone to act on behalf of the Company Group in connection with any Tax, Tax Return or Action relating to any Tax or Tax Return of the Company Group; (xiii) the Company Group is not, and has ever been, a party to any Tax sharing or Tax allocation Contract, other than any customary commercial contract the principal subject of which is not Taxes; and (xiv) the Company Group is not currently and has never been included in any consolidated, combined or unitary Tax Return other than a Tax Return that includes only the Company Group.

 

(b) The unpaid Taxes of the Company Group for the current fiscal year (i) did not, as of the most recent fiscal month end, exceed the reserve for Tax liability (other than any reserve for deferred Taxes established to reflect timing differences between book and Tax income) set forth on the Financial Statements and (ii) will not exceed that reserve as adjusted for the passage of time through the Closing Date in accordance with the past custom and practice of the Company Group in filing its Tax Return.

 

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(c) The Company is not aware of the existence of any fact, or any action it has taken (or failed to take) or agreed to take, that would reasonably be expected to prevent or impede the Acquisition Merger from qualifying for the Acquisition Intended Tax Treatment.

 

5.28 Environmental Laws.

 

(a) The Company Group has not (i) received any written notice of any alleged claim, violation of or Liability under any Environmental Law which has not heretofore been cured or for which there is any remaining liability; (ii) disposed of, emitted, discharged, handled, stored, transported, used or released any Hazardous Materials, arranged for the disposal, discharge, storage or release of any Hazardous Materials, or exposed any employee or other individual to any Hazardous Materials so as to give rise to any Liability or corrective or remedial obligation under any Environmental Laws; or (iii) entered into any agreement that may require it to guarantee, reimburse, pledge, defend, hold harmless or indemnify any other Person with respect to liabilities arising out of Environmental Laws or the Hazardous Materials Activities of the Company Group, except in each case as would not be material to the Company Group.

 

(b) No Company Group is required by any Environmental Law (i) to perform an environmental audit or environmental assessment for Hazardous Materials, or (ii) to record or deliver to any Person any disclosure document or statement pertaining to environmental matters.

 

(c) The Company Group (or any other Person to the extent giving rise to liability for the Company Group) has not manufactured, distributed, treated, stored, disposed of, arranged for or permitted the disposal of, transported, handled, released, or exposed any Person to, or owned or operated any property or facility which is or has been contaminated by, any, Hazardous Materials in each case, so as to give rise to any material liability (contingent or otherwise) to the Company Group, taken as a whole, under any Environmental Laws.

 

5.29 Finders’ Fees. With respect to the Transactions, there is no investment banker, broker, finder or other intermediary which has been retained by or is authorized to act on behalf of the Company Group or any of Affiliates who might be entitled to any fee or commission from the Purchaser Parties or any of its Affiliates (including the Company Group following the Closing) upon consummation of the Transactions.

 

5.30 Powers of Attorney and Suretyships. Except as set forth in Section 5.30 the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company Group does not have any general or special powers of attorney outstanding (whether as grantor or grantee thereof) outside the Company Group or any obligation or liability (whether actual, accrued, accruing, contingent, or otherwise) as guarantor, surety, co-signer, endorser, co-maker, indemnitor or otherwise in respect of the obligation of any Person outside the Company Group or other than as reflected in the Financial Statements.

 

5.31 Directors and Officers. Section 5.31 of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true, correct and complete list of all directors and officers of the Company Group.

 

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5.32 Certain Business Practices. The Company Group, its officers, directors, and to the knowledge of the Company Group, its employees, agents, representatives or other Persons acting on its behalf, have complied with and are in compliance in all respects with Anti-Corruption Laws. Neither the Company Group nor any of its officers, directors, nor to the knowledge of the Company Group, any of its employees, agents, representatives or other Persons acting on its behalf, (i) has offered, promised, given or authorized the giving of money or anything else of value, whether directly or through another person or entity, to (A) any Government Official or (B) any other Person with the knowledge that all or any portion of the money or thing of value will be offered or given to a Government Official, in each of the foregoing clauses (A) and (B) for the purpose of influencing any action or decision of the Government Official in his or her official capacity, including a decision to fail to perform his or her official duties, inducing the Government Official to use his or her influence with any Authority to affect or influence any official act, or otherwise obtaining an improper advantage; or (ii) has or will make or authorize any other person to make any payments or transfers of value which have the purpose or effect of commercial bribery, or acceptance or acquiescence in kickbacks or other unlawful or improper means of obtaining or retaining business. The Company Group has in place policies, procedures and controls that are reasonably designed to promote and ensure compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws.

 

5.33 Sanctions; Anti-Money Laundering Laws. Neither the Company Group nor, to the knowledge of the Company Group, any of the Company Group’s Affiliates or its or their directors, officers, employees, agents or representatives, is, or is owned or controlled by one or more Persons that are: (i) the subject of any sanctions administered by the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) or the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, “Sanctions”), or (ii) located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject of Sanctions (including, without limitation, Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, and Syria) or has conducted business with any Person or entity or any of its respective officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives or other Persons acting on its behalf that is located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject of Sanctions (including, without limitation, Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, and Syria). The operations of the Company Group are and have been conducted at all times in material compliance with all applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements, including those of the Bank Secrecy Act, as amended by Title III of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (USA PATRIOT Act), and the applicable anti-money laundering statutes of jurisdictions where the Company Group conducts business, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any Authority (collectively, the “Anti-Money Laundering Laws”).

 

5.34 Not an Investment Company. The Company is not an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

5.35 Government Contracts. None of the Company Group is 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 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 Authority that is expressly identified in such subcontract or other Contract as the ultimate consumer of such goods or services (each of clause (i) and (ii), a “Government Contract”). Neither the Company nor 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 Government Contract.

 

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5.36 Insurance. Except as would not be material, individually or in the aggregate, to the Company Group: (a) all of the policies of insurance held by, or for the benefit of, the Company Group with respect to policy periods that include the date of this Agreement are in full force and effect, and all premiums due and payable thereon have been paid; and (b) the Company Group has not received any written notice of cancellation or termination of any of such policies or of any material changes that are required in the conduct of the business of the Company Group as a condition to the continuation of coverage under, or renewal of, any of such policies. Except as would not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, the Company Group has obtained and maintains all insurance policy required to be obtained and maintained by it in accordance with the applicable Law and Order, and all such insurance policies are in full force and effect, and all premiums due and payable thereon have been paid.

 

5.37 Other Information. Neither this Agreement nor any of the documents or other information made available to the Purchaser Parties or their Affiliates, attorneys, accountants, agents or other Representatives pursuant hereto or in connection with Purchaser Parties’ due diligence review of the business, assets, capitalization and other matters of the Company Group or the Transactions (including the information supplied or to be supplied by the any Company Group expressly for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the filings with the SEC and mailings to Parent’s shareholders with respect to the solicitation of proxies to approve the transactions contemplated hereby) contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements contained therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made not misleading. The Company Group has provided the Purchaser Parties with all requested and all material information regarding the operation and the business conducted by the Company Group.

 

ARTICLE VI
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER PARTIES

 

The Purchaser Parties hereby, jointly and severally, represent and warrant to the Company Group that, except as disclosed in the Parent SEC Documents, each of the following representations and warranties is true, correct and complete as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date (or, if such representations and warranties are made with respect to a certain date, as of such date). The parties hereto agree that any reference to numbered and lettered paragraphs and sub-paragraphs of this ARTICLE VI to which the particular schedule relates is for the sake of convenience only. However, each such disclosure (whether directly or by reference to any document or other source) shall be taken as referring to each and every paragraph of ARTICLE VI to which it can reasonably be expected to relate, and not only to the numbered and lettered paragraphs and sub-paragraphs to which it has been specified as relating to. For the avoidance of doubt, unless the context otherwise required, the below representations and warranties relate to the Purchaser on a consolidated basis with its Subsidiaries (for the avoidance of doubt, excluding the Company Group).

 

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6.1 Corporate Existence and Power. Parent is a business company duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the British Virgin Islands. Merger Sub is an exempted company duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the Cayman Islands. Each of the Purchaser Parties has all requisite power and authority, corporate and otherwise to own and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as presently conducted and as proposed to be conducted before the Closing.

 

6.2 Corporate Authorization. The execution, delivery and performance by the Purchaser Parties of this Agreement and the Additional Agreements (to which any of them is a party to) and the consummation by the Purchaser Parties of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby are within the corporate powers of the Purchaser Parties and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Purchaser Parties to the extent required by their respective Organizational Documents, applicable Laws or any contract to which it is a party or by which its securities are bound other than the Required Parent Shareholder Approval (as defined in Section 10.1(e)). This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Purchaser Parties and it constitutes, and upon their execution and delivery, the Additional Agreements (to which any of them is a party to) will constitute, a valid and legally binding agreement of the Purchaser Parties, enforceable against them in accordance with their representative 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.

 

6.3 Governmental Authorization. Other than as required under applicable Laws, neither the execution, delivery nor performance by the Purchaser Parties of this Agreement or any Additional Agreements (to which any of them is a party to) requires any consent, approval, license or other action by or in respect of, or registration, declaration or filing with any Authority.

 

6.4 Finder Fees. Except for the Deferred Underwriting Amount, there is no investment banker, broker, finder or other intermediary which has been retained by or is authorized to act on behalf of the Purchaser Parties or their Affiliates who might be entitled to any fee or commission from the Company Group, or any of its Affiliates upon consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the Additional Agreements.

 

6.5 Non-Contravention. Assuming that the Required Parent Shareholder Approval has been obtained, the execution, delivery and performance by the Purchaser Parties of this Agreement or any Additional Agreements (to which any of them is a party to) do not and will not (i) contravene or conflict with the Organizational Documents of Parent, or (ii) contravene or conflict with or constitute a violation of any provision of any Law or Order binding upon the Purchaser Parties, except, in each case of clauses (i) and (ii), for any contravention or conflicts that would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Purchaser Parties.

 

6.6 Issuance of Shares. The Closing Payment Shares, when issued in accordance with this Agreement, will be duly authorized and validly issued, and will be fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of any Liens and not subject to or issued in violation of any right of any third party pursuant to any contract to which the Purchaser Parties are bound, applicable Law or the Purchaser Parties’ Organizational Documents.

 

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6.7 Capitalization.

 

(a) As of the date hereof, the Parent is authorized to issue a maximum of 101,000,100 shares with no par value, divided into three classes of shares, namely: (i) 100,000,000 Parent Class A Ordinary Shares with no par value, (ii) 100 Parent Class B Ordinary Shares with no par value, and (iii) 1,000,000 preferred shares with no par value, of which 5,421,695 Parent Class A Ordinary Shares and one Parent Class B Ordinary Share is issued and outstanding as of the date hereof. 9,010,000 Parent Ordinary Shares are reserved for issuance with respect to the Parent Warrants and Parent Rights. No other shares of capital stock or other voting securities of Parent are issued, reserved for issuance or outstanding. All issued and outstanding Parent Ordinary 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 British Virgin Islands Law, the Parent’s Organizational Documents or any contract to which Parent is a party or by which Parent is bound. Except as set forth in the Parent’s Organizational Documents, there are no outstanding contractual obligations of Parent to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Parent Ordinary Shares or any capital equity of Parent. There are no outstanding contractual obligations of Parent to provide funds to, or make any investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in, any other Person.

 

(b) At the date of this Agreement, the Purchaser is authorized to issue a maximum of 101,000,100 shares with no par value, divided into three classes of shares, namely: (i) 100,000,000 Purchaser Class A Ordinary Shares with no par value, (ii) 100 Purchaser Class B Ordinary Shares with no par value, and (iii) 1,000,000 preferred shares with no par value, of which one (1) Purchaser Class A Ordinary Share is issued and outstanding as of the date hereof. All issued and outstanding Purchaser Ordinary 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 British Virgin Islands Law, the Purchaser’s Organizational Documents or any contract to which Purchaser is a party or by which Purchaser is bound. Except as set forth in the Purchaser’s Organizational Documents, there are no outstanding contractual obligations of Purchaser to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Purchaser Ordinary Shares or any capital equity of Purchaser. There are no outstanding contractual obligations of Purchaser to provide funds to, or make any investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in, any other Person.

 

(c) The authorized share capital of Merger Sub is $50,000 divided into 5,000,000 ordinary shares of par value $0.01 each (the “Merger Sub Ordinary Shares”) of which one (1) Merger Sub Ordinary Share is issued and outstanding as of the date hereof. No other shares or other voting securities of Merger Sub are issued, reserved for issuance or outstanding. All issued and outstanding Merger Sub Ordinary Share(s) 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 Cayman Islands Law, the Merger Sub’s Organizational Documents or any contract to which Merger Sub is a party or by which Merger Sub is bound. Except as set forth in the Merger Sub’s Organizational Documents, there are no outstanding contractual obligations of Merger Sub to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Merger Sub Ordinary Share(s) or any share capital or equity of Merger Sub. There are no outstanding contractual obligations of Merger Sub to provide funds to, or make any investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in, any other Person.

 

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6.8 Information Supplied . None of the information supplied or to be supplied by the any Purchaser Party expressly for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the filings with the SEC and mailings to Parent’s shareholders with respect to the solicitation of proxies to approve the transactions contemplated hereby will, at the date of filing and/ or mailing, as the case may be, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading (subject to the qualifications and limitations set forth in the materials provided by Parent or that is included in the Parent SEC Documents).

 

6.9 Trust Fund . As of the date of this Agreement, the Parent has at least $37,000,000 (including the Deferred Underwriting Amount) in the trust fund established by the Parent for the benefit of its public shareholders (the “Trust Fund”) in a United States-based account located in the United States maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC (the “Trustee”) acting as trustee (the “Trust Account”), and such monies are invested in “government securities” (as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) and held in trust by the Trustee pursuant to the Investment Management Trust Agreement. There are no separate agreements, side letters or other agreements or understandings (whether written, unwritten, express or implied) that would cause the description of the Investment Management Trust Agreement in the Parent SEC Documents to be inaccurate in any material respect or, to the Purchaser Parties’ knowledge, that would entitle any Person (other than the public shareholders holding Parent Class A Ordinary Shares sold in the Parent’s IPO who shall have elected to redeem their Parent Class A Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Parent’s Organizational Documents and the underwriters of the IPO with respect to the Deferred Underwriting Amount) to any portion of the funds in the Trust Account, except as otherwise disclosed. Prior to the Closing, none of the funds held in the Trust Account are permitted to be released, except in the circumstances described in the Organizational Documents of the Parent and the Investment Management Trust Agreement. The Parent has performed all material obligations required to be performed by it to date under, and is not in material default or delinquent in performance or any other respect (claimed or actual) in connection with the Investment Management Trust Agreement, and, to the knowledge of the Parent, no event has occurred which, with due notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a material default thereunder. As of the date of this Agreement, there are no claims or proceedings pending with respect to the Trust Account, except as disclosed in the Parent SEC Documents. Since the consummation of the Parent’s IPO, the Parent has not released any money from the Trust Account (other than as permitted by the Investment Management Trust Agreement and the IPO Prospectus, including in connection with the Parent Shares Redemption). Except as otherwise agreed upon by the Company and the Purchaser, upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the Parent shall have no further obligation under either the Trust Agreement or the Organizational Documents of the Parent to liquidate or distribute any assets held in the Trust Account, and the Trust Agreement shall terminate in accordance with its terms.

 

6.10 Listing . As of the date hereof, the Parent Units, Parent Class A Ordinary Shares, Parent Public Warrants and Parent Rights are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market, with trading symbols “ASCAU,” “ASCA,” “ASCAW,” and “ASCAR”, respectively. From the date of this Agreement through the Closing, the Purchaser Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure the Parent remains listed as a public company on Nasdaq.

 

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6.11 Board Approval. Each of the board of directors of the Parent (including any required committee or subgroup of such boards), the sole director of the Purchaser and the sole director of the Merger Sub have, as of the date of this Agreement, unanimously (i) declared the advisability of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) determined that the transactions contemplated hereby are in the best interests of the shareholders of the Purchaser Parties, as applicable, and (iii) solely with respect to the board of directors of the Parent, determined that the transactions contemplated hereby constitutes a “Business Combination” as such term is defined in Parent’s Organizational Documents.

 

6.12 Parent SEC Documents and Financial Statements.

 

(a) Parent has filed or furnished all statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the SEC since February 14, 2022, pursuant to the Exchange Act or the Securities Act (collectively, as they have been amended since the time of their filing and including all exhibits thereto, the “Parent SEC Documents”). None of the Parent SEC Documents, as of their respective dates (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), contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

(b) Except as disclosed in the Parent SEC Documents, the financial statements (including, in each case, the notes and schedules thereto) included or incorporated by reference in the Parent SEC Documents complied as to form in all material respects with the published rules and regulations of the SEC in effect as of the respective dates thereof, were prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may be indicated therein or in the notes thereto and except with respect to unaudited statements as permitted by Form 10-Q of the SEC) and fairly present (subject, in the case of the unaudited interim financial statements included therein, to normal year-end adjustments and the absence of complete footnotes) in all material respects the financial position of the Parent as of the respective dates thereof and the results of their operations and cash flows for the respective periods then ended.

 

6.13 Litigation. As of the date hereof, there is no Action pending against any Purchaser Party or that affects any of its assets or Contracts before any court, Authority or official or which in any manner challenges or seeks to prevent, enjoin, alter or delay the transactions contemplated hereby or by the Additional Agreements other than as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Purchaser Parties to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the Additional Agreements.

 

6.14 Compliance with Laws. No Purchaser Party is in violation of, has violated, or, to the knowledge of the Parent, under investigation with respect to any violation or alleged violation of, any Law, or judgment, order or decree entered by any court, arbitrator or Authority, domestic or foreign in any material respect, and no Purchaser Party has previously received any subpoenas by any Authority.

 

6.15 Not an Investment Company. The Parent is not an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

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6.16 Tax Matters. Except in each case as to matters that would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the ability of the Purchaser Parties to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Additional Agreement. (i) each Purchaser Party has duly and timely filed all Tax Returns which are required to be filed by or with respect to it, and has paid all Taxes which have become due; (ii) all such Tax Returns are true, correct and complete and accurate and disclose all Taxes required to be paid; (iii) all such Tax Returns have been examined by the relevant Taxing Authority or the period for assessment for Taxes in respect of such Tax Returns has expired; (iv) there is no Action, pending or proposed in writing or, to the knowledge of the Purchaser Parties, threatened, with respect to Taxes of the Purchaser Parties or for which a Lien may be imposed upon any of either of the Purchaser Parties’ assets; (v) no statute of limitations in respect of the assessment or collection of any Taxes of the Purchaser Parties for which a Lien may be imposed on any of the Purchaser Parties’ assets has been waived or extended, which waiver or extension is in effect, except for automatic extensions of time to file Tax Returns obtained in the ordinary course of business; (vi) to the knowledge of the Purchaser Parties, the Purchaser Parties complied with all applicable Laws relating to the reporting, payment, collection and withholding of Taxes and has duly and timely withheld or collected, paid over to the applicable Taxing Authority and reported all Taxes (including income, social, security and other payroll Taxes) required to be withheld or collected by the Purchaser Parties; (vii) none of the assets of the Parent Parties is required to be treated as owned by another Person for U.S. federal income Tax purposes pursuant to Section 168(f)(8) of the Code (as in effect prior to its amendment by the Tax Reform Act of 1986); (viii) there is no Lien (other than Permitted Liens) for Taxes upon any of the assets of the Purchaser Parties; (ix) there is no outstanding request for a ruling from any Taxing Authority, request for a consent by a Taxing Authority for a change in a method of accounting, subpoena or request for information by any Taxing Authority, or closing agreement with any Taxing Authority (within the meaning of Section 7121 of the Code or any analogous provision of the applicable Law), with respect to the Purchaser Parties; (x) no claim has been made by a Taxing Authority in a jurisdiction where the Purchaser Parties have not paid any tax or filed Tax Returns, asserting that the any of the Purchaser Parties is or may be subject to Tax in such jurisdiction; (xi) there is no outstanding power of attorney from either of the Purchaser Parties authorizing anyone to act on behalf of such party in connection with any Tax, Tax Return or Action relating to any Tax or Tax Return of that party; (xii) no Purchaser Party is, or has ever been, a party to any Tax sharing or Tax allocation Contract, other than any customary commercial contract the principal subject of which is not Taxes; and (xiii) the neither Purchaser Party is currently or has ever been included in any consolidated, combined or unitary Tax Return other than a Tax Return that includes only the Purchaser Parties.

 

ARTICLE VII
COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY GROUP AND THE PURCHASER PARTIES PENDING CLOSING

 

Each of the Company Group and the Purchaser Parties covenants and agrees that:

 

7.1 Conduct of the Business. (i) From the date hereof through the Closing Date, each party shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, (A) conduct its respective business only in the ordinary course consistent with past practice (including the payment of accounts payable and the collection of accounts receivable), (B) not enter into any material transactions without the prior written consent of the other party, (C) use its commercially reasonable efforts to preserve intact its respective assets, keep available the services of its respective current officers and key employees and maintain in all material respects the current relationships with its respective suppliers, customers and other third parties with which such party has material business relations, and (D) comply with all Laws applicable to it and its Subsidiaries and their respective businesses, assets and employees in all material respects. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except as expressly contemplated or permitted by this Agreement or as required by applicable Law, or in connection with the Extension, from the date hereof until the Effective Time, without the prior written consent of the other party (which shall not be unreasonably withheld), each of the Company Group and the Purchaser Parties, as applicable, shall not and shall not permit its Subsidiaries to:

 

(i) amend, modify or supplement the Organizational Documents of the Company or its Subsidiaries or the Purchaser Parties, other than pursuant to this Agreement or such amendment, modification or supplement of the Organizational Documents of the Purchaser Parties in connection with the Extension; form or cause to be formed any new Subsidiary of the Company;

 

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(ii) create, authorize or issue any shares or other securities of the Company (including Company Share Rights), or date, adjust, split, combine, subdivide, recapitalize, reclassify or otherwise effect any changes in respect of any shares or other equity or voting securities of the Company or the Purchaser Parties other than pursuant to this Agreement;

 

(iii) modify, amend, enter into, terminate, consent to the termination of, or waive any material rights under, any Material Contract (or any Contract that would be a Material Contract if such Contract has been entered into prior to the date hereof);

 

(iv) make any capital expenditures in excess of $500,000 (individually or in the aggregate), except for in ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

 

(v) sell, assign, transfer, lease, license, grant or incur any Lien on, or otherwise dispose of any of the Company Group’s or the Purchaser Parties’ assets or properties, including Intellectual Property Rights and Leased Real Property, except sales of products to customers in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice; abandon or permit to lapse any rights to any Intellectual Property Right;

 

(vi) pay, declare or promise to pay any dividends or other distributions with respect to its share capital, or pay, declare or promise to pay any other payments to any shareholder (other than, in the case of any shareholder that is an employee, payments of salary accrued in said period at the current salary rate);

 

(vii) (A) enter into any new employment or compensatory agreements, or terminate any such agreements, with any employee of the Company Group other than the hiring or termination of employees with a per employee aggregate annual compensation of less than US$50,000, (B) grant or provide any severance, retention, change of control or termination or similar payments or benefits to any employee of the Company Group other than as required by Law, (C) increase the compensation, bonus or pension, welfare, severance or other benefits of, pay any bonus to any employee of any Company Group except such increases or payments, in the aggregate, do not cause an increase in the labor costs of the Company Group, taken as a whole, by more than 5%, (D) accelerate or amend the terms of any equity awards to any employee of the Company Group or any other Person or allow any equity awards to become vested prior to, on or immediately after the Closing Date, (E) establish, adopt, amend or terminate any equity based incentive plan, or (F) grant any equity or equity based compensation awards;

 

(viii) increase or authorize the increase of more than 10% for any employee making an annual salary equal to or greater than $100,000 or in excess of $100,000 in the aggregate on an annual basis or change the bonus or profit sharing policies of the Company Group or the Purchaser Parties;

 

(ix) obtain or incur any loan or other Indebtedness in excess of $200,000 or assume, guarantee, or otherwise become responsible for or the obligations of any Person for Indebtedness, other than any loan or other Indebtedness incurred by the Purchaser Parties in connection with the Extension;

 

(x) suffer or incur any Lien on the Company Group’s or the Purchaser Parties’ assets, except for Permitted Liens or the Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

 

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(xi) suffer any damage, destruction or loss of property related to any of the Company Group’s or the Purchaser Parties’ assets, whether or not covered by insurance, the aggregate value of which, following any available insurance reimbursement, exceed $100,000;

 

(xii) merge or consolidate with or acquire any other Person or be acquired by any other Person;

 

(xiii) suffer any insurance policy protecting any of the Company Group’s or the Purchaser Parties’ assets with an aggregate coverage amount in excess of $100,000 to lapse;

 

(xiv) assume, guarantee, or otherwise become responsible for the obligations of any Person for Indebtedness;

 

(xv) commence, settle, release, waive or compromise any Action of or against any member of the Company Group (A) for an amount in excess of $200,000, (B) that would impose any material restrictions on the business or operations of any member of the Company Group, or (C) that is brought by or on behalf of any current, former or purported holder of any share capital or other securities of any member of the Company Group relating to the Acquisition Merger;

 

(xvi) adopt or enter into a plan of liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation, restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization of any member of the Company Group;

 

(xvii) acquire, whether by purchase, merger, spin off, consolidation, scheme of arrangement, amalgamation or acquisition of shares or assets, any assets, securities or properties, in aggregate, with a value or purchase price in excess of $150,000 in any transaction or related series of transactions;

 

(xviii) fail to maintain in full force and effect material insurance policies covering the Company Group and its properties, assets and businesses in a form and amount consistent with past practices;

 

(xix) make any change in its accounting principles or methods of accounting, other than as may be required by the applicable accounting principles or applicable Law;

 

(xx) extend any loans or advances to any Person other than travel or other expense advances to employees in the ordinary course of business or with the principal amount not exceeding $50,000 or $70,000 in the aggregate;

 

(xxi) issue, sell, transfer, pledge, dispose of, place any Lien, redeem or repurchase any shares or other equity or voting securities of any member of the Company Group, or issue or grant any securities exchangeable for or convertible into any shares or other equity or voting securities of any member of the Company Group;

 

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(xxii) make, change or revoke any material Tax election, amend any Tax Return, enter into any closing agreement or seek any ruling from any Authority with respect to material Taxes, surrender any right to claim a material refund of Taxes, settle or finally resolve any material controversy with respect to Taxes, agree to an extension or waiver of the statute of limitations with respect to the assessment or determination of material Taxes, change any method of Tax accounting or Tax accounting period, initiate any voluntary Tax disclosure to any Authority, or incur any material amount of Taxes outside of the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

 

(xxiii) take any action, or fail to take any action, where such action or failure to act could reasonably be expected to prevent the Acquisition Merger from qualifying as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations or prevent the Transactions from qualifying for the Acquisition Intended Tax Treatment;

 

(xxiv) disclose or agree to disclose to any Person (other than the Purchase Parties or any of their 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 written obligations to maintain the confidentiality thereof;

 

(xxv) waive the restrictive covenant obligations of any current or former employee, director or other service provider of the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries;

 

(xxvi) amend in a manner materially detrimental to the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries, terminate, permit to lapse or fail to use reasonable best efforts to maintain any material Permits required for the conduct of the business of the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries; or

 

(xxvii) undertake any legally binding obligation to do any of the foregoing.

 

(b) From the date hereof through the Closing Date, the Parent shall remain a “blank check company” as defined under the Securities Act, shall not conduct any business operations other than in connection with this Agreement and ordinary course operations to maintain its status as a Nasdaq-listed special purpose acquisition company pending the completion of the transactions contemplated hereby. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, through the Closing Date, other than in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, without the other party’s prior written consent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld), the Purchaser Parties shall not, and shall not cause its Subsidiaries to amend, waive or otherwise change the Investment Management Trust Agreement in any manner adverse to Parent.

 

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(c) Neither party shall (i) take or agree to take any action that might make any representation or warranty of such party inaccurate or misleading in any material respect at, or as of any time prior to, the Closing Date or (ii) omit to take, or agree to omit to take, any action necessary to prevent any such representation or warranty from being inaccurate or misleading in any material respect at any such time. From the date hereof through the earlier of (x) termination of this Agreement in accordance with ARTICLE XIII and (y) the Closing, other than in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, neither the Company Group, on the one hand, nor the Purchaser Parties, on the other hand, shall, and such Persons shall cause each of their respective officers, directors, Affiliates, managers, consultants, employees, representatives (including investment bankers, attorneys and accountants) and agents not to, directly or indirectly, (i) encourage, solicit, initiate, engage or participate in negotiations with any Person concerning, or make any offers or proposals related to, any Alternative Transaction, (ii) take any other action intended or designed to facilitate the efforts of any Person relating to a possible Alternative Transaction, (iii) enter into, engage in or continue any discussions or negotiations with respect to an Alternative Transaction with, or provide any non-public information, data or access to employees to, any Person that has made, or that is considering making, a proposal with respect to an Alternative Transaction, (iv) approve, recommend or enter into any Alternative Transaction or any Contract related to any Alternative Transaction; (v) otherwise facilitate any such inquiries, proposals, discussions, or negotiations or any effort or attempt by any Person to make an Alternative Transaction, (vi) grant any waiver, amendment or release under the anti-takeover Laws, or (vii) prepare or take any steps in connection with a public offering of any equity securities of the Company, or a newly formed holding company of the Company. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Alternative Transaction” shall mean any of the following transactions involving the Company Group or the Purchaser Parties (other than the Transactions): (1) any merger, consolidation, share exchange, business combination, amalgamation, recapitalization, consolidation, liquidation or dissolution or other similar transaction, or (2) any sale, lease, exchange, transfer or other disposition of a material portion of the assets of such Person (other than the sale, lease, transfer or other disposition of assets in the ordinary course of business) or any class or series of the share capital or capital stock or other equity interests of the Company Group or the Purchaser Parties in a single transaction or series of transactions. In the event that there is an unsolicited proposal for, or an indication of a serious interest in entering into, an Alternative Transaction, communicated in writing to the Company Group or the Purchaser Parties or any of their respective representatives or agents (each, an “Alternative Proposal”), such party shall as promptly as practicable (and in any event within two (2) Business Days after receipt) advise the other parties to this Agreement in writing of such Alternative Proposal and the material terms and conditions of any such Alternative Proposal (including any changes thereto) and the identity of the person making any such Alternative Proposal. The Company Group and the Purchaser Parties shall keep the other parties informed on a reasonably current basis of material developments with respect to any such Alternative Proposal. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary as set forth above, if the board of directors of the Company Group or the Purchaser Parties (as applicable) has determined in good faith, after consultation with its financial advisor and/or outside legal counsel, that failure to take such action would constitute a breach of its directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law, the other party may waive any such provision to the extent necessary to permit such Person to comply with applicable Laws, provided, however, that prior to taking such action or announcing the intention to do so, such Person has complied in all material respects with its written notification obligation in respect of the Alternative Transaction in accordance with this Section 7.1.

 

7.2 Access to Information. From the date hereof until and including the Closing Date, and subject to applicable Laws, the Company Group and the Purchaser Parties shall, to the best of their abilities, (a) continue to give the other party, its legal counsel and other representatives full access to the assets, offices, properties, facilities, personnel, and Books and Records, (b) furnish to the other party, its legal counsel and other representatives such information relating to the business of the Company Group or the Purchaser Parties as such Persons may request and (c) cause its respective employees, legal counsel, accountants and representatives to cooperate with the other party in such other party’s investigation of its business; provided that no investigation pursuant to this Section (or any investigation prior to the date hereof) shall affect any representation or warranty given by the Company Group or the Purchaser Parties and, provided further, that any investigation pursuant to this Section shall be conducted in such manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the conduct of the business of the Company Group or the Purchaser Parties. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, neither party shall be required to provide the access described above or disclose any information if doing so is reasonably likely to (i) result in a waiver of attorney client privilege, work product doctrine or similar privilege or (ii) violate any contract to which it is a party or to which it is subject or applicable Law, provided that the non-disclosing party must advise the other party that it is withholding such access and/or information and (to the extent reasonably practicable) and provide a description of the access not granted and/or information not disclosed.

 

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7.3 Notices of Certain Events. Each party shall promptly notify the other party of:

 

(a) any notice or other communication from any Person alleging that the consent of such Person is or may be required in connection with the Transactions or that the Transactions might give rise to any Action by or on behalf of such Person or result in the creation of any Lien on any Company Share or share capital or capital stock of the Purchaser Parties or any of the Company Group’s or the Purchaser Parties’ assets;

 

(b) any notice or other communication from any Authority in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Additional Agreements;

 

(c) any Actions commenced or, to such party’s knowledge, threatened against, relating to or involving or otherwise affecting the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Additional Agreements;

 

(d) the occurrence of any fact or circumstance which constitutes or results, or might reasonably be expected to constitute or result, in a Material Adverse Effect or a material adverse effect on the Purchaser Parties; and

 

(e) any material inaccuracy of any representation or warranty of such party contained in this Agreement at any time during the term hereof, or any failure of such party to comply with or satisfy any covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it hereunder, that would reasonably be expected to cause any of the conditions set forth in Article X not to be satisfied.

 

7.4 SEC Filings.

 

(a) The Company Group acknowledges that:

 

(i) the Parent’s shareholders must approve the transactions contemplated by this Agreement prior to the Acquisition Merger contemplated hereby being consummated and that, in connection with such approval, the Parent must call a special meeting of its shareholders requiring Parent to prepare and file with the SEC a Proxy Statement and Registration Statement;

 

(ii) the Purchaser Parties will be required to file quarterly and annual reports that may be required to contain information about the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and

 

(iii) the Parent will be required to file a Form 8-K to announce the transactions contemplated hereby and other significant events that may occur in connection with such transactions.

 

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(b) In connection with any filing the Purchaser Parties make with the SEC that requires information about the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be included, the Company Group will, and will use its best efforts to cause its Affiliates, in connection with the disclosure included in any such filing or the responses provided to the SEC in connection with the SEC’s comments to a filing, to use their best efforts to (i) cooperate with the Purchaser Parties, (ii) respond to questions about the Company Group required in any filing or requested by the SEC, and (iii) provide any information requested by the Purchaser Parties in connection with any filing with the SEC.

 

(c) Company Group Cooperation. The Company Group acknowledges that a substantial portion of the filings with the SEC and mailings to each Purchaser Party’s stockholders or shareholders with respect to the Proxy Statement and the Registration Statement, as applicable, shall include disclosure regarding the Company Group and its management, operations and financial condition. Accordingly, the Company Group agrees to as promptly as reasonably practical provide the Purchaser Parties with such information as shall be reasonably requested by the Purchaser Parties for inclusion in or attachment to the Proxy Statement, and the Registration Statement, as applicable, that is accurate in all material respects and complies as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and in addition shall contain substantially the same financial and other information about the Company Group and its stockholders or shareholders as is required under Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act regulating the solicitation of proxies. The Company Group understands that such information shall be included in the Proxy Statement, the Registration Statement and/or responses to comments from the SEC or its staff in connection therewith and mailings. The Company Group shall cause their managers, directors, officers and employees to be reasonably available to the Purchaser Parties and their counsel in connection with the drafting of such filings and mailings and responding in a timely manner to comments from the SEC.

 

7.5 Financial Information.

 

(a) By no later than February 28, 2023, the Company Group shall deliver to the Purchaser Parties audited consolidated financial statements of the Company as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, consisting of the audited consolidated balance sheets as of such dates, the audited consolidated income statements for the twelve (12) month periods ended on such dates, and the audited consolidated cash flow statements for the twelve (12) month periods ended on such dates, all prepared in conformity with U.S. GAAP under the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (the “U.S. GAAP Financials”). The U.S. GAAP Financials shall be (i) prepared from the Books and Records of the Company; (ii) prepared on an accrual basis in accordance with U.S. GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated; (iii) contain and reflect all necessary adjustments and accruals for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial condition as of their dates including for all warranty, maintenance, service and indemnification obligations; and (iv) contain and reflect adequate provisions for all Liabilities for all material Taxes applicable to the Company with respect to the periods then ended. The U.S. GAAP Financials will be complete and accurate and fairly present and reflect, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows of the Company as of the date thereof and for the periods reflected therein and will be audited in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB for public companies. The auditors engaged to audit the U.S. GAAP Financials shall be an independent registered public accounting firm with respect to the Company within the meaning of the Exchange Act and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder adopted by the SEC and the PCAOB. The Company Group will provide additional financial information as reasonably requested by the Purchaser Parties for inclusion in any filings to be made by the Purchaser Parties with the SEC which the Company Group shall cause such information to be reviewed or audited by the Company Group’s auditors as required by SEC or its rules and regulations or reasonably requested by the Purchaser Parties.

 

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(b) Each of the consolidated balance sheets of the Company Group, in the case of documents that will be filed with the SEC after the date of this Agreement, will fairly present, the consolidated financial position of the Company as of its date, and each of the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, shareholders’ deficit and cash flows of the Company Group, in the case of documents to be filed with the SEC after the date of this Agreement, will fairly present, the consolidated results of operations, accumulated deficit and cash flows, as applicable, for the periods set forth therein (subject, in the case of unaudited financial statements, to notes and normal year-end audit adjustments that will not be material in amount or effect), in each case, in accordance with U.S. GAAP during the periods presented, except as may be disclosed therein or in the notes thereto (or, in the case of unaudited financial statements, as permitted by Form 10-Q of the SEC). At the time each such financial statement is filed, such financial statement will comply in all material respects with all applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto.

 

7.6 Trust Account. The Company Group acknowledges that, at the Closing and concurrently with the Effective Time, the Purchaser Parties shall make appropriate arrangements to cause the funds in the Trust Account to be disbursed in accordance with the Investment Management Trust Agreement and for the payment of (i) all amounts payable to the Parent’s public shareholders who have validly redeemed their Parent Ordinary Shares in connection with the shareholder vote on the Parent Shareholder Approval Matters, (ii) the expenses of the Purchaser Parties to the third parties to which they are owed, (iii) the Deferred Underwriting Amount to the underwriters in the IPO and (iv) the remaining monies in the Trust Account to the Purchaser Parties. Except as otherwise expressly provided in the Investment Management Trust Agreement, the Purchaser Parties shall not agree to, or permit, any amendment or modification of, or waiver under, the Investment Management Trust Agreement without the prior written consent of the Company (which shall not be unreasonably withheld).

 

7.7 Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance.

 

(a) The parties agree that all rights to exculpation, indemnification and advancement of expenses existing in favor of the current or former directors and officers of the Purchaser Parties (the “D&O Indemnified Persons”) as provided in their respective Organizational Documents, in each case as in effect on the date of this Agreement, or under any indemnification, employment or other similar agreements between any D&O Indemnified Person and any of the Purchaser Parties in effect on the date hereof and disclosed in Section 7.7(a) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, shall survive the Closing and continue in full force and effect in accordance with their respective terms to the extent permitted by applicable Law. For a period of six (6) years after the Reincorporation Effective Time, Purchaser shall cause the Organizational Documents of Purchaser and the Company to contain provisions no less favorable with respect to exculpation and indemnification of and advancement of expenses to D&O Indemnified Persons than are set forth as of the date of this Agreement in the Organizational Documents of the Purchaser Parties to the extent permitted by applicable Law. The provisions of this Section 7.7 shall survive the Closing and are intended to be for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each of the D&O Indemnified Persons and their respective heirs and representatives.

 

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(b) The Company shall, or shall cause its Affiliates to, obtain and fully pay the premium for a “tail” insurance policy that provides coverage for up to a six-year period from the Closing Date, for the benefit of the D&O Indemnified Persons (the “D&O Tail Insurance”) that is substantially equivalent to and in any event not less favorable in the aggregate than Parent’s existing policy or, if substantially equivalent insurance coverage is unavailable, the best available coverage; provided that in no event shall the Company be required to expend for such policies pursuant to this Section 7.7(b) an annual premium amount in excess of 300% of the amount per annum payable by the Parent under its current effective D&O insurance policies as of the date of this Agreement. Parent shall cause such D&O Tail Insurance to be maintained in full force and effect, for its full term, and cause the other Purchaser Parties to honor all obligations thereunder. If any claim is asserted or made within such six year period, the provisions of this Section 7.7(b) shall be continued in respect of such claim until the final disposition thereof.

 

(c) On the Closing Date, the Purchaser shall enter into customary indemnification agreements reasonably satisfactory to all parties with the individuals set forth on Section 7.7(c) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, which indemnification agreements shall continue to be effective following the Closing.

 

(d) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, this Section 7.7 shall survive the Effective Time and shall be binding, jointly and severally, on the Purchaser and all successors and assigns of the Purchaser for the longer of (i) six (6) years after the Effective Time or (ii) the lapse of the applicable statutes of limitations. In the event that the Purchaser or any of its successors or assigns consolidates with or merges into another 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, the Purchaser shall ensure that proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of the Purchaser shall succeed to the obligations set forth in this Section 7.7.

 

7.8 No Trading. The Company Group and the Principal Shareholders acknowledge and agree that they are aware, and that directors and officers of the Company Group have been made aware, of the restrictions imposed by U.S. federal securities laws and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder or otherwise and other applicable foreign and domestic Laws on a Person possessing material nonpublic information about a publicly traded company. The Company hereby agrees that it shall not purchase or sell any securities of the Parent in violation of such Laws, or cause or encourage any Person to do the foregoing.

 

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ARTICLE VIII
COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY GROUP AND PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS

 

8.1 Reporting and Compliance with Laws. From the date hereof through the Closing Date, the Company Group shall duly and timely file all Tax Returns required to be filed with the applicable Taxing Authorities, pay any and all Taxes required by any Taxing Authority and duly observe and conform in all material respects, to all applicable Laws and Orders.

 

8.2 Commercially Reasonable Efforts to Obtain Consents. The Company Group shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain each third party consents (including the Company Group Consents) as promptly as practicable hereafter.

 

8.3 Annual and Interim Financial Statements. From the date hereof through the Closing Date, within forty-five (45) calendar days following the end of each three-month quarterly period beginning with the quarter ending March 31, 2023, the Company Group shall deliver to Purchaser Parties, for the first three quarters of the year, unaudited and unreviewed management accounts of consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated. The Company Group shall also promptly deliver to the Purchaser Parties copies of any audited annual consolidated financial statements of the Company that the Company’s auditor may issue.

 

8.4 Employees of the Company and the Manager. The Company Group and the Principal Shareholders shall use commercially reasonable efforts to procure each Key Personnel (and any other individuals who may be mutually agreed by Purchaser and the Company prior to the Closing), as a condition to their continued employment with the Company Group, to execute and deliver to the Company Group the employment agreements, including a term of at least two (2) years of services from the Closing Date, and customary non-disclosure, non-solicitation, non-compete and assignment of inventions and other customary restrictive covenant provisions, in each case effective as of the Closing and in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Purchaser, between each such Key Personnel and Purchaser or a Subsidiary of Purchaser, as applicable (the “Employment Agreements”). The Company shall be entitled to update the list of Key Employees prior to the Closing; provided that any such update shall be subject to the Purchaser Parties’ prior written consent.

 

8.5 Transaction Financing. The Purchaser may enter into financing agreements (any such agreements, the “Financing Agreements” and the financing contemplated by such Financing Agreements, the “Transaction Financing”) on such terms as the Purchaser and the Company shall agree (such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) and, if requested by the Purchaser, the Company Group shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, reasonably cooperate with the Purchaser in connection with such Financing Agreements (including having the Company’s senior management participate in any investor meetings and roadshows as reasonably requested by Purchaser).

 

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8.6 Company Shareholder ApprovalF. The Company shall take all action necessary to obtain the Requisite Company Vote as promptly as reasonably practicable (but in no event later than five (5) Business Days after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement), including convening an extraordinary general meeting of its shareholders or obtaining written consent from all of its shareholders.

 

8.7 Purchaser Incentive Plan. As soon as practicable after the date of this Agreement but in any event prior to the initial filing (including confidential filing) of the preliminary Proxy Statement/Registration Statement with the SEC, the Company Group shall prepare the Purchaser Incentive Plan in the form and substance that are reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser. The Purchaser Incentive Plan shall provide that, among other things, (i) the equity awards for the maximum of 1,350,000 Purchaser Class A Ordinary Shares would initially be available for grant under the Purchaser Incentive Plan immediately after the Closing, (ii) among such initial equity awards for 1,350,000 Purchaser Class A Ordinary Shares, the equity awards for no more than 1,000,000 Purchaser Class A Ordinary Shares would initially be available for grant to agents or other business partners of the Purchaser and its Subsidiaries immediately after the Closing, (iii) no equity awards granted thereunder to agents or other business partners of the Purchaser and its Subsidiaries would become vested earlier than January 1, 2025, (iv) no equity awards granted thereunder to the other participants of the Purchaser Incentive Plan would become vested earlier than the date which is the third (3rd) anniversary of the Closing Date, and (v) the Purchaser Class A Ordinary Shares acquired by the agents or other business partners of the Purchaser and its Subsidiaries under the Purchaser Incentive Plan shall be subject to certain customary lock up restrictions for a period commencing from the vesting date of the corresponding equity awards until the later of (A) December 31, 2025 and (B) the date that is no earlier than the first (1st) anniversary of the relevant vesting date as may be agreed by the Purchaser (or its Subsidiaries) and relevant agent or business partner. The Company Group and the Principal Shareholders shall ensure that, if the Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries or any other party adopts other incentive plans or reserves more shares under the Purchaser Incentive Plan or other incentive plans, no equity or other incentive awards granted thereunder shall become vested before the equity awards granted for 1,350,000 Purchaser Class A Ordinary Shares under the Purchaser Incentive Plan are completely vested.

 

8.8 Additional Covenants of the Company Group and the Principal ShareholdersG.. The Company Group and the Principal Shareholders shall comply with each of the covenants set forth on Schedule 8.8 in the manner reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser Parties and within the time period required by the Purchaser Parties.

 

ARTICLE IX
COVENANTS OF ALL PARTIES HERETO

 

9.1 Commercially Reasonable Efforts; Further Assurances. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each party shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary or desirable under applicable Laws, and cooperate as reasonably requested by the other parties, to consummate and implement expeditiously each of the Transactions. The parties hereto shall execute and deliver such other documents, certificates, agreements and other writings and take such other actions as may be necessary or reasonably desirable in order to consummate or implement expeditiously each of the Transactions.

 

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9.2 Tax Matters .

 

(a) In the event the SEC requires a tax opinion regarding: (i) the Reincorporation Intended Tax Treatment, the Parent will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause Loeb & Loeb LLP to deliver such tax opinion to the Parent, or (ii) the Acquisition Intended Tax Treatment, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such tax opinion to be delivered to the Company by a qualified advisor of the Company. Each party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to execute and deliver customary Tax representation letters to the applicable tax advisor in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such advisor. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Loeb & Loeb LLP shall not be required to provide any opinion to any party regarding the Acquisition Intended Tax Treatment.

 

(b) The Company Group shall prepare (or cause to be prepared) and file (or cause to be filed) on a timely basis (taking into account valid extensions of time to file) all Tax Returns of the Company Group required to be filed by the Company Group after the Closing Date for taxable periods ending on or before the Closing Date. Such Tax Returns shall be true, correct and complete in all material respects, shall be prepared on a basis consistent with the similar Tax Returns for the immediately preceding taxable period. The cost of preparing such Tax Returns shall be borne by the Company Group. The Company Group shall give a copy of each such Tax Return to the Purchaser with reasonable time prior to filing for its review and comment. The Company Group (prior to the Closing) and the Purchaser (following the Closing) shall cause the Company Group to cooperate in connection with the preparation and filing of such Tax Returns, to timely pay the Tax shown to be due thereon, and to furnish the Purchaser proof of such payment.

 

(c) Purchaser shall prepare (or cause to be prepared) and file (or cause to be filed) on a timely basis (taking into account valid extensions of time to file) all Tax Returns of the Company Group for taxable periods including the Closing Date but ending after the Closing Date. Any such Tax Returns for a period that includes the Closing Date shall be true, correct and complete in all material respects, shall be prepared on a basis consistent with the similar Tax Returns for the immediately preceding taxable period. The Purchaser shall give a copy of each Tax Return to the Company Group prior to filing for its review and comment.

 

(d) Following the Closing, the Company Group may amend any Tax Return of the Company Group for any taxable period ending on or before the Closing with the consent of Purchaser, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld, delayed or conditioned. The cost of preparing and filing such amended Tax Returns or participating in any such Tax proceeding shall be borne by the Company Group.

 

(e) Following the Closing, the Purchaser may amend any Tax Return of the Company Group for any taxable period ending on or before the Closing to correct any errors, with the consent of the Company Group, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld, delayed or conditioned. The cost of preparing and filing such amended Tax Returns shall be borne by the Company Group.

 

(f) Purchaser shall retain (or cause the Company Group to retain) all Books and Records with respect to Tax matters of the Company Group for Pre-Closing Periods for at least seven (7) years following the Closing Date and to abide by all record retention agreements entered into by or with respect to the Company Group with any Taxing Authority.

 

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For avoidance of doubt, the Purchaser shall prepare (or cause to be prepared) and file (or cause to be filed) on a timely basis (taking into account valid extensions of time to file) all Tax Returns of the Purchaser and any of their Affiliates required to be filed after the Closing Date for taxable periods ending on or before the Closing Date. Such Tax Returns shall be true, correct and complete in all material respects, shall be prepared on a basis consistent with the similar Tax Returns for the immediately preceding taxable period.

 

9.3 Settlement of the Purchaser Parties’ Liabilities. Concurrently with the Closing, all outstanding liabilities of the Purchaser Parties shall be settled and paid in full and reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses reasonably incurred by Purchaser’s or Parent’s officers, directors, or any of their respective Affiliates, in connection with identifying, investigating and consummating a business combination.

 

9.4 Compliance with SPAC Agreements. The Company Group and Purchaser Parties (including their respective successors) shall comply with each of the applicable agreements entered into in connection with the IPO and the Extension, including that certain registration rights agreement, dated as of February 14, 2022 by and between Parent and the investors named therein.

 

9.5 Registration Statement.

 

(a) As promptly as practicable after the date hereof, Purchaser shall prepare with the assistance, cooperation and commercially reasonable efforts of the Company Group, and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form F-4 (as amended or supplemented from time to time, and including the Proxy Statement contained therein, the “Registration Statement”) in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of Purchaser Class A Ordinary Shares to be issued in the Reincorporation Merger and Acquisition Merger, which Registration Statement will also contain a proxy statement of Parent (as amended, the “Proxy Statement”) for the purpose of soliciting proxies from Parent shareholders for the matters to be acted upon at the Parent Special Meeting and providing the public shareholders of Parent an opportunity in accordance with Parent’s Organizational Documents and the IPO Prospectus to have their Parent Ordinary Shares redeemed in conjunction with the shareholder vote on the Parent Shareholder Approval Matters as defined below (the “Parent Shares Redemption”). The Proxy Statement shall include proxy materials for the purpose of soliciting proxies from Parent shareholders to vote, at an extraordinary general meeting of Parent shareholders to be called and held for such purpose (the “Parent Special Meeting”), in favor of resolutions approving (i) the adoption and approval of this Agreement and the Additional Agreements and the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, including the Reincorporation Merger and the Acquisition Merger, by the holders of Parent Ordinary Shares in accordance with the Parent’s Organizational Documents, BVI Law, Cayman Companies Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC and Nasdaq, (ii) adoption of the Purchaser Incentive Plan, (iii) such other matters as the Company Group and Parent shall hereafter mutually determine to be necessary or appropriate in order to effect the Reincorporation Merger, Acquisition Merger and the other Transactions (the approvals described in foregoing clauses (i) through (iii), collectively, the “Parent Shareholder Approval Matters”), and (iv) the adjournment of the Parent Special Meeting, if necessary or desirable in the reasonable determination of Parent. If on the date for which the Parent Special Meeting is scheduled, Parent has not received proxies representing a sufficient number of shares to obtain the Required Parent Shareholder Approval (as defined below), whether or not a quorum is present, Parent may make one or more successive postponements or adjournments of the Parent Special Meeting; provided that, without the consent of the Company, in no event shall the Parent adjourn the Parent Special Meeting for more than fifteen (15) Business Days later than the most recently adjourned meeting or to a date that is beyond the Outside Closing Date. In connection with the Registration Statement, Parent and the Company Group will file with the SEC financial and other information about the Transactions in accordance with applicable Law and applicable proxy solicitation and registration statement rules set forth in Parent’s Organizational Documents, British Virgin Islands Law, Cayman Companies Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC and Nasdaq. The Purchaser shall cooperate and provide the Company Group (and its counsel) with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Registration Statement and any amendment or supplement thereto prior to filing the same with the SEC. The Company Group shall provide the Purchaser Parties with such information concerning the Company Group and its equity holders, officers, directors, employees, assets, Liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise), business and operations that may be required or appropriate for inclusion in the Registration Statement, or in any amendments or supplements thereto, which information provided by the Company Group shall be true and correct and not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made not materially misleading (subject to the qualifications and limitations set forth in the materials provided by the Company Group). If required by applicable SEC rules or regulations, such financial information provided by the Company Group must be reviewed or audited by the Company Group’s auditors. The Parent shall provide such information concerning Parent and its equity holders, officers, directors, employees, assets, Liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise), business and operations that may be required or appropriate for inclusion in the Registration Statement, or in any amendments or supplements thereto, which information provided by the Parent shall be true and correct and not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made not materially misleading. The Purchaser will use all commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be 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 Acquisition Merger and the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

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(b) Each party shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, make their respective directors, officers and employees, upon reasonable advance notice, available at a reasonable time and location to the Company Group, Parent and their respective representatives in connection with the drafting of the public filings with respect to the Transactions, including the Registration Statement, and responding to comments or inquiries from the SEC in a timely manner.

 

(c) Each party shall promptly correct any information provided by it for use in the Registration Statement (and other related materials) if and to the extent that such information is determined to have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Laws. Purchaser shall amend or supplement the Registration Statement and cause the Registration Statement, as so amended or supplemented, to be filed with the SEC and the Parent shall cause the Proxy Statement to be disseminated to Parent’s shareholders, in each case as and to the extent required by applicable Laws and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and Parent’s Organizational Documents.

 

(d) As soon as practicable following the Registration Statement “clearing” comments from the SEC and being declared effective by the SEC, Parent shall distribute the Proxy Statement to Parent’s shareholders in compliance with applicable Law, and, pursuant thereto, shall call the Parent Special Meeting in accordance with the Parent’s Organizational Documents, British Virgin Islands Law and the rules and regulations of the SEC and Nasdaq for a date no later than thirty-five (35) Business Days following the effectiveness of the Registration Statement.

 

9.6 Confidentiality. Except as necessary to complete the Proxy Statement and Registration Statement, the Company Group, on the one hand, and the Purchaser Parties, on the other hand, shall hold and shall cause their respective Representatives to hold in strict confidence, unless compelled to disclose by judicial or administrative process or by other requirements of Law, all documents and information concerning the other party furnished to it by such other party or its representatives in connection with the Transactions (except to the extent that such information can be shown to have been (a) previously known by the party to which it was furnished, (b) in the public domain through no fault of such party or (c) later lawfully acquired from other sources, which source is not the agent of the other party, by the party to which it was furnished), and each party shall not release or disclose such information to any other person, except its representatives in connection with this Agreement. In the event that any party believes that it is required to disclose any such confidential information pursuant to applicable Laws, such party shall give timely written notice to the other parties so that such parties may have an opportunity to obtain a protective order or other appropriate relief. Each party shall be deemed to have satisfied its obligations to hold confidential information concerning or supplied by the other parties if it exercises the same care as it takes to preserve confidentiality for its own similar information. The parties acknowledge that some previously confidential information will be required to be disclosed in the Registration Statement.

 

9.7 Extension Deposit. The Purchaser shall be responsible for funding any and all amounts that may be required under Parent’s Organizational Documents and the Investment Management Trust Agreement in order to extend the period of time for Parent to consummate a Business Combination (as such term is defined in Parent’s Organizational Documents) (each of such extension, an “Extension”).

 

9.8 Section 16 Matters. Prior to the Closing Date, the Purchaser Parties shall take all such steps (to the extent permitted under applicable Law) as are reasonably necessary to cause any acquisition or disposition of Parent Class A Ordinary Shares or any derivative thereof that occurs or is deemed to occur by reason of or pursuant to the Transactions by each Person who is or will be or may become subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act with respect to the Company following the Closing, including by virtue of being deemed a director by deputization, to be exempt under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act.

 

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ARTICLE X
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING

 

10.1 Condition to the Obligations of the Parties. The obligations of all of the parties hereto to consummate the Closing are subject to the satisfaction of all the following conditions:

 

(a) No provisions of any applicable Law, and no Order shall prohibit or prevent the consummation of the Closing.

 

(b) There shall not be any Action brought by a third party that is not an Affiliate of the parties hereto to enjoin or otherwise restrict the consummation of the Closing.

 

(c) The Reincorporation Merger shall have been consummated and the applicable certificates filed in the appropriate jurisdictions.

 

(d) The SEC shall have declared the Registration Statement effective. No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any part thereof shall have been issued and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been initiated or threatened by the SEC and not withdrawn.

 

(e) The Parent Shareholder Approval Matters that are submitted to the vote of the shareholders of Parent at the Parent Special Meeting in accordance with the Proxy Statement and Parent’s Organizational Documents shall have been approved by the requisite vote of the shareholders of Parent at the Parent Special Meeting in accordance with Parent’s Organizational Documents, applicable Law and the Proxy Statement (the “Required Parent Shareholder Approval”).

 

(f) This Agreement, the Plan of Merger and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including the Reincorporation Merger and the Acquisition Merger, shall have been authorized and approved by the holders of Company Shares constituting the Requisite Company Vote in accordance with the Cayman Companies Act and the Company’s Organizational Documents.

 

(g) Immediately after the Closing, the Parent shall have in excess of $5,000,000 in net tangible assets.

 

10.2 Conditions to Obligations of the Purchaser Parties. The obligation of the Purchaser Parties to consummate the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, or the waiver at the Purchaser Parties’ sole and absolute discretion, of all the following further conditions:

 

(a) Each of the Company Group and the Principal Shareholders shall have duly performed all of its obligations hereunder required to be performed by it at or prior to the Closing Date in all material respects, unless the applicable obligation has a materiality qualifier in which case it shall be duly performed in all respects.

 

(b) All of the representations and warranties of the Company Group and the Principal Shareholders contained in ARTICLE V in this Agreement, disregarding all qualifications and exceptions contained therein relating to materiality or Material Adverse Effect or any similar qualification or exception, regardless of whether it involved a known risk, shall: (i) be true and correct at and as of the date of this Agreement except as provided in the disclosure schedules pursuant to ARTICLE V, and (ii) be true and correct as of the Closing Date except as provided in the disclosure schedules pursuant to ARTICLE V (if the representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date prior to the Closing Date, such representations and warranties need only to be true and correct as of such earlier date), in the case of (i) and (ii), other than as would not in the aggregate reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(c) There shall have been no event, change or occurrence which individually or together with any other event, change or occurrence, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, regardless of whether it involved a known risk.

 

(d) All Company Group Consents have been obtained, and no such consent shall have been revoked.

 

(e) The Purchaser Parties shall have received a certificate signed by the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company to the effect set forth in clauses (a) through (d) of this Section 10.2.

 

(f) The Purchaser Parties shall have received (i) a copy of memorandum and articles of association of the Company as in effect as of the Closing Date, (ii) a copy of the certificate of incorporation of the Company, (iii) the copies of resolutions duly adopted by the board of directors of the Company and by the Requisite Company Vote of the Company’s shareholders authorizing this Agreement, the Additional Agreements and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and (iv) a recent certificate of good standing as of a date no earlier than thirty (30) days prior to the Closing Date regarding the Company from the jurisdiction in which the Company is incorporated.

 

(g) The Purchaser Parties shall have received copies of all Governmental Approvals, if any, and no such Governmental Approval shall have been revoked.

 

(h) The Key Personnel shall have executed the Employment Agreements, and the same shall be in full force and effect.

 

(i) The Company Group and the Principal Shareholders shall have completed each of the covenants set forth under items 13(i) and 14 on Schedule 8.8 hereto at such times and in accordance with the terms specified therein.

 

(j) The Purchaser Parties shall have received duly executed opinions from the Purchaser Parties’ local counsel in Thailand, Cambodia, Kyrgyzstan in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser Parties, addressed to the Purchaser Parties and dated as of the Closing Date.

 

(k) The Purchaser Parties shall have received a copy of each of the Additional Agreements duly executed by all parties thereto (other than the Purchaser Parties), and such Additional Agreement shall be in full force and effect.

 

10.3 Conditions to Obligations of the Company. The obligations of the Company to consummate the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, or the waiver at the Company’s discretion, of all of the following further conditions:

 

(a) The Purchaser Parties shall have duly performed all of their obligations hereunder required to be performed by them at or prior to the Closing Date in all material respects, unless the applicable obligation has a materiality qualifier in which case it shall be duly performed in all respects.

 

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(b) All of the representations and warranties of the Purchaser Parties contained in ARTICLE VI of this Agreement, disregarding all qualifications and exceptions contained therein relating to materiality or any similar qualification or exception, regardless of whether it involved a known risk, shall: (i) be true and correct at and as of the date of this Agreement and (ii) be true and correct as of the Closing Date (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date prior to the Closing Date, in which case such representations and warranties need only to be true and correct as of such earlier date), in the case of (i) and (ii), other than as would not in the aggregate reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Purchaser Parties.

 

(c) There shall have been no event, change or occurrence which individually or together with any other event, change or occurrence, could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Purchaser Parties, regardless of whether it involved a known risk.

 

(d) The Company shall have received a certificate signed by an authorized officer of Purchaser Parties to the effect set forth in clauses (a) through (c) of this Section 10.3.

 

(e) From the date hereof until the Closing, the Purchaser Parties shall have been in material compliance with the reporting requirements under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act applicable to the Purchaser Parties.

 

(f) The Purchaser Parties shall have executed and delivered to the Company each Additional Agreement to which any of them is a party.

 

(g) The Parent Shares Redemption shall have been completed in accordance with the terms hereof and the Proxy Statement.

 

(h) The directors designated by the Company shall have been appointed to the board of directors of the Purchaser, effective as of the Effective Time.

 

(i) Parent shall remain listed on Nasdaq and the additional listing application for the Closing Payment Shares shall have been approved for listing by Nasdaq. As of the Closing Date, Parent shall not have received any written notice from Nasdaq that it has failed, or would reasonably be expected to fail to meet the Nasdaq listing requirements as of the Closing Date in any material respects, where such notice has not been subsequently withdrawn by Nasdaq or the underlying failure appropriately remedied or satisfied. The additional listing application for the Closing Payment Shares shall have been approved for listing by Nasdaq and the Company shall reasonably cooperate with Parent with respect to such listing.

 

10.4 Frustration of Conditions. None of the Purchaser Parties or the Company may rely on the failure of any condition set forth in this Article X to be satisfied if such failure was caused by such party’s failure to act in good faith to comply with this Agreement and consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

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ARTICLE XI

INDEMNIFICATION

 

11.1 Indemnification. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Article XI and from and after the Closing Date, the Principal Shareholders (the “Indemnifying Party”) hereby jointly and severally agree to indemnify and hold harmless Parent, the Purchaser, each of its Affiliates and each of its and their respective members, managers, partners, directors, officers, employees, shareholders, agents, successors and permitted assignees (the “Indemnified Party”), against and in respect of any and all loss, cost, payment, interest, demand, penalty, forfeiture, cost, expense, liability, judgment, deficiency or damage, and diminution in value or claim (including actual costs of investigation, court costs and attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses) (all of the foregoing collectively, “Losses”) incurred or sustained by, or imposed upon any Indemnified Party as a result of or in connection with any breach, inaccuracy or nonfulfillment of any of the representations, warranties and covenants of the Company Group or the Principal Shareholders contained herein. Following the Closing, the disinterested independent directors of the Purchaser shall have the authority to institute and prosecute any claims for indemnification hereunder in good faith on behalf of the Purchaser and its Indemnified Parties to enforce the terms of this Agreement.

 

11.2 Survival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants. All representations, warranties and covenants of the Company contained in this Agreement (including all schedules and exhibits hereto and all certificates, documents, instruments and undertakings furnished pursuant to this Agreement) shall survive the Closing for a period of six (6) years after the Closing Date; provided that (i) the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 5.1, 5.2, 5.5, 5.9, and 5.14 shall survive the Closing indefinitely; and (ii) the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 5.19, 5.24, 5.28 and 5.29 shall survive until the date that is six (6) months following the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations (including any extensions thereof). Any claim based upon Fraud Claims will survive indefinitely.

 

ARTICLE XII
DISPUTE RESOLUTION

12.1 Arbitration.

 

(a) The parties shall promptly submit any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to this Agreement (including with respect to the meaning, effect, validity, termination, interpretation, performance, or enforcement of this Agreement) or any alleged breach thereof (including any action in tort, contract, equity, or otherwise), to binding arbitration before one arbitrator (the “Arbitrator”). Binding arbitration shall be the sole means of resolving any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to this Agreement (including with respect to the meaning, effect, validity, termination, interpretation, performance or enforcement of this Agreement) or any alleged breach thereof (including any claim in tort, contract, equity, or otherwise).

 

(b) If the parties cannot agree upon the Arbitrator, the Arbitrator shall be selected by the New York, New York chapter head of the American Arbitration Association upon the written request of either side. The Arbitrator shall be selected within thirty (30) days of such written request.

 

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(c) The laws of the State of New York shall apply to any arbitration hereunder. In any arbitration hereunder, this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York applicable to a contract negotiated, signed, and wholly to be performed in the State of New York, which laws the Arbitrator shall apply in rendering his decision. The Arbitrator shall issue a written decision, setting forth findings of fact and conclusions of law, within sixty (60) days after such Arbitrator shall have been selected. The Arbitrator shall have no authority to award punitive or other exemplary damages.

 

(d) The arbitration shall be held in New York, New York in accordance with and under the then-current provisions of the rules of the American Arbitration Association, except as otherwise provided herein.

 

(e) On application to the Arbitrator, any party shall have rights to discovery to the same extent as would be provided under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and the Federal Rules of Evidence shall apply to any arbitration under this Agreement; provided, however, that the Arbitrator shall limit any discovery or evidence such that such Arbitrator’s decision shall be rendered within the period referred to in Section 12.1(c).

 

(f) The Arbitrator may, at such Arbitrator’s discretion and at the expense of the party who will bear the cost of the arbitration, employ experts to assist such Arbitrator in such Arbitrator’s determinations.

 

(g) The costs of the arbitration proceeding and any proceeding in court to confirm any arbitration award (including actual attorneys’ fees and costs), shall be borne by the unsuccessful party and shall be awarded as part of the Arbitrator’s decision, unless the Arbitrator shall otherwise allocate such costs in such decision. The determination of the Arbitrator shall be final and binding upon the parties and not subject to appeal.

 

(h) Any judgment upon any award rendered by the Arbitrator may be entered in and enforced by any court of competent jurisdiction. The parties expressly consent to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts (Federal and state) in New York, New York to enforce any award of the Arbitrator or to render any provisional, temporary, or injunctive relief in connection with or in aid of the arbitration. The parties expressly consent to the personal and subject matter jurisdiction of the Arbitrator to arbitrate any and all matters to be submitted to arbitration hereunder. None of the parties hereto shall challenge any arbitration hereunder on the grounds that any party necessary to such arbitration (including the parties hereto) shall have been absent from such arbitration for any reason, including that such party shall have been the subject of any bankruptcy, reorganization, or insolvency proceeding.

 

(i) The parties shall indemnify the Arbitrator and any experts employed by the Arbitrator and hold them harmless from and against any claim or demand arising out of any arbitration under this Agreement, unless resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the person indemnified.

 

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12.2 Waiver of Jury Trial; Exemplary Damages.

 

(a) THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVE ANY RIGHT EACH SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OF ANY KIND OR NATURE, IN ANY COURT IN WHICH AN ACTION MAY BE COMMENCED, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY ADDITIONAL AGREEMENT, OR BY REASON OF ANY OTHER CAUSE OR DISPUTE WHATSOEVER BETWEEN OR AMONG ANY OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT OF ANY KIND OR NATURE. NO PARTY SHALL BE AWARDED PUNITIVE OR OTHER EXEMPLARY DAMAGES RESPECTING ANY DISPUTE ARISING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY ADDITIONAL AGREEMENT.

 

(b) Each of the parties to this Agreement acknowledges that each has been represented in connection with the signing of this waiver by independent legal counsel selected by the respective party and that such party has discussed the legal consequences and import of this waiver with legal counsel. Each of the parties to this Agreement further acknowledges that each has read and understands the meaning of this waiver and grants this waiver knowingly, voluntarily, without duress and only after consideration of the consequences of this waiver with legal counsel.

 

ARTICLE XIII
TERMINATION

 

13.1 Termination. 

 

(a) In the event that the U.S. GAAP Financials have not been delivered by February 28, 2023, the Purchaser Parties shall have the right, at their sole option, to terminate this Agreement without liability to the Company. Such right shall be exercised by the Purchaser Parties with a written notice to the Company at any time after February 28, 2023 and prior to the date when the Registration Statement is filed with the SEC. If such notice of termination is not received by the Company prior to the date when the Registration Statement is filed with the SEC, then the Purchaser Parties shall be deemed to have irrevocably (i) waived the right to terminate pursuant to this Section 13.1(a) and the right to receive any Break-up Fee as a result of a termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 13.1(a), and (ii) waived any agreement, covenant or compliance by the Company Group or the Principal Shareholders to deliver the U.S. GAAP Financials by no later than February 28, 2023 and any related rights or claims.

 

(b) This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing Date by mutual agreement of the Purchaser Parties and the Company.

 

(c) The Purchaser Parties may terminate this Agreement by giving a written notice to the Company, if the Company Group and the Principal Shareholders breach or fail to perform or comply with any of its representations, warranties, agreements or covenants contained in this Agreement, which breach or failure to perform or comply (A) would give rise to the failure of a condition set forth in Section 10.2(a) or Section 10.2(b) and (B) has not been cured prior to (x) the date that is ten (10) Business Days from the date that the Company is notified by the Purchaser Parties in writing of such breach or failure to perform or comply or (y) a different date as mutually agreed by the Purchaser Parties and the Company (provided that the Purchaser Parties are not then in breach of any representation, warranty, agreement or covenant contained in this Agreement which would cause any condition set forth in Section 10.3(a) or Section 10.3(b) not be satisfied). Such written notice of the termination to the Company shall be given by the Purchaser Parties by the later of (i) the date that is five (5) Business Days immediately following the expiration of the ten (10) Business Day period stated in the immediate prior sentence and (ii) a different date as mutually agreed by the Purchaser Parties and the Company (the “13.1(c) Termination Notice Deadline”). If such written notice of the termination is not received by the Company by the 13.1(c) Termination Notice Deadline, then the Purchaser Parties shall be deemed to have irrevocably (i) waived the right to terminate pursuant to such breach or failure to perform or comply and the right to receive any Break-up Fee as a result of a termination of this Agreement pursuant to such breach or failure to perform or comply.

 

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(d) The Company may terminate this Agreement by giving a written notice to the Purchaser Parties, if the Purchaser Parties breach or fail to perform or comply with any of its representations, warranties, agreements or covenants contained in this Agreement, which breach or failure to perform or comply (i) would give rise to the failure of a condition set forth in Section 10.3(a) or Section 10.3(b) and (ii) has not been cured prior to (x) the date that is ten (10) Business Days from the date that the Purchaser Parties are notified by the Company in writing of such breach or failure to perform or comply or (y) a different date as mutually agreed by the Purchaser Parties and the Company (provided that the Company Group and the Principal Shareholders are not then in breach of any representation, warranty, agreement or covenant contained in this Agreement which would cause any condition set forth in Section 10.2(a) or Section 10.2(b) not be satisfied). Such written notice of the termination to the Purchaser Parties shall be given by the Company by the later of: (i) the date that is five (5) Business Days immediately following the expiration of the ten (10) Business Day period stated in the immediate prior sentence and (ii) a different date as mutually agreed by the Purchaser Parties and the Company (the “13.1(d) Termination Notice Deadline”). If such written notice of the termination is not received by the Purchaser Parties by the 13.1(d) Termination Notice Deadline, then the Company shall be deemed to have irrevocably waived the right to terminate pursuant to such breach or failure to perform or comply.

 

13.2 Break-up Fee.

 

(a) In the event that (i) this Agreement is terminated by the Purchaser Parties pursuant to Section 13.1(a), or (ii) this Agreement is terminated by the Purchaser Parties pursuant to Section 13.1(c) and such termination is due to any breach or failure contemplated by Section 13.1(c) which initially occurs on or prior to the Milestone Date, the Company and the Principal Shareholders shall, on a joint and several basis, pay a break-up fee of $2,000,000 (the “Category 1 Break-up Fee”) on the date that is the tenth (10th) Business Day after the termination of this Agreement by the Purchaser Parties in the following manner: (A) up to $1,000,000 of the Category 1 Break-up Fee shall be paid to the Parent for payment of costs and expenses incurred by the Parent and its Affiliates in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby as determined by a majority of the independent directors of the Parent, and (B) an amount equal to the difference between the Category 1 Break-up Fee and the amount determined pursuant to the foregoing sub-clause (A) shall be paid to the Parent Class B Shareholder. Parent and Parent Class B Shareholder shall jointly notify the Company in writing the respective amount required to be paid to pursuant to the foregoing sub-clause (A) and (B) no later than three (3) Business Days prior to the date of the payment of such amounts.

 

(b) In the event that this Agreement is terminated by the Purchaser Parties pursuant to Section 13.1(c) and such termination is due to any breach or failure contemplated by Section 13.1(c) which initially occurs after the Milestone Date, the Company and the Principal Shareholders shall, on a joint and several basis, pay a break-up fee of $1,000,000 (the “Category 2 Break-up Fee”, together with the Category 1 Break-up Fee, the “Break-up Fees” and each, the “Break-up Fee”) on the date that is the tenth (10th) Business Day after termination of this Agreement by the Purchaser Parties in the following manner (A) up to $1,000,000 of the Category 2 Break-up Fee shall be paid to the Parent for payment of costs and expenses incurred by the Parent and its Affiliates in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby as determined by a majority of the independent directors of the Parent, and (B) to the extent the Category 2 Break-up Fee exceeds the amount determined pursuant to the foregoing sub-clause (A), such excess shall be paid to the Parent Class B Shareholder. Parent and Parent Class B Shareholder shall jointly notify the Company in writing the respective amount required to be paid to pursuant to the foregoing sub-clause (A) and (B) no later than three (3) Business Days prior to the date of the payment of such amount.

 

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(c) The parties acknowledge and agree that (i) in no event shall the Company Group and the Principal Shareholders be required to pay any Break-up Fee on more than one occasion, (ii) the Break-up Fee is a fair and reasonable estimate of the actual damages suffered by the non-breaching party, which amount would otherwise be impossible to calculate with precision, (iii) the Break-up Fee constitutes liquidated damages hereunder and is not intended to be a penalty, and (iv) the Break-up Fee shall be the sole and exclusive remedy available to the Purchaser Parties against the Company and the Principal Shareholders and any of their respective Affiliates, or any of their respective former, current, or future stockholders, partners, members, or Representatives upon such termination of this Agreement by the Purchaser Parties and upon payment of any Break-up Fee, none of the Company and the Principal Shareholders or any of their respective Affiliates, or any of their respective former, current, or future stockholders, partners, members, or Representatives, shall have any further liability or obligation relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any Additional Agreements, including the breach of any representation, warranty, covenant, or agreement in this Agreement (whether a willful breach or otherwise); provided, however, that the limitations set forth in this Section 13.2(c)(iv) shall not apply to the liabilities arising from any Fraud Claim against the breaching party.

 

13.3 Certain Post-Termination Covenants. In the event of the termination of this Agreement, for a period of twelve (12) months commencing from the date of termination, (a) the Company Group and the Principal Shareholders shall not, and shall cause their respective Affiliates not to, consummate any Alternative Transaction with any other Person; (b) there shall be no Change of Control Transaction, and for the purpose hereof, “Change of Control Transaction” shall mean any of the following, (i) the Principal Shareholders ceasing to collectively Control the Company or beneficially own more shares than any other shareholder, (ii) an acquisition, in one or a series of transactions, by any Person and/or such Person’s Affiliates, after which such Person (A) gains Control over the board of directors of the Company or has the ability to appoint a majority of the members of the board of directors of the Company, or (B) beneficially owns at least 50% of the shares of the Company on a fully-diluted basis; and (c) other than the Company Group, the Principal Shareholders shall not, and shall cause their respective Affiliates not to, directly or indirectly, in any jurisdiction in which the Company Group is engaged in the Business, as of the Closing Date or during such twelve (12) months’ period, engage in the Business or own, manage, operate, finance or control, maintain any interest in or participate in the ownership, management, operation, financing or control of, or become engaged or serve as an officer, director, shareholder, member, partner, affiliate, employee, lender, agent, consultant, contractor, advisor or representative of, a business or entity that engages in the Business or any other business or activity which is the same as, similar to or competing with the Business.

 

13.4 Effect of Termination. In the event of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 13.1, written notice thereof shall be given to the other party or parties hereto, specifying the provision hereof pursuant to which such termination is made and this Agreement shall forthwith become void and have no effect, without any liability on the part of any party hereto or its respective Affiliates, or such party and its Affiliates’ Representatives, other than liability of any party hereto for (i) any Fraud Claims against such party, or (ii) intentional and willful breach of this Agreement by such party occurring prior to such termination. The provisions of Section 9.6 (Confidentiality), ARTICLE XII (Dispute Resolution), ARTICLE XIII (Termination) and ARTICLE XIV (Miscellaneous) (collectively, the “Surviving Provisions”), and any other Section or Article of this Agreement referenced in the Surviving Provisions, which are required to survive in order to give appropriate effect to the Surviving Provisions shall in each case survive any termination of this Agreement.

 

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13.5 Waiver. Either party to this Agreement may (a) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other party, (b) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties of the other party contained herein or in any document delivered by the other party pursuant hereto or (c) waive compliance with any of the agreements of the other party or conditions to such party’s obligations contained herein. Any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed by the party to be bound thereby. Any waiver of any term or condition shall not be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach or a subsequent waiver of the same term or condition, or a waiver of any other term or condition of this Agreement. The failure of any party to assert any of its rights hereunder shall not constitute a waiver of any of such rights.

 

ARTICLE XIV
MISCELLANEOUS

 

14.1 Notices. Any notice hereunder shall be sent in writing, addressed as specified below, and shall be deemed given: (a) if by hand or recognized courier service, by 4:00PM on a business day, addressee’s day and time, on the date of delivery, and otherwise on the first business day after such delivery; (b) if by fax or email, on the date that transmission is confirmed electronically, if by 4:00PM on a business day, addressee’s day and time, and otherwise on the first business day after the date of such confirmation; or (c) five days after mailing by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested. Notices shall be addressed to the respective parties as follows (excluding telephone numbers, which are for convenience only), or to such other address as a party shall specify to the others in accordance with these notice provisions:

 

if to the Company (following the Closing), to:

NewGenIvf Limited
D1, 20/F, Evergreen Villa, 43 Stubbs Road. Hong Kong
Attn: Siu Wing Fung, Alfred
Email: siualfred@hotmail.com

 

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


Jun He Law Offices

Suites 3701 - 10, Jardine House, 1 Connaught Place, Central, Hong Kong

Attn: Guangqin Wei, Esq., Chris G. Tang, Esq.
Email: gqwei@junhe.com; ctang@junhe.com

 

if to Siu Wing Fung, Alfred as the Principal Shareholder

 

D1, 20/F, Evergreen Villa, 43 Stubbs Road. Hong Kong
Attn: Siu Wing Fung, Alfred
Email: siualfred@hotmail.com

 

if to Fong Hei Yue, Tina as the Principal Shareholder

 

D1, 20/F, Evergreen Villa, 43 Stubbs Road. Hong Kong
Attn: Fong Hei Yue, Tina
Email: Tinawfong@gmail.com

 

if to any Parent, Purchaser and Merger Sub

 

A SPAC I Acquisition Corp.
Level 39, Marina Bay Financial Centre,
Tower 2, 10 Marina Boulevard,
Singapore 018983
Attn: Mr. Claudius Tsang, Chief Executive Officer
Email: Admin@aspac.co

 

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

 

Loeb & Loeb LLP
345 Park Avenue
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14.2 Amendments; No Waivers; Remedies.

 

(a) This Agreement cannot be amended, except by a writing signed by each of the Purchaser Parties (prior to the Reincorporation Effective Time), the Company and the Principal Shareholders, and cannot be terminated orally or by course of conduct. No provision hereof can be waived, except by a writing signed by the party against whom such waiver is to be enforced, and any such waiver shall apply only in the particular instance in which such waiver shall have been given.

 

(b) Neither any failure or delay in exercising any right or remedy hereunder or in requiring satisfaction of any condition herein nor any course of dealing shall constitute a waiver of or prevent any party from enforcing any right or remedy or from requiring satisfaction of any condition. No notice to or demand on a party waives or otherwise affects any obligation of that party or impairs any right of the party giving such notice or making such demand, including any right to take any action without notice or demand not otherwise required by this Agreement. No exercise of any right or remedy with respect to a breach of this Agreement shall preclude exercise of any other right or remedy, as appropriate to make the aggrieved party whole with respect to such breach, or subsequent exercise of any right or remedy with respect to any other breach.

 

(c) Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no statement herein of any right or remedy shall impair any other right or remedy stated herein or that otherwise may be available.

 

(d) Except as provided in Section 13.2, neither shall any party seek, nor shall any party be liable for, punitive or exemplary damages, under any tort, contract, equity, or other legal theory, with respect to any breach (or alleged breach) of this Agreement or any provision hereof or any matter otherwise relating hereto or arising in connection herewith.

 

14.3 Arm’s Length Bargaining; No Presumption Against Drafter. This Agreement has been negotiated at arm’s-length by parties of equal bargaining strength, each represented by counsel or having had but declined the opportunity to be represented by counsel and having participated in the drafting of this Agreement. This Agreement creates no fiduciary or other special relationship between the parties, and no such relationship otherwise exists. No presumption in favor of or against any party in the construction or interpretation of this Agreement or any provision hereof shall be made based upon which Person might have drafted this Agreement or such provision.

 

14.4 General Release of Claims. The Principal Shareholders hereby unconditionally and irrevocably releases and forever discharges, effective as of the Closing Date, and conditioned upon payment of the Applicable Per Share Merger Consideration, the Company Group and its officers, directors, employees and agent, from any and all rights, claims, demands, judgments, obligations, liabilities and damages, whether accrued or unaccrued, asserted or unasserted, and whether known or unknown, relating to the Company Group which ever existed, now exist, or may hereafter exist, by reason of any tort, breach of contract, violation of law or other act or failure to act which shall have occurred at or prior to the Closing Date, or in relation to any other liabilities of the Company Group to the Principal Shareholders; provided that the foregoing shall not constitute a release of claims or any other matter with respect to any of the rights of the Principal Shareholders under or pursuant to written commercial contracts with the Company Group as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule.

 

14.5 Publicity. Except as required by Law and except with respect to the Parent SEC Documents, the parties agree that neither they nor their agents shall issue any press release or make any other public disclosure concerning the transactions contemplated hereunder without the prior approval of the other party hereto. If a party is required to make such a disclosure as required by Law, the parties will use their best efforts to cause a mutually agreeable release or public disclosure to be issued.

 

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14.6 Expenses. Each party shall bear its own costs and expenses (including legal, financial advisory, consulting and accounting fees and expenses) incurred at any time in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, unless otherwise specified herein, provided that if the Closing occurs, costs and expenses (including legal, financial advisory, consulting and accounting fees and expenses) incurred by the parties shall be borne by the Surviving Corporation. If the Closing shall occur, the Purchaser shall pay or cause to be paid the expenses of the Purchaser Parties as provided in Section 7.6. For the avoidance of doubt, any payments to be made (or to cause to be made) by the Purchaser pursuant to the provision in this Section 14.6 shall be paid upon consummation of the Acquisition Merger and release of proceeds from the Trust Account.

 

14.7 No Assignment or Delegation. No party may assign any right or delegate any obligation hereunder, including by merger, consolidation, operation of law, or otherwise, without the written consent of the other party. Any purported assignment or delegation without such consent shall be void, in addition to constituting a material breach of this Agreement.

 

14.8 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to the conflict of laws principles thereof.

 

14.9 Counterparts; Facsimile Signatures. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which shall constitute one agreement. This Agreement shall become effective upon delivery to each party of an executed counterpart or the earlier delivery to each party of original, photocopied, or electronically transmitted signature pages that together (but need not individually) bear the signatures of all other parties.

 

14.10 Disclosure Schedule. The Company Disclosure Schedule and the Parent Disclosure Schedule (including, in each case, any section thereof) referenced in this Agreement are a part of this Agreement as if fully set forth herein. All references in this Agreement to the Company Disclosure Schedule and the Parent Disclosure Schedule (including, in each case, any section thereof) shall be deemed references to such parts of this Agreement, unless the context shall otherwise require. Certain information set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule and the Parent Disclosure Schedule is included solely for informational purposes and may not be required to be disclosed pursuant to this Agreement. The disclosure of any information in the Company Disclosure Schedule and the Parent Disclosure Schedule shall not be deemed to constitute an acknowledgement 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 or that the facts underlying such information constitute a Material Adverse Effect on the Company Group or a material adverse effect on the Purchaser Parties.

 

14.11 Entire Agreement. This Agreement together with the Additional Agreements, including any exhibits and schedules attached hereto or thereto, sets forth the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous understandings and agreements related thereto (whether written or oral), all of which are merged herein. No provision of this Agreement or any Additional Agreement, including any exhibits and schedules attached hereto or thereto, may be explained or qualified by any agreement, negotiations, understanding, discussion, conduct or course of conduct or by any trade usage. Except as otherwise expressly stated herein or any Additional Agreement, there is no condition precedent to the effectiveness of any provision hereof or thereof. No party has relied on any representation from, or warranty or agreement of, any person in entering into this Agreement, prior hereto or contemporaneous herewith or any Additional Agreement, except those expressly stated herein or therein.

 

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14.12 Severability. A determination by a court or other legal authority that any provision that is not of the essence of this Agreement is legally invalid shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision hereof. The parties shall cooperate in good faith to substitute (or cause such court or other legal authority to substitute) for any provision so held to be invalid a valid provision, as alike in substance to such invalid provision as is lawful.

 

14.13 Construction of Certain Terms and References; Captions. In this Agreement:

 

(a) References to particular sections and subsections, schedules, and exhibits not otherwise specified are cross-references to sections and subsections, schedules, and exhibits of this Agreement.

 

(b) The words “herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder,” and words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and, unless the context requires otherwise, “party” means a party signatory hereto.

 

(c) Any use of the singular or plural, or the masculine, feminine, or neuter gender, includes the others, unless the context otherwise requires; “including” means “including without limitation;” “or” means “and/or;” “any” means “any one, more than one, or all;” and, unless otherwise specified, any financial or accounting term has the meaning of the term under United States generally accepted accounting principles as consistently applied heretofore by the Company Group.

 

(d) Unless otherwise specified, any reference to any agreement (including this Agreement), instrument, or other document includes all schedules, exhibits, or other attachments referred to therein, and any reference to a statute or other law includes any rule, regulation, ordinance, or the like promulgated thereunder, in each case, as amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time. Any reference to a numbered schedule means the same-numbered section of the disclosure schedule.

 

(e) If any action is required to be taken or notice is required to be given within a specified number of days following a specific date or event, the day of such date or event is not counted in determining the last day for such action or notice. If any action is required to be taken or notice is required to be given on or before a particular day which is not a Business Day, such action or notice shall be considered timely if it is taken or given on or before the next Business Day.

 

(f) Captions are not a part of this Agreement, but are included for convenience, only.

 

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(g) For the avoidance of any doubt, all references in this Agreement to “the knowledge or best knowledge of the Company” or similar terms shall be deemed to include the actual or constructive (e.g., implied by Law) knowledge of the Key Personnel.

 

14.14 Further Assurances. Each party shall execute and deliver such documents and take such action, as may reasonably be considered within the scope of such party’s obligations hereunder, necessary to effectuate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

14.15 Third Party Beneficiaries. Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof confers any benefit or right upon or may be enforced by any Person not a signatory hereto; provided, however, that (i) the D&O Indemnified Persons 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 7.7, and (ii) the Parent Class B Shareholder shall be an express third-party beneficiary of, and may enforce, Section 13.2.

 

14.16 Trust Account Waiver. Reference is made to the final IPO prospectus of the Parent, dated February 14, 2022 (the “IPO Prospectus”). The Company Group and the Principal Shareholders have read the IPO Prospectus and understand that the Parent has established the Trust Account for the benefit of the public shareholders of the Parent and the underwriters of the IPO pursuant to the Investment Management Trust Agreement and that, except for a portion of the interest earned on the amounts held in the Trust Account, the Parent may disburse monies from the Trust Account only for the purposes set forth in the Investment Management Trust Agreement and the Parent’s Organizational Documents. For and in consideration of the Parent agreeing to enter into this Agreement, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company Group and the Principal Shareholders each hereby irrevocably waives any right, title, interest or claim of any kind he, she or it has or may have in the future in or to any monies in the Trust Account and hereby agrees that he, she or it will not seek recourse against the Trust Account for any claim he, she or it has or may have in the future as a result of, or arising out of, this Agreement or any negotiations, contracts or agreements with the Parent.

 

14.17 Enforcement

 

(a) The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage for which monetary damages, even if available, would not be inadequate remedy, would occur in the event that the parties hereto do not perform their respective obligations under the provisions of this Agreement or any Additional Agreement in accordance with their respective specified terms or otherwise breach such provisions. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the parties hereto shall be entitled to an injunction, specific performance, or other equitable relief, to prevent breaches of this Agreement and any Additional Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, without proof of damages or inadequacy of any remedy at applicable Law, prior to the termination of this Agreement in accordance with ARTICLE XIII, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled under this Agreement or any Additional Agreement or applicable Law.

 

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(b) Each party hereto agrees that it will not oppose the granting of specific performance and other equitable relief on the basis that the other parties have an adequate remedy at law or that an award of specific performance is not an appropriate remedy for any reason at law or equity. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that any party seeking an injunction to prevent breaches of this Agreement or any Additional Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement or any Additional Agreement in accordance with this Section 14.17(b) shall not be required to provide any bond or other security in connection with any such injunction. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that nothing contained in this Section 14.17 shall require any party to institute any proceeding for (or limit any party’s right to institute any proceeding for) specific performance under this Section 14.17 before exercising any termination right under Section 13.1 or pursuing damages.

 

14.18 Non-Recourse. This Agreement may only be enforced against, and any Action based upon, arising out of, or related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby may only be brought against, the entities that are expressly named as parties hereto and then only with respect to the specific obligations set forth herein with respect to such party. No past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator, member, partner, stockholder, Affiliate, agent, attorney, advisor or representative or Affiliate of any named party to this Agreement and 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, Purchaser, Parent or Merger Sub under this Agreement of or for any Action based on, arising out of, or related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

  Parent:
   
  A SPAC I ACQUISITION CORP.
   
  By: /s/ Claudius Tsang
    Name:  Claudius Tsang
    Title: CEO
     
  Purchaser:
   
  A SPAC I MINI ACQUISITION CORP.
   
  By: /s/ Claudius Tsang
    Name:

Claudius Tsang

    Title:

Authorised signatory

       
  Merger Sub:
   
  A SPAC I MINI SUB ACQUISITION CORP.
   
  By: /s/ Claudius Tsang
    Name:  Claudius Tsang
    Title: Authorised signatory

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

  Company:
     
  NewGenIvf Limited
   
  By: /s/ Alfred Siu
    Name: Alfred Siu
    Title: Director

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

  Principal Shareholders:
   
  /s/ Wing Fung Alfred Siu
  Siu Wing Fung, Alfred
   
  /s/ Hei Yue Tina Fong
  Fong Hei Yue, Tina

 

Signature Page to Merger Agreement

 

 

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Exhibit 3.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Territory of the British Virgin Islands

 

The BVI Business Companies Act, 2004

 

 

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
OF

 

A SPAC I Acquisition Corp.

 

Incorporated as a BVI Business Company on 29 April 2021

 

Amended and Restated on 14 February 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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TERRITORY OF THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

 

THE BVI BUSINESS COMPANIES ACT 2004

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED

 

MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION

 

OF

 

A SPAC I Acquisition Corp.

 

A COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED ON 14 FEBRUARY 2023

 

1NAME

 

The name of the Company is A SPAC I Acquisition Corp..

 

2STATUS

 

The Company shall be a company limited by shares.

 

3REGISTERED OFFICE AND REGISTERED AGENT

 

3.1The first registered office of the Company is at Ritter House, Wickhams Cay II, PO Box 3170, Road Town, Tortola VG 1110, British Virgin Islands, the office of the first registered agent.

 

3.2The first registered agent of the Company is Ogier Global (BVI) Limited of Ritter House, Wickhams Cay II, PO Box 3170, Road Town, Tortola VG 1110, British Virgin Islands.

 

3.3The Company may change its registered office or registered agent by a Resolution of Directors or a Resolution of Members. The change shall take effect upon the Registrar registering a notice of change filed under section 92 of the Act.

 

4CAPACITY AND POWER

 

4.1The Company has, subject to the Act and any other British Virgin Islands legislation for the time being in force, irrespective of corporate benefit:

 

(a)full capacity to carry on or undertake any business or activity, do any act or enter into any transaction; and

 

(b)for the purposes of paragraph (a), full rights, powers and privileges.

 

4.2There are subject to Clause 4.1 and Regulation 24, no limitations on the business that the Company may carry on.

 

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5NUMBER AND CLASSES OF SHARES

 

5.1The Company is authorised to issue a maximum of 101,000,100 Shares with no par value divided into three classes of shares as follows:

 

(a)100,000,000 class A ordinary shares with no par value (Class A Ordinary Shares);

 

(b)100 class B ordinary shares with no par value (Class B Ordinary Shares and together with the Class A Ordinary Shares being referred to as the Ordinary Shares);

 

(c)1,000,000 preferred shares with no par value (Preferred Shares).

 

5.2The Company may at the discretion of the Board of Directors, but shall not otherwise be obliged to, issue fractional Shares or round up or down fractional holdings of Shares to its nearest whole number and a fractional Share (if authorised by the Board of Directors) may have the corresponding fractional rights, obligations and liabilities of a whole share of the same class or series of shares.

 

6DESIGNATIONS POWERS PREFERENCES OF SHARES

 

6.1Save and except for the rights referred to in Regulation 3 and Regulation 10 and as otherwise set out in these Articles, and subject to Clause 7 and the power of the Directors to issue Preference Shares with such preferred rights as they shall determine pursuant to Regulation 2.2, each Ordinary Share in the Company confers upon the Member (unless waived by such Member):

 

(a)Subject to Clause 11, the right to one vote at a meeting of the Members of the Company or on any Resolution of Members;

 

(b)the right to be redeemed on an Automatic Redemption Event in accordance with Regulation 24.2 or pursuant to either a Tender Redemption Offer or Redemption Offer in accordance with Regulation 24.5 or pursuant to an Amendment Redemption Event in accordance with Regulation 24.11;

 

(c)the right to an equal share with each other Ordinary Share in any dividend paid by the Company; and

 

(d)subject to satisfaction of and compliance with Regulation 24, the right to an equal share with each other Ordinary Share in the distribution of the surplus assets of the Company on its liquidation provided that in the event that the Company enters liquidation prior to or without having consummated a Business Combination then, in such circumstances, in the event any surplus assets (Residual Assets) of the Company remain following the Company having complied with its applicable obligations to redeem Public Shares and distribute the funds held in the Trust Account in respect of such redemptions pursuant to Regulation 24, the Public Shares shall not have any right to receive any share of those Residual Assets which are held outside the Trust Account and such Residual Assets shall be distributed (on a pro rata basis) only in respect of those Ordinary Shares that are not Public Shares.

 

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6.2The rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions attaching to the Preferred Shares shall be stated in this Memorandum, which shall be amended accordingly prior to the issue of such Preferred Shares. Such rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions may include subject to Regulation 24.7:

 

(a)the number of shares and series constituting that class and the distinctive designation of that class;

 

(b)the dividend rate of the Preferred Shares of that class, if any, whether dividends shall be cumulative, and, if so, from which date or dates, and whether they shall be payable in preference to, or in relation to, the dividends payable on any other class or classes of Shares;

 

(c)whether that class shall have voting rights, and, if so, the terms of such voting rights;

 

(d)whether that class shall have conversion or exchange privileges, and, if so, the terms and conditions of such conversion or exchange, including provision for adjustment of the conversion or exchange rate in such events as the Board of Directors shall determine;

 

(e)whether or not the Preferred Shares of that class shall be redeemable, and, if so, the terms and conditions of such redemption, including the manner of selecting such Shares for redemption if less than all Preferred Shares are to be redeemed, the date or dates upon or after which they shall be redeemable, and the amount per share payable in case of redemption, which amount maybe less than fair value and which may vary under different conditions and at different dates;

 

(f)whether that class shall be entitled to the benefit of a sinking fund to be applied to the purchase or redemption of Preferred Shares of that class, and, if so, the terms and amounts of such sinking fund;

 

(g)the right of the Preferred Shares of that class to the benefit of conditions and restrictions upon the creation of indebtedness of the Company or any subsidiary, upon the issue of any additional Preferred Shares (including additional Preferred Shares of such class of any other class) and upon the payment of dividends or the making of other distributions on, and the purchase, redemption or other acquisition or any subsidiary of any outstanding Preferred Shares of the Company;

 

(h)the right of the Preferred Shares of that class in the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company and whether such rights be in preference to, or in relation to, the comparable rights or any other class or classes of Shares; and

 

(i)any other relative, participating, optional or other special rights, qualifications, limitations or restrictions of that class.

 

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6.3The Directors may at their discretion by Resolution of Directors redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire all or any of the Shares in the Company subject to Regulation 7 and Regulation 24 of the Articles.

 

6.4The Directors have the authority and the power by Resolution of Directors:

 

(a)to authorise and create additional classes of shares; and

 

(b)to fix the designations, powers, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations and restrictions, if any, appertaining to any and all classes of shares that may be authorised to be issued under this Memorandum.

 

7VARIATION OF RIGHTS

 

7.1Subject to the limitations set out in Clause 11 in respect of amendments to the Memorandum and Articles, the rights attached to a class of the Ordinary Shares as specified in Clause 6.1 may only, whether or not the Company is being wound up, be varied by a resolution passed at a meeting by the holders of more than fifty percent (50%) of the total number of Ordinary Shares of that class that have voted (and are entitled to vote thereon) in relation to any such resolution, unless otherwise provided by the terms of issue of such class, and any such variation that has to be approved under this Clause 7.1 shall also be subject to compliance with Regulation 24.11 of the Articles.

 

7.2The rights attached to any Preferred Shares in issue as specified in Clause 6.2 may only, whether or not the Company is being wound up, be varied by a resolution passed at a meeting by the holders of more than fifty percent (50%) of the Preferred Shares of the same class present at a duly convened and constituted meeting of the Members of the Company holding Preferred Shares in such class which were present at the meeting and voted unless otherwise provided by the terms of issue of such class.

 

8RIGHTS NOT VARIED BY THE ISSUE OF SHARES PARI PASSU

 

The rights conferred upon the holders of the Shares of any class issued with preferred or other rights shall not, unless otherwise expressly provided by the terms of issue of the Shares of that class, be deemed to be varied by the creation or issue of further Shares ranking pari passu therewith. For the avoidance of doubt, the creation, designation or issuance of any Preferred Shares with rights and privileges ranking in priority to any existing class of Shares pursuant to Clause 6.2 shall not be deemed to be a variation of the rights of such existing class.

 

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9REGISTERED SHARES

 

9.1The Company shall issue registered shares only.

 

9.2The Company is not authorised to issue bearer shares, convert registered shares to bearer shares or exchange registered shares for bearer shares.

 

10TRANSFER OF SHARES

 

A Share may be transferred in accordance with Regulation 4 of the Articles.

 

11AMENDMENT OF MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES

 

11.1The Company may amend its Memorandum or Articles by a Resolution of Members or by a Resolution of Directors, save that no amendment may be made by a Resolution of Directors:

 

(a)to restrict the rights or powers of the Members to amend the Memorandum or Articles;

 

(b)to change the percentage of Members required to pass a Resolution of Members to amend the Memorandum or Articles;

 

(c)in circumstances where the Memorandum or Articles cannot be amended by the Members; or

 

(d)to change Clauses 7 or 8, this Clause 11 or Regulation 24 (or any of the defined terms used in any such Clause or Regulation).

 

11.2Notwithstanding Clause 11.1, no amendment may be made to the Memorandum or Articles to amend:

 

(a)Regulation 24 prior to the Business Combination unless the holders of the Public Shares are provided with the opportunity to redeem their Public Shares upon the approval of any such amendment in the manner and for the price as set out in Regulation 24.11; or

 

(b)this Clause 11.2 during the Target Business Acquisition Period.

 

12DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

 

12.1In this Memorandum of Association and the attached Articles of Association, if not inconsistent with the subject or context:

 

(a)Act means the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 (as amended) and includes the regulations made under the Act;

 

(b)AGM means an annual general meeting of the Members;

 

(c)Amendment has the meaning ascribed to it in Regulation 24.11;

 

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(d)Amendment Redemption Event has the meaning ascribed to it in Regulation 24.11;

 

(e)Applicable Law means, with respect to any person, all provisions of laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, permits, certificates, judgments, decisions, decrees or orders of any governmental authority applicable to such person;

 

(f)Approved Amendment has the meaning ascribed to it in Regulation 24.11;

 

(g)Articles means the attached Articles of Association of the Company;

 

(h)Automatic Redemption Event shall have the meaning given to it in Regulation 24.2;

 

(i)Board of Directors means the board of directors of the Company;

 

(j)Business Combination shall mean the initial acquisition by the Company, whether through a merger, share exchange, share reconstruction or amalgamation, asset or share acquisition, a contractual arrangement or other similar business combination transaction, with a Target Business at Fair Value;

 

(k)Business Combination Articles means Regulation 24 relating to the Company’s obligations regarding the consummation of a Business Combination;

 

(l)Business Days means a day other than a Saturday or Sunday or any other day on which commercial banks in New York are required or are authorised to be closed for business;

 

(m)Chairman means a person who is appointed as chairman to preside at a meeting of the Company and Chairman of the Board means a person who is appointed as chairman to preside at a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company, in each case, in accordance with the Articles;

 

(n)Designated Stock Exchange means the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board, the Global Select Market, Global Market or the Capital Market of the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC, the NYSE American or the New York Stock Exchange, as applicable; provided, however, that until the Shares are listed on any such Designated Stock Exchange, the rules of such Designated Stock Exchange shall be inapplicable to the Company and this Memorandum or the Articles;

 

(o)Director means any director of the Company, from time to time;

 

(p)Distribution in relation to a distribution by the Company means the direct or indirect transfer of an asset, other than Shares, to or for the benefit of a Member in relation to Shares held by a Member, and whether by means of a purchase of an asset, the redemption or other acquisition of Shares, a distribution of indebtedness or otherwise, and includes a dividend;

 

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(q)Eligible Person means individuals, corporations, trusts, the estates of deceased individuals, partnerships and unincorporated associations of persons;

 

(r)Enterprise means the Company and any other corporation, constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger to which the Company (or any of its wholly owned subsidiaries) is a party, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise of which an Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the Company as a Director, Officer, trustee, general partner, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent;

 

(s)Exchange Act means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended;

 

(t)Expenses shall include all direct and indirect costs, fees and expenses of any type or nature whatsoever, including, without limitation, all legal fees and costs, retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees of experts, witness fees, travel expenses, fees of private investigators and professional advisors, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees, fax transmission charges, secretarial services and all other disbursements, obligations or expenses, in each case reasonably incurred in connection with prosecuting, defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, being or preparing to be a witness in, settlement or appeal of, or otherwise participating in, a Proceeding, including reasonable compensation for time spent by the Indemnitee for which he or she is not otherwise compensated by the Company or any third party. Expenses shall also include any or all of the foregoing expenses incurred in connection with all judgments, liabilities, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement (including all interest, assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect of such Expenses, judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement) actually and reasonably incurred (whether by an Indemnitee, or on his behalf) in connection with such Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein, or any appeal resulting from any Proceeding, including without limitation the principal, premium, security for, and other costs relating to any cost bond, supersedeas bond, or other appeal bond or its equivalent, but shall not include amounts paid in settlement by an Indemnitee or the amount of judgments or fines against an Indemnitee;

 

(u)Fair Value shall mean a value at least equal to 80% of the balance in the Trust Account (excluding any deferred underwriting fees and any taxes payable on the Trust Account balance) at the time of the execution of a definitive agreement for a Business Combination;

 

(v)Indemnitee means any person detailed in sub regulations (a) and (b) of Regulation 16;

 

(w)Initial Shareholders means the Sponsor and any of the Directors or officers of the Company who hold shares prior to the IPO;

 

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(x)IPO means the initial public offering of units, consisting of ordinary shares of the Company and rights to receive ordinary shares of the Company;

 

(y)Member means an Eligible Person whose name is entered in the share register of the Company as the holder of one or more Shares or fractional Shares;

 

(z)Memorandum means this Memorandum of Association of the Company;

 

(aa)Officer means any officer of the Company, from time to time;

 

(bb)Ordinary Shares has the meaning ascribed to it in Clause 5.1;

 

(cc)Over-Allotment Option means the option of the Underwriters to purchase up to an additional 15% of the firm units (as described in Regulation 2.10) sold in the IPO at a price equal to US$10.00 per unit, less underwriting discount and commissions.

 

(dd)Per-Share Redemption Price means:

 

(i)with respect to an Automatic Redemption Event, the aggregate amount on deposit in the Trust Account including interest earned, but net of taxes payable and less up to US$50,000 of any interest earned to pay liquidation expenses divided by the number of then outstanding Public Shares;

 

(ii)with respect to an Amendment Redemption Event, the aggregate amount on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned but net of taxes payable, divided by the number of then outstanding Public Shares; and

 

(iii)with respect to either a Tender Redemption Offer or a Redemption Offer, the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned but net of taxes payable, on the date that is two Business Days prior to the consummation of the Business Combination, divided by the number of then outstanding Public Shares;

 

(ee)Preferred Shares has the meaning ascribed to it in Clause 5.1;

 

(ff)Proceeding means any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, arbitration, mediation, alternate dispute resolution mechanism, investigation, inquiry, administrative hearing or any other actual, threatened or completed proceeding, whether brought in the name of the Company or otherwise and whether of a civil (including intentional or unintentional tort claims), criminal, administrative or investigative nature, in which an Indemnitee was, is, will or might be involved as a party or otherwise by reason of the fact that such Indemnitee is or was a Director or Officer of the Company, by reason of any action (or failure to act) taken by him or of any action (or failure to act) on his part while acting as a Director, Officer, employee or adviser of the Company, or by reason of the fact that he is or was serving at the request of the Company as a Director, Officer, trustee, general partner, managing member, fiduciary, employee, adviser or agent of any other Enterprise, in each case whether or not serving in such capacity at the time any liability or expense is incurred for which indemnification, reimbursement, or advancement of expenses can be provided under these Articles;

 

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(gg)Public Shares means the Shares included in the units issued in the IPO; (hh)

 

(hh)Redemption Offer has the meaning ascribed to it in Regulation 24.5(b);

 

(ii)Registration Statement has the meaning ascribed to it in Regulation 24.10;

 

(jj)relevant system means a relevant system for the holding and transfer of shares in uncertificated form;

 

(kk)Resolution of Directors means either:

 

(i)subject to sub-paragraph (ii) below, a resolution approved at a duly convened and constituted meeting of Directors of the Company or of a committee of Directors of the Company by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Directors present at the meeting who voted except that where a Director is given more than one vote, he shall be counted by the number of votes he casts for the purpose of establishing a majority; or

 

(ii)a resolution consented to in writing by all Directors or by all members of a committee of Directors of the Company, as the case may be;

 

(ll)Resolution of Members means a resolution approved at a duly convened and constituted meeting of the Members of the Company by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes of the Shares entitled to vote thereon which were present at the meeting and were voted;

 

(mm)Seal means any seal which has been duly adopted as the common seal of the Company;

 

(nn)SEC means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission;

 

(oo)Securities means Shares, other securities and debt obligations of every kind of the Company, and including without limitation options, warrants, rights to receive Shares or other securities or debt obligations;

 

(pp)Securities Act means the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended;

 

(qq)Share means a share issued or to be issued by the Company and Shares shall be construed accordingly;

 

(rr)Sponsor means A SPAC (Holdings) Acquisition Corp., a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands;

 

(ss)Sponsor Group means the Sponsor and its respective affiliates, successors and assigns;

 

(tt)Target Business means any businesses or entity with whom the Company wishes to undertake a Business Combination;

 

(uu)Target Business Acquisition Period shall mean the period commencing from the effectiveness of the registration statement filed with the SEC in connection with the Company’s IPO up to and including the first to occur of (i) a Business Combination; or (ii) the Termination Date.

 

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(vv)Tender Redemption Offer has the meaning ascribed to it in Regulation 24.5(a);

 

(ww)Termination Date has the meaning given to it in Regulation 24.2;

 

(xx)Treasury Share means a Share that was previously issued but was repurchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired by the Company and not cancelled;

 

(yy)Trust Account shall mean the trust account established by the Company prior to the IPO and into which a certain amount of the IPO proceeds and the proceeds from a simultaneous private placement of like units comprising like securities to those in included in the IPO by the Company are deposited, interest on the balance of which may be released to the Company from to time to time to pay the Company’s income or other tax obligations, and up to US$ 50,000 of such interest on the balance of the Trust Account may also be released to pay the liquidation expenses of the Company if applicable;

 

(zz)Underwriters means the underwriters of the IPO from time to time, and any successor underwriter, and Underwriter means any of them; and

 

(aaa)written or any term of like import includes information generated, sent, received or stored by electronic, electrical, digital, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, biometric or photonic means, including electronic data interchange, electronic mail, telegram, telex or telecopy, and “in writing” shall be construed accordingly.

 

12.2In the Memorandum and the Articles, unless the context otherwise requires a reference to:

 

(a)a Regulation is a reference to a regulation of the Articles;

 

(b)a Clause is a reference to a clause of the Memorandum;

 

(c)voting by Member is a reference to the casting of the votes attached to the Shares held by the Member voting;

 

(d)the Act, the Memorandum or the Articles is a reference to the Act or those documents as amended;

 

(e)the singular includes the plural and vice versa;

 

(f)where a meeting of (i) Members; (ii) a class of Members; (iii) the board of Directors; or (iv) any committee of the Directors, is required to be convened for a place, such place may be a physical place, or a virtual place, or both, and where a meeting is convened for or including a virtual place any person, including the person duly appointed as the chairperson of such meeting, may attend such meeting by virtual attendance and such virtual attendance shall constitute presence in person at that meeting;

 

(g)the term “virtual place” includes a discussion facility or forum with a telephonic, electronic or digital identifier; and

 

(h)the term “virtual attendance” means attendance at a virtual place by means of conference telephone or other digital or electronic communications equipment or software or other facilities by means of which all the persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other.

 

12.3Any words or expressions defined in the Act unless the context otherwise requires bear the same meaning in the Memorandum and Articles unless otherwise defined herein.

 

12.4Headings are inserted for convenience only and shall be disregarded in interpreting the Memorandum and Articles.

 

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We, Ogier Global (BVI) Limited of Ritter House, Wickhams Cay II, PO Box 3170, Road Town, Tortola VG1110, British Virgin Islands, for the purpose of incorporating a BVI business company under the laws of the British Virgin Islands hereby sign this Memorandum of Association.

 

Dated 29 April 2021

 

Incorporator

 

Signed for and on behalf of Ogier Global (BVI) Limited of Ritter House, Wickhams Cay II, PO Box 3170, Road Town, Tortola VG1110, British Virgin Islands

 

   SGD: Toshra Glasgow  
Signature of authorised signatory  
   
   Toshra Glasgow  
Print name  

 

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TERRITORY OF THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

 

THE BVI BUSINESS COMPANIES ACT 2004

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED

 

ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

 

OF

 

A SPAC I Acquisition Corp.

 

A COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED ON 14 FEBRUARY 2023

 

1REGISTERED SHARES

 

1.1Every Member is entitled to a certificate signed by a Director of the Company or under the Seal specifying the number of Shares held by him and the signature of the Director and the Seal may be facsimiles.

 

1.2Any Member receiving a certificate shall indemnify and hold the Company and its Directors and officers harmless from any loss or liability which it or they may incur by reason of any wrongful or fraudulent use or representation made by any person by virtue of the possession thereof. If a certificate for Shares is worn out or lost it may be renewed on production of the worn out certificate or on satisfactory proof of its loss together with such indemnity as may be required by a Resolution of Directors.

 

1.3If several Eligible Persons are registered as joint holders of any Shares, any one of such Eligible Persons may give an effectual receipt for any Distribution.

 

1.4Nothing in these Articles shall require title to any Shares or other Securities to be evidenced by a certificate if the Act and the rules of the Designated Stock Exchange permit otherwise.

 

1.5Subject to the Act and the rules of the Designated Stock Exchange, the Board of Directors without further consultation with the holders of any Shares or Securities may resolve that any class or series of Shares or other Securities in issue or to be issued from time to time may be issued, registered or converted to uncertificated form and the practices instituted by the operator of the relevant system. No provision of these Articles will apply to any uncertificated shares or Securities to the extent that they are inconsistent with the holding of such shares or securities in uncertificated form or the transfer of title to any such shares or securities by means of a relevant system.

 

1.6Conversion of Shares held in certificated form into Shares held in uncertificated form, and vice versa, may be made in such manner as the Board of Directors, in its absolute discretion, may think fit (subject always to the requirements of the relevant system concerned). The Company or any duly authorised transfer agent shall enter on the register of members how many Shares are held by each member in uncertificated form and certificated form and shall maintain the register of members in each case as is required by the relevant system concerned. Notwithstanding any provision of these Articles, a class or series of Shares shall not be treated as two classes by virtue only of that class or series comprising both certificated shares and uncertificated shares or as a result of any provision of these Articles which applies only in respect of certificated shares or uncertificated shares.

 

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1.7Nothing contained in Regulation 1.5 and 1.6 is meant to prohibit the Shares from being able to trade electronically. For the avoidance of doubt, Shares shall only be traded and transferred electronically upon consummation of the IPO.

 

2SHARES

 

2.1Subject to the provisions of these Articles and, where applicable, the rules of the Designated Stock Exchange, the unissued Shares of the Company shall be at the disposal of the Directors and Shares and other Securities may be issued and option to acquire Shares or other Securities may be granted at such times, to such Eligible Persons, for such consideration and on such terms as the Directors may by Resolution of Directors determine.

 

2.2Without prejudice to any special rights previously conferred on the holders of any existing Preferred Shares, any Preferred Shares may be issued with such preferred, deferred or other special rights or such restrictions, whether in regard to dividend, voting or otherwise as the Directors may from time to time determine subject to Regulation 24.7.

 

2.3Section 46 of the Act does not apply to the Company.

 

2.4A Share may be issued for consideration in any form, including money, a promissory note, real property, personal property (including goodwill and know-how) or a contract for future services.

 

2.5No Shares may be issued for a consideration other than money, unless a Resolution of Directors has been passed stating:

 

(a)the amount to be credited for the issue of the Shares; and

 

(b)that, in their opinion, the present cash value of the non-money consideration for the issue is not less than the amount to be credited for the issue of the Shares.

 

2.6The Company shall keep a register (the share register) containing:

 

(a)the names and addresses of the persons who hold Shares;

 

(b)the number of each class and series of Shares held by each Member;

 

(c)the date on which the name of each Member was entered in the share register; and

 

(d)the date on which any Eligible Person ceased to be a Member.

 

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2.7The share register may be in any such form as the Directors may approve, but if it is in magnetic, electronic or other data storage form, the Company must be able to produce legible evidence of its contents. Until the Directors otherwise determine, the magnetic, electronic or other data storage form shall be the original share register.

 

2.8A Share is deemed to be issued when the name of the Member is entered in the share register.

 

2.9Subject to the provisions of the Act and the Business Combination Articles, Shares may be issued on the terms that they are redeemable, or at the option of the Company be liable to be redeemed on such terms and in such manner as the Directors before or at the time of the issue of such Shares may determine. The Directors may issue options, warrants, rights or convertible securities or securities or a similar nature conferring the right upon the holders thereof to subscribe for, purchase or receive any class of Shares or Securities on such terms as the Directors may from time to time determine. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Directors may also issue options, warrants, rights to acquire or receive shares or convertible securities in connection with the Company’s IPO.

 

2.10With respect to redeeming or repurchasing the Shares:

 

(a)Members who hold Public Shares are entitled to request the redemption of such Shares in the circumstances described in Regulation 24.5;

 

(b)Class B Ordinary Shares held by the Sponsor shall, following consummation of the Company’s initial Business Combination, be surrendered by the Sponsor for no consideration and cancelled; and

 

(c)Public Shares shall be repurchased by way of tender offer in the circumstances set out in Regulation 24.5.

 

3CLASS B ORDINARY SHARES

 

3.1On the first business day following the consummation of the Company’s initial Business Combination, the issued Class B Ordinary Shares shall be surrendered by the Sponsor for no consideration and cancelled.

 

4FORFEITURE

 

4.1Shares that are not fully paid on issue are subject to the forfeiture provisions set forth in this Regulation and for this purpose Shares issued for a promissory note or a contract for future services are deemed to be not fully paid.

 

4.2A written notice of call specifying the date for payment to be made shall be served on the Member who defaults in making payment in respect of the Shares.

 

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4.3The written notice of call referred to in Regulation 4.2 shall name a further date not earlier than the expiration of 14 days from the date of service of the notice on or before which the payment required by the notice is to be made and shall contain a statement that in the event of non-payment at or before the time named in the notice the Shares, or any of them, in respect of which payment is not made will be liable to be forfeited.

 

4.4Where a written notice of call has been issued pursuant to Regulation 4.2 and the requirements of the notice have not been complied with, the Directors may, at any time before tender of payment, forfeit and cancel the Shares to which the notice relates.

 

4.5The Company is under no obligation to refund any moneys to the Member whose Shares have been cancelled pursuant to Regulation 4.4 and that Member shall be discharged from any further obligation to the Company.

 

5TRANSFER OF SHARES

 

5.1Subject to the Memorandum, certificated shares may be transferred by a written instrument of transfer signed by the transferor and containing the name and address of the transferee, which shall be sent to the Company for registration. A member shall be entitled to transfer uncertificated shares by means of a relevant system and the operator of the relevant system shall act as agent of the Members for the purposes of the transfer of such uncertificated shares.

 

5.2The transfer of a Share is effective when the name of the transferee is entered on the share register.

 

5.3If the Directors of the Company are satisfied that an instrument of transfer relating to Shares has been signed but that the instrument has been lost or destroyed, they may resolve by Resolution of Directors:

 

(a)to accept such evidence of the transfer of Shares as they consider appropriate; and

 

(b)that the transferee’s name should be entered in the share register notwithstanding the absence of the instrument of transfer.

 

5.4Subject to the Memorandum, the personal representative of a deceased Member may transfer a Share even though the personal representative is not a Member at the time of the transfer.

 

6DISTRIBUTIONS

 

6.1Subject to the Business Combination Articles, the Directors of the Company may, by Resolution of Directors, authorise a distribution at a time and of an amount they think fit if they are satisfied, on reasonable grounds, that, immediately after the distribution, the value of the Company’s assets will exceed its liabilities and the Company will be able to pay its debts as and when they fall due.

 

6.2Dividends may be paid in money, shares, or other property.

 

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6.3The Company may, by Resolution of Directors, from time to time pay to the Members such interim dividends as appear to the Directors to be justified by the profits of the Company, provided always that they are satisfied, on reasonable grounds, that, immediately after the distribution, the value of the Company’s assets will exceed its liabilities and the Company will be able to pay its debts as and when they fall due.

 

6.4Notice in writing of any dividend that may have been declared shall be given to each Member in accordance with Regulation 22 and all dividends unclaimed for three years after such notice has been given to a Member may be forfeited by Resolution of Directors for the benefit of the Company.

 

6.5No dividend shall bear interest as against the Company.

 

7REDEMPTION OF SHARES AND TREASURY SHARES

 

7.1The Company may purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire and hold its own Shares save that the Company may not purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire its own Shares without the consent of the Member whose Shares are to be purchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired unless the Company is permitted or required by the Act or any other provision in the Memorandum or Articles to purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire the Shares without such consent.

 

7.2The purchase, redemption or other acquisition by the Company of its own Shares is deemed not to be a distribution where:

 

(a)the Company purchases, redeems or otherwise acquires the Shares pursuant to a right of a Member to have his Shares redeemed or to have his shares exchanged for money or other property of the Company, or

 

(b)the Company purchases, redeems or otherwise acquires the Shares by virtue of the provisions of section 179 of the Act.

 

7.3Sections 60, 61 and 62 of the Act shall not apply to the Company.

 

7.4Subject to the provisions of Regulation 24, shares that the Company purchases, redeems or otherwise acquires pursuant to this Regulation may be cancelled or held as Treasury Shares except to the extent that such Shares are in excess of 50 percent of the issued Shares in which case they shall be cancelled but they shall be available for reissue.

 

7.5All rights and obligations attaching to a Treasury Share are suspended and shall not be exercised by the Company while it holds the Share as a Treasury Share.

 

7.6Treasury Shares may be disposed of by the Company on such terms and conditions (not otherwise inconsistent with the Memorandum and Articles) as the Company may by Resolution of Directors determine.

 

7.7Where Shares are held by another body corporate of which the Company holds, directly or indirectly, shares having more than 50 per cent of the votes in the election of Directors of the other body corporate, all rights and obligations attaching to the Shares held by the other body corporate are suspended and shall not be exercised by the other body corporate.

 

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8MORTGAGES AND CHARGES OF SHARES

 

8.1Unless a Member agrees otherwise, a Member may by an instrument in writing mortgage or charge his Shares.

 

8.2There shall be entered in the share register at the written request of the Member:

 

(a)a statement that the Shares held by him are mortgaged or charged;

 

(b)the name of the mortgagee or chargee; and

 

(c)the date on which the particulars specified in subparagraphs (a) and (b) are entered in the share register.

 

8.3Where particulars of a mortgage or charge are entered in the share register, such particulars may be cancelled:

 

(a)with the written consent of the named mortgagee or chargee or anyone authorised to act on his behalf; or

 

(b)upon evidence satisfactory to the Directors of the discharge of the liability secured by the mortgage or charge and the issue of such indemnities as the Directors shall consider necessary or desirable.

 

8.4Whilst particulars of a mortgage or charge over Shares are entered in the share register pursuant to this Regulation:

 

(a)no transfer of any Share the subject of those particulars shall be effected;

 

(b)the Company may not purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any such Share; and

 

(c)no replacement certificate shall be issued in respect of such Shares, without the written consent of the named mortgagee or chargee.

 

9MEETINGS AND CONSENTS OF MEMBERS

 

9.1Any Director of the Company may convene meetings of the Members at such times and in such manner and places within or outside the British Virgin Islands as the Director considers necessary or desirable. Following consummation of the Business Combination, an AGM shall be held annually at such date and time as may be determined by the Directors.

 

9.2Upon the written request of the Members entitled to exercise 30 percent or more of the voting rights in respect of the matter for which the meeting is requested the Directors shall convene a meeting of Members.

 

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9.3The Director convening a meeting of Members shall give not less than 10 nor more than 60 days’ written notice of such meeting to:

 

(a)those Members whose names on the date the notice is given appear as Members in the share register of the Company and are entitled to vote at the meeting; and

 

(b)the other Directors.

 

9.4The Director convening a meeting of Members shall fix in the notice of the meeting the record date for determining those Members that are entitled to vote at the meeting.

 

9.5A meeting of Members held in contravention of the requirement to give notice is valid if Members holding at least 90 per cent of the total voting rights on all the matters to be considered at the meeting have waived notice of the meeting and, for this purpose, the presence of a Member at the meeting shall constitute waiver in relation to all the Shares which that Member holds.

 

9.6The inadvertent failure of a Director who convenes a meeting to give notice of a meeting to a Member or another Director, or the fact that a Member or another Director has not received notice, does not invalidate the meeting.

 

9.7A Member may be represented at a meeting of Members by a proxy who may speak and vote on behalf of the Member.

 

9.8The instrument appointing a proxy shall be produced at the place designated for the meeting before the time for holding the meeting at which the person named in such instrument proposes to vote.

 

9.9The instrument appointing a proxy shall be in substantially the following form or such other form as the chairman of the meeting shall accept as properly evidencing the wishes of the Member appointing the proxy.

 

A SPAC I Acquisition Corp.

 

I/We being a Member of the above Company HEREBY APPOINT ……………………………………………………………………………..… of ……………………………………...……….…………..………… or failing him …..………………………………………………….…………………….. of ………………………………………………………..…..…… to be my/our proxy to vote for me/us at the meeting of Members to be held on the …… day of ……………., 20…… and at any adjournment thereof.

 

(Any restrictions on voting to be inserted here.)

 

Signed this …… day of …………..…………, 20……

 

……………………………
Member

 

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9.10The following applies where Shares are jointly owned:

 

(a)if two or more persons hold Shares jointly each of them may be present in person or by proxy at a meeting of Members and may speak as a Member;

 

(b)if only one of the joint owners is present in person or by proxy he may vote on behalf of all joint owners; and

 

(c)if two or more of the joint owners are present in person or by proxy they must vote as one and in the event of disagreement between any of the joint owners of Shares then the vote of the joint owner whose name appears first (or earliest) in the share register in respect of the relevant Shares shall be recorded as the vote attributable to the Shares.

 

9.11A Member shall be deemed to be present at a meeting of Members if he participates by telephone or other electronic means and all Members participating in the meeting are able to hear each other.

 

9.12A meeting of Members is duly constituted if, at the commencement of the meeting, there are present in person or by proxy not less than 50 per cent of the votes of the Shares entitled to vote on Resolutions of Members to be considered at the meeting. If the Company has two or more classes of shares, a meeting may be quorate for some purposes and not for others. A quorum may comprise a single Member or proxy and then such person may pass a Resolution of Members and a certificate signed by such person accompanied where such person holds a proxy by a copy of the proxy instrument shall constitute a valid Resolution of Members.

 

9.13If within two hours from the time appointed for the meeting of Members, a quorum is not present, the meeting, at the discretion of the Chairman of the Board of Directors shall either be dissolved or stand adjourned to a business day in the jurisdiction in which the meeting was to have been held at the same time and place, and if at the adjourned meeting there are present within one hour from the time appointed for the meeting in person or by proxy not less than one third of the votes of the Shares entitled to vote or each class or series of Shares entitled to vote, as applicable, on the matters to be considered by the meeting, those present shall constitute a quorum but otherwise the meeting shall either be dissolved or stand further adjourned at the discretion of the Chairman of the Board of Directors.

 

9.14At every meeting of Members, the Chairman of the Board shall preside as chairman of the meeting. If there is no Chairman of the Board or if the Chairman of the Board is not present at the meeting, the Members present shall choose one of their number to be the chairman. If the Members are unable to choose a chairman for any reason, then the person representing the greatest number of voting Shares present in person or by proxy at the meeting shall preside as chairman failing which the oldest individual Member or representative of a Member present shall take the chair.

 

9.15The person appointed as chairman of the meeting pursuant to Regulation 9.14 may adjourn any meeting from time to time, and from place to place. For the avoidance of doubt, a meeting can be adjourned for as many times as may be determined to be necessary by the chairman and a meeting may remain open indefinitely for as long a period as may be determined by the chairman.

 

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9.16Voting at any meeting of the Members is by show of hands unless a poll is demanded by the chairman. On a show of hands every Member who is present in person (or, in the case of a Member being a corporation, by its duly authorized representative) or by proxy shall have one vote and on a poll every Member shall present in person (or, in the case of a Member being a corporation, by its duly authorized representative) or by proxy shall have one vote for each Share which such Member is the holder. Any Member present in person or by proxy who disputes the announcement by the chairman of the result of any vote may immediately following such announcement demand that a poll be taken and the chairman shall cause a poll to be taken. If a poll is taken at any meeting, the result shall be announced to the meeting and recorded in the minutes of the meeting.

 

9.17Subject to the specific provisions contained in this Regulation for the appointment of representatives of Members other than individuals the right of any individual to speak for or represent a Member shall be determined by the law of the jurisdiction where, and by the documents by which, the Member is constituted or derives its existence. In case of doubt, the Directors may in good faith seek legal advice and unless and until a court of competent jurisdiction shall otherwise rule, the Directors may rely and act upon such advice without incurring any liability to any Member or the Company.

 

9.18Any Member other than an individual may by resolution of its Directors or other governing body authorise such individual as it thinks fit to act as its representative at any meeting of Members or of any class of Members, and the individual so authorised shall be entitled to exercise the same rights on behalf of the Member which he represents as that Member could exercise if it were an individual.

 

9.19The chairman of any meeting at which a vote is cast by proxy or on behalf of any Member other than an individual may at the meeting but not thereafter call for a notarially certified copy of such proxy or authority which shall be produced within 7 days of being so requested or the votes cast by such proxy or on behalf of such Member shall be disregarded.

 

9.20Directors of the Company may attend and speak at any meeting of Members and at any separate meeting of the holders of any class or series of Shares.

 

9.21Until the consummation of the Company’s IPO, any action that may be taken by the Members at a meeting may also be taken by a Resolution of Members consented to in writing, without the need for any prior notice. If any Resolution of Members is adopted otherwise than by the unanimous written consent of all Members, a copy of such resolution shall forthwith be sent to all Members not consenting to such resolution. The consent may be in the form of counterparts, each counterpart being signed by one or more Members. If the consent is in one or more counterparts, and the counterparts bear different dates, then the resolution shall take effect on the earliest date upon which Eligible Persons holding a sufficient number of votes of Shares to constitute a Resolution of Members have consented to the resolution by signed counterparts. Following the Company’s IPO, any action required or permitted to be taken by the Members of the Company must be effected by a meeting of the Company, such meeting to be duly convened and held in accordance with these Articles.

 

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10DIRECTORS

 

10.1Prior to the closing of a Business Combination, the Directors shall be elected or removed by Resolution of Members of the Class B Ordinary Shares for such term as the Members determine. For the avoidance of doubt, prior to the closing of a Business Combination holders of Class A Ordinary Shares or the Directors shall have no right to vote on the appointment or removal of any director.

 

10.2After the closing of a Business Combination, the Directors shall be elected or removed by Resolution of Members or by Resolution of Directors.

 

10.3No person shall be appointed as a Director of the Company unless he has consented in writing to act as a Director.

 

10.4The minimum number of Directors shall be one and there shall be no maximum number of Directors.

 

10.5Each Director holds office for the term fixed by the Resolution of Members or Resolution of Directors appointing him, but such term shall not exceed two years, or pursuant to Regulation 10.1 or 10.7, or until his earlier death, resignation or removal. For the avoidance of doubt, a Director who has completed his term of service is eligible for re-election in accordance with Regulation 10.1. If no term is fixed on the appointment of a Director, the Director serves the term of two years until his earlier death, resignation or removal.

 

10.6A Director may resign his office by giving written notice of his resignation to the Company and the resignation has effect from the date the notice is received by the Company at the office of its registered agent or from such later date as may be specified in the notice. A Director shall resign forthwith as a Director if he is, or becomes, disqualified from acting as a Director under the Act.

 

10.7After the closing of a Business Combination, the Directors may at any time appoint any person to be a Director either to fill a vacancy or as an addition to the existing Directors. Where the Directors appoint a person as Director to fill a vacancy, the term shall not exceed the term that remained when the person who has ceased to be a Director ceased to hold office.

 

10.8A vacancy in relation to Directors occurs if a Director dies or otherwise ceases to hold office prior to the expiration of his term of office.

 

10.9The Company shall keep a register of Directors containing:

 

(a)the names and addresses of the persons who are Directors of the Company;

 

(b)the date on which each person whose name is entered in the register was appointed as a Director of the Company;

 

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(c)the date on which each person named as a Director ceased to be a Director of the Company; and

 

(d)such other information as may be prescribed by the Act.

 

10.10The register of Directors may be kept in any such form as the Directors may approve, but if it is in magnetic, electronic or other data storage form, the Company must be able to produce legible evidence of its contents. Until a Resolution of Directors determining otherwise is passed, the magnetic, electronic or other data storage shall be the original register of Directors.

 

10.11The Directors, or if the Shares (or depository receipts therefore) are listed or quoted on a Designated Stock Exchange, and if required by the Designated Stock Exchange, any committee thereof, may, by a Resolution of Directors, fix the remuneration of Directors with respect to services to be rendered in any capacity to the Company, provided that no cash remuneration shall be paid to any Director prior to the consummation of a Business Combination. The Directors shall also, whether prior to or after the consummation of a Business Combination, be entitled to be paid all out of pocket expenses properly incurred by them in connection with activities on behalf of the Company, including identifying and consummating a Business Combination.

 

10.12A Director is not required to hold a Share as a qualification to office.

 

10.13Prior to the consummation of any transaction with:

 

(a)any affiliate of the Company;

 

(b)any Member owning an interest in the voting power of the Company that gives such Member a significant influence over the Company;

 

(c)any Director or executive officer of the Company and any relative of such Director or executive officer; and

 

(d)any person in which a substantial interest in the voting power of the Company is owned, directly or indirectly, by a person referred to in Regulations 10.13(b) and (c) or over which such a person is able to exercise significant influence,

 

such transaction must be approved by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who do not have an interest in the transaction, such directors having been provided with access (at the Company’s expense) to the Company’s attorney or independent legal counsel, unless the disinterested directors determine that the terms of such transaction are no less favourable to the Company than those that would be available to the Company with respect to such a transaction from unaffiliated third parties.

 

11POWERS OF DIRECTORS

 

11.1The business and affairs of the Company shall be managed by, or under the direction or supervision of, the Directors of the Company. The Directors of the Company have all the powers necessary for managing, and for directing and supervising, the business and affairs of the Company. The Directors may pay all expenses incurred preliminary to and in connection with the incorporation of the Company and may exercise all such powers of the Company as are not by the Act or by the Memorandum or the Articles required to be exercised by the Members.

 

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11.2If the Company is the wholly owned subsidiary of a holding company, a Director of the Company may, when exercising powers or performing duties as a Director, act in a manner which he believes is in the best interests of the holding company even though it may not be in the best interests of the Company.

 

11.3Each Director shall exercise his powers for a proper purpose and shall not act or agree to the Company acting in a manner that contravenes the Memorandum, the Articles or the Act. Each Director, in exercising his powers or performing his duties, shall act honestly and in good faith in what the Director believes to be the best interests of the Company.

 

11.4Any Director which is a body corporate may appoint any individual as its duly authorised representative for the purpose of representing it at meetings of the Directors, with respect to the signing of consents or otherwise.

 

11.5The continuing Directors may act notwithstanding any vacancy in their body.

 

11.6Subject to Regulation 24.7, the Directors may by Resolution of Directors exercise all the powers of the Company to incur indebtedness, liabilities or obligations and to secure indebtedness, liabilities or obligations whether of the Company or of any third party, provided always that if the same occurs prior to the consummation of a Business Combination, the Company must first obtain from the lender a waiver of any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies held in the Trust Account.

 

11.7All cheques, promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments and all receipts for moneys paid to the Company shall be signed, drawn, accepted, endorsed or otherwise executed, as the case may be, in such manner as shall from time to time be determined by Resolution of Directors.

 

11.8Section 175 of the Act shall not apply to the Company.

 

12PROCEEDINGS OF DIRECTORS

 

12.1Any one Director of the Company may call a meeting of the Directors by sending a written notice to each other Director.

 

12.2The Directors of the Company or any committee thereof may meet at such times and in such manner and places within or outside the British Virgin Islands as the notice calling the meeting provides.

 

12.3A Director is deemed to be present at a meeting of Directors if he participates by telephone or other electronic means and all Directors participating in the meeting are able to hear each other.

 

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12.4A Director may by a written instrument appoint an alternate who need not be a Director, any such alternate shall be entitled to attend meetings in the absence of the Director who appointed him and to vote or consent in place of the Director until the appointment lapses or is terminated.

 

12.5A Director shall be given not less than three days’ notice of meetings of Directors, but a meeting of Directors held without three days’ notice having been given to all Directors shall be valid if all the Directors entitled to vote at the meeting who do not attend waive notice of the meeting, and for this purpose the presence of a Director at a meeting shall constitute waiver by that Director. The inadvertent failure to give notice of a meeting to a Director, or the fact that a Director has not received the notice, does not invalidate the meeting.

 

12.6A meeting of Directors is duly constituted for all purposes if at the commencement of the meeting there are present in person or, following the consummation of a Business Combination, by alternate not less than one-half of the total number of Directors, unless there are only two Directors in which case the quorum is two.

 

12.7If the Company has only one Director the provisions herein contained for meetings of Directors do not apply and such sole Director has full power to represent and act for the Company in all matters as are not by the Act, the Memorandum or the Articles required to be exercised by the Members. In lieu of minutes of a meeting the sole Director shall record in writing and sign a note or memorandum of all matters requiring a Resolution of Directors. Such a note or memorandum constitutes sufficient evidence of such resolution for all purposes.

 

12.8At meetings of Directors at which the Chairman of the Board is present, he shall preside as chairman of the meeting. If there is no Chairman of the Board or if the Chairman of the Board is not present, the Directors present shall choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting. If the Directors are unable to choose a chairman for any reason, then the oldest individual Director present (and for this purpose an alternate Director shall be deemed to be the same age as the Director that he represents) shall take the chair. In the case of an equality of votes at a meeting of Directors, the Chairman of the Board shall have a casting vote.

 

12.9An action that may be taken by the Directors or a committee of Directors at a meeting may also be taken by a Resolution of Directors or a resolution of a committee of Directors consented to in writing by all Directors or by all members of the committee, as the case may be, without the need for any notice. The consent may be in the form of counterparts each counterpart being signed by one or more Directors. If the consent is in one or more counterparts, and the counterparts bear different dates, then the resolution shall take effect on the date upon which the last Director has consented to the resolution by signed counterparts.

 

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13COMMITTEES

 

13.1The Directors may, by Resolution of Directors, designate one or more committees, each consisting of one or more Directors, and delegate one or more of their powers, including the power to affix the Seal, to the committee.

 

13.2The Directors have no power to delegate to a committee of Directors any of the following powers:

 

(a)to amend the Memorandum or the Articles;

 

(b)to designate committees of Directors;

 

(c)to delegate powers to a committee of Directors;

 

(d)to appoint Directors;

 

(e)to appoint an agent;

 

(f)to approve a plan of merger, consolidation or arrangement; or

 

(g)to make a declaration of solvency or to approve a liquidation plan.

 

13.3Regulations 13.2(b) and (c) do not prevent a committee of Directors, where authorised by the Resolution of Directors appointing such committee or by a subsequent Resolution of Directors, from appointing a sub-committee and delegating powers exercisable by the committee to the sub-committee.

 

13.4The meetings and proceedings of each committee of Directors consisting of 2 or more Directors shall be governed mutatis mutandis by the provisions of the Articles regulating the proceedings of Directors so far as the same are not superseded by any provisions in the Resolution of Directors establishing the committee.

 

14OFFICERS AND AGENTS

 

14.1The Company may by Resolution of Directors appoint officers of the Company at such times as may be considered necessary or expedient. Such officers may consist of a Chairman of the Board of Directors, a Chief Executive Officer, a President, a Chief Financial Officer (in each case there may be more than one of such officers), one or more vice-presidents, secretaries and treasurers and such other officers as may from time to time be considered necessary or expedient. Any number of offices may be held by the same person.

 

14.2The officers shall perform such duties as are prescribed at the time of their appointment subject to any modification in such duties as may be prescribed thereafter by Resolution of Directors. In the absence of any specific prescription of duties it shall be the responsibility of the Chairman of the Board (or Co-Chairman, as the case may be) to preside at meetings of Directors and Members, the Chief Executive Officer (or Co-Chief Executive Officer, as the case may be) to manage the day to day affairs of the Company, the vice-presidents to act in order of seniority in the absence of the Chief Executive Officer (or Co-Chief Executive Officer, as the case may be) but otherwise to perform such duties as may be delegated to them by the Chief Executive Officer (or Co-Chief Executive Officer, as the case may be), the secretaries to maintain the share register, minute books and records (other than financial records) of the Company and to ensure compliance with all procedural requirements imposed on the Company by Applicable Law, and the treasurer to be responsible for the financial affairs of the Company.

 

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14.3The emoluments of all officers shall be fixed by Resolution of Directors.

 

14.4The officers of the Company shall hold office until their death, resignation or removal. Any officer elected or appointed by the Directors may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by Resolution of Directors. Any vacancy occurring in any office of the Company may be filled by Resolution of Directors.

 

14.5The Directors may, by a Resolution of Directors, appoint any person, including a person who is a Director, to be an agent of the Company. An agent of the Company shall have such powers and authority of the Directors, including the power and authority to affix the Seal, as are set forth in the Articles or in the Resolution of Directors appointing the agent, except that no agent has any power or authority with respect to the matters specified in Regulation 13.1. The Resolution of Directors appointing an agent may authorise the agent to appoint one or more substitutes or delegates to exercise some or all of the powers conferred on the agent by the Company. The Directors may remove an agent appointed by the Company and may revoke or vary a power conferred on him.

 

15CONFLICT OF INTERESTS

 

15.1A Director of the Company shall, forthwith after becoming aware of the fact that he is interested in a transaction entered into or to be entered into by the Company, disclose the interest to all other Directors of the Company.

 

15.2For the purposes of Regulation 15.1, a disclosure to all other Directors to the effect that a Director is a member, Director or officer of another named entity or has a fiduciary relationship with respect to the entity or a named individual and is to be regarded as interested in any transaction which may, after the date of the entry or disclosure, be entered into with that entity or individual, is a sufficient disclosure of interest in relation to that transaction.

 

15.3Provided that the requirements of Regulation 10.13 have first been satisfied, a Director of the Company who is interested in a transaction entered into or to be entered into by the Company may:

 

(a)vote on a matter relating to the transaction;

 

(b)attend a meeting of Directors at which a matter relating to the transaction arises and be included among the Directors present at the meeting for the purposes of a quorum; and

 

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(c)sign a document on behalf of the Company, or do any other thing in his capacity as a Director, that relates to the transaction, and, subject to compliance with the Act and these Articles shall not, by reason of his office be accountable to the Company for any benefit which he derives from such transaction and no such transaction shall be liable to be avoided on the grounds of any such interest or benefit.

 

16INDEMNIFICATION

 

16.1Subject to the limitations hereinafter provided the Company shall indemnify, hold harmless and exonerate against all direct and indirect costs, fees and Expenses of any type or nature whatsoever, any person who:

 

(a)is or was a party or is threatened to be made a party to any Proceeding by reason of the fact that such person is or was a Director, officer, key employee, adviser of the Company or who at the request of the Company; or

 

(b)is or was, at the request of the Company, serving as a Director of, or in any other capacity is or was acting for, another Enterprise.

 

16.2The indemnity in Regulation 16.1 only applies if the relevant Indemnitee acted honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the Company and, in the case of criminal proceedings, the Indemnitee had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.

 

16.3The decision of the Directors as to whether an Indemnitee acted honestly and in good faith and with a view to the best interests of the Company and as to whether such Indemnitee had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful is, in the absence of fraud, sufficient for the purposes of the Articles, unless a question of law is involved.

 

16.4The termination of any Proceedings by any judgment, order, settlement, conviction or the entering of a nolle prosequi does not, by itself, create a presumption that the relevant Indemnitee did not act honestly and in good faith and with a view to the best interests of the Company or that such Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.

 

16.5The Company may purchase and maintain insurance, purchase or furnish similar protection or make other arrangements including, but not limited to, providing a trust fund, letter of credit, or surety bond in relation to any Indemnitee or who at the request of the Company is or was serving as a Director, officer or liquidator of, or in any other capacity is or was acting for, another Enterprise, against any liability asserted against the person and incurred by him in that capacity, whether or not the Company has or would have had the power to indemnify him against the liability as provided in these Articles.

 

17RECORDS

 

17.1The Company shall keep the following documents at the office of its registered agent:

 

(a)the Memorandum and the Articles;

 

(b)the share register, or a copy of the share register;

 

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(c)the register of Directors, or a copy of the register of Directors; and

 

(d)copies of all notices and other documents filed by the Company with the Registrar of Corporate Affairs in the previous 10 years.

 

17.2If the Company maintains only a copy of the share register or a copy of the register of Directors at the office of its registered agent, it shall:

 

(a)within 15 days of any change in either register, notify the registered agent in writing of the change; and

 

(b)provide the registered agent with a written record of the physical address of the place or places at which the original share register or the original register of Directors is kept.

 

17.3The Company shall keep the following records at the office of its registered agent or at such other place or places, within or outside the British Virgin Islands, as the Directors may determine:

 

(a)minutes of meetings and Resolutions of Members and classes of Members;

 

(b)minutes of meetings and Resolutions of Directors and committees of Directors; and

 

(c)an impression of the Seal, if any.

 

17.4Where any original records referred to in this Regulation are maintained other than at the office of the registered agent of the Company, and the place at which the original records is changed, the Company shall provide the registered agent with the physical address of the new location of the records of the Company within 14 days of the change of location.

 

17.5The records kept by the Company under this Regulation shall be in written form or either wholly or partly as electronic records complying with the requirements of the Electronic Transactions Act.

 

18REGISTERS OF CHARGES

 

18.1The Company shall maintain at the office of its registered agent a register of charges in which there shall be entered the following particulars regarding each mortgage, charge and other encumbrance created by the Company:

 

(a)the date of creation of the charge;

 

(b)a short description of the liability secured by the charge;

 

(c)a short description of the property charged;

 

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(d)the name and address of the trustee for the security or, if there is no such trustee, the name and address of the chargee;

 

(e)unless the charge is a security to bearer, the name and address of the holder of the charge; and

 

(f)details of any prohibition or restriction contained in the instrument creating the charge on the power of the Company to create any future charge ranking in priority to or equally with the charge.

 

19CONTINUATION

 

The Company may by Resolution of Members or by a Resolution of Directors continue as a company incorporated under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the British Virgin Islands in the manner provided under those laws.

 

20SEAL

 

The Company may have more than one Seal and references herein to the Seal shall be references to every Seal which shall have been duly adopted by Resolution of Directors. The Directors shall provide for the safe custody of the Seal and for an imprint thereof to be kept at the registered office. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein the Seal when affixed to any written instrument shall be witnessed and attested to by the signature of any one Director or other person so authorised from time to time by Resolution of Directors. Such authorisation may be before or after the Seal is affixed, may be general or specific and may refer to any number of sealings. The Directors may provide for a facsimile of the Seal and of the signature of any Director or authorised person which may be reproduced by printing or other means on any instrument and it shall have the same force and validity as if the Seal had been affixed to such instrument and the same had been attested to as hereinbefore described.

 

21ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT

 

21.1The Company shall keep records that are sufficient to show and explain the Company’s transactions and that will, at any time, enable the financial position of the Company to be determined with reasonable accuracy.

 

21.2The Company may by Resolution of Members call for the Directors to prepare periodically and make available a profit and loss account and a balance sheet. The profit and loss account and balance sheet shall be drawn up so as to give respectively a true and fair view of the profit and loss of the Company for a financial period and a true and fair view of the assets and liabilities of the Company as at the end of a financial period.

 

21.3The Company may by Resolution of Members call for the accounts to be examined by auditors.

 

21.4If the Shares are listed or quoted on a Designated Stock Exchange that requires the Company to have an audit committee, the Directors shall adopt a formal written audit committee charter and review and assess the adequacy of the formal written charter on an annual basis.

 

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21.5If the Shares are listed or quoted on the Designated Stock Exchange, the Company shall conduct an appropriate review of all related party transactions on an ongoing basis and, if required, shall utilise the audit committee for the review and approval of potential conflicts of interest.

 

21.6If applicable, and subject to applicable law and the rules of the SEC and the Designated Stock Exchange:

 

(a)at the AGM or at a subsequent general meeting in each year, the Members shall appoint an auditor who shall hold office until the Members appoint another auditor. Such auditor may be a Member but no Director or officer or employee of the Company shall during, his continuance in office, be eligible to act as auditor;

 

(b)a person, other than a retiring auditor, shall not be capable of being appointed auditor at an AGM unless notice in writing of an intention to nominate that person to the office of auditor has been given not less than ten days before the AGM and furthermore the Company shall send a copy of such notice to the retiring auditor; and

 

(c)the Members may, at any meeting convened and held in accordance with these Articles, by resolution remove the auditor at any time before the expiration of his term of office and shall by resolution at that meeting appoint another auditor in his stead for the remainder of his term.

 

21.7The remuneration of the auditors shall be fixed by Resolution of Directors in such manner as the Directors may determine or in a manner required by the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange and the SEC.

 

21.8The report of the auditors shall be annexed to the accounts and shall be read at the meeting of Members at which the accounts are laid before the Company or shall be otherwise given to the Members.

 

21.9Every auditor of the Company shall have a right of access at all times to the books of account and vouchers of the Company, and shall be entitled to require from the Directors and officers of the Company such information and explanations as he thinks necessary for the performance of the duties of the auditors.

 

21.10The auditors of the Company shall be entitled to receive notice of, and to attend any meetings of Members at which the Company’s profit and loss account and balance sheet are to be presented.

 

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22NOTICES

 

22.1Any notice, information or written statement to be given by the Company to Members may be given by personal service by mail, facsimile or other similar means of electronic communication, addressed to each Member at the address shown in the share register.

 

22.2Any summons, notice, order, document, process, information or written statement to be served on the Company may be served by leaving it, or by sending it by registered mail addressed to the Company, at its registered office, or by leaving it with, or by sending it by registered mail to, the registered agent of the Company.

 

22.3Service of any summons, notice, order, document, process, information or written statement to be served on the Company may be proved by showing that the summons, notice, order, document, process, information or written statement was delivered to the registered office or the registered agent of the Company or that it was mailed in such time as to admit to its being delivered to the registered office or the registered agent of the Company in the normal course of delivery within the period prescribed for service and was correctly addressed and the postage was prepaid.

 

23VOLUNTARY WINDING UP

 

The Company may by a Resolution of Members or by a Resolution of Directors appoint a voluntary liquidator.

 

24BUSINESS COMBINATION

 

24.1Regulations 24.1 to 24.11 shall terminate upon consummation of any Business Combination.

 

24.2The Company has until 12 months from the closing of the IPO to consummate a Business Combination, provided however that if the Board of Directors anticipates that the Company may not be able to consummate a Business Combination within 12 months of the closing of the IPO, the Company may, by Resolution of Directors, at the request of the Initial Shareholders, extend the period of time to consummate a Business Combination up to eight times, each by an additional one month (for a total of up to 20 months to complete a Business Combination), subject to the Initial Shareholders depositing additional funds into the Trust Account in accordance with terms as set out in the Trust Agreement. In the event that the Company does not consummate a Business Combination within 12 months from the closing of the IPO or within up to 20 months from the closing of the IPO (subject in the latter case to valid one month extensions having been made in each case (such date falling 12 months or up to 20 months, as applicable, after the closing of the IPO being referred to as the Termination Date), such failure shall trigger an automatic redemption of the Public Shares (an Automatic Redemption Event) and the Directors of the Company shall take all such action necessary (i) as promptly as reasonably possible but no more than ten (10) Business Days thereafter to redeem the Public Shares in cash at a per-share amount equal to the applicable Per-Share Redemption Price; and (ii) as promptly as practicable, to cease all operations except for the purpose of making such distribution and any subsequent winding up of the Company’s affairs. In the event of an Automatic Redemption Event, only the holders of Public Shares shall be entitled to receive pro rata redeeming distributions from the Trust Account with respect to their Public Shares.

 

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24.3Unless a shareholder vote is required by law or the rules of the Designated Stock Exchange, or, at the sole discretion of the Directors, the Directors determine to hold a shareholder vote for business or other reasons, the Company may enter into a Business Combination without submitting such Business Combination to its Members for approval.

 

24.4Although not required, in the event that a shareholder vote is held, and a majority of the votes of the Shares entitled to vote thereon which were present at the meeting to approve the Business Combination are voted for the approval of such Business Combination, the Company shall be authorised to consummate the Business Combination.

 

24.5

 

(a)In the event that a Business Combination is consummated by the Company other than in connection with a shareholder vote under Regulation 24.4, the Company will, subject to as provided below, offer to redeem the Public Shares for cash in accordance with Rule 13e-4 and Regulation 14E of the Exchange Act and subject to any limitations (including but not limited to cash requirements) set forth in the definitive transaction agreements related to the initial Business Combination (the Tender Redemption Offer), provided however that the Company shall not redeem those Shares held by the Initial Shareholders or their affiliates pursuant to such Tender Redemption Offer, whether or not such holders accept such Tender Redemption Offer. The Company will file tender offer documents with the SEC prior to consummating the Business Combination which contain substantially the same financial and other information about the Business Combination and the redemption rights as would be required in a proxy solicitation pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act. In accordance with the Exchange Act, the Tender Redemption Offer will remain open for a minimum of 20 Business Days and the Company will not be permitted to consummate its Business Combination until the expiry of such period. If in the event a Member holding Public Shares accepts the Tender Redemption Offer and the Company has not otherwise withdrawn the tender offer, the Company shall, promptly after the consummation of the Business Combination, pay such redeeming Member, on a pro rata basis, cash equal to the applicable Per-Share Redemption Price.

 

(b)In the event that a Business Combination is consummated by the Company in connection with a shareholder vote held pursuant to Regulation 24.4 in accordance with a proxy solicitation pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act (the Redemption Offer), the Company will, subject as provided below, offer to redeem the Public Shares, other than those Shares held by the Initial Shareholders or their affiliates, regardless of whether such shares are voted for or against the Business Combination, for cash, on a pro rata basis, at a per-share amount equal to the applicable Per-Share Redemption Price, provided however that: (i) the Company shall not redeem those Shares held by the Initial Shareholders or their affiliates pursuant to such Redemption Offer, whether or not such holders accept such Redemption Offer; and (ii) any other redeeming Member who either individually or together with any affiliate of his or any other person with whom he is acting in concert or as a “group” (as such term is defined under Section 13 of the Exchange Act) shall not be permitted to redeem, without the consent of the Directors, more than fifteen percent (15%) of the total Public Shares sold in the IPO.

 

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(c)In no event will the Company consummate the Tender Redemption Offer or the Redemption Offer under Regulation 24.5(a) or 24.5(b) or an Amendment Redemption Event under Regulation 24.11 if such redemptions would cause the Company to have net tangible assets of less than US$5,000,001 prior to or upon consummation of a Business Combination.

 

24.6A holder of Public Shares shall be entitled to receive distributions from the Trust Account only in the event of an Automatic Redemption Event, an Amendment Redemption Event or in the event he accepts a Tender Redemption Offer or a Redemption Offer where the Business Combination is consummated. In no other circumstances shall a holder of Public Shares have any right or interest of any kind in or to the Trust Account.

 

24.7Following the IPO, the Company will not issue any Securities (other than Public Shares) prior to a Business Combination that would entitle the holder thereof to (i) receive funds from the Trust Account; or (ii) vote on any Business Combination.

 

24.8In the event the Company seeks to complete a Business Combination with a company that is affiliated with an Initial Shareholder, the Company will obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm or another independent firm that commonly renders valuation opinions or an independent accounting firm that such a Business Combination is fair to the Company from a financial point of view.

 

24.9The Company will not effectuate a Business Combination with another “blank cheque” company or a similar company with nominal operations.

 

24.10Immediately after the Company’s IPO, that amount of the net proceeds received by the Company from the IPO (including proceeds of any exercise of the underwriter’s over- allotment option) and from the simultaneous private placement by the Company as is stated in the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC (such registration statement at the time it initially goes effective, the Registration Statement) to be deposited in the Trust Account shall be so deposited and thereafter held in the Trust Account until released in the event of a Business Combination or otherwise in accordance with this Regulation 24. Neither the Company nor any officer, Director or employee of the Company will disburse any of the proceeds held in the Trust Account until the earlier of (i) a Business Combination, or (ii) an Automatic Redemption Event or in payment of the acquisition price for any shares which the Company elects to purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire in accordance with this Regulation 24, in each case in accordance with the trust agreement governing the Trust Account; provided that interest earned on the Trust Account (as described in the Registration Statement) may be released from time to time to the Company to pay the Company’s tax obligations and up to US$ 50,000 of such interest may also be released from the Trust Account to pay any liquidation expenses of the Company if applicable.

 

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24.11In the event the Directors of the Company propose any amendment to Regulation 24 or to any of the other rights of the Ordinary Shares as set out at Clause 6.1 of the Memorandum prior to, but not for the purposes of approving or in conjunction with the consummation of, a Business Combination that would affect the substance or timing of the Company’s obligations as described in this Regulation 24 to pay or to offer to pay the Per-Share Redemption Price to any holder of the Public Shares (an Amendment) and such Amendment is (i) duly approved by a Resolution of Members; and (ii) the amended Memorandum and Articles reflecting such amendment are to be filed at the Registry of Corporate Affairs (an Approved Amendment), the Company will offer to redeem the Public Shares of any Member for cash, on a pro rata basis, at a per-share amount equal to the applicable Per-Share Redemption Price (an Amendment Redemption Event), provided however that the Company shall not redeem those Shares held by the Initial Shareholders or their affiliates pursuant to such offer, whether or not such holders accept such offer.

 

25Business Opportunities

 

25.1In recognition and anticipation of the facts that: (a) directors, managers, officers, members, partners, managing members, employees and/or agents of one or more members of the Sponsor Group (each of the foregoing, a Sponsor Group Related Person) may serve as directors and/or officers of the Company; and (b) the Sponsor Group engages, and may continue to engage in the same or similar activities or related lines of business as those in which the Company, directly or indirectly, may engage and/or other business activities that overlap with or compete with those in which the Company, directly or indirectly, may engage, the provisions under this heading “Business Opportunities” are set forth to regulate and define the conduct of certain affairs of the Company as they may involve the Members and the Sponsor Group Related Persons, and the powers, rights, duties and liabilities of the Company and its officers, directors and Members in connection therewith.

 

25.2To the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, the directors and officers of the Company shall have no duty, except and to the extent expressly assumed by contract, to refrain from engaging directly or indirectly in the same or similar business activities or lines of business as the Company. To the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, and subject to his or her fiduciary duties under Applicable Law, the Company renounces any interest or expectancy of the Company in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, any potential transaction or matter which may be a corporate opportunity offered to any director and officer of the Company, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other, unless such opportunity is expressly offered to such director or officer of the Company solely in their capacity as an Officer or director of the Company and the opportunity is one the Company is permitted to complete on a reasonable basis.

 

25.3Except as provided elsewhere in the Articles, the Company hereby renounces any interest or expectancy of the Company in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, any potential transaction or matter which may be a corporate opportunity for both the Company and the Sponsor Group, about which a director and/or officer of the Company who is also an Sponsor Group Related Person acquires knowledge.

 

 

25.4To the extent a court might hold that the conduct of any activity related to a corporate opportunity that is renounced in this Article to be a breach of duty to the Company or its Members, the Company hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, any and all claims and causes of action that the Company may have for such activities. To the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, the provisions of this Article apply equally to activities conducted in the future and that have been conducted in the past.

 

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We, Ogier Global (BVI) Limited of Ritter House, Wickhams Cay II, PO Box 3170, Road Town, Tortola VG1110, British Virgin Islands, for the purpose of incorporating a BVI business company under the laws of the British Virgin Islands hereby sign these Articles of Association.

 

Dated 29 April 2021

 

Incorporator

 

Signed for and on behalf of Ogier Global (BVI) Limited of Ritter House, Wickhams Cay II, PO Box 3170, Road Town, Tortola VG1110, British Virgin Islands

 

   SGD: Toshra Glasgow  
Signature of authorised signatory  
   
   Toshra Glasgow  
Print name  

 

 

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Exhibit 10.1

 

Execution Version

 

VOTING AND SUPPORT AGREEMENT

 

This VOTING AND SUPPORT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of February 15, 2023 by and among:

 

1.A SPAC I Acquisition Corp., a British Virgin Islands business company (“Parent”);

 

2.A SPAC I Mini Acquisition Corp., a British Virgin Islands business company (“Purchaser”);

 

3.NewGenIvf Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”); and

 

4.each shareholder of the Company listed in the column titled “Supporting Shareholder” in Schedule A attached hereto (each, a “Supporting Shareholder”).

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Merger Agreement (as defined below).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, Purchaser, Parent, A SPAC I Mini Sub Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company and a wholly-owned Subsidiary of Purchaser (“Merger Sub”, together with Parent and Purchaser, the “Purchaser Parties”), and the Company and other parties thereto have, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, entered into the Merger Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which Parent will be merged with and into Purchaser, with Purchaser continuing as the surviving corporation (the “Reincorporation Merger”), and concurrently with the Reincorporation Merger, Merger Sub will be merged with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving company and a wholly-owned Subsidiary of Purchaser (the “Acquisition Merger”, and together with Reincorporation Merger, the “Merger”), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, each Supporting Shareholder is the record and beneficial owner of and/or has the voting power (whether or not through a proxy) over, the number of the Company Shares set forth opposite such Supporting Shareholder’s name on Schedule A under the column heading “Number of Subject Shares” (all such Company Shares, together with any other Securities (including any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for any Company Shares, including for the avoidance of doubt, the Company Share Rights) of which beneficial and/or record ownership and/or the voting power (whether or not through a proxy) is hereafter acquired by any such Supporting Shareholder during the period from the date hereof through the Expiration Time are collectively referred to herein as the “Covered Shares”);

 

WHEREAS, in order to induce Purchaser Parties to enter into the Merger Agreement and consummate the transactions contemplated thereby, including the Merger, the Supporting Shareholders are entering into this Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS, the Supporting Shareholders acknowledge that Purchaser Parties are entering into the Merger Agreement in reliance on the representations, warranties, covenants and other agreements of the Supporting Shareholders set forth in this Agreement.

 

 

 

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1.Definitions.

 

When used in this Agreement, the following terms in all of their tenses, cases and correlative forms shall have the meanings assigned to them in this Section 1.

 

Expiration Time” shall mean the earlier to occur of (a) the Effective Time, (b) such date and time as the Merger Agreement shall be terminated in accordance with its terms, and (c) as to any Supporting Shareholder, the Termination Date.

 

Transfer” shall mean any sale, assignment, encumbrance, pledge, hypothecation, disposition, loan or other transfer, or entry into any Contract, option or other arrangement or understanding with respect to any sale, assignment, encumbrance, pledge, hypothecation, disposition, loan or other transfer, in each case directly or indirectly and voluntarily or involuntarily, of any interest owned by a Person or any interest (including a beneficial interest) in, or the ownership, control or possession of, any interest owned by a Person, excluding entry into this Agreement and the Merger Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

 

2.Agreement to Vote.

 

From and after the date hereof until the Expiration Time, each of the Supporting Shareholders irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that at any meeting of the shareholders of the Company (whether annual or special and whether or not an adjourned or postponed meeting, however called and including any adjournment or postponement thereof) and in connection with any action by written consent of the shareholders of the Company, such Supporting Shareholder shall:

 

(a) when such meeting is held, appear at such meeting, in person or by proxy, or otherwise cause such Supporting Shareholder’s Covered Shares to be counted as present thereat for the purpose of establishing a quorum;

 

(b) vote (or execute and return an action by written consent), or cause to be voted at such meeting (or validly execute and return and cause such consent to be granted with respect to), all of such Supporting Shareholder’s Covered Shares owned as of the record date for such meeting (or the date that any written consent is executed by such Supporting Shareholder) in favor of the Acquisition Merger, the adoption of the Merger Agreement and any other matters necessary or reasonably requested by Parent, Purchaser or the Company for the consummation of the Acquisition Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement;

 

(c) in any other circumstances upon which a consent or other approval is required under the Company’s Organizational Documents or under any agreements between the Company and its shareholders, or otherwise sought with respect to the Merger Agreement or the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, vote, consent or approve (or cause to be voted, consented or approved) all of such Supporting Shareholder’s Covered Shares held at such time in favor thereof; and

 

(d) vote (or execute and return an action by written consent), or cause to be voted at such meeting (or validly execute and return and cause such consent to be granted with respect to), all of such Supporting Shareholder’s Covered Shares against (i) any Alternative Proposal and (ii) any and all other proposals or actions that would reasonably be expected to (x) impede, interfere with, delay, postpone or adversely affect the Acquisition Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, (y) result in any of the closing conditions of the Company or the Purchaser Parties under the Merger Agreement not being satisfied, or otherwise result in a breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or other obligations or agreements of the Company, the Purchaser Parties or the Supporting Shareholders under the Merger Agreement or this Agreement, as applicable.

 

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No Supporting Shareholder shall take or omit to take, or commit or agree to take or omit to take any action inconsistent with the foregoing that would be effective prior to the Expiration Time.

 

3.Agreement to Retain Covered Shares.

 

3.1. Restrictions on Transfers.

 

Each of the Supporting Shareholders hereby agrees that, from the date hereof until the Expiration Time, such Supporting Shareholder shall not, and shall cause its, her or his Affiliates not to, directly or indirectly:

 

(a) Transfer the Covered Shares or any interest therein, or publicly announce any intention to effect any such transactions;

 

(b) engage in any hedging, swap or other transaction which is designed to, or which would (either alone or in connection with one or more events, developments or events (including the satisfaction or waiver of any conditions precedent)), lead to or result in a sale or disposition of such Supporting Shareholder’s Covered Shares or any interest therein;

 

(c) enter into any voting agreement or voting trust with respect to any of such Supporting Shareholder’s Covered Shares that is inconsistent with such Supporting Shareholder’s obligations pursuant to this Agreement, or grant any proxy or power of attorney with respect to any of such Supporting Shareholder’s Covered Shares that is inconsistent with such Supporting Shareholder’s obligations pursuant to this Agreement, or enter into any agreement or undertaking that is otherwise inconsistent with, or would interfere with, or prohibit or prevent such Supporting Shareholder from satisfying its, her or his obligations pursuant to this Agreement;

 

(d) take any action that would make any representation or warranty of such Supporting Shareholder set forth in this Agreement untrue or incorrect, or would otherwise have the effect of preventing, disabling, or delaying the performing of such Supporting Holder’s obligations hereunder; or

 

(e) agree (whether or not in writing) to take any of the actions referred to in the foregoing clauses (a), (b), (c) or (d).

 

3.2. Additional Purchases.

 

Until the Expiration Time, each Supporting Shareholder agrees that any Covered Shares or other Securities (including any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for any Covered Shares, including for the avoidance of doubt, the Company Share Rights) that such Supporting Shareholder purchases or otherwise acquires beneficial ownership, that are issued to such Supporting Shareholder by the Company, that are otherwise hereinafter acquired by such Supporting Shareholder or with respect to which such Supporting Shareholder otherwise acquires the voting power or shares in the voting power (whether or not through a proxy) after the date hereof and prior to the Expiration Time, shall in each case be subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement to the same extent as if they were Covered Shares owned by such Supporting Shareholder as of the date hereof. Each of the Supporting Shareholders agrees, while this Agreement is in effect, to notify Parent, Purchaser and the Company promptly in writing of the number of any additional Covered Shares acquired, or over which voting power is acquired, by such Supporting Shareholder, if any, after the date hereof.

 

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3.3. Unpermitted Transfers.

 

Any Transfer or attempted Transfer of any Covered Shares in violation of Section 3.1 shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, be null and void ab initio.

 

4.Additional Agreements.

 

4.1. Rights under the Merger Agreement.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, the Company does not, by signing this Agreement, waive any of the rights it is otherwise entitled to under the Merger Agreement, and nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to limit the ability of the Company to enforce its rights under the Merger Agreement.

 

4.2. Binding Effect of the Merger Agreement.

 

Each of the Supporting Shareholders hereby acknowledges that it has read the Merger Agreement and this Agreement and has had the opportunity to consult with its tax and legal advisors. Each Supporting Shareholder shall be bound by and comply with Section 7.1(c), Section 9.6 (Confidentiality), and Section 14.6 (Publicity) of the Merger Agreement (and any relevant definitions contained in any such sections) as if (x) such Supporting Shareholder was an original signatory to the Merger Agreement with respect to such provisions, and (y) each reference to the “Company Group” or the “party” contained in such provisions also referred to each such Supporting Shareholders.

 

4.3. Appraisal; Dissenters’ Rights.

 

Each Supporting Shareholder agrees to refrain from exercising any dissenters’ rights or rights of appraisal under applicable Law at any time with respect to the Merger Agreement, the Additional Agreements and the transactions contemplated thereby.

 

Each Supporting Shareholder further agrees not to commence or participate in, facilitate, assist or encourage, and to take all actions necessary to opt out of any class in any class action with respect to, any action or claim, derivative or otherwise, against Parent, Purchaser, Merger Sub, Parent’s sponsor, the Company or their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, or successors and assigns relating to the negotiation, execution or delivery of this Agreement, the Merger Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including any claim (x) challenging the validity of, or seeking to enjoin the operation of, any provision of this Agreement or the Merger Agreement, or (y) alleging a breach of any fiduciary duty of the board of directors of the Company or any other Person in connection with this Agreement, the Merger Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

 

4.4. Corporate Change.

 

In the event of any equity dividend or distribution, or any change in the equity interests of the Company by reason of any equity dividend or distribution, equity split, recapitalization, combination, conversion, exchange of equity interests or the like, the term “Covered Shares” shall be deemed to refer to and include the Covered Shares as well as all such equity dividends and distributions and any securities into which or for which any or all of the Covered Shares may be changed, converted or exchanged or which are received in such transaction.

 

4.5. Further Assurance.

 

From time to time, at the request by Parent, Purchaser or the Company and without further consideration, each Supporting Shareholder shall execute and deliver, or caused to be delivered, such additional documents and take, or cause to be taken, all such further action and do, or cause to be done, all things reasonably necessary under applicable Laws, as may be reasonably necessary or reasonably requested to effect the actions and consummate the Acquisition Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Merger Agreement.

 

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4.6. Consent to Disclosure.

 

Each of the Supporting Shareholders hereby consents to the publication and disclosure in the Registration Statement and the Proxy 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 Parent or Purchaser or the Company to any Authority or to securityholders of Parent or Purchaser or the Company) of such Supporting Shareholder’s identity and beneficial ownership of the Covered Shares, and the nature of such Supporting Shareholder’s commitments, arrangements and understandings under and relating to this Agreement and, if deemed appropriate by Parent, Purchaser or the Company, a copy of this Agreement. Each of the Supporting Shareholders shall promptly provide any information reasonably requested by Parent, Purchaser or the Company for any regulatory application or filing made or approval sought in connection with this Agreement, the Merger Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including filings with the SEC).

 

4.7. No Inconsistent Agreements.

 

Each of the Supporting Shareholders hereby represents and covenants that such Supporting Shareholder has not entered into, shall not enter into, and shall not grant a proxy or power of attorney to enter into, any agreement or undertaking that would restrict, limit, be inconsistent with or interfere with the performance of such Supporting Shareholder’s obligations hereunder.

 

5.Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Supporting Shareholders

 

Each of the Supporting Shareholders, severally and not jointly, represents and warrants to Parent, Purchaser and the Company that:

 

(a) Ownership of Covered Shares. Such Supporting Shareholder is the sole record and beneficial owner (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of, and has good, valid and marketable title to or has a valid proxy or power of attorney to vote or cause to be voted all of such Supporting Shareholder’s Covered Shares, free and clear of any Liens or any other limitation or restriction on the right to vote, sell or otherwise dispose of such Covered Shares. As of the date hereof, other than the number and type of the shares set forth opposite such Supporting Shareholder’s name on Schedule A, such Supporting Shareholder does not own beneficially or of record or have the voting power over any other Securities or any interest therein, and does not hold or own any rights to acquire (directly or indirectly) any Securities.

 

(b) Authority; Organization. Such Supporting Shareholder (i) has full voting power, full power of disposition and full power to issue instructions with respect to the matters set forth herein, whether by ownership or by proxy, in each case, with respect to such Supporting Shareholder’s Covered Shares, (ii) has not entered into any voting agreement or voting trust, and has no knowledge and is not aware of any such voting agreement or voting trust in effect with respect to any of such Supporting Shareholder’s Covered Shares that is inconsistent with such Supporting Shareholder’s obligations pursuant to this Agreement, (iii) has not granted any proxy or power of attorney with respect to any of such Supporting Shareholder’s Covered Shares that is inconsistent with such Supporting Shareholder’s obligations pursuant to this Agreement, and has no knowledge and is not aware of any such proxy or power of attorney in effect, and (iv) has not entered into any agreement or undertaking that is otherwise inconsistent with, or would interfere with, or prohibit or prevent such Supporting Shareholder from satisfying, its, her or his obligations pursuant to this Agreement, and has no knowledge and is not aware of any such agreement or undertaking.

 

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Such Supporting Shareholder affirms that (i) if such Supporting Shareholder is a natural person, he or she has all the requisite capacity, right, power and authority and has taken all actions necessary in order to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform his or her obligations hereunder and to consummate the transaction contemplated hereby, and the signature on this Agreement is genuine, and (ii) if such Supporting Shareholder is not a natural person, such Supporting Shareholder (A) is a legal entity duly organized, validly existing and, to the extent such concept is applicable, in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization or formation, and (B) has all requisite corporate or other power and authority and has taken all corporate or other action necessary in order to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Supporting Shareholder, and constitutes a legally valid and binding agreement of such Supporting Shareholder, enforceable against such Supporting Shareholder in accordance with the terms hereof (except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy Laws or 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 Supporting Shareholder.

 

(c) No Conflict; Consent. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by such Supporting Shareholder do not, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement will not, constitute or result in (i) a breach or violation of, or a default under, the Organizational Documents of such Supporting Shareholder (if such Supporting Shareholder is not a natural person), (ii) with or without notice, lapse of time or both, a breach or violation of, a termination (or right of termination) of or a default under, the loss of any benefit under, the creation, modification or acceleration of any obligations under or the creation of a Lien on any of the properties, rights or assets of such Supporting Shareholder pursuant to any Contract binding upon such Supporting Shareholder or, assuming (solely with respect to performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) compliance with the matters referred to in Section 5(d), under any applicable Law to which such Supporting Shareholder is subject or (iii) any change in the rights or obligations of any party under any Contract legally binding upon such Supporting Shareholder.

 

Other than the filings, notices and reports pursuant to, in compliance with or required to be made under the Exchange Act, no filings, notices, reports, consents, registrations, approvals, permits, waivers, expirations of waiting periods or authorizations are required to be obtained by such Supporting Shareholder from, or to be given by such Supporting Shareholder to, or be made by such Supporting Shareholder with, any Authority or any other Person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by such Supporting Shareholder of this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

 

(d) Absence of Litigation. As of the date of this Agreement, there is no Actions or Order initiated, pending or threatened against such Supporting Shareholder that in any manner questions the beneficial or record ownership of the Supporting Shareholder’s Covered Shares or the validity of this Agreement, or challenges or seeks to prevent, enjoin or delay the performance by such Supporting Shareholder of its, her or his obligations under this Agreement.

 

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(e) Supporting Shareholders Has Adequate Information. Such Supporting Shareholder is a sophisticated shareholder and has adequate information concerning the business and financial condition of Parent, Purchaser and the Company to make an informed decision regarding this Agreement and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, and has independently and based on such information as such Supporting Shareholder has deemed appropriate, made its own analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Such Supporting Shareholder acknowledges that Parent, Purchaser 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 Supporting Shareholder acknowledges that the agreements contained herein with respect to the Covered Shares held by such Supporting Shareholder are irrevocable.

 

(f) Acknowledgement. Such Supporting Shareholder understands and acknowledges that each of Parent, Purchaser and the Company is entering into the Merger Agreement in reliance upon such Supporting Shareholder’s execution and delivery of this Agreement and the representations, warranties, covenants and other agreements of such Supporting Shareholder contained herein.

 

6.Termination

 

This Agreement, and the obligations of a Supporting Shareholder hereunder shall terminate and be of no further force or effect immediately upon the first to occur of (a) the Effective Time, (b) termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms, and (c) the written agreement of such Supporting Shareholder, on one hand, and Parent and Purchaser, on the other hand (such date, the “Termination Date”); provided, that this Section 6 and Section 7 shall survive any termination of this Agreement. Nothing in this Section 6 shall relieve or otherwise limit any party’s liability for any breach of this Agreement prior to the termination of this Agreement.

 

7.Miscellaneous

 

7.1. Notices.

 

Any notice hereunder shall be sent in writing, addressed as specified below, and shall be deemed given: (a) if by hand or recognized courier service by 4:00 PM on a business day, addressee’s day and time, on the date of delivery, and otherwise on the first business day after such delivery; (b) if by email, on the date that transmission is confirmed electronically, if by 4:00 PM on a business day, addressee’s day and time, and otherwise on the first business day after the date of such confirmation; or (c) five days after mailing by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested. Notices shall be addressed to the respective parties as follows (excluding telephone numbers, which are for convenience only), or to such other address as a party shall specify to the others in accordance with these notice provisions:

 

if to the Company:

 

NewGenIvf Limited

D1, 20/F, Evergreen Villa, 43 Stubbs Road. Hong Kong

Attn: Siu, Wing Fung Alfred

Email: siualfred@hotmail.com

 

if to Parent and Purchaser:

 

A SPAC I Acquisition Corp.
Level 39, Marina Bay Financial Centre,
Tower 2, 10 Marina Boulevard,
Singapore 018983
Attn: Mr. Claudius Tsang, Chief Executive Officer
Email: Admin@aspac.co

 

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

 

Loeb & Loeb LLP
345 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10154
Attn: Giovanni Caruso
Email: gcaruso@loeb.com

 

if to a Supporting Shareholder, to the address set forth on such Supporting Shareholder’s signature page hereto

 

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7.2. Severability.

 

If a court or other legal authority determines that any provision that is not of the essence of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, such determination shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision hereof. The parties shall cooperate in good faith to substitute (or cause such court or other legal authority to substitute) for any provision so held to be invalid a valid provision, as alike in substance to such invalid provision as is lawful.

 

7.3. Entire Agreement.

 

This Agreement, the Merger Agreement, the Additional Agreements and the other agreements contemplated hereby and thereby, constitute the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, among the parties, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

7.4. Specific Performance.

 

Each of the parties hereto acknowledges and agrees that the other parties would be irreparably injured by a breach of this Agreement by it and that money damages alone would not be an adequate remedy for any actual or threatened breach of this Agreement. Accordingly, each party shall be entitled to specific performance or injunctive or other equitable relief (without posting a bond or other security) to enforce or prevent any violations of any provision of this Agreement, in addition to all other rights and remedies available at law or in equity to such party, including the right to claim money damages for breach of any provision of this Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, each of the parties agrees that it will not oppose the granting of an injunction, specific performance and other equitable relief on the basis that (i) there is adequate remedy at law, or (ii) an award of specific performance is not an appropriate remedy for any reason at law or in equity. All rights, powers, and remedies provided under this Agreement or otherwise available in respect hereof at law or in equity shall be cumulative and not alternative, and the exercise or beginning of the exercise of any thereof by a party shall not preclude the simultaneous or later exercise of any other such right, power or remedy by a party.

 

7.5. Amendments; Waivers.

 

At any time prior to the Expiration Time, any provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived if, and only if such amendment or waiver is in writing and signed, in the case of an amendment, by the Supporting Shareholders, Parent, Purchaser and the Company, or in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom the waiver is to be effective. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no failure or delay by a party hereto in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise of any other right hereunder.

 

7.6. Governing Law; Jurisdiction.

 

The provisions of Article XII (Dispute Resolution) and Section 14.8 (Governing Law) of the Merger Agreement are hereby incorporated herein by reference, mutatis mutandis.

 

7.7. Third Party Beneficiaries.

 

There are no third party beneficiaries of this Agreement and nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer on any Person other than the parties hereto (and their respective successors, heirs and permitted assigns), any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities, except as specifically set forth in this Agreement.

 

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7.8. Assignment; Binding Effect.

 

Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned by any of the parties hereto (whether by operation of Law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other parties, except that Parent and Purchaser may assign this Agreement (in whole but not in part) in connection with a permitted assignment of the Merger Agreement by Parent and Purchaser, as applicable. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and, in the case of each Supporting Shareholder, its, her or his estate, heirs, beneficiaries, personal representatives and executors.

 

7.9. No Presumption Against Drafting Party.

 

Each of the parties to this Agreement acknowledges that it has been represented by independent counsel in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Accordingly, any rule of Law or any legal decision that would require interpretation of any claimed ambiguities in this Agreement against the drafting party has no application and is expressly waived.

 

7.10. Interpretation.

 

When a reference is made in this Agreement to a Section or a Schedule such reference shall be to a Section or a Schedule of this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The headings contained in this Agreement are for convenience of reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. All words used in this Agreement will be construed to be of such gender or number as the circumstances require. The word “including” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement will mean “including, without limitation”, unless otherwise specified. The words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. The definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms and to the masculine as well as to the feminine and neuter genders of such term. Any agreement, instrument or statute defined or referred to herein or in any agreement or instrument that is referred to herein means such agreement, instrument or statute as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, including (in the case of agreements or instruments) by waiver or consent and (in the case of statutes) by succession of comparable successor statutes and references to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein. References to a Person are also to its permitted successors and assigns. References to clauses without a cross-reference to a Section or subsection are references to clauses within the same Section or, if more specific, subsection. References from or through any date shall mean, unless otherwise specified, from and including or through and including, respectively. The symbol “US$” refers to United States Dollars. The word “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” means the degree to which a subject or other thing extends and such phrase shall not mean simply “if”. References to “day” shall mean a calendar day unless otherwise indicated as a “Business Day”.

 

7.11. Counterparts.

 

This Agreement may be executed in counterparts and all counterparts taken together shall constitute one document. E-mailed copies of signatures shall be deemed to be originals for purposes of the effectiveness of this Agreement.

 

[Signature Pages Follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed and delivered this Agreement as of the date and year first written above.

 

  A SPAC I Acquisition Corp.
   
  By: /s/ Claudius Tsang       
  Name:  Claudius Tsang
  Title: CEO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Signature Page to Voting and Support Agreement]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed and delivered this Agreement as of the date and year first written above.

 

  A SPAC I Mini Acquisition Corp.
   
  By: /s/ Claudius Tsang       
  Name:  Claudius Tsang
  Title: Authorised signatory

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Signature Page to Voting and Support Agreement]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed and delivered this Agreement as of the date and year first written above.

 

  NewGenIvf Limited
   
  By: /s/ Wing Fung Alfred Siu
  Name:  Siu, Wing Fung, Alfred
  Title: Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Signature Page to Voting and Support Agreement]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed and delivered this Agreement as of the date and year first written above.

 

  /s/ Wing Fung Alfred Siu
  Siu, Wing Fung, Alfred
   
  Address: D1, 20/F, Evergreen Villa, 43 Stubbs Road, Hong Kong
  Email: siualfred@hotmail.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Signature Page to Voting and Support Agreement]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed and delivered this Agreement as of the date and year first written above.

 

  /s/ Hei Yue Tina Fong
  Fong, Hei Yue Tina
   
  Address: D1, 20/F, Evergreen Villa, 43 Stubbs Road, Hong Kong
  Email: Tinawfong@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Signature Page to Voting and Support Agreement]

 

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SCHEDULE A

 

Schedule of Supporting Shareholders

 

Supporting Shareholders Type of Subject Shares Number of Subject Shares Shares Ownership Percentage

 

Siu, Wing Fung Alfred

Ordinary Shares of the Company 214,175

 

35.59%

 

 

Fong, Hei Yue Tina

Ordinary Shares of the Company 280,000

 

46.52%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Signature Page to Voting and Support Agreement]

 

 

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Exhibit 10.2

 

Agreed Form

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of [·], by and among A SPAC I Mini Acquisition Corp., a British Virgin Islands business company (the “Company”), and the undersigned parties listed under Investor on the signature page hereto (each, an “Investor” and collectively, the “Investors”).

 

WHEREAS, the Company entered into that certain Merger Agreement, dated as of February 15, 2023 (as may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”), by and among the Company, A SPAC I Acquisition Corp., a British Virgin Islands business company (“Parent”), A SPAC I Mini Sub Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and NewGenIvf Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“NewGen”), to effect the consummation of a business combination with NewGen (the “Business Combination”);

 

WHEREAS, A SPAC (Holdings) Acquisition Corp. (the “Sponsor”) and certain other Investors (collectively, the “Sponsor Group”) are parties to that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated February 14, 2022 (the “Prior Agreement”), pursuant to which Parent provided the Sponsor Group with certain rights relating to the registration of the securities held by them; and

 

WHEREAS, as a condition of, and as a material inducement for NewGen to enter into and consummate the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, the Company (as the successor to Parent in the Business Combination) and the Sponsor Group have agreed to amend and restate the Prior Agreement to provide certain rights relating to the registration of shares of Common Stock (as defined below) held by certain shareholders of NewGen, as of and contingent upon the closing of the Business Combination.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree that the Prior Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety, as of and contingent upon the closing of the Business Combination, as follows:

 

1. DEFINITIONS. The following capitalized terms used herein have the following meanings:

 

Agreementmeans this Agreement, as amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Closing Date” is the closing date of the Business Combination and has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2 of the Merger Agreement.

 

Commissionmeans the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or any other federal agency then administering the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.

 

Common Stock means the class A ordinary shares, no par value, of the Company.

 

Companyis defined in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Demand Registration is defined in Section 2.1.1.

 

Demanding Holder is defined in Section 2.1.1.

 

Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect at the time.

 

Form S-3 is defined in Section 2.3.

 

Indemnified Party is defined in Section 4.3.

 

 

 

 

Indemnifying Party is defined in Section 4.3.

 

Investoris defined in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Investor Indemnified Party is defined in Section 4.1.

 

Maximum Number of Shares is defined in Section 2.1.4.

 

Noticesis defined in Section 6.3.

 

Piggy-Back Registration is defined in Section 2.2.1.

 

Private Warrants means the warrants that the Sponsor purchased in a private placement simultaneously with the consummation of the Parent’s initial public offering.

 

Pro Rata is defined in Section 2.1.4.

 

Register, Registered and Registration mean a registration effected by preparing and filing a registration statement or similar document in compliance with the requirements of the Securities Act, and the applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and such registration statement becoming effective.

 

Registrable Securities means (a) all shares of Common Stock or any other equity security (including shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of any other equity security) (i) issued or issuable to Investors in connection with the Business Combination (including shares of Common Stock that may be issued after the closing of the Business Combination pursuant to the Merger Agreement, including for the avoidance of doubt the Closing Payment Shares and the Earnout Shares) and (ii) held by the Sponsor Group immediately after the closing of the Business Combination (including shares of Common Stock acquired by the Sponsor Group in connection with the Business Combination and underlying the Private Warrants) and (b) Warrants held by the Sponsor Group immediately after the closing of the Business Combination (including shares of Common Stock underlying such Warrants). Registrable Securities include any Warrants, shares of capital stock or other securities of the Company, or any successor, issued or issuable with respect to any securities referred to in (a) and (b) above as a dividend or other distribution with respect to or in exchange for or in replacement of such securities or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, spin-off, reorganization or similar transaction (including shares of Common Stock underlying the Warrants). As to any particular Registrable Securities, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when: (A) a Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such securities shall have become effective under the Securities Act and such securities shall have been sold, transferred, disposed of or exchanged in accordance with such Registration Statement; (B) such securities shall have been otherwise transferred, new certificates for them not bearing a legend restricting further transfer shall have been delivered by the Company and subsequent public distribution of them shall not require registration under the Securities Act; (C) such securities shall have ceased to be outstanding; or (D) the Registrable Securities are freely saleable under Rule 144 under the Securities Act without volume limitations.

 

Registration Statement means a registration statement filed by the Company with the Commission in compliance with the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder for a public offering and sale of Registrable Securities (other than a registration statement on Form S-4 or Form S-8, or their successors, or any registration statement covering only securities proposed to be issued in exchange for securities or assets of another entity), including the prospectus included in such registration statement, amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registration statement, and all exhibits to and all material incorporated by reference in such registration statement.

 

Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect at the time.

 

Underwritermeans a securities dealer who purchases any Registrable Securities as principal in an underwritten offering and not as part of such dealer’s market-making activities.

 

Warrantsmeans the warrants of the Company, each whole warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one share of Common Stock, including the Private Warrants.

 

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2. REGISTRATION RIGHTS.

 

2.1 Demand Registration.

 

2.1.1 Request for Registration. At any time and from time to time on or after the Closing Date of the Business Combination, either (i) the holders of a majority-in-interest of the Registrable Securities held by the Investors or their affiliates, or the transferees of the Investors, or (ii) the Sponsor Group or its affiliates or transferees, may make a written demand for registration under the Securities Act of all or part of the Registrable Securities (a “Demand Registration”). Any demand for a Demand Registration shall specify the number of Registrable Securities proposed to be sold and the intended method(s) of distribution thereof. The Company will notify all holders of Registrable Securities of the demand, and each holder of Registrable Securities who wishes to include all or a portion of such holder’s Registrable Securities in the Demand Registration (each such holder including Registrable Securities in such registration, a “Demanding Holder”) shall so notify the Company within fifteen (15) days after the receipt by the holder of the notice from the Company. Upon any such request, the Demanding Holders shall be entitled to have their Registrable Securities included in the Demand Registration, subject to Section 2.1.4 and the provisos set forth in Section 3.1.1. The Company shall not be obligated to effect more than an aggregate of three (3) Demand Registrations under this Section 2.1.1 in respect of all Registrable Securities, provided that if the Registrable Securities sought to be included in the Registration pursuant to this Section 2.1.1 are not fully included in such Registration for any reason other than solely due to the action or inaction of the Investors including Registrable Securities in such Registration, such Registration shall not be deemed to constitute an Demand Registration pursuant to this 2.1.1. For the avoidance of doubt, each of (a) the holders of a majority-in-interest of the Registrable Securities held by the Investors, and (b) the Sponsor Group, are permitted to exercise at least one Demand Registration pursuant to this Section 2.1.1 with respect to their respective Registrable Securities.

 

2.1.2 Effective Registration. A registration will not count as a Demand Registration until the Registration Statement filed with the Commission with respect to such Demand Registration has been declared effective and the Company has complied with all of its obligations under this Agreement with respect thereto; provided, however, that if, after such Registration Statement has been declared effective, the offering of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Demand Registration is interfered with by any stop order or injunction of the Commission or any other governmental agency or court, the Registration Statement with respect to such Demand Registration will be deemed not to have been declared effective, unless and until, (i) such stop order or injunction is removed, rescinded or otherwise terminated, and (ii) a majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders thereafter elect to continue the offering; provided, further, that the Company shall not be obligated to file a second Registration Statement until a Registration Statement that has been filed is counted as a Demand Registration or is terminated.

 

2.1.3 Underwritten Offering. If a majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders so elect and such holders so advise the Company as part of their written demand for a Demand Registration, the offering of such Registrable Securities pursuant to such Demand Registration shall be in the form of an underwritten offering. In such event, the right of any holder to include its Registrable Securities in such registration shall be conditioned upon such holder’s participation in such underwriting and the inclusion of such holder’s Registrable Securities in the underwriting to the extent provided herein. All Demanding Holders proposing to distribute their Registrable Securities through such underwriting shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter or Underwriters selected for such underwriting by a majority-in-interest of the holders initiating the Demand Registration. The majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders initially requesting the Demand Registration shall select the investment banking firm or firms to act as the managing underwriter or underwriters in connection with such offering; provided, that such selection shall be subject to the consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

 

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2.1.4 Reduction of Offering. If the managing Underwriter or Underwriters for a Demand Registration that is to be an underwritten offering advises the Company and the Demanding Holders in writing that the dollar amount or number of Registrable Securities which the Demanding Holders desire to sell, taken together with all other shares of Common Stock or other securities which the Company desires to sell and the shares of Common Stock or other securities, if any, as to which registration has been requested pursuant to written contractual piggy-back registration rights held by other shareholders of the Company who desire to sell, exceeds the maximum dollar amount or maximum number of shares that can be sold in such offering without adversely affecting the proposed offering price, the timing, the distribution method, or the probability of success of such offering (such maximum dollar amount or maximum number of shares, as applicable, the “Maximum Number of Shares”), then the Company shall include in such registration: (i) first, the Registrable Securities as to which Demand Registration has been requested by the Demanding Holders (pro rata in accordance with the number of shares that each such Person has requested be included in such registration, regardless of the number of shares held by each such Person (such proportion is referred to herein as “Pro Rata”)) that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares; (ii) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Shares has not been reached under the foregoing clause (i), the shares of Common Stock or other securities that the Company desires to sell that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares; and (iii) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Shares has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), the shares of Common Stock or other securities for the account of other persons that the Company is obligated to register pursuant to written contractual arrangements with such persons and that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares.

 

2.1.5 Withdrawal. If a majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders disapprove of the terms of any underwriting or are not entitled to include all of their Registrable Securities in any offering, such majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders may elect to withdraw from such offering by giving written notice to the Company and the Underwriter or Underwriters of their request to withdraw prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement filed with the Commission with respect to such Demand Registration. If the majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders withdraws from a proposed offering relating to a Demand Registration, then such registration shall not count as a Demand Registration provided for in Section 2.1.1.

 

2.2 Piggy-Back Registration.

 

2.2.1 Piggy-Back Rights. If, at any time on or after the Closing Date of the Business Combination, the Company proposes to file a Registration Statement under the Securities Act with respect to an offering of equity securities, or securities or other obligations exercisable or exchangeable for, or convertible into, equity securities, by the Company for its own account or for shareholders of the Company for their account (or by the Company and by shareholders of the Company including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 2.1), other than a Registration Statement (i) filed in connection with any employee stock option or other benefit plan, (ii) for an exchange offer or offering of securities solely to the Company’s existing shareholders, (iii) for an offering of debt that is convertible into equity securities of the Company or (iv) for a dividend reinvestment plan, then the Company shall (x) give written notice of such proposed filing to the holders of Registrable Securities as soon as practicable but in no event less than ten (10) days before the anticipated filing date, which notice shall describe the amount and type of securities to be included in such offering, the intended method(s) of distribution, and the name of the proposed managing Underwriter or Underwriters, if any, of the offering, and (y) offer to the holders of Registrable Securities in such notice the opportunity to Register the sale of such number of Registrable Securities as such holders may request in writing within five (5) days following receipt of such notice (a “Piggy-Back Registration”). The Company shall cause such Registrable Securities to be included in such registration and shall use its best efforts to cause the managing Underwriter or Underwriters of a proposed underwritten offering to permit the Registrable Securities requested to be included in a Piggy-Back Registration on the same terms and conditions as any similar securities of the Company and to permit the sale or other disposition of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution thereof. All holders of Registrable Securities proposing to distribute their securities through a Piggy-Back Registration that involves an Underwriter or Underwriters shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter or Underwriters selected for such Piggy-Back Registration.

 

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2.2.2 Reduction of Offering. If the managing Underwriter or Underwriters for a Piggy-Back Registration that is to be an underwritten offering advises the Company and the holders of Registrable Securities in writing that the dollar amount or number of shares of Common Stock or other securities which the Company desires to sell, taken together with the shares of Common Stock or other securities, if any, as to which Registration has been demanded pursuant to written contractual arrangements with persons other than the holders of Registrable Securities hereunder, the Registrable Securities as to which Registration has been requested under this Section 2.2, and the shares of Common Stock or other securities, if any, as to which Registration has been requested pursuant to the written contractual piggy-back Registration rights of other shareholders of the Company, exceeds the Maximum Number of Shares, then the Company shall include in any such Registration:

 

(a) If the Registration is undertaken for the Company’s account: (A) first, the shares of Common Stock or other securities that the Company desires to sell that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares; (B) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Shares has not been reached under the foregoing clause (A), the shares of Common Stock or other securities, if any, comprised of Registrable Securities, as to which Registration has been requested pursuant to the applicable written contractual piggy-back registration rights of such security holders, Pro Rata, that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares; and (C) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of shares has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A) and (B), the shares of Common Stock or other securities for the account of other persons that the Company is obligated to Register pursuant to written contractual piggy-back registration rights with such persons and that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares;

 

(b) If the registration is a “demand” registration undertaken at the demand of persons other than the holders of Registrable Securities, (A) first, the shares of Common Stock or other securities for the account of the demanding persons that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares; (B) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Shares has not been reached under the foregoing clause (A), the shares of Common Stock or other securities that the Company desires to sell that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares; (C) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Shares has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A) and (B), collectively the shares of Common Stock or other securities comprised of Registrable Securities, Pro Rata, as to which Registration has been requested pursuant to the terms hereof, that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares; and (D) fourth, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Shares has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A), (B) and (C), the shares of Common Stock or other securities for the account of other persons that the Company is obligated to Register pursuant to written contractual arrangements with such persons, that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares.

 

2.2.3 Withdrawal. Any holder of Registrable Securities may elect to withdraw such holder’s request for inclusion of Registrable Securities in any Piggy-Back Registration by giving written notice to the Company of such request to withdraw prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. The Company (whether on its own determination or as the result of a withdrawal by persons making a demand pursuant to written contractual obligations) may withdraw a Registration Statement at any time prior to the effectiveness of such Registration Statement. Notwithstanding any such withdrawal, the Company shall pay all expenses incurred by the holders of Registrable Securities in connection with such Piggy-Back Registration as provided in Section 3.3.

 

2.2.4 Unlimited Piggy-Back Registration Rights. For purposes of clarity, any Registration effected pursuant to Section 2.2 hereof shall not be counted as a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration effected under Section 2.1 hereof.

 

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2.3 Registrations on Form S-3. At any time and from time to time on or after the Closing Date of the Business Combination the holders of a majority-in-interest of the Registrable Securities held by the Investors or their affiliates, or the transferees of the Investors may request in writing that the Company register the resale of any or all of such Registrable Securities on Form S-3 or F-3, or any similar short-form registration which may be available at such time (“Form S-3”); provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to effect such request through an underwritten offering. Upon receipt of such written request, the Company will promptly give written notice of the proposed registration to all other holders of Registrable Securities, and, as soon as practicable thereafter, effect the registration of all or such portion of such holder’s or holders’ Registrable Securities as are specified in such request, together with all or such portion of the Registrable Securities or other securities of the Company, if any, of any other holder or holders joining in such request as are specified in a written request given within fifteen (15) days after receipt of such written notice from the Company; provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to effect any such registration pursuant to this Section 2.3: (i) if Form S-3 is not available for such offering; or (ii) if the holders of the Registrable Securities, together with the holders of any other securities of the Company entitled to inclusion in such registration, propose to sell Registrable Securities and such other securities (if any) at any aggregate price to the public of less than $500,000. Registrations effected pursuant to this Section 2.3 shall not be counted as Demand Registrations effected pursuant to Section 2.1.

 

3. REGISTRATION PROCEDURES.

 

3.1 Filings; Information. Whenever the Company is required to effect the Registration of any Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2, the Company shall use its best efforts to effect the registration and sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution thereof as expeditiously as practicable, and in connection with any such request:

 

3.1.1 Filing Registration Statement. The Company shall use its best efforts to, as expeditiously as possible after receipt of a request for a Demand Registration pursuant to Section 2.1, prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement on any form for which the Company then qualifies or which counsel for the Company shall deem appropriate and which form shall be available for the sale of all Registrable Securities to be Registered thereunder in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution thereof, and shall use its best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective and use its best efforts to keep it effective for the period required by Section 3.1.3; provided, however, that the Company shall have the right to defer any Demand Registration for up to thirty (30) days, and any Piggy-Back Registration for such period as may be applicable to deferment of any Demand Registration to which such Piggy-Back Registration relates, in each case if the Company shall furnish to the holders a certificate signed by the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer or Chairman of the Company stating that, in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company, it would be materially detrimental to the Company and its shareholders for such Registration Statement to be effected at such time; provided further, however, that the Company shall not have the right to exercise the right set forth in the immediately preceding proviso more than once in any 365-day period in respect of a Demand Registration hereunder.

 

3.1.2 Copies. The Company shall, prior to filing a Registration Statement or prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, furnish without charge to the holders of Registrable Securities included in such registration, and such holders’ legal counsel, copies of such Registration Statement as proposed to be filed, each amendment and supplement to such Registration Statement (in each case including all exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein), the prospectus included in such Registration Statement (including each preliminary prospectus), and such other documents as the holders of Registrable Securities included in such registration or legal counsel for any such holders may request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such holders.

 

3.1.3 Amendments and Supplements. The Company shall prepare and file with the Commission such amendments, including post-effective amendments, and supplements to such Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective and in compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act until all Registrable Securities and other securities covered by such Registration Statement have been disposed of in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution set forth in such Registration Statement or such securities have been withdrawn or until such time as the Registrable Securities cease to be Registrable Securities as defined by this Agreement.

 

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3.1.4 Notification. After the filing of a Registration Statement, the Company shall promptly, and in no event more than two (2) business days after such filing, notify the holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement of such filing, and shall further notify such holders promptly and confirm such advice in writing in all events within two (2) business days of the occurrence of any of the following: (i) when such Registration Statement becomes effective; (ii) when any post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement becomes effective; (iii) the issuance or threatened issuance by the Commission of any stop order (and the Company shall take all actions required to prevent the entry of such stop order or to remove it if entered); and (iv) any request by the Commission for any amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement or any prospectus relating thereto or for additional information or of the occurrence of an event requiring the preparation of a supplement or amendment to such prospectus so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of the securities covered by such Registration Statement, such prospectus will not contain an 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, and promptly make available to the holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement any such supplement or amendment; except that, before filing with the Commission a Registration Statement or prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, including documents incorporated by reference, the Company shall furnish to the holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement and to the legal counsel for any such holders, copies of all such documents proposed to be filed sufficiently in advance of filing to provide such holders and legal counsel with a reasonable opportunity to review such documents and comment thereon, and the Company shall not file any Registration Statement or prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto, including documents incorporated by reference, to which such holders or their legal counsel may reasonably object, provided that any such objection is provided within eight (8) Business Days after receipt of the filing draft of such documents.

 

3.1.5 State Securities Laws Compliance. The Company shall use its best efforts to (i) Register or qualify the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement under such securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions in the United States as the holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement (in light of their intended plan of distribution) may request and (ii) take such action necessary to cause such Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement to be Registered with or approved by such other governmental authorities as may be necessary by virtue of the business and operations of the Company and do any and all other acts and things that may be necessary or advisable to enable the holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities in such jurisdictions; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this paragraph or take any action to which it would be subject to general service or process or to taxation in any such jurisdiction.

 

3.1.6 Agreements for Disposition. The Company shall enter into customary agreements (including, if applicable, an underwriting agreement in customary form) and take such other actions as are reasonably required in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities. No holder of Registrable Securities included in such registration statement shall be required to make any representations or warranties in the underwriting agreement except, if applicable, with respect to such holder’s organization, good standing, authority, title to Registrable Securities, lack of conflict of such sale with such holder’s material agreements and organizational documents, and with respect to written information relating to such holder that such holder has furnished in writing expressly for inclusion in such Registration Statement.

 

3.1.7 Cooperation. The principal executive officer of the Company, the principal financial officer of the Company, the principal accounting officer of the Company and all other officers and members of the management of the Company shall cooperate fully in any offering of Registrable Securities hereunder, which cooperation shall include, without limitation, the preparation of the Registration Statement with respect to such offering and all other offering materials and related documents, and participation in meetings with Underwriters, attorneys, accountants and potential investors.

 

3.1.8 Records. The Company shall make available, for inspection by the holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement, any Underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to such registration statement and any attorney, accountant or other professional retained by any holder of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement or any Underwriter, all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company, as shall be necessary to enable them to exercise their due diligence responsibility, and cause the Company’s officers, directors and employees to supply all information requested by any of them in connection with such Registration Statement; provided that the Company may require execution of a reasonable confidentiality agreement prior to sharing any such information.

 

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3.1.9 Opinions and Comfort Letters. Upon request, the Company shall furnish to each holder of Registrable Securities included in any Registration Statement a signed counterpart, addressed to such holder, of (i) any opinion of counsel to the Company delivered to any Underwriter and (ii) any comfort letter from the Company’s independent public accountants delivered to any Underwriter. In the event no legal opinion is delivered to any Underwriter, the Company shall furnish to each holder of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement, at any time that such holder elects to use a prospectus, an opinion of counsel to the Company to the effect that the Registration Statement containing such prospectus has been declared effective and that no stop order is in effect.

 

3.1.10 Earnings Statement. The Company shall comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission and the Securities Act, and make available to its shareholders, as soon as practicable, an earnings statement covering a period of twelve (12) months, which earnings statement shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder.

 

3.1.11 Listing. The Company shall use its best efforts to cause all Registrable Securities included in any registration to be listed on such exchanges or otherwise designated for trading in the same manner as similar securities issued by the Company are then listed or designated or, if no such similar securities are then listed or designated, in a manner satisfactory to the holders of a majority-in-interest of the Registrable Securities included in such registration.

 

3.1.12 Road Show. If the Registration involves the registration of Registrable Securities involving gross proceeds in excess of $10,000,000, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to make available senior executives of the Company to participate in customary “road show” presentations that may be reasonably requested by the Underwriter in any underwritten offering, with all out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Company or such officers in connection with such attendance and participation to be paid by the Company.

 

3.2 Obligation to Suspend Distribution. Upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3.1.4(iv), or, in the case of a resale registration on Form S-3 pursuant to Section 2.3 hereof, upon any suspension by the Company, pursuant to a written insider trading compliance program adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors, of the ability of all “insiders” covered by such program to transact in the Company’s securities because of the existence of material non-public information, each holder of Registrable Securities included in any Registration shall immediately discontinue disposition of such Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement covering such Registrable Securities until such holder receives the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 3.1.4(iv) or the restriction on the ability of “insiders” to transact in the Company’s securities is removed, as applicable, and, if so directed by the Company, each such holder will deliver to the Company all copies, other than permanent file copies then in such holder’s possession, of the most recent prospectus covering such Registrable Securities at the time of receipt of such notice.

 

3.3 Registration Expenses. The Company shall bear all costs and expenses incurred in connection with any Demand Registration pursuant to Section 2.1, any Piggy-Back Registration pursuant to Section 2.2, and any registration on Form S-3 effected pursuant to Section 2.3, and all expenses incurred in performing or complying with its other obligations under this Agreement, whether or not the Registration Statement becomes effective, including, without limitation: (i) all registration and filing fees; (ii) fees and expenses of compliance with securities or “blue sky” laws (including fees and disbursements of counsel in connection with blue sky qualifications of the Registrable Securities); (iii) printing expenses; (iv) the Company’s internal expenses (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees); (v) the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable Securities as required by Section 3.1.11; (vi) Financial Industry Regulatory Authority fees; (vii) fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and fees and expenses for independent certified public accountants retained by the Company (including the expenses or costs associated with the delivery of any opinions or comfort letters requested pursuant to Section 3.1.9); (viii) the reasonable fees and expenses of any special experts retained by the Company in connection with such registration; and (ix) the reasonable fees and expenses of one legal counsel selected by the holders of a majority-in-interest of the Registrable Securities included in such registration. The Company shall have no obligation to pay any underwriting discounts or selling commissions attributable to the Registrable Securities being sold by the holders thereof, which underwriting discounts or selling commissions shall be borne by such holders. Additionally, in an underwritten offering, all selling shareholders and the Company shall bear the expenses of the Underwriter pro rata in proportion to the respective amount of shares each is selling in such offering.

 

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3.4 Information. The holders of Registrable Securities shall provide such information as may reasonably be requested by the Company, or the managing Underwriter, if any, in connection with the preparation of any Registration Statement, including amendments and supplements thereto, in order to effect the registration of any Registrable Securities under the Securities Act pursuant to Section 2 and in connection with the Company’s obligation to comply with federal and applicable state securities laws.

 

4. INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION.

 

4.1 Indemnification by the Company. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Investor and each other holder of Registrable Securities, and each of their respective officers, employees, affiliates, directors, partners, members, attorneys and agents, and each person, if any, who controls an Investor and each other holder of Registrable Securities (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) (each, an “Investor Indemnified Party”), from and against any expenses, losses, judgments, claims, damages or liabilities, whether joint or several, arising out of or based upon any untrue statement (or allegedly untrue statement) of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement under which the sale of such Registrable Securities was registered under the Securities Act, any preliminary prospectus, final prospectus or summary prospectus contained in the Registration Statement, or any amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement, or arising out of or based upon any omission (or alleged omission) to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or any violation by the Company of the Securities Act or any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder applicable to the Company and relating to action or inaction required of the Company in connection with any such registration (provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 4.1 shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such claim, loss, damage, liability or action if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Company, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned); and the Company shall promptly reimburse the Investor Indemnified Party for any legal and any other expenses reasonably incurred by such Investor Indemnified Party in connection with investigating and defending any such expense, loss, judgment, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such expense, loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon any untrue statement or allegedly untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in such Registration Statement, preliminary prospectus, final prospectus, or summary prospectus, or any such amendment or supplement, in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished to the Company, in writing, by such selling holder expressly for use therein. The Company also shall indemnify any Underwriter of the Registrable Securities, their officers, affiliates, directors, partners, members and agents and each person who controls such Underwriter on substantially the same basis as that of the indemnification provided above in this Section 4.1.

 

4.2 Indemnification by Holders of Registrable Securities. Each selling holder of Registrable Securities will, in the event that any registration is being effected under the Securities Act pursuant to this Agreement of any Registrable Securities held by such selling holder, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its directors and officers and each Underwriter (if any), and each other selling holder and each other person, if any, who controls another selling holder or such Underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act, against any losses, claims, judgments, damages or liabilities, whether joint or several, insofar as such losses, claims, judgments, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or allegedly untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement under which the sale of such Registrable Securities was registered under the Securities Act, any preliminary prospectus, final prospectus or summary prospectus contained in the Registration Statement, or any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement, or arise out of or are based upon any omission or the alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statement therein not misleading, if the statement or omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by such selling holder expressly for use therein (provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 4.2 shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such claim, loss, damage, liability or action if such settlement is effected without the consent of the indemnifying Investor, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), and shall reimburse the Company, its directors and officers, and each other selling holder or controlling person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by any of them in connection with investigation or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action. Each selling holder’s indemnification obligations hereunder shall be several and not joint and shall be limited to the amount of any net proceeds actually received by such selling holder.

 

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4.3 Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings. Promptly after receipt by any person of any notice of any loss, claim, damage or liability or any action in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to Section 4.1 or 4.2, such person (the “Indemnified Party”) shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against any other person for indemnification hereunder, notify such other person (the “Indemnifying Party”) in writing of the loss, claim, judgment, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the failure by the Indemnified Party to notify the Indemnifying Party shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party from any liability which the Indemnifying Party may have to such Indemnified Party hereunder, except and solely to the extent the Indemnifying Party is actually prejudiced by such failure. If the Indemnified Party is seeking indemnification with respect to any claim or action brought against the Indemnified Party, then the Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to participate in such claim or action, and, to the extent that it wishes, jointly with all other Indemnifying Parties, to assume control of the defense thereof with counsel satisfactory to the Indemnified Party. After notice from the Indemnifying Party to the Indemnified Party of its election to assume control of the defense of such claim or action, the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable to the Indemnified Party for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by the Indemnified Party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation; provided, however, that in any action in which both the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party are named as defendants, the Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel (but no more than one such separate counsel) to represent the Indemnified Party and its controlling persons who may be subject to liability arising out of any claim in respect of which indemnity may be sought by the Indemnified Party against the Indemnifying Party, with the fees and expenses of such counsel to be paid by such Indemnifying Party if, based upon the written opinion of counsel of such Indemnified Party, representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them. No Indemnifying Party shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, consent to entry of judgment or effect any settlement of any claim or pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which the Indemnified Party is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Party, unless such judgment or settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Party from all liabilities arising out of such claim or proceeding.

 

4.4 Contribution.

 

4.4.1 If the indemnification provided for in the foregoing Sections 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3 is unavailable to any Indemnified Party in respect of any loss, claim, damage, liability or action referred to herein, then each such Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such loss, claim, damage, liability or action in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnified Parties and the Indemnifying Parties in connection with the actions or omissions which resulted in such loss, claim, damage, liability or action, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of any Indemnified Party and any Indemnifying Party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by such Indemnified Party or such Indemnifying Party and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.

 

4.4.2 The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 4.4 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding Section 4.4.1.

 

4.4.3 The amount paid or payable by an Indemnified Party as a result of any loss, claim, damage, liability or action referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 4.4, no holder of Registrable Securities shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the dollar amount of the net proceeds (after payment of any underwriting fees, discounts, commissions or taxes) actually received by such holder from the sale of Registrable Securities which gave rise to such contribution obligation. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

 

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5. RULE 144.

 

5.1 Rule 144. The Company covenants that it shall file with the SEC in a timely manner any reports and other documents required to be filed by it under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144, at all times, if such Rule is available with respect to resales of the Registrable Securities under the Securities Act and shall take such further action as the holders of Registrable Securities may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such holders to sell Registrable Securities without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission.

 

6. MISCELLANEOUS.

 

6.1 Other Registration Rights. The Company represents and warrants that no person, other than the holders of the Registrable Securities, has any right to require the Company to register any shares of the Company’s capital stock for sale or to include shares of the Company’s capital stock in any registration filed by the Company for the sale of shares of capital stock for its own account or for the account of any other person.

 

6.2 Termination. The Company’s obligations under Section 2 with respect to any Registrable Securities proposed to be sold by a holder in a Registration pursuant to Section 2 shall terminate (i) on the tenth anniversary of the date of this Agreement, or (ii) upon the termination, liquidation, dissolution of the Company.

 

6.2 Assignment; No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement and the rights, duties and obligations of the Company hereunder may not be assigned or delegated by the Company in whole or in part. This Agreement and the rights, duties and obligations of the holders of Registrable Securities hereunder may be freely assigned or delegated by such holder of Registrable Securities in conjunction with and to the extent of any transfer of Registrable Securities by any such holder. This Agreement and the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of each of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns and to the permitted assigns of the Investors or holder of Registrable Securities or of any assignee of the Investors or holder of Registrable Securities. This Agreement is not intended to confer any rights or benefits on any persons that are not party hereto other than as expressly set forth in Article 4 and this Section 6.2.

 

6.3 Notices. All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals or other communications (collectively, “Notices”) required or permitted to be given hereunder or which are given with respect to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be personally served, delivered by reputable air courier service with charges prepaid, or transmitted by hand delivery, telegram, telex or facsimile, addressed as set forth below, or to such other address as such party shall have specified most recently by written notice. Notice shall be deemed given on the date of service or transmission if personally served or transmitted by telegram, telex or facsimile; provided that, if such service or transmission is not on a business day or is after normal business hours, then such notice shall be deemed given on the next business day. Notice otherwise sent as provided herein shall be deemed given on the next business day following timely delivery of such notice to a reputable air courier service with an order for next-day delivery.

 

To the Company:

 

[●]
[Address]
Attn: [●]
Email: [●]

 

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

 

[●]
[Address]
Attn: [●]
Email: [●]

 

To an Investor, to the address set forth below such Investor’s name on the signature pages hereto.

 

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6.4 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 that is valid and enforceable.

 

6.5 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

6.6 Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including all agreements entered into pursuant hereto and all certificates and instruments delivered pursuant hereto and thereto) constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements, representations, understandings, negotiations and discussions between the parties, whether oral or written.

 

6.7 Modifications and Amendments. No amendment, modification or termination of this Agreement shall be binding upon any party unless executed in writing by such party.

 

6.8 Titles and Headings. Titles and headings of sections of this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction of any provision of this Agreement.

 

6.9 Waivers and Extensions. Any party to this Agreement may waive any right, breach or default which such party has the right to waive, provided that such waiver will not be effective against the waiving party unless it is in writing, is signed by such party, and specifically refers to this Agreement. Waivers may be made in advance or after the right waived has arisen or the breach or default waived has occurred. Any waiver may be conditional. No waiver of any breach of any agreement or provision herein contained shall be deemed a waiver of any preceding or succeeding breach thereof nor of any other agreement or provision herein contained. No waiver or extension of time for performance of any obligations or acts shall be deemed a waiver or extension of the time for performance of any other obligations or acts.

 

6.10 Remedies Cumulative. In the event that the Company fails to observe or perform any covenant or agreement to be observed or performed under this Agreement, the Investor or any other holder of Registrable Securities may proceed to protect and enforce its rights by suit in equity or action at law, whether for specific performance of any term contained in this Agreement or for an injunction against the breach of any such term or in aid of the exercise of any power granted in this Agreement or to enforce any other legal or equitable right, or to take any one or more of such actions, without being required to post a bond. None of the rights, powers or remedies conferred under this Agreement shall be mutually exclusive, and each such right, power or remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to any other right, power or remedy, whether conferred by this Agreement or now or hereafter available at law, in equity, by statute or otherwise.

 

6.11 Governing Law; Jurisdiction. The provisions of Article XII (Dispute Resolution) and Section 14.8 (Governing Law) of the Merger Agreement are hereby incorporated herein by reference, mutatis mutandis.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Registration Rights Agreement to be executed and delivered by their duly authorized representatives as of the date first written above.

 

  COMPANY:
   
  A SPAC I Mini Acquisition Corp.
   
  By:        
  Name:
  Title:  

 

[Signature page to Registration Rights Agreement]

 

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  INVESTOR:
   
  Print Name of Investor
   
  By:    
    Name:  
    Title:  

 

Address:

Attention:

Email:

 

[Signature page to Registration Rights Agreement]

 

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Exhibit 10.3

 

Agreed Form

 

LOCK-UP AGREEMENT

 

THIS LOCK-UP AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is dated as of [●], by and between the undersigned (the “Holder”) and A SPAC I Mini Acquisition Corp., a British Virgin Islands business company (“Purchaser”). Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given such terms in the Merger Agreement (as defined below).

 

BACKGROUND

 

A. A SPAC I Acquisition Corp., a British Virgin Islands business company (the “Parent”), Purchaser, A SPAC I Mini Sub Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Purchaser (the “Merger Sub”), NewGenIvf Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”), and certain other parties entered into the Merger Agreement dated as of February 15, 2023 (as may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”).

 

B. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Purchaser will become the 100% stockholder of the Company.

 

C. The Holder is the record and/or beneficial owner of shares of the Company, which will be exchanged for Purchaser Class A Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Merger Agreement.

 

D. As a condition of, and as a material inducement for Purchaser Parties and the Company to enter into and consummate the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, the Holder has agreed to execute and deliver this Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:

 

AGREEMENT

 

1. Lock-Up.

 

(a) During the Lock-up Period (as defined below), the Holder irrevocably agrees that it, he or she will not transfer, offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of, directly or indirectly, any of the Lock-up Shares (as defined below), enter into a transaction that would have the same effect, or enter into any swap, hedge or other arrangement that transfers, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of such Lock-up Shares, whether any of these transactions are to be settled by delivery of any such Lock-up Shares, in cash or otherwise, publicly disclose the intention to make any transfer, offer, sale, pledge or disposition, or to enter into any transaction, swap, hedge or other arrangement or to effect any of the transaction specified above, or engage in any Short Sales (as defined below) with respect to any security of Purchaser.

 

(b) In furtherance of the foregoing, Purchaser will (i) place an irrevocable stop order on all Lock-up Shares, including those which may be covered by a registration statement, and (ii) notify Purchaser’s transfer agent in writing of the stop order and the restrictions on such Lock-up Shares under this Agreement and direct Purchaser’s transfer agent not to process any attempts by the Holder to resell or transfer any Lock-up Shares, except in compliance with this Agreement.

 

 

 

(c) For purposes hereof, “Short Sales” include, without limitation, all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 promulgated under Regulation SHO under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and all types of direct and indirect stock pledges, forward sale contracts, options, puts, calls, swaps and similar arrangements (including on a total return basis), and sales and other transactions through non-US broker dealers or foreign regulated brokers.

 

(d) For purpose of this Agreement, the “Lock-up Period” shall mean, (i) with respect to the Lock-up Shares other than the Earnout Shares, the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the date that is one (1) year thereafter; and (ii) with respect to the Earnout Shares, the period commending on the date of the issuance of such Earnout Shares and ending on the date that is one (1) year thereafter.

 

The restrictions set forth herein shall not apply to: (1) in the case of a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, trust or other entity, transfers or distributions to the Holder’s current general or limited partners, managers or members, stockholders, other equity holders or direct or indirect affiliates (within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) or to the estates of any of the foregoing; (2) transfers by bona fide gift to a member of the Holder’s immediate family (for purposes of this Agreement, “immediate family” shall mean with respect to any natural person, any of the following: such person’s spouse, the siblings of such person and his or her spouse, and the direct descendants and ascendants (including adopted and step children and parents), in each case, of such person) or to a trust, the beneficiary of which is the Holder or a member of the Holder’s immediate family for estate planning purposes; (3) by virtue of the laws of descent and distribution upon death of the Holder; or (4) pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order, provided that in each case such transferee, distributee or devisee shall agree to be bound in writing by the terms of this Agreement prior to such transfer or disposition.

 

In addition, after the Closing Date, if there is a Change of Control, then upon the consummation of such Change of Control, all Lock-up Shares shall be released from the restrictions contained herein. A “Change of Control” means: (a) the sale of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of Purchaser and Purchaser subsidiaries to a third-party purchaser; (b) a sale resulting in no less than a majority of the voting power of the Purchaser being held by person that did not own a majority of the voting power prior to such sale; or (c) a merger, consolidation, recapitalization or reorganization of Purchaser with or into a third-party purchaser that results in the inability of the pre-transaction equity holders to designate or elect a majority of the Board of Directors (or its equivalent) of the resulting entity or its parent company.

 

2. Early Release.

 

(a) If after the date that is six (6) months after the Closing Date (in the case of the Lock-up Shares other than the Earnout Shares), the VWAP of the Purchaser Class A Ordinary Shares over any twenty (20) Trading Days within any thirty (30) Trading Day period is greater than or equal to $15.00 (as adjusted for share splits, share capitalization, subdivisions, reorganization, recapitalization and other similar arrangements), 20% of the Lock-up Shares (other than the Earnout Shares) shall be released from this Agreement and no longer be subject to the restrictions set forth herein. For the avoidance of doubt, the early release arrangement contemplated by this Section 2(a) shall not apply for more than once and no more than 20% of the Lock-up Shares (other than the Earnout Shares) shall be released from this Agreement.

 

(b) If after the date that is six (6) months after the date of the issuance of the relevant Earnout Shares, the VWAP of the Purchaser Class A Ordinary Shares over any twenty (20) Trading Days within any thirty (30) Trading Day period is greater than or equal to $15.00 (as adjusted for share splits, share capitalization, subdivisions, reorganization, recapitalization and other similar arrangements), 20% of such Earnout Shares issued on such issuance date shall be released from this Agreement and no longer be subject to the restrictions set forth herein. For the avoidance of doubt, the early release arrangement contemplated by this Section 2(b) shall not apply for more than once and no more than 20% of such Earnout Shares shall be released from this Agreement.

 

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3. Representations and Warranties. Each of the parties hereto, by their respective execution and delivery of this Agreement, hereby represents and warrants to the other party to this Agreement that (a) such party has the full right, capacity and authority to enter into, deliver and perform its respective obligations under this Agreement, (b) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such party and is the binding and enforceable obligation of such party, enforceable against such party in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and (c) the execution, delivery and performance of such party’s obligations under this Agreement will not conflict with or breach the terms of any other agreement, contract, commitment or understanding to which such party is a party or to which the assets or securities of such party are bound.

 

4. Beneficial Ownership. The Holder hereby represents and warrants that, as of the date hereof and immediately prior to the Closing, it does not beneficially own, directly or through its nominees (as determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder), any shares of capital stock of the Company, Parent or Purchaser, or any economic interest in or derivative of such stock, other than those Securities specified on the signature page hereto. For purposes of this Agreement, “Lock-up Shares” means (i) any Purchaser Ordinary Shares, any Purchaser Ordinary Shares received or issuable upon settlement of restricted share units or the exercise of options or warrants to purchase any Purchaser Ordinary Shares, or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for any Purchaser Ordinary Shares, in each case, directly or indirectly held by, or beneficially owned by, the Holder immediately after the Closing, and (ii) any Earnout Shares to the extent issued pursuant to the Merger Agreement.

 

5. No Additional Fees/Payment. Other than the consideration specifically referenced herein, the parties hereto agree that no fee, payment or additional consideration in any form has been or will be paid to the Holder in connection with this Agreement.

 

6. Effectiveness. This Agreement shall be binding upon Holder upon Holder’s execution and delivery of this Agreement, but this Agreement shall only become effective upon the Closing. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in the event that the Merger Agreement is terminated, this Agreement and all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall automatically terminate and be of no further force or effect.

 

7. Entire Agreement; Amendment. This Agreement, the Merger Agreement, the Additional Agreements and the other agreements contemplated hereby and thereby, constitute the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, among the parties, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof. Any provisions of this Agreement may not be amended, nor may any right hereof be waived, except by an instrument in writing which refers to this Agreement and is signed by each of the parties hereto in the case of an amendment or modification or the party granting the waiver in the case of a waiver.

 

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8. Notices. Any notice hereunder shall be sent in writing, addressed as specified below, and shall be deemed given: (a) if by hand or recognized courier service by 4:00PM on a business day, addressee’s day and time, on the date of delivery, and otherwise on the first business day after such delivery; (b) if by email, on the date that transmission is confirmed electronically, if by 4:00PM on a business day, addressee’s day and time, and otherwise on the first business day after the date of such confirmation; or (c) five days after mailing by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested. Notices shall be addressed to the respective parties as follows (excluding telephone numbers, which are for convenience only), or to such other address as a party shall specify to the others in accordance with these notice provisions:

 

(a) If to Purchaser, to:

 

[●]
[Address]
Attn: [●]
Email: [●]

 

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

 

[●]
[Address]
Attn: [●]
Email: [●]

 

(b) If to the Holder, to the address set forth on the Holder’s signature page hereto.

 

9. Enumeration and Headings. The enumeration and headings contained in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not control or affect the meaning or construction of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

 

10. Counterparts; Facsimile Signatures. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which shall constitute one agreement.

 

11. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement and the terms, covenants, provisions and conditions hereof shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of, the respective heirs, successors and assigns of the parties hereto. The Holder hereby acknowledges and agrees that this Agreement is entered into for the benefit of and is enforceable by Purchaser and its successors and assigns.

 

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12. Severability. If a court or other legal authority determines that any provision that is not of the essence of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, such determination shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision hereof. The parties shall cooperate in good faith to substitute (or cause such court or other legal authority to substitute) for any provision so held to be invalid a valid provision, as alike in substance to such invalid provision as is lawful.

 

13. Amendment. This Agreement may be amended or modified by written agreement executed by each of the parties hereto.

 

14. Further Assurances. Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as any other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

15. No Strict Construction. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.

 

16. Governing Law; Jurisdiction. The provisions of Article XII (Dispute Resolution) and Section 14.8 (Governing Law) of the Merger Agreement are hereby incorporated herein by reference, mutatis mutandis.

 

17. Controlling Agreement. To the extent the terms of this Agreement (as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time) directly conflicts with a provision in the Merger Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall control.

 

18. Specific Performance. The parties agree that irreparable damage for which monetary damages, even if available, would not be an adequate remedy, would occur in the event that the parties hereto do not perform the provisions of this Agreement in accordance with its specified terms or otherwise breach or threaten to breach such provisions. The parties acknowledge and agree that the parties hereto shall be entitled, in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity, to an injunction, specific performance and other equitable relief to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof. Without limiting the foregoing, each of the parties agrees that it will not oppose the granting of an injunction, specific performance and other equitable relief on the basis that (i) there is adequate remedy at law; or (ii) an award of specific performance is not an appropriate remedy for any reason at law or in equity. Any party seeking an order or injunction to prevent breaches or threatened breaches and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall not be required to provide any bond or other security in connection with any such order or injunction.

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.

 

  A SPAC I Mini Acquisition Corp.
       
  By:  
    Name:    
    Title:  

 

Signature Page to Lock-up Agreement

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.

 

  HOLDER  
   
  [Record Holder of Company Shares]
   
  By:  
    Name:      
    Title:  
       
  [Individual Beneficial Owner of Record Holder] 
   
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Exhibit 99.1

 

NewGenIvf, a full-service fertility services provider in Asia, Announces Plans to List on Nasdaq Through Merger with A SPAC I Acquisition Corp.

 

[New York] – February 16, 2023 – NewGenIvf Limited (“NewGen” or the “Company”), a full-service fertility services provider in Asia that aids couples and individuals, regardless of fertility challenges, to build families and to increase their access to infertility treatment, and A SPAC I Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: ASCA) (“A SPAC I”), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement for a business combination of A SPAC I and the Company (the “Transaction”). As a result of the Transaction, the combined company is expected to be renamed First Fertility Group Ltd. and remain a publicly listed company on the Nasdaq Stock Market.

 

NewGen and A SPAC I Highlights

 

NewGen is a family of fertility clinics serving patients primarily from Southeast Asia. NewGen currently provides fertility services across three jurisdictions, namely Thailand, Cambodia and Kyrgyzstan. Upon closing, the Transaction will position NewGen to further expand its network and services and to better serve its community by providing increasingly comfortable, personalized and sophisticated services.

 

A SPAC I believes that the Transaction with NewGen presents an opportunity to invest in a promising company in a fast-growing market. A SPAC I’s management and directors come from backgrounds ranging from veterans in the finance sector with over two decades of experience as well as entrepreneurs with extensive experience with business development, strategic management, risk, investment, finance and marketing in various countries across Asia.

 

Management and Governance

 

Following the close of the Transaction, the combined company will continue to be led by Mr. Siu Wing Fung Alfred as Chairman and founder and Ms. Tina Fong as Director and co-founder of NewGen. Mr. Siu is a passionate entrepreneur and leader in the fertility industry. He graduated from Stanford University with a Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees  , after which he established and led a business   through its initial public offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. He is supported by Ms. Fong, who co-founded NewGen and is actively involved in the oversight of the business units in Thailand and is a board of director of First Fertility PGS Center Ltd.

 

“We are so pleased to have entered into an agreement to merge with A SPAC I Acquisition Corp. We believe that this is an important milestone as we strive to become the leading fertility service provider in Southeast Asia within the next five years,” said Chairman Siu.

 

“Since 2010, NewGen has been helping families in the populous Southeast Asian countries through their journeys towards pregnancies and building families.”

 

 

 

 

“We expect that recent trends will lead to an increasing demand for fertility services. This makes it an ideal time for NewGen to go public, especially with lifted travel restrictions in a post-COVID world, which will allow us to assist families across Asia. A Nasdaq listing could help strengthen our brand and propel our growth in the region.”

 

Claudius Tsang, CEO, CFO and Chairman of A SPAC I, stated, “The fertility space has attracted tremendous attention in recent years, and we believe that NewGen’s potential will propel it into the limelight in the sector. It is our privilege to embark on this journey with an experienced and visionary management team led by Chairman Siu.”

 

Transaction Overview

 

The Transaction values NewGen at an implied enterprise value of approximately $50 million.

 

The NewGen and A SPAC I Boards of Directors have unanimously approved the proposed Transaction, which is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2023, subject to, among other things, regulatory approvals, the approval by A SPAC I’s shareholders of the Transaction and satisfaction or waiver of other customary closing conditions.

 

Additional information about the proposed Transaction, including copies of the merger agreement and related agreements, will be provided in a Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed by A SPAC I with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and available at www.sec.gov. A SPAC I intends to file a registration statement, which will contain a proxy statement and a prospectus, with the SEC in connection with the Transaction.

 

Advisors

 

Jun He Law Offices is serving as legal advisor to NewGen in connection with the Transaction.

 

Loeb & Loeb LLP, Haiwen & Partners, DFDL (Thailand) Limited, Kalikova & Associates law firm and Ogier are serving as legal advisors to A SPAC I in connection with the Transaction.

 

About NewGen

 

NewGen Group and its management have over a decade of experience in the fertility industry. With a mission to aid couples and individuals, regardless of fertility challenges, to build families and to increase their access to infertility treatment. NewGen has dedicated itself to providing comprehensive fertility services for its customers. NewGen’s clinics are located in Thailand, Cambodia, and Kyrgyzstan, and present a full suite of services for its patients, including comprehensive infertility and assisted reproductive technology treatments, egg and sperm donation, and surrogacy, in the appropriate jurisdictions, respectively. To learn more, visit www.newgenivf.com. The information contained on, or accessible through, NewGen’s website is not incorporated by reference into this press release, and you should not consider it a part of this press release.

 

About A SPAC I Acquisition Corp.

 

A SPAC I Acquisition Corp. is a blank check company sponsored by A SPAC (Holdings) Acquisition Corp., a British Virgin Islands company, and formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities.

 

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Forward Looking Statements

 

This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “forecast,” “intend,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “seek,” “target” or other similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding projections, estimates and forecasts of revenue and other financial and performance metrics, projections of market opportunity and expectations, the estimated implied enterprise value of the combined company, NewGen’s ability to scale and grow its business, the advantages and expected growth of the combined company, the combined company’s ability to source and retain talent, the cash position of the combined company following closing of the Transaction, A SPAC I’s and NewGen’s ability to consummate the Transaction, and expectations related to the terms and timing of the Transaction, as applicable. These statements are based on various assumptions, whether or not identified in this press release, and on the current expectations of A SPAC I’s and NewGen’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, and must not be relied on by any investor, as a guarantee, an assurance, a prediction or a definitive statement of fact or probability. Actual events and circumstances are difficult or impossible to predict and will differ from assumptions. Many actual events and circumstances are beyond the control of A SPAC I and NewGen. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including the ability of A SPAC I and NewGen to successfully or timely consummate the proposed Transaction, including the risk that any regulatory approvals are not obtained, are delayed or are subject to unanticipated conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the proposed Transaction or approval of the shareholders of A SPAC I or NewGen; failure to realize the anticipated benefits of the proposed Transaction; the combined company’s ability to execute on its business model, potential business expansion opportunities and growth strategies, retain and expand customers’ use of its services and attract new customers, and source and maintain talent; risks relating to the combined company’s sources of cash and cash resources; risks relating to NewGen’s business; risks related to legal environment affecting fertility treatments in different jurisdictions; risks relating to A SPAC I’s and the combined company’s vulnerability to security breaches; risks relating to the combined company’s ability to manage future growth; the effects of competition on the combined company’s future business; the amount of redemption requests made by A SPAC I’s public shareholders; the ability of A SPAC I or the combined company to issue equity or equity-linked securities in connection with the proposed Transaction or in the future; the outcome of any potential litigation, government and regulatory proceedings, investigations and inquiries involving the parties to the Transaction; the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on NewGen’s or the combined company’s business and the global economy; and those factors discussed in A SPAC I’s final prospectus related to its initial public offering dated February 14, 2022, under the heading “Risk Factors,” in A SPAC I’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2022 under the heading “Risk Factors” filed with the SEC on November 9, 2022 and other documents filed, or to be filed, by A SPAC I with the SEC. If any of these risks materializes or our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ materially from the results implied by these forward-looking statements. There may be additional risks that neither A SPAC I nor NewGen presently knows or that A SPAC I and NewGen 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 A SPAC I’s and NewGen’s expectations, plans or forecasts of future events and views as of the date of this press release. A SPAC I and NewGen anticipate that subsequent events and developments will cause A SPAC I’s and NewGen’s assessments to change. However, while A SPAC I and NewGen may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, A SPAC I and NewGen specifically disclaim any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing A SPAC I’s and NewGen’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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Important Information About the Proposed Transaction and Where to Find It

 

The proposed Transaction will be submitted to shareholders of A SPAC I for their consideration and approval. A SPAC I’s subsidiary intends to file a registration statement (the “Registration Statement”) with the SEC which will include preliminary and definitive proxy statements to be distributed to A SPAC I’s shareholders in connection with A SPAC I’s solicitation for proxies for the vote by A SPAC I’s shareholders in connection with the proposed Transaction and other matters as described in the Registration Statement, as well as a prospectus relating to the offer of the securities to be issued to NewGen’s shareholders in connection with the completion of the proposed Transaction. After the Registration Statement is filed and declared effective, A SPAC I will mail a definitive proxy statement and other relevant documents to its shareholders as of the record date established for voting on the proposed Transaction. A SPAC I’s shareholders and other interested persons are advised to read, once available, the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus and any amendments thereto and, once available, the definitive proxy statement/prospectus, in connection with A SPAC I’s solicitation of proxies for its special meeting of shareholders to be held to approve, among other things, the proposed Transaction, because these documents will contain important information about A SPAC I, NewGen and the proposed Transaction. Shareholders may also obtain a copy of the preliminary or definitive proxy statement, once available, as well as other documents filed with the SEC regarding the proposed Transaction and other documents filed with the SEC by A SPAC I, without charge, at the SEC’s website located at www.sec.gov or by directing a request to A SPAC I.

 

Participants in the Solicitation

 

A SPAC I, NewGen, and their respective directors, executive officers and other members of management and employees may, under SEC rules, be deemed to be participants in the solicitations of proxies from A SPAC I’s shareholders in connection with the proposed Transaction. Information regarding the persons who may, under SEC rules, be deemed participants in the solicitation of A SPAC I’s shareholders in connection with the proposed Transaction will be set forth in the proxy statement/prospectus to be filed with the SEC in connection with the Transaction. You can find more information about A SPAC I’s directors and executive officers in A SPAC I’s final prospectus related to its initial public offering dated February 14, 2022. Additional information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their direct and indirect interests will be included in the proxy statement/prospectus when it becomes available. Shareholders, potential investors and other interested persons should read the proxy statement/prospectus carefully when it becomes available before making any voting or investment decisions. You may obtain free copies of these documents from the sources indicated above.

 

No Offer or Solicitation

 

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, or a solicitation of any vote or approval, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.

 

Contacts

 

NewGen

 

Admin@newgen-ivf.com

 

A SPAC I

 

Admin@aspac.co

 

 

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