UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 6, 2018

Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
Delaware
 
001-37796
 
47-4787177
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
6325 Digital Way
Suite 460
Indianapolis, Indiana
 
46278
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (765) 828-2580
 
None.
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions ( see  General Instruction A.2. below):
 
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
 
Emerging growth company   x
 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.    ¨






Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Amendment to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

On June 6, 2018, Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into the First Amendment to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement (the “RRA Amendment”) with Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives, LLC (“IEA LLC”), as holder of a majority of the registrable securities in order to make certain modifications and amendments to the terms of and certain clarifications related to the lockup agreements required under the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of March 26, 2018, by and among the Company, IEA LLC, M III Sponsor I LLC (“Sponsor I LLC”), and M III Sponsor I LP (“Sponsor I LP”), Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., Mr. Osbert Hood and Mr. Philip Marber.

A copy of the RRA Amendment is attached as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

Amended and Restated Founder Shares Amendment Agreement

On June 6, 2018, the Company entered into the Amended and Restated Founder Shares Amendment Agreement (the “FS Amendment”), by and among the Company, Sponsor I LLC, Sponsor I LP, IEA LLC and Messrs. Hood and Marber which amends and restates the Founder Shares Amendment Agreement, dated as of March 26, 2018, by and among such parties. The FS Amendment was entered into by the parties thereto to increase the number of shares of common stock of the Company (“Common Stock”) held by IEA LLC subject to the vesting and forfeiture restrictions so that the percentage of the 425,000 shares issued to IEA LLC under the Waiver, Consent and Agreement to Forfeit Founder Shares, dated as of March 20, 2018, by and among IEA Energy Services LLC, IEA LLC, Oaktree Power Opportunities Fund III Delaware, L.P., M III Acquisition Corp., Wind Merger Sub I, Inc., Wind Merger Sub II, LLC, Sponsor I LLC and Sponsor I LP, or issuable in the future under such agreement that are subject to vesting and forfeiture are proportional to the number of Founder Shares (as defined in the FS Amendment) held by Sponsor I LLC and Sponsor I LP that are subject to vesting and forfeiture, after giving effect to forfeitures of Founder Shares by such entities in connection with the consummation of the business combination on March 26, 2018.
 
A copy of the FS Amendment is attached as Exhibit 10.2 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits







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: June 7, 2018
 
 
 
 
INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENERGY ALTERNATIVES, INC.
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Andrew D. Layman
 
Name: Andrew D. Layman
 
Title:   Chief Financial Officer





 
FIRST AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This First Amendment (this “ Amendment ”) to the Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated June 6, 2018, is entered into by and among Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives, Inc. (f/k/a M III Acquisition Corp.), a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives, LLC (the “ Seller ”), in its capacity as holder of a majority of the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) and amends, in accordance with Section 3.2 thereof, the Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated March 26, 2018 (the “ Registration Rights Agreement ”), by and among the Company, M III Sponsor I, LLC., a Delaware limited liability company, M III Sponsor I LP, a Delaware limited partnership, Seller, Oaktree Power Opportunities Fund III Delaware, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, in its capacity as the representative of the Seller, Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., and the other persons from time to time party thereto. Term used herein and not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.
WHEREAS , the Company and the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities as of the date hereof wish to make certain modifications and amendments to the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Amendment hereby agree as follows:
Section 1.
Amendment

1.1      Section 2.4 of the Registration Rights Agreement is amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
“2.4      Underwritten Offering . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Holder may participate in any Underwritten Offering hereunder unless such Holder accurately completes and executes in a timely manner all questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, custody agreements, underwriting agreements (as approved in accordance with the terms of this Agreement), and other documents reasonably requested under the terms of such underwriting arrangements; provided , that all Persons participating in such Underwritten Offering shall be required to complete and execute, on the same terms and conditions, such questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, custody agreements, underwriting agreements, and other documents (if applicable). The right of a Holder to register and sell Registrable Securities in an Underwritten Offering shall also be subject to any restrictions, limitations or prohibitions on the sale of any Common Stock beneficially owned by such Holder as may be required by the Underwriters in the interests of the offering (and, without limiting the foregoing or the obligations applicable to all Holders of Registrable Securities set forth in Section 2.6 ), each Holder who is participating in such Underwritten Offering shall in connection therewith agree to be bound by (and if requested, execute and deliver) a lock-up agreement with the Underwriter(s) of any such Underwritten Offering in form and substance acceptable to the Company and the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities being offered in such Underwritten Offering.”
1.2      Section 2.6(a) of the Registration Rights Agreement is amended and restated in its entirety as follows (emphasis added):





“Section 2.6 Lockup Agreements .
(a)      Each Holder owning Registrable Securities representing beneficial ownership of 1% or more of the outstanding Common Stock (calculation of the beneficial ownership of Registrable Securities shall not include any unvested Earn-out Shares and, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include any Common Stock underlying the Preferred Stock prior to the date such Preferred Stock is convertible in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation) hereby agrees that, in connection with an Underwritten Offering, except for sales in such Underwritten Offering:
(i)      it will not effect any public sale or distribution (including sales pursuant to Rule 144 and pursuant to derivative transactions) of any Registrable Securities (1) in connection with an Underwritten Offering that is being made pursuant to a Demand Registration Statement, a Shelf Registration Statement or a Piggyback Registration, in each case in accordance with this Article II, during (A) the period commencing on the seventh day prior to the expected time of circulation of a preliminary prospectus with respect to such Underwritten Offering (or, if no preliminary prospectus is circulated, the commencement of any marketing efforts with respect to such Underwritten Offering) and ending on the 90th day following the date of the final prospectus covering such Registrable Securities in connection with such Underwritten Offering or (B) such shorter period as the Underwriters with respect to such Underwritten Offering may require; provided , that the duration of the restrictions described in this clause (i) shall be no longer than the duration of the shortest restriction generally imposed by the Underwriters on the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer of the Company (or Persons in substantially equivalent positions) in connection with such Underwritten Offering; and
(ii)      it will execute a lock-up agreement in favor of the Underwriters in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Company and the Underwriters to such effect.
1.3      Section 2.8 of the Registration Rights Agreement is amended to add subparagraph (f) thereto:
“(f)      Each Holder agrees that such Holder shall treat as confidential the receipt of a notice from the Company of any proposed Underwritten Offering hereunder and shall not disclose or use the information contained in any such notice without the prior written consent of the Company until such time as the information contained therein is or becomes available to the public generally, other than as a result of disclosure by the Holder in breach of the terms of this Agreement. Any Holder may, by prior written notice to the Company, elect not receive notice any proposed Underwritten Offering hereunder, in which case such Holder shall be deemed to have waived any right to participate therein.”
1.4      Section 3.2 of the Registration Rights Agreement is amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
“3.2 Amendments and Modifications. Upon the written consent of the Company and the Holders of at least a majority of the Registrable Securities at the time in question, compliance with any of the provisions, covenants and conditions set forth in this Agreement may be waived, or any of such provisions, covenants or conditions may be amended or modified; provided, however, that (i) notwithstanding the foregoing, any amendment hereto or waiver hereof that adversely affects one Holder or group of Holders, solely in its capacity





as a holder of the shares of capital stock of the Company, in a manner that is materially different from the other Holders (in such capacity) shall require the consent of the Holders so affected and (ii) Section 2.6(a) shall not be amended to require any Holder that is not participating in an Underwritten Offering to lock-up any securities that do not constitute Registrable Securities. No course of dealing between any Holder or the Company and any other party hereto or any failure or delay on the part of a Holder or the Company in exercising any rights or remedies under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of any rights or remedies of any Holder or the Company. No single or partial exercise of any rights or remedies under this Agreement by a party shall operate as a waiver or preclude the exercise of any other rights or remedies hereunder or thereunder by such party.”
Section 2.
Miscellaneous.

2.1    THIS AMENDMENT AND ANY CLAIM OR CONTROVERSY HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO AGREEMENTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED ENTIRELY WITHIN SUCH STATE, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW THEREOF, EXCEPT FOR MATTERS DIRECTLY IN THE PURVIEW OF THE GENERAL CORPORATION LAW OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE (THE “ DGCL ”), WHICH MATTERS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE DGCL.

2.2    THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT SITTING IN THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK, IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK OVER ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE AFFAIRS OF THE COMPANY. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT THEY MAY EFFECTIVELY DO SO UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVE AND AGREE NOT TO ASSERT, BY WAY OF MOTION, AS A DEFENSE OR OTHERWISE, ANY CLAIM THAT THEY ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY SUCH COURT, ANY OBJECTION THAT THEY MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT AND ANY CLAIM THAT ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM.

2.3    TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW WHICH CANNOT BE WAIVED, EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES AND COVENANTS THAT IT WILL NOT ASSERT (WHETHER AS PLAINTIFF, DEFENDANT OR OTHERWISE) ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY FORUM IN RESPECT OF ANY ISSUE OR ACTION, CLAIM, CAUSE OF ACTION OR SUIT (IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE), INQUIRY, PROCEEDING OR INVESTIGATION ARISING OUT OF OR BASED UPON THIS AGREEMENT OR THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING. EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS BEEN INFORMED BY THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO THAT THIS SECTION CONSTITUTES A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT UPON WHICH THEY ARE RELYING AND WILL RELY IN ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT. ANY PARTY HERETO MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS SECTION WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF EACH SUCH PARTY TO THE WAIVER OF ITS RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.






2.4     Headings . The section headings of this Amendment are included for reference purposes only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of any of the provisions of this Amendment.
2.5     Counterparts . This Amendment may be executed simultaneously in two or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, but all of which will constitute one agreement. Execution and delivery of this Amendment by exchange of electronically transmitted counterparts bearing the signature of a party hereto will be equally as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of such party hereto. This Amendment and any signed agreement entered into in connection herewith or contemplated hereby, and any amendments hereto or thereto, to the extent signed and delivered by means of a facsimile machine or scanned pages via electronic mail, will be treated in all manner and respect as an original contract and will be considered to have the same binding legal effects as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person. At the request of any party hereto or to any such contract, each other party hereto or thereto will re-execute original forms thereof and deliver them to all other parties. No party hereto or to any such contract will raise the use of a facsimile machine or email to deliver a signature or the fact that any signature or contract was transmitted or communicated through the use of facsimile machine or email as a defense to the formation of a contract and each such party forever waives any such defense.

Section 3.
Continuing Effect.

Except as provided herein, the provisions of the Registration Rights Agreement shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with the terms thereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed, or have cause to be executed, this Amendment on the date first written above.
 
INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENERGY ALTERNATIVES, INC. (F/K/A M III ACQUISITION CORP.)    
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Andrew Layman
 
Name:
Andrew Layman
 
Title:
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
 
INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENERGY ALTERNATIVES, LLC (as Holder of a majority of the Registrable Securities)
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Ian Schapiro
 
Name:
Ian Schapiro
 
Title:
Authorized Signatory
 
 
 





AMENDED AND RESTATED FOUNDER SHARES AMENDMENT AGREEMENT
June 6, 2018
Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives, Inc. (f/k/a M III Acquisition Corp.)
6235 Digital Way, Suite 460
Indianapolis, Indiana 46278

Re:      Agreement Relating to Founder Shares
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to (i) that certain agreement and plan of merger (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Merger Agreement ”), dated as of November 3, 2017, by and among M III Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“ Buyer ”), Wind Merger Sub I, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Buyer, Wind Merger Sub II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Buyer, IEA Energy Services LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Company ”), Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Seller ”), the seller representative party thereto, and for the limited purposes set forth therein, the Sponsor (as defined below), (ii) that certain letter agreement (the “ Insider Letter ”), dated July 7, 2016, between Buyer and Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. and each of M III Sponsor I LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ M III LLC ”), and M III Sponsor I LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“ M III LP ” and together with M III LLC, “ Sponsor ”), Mohsin Y. Meghji, Suleman E. Lunat, Brian Griffith, Andrew L. Farkas, Osbert Hood, and Philip Marber with respect to certain matters, including with respect to the persons listed on Exhibit A hereto, the transfer of shares of common stock of the Buyer (“ Common Stock ”) held of record by each of them (as further described on Exhibit A hereto, the “ Founder Shares ”), and (iii) that certain Waiver, Consent and Agreement to Forfeit Founder Shares, dated March 20, 2018, by and among the parties to the Merger Agreement (the “ Waiver Agreement ”). This letter agreement (this “ Agreement ”) represents the “Founder Shares Amendment” contemplated by the Merger Agreement. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Merger Agreement.
This Amended and Restated Founder Shares Amendment Agreement amends and restates in its entirety the Founder Shares Amendment Agreement dated March 26, 2018 by and among Buyer, the Seller, Sponsor, Osbert Hood and Philip Marber (the “ Original Agreement ”). Subsequent to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger (“ Closing ”), (i) M III LLC distributed Founder Shares to certain of its members and (ii) the parties hereto have agreed to amend the vesting provisions set forth in the Original Agreement. This Amended and Restated Founder Shares Amendment Agreement amends and restates the Original Agreement to give effect to the foregoing.
For good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each holder of Founder Shares and the Seller, hereby agrees, for the benefit of the Buyer and the Seller, as follows:
1.
Each holder of Earnout Shares (as defined below) agrees that the Earnout Shares held by such holder shall be subject to vesting as follows with:

(a) the “$12 Earnout Shares” irrevocably vesting on the first day upon which the closing sale price of the Common Stock on the NASDAQ has equaled or exceeded $12.00 per share (as





adjusted for stock splits, dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any twenty (20) trading day period in a consecutive thirty (30) day trading period;

(b) the “$14 Earnout Shares” irrevocably vest on the first day upon which the closing sale price of the Common Stock on the NASDAQ has equaled or exceeded $14.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any twenty (20) trading day period in a consecutive thirty (30) day trading period; and

(c) On or prior to the tenth anniversary of the date of this Agreement, all of such holder’s then-unvested Earnout Shares will immediately and irrevocably vest upon the occurrence of any of the following events that results in all of Buyer’s stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of Common Stock for consideration in cash, securities or other property which equals or exceeds $10.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like):
(i)
a Change of Control (as defined below) shall occur; or
(ii)
Buyer shall engage in a “going private” transaction pursuant to Rule 13e-3 under the Exchange Act or otherwise cease to be subject to reporting obligations under Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

2. For purposes of this Agreement:

(a) The term Earnout Shares shall mean (i) with respect to each holder of Founder Shares, the number of Founder Shares set forth on Exhibit A with respect to such holder indicated as Earnout Shares, with the number of $12 Earnout Shares and $14 Earnout Shares specified thereon, and with such number of Earnout Shares subject to adjustment under the Waiver Agreement in connection with any forfeiture of shares thereunder after the date hereof, and (ii) with respect to the Seller, (A) 299,658 shares out of the 425,000 shares of Common Stock issued to the Seller by the Buyer at Closing pursuant to the Waiver Agreement with 50% of such shares being $12 Earnout Shares and 50% being $14 Earnout Shares, and (B) 70.5% of any additional shares of Common Stock issued to the Seller by the Buyer after the date hereof pursuant to the Waiver Agreement, with 50% of such additional shares of Common Stock constituting $12 Earnout Shares and 50% of such additional shares of Common Stock constituting $14 Earnout Shares, in each case to the extent such shares have not vested in accordance with the terms of this Agreement on or prior to the date of such issuance.

(b) The term “ Change of Control ” means the occurrence of any of the following events after the date hereof:

(i)
there is consummated, in accordance with Buyer’s certificate of incorporation and applicable law, the sale, lease or transfer, in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of Buyer’s assets (determined on a consolidated basis) to any Person or “group” (as such term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act, or any successor provisions thereto);
(ii)
any Person or any group of Persons acting together which would constitute a “group” for purposes of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act, or any successor provisions thereto, is or becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of Buyer representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of Buyer’s then outstanding Common Stock;
(iii)
there is consummated a merger or consolidation of Buyer with any other corporation or other entity, and, immediately after the consummation of such





merger or consolidation, either (x) the Board of Directors of Buyer immediately prior to the merger or consolidation does not constitute at least a majority of the board of directors of the Person surviving the merger or, if the surviving Person is a Subsidiary, the ultimate Buyer thereof, or (y) the Common Stock immediately prior to such merger or consolidation do not continue to represent or are not converted into more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of then outstanding voting securities of the Person resulting from such merger or consolidation or, if the surviving Person is a Subsidiary, the ultimate parent thereof; or
(iv)
the stockholders of Buyer and the Board of Directors of Buyer approve a plan of liquidation or dissolution of Buyer;

provided , that no Change of Control shall be deemed to have occurred pursuant to the foregoing clauses (i) through (iv), if all of the Common Stock held by Buyer’s stockholders prior to the Change of Control remains outstanding and the Common Stock continues to be listed on a national securities exchange.
3.
Each holder of Earnout Shares hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that, prior to the vesting thereof, such holder shall not Transfer (as defined below) all or any portion of such holder’s Earnout Shares, other than (i) in the case of each holder of Founder Shares, to a permitted transferee described in subclauses (a) through (d) of Section 7(c) of the Insider Letter and (ii) in the case of the Seller, to a Seller Affiliated Transferee (as defined in the Investor Rights Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between the Seller and the Company and the other parties thereto), in each case of clauses (i) and (ii) who enters into a written agreement for the benefit of the parties to this Agreement pursuant to which such permitted transferee agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement.

4.
Transfer ” shall mean any direct or indirect offer, sale, assignment, Encumbrance, disposition, loan or other transfer (by operation of Law or otherwise), either voluntary or involuntary, or entry into any contract, option or other arrangement or understanding with respect to any offer, sale, assignment, Encumbrance, disposition, loan or other transfer (by operation of Law or otherwise), of any Earnout Shares or interest in any Earnout Shares.

5.
If the Earnout Shares have not vested on or prior to the ten-year anniversary of the date of the Merger Agreement, the Earnout Shares shall be forfeited to Buyer without consideration and with no further action required of any Person. Upon any such forfeiture, such Earnout Shares shall transfer to Buyer for cancellation and in exchange for no consideration.

6.
Prior to the vesting of any Earnout Shares hereunder, the holder of such Earnout Shares shall nevertheless retain the right to vote such Earnout Shares.

7.
Until all Earnout Shares have vested or been forfeited hereunder, an amount equal to any dividends or distributions that would have been payable to the holders of Earnout Shares if the Earnout Shares had vested prior to the record date for such dividends or distributions shall be withheld by the Buyer for the benefit of the holders of the Earnout Shares (the “ Withheld Amount ”).  If any securities of the Buyer or any other Person are included in the Withheld Amount, then any dividends or distributions in respect of or in exchange for any of such securities in the Withheld Amount, whether by way of stock splits or otherwise, shall be delivered to the Buyer and included in the “Withheld Amount”, and will be released to the Buyer or the holders of the Earnout Shares, as applicable, upon the release of the corresponding securities.  If and when the Earnout Shares vest in accordance with Section 1 , the Buyer shall release to the holders of the Earnout Shares, the aggregate amount of the Withheld





Amount attributable to the Earnout Shares that have vested and, if applicable, shall continue to withhold any remaining Withheld Amount that is attributable to the Earnout Shares that have not yet vested until such Earnout Shares vest, in which case such remaining Withheld Amount shall be released to the holders of Earnout Shares. If all or any portion of the Earnout Shares are forfeited to the Buyer in accordance with Section 5 , then the portion of the Withheld Amount attributable to the portion of the Earnout Shares that have been forfeited to the Buyer, as applicable, shall be forfeited to Buyer without consideration and with no further action required of any person.

8.
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior understandings, agreements, or representations by or among the parties hereto, written or oral, to the extent they relate in any way to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement may not be changed, amended, modified or waived (other than to correct a typographical error) as to any particular provision, except by a written instrument executed by all parties hereto.

9.
No party hereto may assign either this Agreement or any of its rights, interests, or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each of the other parties hereto. Any purported assignment in violation of this paragraph shall be void and ineffectual and shall not operate to transfer or assign any interest or title to the purported assignee. This Agreement shall be binding on each of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

10.
This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware without regard to the conflict of laws principles thereof. The parties hereto (a) all agree that any action, proceeding, claim or dispute arising out of, or relating in any way to, this Agreement shall be brought and enforced in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, if the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware lacks jurisdiction, then in the applicable Delaware state court), or if under applicable Law exclusive jurisdiction of such action is vested in the federal courts, then the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, and irrevocably submits to such jurisdiction and venue, which jurisdiction and venue shall be exclusive, and (b) waive any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and venue or that such courts represent an inconvenient forum.

11.
The parties agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that the parties hereto do not perform the provisions of this Agreement in accordance with its terms or otherwise breach such provisions. Accordingly, the parties acknowledge and agree that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction, specific performance and other equitable relief to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at Law or in equity. Each of the parties agrees that it will not oppose the granting of an injunction, specific performance or other equitable relief on the basis that the other parties have an adequate remedy at Law or an award of specific performance is not an appropriate remedy for any reason at Law or equity. Any party seeking an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement 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.

12.
Any notice, consent or request to be given in connection with any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be sent by electronic mail (with recipient receipt acknowledgment), express mail or similar private courier service, by certified mail (return receipt requested), by hand delivery or facsimile transmission to Buyer and Seller at the addresses specified





in the Merger Agreement and to the holders of Founder Shares at the addresses set forth on Exhibit A.

13.
This Agreement shall immediately terminate, without any further action by the parties hereto, at such time, if any, that the Merger Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms.

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M III SPONSOR I LLC

By: M III ACQUISITION PARTNERS I LLC, its managing member
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Mohsin Y. Meghji
 
Name:
Mohsin Y. Meghji
 
Title:
Managing Member

 
M III SPONSOR I LP

By: M III ACQUISITION PARTNERS I CORP., its general partner
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Sarfaraz Haji
 
Name:
Sarfaraz Haji
 
Title:
Group Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Osbert Hood
 
Name:
Osbert Hood
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Phillip Marber
 
Name:
Phillip Marber
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENERGY ALTERNATIVES, LLC
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Ian Schapiro
 
Name:
Ian Schapiro
 
Title:
Authorized Signatory











 
INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENERGY ALTERNATIVES, INC. (F/K/A M III ACQUISITION CORP.)
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Andrew Layman
 
Name:
Andrew Layman
 
Title:
Chief Financial Officer