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Form 425 Spartacus Acquisition Filed by: Spartacus Acquisition Corp

June 10, 2021 6:15 AM

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

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

 

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

 

SPARTACUS ACQUISITION CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   001-39622   85-2541583
(State or other jurisdiction of 
incorporation or organization)
  (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer 
Identification Number)

 

6470 E Johns Crossing

Suite 490

Duluth, GA

  30097
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (770) 305-6434 

 

Not Applicable 

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

 

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

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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

 

Title of each class  

Trading

Symbol(s)

  Name of each exchange on which registered
Units, each consisting of one share of Class A Common Stock and one-half of one Redeemable Warrant   TMTSU   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share   TMTS   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Redeemable Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50   TMTSW   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

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

 

Emerging growth company ☒

 

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

 

 

 

 

Item 1.01 Entry Into A Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On June 9, 2021, Spartacus Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Spartacus Acquisition Shelf Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Shelf”), NextNav, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, NextNav Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Holdings”), NEA 14 NextNav Blocker, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“NEA Blocker”), Oak NextNav Blocker, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Oak Blocker”), Columbia Progeny Partners IV, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Columbia Blocker”), Global Long Short Partners Aggregating Holdings Del VII LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“GS Blocker 1”), Global Private Opportunities Partners Holdings II Corp., a Delaware corporation, (“GS Blocker 2,” and collectively with NEA Blocker, Oak Blocker, Columbia Blocker, and GS Blocker 1, the “Blockers”), SASC (SPAC) Merger Sub 1 Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“MS 1”), SASC (Target) Merger Sub 2 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“MS 2”), SASC (NB) Merger Sub 3 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“MS 3”), SASC (OB) Merger Sub 4 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“MS 4”), SASC (CB) Merger Sub 5 Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“MS 5”), SASC (GB1) Merger Sub 6 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“MS 6”) , and SASC (GB2) Merger Sub 7 Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“MS 7,” and collectively with MS 1, MS 2, MS 3, MS 4, MS 5, and MS 6, the “Merger Entities”). The Merger Entities are each wholly owned subsidiaries of Shelf. The Merger Agreement provides for, among other things, (a) MS 1 to be merged with and into the Company, with the Company surviving the merger; (b) MS 2 to be merged with and into Holdings, with Holdings surviving the merger; (c) MS 3 to be merged with and into NEA Blocker, with NEA Blocker surviving the merger; (d) MS 4 to be merged with and into Oak Blocker, with Oak Blocker surviving the merger; (e) MS 5 to be merged with and into Columbia Blocker, with Columbia Blocker surviving the merger; (f) MS 6 to be merged with and into GS Blocker 1, with GS Blocker 1 surviving the merger; and (g) MS 7 to be merged with and into GS Blocker 2, with GS Blocker 2 surviving the merger.

 

The Merger Agreement

 

Transactions

 

As a result of the transactions contemplated in the Merger Agreement (collectively, the “Transactions”), the Company, NEA Blocker, Oak Blocker, Columbia Blocker, GS Blocker 1, GS Blocker 2 and Holdings and the various operating subsidiaries of Holdings (we refer to Holdings and its operating subsidiaries collectively as “NextNav”), will become wholly owned subsidiaries of Shelf, and the Company’s stockholders, the equityholders of each of NEA Blocker, Oak Blocker, Columbia Blocker, GS Blocker 1, GS Blocker 2, and the equityholders of Holdings, will become stockholders of Shelf.

 

Consideration

 

The aggregate consideration to be paid to the equityholders of Holdings, NEA Blocker, Oak Blocker, Columbia Blocker, GS Blocker 1 and GS Blocker 2 in the Transactions will consist of approximately 75 million shares of Shelf’s common stock. The number of shares of the equity consideration will be based on a $10.00 per share value for Shelf’s common stock.

 

Redemption Offer

 

Pursuant to the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation and in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, the Company will be providing its public stockholders with the opportunity to redeem, upon the closing of the Transactions (the “Closing”), their shares of Company Class A common stock for cash equal to their pro rata share of the aggregate amount on deposit as of two business days prior to the consummation of the Transactions in the Company’s trust account (the “Trust Account”) (which holds the proceeds of the Company’s initial public offering, less taxes payable).

 

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Representations, Warranties and Covenants

 

Each of NextNav, LLC, Holdings, Shelf, the Company, the Merger Entities, and the Blockers have made representations and warranties in the Merger Agreement that are customary for transactions of this nature. The representations and warranties of NextNav, LLC, Holdings, Shelf, the Company, the Merger Entities, and the Blockers will not survive the Closing. In addition, the parties to the Merger Agreement made covenants that are customary for transactions of this type including, among others, covenants providing that (i) NextNav, LLC will, and will cause NextNav to, use commercially reasonable efforts to operate their respective businesses in all material respects in the ordinary course consistent with past practice, and to refrain from taking certain specified actions without the prior written consent of the Company, in each case, subject to certain exceptions and qualifications; (ii) Shelf shall, and the Company shall cause Shelf to, as promptly as reasonably practicable prepare and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a Registration Statement on Form S-4 for purposes of (a) registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the common shares and warrants of Shelf issuable pursuant to the Merger Agreement, (b) providing the Company’s stockholders with the opportunity to redeem their shares of Company Class A common stock in connection with the Transactions, and (c) soliciting proxies from the Company’s stockholders to obtain the requisite approval of the Transactions and the other matters to be voted on at a special meeting of the holders of Company’s common stock; and (iii) each party will use reasonable best efforts to do or cause to be done all things, necessary, proper or advisable on its part under the Merger Agreement to consummate the Transactions and the ancillary agreements by or before November 19, 2021.  

 

Conditions to Consummation of the Transactions

 

Consummation of the Transactions is subject to customary conditions of the respective parties, including, among others, that (i) there being no law or injunction prohibiting consummation of the Transactions; (ii) the Transactions be approved by the Company’s stockholders; (iii) all applicable waiting periods and any extensions thereof under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder will have expired or been terminated; (iv) the Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Shelf containing the proxy statement/prospectus for the Company’s special meeting of stockholders will have become effective; (v) receipt of consent to the Transactions from the Federal Communications Commission; (vi) the Company will have at least $5,000,001 of net tangible assets (as determined in accordance with Rule 3a51-1(g)(1) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) immediately following the Closing (after giving effect to the redemption of any public shares by the Company’s public stockholders); and (vii) the Shelf common stock shares and warrants to be issued in connection with the Transactions shall have been approved for listing on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”). In addition, the obligations of NextNav and the Company, respectively, to consummate the Transactions is conditioned upon no material adverse effect having occurred with respect to the other party, and NextNav’s obligations to consummate the Transactions are conditioned upon the Company’s available closing date total cash (including cash in the Trust Account after giving effect to any redemptions and payment of transaction expenses, and the proceeds of the PIPE Investment (as defined below)) being equal to or greater than $250 million.

  

Termination

 

The Merger Agreement may be terminated under certain customary and limited circumstances prior to the Closing, including, but not limited to, (i) by mutual written consent of the Company and Holdings, (ii) by either party if (a) the Closing has not been consummated by November 19, 2021, or, if any legal proceeding for equitable relief with respect to the Merger Agreement or the Transactions is commenced or pending on or before such outside date, 30 days following the date on which a final, non-appealable governmental order has been entered with respect to the applicable legal proceeding, (b) a governmental authority enacts, issues, promulgates, enforces or enters any law that has become final and non-appealable which permanently restrains, enjoins or otherwise prohibits the Transactions, or (c) the requisite Company stockholder approval of the Transactions is not obtained, (iii) by the Company, if any of Holdings, NextNav, LLC, NEA Blocker, Oak Blocker, Columbia Blocker, GS Blocker 1 and GS Blocker 2 has breached or failed to perform any of its representations, warranties or covenants contained in the Merger Agreement, which breach or failure to perform would result in the failure of the relevant bring down conditions to be satisfied at the Closing, subject to certain cure periods and other limitations, (iv) by Holdings, if any of the Company, Shelf and the Merger Entities has breached or failed to perform any of its representations, warranties or covenants contained in the Merger Agreement, which breach or failure to perform would result in the failure of the relevant bring down conditions to be satisfied at the Closing, subject to certain cure periods and other limitations, and (v) by Holdings, within five business days after there has been a modification in the Company’s board of directors’ (the “Board”) recommendation to its stockholders to approve the Transactions.

 

If the Merger Agreement is validly terminated, no party thereto will have any liability or any further obligation to any other party under the Merger Agreement.

 

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Registration Rights Agreement

 

The Merger Agreement provides that at the Closing, Shelf will enter into a Registration Rights Agreement with B. Riley Principal Investments, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“B. Riley”), and Spartacus Sponsor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Sponsor”), the Blockers, other than NEA Blocker, Fortress Investment Group, LLC and certain other former owners of Holdings with respect to the resale of shares of Shelf common stock and other equity securities (including certain warrants to purchase shares of common stock of Shelf and shares of common stock of Shelf issued or issuable upon the exercise of any other equity security) that will be issued as consideration pursuant to the Merger Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”). The Registration Rights Agreement will require Shelf to, among other things, file a resale shelf registration statement on behalf of such stockholders promptly after the Closing. The Registration Rights Agreement will also provide certain demand rights and piggyback rights to such stockholders, subject to underwriter cutbacks and issuer blackout periods. Shelf will agree to pay certain fees and expenses relating to registrations under the Registration Rights Agreement. The Registration Rights Agreement will also prohibit the transfer (subject to limited exceptions) of the shares of Shelf’s common stock (a) received as equity consideration by certain stockholders of the Company for a period of one year following the Closing, subject to early termination in the event that the closing sale price of Shelf’s common stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per share for 20 out of 30 consecutive trading days commencing at least 150 days after the Closing and (b) received as equity consideration by certain former owners of Holdings for a period of 180 days following the Closing, subject to early termination for 50% of the shares held thereby in the event that the closing sale price of Shelf’s common stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per share for 20 out of 30 consecutive trading days commencing at least 60 days after the Closing. The Registration Rights Agreement will also prohibit the transfer (subject to limited exceptions) of the Company’s warrants held by Sponsor and B. Riley and shares issuable upon the exercise or conversion thereof for a period of 30 days following the Closing.

 

The Merger Agreement has been unanimously approved by the Board, and the Board has recommended that the Company’s stockholders adopt the Merger Agreement and approve the Transactions.

 

The Merger Agreement contains representations, warranties and covenants that the respective parties made to each other as of the date of such agreement or other specific dates. The assertions embodied in those representations, warranties and covenants were made for purposes of the contract among the respective parties and are subject to important qualifications and limitations agreed to by the parties in connection with negotiating such agreement. The representations, warranties and covenants in the Merger Agreement are also modified in important part by the underlying disclosure schedules which are not filed publicly and which are subject to a contractual standard of materiality different from that generally applicable to stockholders and were used for the purpose of allocating risk among the parties rather than establishing matters as facts. Investors are not third-party beneficiaries under the Merger Agreement and should not rely on the representations, warranties and covenants or any descriptions thereof as characterizations of the actual state of facts or condition of the parties thereto or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates.

 

This description of the Merger Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 2.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

This description of the Registration Rights Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the terms and conditions of the form of Registration Rights Agreement, a form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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PIPE Subscription Agreements

 

Concurrently with the execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement, certain “qualified institutional buyers” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act) or institutional “accredited investors” (as such term is defined in Rule 501 under the Securities Act) (collectively, the “PIPE Investors”), entered into subscription agreements (the “PIPE Subscription Agreements”) pursuant to which the PIPE Investors have committed to subscribe for and purchase up to 20.5 million shares of Company Class A common stock (the “PIPE Shares”) at a purchase price per share of $10.00 for aggregate gross proceeds of $205 million (the “PIPE Investment”). The purchase of the PIPE Shares will be consummated immediately prior to the Closing, with such PIPE Shares immediately being cancelled in connection with the mergers and in consideration for newly issued Shelf common stock.

 

This description of the PIPE Subscription Agreements does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the terms and conditions of the form of PIPE Subscription Agreement, a form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

 

The information set forth under the heading “PIPE Subscription Agreements” in Item 1.01 above is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.l and incorporated into this Item 7.01 by reference is the investor presentation that will be used by the Company with respect to the Transactions. 

 

Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated into this Item 7.01 by reference is a copy of the joint press release issued on June 10, 2021 by the Company and NextNav announcing the execution of the Merger Agreement.

 

In addition, on June 10, 2021, the Company and NextNav issued a pre-recorded joint investor call concerning the proposed Transactions. A transcript of this pre-recorded joint investor call is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.3.

 

The information in this Item 7.01 (including Exhibits 99.1, 99.2, and 99.3) is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise be subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.

 

Additional Information About the Transactions and Where to Find It

 

Shelf intends to file with the SEC a Registration Statement on Form S-4, that will include a proxy statement of the Company and also constitutes a prospectus of Shelf, in connection with the Transactions and will mail a definitive proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant documents to the Company’s stockholders. The Company’s stockholders and other interested persons are advised to read, when available, the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus, and amendments thereto, the definitive proxy statement/prospectus and the other relevant documents filed with the SEC in connection with the Company’s solicitation of proxies for its stockholders’ special meeting to be held to approve the Transactions because the proxy statement/prospectus will contain important information about the Company, Shelf, Holdings and the Transactions. The definitive proxy statement/prospectus will be mailed to stockholders of the Company as of a record date to be established for voting on the Transactions. Investors may obtain a free copy of the proxy statement/prospectus (if and when it becomes available) and other relevant documents filed by Shelf and the Company with the SEC at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Stockholders of the Company will also be able to obtain copies of the proxy statement/prospectus, without charge, once available, at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or by directing a request to: Spartacus Acquisition Corporation, 26470 E Johns Crossing, Suite 490, Duluth, Georgia 30097.

 

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Participants in Solicitation

 

The Company, Holdings and certain of their directors and officers may be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies of the Company’s stockholders with respect to the approval of the Transactions. Information regarding the Company’s directors and officers and a description of their interests in the Company is contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, which was filed with the SEC. Additional information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitation, including Holdings’ directors and officers, and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be included in proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant materials filed with the SEC regarding the Transactions when available. Each of these documents is, or will be, available at the SEC’s website or by directing a request to the Company as described above under “Additional Information About the Transactions and Where to Find It.”

 

In connection with the Transactions, at any time prior to the Company’s special meeting of stockholders to approve the Transactions, certain existing Company stockholders, which may include certain of the Company’s officers, directors and other affiliates, may enter into transactions with stockholders and other persons with respect to the Company’s securities to provide such investors or other persons with incentives in connection with the approval and consummation of the Transactions. While the exact nature of such incentives has not yet been determined, they might include, without limitation, arrangements to purchase shares from or sell shares to such investors and persons at nominal prices or prices other than fair market value. These stockholders will only effect such transactions when they are not then aware of any material nonpublic information regarding the Company, Holdings or their respective securities.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as “forecast,” “intend,” “seek,” “target,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect,” “estimate,” “plan,” “outlook,” and “project” and other similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. These statements, which involve risks and uncertainties, relate to analyses and other information that are based on forecasts of future results and estimates of amounts not yet determinable and may also relate to the Company’s, Shelf’s or NextNav’s future prospects, developments and business strategies. In particular, such forward-looking statements include statements concerning the timing of the Transactions; the PIPE Investment, the business plans, objectives, expectations and intentions of the public company once the Transactions are complete, and NextNav’s estimated and future results of operations, business strategies, competitive position, industry environment and potential growth opportunities. These statements are based on the Company’s or NextNav’s management’s current expectations and beliefs, as well as a number of assumptions concerning future events.

 

Such forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors, many of which are outside the Company’s or NextNav’s control that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements. These risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors include, but are not limited to, (1) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the Merger Agreement and the Transactions; (2) the inability to complete the proposed business combination contemplated by the Merger Agreement and the Transactions due to the failure to obtain approval of the stockholders of the Company or other conditions to closing in the Merger Agreement; (3) the ability of the Shelf to meet Nasdaq’s listing standards following the Transactions; (4) the inability to complete the PIPE Investment; (5) the risk that the proposed Transactions disrupt current plans and operations of NextNav as a result of the announcement and consummation of the Transactions described herein; (6) the ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the proposed business combination, which may be affected by, among other things, competition, the ability of the combined company to grow and manage growth profitably, maintain relationships with customers and suppliers retain its management and key employees; (7) costs related to the proposed business combination; (8) changes in applicable laws or regulations and delays in obtaining, adverse conditions contained in, or the inability to obtain necessary regulatory approvals, including from the Federal Communications Commission, required to complete the business combination; (9) the possibility that NextNav may be adversely affected by other economic, business and/or competitive factors; (10) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against the Company, NextNav or any of their respective directors or officers, following the announcement of the Transactions; (11) the failure to realize anticipated pro forma results and underlying assumptions, including with respect to estimated stockholder redemptions; and (12) other risk and uncertainties indicated from time to time in other documents filed or to be filed with the SEC by the Company. New risks and uncertainties arise from time to time, and it is impossible for us to predict these events or how they may affect us. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made, and the Company and NextNav undertake no commitment to update or revise the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

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This communication and the information contained herein is not intended to be all-inclusive or to contain all the information that a person may desire in considering an investment in the Company and is not intended to form the basis of an investment decision in the Company. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements concerning the Company and NextNav, the proposed transaction or other matters and attributable to the Company and Holdings or any person acting on their behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements above.

 

Disclaimer

 

This communication shall neither 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 jurisdiction in which the offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.

 

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.   Description
     
2.1   Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated June 9, 2021, by and among Spartacus Acquisition Corporation, Spartacus Acquisition Shelf Corp., NextNav, LLC, NextNav Holdings, LLC, NEA 14 NextNav Blocker, LLC, Oak NextNav Blocker, LLC, Columbia Progeny Partners IV, Inc., Global Long Short Partners Aggregating Holdings Del VII LLC, Global Private Opportunities Partners Holdings II Corp., SASC (SPAC) Merger Sub 1 Corporation, SASC (Target) Merger Sub 2 LLC, SASC (NB) Merger Sub 3 LLC, SASC (OB) Merger Sub 4 LLC, SASC (CB) Merger Sub 5 Corporation, SASC (GB1) Merger Sub 6 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and SASC (GB2) Merger Sub 7 Corporation, a Delaware corporation.*
     
10.1   Form of Registration Rights Agreement
     
10.2   Form of PIPE Subscription Agreement
     
99.1   Investor Presentation
     
99.2   Joint Press Release, dated June 10, 2021
     
99.3   Transcript for Pre-Recorded Joint Investor Call, dated June 10, 2021

 

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

 

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SIGNATURE

 

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

 

  SPARTACUS ACQUISITION CORPORATION
     
Dated: June 10, 2021 By: /s/ Peter D. Aquino
  Name:  Peter D. Aquino
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

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Exhibit 2.1

 

 

 

 

 

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

 


dated as of

 


June 9, 2021

 


by and among

 


NEXTNAV, LLC,

 

NEXTNAV HOLDINGS, LLC,

 

SPARTACUS ACQUISITION CORPORATION,

 

SPARTACUS ACQUISITION SHELF CORP.

 

and

 

THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

        Page
         
Article I CERTAIN DEFINITIONS   4 
     
1.01   Certain Definitions   4
1.02   Interpretation.   23
1.03   Equitable Adjustments   25
         
Article II THE MERGERS; CLOSING   25
         
2.01   Closing Date Certificate; Consideration Spreadsheet   25
2.02   Mergers   26
2.03   Closing   28
2.04   Effects of the Mergers   29
2.05   Organizational Documents of the Surviving Companies   29
2.06   Directors and Officers of the Surviving Company   31
         
Article III EFFECTS OF THE MERGERS   32
         
3.01   Conversion of Shares of Acquiror Common Stock and MS 1 Stock   32
3.02   Conversion of Holdings Units and MS 2 Equity Interests   32
3.03   Conversion of NEA Blocker Equity Interests and MS 3 Equity Interests   33
3.04   Conversion of Oak Blocker Equity Interests and MS 4 Equity Interests   34
3.05   Conversion of Columbia Blocker Equity Interests and MS 5 Stock   34
3.06   Conversion of GS Blocker 1 Equity Interests and MS 6 Equity Interests   35
3.07   Conversion of GS Blocker 2 Equity Interests and MS 7 Stock   35
3.08   Delivery of Per Share Merger Consideration   36
3.09   Treatment of Acquiror Warrants, Holdings Restricted Units, Holdings Profits Interests, Holdings Options and Holdings Warrants   38
3.10   Fractional Shares   39
3.11   Payment of Expenses and Payoff Debt   39
3.12   Full Satisfaction   39
         
Article IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF HOLDINGS AND THE COMPANY   40
         
4.01   Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries   40
4.02   Authority; Board Approval   41
4.03   No Conflict; Consents   41
4.04   Current Capitalization   42
4.05   Financial Statements   43
4.06   Undisclosed Liabilities   44
4.07   Absence of Certain Changes or Events   45
4.08   Title; Real Property   47
4.09   Condition and Sufficiency of Assets   48

 

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4.10   Intellectual Property   48
4.11   Privacy and Data Security   49
4.12   Software and IT   51
4.13   Contracts   52
4.14   Litigation   54
4.15   Compliance with Laws; Permits   54
4.16   Environmental Matters   54
4.17   Employee Benefit Matters   55
4.18   Taxes   57
4.19    Employee Relations    57
4.20   Transactions with Related Parties   61
4.21   Insurance   61
4.22   Brokers   62
4.23   Employment Contracts; Contractor Agreements; Compensation Arrangements; Officers and Directors   62
4.24   Top Suppliers & Customers   63
4.25   Affiliate Arrangements   63
4.26   Regulatory Compliance   63
4.27   Acquiror and Shelf Securities   65
4.28   Information Supplied   65
4.29   Not an Investment Company   65
4.30   FCC Matters   66
4.31   Indian Matters   66
4.32   No Other Representations or Warranties   67
         
Article V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BLOCKERS   67
         
5.01   Organization   67
5.02   Due Authorization   68
5.03   No Conflict; Consent   68
5.04   Brokers’ Fees   69
5.05   Conduct of Business   69
5.06   Tax Matters   70
5.07   Current Capitalization   72
5.08   Litigation and Proceedings   72
5.09   No Other Representations or Warranties   73
         
Article VI REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF ACQUIROR, SHELF AND THE MERGER SUBS   74
         
6.01   Organization   74
6.02   Due Authorization   74
6.03   No Conflict; Consents   75
6.04   Consents   75
6.05   Brokers   75
6.06   SEC Filings   76
6.07   Capitalization   77

 

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6.08   Litigation   78
6.09   Compliance with Laws   78
6.10   Nasdaq Listing   78
6.11   Equity Securities   79
6.12   Transactions with Related Parties   79
6.13   Trust Account   79
6.14   Information Supplied   80
6.15   Financial Capability   80
6.16   Taxes   80
6.17   Organization of the Merger Subs and Shelf   82
6.18   PIPE Investment   82
6.19   Takeover Statutes and Charter Provisions   83
6.20   No Other Representations or Warranties   83
         
Article VII CERTAIN COVENANTS OF THE PARTIES   83
         
7.01   Inspection   83
7.02   Conduct of Business   84
7.03   Further Assurances   88
7.04   Public Announcements   89
7.05   Consents and Waivers   89
7.06   Director & Officer Indemnification.   90
7.07   Proxy Statement; Acquiror Stockholders’ Meeting   91
7.08   Form 8-K Filings   95
7.09   Exclusivity   95
7.10   Trust Account.   97
7.11   Tax Matters   98
7.12   Resignations; Acquiror D&O Tail Policy; Director & Officer Indemnification   100
7.13   Closing Conditions   101
7.14   Section 16 Matters   101
7.15   Access to, and Information of, Acquiror and Shelf   102
7.16   Conduct of Business by Acquiror   102
7.17   No Control of the Other Party’s Business   103
7.18   Post-Closing Directors and Officers of Shelf   103
7.19   Acquiror Common Stockholder Redemption Amount   104
7.20   Pre-Closing Restructuring   104
7.21   Nasdaq Listing   104
7.22   Acquiror Public Filings   104
7.23   PIPE Investment   104
7.24   Name Change   105
7.25   Communications License Matters.   105
7.26   Indian Filings; Indian Company Shares   106
7.27   Equity Award Resolution   106
         
Article VIII CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS   107

 

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8.01   Mutual Conditions   107
8.02   Conditions to the Obligations of the Acquiror Parties   108
8.03   Conditions to the Obligations of the Company Parties   110
         
Article IX TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER   112
         
9.01   Termination   112
9.02   Manner of Exercise   113
9.03   Effect of Termination   113
9.04   Waiver   113
         
Article X MISCELLANEOUS   114
         
10.01   Survival   114
10.02   Notices   114
10.03   Annexes, Exhibits and Schedules   115
10.04   Computation of Time   115
10.05   Expenses   115
10.06   Governing Law   115
10.07   Assignment; Successors and Assigns; No-Third Party Rights   116
10.08   Counterparts   116
10.09   Titles and Headings   116
10.10   Entire Agreement   116
10.11   Severability   116
10.12   Specific Performance   117
10.13   Waiver of Jury Trial   117
10.14   Failure or Indulgence not Waiver   117
10.15   Amendments   117
10.16   Non-Recourse   117
10.17   Acknowledgements.   118
10.18   Provision Respecting Legal Representation.   119
10.19   Release   119

 

EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit A – Form of Registration Rights Agreement

Exhibit B-1 – Form of SPAC Certificate of Merger

Exhibit B-2 – Form of Holdings Certificate of Merger

Exhibit B-3 – Form of NEA Blocker Certificate of Merger

Exhibit B-4 – Form of Oak Blocker Certificate of Merger

Exhibit B-5 – Form of Columbia Blocker Certificate of Merger

Exhibit B-6 – Form of GS Blocker 1 Certificate of Merger

Exhibit B-7 – Form of GS Blocker 2 Certificate of Merger

Exhibit C – Form of Shelf Compensation Plans

Exhibit D – Form of Subscription Agreement

Exhibit E – Form of Revised Shelf Charter

 

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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

 

This Agreement and Plan of Merger (this “Agreement”), dated as of June 9, 2021, is entered into by and among (i) NextNav, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), (ii) NextNav Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Holdings”), (iii) NEA 14 NextNav Blocker, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“NEA Blocker”), (iv) Oak NextNav Blocker, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Oak Blocker”), (v) Columbia Progeny Partners IV, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Columbia Blocker”), (vi) Global Long Short Partners Aggregating Holdings Del VII LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“GS Blocker 1”), (vii) Global Private Opportunities Partners Holdings II Corp., a Delaware corporation (“GS Blocker 2”), (viii) SASC (SPAC) Merger Sub 1 Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“MS 1”), (ix) SASC (Target) Merger Sub 2 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“MS 2”), (x) SASC (NB) Merger Sub 3 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“MS 3”), (xi) SASC (OB) Merger Sub 4 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“MS 4”), (xii) SASC (CB) Merger Sub 5 Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“MS 5”), (xiii) SASC (GB1) Merger Sub 6 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“MS 6”), (xiv) SASC (GB2) Merger Sub 7 Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“MS 7”), (xv) Spartacus Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Acquiror”), and (xvi) Spartacus Acquisition Shelf Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Shelf”). Except as otherwise indicated, capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in Article I of this Agreement.

 

WHEREAS, prior to the Closing, Global Private Opportunities Partners Holdings Del II LLC, Global Private Opportunities Partners Offshore Holdings LP and GS Blocker 2 will have consummated the transactions set forth on Section 1.01(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules (the “Pre-Closing Restructuring”);

 

WHEREAS, immediately following the consummation of the Pre-Closing Restructuring and immediately prior to the Closing, the Persons identified on Schedule I as the Holdings Sellers (the “Holdings Sellers”), the Blockers, each holder of a Holdings Warrant or a Holdings Option that exercises such Holdings Warrant or Holdings Option prior to the Closing and each other Person who acquires a Holdings Unit prior to the Closing in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, will collectively be the record and beneficial owners of one hundred percent (100%) of the issued and outstanding Holdings Units;

 

WHEREAS, (i) New Enterprise Associates 14, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“NEA Blocker Seller”) is the record and beneficial owner of one hundred percent (100%) of the issued and outstanding NEA Blocker Equity Interests, (ii) Oak Investment Partners XIII, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Oak Blocker Seller”) is the record and beneficial owner of one hundred percent (100%) of the issued and outstanding Oak Blocker Equity Interests, (iii) Columbia Capital Equity Partners IV (QPCO), L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Columbia Blocker Seller”) is the record and beneficial owner of one hundred percent (100%) of the issued and outstanding Columbia Blocker Equity Interests, and (iv) Global Long Short Partners Aggregating Holdings Offshore LP, a Cayman Islands limited partnership (“GS Blocker 1 Seller”) is the record and beneficial owner of one hundred percent (100%) of the issued and outstanding GS Blocker 1 Equity Interests and (v) Global Private Opportunities Partners Offshore Holdings LP, a Cayman Islands limited partnership (“GS Blocker 2 Seller” and together with the Holdings Sellers, the NEA Blocker Seller, the Oak Blocker Seller, the Columbia Blocker Seller, the GS Blocker 1 Seller and the GS Blocker 2 Seller, the “Sellers”) is the record and beneficial owner of one hundred percent (100%) of the issued and outstanding GS Blocker 2 Equity Interests;

 

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WHEREAS, Acquiror is a blank check company incorporated to acquire one or more operating businesses through a Business Combination;

 

WHEREAS, Shelf is a newly formed entity, and was formed for the purpose of the Transactions, and the parties hereto have agreed that it is desirable to utilize Shelf to effectuate the Mergers and for Shelf to register with the SEC to become a publicly traded company upon the Closing;

 

WHEREAS, MS 1, MS 2, MS 3, MS 4, MS 5, MS 6 and MS 7 are each newly formed, wholly owned, direct subsidiaries of Shelf, and were formed for the sole purpose of the Mergers;

 

WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, MS 1 is to merge with and into Acquiror pursuant to Merger 1, with Acquiror surviving as the SPAC Surviving Company;

 

WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, MS 2 is to merge with and into Holdings pursuant to Merger 2, with Holdings surviving as the Holdings Surviving Company;

 

WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, MS 3 is to merge with and into NEA Blocker pursuant to Merger 3, with NEA Blocker surviving as the NEA Blocker Surviving Company;

 

WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, MS 4 is to merge with and into Oak Blocker pursuant to Merger 4, with Oak Blocker surviving as the Oak Blocker Surviving Company;

 

WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, MS 5 is to merge with and into Columbia Blocker pursuant to Merger 5, with Columbia Blocker surviving as the Columbia Blocker Surviving Company;

 

WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, MS 6 is to merge with and into GS Blocker 1 pursuant to Merger 6, with GS Blocker 1 surviving as the GS Blocker 1 Surviving Company;

 

WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, MS 7 is to merge with and into GS Blocker 2 pursuant to Merger 7, with GS Blocker 2 surviving as the GS Blocker 2 Surviving Company;

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Transactions, Shelf, Sponsor and certain Sellers (the “Supporting Sellers”) are to enter into the Registration Rights Agreement at Closing in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Registration Rights Agreement”);

 

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WHEREAS, to the extent required by the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”) and/or the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (“DLLCA”) and the applicable Organizational Documents, the respective boards of directors, boards of managers, managers, managing members or other governing bodies of each of Holdings, Columbia Blocker, GS Blocker 1, GS Blocker 2, NEA Blocker, Oak Blocker, MS 1, MS 2, MS 3, MS 4, MS 5, MS 6 and MS 7 have (i) declared it advisable, to enter into this Agreement providing for the Mergers in accordance with the DGCL and/or the DLLCA, as applicable, (ii) approved and declared advisable the Transactions upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement and in accordance with the DGCL and/or DLLCA, as applicable and (iii) adopted a resolution recommending the transactions set forth in this Agreement be adopted by the stockholder(s) or member(s), as applicable, of such Person;

 

WHEREAS, certain Sellers, as stockholders or members, as applicable, of Holdings or the applicable Blocker, have executed and delivered into escrow actions by written consent adopting this Agreement and approving the Transactions, which consents will each become effective by its terms immediately after the execution of this Agreement by the parties hereto;

 

WHEREAS, the Acquiror Board has (i) declared it advisable for Acquiror to enter into this Agreement providing for the Mergers in accordance with the DGCL, (ii) approved and declared advisable the Transactions upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement and in accordance with the DGCL, (iii) adopted a resolution recommending the transactions set forth in this Agreement be adopted by the Acquiror Stockholders and (iv) adopted a resolution recommending the Acquiror Stockholders vote in favor of the Voting Matters;

 

WHEREAS, there are no issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of Shelf and the Shelf Board has determined that it is in the best interests of Shelf to enter into this Agreement and has (i) declared it advisable to enter into this Agreement providing for the Mergers in accordance with the DGCL and/or the DLLCA, as applicable, and (ii) approved and declared advisable the Transactions upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement and in accordance with the DGCL and/or DLLCA, as applicable;

 

WHEREAS, Shelf, as the sole stockholder or member, as applicable, of each of MS 1, MS 2, MS 3, MS 4, MS 5, MS 6 and MS 7, has executed and delivered into escrow actions by written consent adopting this Agreement and approving the Transactions, which consent will become effective immediately following the execution of this Agreement by the parties hereto;

 

WHEREAS, in furtherance of the Transactions, Acquiror shall provide an opportunity to its stockholders to have their Acquiror Class A Common Stock redeemed for the consideration, and on the terms and subject to the conditions and limitations, set forth in this Agreement, the Acquiror Organizational Documents, the Trust Agreement, and the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in conjunction with, inter alia, obtaining approval from the Acquiror Stockholders for the Business Combination (the “Offer”); and

 

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WHEREAS, on or prior to the date hereof, Acquiror has obtained commitments from certain investors for a private placement of shares of Acquiror Class A Common Stock (the “PIPE Investment”) pursuant to the terms of one or more subscription agreements in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit D (each, a “Subscription Agreement”), such private placements to be consummated prior to the consummation of the Transactions.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, and intending to be legally bound, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

Article I
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

 

1.01 Certain Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the respective meanings set forth below:

 

Acquiror” has the meaning specified in the preamble hereto.

 

Acquiror Acquisition Proposal” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.09(b).

 

Acquiror Board” means the board of directors of Acquiror.

 

Acquiror Class A Common Stock” means Acquiror’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share.

 

Acquiror Class B Common Stock” means Acquiror’s Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share.

 

Acquiror Common Share” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(a).

 

Acquiror Common Stock” means collectively, the Acquiror Class A Common Stock and the Acquiror Class B Common Stock.

 

Acquiror Common Stockholder Redemption Amount” means, as of the date of determination, the aggregate amount of cash necessary to satisfy all Acquiror Common Stockholder Redemption Elections.

 

Acquiror Common Stockholder Redemption Election” means the election of a holder of shares of Acquiror Class A Common Stock issued in Acquiror’s initial public offering to redeem such holder’s shares of Acquiror Class A Common Stock held by such holder in exchange for cash, in each case, in accordance with the Acquiror Organizational Documents, this Agreement, the Trust Agreement and the Proxy Statement/Prospectus.

 

Acquiror Disclosure Schedules” means the confidential Acquiror Disclosure Schedules delivered by Acquiror in connection with, and constituting a part of, this Agreement.

 

Acquiror Fundamental Representations” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.03(a).

 

Acquiror’s Knowledge” means the actual knowledge of the individuals set forth in Section 1.01(a) of the Acquiror Disclosure Schedules, as such individuals would have acquired in the exercise of a reasonable inquiry of direct reports.

 

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Acquiror Material Adverse Effect” means any event, occurrence, fact, condition or change that has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on (a) the business, results of operations, financial condition or assets of Acquiror, or (b) the ability of Acquiror to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; provided, however, that, solely with respect to clause (a), “Acquiror Material Adverse Effect” shall not include, either alone or in combination, any event, occurrence, fact, condition or change, directly or indirectly, arising out of or attributable to: (i) general economic, political or social conditions or conditions generally affecting the capital, credit or financial markets; (ii) acts of war (whether or not declared), armed hostilities or terrorism, or the escalation or worsening thereof, riots, civil unrest or public disorders; (iii) any action required or permitted by this Agreement, or any action taken (or not taken) with the written consent of or at the request of a Company Party; (iv) any changes in applicable Laws or accounting rules or principles, including GAAP, or any interpretations thereof; or (v) the announcement or execution of this Agreement, pendency or completion of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided, further, however, that any event, occurrence, fact, condition or change referred to in clauses (i), (ii) and (iv) immediately above shall be taken into account in determining whether an Acquiror Material Adverse Effect has occurred or would reasonably be expected to occur to the extent that such event, occurrence, fact, condition or change has a disproportionate effect on the Acquiror Parties, taken as a whole, compared to other participants in the industries in which the Acquiror Parties conduct their business.

 

Acquiror Organizational Documents” means the Certificate of Incorporation and Acquiror’s bylaws.

 

Acquiror Party” means each of Acquiror, Shelf and the Merger Subs.

 

Acquiror Representations” means the representations and warranties of Acquiror, Shelf and the Mergers Subs expressly and specifically set forth in Article VI of this Agreement, as qualified by the Acquiror SEC Documents, Acquiror Disclosure Schedules, any agreement set forth in clause (a) of the definition of “Ancillary Agreements” or any certificate delivered by Acquiror pursuant to Section 8.03(c). For the avoidance of doubt, the Acquiror Representations are solely made by Acquiror, Shelf and the Merger Subs.

 

Acquiror SEC Documents” has the meaning specified in Section 6.06(a).

 

Acquiror Stockholder” means a holder of Acquiror Common Stock.

 

Acquiror Stockholder Approval” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.07(b).

 

Acquiror Stockholders’ Meeting” has the meaning specified in Section 7.07(a).

 

Acquiror Transaction Expenses” means all out-of-pocket fees, commissions, costs and expenses of the Acquiror Parties incurred prior to and through the Closing Date in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements, the performance and compliance with all Ancillary Agreements and conditions contained herein to be performed or complied with at or before Closing, and the consummation of the Transactions, including the fees, commissions, costs, expenses and disbursements of counsel, accountants, advisors and consultants of the Acquiror Parties, whether paid or unpaid prior to the Closing.

 

Acquiror Warrant” means a warrant entitling the holder to purchase one share of Acquiror Class A Common Stock per whole warrant.

 

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Acquiror Warrant Agreement” means that certain Warrant Agreement, dated as of October 15, 2020, between Acquiror and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York corporation.

 

Affiliate” of a Person means any other Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person; provided, however, that for purposes of this Agreement, the Acquiror Parties, on the one hand, and the Company and its Subsidiaries, on the other hand, shall not be considered Affiliates of one another. The term “control” (including the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with”) means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

 

Agreement” has the meaning specified in the preamble hereto.

 

Amendment to Acquiror Warrant Agreement” means the amendment to the Acquiror Warrant Agreement, made pursuant to Section 4.4 of the Acquiror Warrant Agreement, by and between Shelf, Acquiror and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, to be in a form reasonably satisfactory to all parties and to be executed immediately prior to the Closing.

 

Ancillary Agreements” means (a) the Registration Rights Agreement, (b) the Subscription Agreements, and (c) all the agreements, documents, instruments and certificates entered into in connection herewith or therewith and any and all exhibits and schedules thereto.

 

Anti-Corruption Laws” means the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and any other similar Law governing bribery or corruption of domestic or foreign officials, including without limitation, laws enacted in accordance with the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions.

 

Antitrust Laws” has the meaning specified in Section 4.03(a).

 

Audited Financial Statements” has the meaning specified in Section 4.05(a).

 

Available Closing Date Total Cash” means, as of immediately prior to the Closing, an aggregate amount equal to the result of (without duplication) (i) the Available Closing Date Trust Cash, plus (ii) the aggregate amount of cash that has been funded (or will be funded) to Acquiror pursuant to the Subscription Agreements as of immediately prior to the Closing.

 

Available Closing Date Trust Cash” means, as of immediately prior to the Closing, an aggregate amount equal to the result of (without duplication) (i) the cash available to be released from the Trust Account, minus (ii) the Acquiror Common Stockholder Redemption Amount, minus (iii) the Acquiror Transaction Expenses, minus (iv) to the extent not included in the Acquiror Transaction Expenses, the sum of all outstanding deferred, unpaid or contingent underwriting, broker’s or similar fees, commissions or expenses owed by the Acquiror Parties or their respective Affiliates (to the extent the Acquiror Parties are responsible for or obligated to reimburse or repay any such amounts), minus (v) Indebtedness of the Acquiror, plus (vi) an amount equal to $1,750,000, representing a portion of the placement fees payable with respect to the PIPE Investment Amount, plus (vii) any cash used by Acquiror to pay the Payoff Debt pursuant to Section 3.11(c). For the avoidance of doubt, Available Closing Date Trust Cash shall not be reduced by the Company Transaction Expenses.

 

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Benefit Plan” means each (i) “employee benefit plan,” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA and (ii) other pension, retirement, supplemental retirement, deferred compensation, excess benefit, profit sharing, bonus, incentive, stock purchase, stock ownership, stock option, stock appreciation right, phantom equity, health, life, disability, group insurance, vacation, holiday, change of control, retention, severance and material fringe benefit plan, program, contract, or arrangement (whether written or unwritten) maintained, contributed to, or required to be contributed to, by a Company Entity for the benefit of any current or former employee, director, officer or independent contractor of such Company Entity or under which such Company Entity has any liability (including on account of any ERISA Affiliate).

 

Blocker” means, as the context requires, any of Columbia Blocker, GS Blocker 1, GS Blocker 2, NEA Blocker and/or Oak Blocker (and any two or more of the foregoing are, as the context requires, collectively referred to herein as the “Blockers”).

 

Blocker Equity Interests” means, as the context requires, the Columbia Blocker Equity Interests, the GS Blocker 1 Equity Interests, the GS Blocker 2 Equity Interests, the NEA Blocker Equity Interests and/or the Oak Blocker Equity Interests.

 

Blocker Representations” means the representations and warranties of the Blockers expressly and specifically set forth in Article V of this Agreement, as qualified by the Company Disclosure Schedules or any agreement set forth in clause (a) of the definition of “Ancillary Agreements”. For the avoidance of doubt, the Blocker Representations are solely made by each Blocker with respect to itself on a several (and not joint) basis.

 

Blocker Surviving Company” means, as the context requires Columbia Blocker Surviving Company, GS Blocker 1 Surviving Company, GS Blocker 2 Surviving Company, NEA Blocker Surviving Company and/or Oak Blocker Surviving Company (and any two or more of the foregoing are, as the context requires, collectively referred to herein as the “Blocker Surviving Companies”).

 

Business” shall mean the business of the Company Entities collectively as of the date hereof and through Closing; and references to “business of the Company,” “Company’s business” or phrases of similar import shall be deemed to refer to the business of the Company Entities collectively as of the date hereof and through Closing.

 

Business Combination” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Certificate of Incorporation.

 

Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday or Sunday, or other day on which commercial banks in the City of New York, New York are required or authorized by Law to be closed.

 

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Certificate of Incorporation” means the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Acquiror, filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on October 15, 2020.

 

Certificates of Merger” means, collectively, the SPAC Certificate of Merger, the Holdings Certificate of Merger, the NEA Blocker Certificate of Merger, the Oak Blocker Certificate of Merger, the Columbia Certificate of Merger, the GS Blocker 1 Certificate of Merger and the GS Blocker 2 Certificate of Merger.

 

Claim” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.10(b).

 

Closing” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03.

 

Closing Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03.

 

Closing Date Certificate” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01.

 

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

 

Columbia Blocker” has the meaning specified in the preamble hereto.

 

Columbia Blocker Certificate of Merger” has the specified in Section 2.02(e).

 

Columbia Blocker Equity Interests” means the shares of capital stock of Columbia Blocker.

 

Columbia Blocker Seller” has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.

 

Columbia Blocker Surviving Company” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(e).

 

Communications Act” means the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Company” has the meaning specified in the preamble hereto.

 

Company Affiliate Arrangement” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.25.

 

Company Cash” means the aggregate amount of the fair market value of cash and cash equivalents held by the Company Entities, as adjusted for deposits in transit, outstanding checks and other proper reconciling items in accordance with GAAP, as of the opening of business on the Closing Date, as calculated in good faith by the Company.

 

Company Disclosure Schedules” means the confidential Company Disclosure Schedules delivered by the Company in connection with, and constituting a part of, this Agreement.

 

Company Entities” means, collectively, Holdings and its Subsidiaries.

 

Company Fundamental Representations” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.02(a).

 

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Company Intellectual Property” means collectively, all Intellectual Property that is owned by any Company Entity.

 

Company IP Agreements” means all licenses, sublicenses, consent to use agreements, settlements, coexistence agreements, covenants not to sue, permissions and other Contracts (including any right to receive or obligation to pay royalties or any other consideration) relating to Intellectual Property to which any Company Entity is a party or beneficiary or is otherwise bound, but excluding (a) Contracts concerning “off the shelf,” “shrink wrap,” or other commercially available software, in each case, available to the public as of the Closing Date and (b) licenses granted to third parties in the ordinary course of business.

 

Company IP Registrations” means all Company Intellectual Property that is subject to any issuance registration, application or other filing by, to or with any Governmental Authority in any jurisdiction, including registered trademarks, copyrights, issued and reissued patents and pending applications for any of the foregoing.

 

Company Party” means each of Holdings, the Company, NEA Blocker, Oak Blocker, Columbia Blocker, GS Blocker 1 and GS Blocker 2.

 

Company Organizational Documents” means (a) the Certificate of Formation of NextNav, LLC, dated October 11, 2011 and (b) the NextNav, LLC Limited Liability Company Agreement, dated October 13, 2011 (as amended, modified, supplemented and/or restated).

 

Company’s Knowledge” means the actual knowledge of the individuals set forth in Section 1.01(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, as such individuals would have acquired in the exercise of a reasonable inquiry of direct reports.

 

Company Representations” means the representations and warranties of Holdings and the Company expressly and specifically set forth in Article IV of this Agreement, as qualified by the Company Disclosure Schedules, any agreement set forth in clause (a) of the definition of “Ancillary Agreements” or any certificate delivered by or on behalf of the Company Entities pursuant to Section 8.02. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company Representations are made jointly and severally by Holdings and the Company.

 

Company Software” means software owned or exclusively licensed by any Company Entity that is utilized in providing products or services to the Company’s customers.

 

Company Transaction Expenses” means all out-of-pocket fees, commissions, costs and expenses of the Blockers, the Company Entities and each of their Affiliates, incurred prior to and through the Closing Date in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement, the other Ancillary Agreements, the performance and compliance with all Ancillary Agreements and conditions contained herein to be performed or complied with at or before Closing, and the consummation of the Transactions, including the fees, commissions, costs, expenses and disbursements of counsel, accountants, advisors and consultants of the Blockers and the Company Entities, whether paid or unpaid prior to the Closing, and any transaction, change in control, retention or similar incentive bonuses or compensation obligations of any Company Entity or Blocker payable solely as a result of the Transactions, and the employer-paid portion of all payroll taxes thereon, to the extent unpaid as of the Closing. For the avoidance of doubt, Company Transaction Expenses shall not include any of the foregoing fees, commissions, costs and expenses of, or pursuant to any Contract entered into by, any Acquiror Party or Surviving Companies.

 

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“Confidential Data” means such information, including Personal Information, held by any Company Entity and that a Company Entity is obligated, by applicable Law or contract, to protect from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, modification or destruction.

 

“Confidential Data Processor” means any Person other than an employee of a Company Entity (or the applicable Data Subject) that Processes any Confidential Data or Personal Information on behalf of a Company Entity.

 

Confidentiality Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.01.

 

Consideration Spreadsheet” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(b).

 

Contract” means, with respect to any Person, any agreement, indenture, debt instrument, contract, guarantee, loan, note, mortgage, license, lease, purchase order, delivery order, commitment or other arrangement, understanding or undertaking, whether written or oral, including all amendments, modifications and options thereunder or relating thereto, to which such Person is a party, by which it is bound, or to which any of its assets or properties is subject.

 

COVID-19 Pandemic” means the SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19 pandemic, including any future resurgence or evolutions or mutations thereof and/or any related or associated disease outbreaks, epidemics and/or pandemics.

 

Data Subject” means any “person,” “individual,” or “data subject” as defined by applicable Privacy Laws.

 

Deferred Underwriting Fees” means the amount of deferred underwriting fees in connection with Acquiror’s initial public offering payable to the underwriters upon consummation of a Business Combination.

 

Effective Date” means the effective date of the Form S-4.

 

Employment Contracts” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.23.

 

Encumbrances” means any charge, community property interest, pledge, equitable interest, lien (statutory or other), option, security interest, mortgage, easement, encroachment, right of way, right of first refusal or any other adverse restriction of any kind, including any adverse restriction on use of property or assets or exercise of any other attribute of ownership; provided, however, that any restrictions pursuant to applicable securities law shall not be considered Encumbrances.

 

Environmental Laws” mean any Laws relating to the protection of the environment, natural resources, pollution, or the treatment, storage, recycling, transportation, disposal, arrangement for treatment, storage, recycling, transportation, or disposal, handling or Release of or exposure to any Hazardous Substances (and including worker health or safety Laws as they relate to occupational exposure to Hazardous Substances).

 

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Environmental Permits” means any Permits required by applicable Environmental Laws.

 

Equity Award Resolution” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.03(k).

 

Equity Value” means (i) $750,000,000, plus (ii) the amount, if any, actually paid to the Company Entities in connection with any issuance of Holdings Units in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (including in connection with the exercise of any Holdings Option or Holdings Warrant) after the date of this Agreement and prior to the Closing, plus (iii) the aggregate exercise price that would be payable to Holdings upon exercise in full of all Holdings Options and Holdings Warrants that are not exercised as of the Merger 2 Effective Time, minus (iv) the dollar value of 50% of the Shelf Common Shares authorized and approved pursuant to the Equity Award Resolution, assuming a dollar value per Shelf Common Share equal to the Shelf Common Share Dollar Value; provided, however, that the amount set forth in this clause (iv) shall automatically be reduced to $0 if Shelf fails to deliver the Equity Award Resolution.

 

ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

 

ERISA Affiliate” means any entity that is considered a single employer with any Company Entity under Section 414 of the Code.

 

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Excluded Shares” means shares of Acquiror Common Stock, if any, (i) held in the treasury of Acquiror, or (ii) for which a Redeeming Stockholder has demanded that Acquiror redeem such shares of Acquiror Class A Common Stock.

 

Excluded Units” means Holdings Units, if any, held by a Blocker or a Blocker Surviving Company.

 

FCC” means the United States Federal Communications Commission.

 

FCC Applications” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.30(b).

 

FCC Consent” means the FCC’s consent to the FCC Transfer Application pursuant to the FCC’s initial order, public notice, or other notice in the FCC’s Universal Licensing System or Experimental Licensing System without any material adverse conditions other than those of general applicability to a change of control transaction, as a result of the entry into this Agreement and the consummation of the Transactions.

 

FCC Licenses” means all licenses, permits, approvals, certificates and other authorizations issued to the Company or any of its Affiliates by the FCC.

 

FCC Opinion Letter” means an opinion letter from the Company’s counsel to Acquiror and its counsel stating the status of the FCC Licenses and likelihood of adoption for the FCC Applications.

 

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FCC Transfer Applications” means one or more applications with the FCC requesting FCC consent to the transfer of control of the Company Entities with respect to the FCC Licenses, as a result of the entry into this Agreement and the consummation of the Transactions.

 

FCPA” means the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977.

 

Financial Statements” has the meaning specified in Section 4.05(a).

 

First Lien Financing Agreement” means that certain Financing Agreement, dated as of December 27, 2019, by and among NextNav Holdings, LLC, each subsidiary of NextNav Holdings, LLC listed as a “Borrower” on the signature pages thereto, each subsidiary of NextNav Holdings, LLC listed as a “Guarantor” on the signature pages thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Fortress Credit Corp, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Financing Agreement, dated as of January 24, 2020.

 

Form S-4” means the registration statement on Form S-4 of Shelf with respect to registration of the Shelf Common Shares to be issued in connection with the Transactions and the Acquiror Warrants and any Shelf Common Shares issued thereunder.

 

Fraud” means common law fraud (and not constructive fraud or negligent misrepresentation or omission) by a Person in the making of the Company Representations, Blocker Representations or Acquiror Representations.

 

GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles as in effect in the United States.

 

Governmental Authority” means any national, federal, state, provincial, county, municipal or local government, foreign or domestic, or the government of any political subdivision of any of the foregoing, or any entity, authority, agency, ministry or other similar body exercising executive, legislative, judicial (including any court or arbitrator (public or private)), regulatory or administrative authority or functions of or pertaining to government, including any authority or other quasi-governmental entity established to perform any of such functions.

 

Governmental Order” means any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, stipulation, determination or award entered by or with any Governmental Authority.

 

GS Blocker 1” has the meaning specified in the preamble hereto.

 

GS Blocker 1 Certificate of Merger” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(f).

 

GS Blocker 1 Equity Interests” means the limited liability company interests in GS Blocker 1.

 

GS Blocker 1 Seller” has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.

 

GS Blocker 1 Surviving Company” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(f).

 

GS Blocker 2” has the meaning specified in the preamble hereto.

 

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GS Blocker 2 Certificate of Merger” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(g).

 

GS Blocker 2 Equity Interests” means the shares of capital stock of GS Blocker 2.

 

GS Blocker 2 Seller” has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.

 

GS Blocker 2 Surviving Company” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(g).

 

Hazardous Substances” means: (a) any material, substance, chemical, waste, product, derivative, compound, mixture, solid, liquid, mineral or gas, in each case, whether naturally occurring or manmade, that is hazardous, acutely hazardous, toxic, a pollutant, a contaminant or words of similar import or regulatory effect under Environmental Laws; and (b) any petroleum or petroleum-derived products, radon, radioactive materials or wastes, asbestos in any form, lead or lead-containing materials, urea formaldehyde foam insulation, and polychlorinated biphenyls.

 

Holdings” has the meaning specified in the preamble hereto.

 

Holdings Capitalization Table” has the meaning specified in Section 4.04(a).

 

Holdings Certificate of Merger” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(b).

 

Holdings Closing Capitalization Table” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(b)(i).

 

Holdings Common Units” means the “Common Units” as defined in the Holdings LLC Agreement.

 

Holdings Equity Plan” means Holdings’ 2011 Unit Option and Profits Interest Plan (as it has been amended and/or restated from time to time).

 

Holdings LLC Agreement” means that certain Sixth Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of NextNav Holdings, LLC, dated December 27, 2019, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Sixth Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of NextNav Holdings, dated January 24, 2020, and that certain Second Amendment to Sixth Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of NextNav Holdings, LLC, dated October 21, 2020 and as may be further amended, modified, supplemented and/or restated (including in connection with the Pre-Closing Restructuring).

 

Holdings Options” means each option to purchase Holdings Common Units granted pursuant to the Holdings Equity Plan.

 

Holdings Organizational Documents” means the certificate of formation of Holdings (as amended) and the Holdings LLC Agreement.

 

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Holdings Per Share Merger Consideration” means a number of Shelf Common Shares equal to (x) the dollar amount that would be payable to a holder of Holdings Units in respect of each Holdings Unit held by such holder assuming that the Equity Value was distributed to the holders of each Holdings Unit pursuant to Section 10.3(b) of the Holdings LLC Agreement (subject to the application of Sections 8.16 and 10.4 of the Holdings LLC Agreement) divided by (y) the Shelf Common Share Dollar Value, as set forth in the Consideration Spreadsheet. For purposes of determining the Holdings Per Share Merger Consideration, (i) each Holdings Restricted Unit shall be treated as if it were fully vested, (ii) each Holdings Profits Interest shall be treated as if it were fully vested, (iii) each Holdings Option will be treated as if it were fully exercised and (iv) each Holdings Warrant will be treated as if it were fully exercised. For the avoidance of doubt, the Holding Per Share Merger Consideration in respect of any Holdings Unit held by a Blocker shall be determined without regard to the fact that such Holding Unit is an Excluded Unit for purposes of Section 3.02(a). For the further avoidance of doubt, the Holdings Per Share Merger Consideration (x) shall be determined by reference to the aggregate amounts payable to the holders of Holdings Units under the Holdings LLC Agreement (and may be reflected in this manner on the Consideration Spreadsheet), and therefore the Holdings Per Share Merger Consideration may vary from one Holdings Unit to another depending upon the holder therefor and the application of Sections 8.16, 10.3(b) and 10.4 of the Holdings LLC Agreement and (y) shall be calculated with respect to any amounts payable to any NEA Blocker Seller, Oak Blocker Seller, Columbia Blocker Seller, GS Blocker 1 Seller or GS Blocker 2 Seller pursuant to Article III as of immediately prior to the Merger 2 Effective Time as if such Seller were the holder of the Holdings Units held by the Blocker owned by such Seller (in proportion to such Seller’s ownership of such Blocker).

 

Holdings Preferred Units” means the “Preferred Units” as defined in the Holdings LLC Agreement.

 

Holdings Profits Interest” means a “Profits Interest” as defined in the Holdings LLC Agreement.

 

Holdings Restricted Units” means each Holdings Common Unit designated as a restricted Standard Unit and granted under the Holdings Equity Plan.

 

Holdings Seller” has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.

 

Holdings Sellers’ Representative” means Columbia Capital Equity Partners IV (QPCO), L.P..

 

Holdings Surviving Company” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(b).

 

Holdings Units” means, collectively, the Holdings Common Units and the Holdings Preferred Units.

 

Holdings Warrant” means a warrant entitling the holder to purchase Holdings Units.

 

HSR Act” means the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

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Indebtedness” means, without duplication, all (a) outstanding principal and accrued and unpaid interest on, and other payment obligations for borrowed money (including all interests, fees and costs and prepayment and other penalties), or payment obligations issued or incurred in substitution or exchange for payment obligations for borrowed money; (b) obligations for the deferred purchase price of property or services, including “earnout” payments; (c) long or short-term obligations evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or other similar instruments; (d) obligations under any interest rate, currency swap or other hedging agreement or arrangement; (e) all obligations under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to purchased property; (f) all Indebtedness 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; (g) capital lease (including equipment lease) obligations; (h) reimbursement obligations under any letter of credit, banker’s acceptance or similar credit transactions (in each case to the extent drawn); (i) guarantees made by any Company Entity on behalf of any third party in respect of obligations of the kind referred to in the foregoing clauses (a) through (h); and (j) any unpaid interest, prepayment penalties, premiums, costs and fees that would arise or become due as a result of the prepayment of any of the obligations referred to in the foregoing clauses (a) through (i); provided, that Indebtedness shall not include (i) accounts payable to trade creditors in the ordinary course of business; and (ii) Indebtedness owing from one Company Entity to another Company Entity in the ordinary course of business.

 

Indian Company Entity” means Commlabs Technology Centre Private Limited, incorporated on March 17, 2010 with corporate identification number U72900KA2010PTC052876, and with registered office at D 511-514, fifth floor, Delta Block, Sigma Soft-Tech Park, No. 7, Whitefield Road, Ramagondanahalli Village, Bangalore – 560 066.

 

Insurance Policies” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.21(a).

 

Intellectual Property” means all of the following intellectual property rights, pursuant to the Laws of any jurisdiction throughout the world: (a) trademarks, service marks, trade names, brand names, logos, trade dress, design rights and other similar designations of source, sponsorship, association or origin, together with the goodwill connected with the use of and symbolized by, and all registrations, applications and renewals for, any of the foregoing; (b) copyrightable works of authorship, expressions, designs and design registrations, including copyrights, author, performer and moral rights, and all registrations, applications for registration and renewals of such copyrights; (c) inventions, discoveries, trade secrets and know-how, database rights, confidential and proprietary information and all rights therein; and (d) patents (including all reissues, divisionals, provisionals, continuations and continuations-in-part, re-examinations, renewals, substitutions and extensions thereof), patent applications, and other patent rights and any other Governmental Authority-issued indicia of invention ownership (including inventor’s certificates, petty patents and patent utility models).

 

Intended Tax Treatment” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.11(e).

 

Interim Balance Sheet” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.05(a).

 

Interim Balance Sheet Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.05(a).

 

Interim Financial Statements” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.05(a).

 

Investment Company Act” means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

Law” means any law, statute, directive, ordinance, regulation, rule, writ, judgment, Order, decree or other regulation of any Governmental Authority.

 

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Leased Real Property” means all of the right, title and interest of the Company Entities under all leases, subleases, licenses, concessions and other agreements, pursuant to which any Company Entity holds a leasehold or sub-leasehold estate in, or is granted the right to use or occupy, any land, buildings, improvements, fixtures or other interest in real property; provided, that any interest in real property held pursuant to a Site Lease shall not be Leased Real Property.

 

Leases” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.08(c).

 

Liabilities” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.06.

 

Material Adverse Effect” means any event, occurrence, fact, condition or change that has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on (a) the Business, financial condition, results of operations or assets of the Company Entities, taken as a whole, or (b) the ability of the Company Parties to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; provided, however, that none of the following shall be deemed in themselves, either alone or in combination, to constitute, and none of the following shall be taken into account in determining whether there has been or shall be, a Material Adverse Effect pursuant to clause (a): any event, occurrence, fact, condition or change attributable to (i) the announcement or execution of this Agreement, pendency or completion of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (ii) conditions affecting the industry in which the Company Entities operate, general political or social conditions, the economy as a whole or the financial and capital markets in general (including currency fluctuations and interest rates); (iii) compliance with the terms of, or the taking of any action required or permitted by, this Agreement (including any action taken or omitted to be taken with the written consent of or at the written request of any Acquiror Party); (iv) any changes in applicable Laws or accounting rules or principles, including GAAP, or any interpretations thereof; (v) actions required to be taken pursuant to any directive, pronouncement or guideline issued by a Governmental Authority, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or the World Health Organization providing for business closures, “sheltering-in-place,” curfews or other restrictions that relate to, or arise out of a disease, outbreak, epidemic or pandemic (including the COVID-19 Pandemic); (vi) the failure of the Company Entities to meet or achieve the results set forth in any projection or forecast (provided, that this clause (vi) shall not prevent a determination that any change or effect underlying such failure to meet projections or forecasts has resulted in a Material Adverse Effect (to the extent such change or effect is not otherwise excluded from this definition of Material Adverse Effect)); (vii) acts of war (whether or not declared), armed hostilities or terrorism, or the escalation or worsening thereof, riots, civil unrest or public disorders; (viii) changes in, or effects arising from or relating to, any earthquake, hurricane, tsunami, tornado, flood, mudslide or other natural disaster, disease outbreak, epidemic, pandemic (including the COVID-19 Pandemic), weather condition, explosion or fire or other force majeure event or act of God; or (ix) any of the matters disclosed on the Company Disclosure Schedules; provided that, in the case of clauses (ii), (iv) and (vii) above, if such change, effect, event, occurrence, state of facts or development disproportionately affects the Company Entities as compared to other Persons or businesses that operate in the industry in which the Company Entities operate, then the disproportionate aspect of such change, effect, event, occurrence, state of facts or development may be taken into account in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has or shall occur.

 

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Material Commercial Relationships” means relationships between the Company Entities and the Top Suppliers or Top Customers.

 

Material Contracts” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.13.

 

Merger 1” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(a).

 

Merger 1 Effective Time” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(a).

 

Merger 2” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(b).

 

Merger 2 Effective Time” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(b).

 

Merger 3” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(c).

 

Merger 3 Effective Time” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(c).

 

Merger 4” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(d).

 

Merger 4 Effective Time” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(d).

 

Merger 5” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(e).

 

Merger 5 Effective Time” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(e).

 

Merger 6” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(f).

 

Merger 6 Effective Time” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(f).

 

Merger 7” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(g).

 

Merger 7 Effective Time” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(g).

 

Mergers” means, collectively, Merger 1, Merger 2, Merger 3, Merger 4, Merger 5, Merger 6 and Merger 7.

 

Merger Subs” means, collectively, MS 1, MS 2, MS 3, MS 4, MS 5, MS 6 and MS 7.

 

Money Laundering Laws” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.26(g).

 

MS 1” has the meaning specified in the preamble hereto.

 

MS 2” has the meaning specified in the preamble hereto.

 

MS 3” has the meaning specified in the preamble hereto.

 

MS 4” has the meaning specified in the preamble hereto.

 

MS 5” has the meaning specified in the preamble hereto.

 

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MS 6” has the meaning specified in the preamble hereto.

 

MS 7” has the meaning specified in the preamble hereto.

 

Multiemployer Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(37) of ERISA.

 

Nasdaq” means The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC.

 

NEA Blocker” has the meaning specified in the preamble hereto.

 

NEA Blocker Certificate of Merger” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(c).

 

NEA Blocker Equity Interests” means the limited liability company interests in NEA Blocker.

 

NEA Blocker Seller” has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.

 

NEA Blocker Surviving Company” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(c).

 

Oak Blocker” has the meaning specified in the preamble hereto.

 

Oak Blocker Certificate of Merger” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(d).

 

Oak Blocker Equity Interests” means the limited liability company interests in Oak Blocker.

 

Oak Blocker Seller” has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.

 

Oak Blocker Surviving Company” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(d).

 

OFAC” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department.

 

Offer” has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.

 

Pass-Through Income Tax Return” means any Tax Return reporting the income of any Company Entity that is allocable to, and reportable as income of, the Company’s direct or indirect equityholders under applicable Tax Law.

 

Permits” means any consent, franchise, approval, permit, filing, authorization, license, order, registration, certificate, exemption, variance and other similar permit or rights obtained from any Governmental Authority necessary for the operations of the Business and all pending applications therefor.

 

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Permitted Encumbrances” means (a) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar defects or imperfections of title, charges and encumbrances of record not in the aggregate detracting materially from the use or value of the assets subject thereto, (b) Encumbrances for Taxes not yet due and payable or the amount or validity of which is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP; (c) cashiers’, landlords’, mechanics’, materialmens’, carriers’, workmens’, repairmens’, contractors’ and warehousemens’ Encumbrances arising or incurred in the ordinary course of business and for amounts which are not delinquent or are being contested in good faith, (d) any statutory lien arising in the ordinary course of business by operation of applicable Laws with respect to a liability that is not yet due or delinquent or that is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP, (e) purchase money Encumbrances securing rental payments under capital lease arrangements, (f) leases for Leased Real Property to which a Company Entity is a party, (g) zoning, building codes or other land use Laws regulating the use or occupancy of real property or the activities conducted thereon which are imposed by any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over such real property or the operation of the business that do not, individually or in the aggregate, materially interfere with the current use of the Leased Real Property, (h) non-exclusive licenses to Intellectual Property granted to third parties in the ordinary course of business, (i) Encumbrances securing surety bonds incurred in the ordinary course of business and (j) any Encumbrance affecting the fee interest of any Leased Real Property not created or imposed by, or in connection with any action or inaction of, a Company Entity.

 

Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, joint stock company, unincorporated organization or association, trust, joint venture, association or other organization, whether or not a legal entity, or a Governmental Authority.

 

Personal Information” means a natural person’s name, street address, telephone number, email address, photograph, social security number, driver’s license number, credit card number, bank information, or biometric identifiers or any other piece of information that, alone or in combination with other information held by a Company Entity allows the identification of or contact with a natural person or can be used to identify a natural person.

 

PIPE Investment Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.18.

 

PIPE Investors” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.18.

 

Pre-Closing Restructuring” has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.

 

Pre-Closing Tax Period” means a taxable period ending on or prior to the Closing Date and, with respect to any tax period that does not end on the Closing Date, the portion of such period ending on and including the Closing Date.

 

Privacy and Data Security Requirement” means all (i) privacy and data security requirements pursuant to any applicable Privacy Law; (ii) any privacy policies pursuant to which the Company Entities collect any information, in each case, to the extent related to privacy, security, data collection, data protection, data sharing, direct marketing and behavioral marketing and workplace privacy, including the collection, processing, storage, protection, transfer or disclosure of Personal Information or Confidential Data and (iii) any contractual requirements that govern the collection, processing, storage, protection, transfer or disclosure of any Personal Information or Confidential Data and/or that otherwise require compliance with any applicable Privacy Laws, in each case, as applicable to the Company Entities.

 

Privacy Laws” means all Laws governing the collection, storage, transmission, transfer, disclosure, privacy, data security and use of Personal Information (including, without limitation, the GDPR and the CCPA), in each case, to the extent applicable to the Company Entities.

 

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Proceeding” means any claim, action, cause of action, audit, assessment, suit, demand, lawsuit, arbitration, notice of violation, proceeding, litigation, citation, summons, or criminal, administrative, civil or governmental audit, subpoena, administrative enforcement proceeding or investigation.

 

Process” means to acquire, transmit or store Confidential Data or Personal Information.

 

Proxy Statement” means the proxy statement filed by Acquiror with respect to the Acquiror Stockholders’ Meeting to approve the Voting Matters.

 

Proxy Statement/Prospectus” means the proxy statement/prospectus included in the Form S-4, including the Proxy Statement, relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, which shall constitute a proxy statement of Acquiror to be used for the Acquiror Stockholders’ Meeting to approve the Voting Matters (which shall also provide the Acquiror Stockholders with the opportunity to redeem their shares of Acquiror Class A Common Stock in conjunction with a stockholder vote on the Business Combination) and a prospectus with respect to the Shelf Common Shares to be offered and issued as part of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, in all cases in accordance with and as required by the Acquiror Organizational Documents, applicable Law, and the rules and regulations of Nasdaq.

 

Redeeming Stockholder” means a holder of Acquiror Class A Common Stock who demands that Acquiror redeem its Acquiror Class A Common Stock into cash in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and in accordance with the Acquiror Organizational Documents, this Agreement, the Trust Agreement and the Proxy Statement/Prospectus.

 

Registration Rights Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals hereto.

 

Release” means any actual or threatened release, spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, abandonment, disposing or allowing to escape or migrate into or through the environment (including ambient air (indoor or outdoor), surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata or within any building, structure, facility or fixture).

 

Representative” means, as to any Person, any of the officers, directors, managers, employees, counsel, accountants, financial advisors, lenders, debt financing sources and consultants of such Person.

 

Restricted Shelf Common Share” means a Shelf Common Share that is a restricted share of Shelf common stock under the Holdings Equity Plan and any applicable participation agreement, grant agreement or other similar agreement in connection with such Shelf Common Share.

 

SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

SEC Clearance Date” means the date on which the SEC has declared the Form S-4 effective and has confirmed that it has no further comments on the Proxy Statement/Prospectus.

 

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Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

Securities Laws” means the securities laws of any state, federal or foreign entity and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Security Incident” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.11(g).

 

Sellers” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals hereto.

 

Shelf” has the meaning specified in the preamble hereto.

 

Shelf Board” means the board of directors of Shelf.

 

Shelf Common Share” means a share of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Shelf.

 

Shelf Common Share Dollar Value” means $10.00.

 

Shelf Revised Charter” means the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Shelf to be filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware immediately prior to the Merger 1 Effective Time, in substantially the form of Exhibit E.

 

SPAC Certificate of Merger” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(a).

 

SPAC Per Share Merger Consideration” means one Shelf Common Share.

 

SPAC Surviving Company” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(a).

 

Sponsor” means Spartacus Sponsor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

 

Subscription Agreement” has the meaning specified in the preamble hereto.

 

Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, partnership, association, limited liability company or other business entity of which (a) if a corporation, a majority of the total voting power of shares of stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof, or (b) if a partnership, association, limited liability company or other business entity, a majority of the partnership or other similar ownership interests thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by any Person or one or more Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof. For purposes hereof, a Person or Persons shall be deemed to have a majority ownership interest in a partnership, association, limited liability company or other business entity if such Person or Persons shall be allocated a majority of partnership, association, limited liability company or other business entity gains or losses or shall be or control the managing director, managing member, general partner or other managing Person of such partnership, association, limited liability company or other business entity.

 

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Sunnyvale Lease” means that certain Lease dated August 5, 2011, by and between SV Landlord, as landlord, and Company (as successor-in-interest to Commlabs, Inc., a Delaware company), as tenant, as amended by (i) Addendum “A”, dated April 12, 2016, and (ii) Addendum “B,” executed on August 30, 2019 and September 3, 2019.

 

Sunnyvale Lease Notice” means all notifications required to be obtained or provided by the Company pursuant to the Sunnyvale Lease, as a result of the entry into this Agreement and the consummation of the Transactions.

 

Supporting Sellers” has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.

 

Surviving Companies” means, collectively, the SPAC Surviving Company, the Holdings Surviving Company, the Columbia Blocker Surviving Company, the GS Blocker 1 Surviving Company, the GS Blocker 2 Surviving Company, the NEA Blocker Surviving Company and the Oak Blocker Surviving Company.

 

SV Landlord” means Oakmead Properties, LLC, a California limited liability company, as successor-in-interest to Silicon Valley CA-I, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

 

Systems” means all material software, servers, sites, circuits, networks, interfaces, platforms, computers, hardware, databases, cable, networking, call centers, equipment and all other technology or infrastructure assets or services that are used in or necessary for the conduct of the Business.

 

Tax” means all federal, state, local, foreign and other income, gross receipts, sales, use, production, ad valorem, transfer, franchise, registration, profits, license, lease, service, service use, withholding, payroll, employment, unemployment, estimated, excise, severance, environmental, stamp, occupation, premium, property (real or personal), real property gains, windfall profits, customs, duties or other taxes of any kind whatsoever, together with any interest, additions to tax or penalties with respect thereto.

 

Tax Authority” means any Governmental Authority responsible for the imposition or collection of any Tax.

 

Tax Return” means any return, declaration, report, claim for refund, or information return or statement relating to Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto, and including any amendment thereof.

 

Top Customers” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.24.

 

Top Suppliers” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.24.

 

Transactions” means the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to occur at the Closing, including the Mergers.

 

Transfer Taxes” means any real property transfer, transfer gains, documentary, sales, use, stamp, registration or similar Taxes, fees or charges (including any penalties and interest) which become payable in connection with the Transactions pursuant to this Agreement.

 

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Treasury Regulations” means the treasury regulations promulgated under the Code, including any temporary regulations.

 

Trust Account” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.13

 

Trust Agreement” has the meaning specified in Section 6.13.

 

Trustee” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.13.

 

Voting Matters” has the meaning specified in Section 7.07(b).

 

1.02 Interpretation.

 

(a) References to Articles and Sections are to Articles and Sections of this Agreement unless otherwise specified.

 

(b) A “month” or a “quarter” means a calendar month or quarter (as the case may be).

 

(c) References to “$” or “dollars” refer to lawful currency of the United States.

 

(d) “Writing” includes typewriting, printing, lithography, photography, email and other modes of representing or reproducing words in a legible and non-transitory form including in electronic form.

 

(e) The terms “include” and “including” and words of similar import are to be construed as non-exclusive (so that, by way of example, “including” means “including without limitation”).

 

(f) Unless the context of this Agreement otherwise requires (i) words using a singular or plural number also include the plural or singular number, respectively, (ii) the terms “hereof,” “herein,” “hereby,” “hereunder,” “hereto” and any derivative thereof or similar words refer to this entire Agreement, (iii) words of any gender include each other gender, (iv) any reference to a Law, an agreement or a document will be deemed also to refer to any amendment, supplement or replacement thereof, (v) whenever this Agreement refers to a number of days, such number refers to calendar days unless such reference specifies Business Days, and (vi) the word “or” shall be disjunctive but not exclusive unless the context clearly requires the selection of one (1) (but not more than one (1)) of a number of items.

 

(g) With respect to the determination of any period of time, the word “from” means “from and including” and the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding.”

 

(h) The word “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” (or similar phrases) shall mean the degree to which a suborder or other thing extends, and such phrase shall not mean simply “if.”

 

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(i) Unless the context requires otherwise, “party” means a party signatory hereto.

 

(j) An accounting term not otherwise defined in this Agreement has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP.

 

(k) Terms defined in this Agreement by reference to any other agreement, document or instrument have the meanings assigned to them in such agreement, document or instrument whether or not such agreement, document or instrument is then in effect.

 

(l) The term “foreign” means non-United States.

 

(m) Unless the context of this Agreement otherwise requires, references to statutes shall include all regulations promulgated thereunder and references to statutes or regulations shall be construed as including all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending or replacing the statute or regulation.

 

(n) The language used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent and no rule of strict construction shall be applied against any party.

 

(o) The phrases “ordinary course of business,” “ordinary course of business consistent with past practice” and similar phrases will mean, with respect to any Person, the ordinary course of such Person’s business consistent with past custom and practice (and giving effect to any adjustments and modifications thereto taken in response to or as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic and in all cases with respect to the Company Entities, taken as a whole, taking into account their collective business plan in connection with establishing and building their network).

 

(p) Except as otherwise indicated, when reference is made to a Company Entity in this Agreement, such phrase shall mean the Company Entities after giving effect to the Pre-Closing Restructuring.

 

(q) Reference herein to any Person shall include such Person’s heirs, executors, personal representatives, administrators, successors and permitted assigns; provided, however, that nothing contained in this Section 1.02(q) is intended to authorize any assignment or transfer not otherwise permitted by this Agreement.

 

(r) References herein to a Person in a particular capacity or capacities shall exclude such Person in any other capacity.

 

(s) References herein to any contract (including this Agreement) mean such contract as amended, restated, supplemented or modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

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(t) The phrases “provided to,” “furnished to,” “made available” and phrases of similar import when used herein, unless the context otherwise requires, mean that a copy of the information or material referred to has been provided no later than 11:59 p.m. on June 7, 2021 to the party (or a representative thereof) to which such information or material is to be provided or furnished in the virtual “data room” set up by the Company Entities in connection with this Agreement.

 

1.03 Equitable Adjustments. If, between the date of this Agreement and the Closing, the outstanding Shelf Common Shares or Acquiror Common Stock shall have been changed into a different number of shares or a different class, by reason of any stock dividend, subdivision, reclassification, recapitalization, split, combination or exchange of shares, or any similar event shall have occurred, then any number, value (including dollar value) or amount contained herein which is based upon the number of Shelf Common Shares or shares of Acquiror Common Stock will be appropriately adjusted to provide to the Acquiror, Holdings, the Blockers and the holders of Acquiror Common Stock the same economic effect as contemplated by this Agreement prior to such event; provided, however, that this Section 1.03 shall not be construed to permit Acquiror, Shelf or the Merger Subs to take any action with respect to their respective securities that is prohibited by the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

Article II
THE MERGERS; CLOSING

 

2.01 Closing Date Certificate; Consideration Spreadsheet.

 

(a) Closing Date Certificate. No sooner than five (5) or later than three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing, Acquiror shall deliver to Holdings a certificate (the “Closing Date Certificate”), duly executed and certified by an executive officer of Acquiror, which sets forth Acquiror’s good faith calculation of the Available Closing Date Trust Cash and Available Closing Date Total Cash (including reasonable supporting detail thereof), in each case determined in accordance with the definitions set forth in this Agreement. Acquiror shall consider in good faith Holdings’ comments to the Closing Date Certificate delivered to Acquiror no less than two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing.

 

(b) No sooner than five (5) or later than three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing, Holdings shall deliver to the Acquiror a certificate (the “Consideration Spreadsheet”), duly executed and certified by an executive officer of Holdings, which sets forth:

 

(i) the calculation of the Equity Value, including each component thereof in reasonable detail;

 

(ii) the Holdings Per Share Merger Consideration;

 

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(iii) as of both immediately after the Pre-Closing Restructuring and immediately prior to the Closing, the record and beneficial owners of Holdings Units and the capitalization of Holdings, including the (A) issued and outstanding Holdings Common Units (including the class or series designation of such Holdings Common Units), (B) issued and outstanding Holdings Preferred Units (including the class or series designation of such Holdings Preferred Units), (C) issued and outstanding Holdings Restricted Units (including the class or series designation of such Holdings Restricted Units and the number of such Holding Restricted Units that will be vested and unvested as of the Merger 2 Effective Time), (D) issued and outstanding and unexercised Holdings Options (including the class or series designation of the Holdings Units purchasable under such Holdings Options and the number of such Holding Options that will be vested and unvested as of the Merger 2 Effective Time), (E) issued and outstanding and unexercised Holdings Warrants (including the class or series designation of the Holdings Units purchasable under such Holdings Warrants or other stock purchase rights) and (F) issued and outstanding and unexercised Holdings Profits Interests (including the class or series designation of such Holdings Profits Interests and the number of such Holdings Profits Interests that will be vested and unvested as of the Merger 2 Effective Time) (the “Holdings Closing Capitalization Table”); and

 

(iv) with respect to each Seller or holder of unexercised Holdings Option or Holdings Warrant, (A) the name and address of record of such Person, including email address, if available, (B) the number and type(s) of Holdings Units, unexercised Holdings Options, unexercised Holdings Warrants and/or Blocker Equity Interests held by such Person (on a certificate-by-certificate basis, if applicable), (C) the net number of Shelf Common Shares to be issued by Shelf to such Person (including the number of such Shelf Common Shares that will be Restricted Shelf Common Shares), which number shall not include any fractional Shelf Common Shares, (D) the number of options and/or warrants to acquire Shelf Common Shares issuable to such Person pursuant to Sections 3.09(d) and 3.09(e) and (E) whether such Seller is a United States person within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code and the social security number or employer identification number of such Seller (if any);

 

in each case as reasonably determined by Holdings in accordance with the definitions set forth in this Agreement. Holdings shall consider in good faith the Acquiror’s comments to the Consideration Spreadsheet delivered to Holdings no less than two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing.

 

2.02 Mergers.

 

(a) Merger 1. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing, Acquiror, Shelf and MS 1 shall cause MS 1 to be merged with and into Acquiror (“Merger 1”), with Acquiror being the surviving corporation (which is sometimes hereinafter referred to for the periods at and after the Merger 1 Effective Time as the “SPAC Surviving Company”) following Merger 1 and the separate corporate existence of MS 1 shall cease. Merger 1 shall be consummated in accordance with this Agreement and the DGCL and evidenced and effected by a Certificate of Merger in the form of Exhibit B-1 (the “SPAC Certificate of Merger”), such Merger 1 to be consummated immediately upon filing of the SPAC Certificate of Merger or at such later time as may be agreed by Acquiror and Holdings in writing and specified in the SPAC Certificate of Merger (the “Merger 1 Effective Time”).

 

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(b) Merger 2. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing, Holdings, Shelf and MS 2 shall cause MS 2 to be merged with and into Holdings (“Merger 2”), with Holdings being the surviving company (which is sometimes hereinafter referred to for the periods at and after the Merger 2 Effective Time as the “Holdings Surviving Company”) following Merger 2 and the separate existence of MS 2 shall cease. Merger 2 shall be consummated in accordance with this Agreement and the DLLCA and evidenced and effected by a Certificate of Merger in the form of Exhibit B-2 (the “Holdings Certificate of Merger”), such Merger 2 to be consummated immediately upon filing of the Holdings Certificate of Merger or at such later time as may be agreed by Acquiror and Holdings in writing and specified in the Holdings Certificate of Merger (the “Merger 2 Effective Time”).

 

(c) Merger 3. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing, NEA Blocker, Shelf and MS 3 shall cause MS 3 to be merged with and into NEA Blocker (“Merger 3”), with NEA Blocker being the surviving company (which is sometimes hereinafter referred to for the periods at and after the Merger 3 Effective Time as the “NEA Blocker Surviving Company”) following Merger 3 and the separate existence of MS 3 shall cease. Merger 3 shall be consummated in accordance with this Agreement and the DLLCA and evidenced and effected by a Certificate of Merger in the form of Exhibit B-3 (the “NEA Blocker Certificate of Merger”), such Merger 3 to be consummated immediately upon filing of the NEA Blocker Certificate of Merger or at such later time as may be agreed by Acquiror and Holdings in writing and specified in the NEA Blocker Certificate of Merger (the “Merger 3 Effective Time”).

 

(d) Merger 4. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing, Oak Blocker, Shelf and MS 4 shall cause MS 4 to be merged with and into Oak Blocker (“Merger 4”), with Oak Blocker being the surviving company (which is sometimes hereinafter referred to for the periods at and after the Merger 4 Effective Time as the “Oak Blocker Surviving Company”) following Merger 4 and the separate existence of MS 4 shall cease. Merger 4 shall be consummated in accordance with this Agreement and the DLLCA and evidenced and effected by a Certificate of Merger in the form of Exhibit B-4 (the “Oak Blocker Certificate of Merger”), such Merger 4 to be consummated immediately upon filing of the Oak Blocker Certificate of Merger or at such later time as may be agreed by Acquiror and Holdings in writing and specified in the Oak Blocker Certificate of Merger (the “Merger 4 Effective Time”).

 

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(e) Merger 5. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing, Columbia Blocker, Shelf and MS 5 shall cause MS 5 to be merged with and into Columbia Blocker (“Merger 5”), with Columbia Blocker being the surviving company (which is sometimes hereinafter referred to for the periods at and after the Merger 5 Effective Time as the “Columbia Blocker Surviving Company”) following Merger 5 and the separate corporate existence of MS 5 shall cease. Merger 5 shall be consummated in accordance with this Agreement and the DGCL and evidenced and effected by a Certificate of Merger in the form of Exhibit B-5 (the “Columbia Blocker Certificate of Merger”), such Merger 5 to be consummated immediately upon filing of the Columbia Blocker Certificate of Merger or at such later time as may be agreed by Acquiror and Holdings in writing and specified in the Columbia Blocker Certificate of Merger (the “Merger 5 Effective Time”).

 

(f) Merger 6. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing, GS Blocker 1, Shelf and MS 6 shall cause MS 6 to be merged with and into GS Blocker 1 (“Merger 6”), with GS Blocker 1 being the surviving company (which is sometimes hereinafter referred to for the periods at and after the Merger 6 Effective Time as the “GS Blocker 1 Surviving Company”) following Merger 6 and the separate existence of MS 6 shall cease. Merger 6 shall be consummated in accordance with this Agreement and the DLLCA and evidenced and effected by a Certificate of Merger in the form of Exhibit B-6 (the “GS Blocker 1 Certificate of Merger”), such Merger 6 to be consummated immediately upon filing of the GS Blocker 1 Certificate of Merger or at such later time as may be agreed by Acquiror and Holdings in writing and specified in the GS Blocker 1 Certificate of Merger (the “Merger 6 Effective Time”).

 

(g) Merger 7. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing, GS Blocker 2, Shelf and MS 7 shall cause MS 7 to be merged with and into GS Blocker 2 (“Merger 7”), with GS Blocker 2 being the surviving company (which is sometimes hereinafter referred to for the periods at and after the Merger 7 Effective Time as the “GS Blocker 2 Surviving Company”) following Merger 7 and the separate corporate existence of MS 7 shall cease. Merger 7 shall be consummated in accordance with this Agreement and the DGCL and evidenced and effected by a Certificate of Merger in the form of Exhibit B-7 (the “GS Blocker 2 Certificate of Merger”), such Merger 7 to be consummated immediately upon filing of the GS Blocker 2 Certificate of Merger or at such later time as may be agreed by Acquiror and Holdings in writing and specified in the GS Blocker 2 Certificate of Merger (the “Merger 7 Effective Time”).

 

2.03 Closing. In lieu of an in-person meeting, the closing of the Transactions (the “Closing”) shall be accomplished by teleconference and electronic exchange of documents (in .pdf or image format) on the date which is two (2) Business Days after the date on which all conditions set forth in Article VIII shall have been satisfied or waived (other than those conditions that by their terms are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver thereof) or such other time and place as Acquiror and Holdings may mutually agree in writing. The date on which the Closing actually occurs is referred to in this Agreement as the “Closing Date.” Subject to the satisfaction or waiver of all of the conditions set forth in Article VIII of this Agreement, and provided that this Agreement has not theretofore been terminated pursuant to its terms, on the Closing Date, Acquiror, Shelf, the Merger Subs, Holdings, and the Blockers shall cause the Certificates of Merger to be executed, acknowledged and filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in accordance with and pursuant to Sections 251 and 103 of the DGCL and Sections 18-204, 18-206 and 18-209 of the DLLCA, as applicable.

 

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2.04 Effects of the Mergers. The Mergers shall have the effects set forth in this Agreement and the DGCL and the DLLCA. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, (a) at the Merger 1 Effective Time, all the property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of MS 1 shall vest in the SPAC Surviving Company, and all debts, liabilities and duties of MS 1 shall become the debts, liabilities and duties of the SPAC Surviving Company, (b) at the Merger 2 Effective Time, all the property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of MS 2 shall vest in the Holdings Surviving Company, and all debts, liabilities and duties of MS 2 shall become the debts, liabilities and duties of the Holdings Surviving Company, (c) at the Merger 3 Effective Time, all the property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of MS 3 shall vest in the NEA Blocker Surviving Company, and all debts, liabilities and duties of MS 3 shall become the debts, liabilities and duties of the NEA Blocker Surviving Company, (d) at the Merger 4 Effective Time, all the property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of MS 4 shall vest in the Oak Blocker Surviving Company, and all debts, liabilities and duties of MS 4 shall become the debts, liabilities and duties of the Oak Blocker Surviving Company, (e) at the Merger 5 Effective Time, all the property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of MS 5 shall vest in the Columbia Blocker Surviving Company, and all debts, liabilities and duties of MS 5 shall become the debts, liabilities and duties of the Columbia Blocker Surviving Company, (f) at the Merger 6 Effective Time, all the property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of MS 6 shall vest in the GS Blocker 1 Surviving Company, and all debts, liabilities and duties of MS 6 shall become the debts, liabilities and duties of the GS Blocker 1 Surviving Company and (g) at the Merger 7 Effective Time, all the property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of MS 7 shall vest in the GS Blocker 2 Surviving Company, and all debts, liabilities and duties of MS 7 shall become the debts, liabilities and duties of the GS Blocker 2 Surviving Company.

 

2.05 Organizational Documents of the Surviving Companies.

 

(a) At the Merger 1 Effective Time, (i) the certificate of incorporation of Acquiror as in effect immediately prior to the Merger 1 Effective Time shall be amended and restated to read in its entirety as set forth in Exhibit A to the SPAC Certificate of Merger attached hereto and, as so amended and restated, shall be the certificate of incorporation of Acquiror from and after the Merger 1 Effective Time until thereafter amended in accordance with its terms and as provided by the DGCL, and (ii) the bylaws of Acquiror as in effect immediately prior to the Merger 1 Effective Time shall be amended and restated to be identical to the bylaws of MS 1 in effect immediately prior to the Merger 1 Effective Time, except that references to the name of MS 1 shall be replaced with references to the name of Acquiror, and, as so amended and restated, shall be the bylaws of Acquiror from and after the Merger 1 Effective Time until thereafter amended as provided therein or by the DGCL.

 

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(b) At the Merger 2 Effective Time, (i) the certificate of formation of Holdings as in effect immediately prior to the Merger 2 Effective Time shall be amended and restated in its entirety as set forth in Exhibit A to the Holdings Certificate of Merger, until thereafter amended in accordance with its terms and as provided by the DLLCA, and (ii) the limited liability company agreement of Holdings as in effect immediately prior to the Merger 2 Effective Time shall be amended and restated to be identical to the limited liability company agreement of MS 2 in effect immediately prior to the Merger 2 Effective Time, except that references to the name of MS 2 shall be replaced with references to the name of Holdings Surviving Company as set forth in the Holdings Certificate of Merger, and, as so amended and restated, shall be the amended and restated limited liability company agreement of Holdings from and after the Merger 2 Effective Time until thereafter amended as provided therein or by the DLLCA.

 

(c) At the Merger 3 Effective Time, (i) the certificate of formation of NEA Blocker as in effect immediately prior to the Merger 3 Effective Time shall be amended and restated in its entirety as set forth in Exhibit A to the NEA Blocker Certificate of Merger, until thereafter amended in accordance with its terms and as provided by the DLLCA, and (ii) the limited liability company agreement of NEA Blocker as in effect immediately prior to the Merger 3 Effective Time shall be amended and restated to be identical to the limited liability company agreement of MS 3 in effect immediately prior to the Merger 3 Effective Time, except that references to the name of MS 3 shall be replaced with references to the name of NEA Blocker Surviving Company as set forth in the NEA Blocker Certificate of Merger, and, as so amended and restated, shall be the limited liability company agreement of NEA Blocker from and after the Merger 3 Effective Time until thereafter amended as provided therein or by the DLLCA.

 

(d) At the Merger 4 Effective Time, (i) the certificate of formation of Oak Blocker as in effect immediately prior to the Merger 4 Effective Time shall be amended and restated in its entirety as set forth in Exhibit A to the Oak Blocker Certificate of Merger, until thereafter amended in accordance with its terms and as provided by the DLLCA, and (ii) the limited liability company agreement of Oak Blocker as in effect immediately prior to the Merger 4 Effective Time shall be amended and restated to be identical to the limited liability company agreement of MS 4 in effect immediately prior to the Merger 4 Effective Time, except that references to the name of MS 4 shall be replaced with references to the name of the Oak Blocker Surviving Company as set forth in the Oak Blocker Certificate of Merger, and, as so amended and restated, shall be the amended and restated limited liability company agreement of Oak Blocker from and after the Merger 4 Effective Time until thereafter amended as provided therein or by the DLLCA.

 

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(e) At the Merger 5 Effective Time, (i) the certificate of incorporation of Columbia Blocker as in effect immediately prior to the Merger 5 Effective Time shall be amended and restated to read in its entirety as set forth in Exhibit A to the Columbia Blocker Certificate of Merger attached hereto and, as so amended and restated, shall be the certificate of incorporation of Columbia Blocker Surviving Company from and after the Merger 5 Effective Time until thereafter amended in accordance with its terms and as provided by the DGCL, and (ii) the bylaws of Columbia Blocker as in effect immediately prior to the Merger 5 Effective Time shall be amended and restated to be identical to the bylaws of MS 5 in effect immediately prior to the Merger 5 Effective Time, except that references to the name of MS 5 shall be replaced with references to the name of the Columbia Blocker Surviving Company as set forth in the Columbia Blocker Certificate of Merger, and, as so amended and restated, shall be the bylaws of Columbia Blocker Surviving Company from and after the Merger 1 Effective Time until thereafter amended as provided therein or by the DGCL.

 

(f) At the Merger 6 Effective Time, (i) the certificate of formation of GS Blocker 1 as in effect immediately prior to the Merger 6 Effective Time shall be amended and restated in its entirety as set forth in Exhibit A to the GS Blocker 1 Certificate of Merger, until thereafter amended in accordance with its terms and as provided by the DLLCA, and (ii) the limited liability company agreement of GS Blocker 1 as in effect immediately prior to the Merger 6 Effective Time shall be amended and restated to be identical to the limited liability company agreement of MS 6 in effect immediately prior to the Merger 6 Effective Time, except that references to the name of MS 6 shall be replaced with references to the name of the GS Blocker 1 Surviving Company as set forth in the GS Blocker 1 Certificate of Merger, and, as so amended and restated, shall be the amended and restated limited liability company agreement of GS Blocker 1 from and after the Merger 6 Effective Time until thereafter amended as provided therein or by the DLLCA.

 

(g) At the Merger 7 Effective Time, (i) the certificate of incorporation of GS Blocker 2 as in effect immediately prior to the Merger 7 Effective Time shall be amended and restated as set forth in Exhibit A to the GS Blocker 2 Certificate of Merger, until thereafter amended in accordance with its terms and as provided by the DGCL, and (ii) the bylaws of GS Blocker 2 as in effect immediately prior to the Merger 7 Effective Time shall be amended and restated to be identical to the bylaws of MS 7 in effect immediately prior to the Merger 7 Effective Time, except that references to the name of MS 7 shall be replaced with references to the name of the GS Blocker 2 Surviving Company as set forth in the GS Blocker 2 Certificate of Merger, until thereafter amended as provided therein or by the DGCL.

 

2.06 Directors and Officers of the Surviving Company. Each of Shelf and the Merger Subs shall cause the individuals set forth on Section 2.06 of the Company Disclosure Schedules to be designated or appointed as the directors, managers and/or officers, as applicable, of the Merger Subs immediately prior to the Merger 1 Effective Time, the Merger 2 Effective Time, the Merger 3 Effective Time, the Merger 4 Effective Time, the Merger 5 Effective Time, the Merger 6 Effective Time and the Merger 7 Effective Time, as applicable, and each of Shelf, the Merger Subs, the Blockers and Holdings, as applicable, shall take all action within its power as may be necessary or appropriate such that immediately after the Merger 1 Effective Time, the Merger 2 Effective Time, the Merger 3 Effective Time, the Merger 4 Effective Time, the Merger 5 Effective Time, the Merger 6 Effective Time and the Merger 7 Effective Time such individuals shall be the directors, managers and/or officers of the applicable Surviving Company until the earlier of their resignation or removal or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified.

 

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Article III
EFFECTS OF THE MERGERS

 

3.01 Conversion of Shares of Acquiror Common Stock and MS 1 Stock.

 

(a) At the Merger 1 Effective Time, by virtue of Merger 1 and without any action on the part of any Acquiror Stockholder or any other Person, each share of Acquiror Common Stock (an “Acquiror Common Share”) that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Merger 1 Effective Time (other than any Excluded Shares, which shall not constitute “Acquiror Common Shares” for purposes of this Section 3.01(a)), shall thereupon be automatically converted into the right to receive the SPAC Per Share Merger Consideration. All of the shares of Acquiror Common Stock converted into the right to receive the SPAC Per Share Merger Consideration pursuant to this Article III shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be cancelled and shall cease to exist, and each holder of a certificate previously representing any such shares of Acquiror Common Stock shall thereafter cease to have any rights with respect to such securities, except the right to receive the SPAC Per Share Merger Consideration into which such shares of Acquiror Common Stock shall have been converted in Merger 1.

 

(b) At the Merger 1 Effective Time, by virtue of Merger 1 and without any action on the part of Shelf or MS 1 or any other Person, each share of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of MS 1 shall no longer be outstanding and shall thereupon be automatically converted into and become one share of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the SPAC Surviving Company.

 

(c) At the Merger 1 Effective Time, without any action on the part of any holder of Excluded Shares or any other Person, each Excluded Share shall be automatically surrendered and cancelled and shall cease to exist and no consideration shall be delivered or deliverable in exchange therefor.

 

3.02 Conversion of Holdings Units and MS 2 Equity Interests.

 

(a) At the Merger 2 Effective Time, by virtue of Merger 2 and without any action on the part of any holder of Holdings Units or any other Person, each Holdings Unit that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Merger 2 Effective Time (other than Excluded Units, which shall not constitute “Holdings Units” for purposes of this Section 3.02(a)), shall thereupon be automatically converted into the right to receive the Holdings Per Share Merger Consideration. All of the Holdings Units converted into the right to receive the Holdings Per Share Merger Consideration pursuant to this Article III shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be cancelled and shall cease to exist, and each holder of a certificate previously representing any such Holdings Units, if any, shall thereafter cease to have any rights with respect to such securities, except the right to receive the Holdings Per Share Merger Consideration into which such Holdings Units shall have been converted in Merger 2.

 

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(b) At the Merger 2 Effective Time, by virtue of Merger 2 and without any action on the part of Shelf or MS 2 or any other Person, the limited liability company interest of MS 2 shall no longer be outstanding and shall thereupon be automatically converted into and become limited liability company interests of the Holdings Surviving Company in an amount sufficient to represent a percentage of all limited liability company interests of the Holdings Surviving Company equal to 100% minus the percentage issued to the holders of Excluded Units pursuant to Section 3.02(c).

 

(c) At the Merger 2 Effective Time, by virtue of Merger 2 and without any action on the part of any holder of Excluded Units or any other Person, each Excluded Unit that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Merger 2 Effective Time shall thereupon be automatically converted into, and the holder of each such Excluded Unit shall be entitled to receive the limited liability company interests of the Holdings Surviving Company in an amount sufficient to represent a percentage of all limited liability company interests of the Holdings Surviving Company equal to the percentage reflected in the Consideration Spreadsheet.

 

(d) At the Merger 2 Effective Time, by virtue of Merger 2 and without any action on the part of any Person being required, all Persons receiving limited liability company interests in the Holdings Surviving Company pursuant to Section 3.02(b) shall be admitted to the Holdings Surviving Company as members of the Holdings Surviving Company and shall continue Holdings Surviving Company without dissolution.

 

3.03 Conversion of NEA Blocker Equity Interests and MS 3 Equity Interests.

 

(a) At the Merger 3 Effective Time, by virtue of Merger 3 and without any action on the part of NEA Blocker Seller or any other Person, the NEA Blocker Equity Interests that are issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Merger 3 Effective Time, shall thereupon be automatically converted into the right to receive the Holdings Per Share Merger Consideration. The NEA Blocker Equity Interests converted into the right to receive the Holdings Per Share Merger Consideration pursuant to this Article III shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be cancelled and shall cease to exist, and each holder of a certificate previously representing any NEA Blocker Equity Interests, if any, shall thereafter cease to have any rights with respect to such securities, except the right to receive the Holdings Per Share Merger Consideration into which such NEA Blocker Equity Interests shall have been converted in Merger 3.

 

(b) At the Merger 3 Effective Time, by virtue of Merger 3 and without any action on the part of Shelf or MS 3 or any other Person, the limited liability company interest of MS 3 shall no longer be outstanding and shall thereupon be automatically converted into and become 100% of the limited liability company interest of the NEA Blocker Surviving Company.

 

(c) At the Merger 3 Effective Time, by virtue of Merger 3 and without any action on the part of any Person being required, all Persons receiving limited liability company interests in the NEA Blocker Surviving Company pursuant to 3.03(b) shall be admitted to the NEA Blocker Surviving Company as members of the NEA Blocker Surviving Company and shall continue NEA Blocker Surviving Company without dissolution.

 

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3.04 Conversion of Oak Blocker Equity Interests and MS 4 Equity Interests.

 

(a) At the Merger 4 Effective Time, by virtue of Merger 4 and without any action on the part of the Oak Blocker Seller or any other Person, the Oak Blocker Equity Interests that are issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Merger 4 Effective Time shall thereupon be automatically converted into the right to receive the Holdings Per Share Merger Consideration. All of the Oak Blocker Equity Interests converted into the right to receive the Holdings Per Share Merger Consideration pursuant to this Article III shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be cancelled and shall cease to exist, and each holder of a certificate previously representing any such Oak Blocker Equity Interests, if any, shall thereafter cease to have any rights with respect to such securities, except the right to receive the Holdings Per Share Merger Consideration into which such Oak Blocker Equity Interests shall have been converted in Merger 4.

 

(b) At the Merger 4 Effective Time, by virtue of Merger 4 and without any action on the part of Shelf or MS 4 or any other Person, the limited liability company interest of MS 4 shall no longer be outstanding and shall thereupon be automatically converted into and become 100% of the limited liability company interest of the Oak Blocker Surviving Company.

 

(c) At the Merger 4 Effective Time, by virtue of Merger 4 and without any action on the part of any Person being required, all Persons receiving limited liability company interests in the Oak Blocker Surviving Company pursuant to 3.04(b) shall be admitted to the Oak Blocker Surviving Company as members of the Oak Blocker Surviving Company and shall continue Oak Blocker Surviving Company without dissolution.

 

3.05 Conversion of Columbia Blocker Equity Interests and MS 5 Stock.

 

(a) At the Merger 5 Effective Time, by virtue of Merger 5 and without any action on the part of any Columbia Blocker Seller or any other Person, the Columbia Blocker Equity Interests that are issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Merger 5 Effective Time, shall thereupon be automatically converted into the right to receive the Holdings Per Share Merger Consideration. All of the Columbia Blocker Equity Interests converted into the right to receive the Holdings Per Share Merger Consideration pursuant to this Article III shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be cancelled and shall cease to exist, and each holder of a certificate previously representing any such Columbia Blocker Equity Interests, if any, shall thereafter cease to have any rights with respect to such securities, except the right to receive the Holdings Per Share Merger Consideration into which such Columbia Blocker Equity Interests shall have been converted in Merger 5.

 

(b) At the Merger 5 Effective Time, by virtue of Merger 5 and without any action on the part of Shelf or MS 5 or any other Person, each share of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of MS 5 shall no longer be outstanding and shall thereupon be automatically converted into and become one share of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Columbia Blocker Surviving Company.

 

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3.06 Conversion of GS Blocker 1 Equity Interests and MS 6 Equity Interests.

 

(a) At the Merger 6 Effective Time, by virtue of Merger 6 and without any action on the part of the GS Blocker 1 Seller or any other Person, the GS Blocker 1 Equity Interests that are issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Merger 6 Effective Time, shall thereupon be automatically converted into the right to receive the Holdings Per Share Merger Consideration. All of the GS Blocker 1 Equity Interests converted into the right to receive the Holdings Per Share Merger Consideration pursuant to this Article III shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be cancelled and shall cease to exist, and each holder of a certificate previously representing any such GS Blocker 1 Equity Interests, if any, shall thereafter cease to have any rights with respect to such securities, except the right to receive the Holdings Per Share Merger Consideration into which such GS Blocker 1 Equity Interests shall have been converted in Merger 6.

 

(b) At the Merger 6 Effective Time, by virtue of Merger 6 and without any action on the part of Shelf or MS 6 or any other Person, the limited liability company interest of MS 6 shall no longer be outstanding and shall thereupon be automatically converted into and become 100% of the limited liability company interest of the GS Blocker 1 Surviving Company.

 

(c) At the Merger 6 Effective Time, by virtue of Merger 6 and without any action on the part of any Person being required, all Persons receiving limited liability company interests in the GS Blocker 1 Surviving Company pursuant to 3.06(b) shall be admitted to the GS Blocker 1 Surviving Company as members of the GS Blocker 1 Surviving Company and shall continue GS Blocker 1 Surviving Company without dissolution.

 

3.07 Conversion of GS Blocker 2 Equity Interests and MS 7 Stock.

 

(a) At the Merger 7 Effective Time, by virtue of Merger 7 and without any action on the part of the GS Blocker 2 Seller or any other Person, the GS Blocker 2 Equity Interests that are issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Merger 7 Effective Time shall thereupon be automatically converted into the right to receive the Holdings Per Share Merger Consideration. All of the GS Blocker 2 Equity Interests converted into the right to receive the Holdings Per Share Merger Consideration pursuant to this Article III shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be cancelled and shall cease to exist, and each holder of a certificate previously representing any such GS Blocker 2 Equity Interests, if any, shall thereafter cease to have any rights with respect to such securities, except the right to receive the Holdings Per Share Merger Consideration into which such GS Blocker 2 Equity Interests shall have been converted in Merger 7.

 

(b) At the Merger 7 Effective Time, by virtue of Merger 7 and without any action on the part of Shelf or MS 7 or any other Person, each share of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of MS 7 shall no longer be outstanding and shall thereupon be automatically converted into and become one share of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the GS Blocker 2 Surviving Company.

 

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3.08 Delivery of Per Share Merger Consideration.

 

(a) The holders of Acquiror Common Shares shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor (i) the SPAC Per Share Merger Consideration into which such Acquiror Common Shares have been converted pursuant to Section 3.01(a) and (ii) any cash in lieu of fractional shares which the holder has the right to receive pursuant to Section 3.10 plus dividends declared by Shelf on the Shelf Common Shares after the Merger 1 Effective Time which are unpaid, if any. Until surrendered as contemplated by this Section 3.08(a), each Acquiror Common Share shall be deemed at any time from and after the Merger 1 Effective Time to represent only the right to receive upon such surrender the SPAC Per Share Merger Consideration which the holders of Acquiror Common Shares were entitled to receive in respect of such shares pursuant to this Section 3.08(a) (and cash in lieu of fractional shares pursuant to Section 3.10 plus any dividends declared by Shelf on the Shelf Common Shares after the Merger 1 Effective Time which are unpaid, if any). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a certificate evidencing Acquiror Common Shares is held in electronic form, then surrender of such certificate shall be effected upon delivery of a confirmation of cancellation of such certificate from Acquiror’s transfer agent.

 

(b) Subject to Section 3.09(b) (in the case of Holdings Restricted Units) and Section 3.09(c) (in the case of Holdings Profits Interests), the holders of Holdings Units (other than the Excluded Units, but including the Holdings Restricted Units and Holdings Profits Interests) shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor (i) the Holdings Per Share Merger Consideration into which such Holdings Units have been converted pursuant to Section 3.02(a) and (ii) any dividends declared by Shelf on the Shelf Common Shares after the Merger 2 Effective Time which are unpaid, if any. Until surrendered as contemplated by this Section 3.08(b), each Holdings Unit shall be deemed at any time from and after the Merger 2 Effective Time to represent only the right to receive upon such surrender the Holdings Per Share Merger Consideration which the holders of Holdings Units were entitled to receive in respect of such units pursuant to this Section 3.08(b) (and any dividends declared by Shelf on the Shelf Common Shares after the Merger 2 Effective Time which are unpaid, if any).

 

(c) The NEA Blocker Seller shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor (i) the Holdings Per Share Merger Consideration into which such NEA Blocker Equity Interests have been converted pursuant to Section 3.03(a) and (ii) any dividends declared by Shelf on the Shelf Common Shares after the Merger 3 Effective Time which are unpaid, if any. Until surrendered as contemplated by this Section 3.08(c), the NEA Blocker Equity Interests shall be deemed at any time from and after the Merger 3 Effective Time to represent only the right to receive upon such surrender the Holdings Per Share Merger Consideration which the NEA Blocker Seller was entitled to receive in respect of such NEA Blocker Equity Interests pursuant to this Section 3.08(c) (and any dividends declared by Shelf on the Shelf Common Shares after the Merger 3 Effective Time which are unpaid, if any).

 

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(d) The Oak Blocker Seller shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor (i) the Holdings Per Share Merger Consideration into which the Oak Blocker Equity Interests have been converted pursuant to Section 3.04(a) and (ii) any dividends declared by Shelf on the Shelf Common Shares after the Merger 4 Effective Time which are unpaid, if any. Until surrendered as contemplated by this Section 3.08(d), the Oak Blocker Equity Interests shall be deemed at any time from and after the Merger 4 Effective Time to represent only the right to receive upon such surrender the Holdings Per Share Merger Consideration which the Oak Blocker Seller was entitled to receive in respect of such Oak Blocker Equity Interests pursuant to this Section 3.08(d) (and any dividends declared by Shelf on the Shelf Common Shares after the Merger 4 Effective Time which are unpaid, if any).

 

(e) The Columbia Blocker Seller shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor (i) the Holdings Per Share Merger Consideration into which the Columbia Blocker Equity Interests have been converted pursuant to Section 3.05(a) and (ii) any dividends declared by Shelf on the Shelf Common Shares after the Merger 5 Effective Time which are unpaid, if any. Until surrendered as contemplated by this Section 3.08(e), the Columbia Blocker Equity Interests shall be deemed at any time from and after the Merger 5 Effective Time to represent only the right to receive upon such surrender the Holdings Per Share Merger Consideration which the Columbia Blocker Seller was entitled to receive in respect of such Columbia Blocker Equity Interests pursuant to this Section 3.08(e) (and any dividends declared by Shelf on the Shelf Common Shares after the Merger 5 Effective Time which are unpaid, if any).

 

(f) The GS Blocker 1 Blocker Seller shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor (i) the Holdings Per Share Merger Consideration into which the GS Blocker 1 Blocker Equity Interests have been converted pursuant to Section 3.06(a) and (ii) any dividends declared by Shelf on the Shelf Common Shares after the Merger 6 Effective Time which are unpaid, if any. Until surrendered as contemplated by this Section 3.08(f), the GS Blocker 1 Blocker Equity Interests shall be deemed at any time from and after the Merger 6 Effective Time to represent only the right to receive upon such surrender the Holdings Per Share Merger Consideration which the GS Blocker 1 Blocker Seller was entitled to receive in respect of such GS Blocker 1 Blocker Equity Interests pursuant to this Section 3.08(f) (and any dividends declared by Shelf on the Shelf Common Shares after the Merger 6 Effective Time which are unpaid, if any).

 

(g) The GS Blocker 2 Blocker Seller shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor (i) the Holdings Per Share Merger Consideration into which the GS Blocker 2 Blocker Equity Interests have been converted pursuant to Section 3.07(a) and (ii) any dividends declared by Shelf on the Shelf Common Shares after the Merger 7 Effective Time which are unpaid, if any. Until surrendered as contemplated by this Section 3.08(g), the GS Blocker 2 Blocker Equity Interests shall be deemed at any time from and after the Merger 7 Effective Time to represent only the right to receive upon such surrender the Holdings Per Share Merger Consideration which the GS Blocker 2 Blocker Seller was entitled to receive in respect of such GS Blocker 2 Blocker Equity Interests pursuant to this Section 3.08(g) (and any dividends declared by Shelf on the Shelf Common Shares after the Merger 7 Effective Time which are unpaid, if any).

 

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3.09 Treatment of Acquiror Warrants, Holdings Restricted Units, Holdings Profits Interests, Holdings Options and Holdings Warrants.

 

(a) Acquiror Warrants. At the Merger 1 Effective Time, by virtue of Merger 1 and without any action on the part of any holder of the Acquiror Warrants or any other Person, each Acquiror Warrant that is outstanding immediately prior to the Merger 1 Effective Time shall, pursuant to and in accordance with Section 4.4 of the Acquiror Warrant Agreement, automatically and irrevocably be modified to provide that such Acquiror Warrant shall no longer entitle the holder thereof to purchase the amount of share(s) of Acquiror Common Stock set forth therein and in substitution thereof such Acquiror Warrant shall entitle the holder thereof to acquire such equal number of Shelf Common Share(s) per Acquiror Warrant.

 

(b) Holdings Restricted Units. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, at the Merger 2 Effective Time, by virtue of Merger 2 and without any action on the part of any holder of the Holdings Restricted Units or any other Person, each Shelf Common Share that would otherwise be issued pursuant to Section 3.08(b) to a holder of Holdings Restricted Units in respect of a Holdings Restricted Unit that is unvested as of the Merger 2 Effective Time shall instead be a Restricted Shelf Common Share and such holder of Holdings Restricted Units shall not be entitled to receive Shelf Common Shares in respect thereof.

 

(c) Holdings Profits Interests. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, at the Merger 2 Effective Time, by virtue of Merger 2 and without any action on the part of any holder of the Holdings Profits Interests or any other Person, each Shelf Common Share that would otherwise be issued pursuant to Section 3.08(b) to a holder of Holdings Profits Interests in respect of a Holdings Profits Interest that is unvested as of the Merger 2 Effective Time shall instead be a Restricted Shelf Common Share and such holder of Holdings Profits Interests shall not be entitled to receive Shelf Common Shares in respect thereof.

 

(d) Holdings Options. At the Merger 2 Effective Time, by virtue of Merger 2 and without any action on the part of any holder of the Holdings Options or any other Person, each Holdings Option that is outstanding and unexercised prior to the Merger 2 Effective Time, whether vested or unvested, shall be assumed by Shelf and automatically converted into an option to purchase, on substantially the same terms and conditions as were applicable to such Holdings Option, Shelf Common Shares in an amount equal to, and at a price per Shelf Common Share equal to, an amount and price intended to comply with Section 409A of the Code.

 

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(e) Holdings Warrants. At the Merger 2 Effective Time, by virtue of Merger 2 and without any action on the part of any holder of Holdings Warrants or any other Person, each Holdings Warrant that is outstanding and unexercised prior to the Merger 2 Effective Time shall, pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of an agreement between the Company and the holder of such Holdings Warrant, be exchanged for a new warrant to provide that such Holdings Warrant shall no longer entitle the holder thereof to purchase the amount of Holdings Units set forth therein and in substitution thereof such new warrant shall entitle the holder thereof to acquire Shelf Common Shares in an amount equal to, and at a price per Shelf Common Share equal to, the amount and price resulting from the application of the applicable adjustment mechanisms in such Holdings Warrant.

 

3.10 Fractional Shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no fractional shares of Shelf Common Shares or certificates or scrips representing such fractional shares shall be issued upon the conversion of any Acquiror Common Stock, Holdings Units or Blocker Equity Interests, as applicable, and any such fractional shares or interests therein, as applicable, shall not entitle the owner thereof to vote or to any other rights of a stockholder of Shelf. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, each holder of Acquiror Common Shares converted pursuant to the Mergers who would otherwise have been entitled to receive a fraction of a Shelf Common Share shall receive, in lieu thereof, cash, without interest, in an amount equal to the amount of fractional shares of a Shelf Common Share to which such holder otherwise would have been entitled but for this Section 3.10 multiplied by the Shelf Common Share Dollar Value.

 

3.11 Payment of Expenses and Payoff Debt.

 

(a) On or prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall provide to Acquiror a written report setting forth a list of the Company Transaction Expenses (together with written invoices and wire transfer instructions for the payment thereof), solely to the extent such fees and expenses are incurred and unpaid as of the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Closing Date.

 

(b) On or prior to the Closing Date, Acquiror shall provide to the Company a written report setting forth a list of the Acquiror Transaction Expenses, solely to the extent such fees and expenses are incurred and unpaid as of the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Closing Date.

 

(c) On or prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall provide to Acquiror (i) an executed payoff letter in customary form reasonably satisfactory to Acquiror (the “Payoff Letter”) with respect to all Indebtedness of the Company Entities that is outstanding immediately prior to the Closing under the First Lien Financing Agreement (if any) (the “Payoff Debt”) and customary Encumbrance release documents with respect to all Encumbrances in or upon the assets or properties of the Company Entities pursuant to the First Lien Financing Agreement, all of which will be released upon the repayment of such Indebtedness. The Payoff Debt shall be paid by Acquiror immediately following the Merger 1 Effective Time and immediately before the Merger 2 Effective Time.

 

3.12 Full Satisfaction. The merger consideration issued (and paid) in accordance with the terms of this Article III upon delivery and conversion of any Acquiror Common Shares, Holdings Units and Blocker Equity Interests shall be deemed to have been issued (and paid) in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to such Acquiror Common Shares, Holdings Units and Blocker Equity Interests (other than the right to receive dividends or other distributions, if any, in accordance with this Article III).

 

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Article IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF HOLDINGS AND THE COMPANY

 

Except with respect to matters set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedules (it being agreed that any matter disclosed in the Company Disclosure Schedules with respect to any section of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been disclosed with respect to any other section to the extent the applicability thereto is reasonably apparent from the face of such disclosure), Holdings and the Company jointly and severally represent and warrant to each Acquiror Party as of the date of this Agreement, as follows:

 

4.01 Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries.

 

(a) Each Company Entity is duly organized or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its formation or incorporation, as applicable, and has full corporate or limited liability company, as applicable, power and authority to own, operate or lease the properties and assets now owned, operated or leased by it and to carry on its business as currently conducted. Each Company Entity is duly licensed or qualified 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 or qualification necessary, except such licenses or qualifications the absence of which would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Section 4.01(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth a complete and accurate list of the name and jurisdiction of organization of each Company Entity and its authorized, issued and outstanding membership or equity interests (all of which are free and clear of Encumbrances, except for Permitted Encumbrances) and the legal, record (including pursuant to any statutory registers, as applicable) and beneficial ownership of each such Company Entity. Except as set forth in Section 4.01(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, Holdings directly or indirectly owns 100% of the membership or equity interests in its Subsidiaries. Holdings does not own or have any ownership interest in any other Person other than the Subsidiaries set forth on Section 4.01(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules.

 

(b) True and complete copies of the certificate of incorporation, bylaws or equivalent organizational documents of each Company Entity have been made available to Acquiror. Such organizational documents are in full force and effect and no Company Entity is in material violation of any provision of its organizational documents.

 

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4.02 Authority; Board Approval. Each of Holdings and the Company has all requisite organizational and limited liability company power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution, delivery and performance by Holdings or the Company, as applicable, of this Agreement and any Ancillary Agreement to which such entity is a party and the consummation by Holdings or the Company, as applicable, of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by the board of managers of Holdings or the board of managers of the Company, as applicable, and no other company proceeding on the part of either Holdings or the Company is necessary to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement to which such entity is a party or the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each of Holdings and the Company, and (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by each other party hereto) this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Holdings and the Company enforceable against such entity in accordance with its terms, except as the enforceability hereof may be limited by any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and as limited by the availability of specific performance and other equitable remedies or applicable equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding at law or in equity). When each Ancillary Agreement to which Holdings or the Company, as applicable, is or will be a party has been duly executed and delivered by Holdings or the Company, as applicable (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by each other party thereto), such Ancillary Agreement will constitute a legal and binding obligation of Holdings or the Company, as applicable, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and as limited by the availability of specific performance and other equitable remedies or applicable equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding at law or in equity).

 

4.03 No Conflict; Consents.

 

(a) The execution, delivery and performance by each of Holdings and the Company, as applicable, of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which such entity is a party, and the consummation of the Transactions, do not and will not: (i) conflict with or result in a violation or breach of, or default under, any provision of the Holdings Organizational Documents or Company Organizational Documents, as applicable; (ii) assuming the making of all filings and notifications as may be required in connection with the transactions described herein under the HSR Act and any foreign antitrust, merger control, or competition laws (collectively with the HSR Act, the “Antitrust Laws”) and the receipt of all approvals, consents, authorizations, clearances, and waiting period expirations or terminations as may be required in connection with the transactions described herein under the Antitrust Laws, conflict with or result in a violation or breach of any provision of any applicable Law or Governmental Order applicable to any Company Entity; (iii) except as set forth in Section 4.03(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, require the consent, permit, clearance, approval, acknowledgement, authorization, waiver or notice by any Person under, conflict with, result in a violation or breach of, constitute a default or an event that, with or without notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default under, result in the acceleration of or create in any party the right to accelerate, terminate, modify or cancel any Contract to which any Company Entity is a party or by which any Company Entity is bound or to which any of their respective properties and assets are subject (including any Material Contract) or any Permit affecting the properties, assets or Business; or (iv) result in the creation or imposition of any Encumbrance other than Permitted Encumbrances on any properties or assets of any Company Entity, except with respect to the foregoing clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv) as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(b) No material consent, approval, waiver, authorization, Permit, Governmental Order, declaration or filing with, or notice to, any Governmental Authority is required by or with respect to any Company Entity in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, except for (i) the FCC Consent; and (ii) such filings as may be required under the Antitrust Laws.

 

4.04 Current Capitalization.

 

(a) The authorized capital of Holdings consists of 300,050,000 “Units” as defined in the Holdings LLC Agreement. Of such authorized Units, 107,950,000 are designated as “Preferred Units” as defined in the Holdings LLC Agreement and 192,100,000 are designated as “Common Units” as defined in the Holdings LLC Agreement. Of such Preferred Units, 13,400,000 are designated as “Class C Preferred Units” as defined in the Holdings LLC Agreement and 94,550,000 are designated as “Class D Preferred Units” as defined in the Holdings LLC Agreement. Of such Common Units, 128,508,093 are designated as “Class A-1 Common Units” as defined in the Holdings LLC Agreement, 5,199,202 are designated as “Class B-1 Common Units” as defined in the Holdings LLC Agreement, 250,000 are designated as “Class B-2 Common Units” as defined in the Holdings LLC Agreement, 250,000 are designated as “Class B-3 Common Units” as defined in the Holdings LLC Agreement, and 4,500,000 are designated as “Class B-4 Common Units” as defined in the Holdings LLC Agreement. Section 4.04(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth, as of the date hereof, the capitalization of Holdings (the “Holdings Capitalization Table”), including the following: (i) issued and outstanding Holdings Common Units, (ii) issued and outstanding Holdings Preferred Units, (iii) issued and outstanding Holdings Restricted Units, (iv) issued and outstanding Holdings Options, and (v) issued and outstanding Holdings Warrants or other stock purchase rights, if any. The Holdings Closing Capitalization Table sets forth, both as of immediately after the Pre-Closing Restructuring and immediately prior to the Closing, the capitalization of Holdings, including the following: (A) issued and outstanding Holdings Common Units, (B) issued and outstanding Holdings Preferred Units, (C) issued and outstanding Holdings Restricted Units, (D) issued and outstanding Holdings Options, and (E) issued and outstanding Holdings Warrants or other stock purchase rights, if any.

 

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(b) Except as disclosed in the Holdings Capitalization Table or on Section 4.04(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, (i) no subscription, warrant, option, convertible or exchangeable security, or other right (contingent or otherwise) to purchase or otherwise acquire equity securities of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries is authorized or outstanding, and (ii) there is no commitment by Holdings or its Subsidiaries to issue shares, subscriptions, warrants, options, convertible or exchangeable securities, or other similar equity rights or to distribute to holders of any of their respective equity securities any evidence of indebtedness or asset, to repurchase or redeem any securities of Holdings or its Subsidiaries or to grant, extend, accelerate the vesting of, change the price of, or otherwise amend any warrant, option, convertible or exchangeable security. There are no declared or accrued unpaid dividends with respect to any Holdings Units.

 

(c) All issued and outstanding Holdings Units are (i) duly authorized and validly issued; (ii) not subject to any preemptive rights created by statute or any agreement to which Holdings is a party other than the Holdings Organizational Documents; and (iii) free of any Encumbrances other than Permitted Encumbrances. All issued and outstanding Holdings Units were issued in compliance with applicable Law.

 

(d) Except as set forth on Section 4.04(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, (i) no outstanding Holdings Units are subject to vesting or forfeiture rights or repurchase by Holdings and (ii) there are no outstanding or authorized stock appreciation, dividend equivalent, phantom stock, profit participation or other similar rights with respect to Holdings or any of its securities.

 

(e) All distributions, dividends, repurchases and redemptions in respect of the equity interests of Holdings were undertaken in compliance with the Holdings Organizational Documents then in effect, any agreement to which Holdings then was a party and in compliance with applicable Law.

 

4.05 Financial Statements.

 

(a) Section 4.05(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth (i) the audited consolidated financial statements of Holdings and its Subsidiaries consisting of consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2019, including the related consolidated statements of comprehensive loss, changes in members’ equity and cash flows for the years then ended (the “Audited Financial Statements”), and (ii) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021, and the related consolidated statements of comprehensive loss, changes in members’ equity and cash flows for the twelve (12)-month period and three (3)-month period then ended, respectively (the “Interim Financial Statements” and together with the Audited Financial Statements, the “Financial Statements”). The Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved, subject, in the case of the Interim Financial Statements, to normal year-end adjustments and the absence of notes. The Financial Statements are based on the books and records of Holdings and its Subsidiaries, and fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as of the respective dates they were prepared and the results of the operations of Holdings and its Subsidiaries for the periods indicated. The consolidated statement of financial position of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of March 31, 2021 is referred to herein as the “Interim Balance Sheet” and the date thereof as the “Interim Balance Sheet Date.” The Company maintains a standard system of accounting established and administered in accordance with GAAP.

 

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(b) Holdings maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of the Financial Statements in accordance with GAAP (the “Internal Controls”). The Internal Controls that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed only in accordance with Holdings management’s authorization; and (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of the Financial Statements and to maintain accountability for Holding’s assets. Neither the Company Entities nor an independent auditor of the Company Entities has identified or been made aware of (i) any significant deficiency or material weakness in the system of Internal Controls utilized by the Company Entities which could adversely affect the ability of Holdings or its Subsidiaries to record, process, summarize and report financial data or (ii) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves a Company Entity’s management or other employees who have a role in the preparation of the Financial Statements or the Internal Controls utilized by the Company Entities, or (iii) any claim or allegation regarding any of the foregoing. There are no significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in the design or operation of the Internal Controls over financial reporting that would reasonably be expected to adversely affect, in a material manner, a Company Entity’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information, and there is no fraud that involves the management of the Company Entities.

 

(c) All accounts, books and ledgers of the Company Entities that form the basis of the Financial Statements have been properly and accurately kept and completed in all material respects.

 

4.06 Undisclosed Liabilities. Except as set forth in Section 4.06 of the Company Disclosure Schedules, Holdings and its Subsidiaries have no liabilities, debts, obligations or commitments (whether known or unknown, absolute or contingent, asserted or unasserted, accrued or unaccrued, direct or indirect, matured or unmatured) (“Liabilities”) that would be required to be set forth on a balance sheet of Holdings and its Subsidiaries prepared in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied, except (a) those which are reflected or reserved against in the Financial Statements or disclosed in the notes thereto, (b) those which have been incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice since the Interim Balance Sheet Date (none of which results from or arises out of any material breach of or material default under any Contract), (c) obligations of future performance under Contracts, (d) those arising under this Agreement and/or the performance by the Company Entities of their obligations hereunder, and (e) those which are not or would not be material to the Company Entities, taken as a whole.

 

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4.07 Absence of Certain Changes or Events.

 

(a) Except as set forth in Section 4.07(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules or as reflected in the Interim Financial Statements, from the Interim Balance Sheet Date until the date hereof, each Company Entity has conducted the Business in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice.

 

(b) Other than as set forth in Section 4.07(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedules or as reflected in the Interim Financial Statements, from the Interim Balance Sheet Date until the date hereof, and other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, there has not been, with respect to each of the Company Entities, any:

 

(i) event, occurrence or development that has had or would be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(ii) amendment of such Company Entity’s charter or bylaws or equivalent organizational documents;

 

(iii) split, combination or reclassification of any shares of its capital stock or units, as applicable;

 

(iv) issuance, sale or other disposition of any equity security or grant of any options, warrants or other rights to purchase or obtain (including upon conversion, exchange or exercise) any of its equity securities;

 

(v) declaration or payment of any dividends or distributions on or in respect of any of its capital stock or units, as applicable; or redemption, purchase or acquisition of its capital stock or units, as applicable;

 

(vi) material change in any method of accounting or accounting practice, except as required by GAAP, securities laws and regulations or PCAOB standards or as disclosed in the notes to the Financial Statements;

 

(vii) material change in such Company Entity’s cash management practices and its policies, practices and procedures with respect to collection of accounts receivable, establishment of reserves for uncollectible accounts, accrual of accounts receivable, prepayment of expenses, payment of accounts payable, accrual of other expenses, deferral of revenue and acceptance of customer deposits;

 

(viii) other than under and in accordance with the First Lien Financing Agreement in the ordinary course of business, incurrence, assumption or guarantee of any indebtedness for borrowed money in excess of $250,000 by such Company Entity except Liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

 

(ix) except in the ordinary course of business or for write-offs required by GAAP, transfer, assignment, sale or other disposition of any tangible or intangible assets shown or reflected in the Interim Balance Sheet or cancellation of any debts or entitlements, in each case, with a value in excess of $250,000 individually or $500,000 in the aggregate;

 

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(x) transfer, assignment or grant of any exclusive license or sublicense of any material rights under or with respect to any Company Intellectual Property or Company IP Agreements;

 

(xi) capital investment in any other Person in excess of $250,000 individually or $500,000 in the aggregate;

 

(xii) loan to any other Person, other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

 

(xiii) acceleration, termination, material modification to or cancellation of any Material Contract to which such Company Entity is a party or by which it is bound;

 

(xiv) imposition of any material Encumbrance upon any of such Company Entity’s properties, capital stock or assets, tangible or intangible;

 

(xv) (A) grant of any change in control, transaction, retention or similar bonuses, or material increase in any wages, salary, severance, pension or other compensation or benefits in respect of its current or former employees, officers, directors or individual consultants, other than as provided for in any written agreements or required by applicable Law, (B) termination of any employees for which the aggregate costs and expenses exceed $250,000, or (C) action to accelerate the vesting or payment of any material compensation or benefit for any current or former employee, officer, director or individual consultant;

 

(xvi) hiring or promoting any individual as or to be (as the case may be) an officer, or hiring or promoting any employee whose total compensation exceeds $250,000, except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

 

(xvii) adoption, material modification or termination of any: (A) Employment Contract or Contactor Agreement, (B) material Benefit Plan or (C) collective bargaining or other agreement with a union;

 

(xviii) loan to (or forgiveness of any loan to), or entry into any other transaction with, any of its stockholders or current or former directors, officers and employees;

 

(xix) entry into a new line of business that is unrelated to the current Business or abandonment or discontinuance of an existing line of business;

 

(xx) except for the Transactions, adoption of any plan of merger, consolidation, reorganization, liquidation or dissolution or filing of a petition in bankruptcy under any provisions of federal or state bankruptcy Law or consent to the filing of any bankruptcy petition against it under any similar Law;

 

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(xxi) purchase, lease or other acquisition of the right to own, use or lease any property or assets for an amount in excess of $250,000, individually (in the case of a lease, per annum) or $500,000 in the aggregate (in the case of a lease, for the entire term of the lease, not including any option term), except for purchases of inventory, services or supplies in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

 

(xxii) acquisition by merger or consolidation with, or by purchase of a substantial portion of the assets or stock of, or by any other manner, any business or any Person or any division thereof;

 

(xxiii) action by such Company Entity to make, change or rescind any Tax election, amend any Tax Return or take any position on any Tax Return that would have the effect of materially increasing the Tax liability or materially reducing any Tax asset of Shelf in respect of any post-Closing Tax period; or

 

(xxiv) Contract to do any of the foregoing.

 

4.08 Title; Real Property.

 

(a) No Company Entity owns a fee estate in any real property.

 

(b) Each Company Entity, as applicable, has good and valid title to, or a valid leasehold interest in, each Leased Real Property and material tangible personal property and other material assets reflected in the Interim Balance Sheet, other than properties and assets sold or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice since the Interim Balance Sheet Date. All such properties and assets (including leasehold interests) are free and clear of Encumbrances except for Permitted Encumbrances. Except as set forth in Section 4.08(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, all such properties and assets (including leasehold interests) are in the possession of or under the control of a Company Entity.

 

(c) Section 4.08(c)(1) of the Company Disclosure Schedules lists with respect to each Leased Real Property (i) the street address; (ii) the landlord under the lease; (iii) the rental amount currently being paid; (iv) the security deposit; (v) the term of such lease or sublease; and (vi) the current use of such property. With respect to the Leased Real Property, the Company has delivered or made available to Acquiror true, complete and correct copies of the applicable lease, sublease, license or other agreement (including any amendments, modifications or supplements thereto) associated with each Leased Real Property location (the “Leases”). Section 4.08(c)(2) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and correct list of all sites where the Company leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses form a third party space for purposes of placing the Company’s geolocation equipment (but not for general administrative, manufacturing, or research and development purposes) (the “Site Leases”). The Leases and Site Leases are in full force and effect, and are binding and enforceable against each Company Entity that is party thereto and, to the Company’s Knowledge, the other parties thereto, in accordance with their respective terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and as limited by the availability of specific performance and other equitable remedies or applicable equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding at law or in equity). Each applicable Company Entity enjoys peaceful and undisturbed possession of the premises with regard to each Leased Real Property. The Company is not a sublessor, licensor, or grantor under any sublease, license, or other instrument granting to any other Person any right to the possession, lease, occupancy or enjoyment of any Leased Real Property. The use of the Leased Real Property in the conduct of the Business does not violate in any material respect any provision of any applicable Lease, Law, covenant, condition, restriction, easement of record, license, permit or agreement relating thereto. There are no Proceedings pending nor, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened against or affecting the Leased Real Property or any portion thereof or interest therein in the nature or in lieu of condemnation or eminent domain proceedings. No Company Entity is in material breach of or material default under any Lease and, to the Company’s Knowledge, no landlord is in material breach of or material default under any Lease. There are no unsatisfied obligations to construct or install any tenant improvements with regard to any applicable Lease.

 

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4.09 Condition and Sufficiency of Assets. Except as set forth in Section 4.09 of the Company Disclosure Schedules, the buildings, plants, structures, furniture, fixtures, machinery, equipment, vehicles and other items of tangible personal property of the Company Entities are structurally sound, are in good operating condition and repair, and are adequate for the uses to which they are being put, and none of such buildings, plants, structures, furniture, fixtures, machinery, equipment, vehicles or other items of tangible personal property is in need of maintenance or repairs except for ordinary, routine maintenance and repairs that are not material in nature or cost.

 

4.10 Intellectual Property.

 

(a) Section 4.10(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules lists all (i) Company IP Registrations, indicating as to each item as applicable: (A) the owner; (B) the jurisdictions in which such item is issued or registered or in which any application for issuance or registration has been filed, (C) the respective issuance, registration, or application number of the item, and (D) the dates of application, issuance or registration of the item; (ii) Company Software that is material to the operation of the Business; and (iii) internet domain names owned by any Company Entity.

 

(b) Section 4.10(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedules lists all Company IP Agreements that are material to the operation of the Business or otherwise involving annual payments in excess of $250,000. No Company Entity nor, to the Company’s Knowledge, any other party thereto is in default under, or has provided or received any notice of material breach or default of any Company IP Agreement.

 

(c) Except as set forth in Section 4.10(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, a Company Entity is the sole and exclusive legal and record owner of all right, title and interest in and to the Company IP Registrations, and has the right to use all other material Intellectual Property used in the conduct of the Business, in each case, free and clear of Encumbrances other than Permitted Encumbrances. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company has entered into written agreements with every current and former employee who has contributed material Intellectual Property to the Business, and with every current and former independent contractor that has contributed material Intellectual Property to the Business, whereby such employees and independent contractors: (i) assign to the Company any ownership interest and right they may have in the Company Intellectual Property; and (ii) as between the Company and such employee or independent contractor, acknowledge the Company’s exclusive ownership of all Company Intellectual Property. The consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will not result in the loss or impairment of or payment of any additional amounts with respect to, nor require the consent of any other Person in respect of, the Company’s right to own, use or hold for use any material Company Intellectual Property. To the Company’s Knowledge, the Company’s rights in the Company IP Registrations are valid, subsisting and enforceable. The Company has taken commercially reasonable steps to maintain the Company Intellectual Property and to protect and preserve the confidentiality of all trade secrets included in the Company Intellectual Property.

 

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(d) To the Company’s Knowledge, in the past six (6) years the conduct of the Business as currently and formerly conducted, and the products, processes and services of the Company, have not infringed, misappropriated or diluted the Intellectual Property of any Person. To the Company’s Knowledge, in the past six (6) years no Person has infringed, misappropriated or diluted, or is currently infringing, misappropriating or diluting, any Company Intellectual Property.

 

(e) Except as set forth in Section 4.10(e) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, no Company Software includes, comprises or was developed using any software subject to open source, “copyleft” or similar licensing terms, including the GNU General Public License, where such use or incorporation would (i) dedicate to the public domain such software, or (ii) otherwise require the free licensure of such software or public disclosure of the source code of such software to other Persons.

 

(f) There are no Proceedings (including any oppositions, interferences or re-examinations) settled, pending or threatened in writing (including in the form of offers to obtain a license): (i) alleging any infringement, misappropriation, dilution or violation of the Intellectual Property of any Person by the Company Entities; (ii) challenging the validity, enforceability, registrability or ownership of any Company Intellectual Property or the Company’s rights with respect to any Company Intellectual Property; or (iii) by the Company or any other Person alleging any infringement, misappropriation, dilution or violation by any Person of the Company Intellectual Property; in each case other than as reasonably expected during the ordinary course of prosecution of such Intellectual Property. To the Company’s Knowledge, no Company Entity is subject to any Governmental Order that does or would restrict or impair the use of any Company Intellectual Property.

 

4.11 Privacy and Data Security.

 

(a) Except as set forth in Section 4.11(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, each Company Entity has complied at all times in all material respects with all applicable Privacy and Data Security Requirements regarding the collection, retention, use and protection of Personal Information and Confidential Data and, to the Company’s Knowledge, there is no claim pending or threatened in writing against any Company Entity regarding any violation of or noncompliance with such applicable Privacy Laws. Each Company Entity has all requisite legal authority to Process, use and hold Personal Information in the manner it is now Processed by the Company Entity or any Confidential Data Processor on behalf of the Company Entity, except as would not reasonably be expected to result in noncompliance with any Privacy and Data Security Requirement in any material respect. Except as set forth in Section 4.11(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, each Company Entity has entered into valid and enforceable written contracts with any third party to which a Company Entity discloses Personal Information.

 

(b) Each Company Entity has taken commercially reasonable measures designed to prevent unauthorized use, access or unlawful alteration of Personal Information in its possession or control, including administrative, technical and physical safeguards, which measures are in compliance in all material respects with applicable Privacy and Data Security Requirements.

 

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(c) Each Company Entity has not received any written notice that it is or has been in breach in any material respect of any contractual or other obligation to limit its use of, secure or otherwise safeguard Confidential Data and, to the Company’s Knowledge, no such breach has occurred within the applicable statute of limitation for a claim arising out of such a breach.

 

(d) Each Company Entity has in place and follows commercially reasonable procedures designed to ensure that all written contracts with Confidential Data Processors require that such Confidential Data Processors Process Confidential Data in material compliance with applicable Privacy and Data Security Requirements.

 

(e) Except as set forth in Section 4.11(e) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, to the Company’s Knowledge, no Person (including any Governmental Authority) has commenced any Proceeding relating to any Company Entity’s information privacy or data security practices relating to Personal Information of consumers or compliance with any Privacy and Data Security Requirement, including with respect to the access, disclosure or use of Personal Information maintained by or on behalf of any Company Entity, or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened any such Proceeding, or made any complaint, investigation or inquiry relating to such practices. To the Company’s Knowledge, no Proceeding has been filed, commenced or threatened against any Confidential Data Processor with respect to any Confidential Data Processed for each Company Entity.

 

(f) Each Company Entity does not sell, rent or otherwise make available to any Person any Personal Information, other than in compliance with all applicable Privacy and Data Security Requirements and pursuant to valid and enforceable written contracts. The Company’s execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement with respect to Personal Information, and the consummation of the contemplated transactions, including a Company Entity’s transfer of Personal Information resulting from such transactions, is not materially prohibited by applicable Privacy Laws. Immediately following the Closing, the Company Entities will continue to be permitted to collect, store, use and disclose Personal Information held by the Company Entities on terms substantially similar to those in effect as of the date of this Agreement and to the same extent they would have been able to had the transactions contemplated by this Agreement not occurred.

 

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(g) In the past three (3) years, to the Company’s Knowledge, no Company Entity has experienced any unauthorized access to, deletion or other misuse of any Personal Information in its possession or control (a “Security Incident”) pursuant to which the Company Entity has made or been required to make any disclosure or notification under any applicable Privacy and Data Security Requirement in connection with any Security Incident. To the Company’s Knowledge, no Confidential Data Processor has experienced any Security Incident pursuant to which such Confidential Data Processor has made or been required to make any disclosure or notification or take any other action under any applicable Privacy and Data Security Requirement in connection with any Security Incident with respect to any Confidential Data Processed by it for a Company Entity. Each Company Entity has made all notifications to Persons required to be made by the Company Entity under any applicable Privacy and Data Security Requirement arising out of or relating to any event of unauthorized access to or disclosure or acquisition of any Personal Information by any Person of which the Company has Knowledge.

 

4.12 Software and IT.

 

(a) The Company Entities’ Systems: (i) are in good working order and condition and are sufficient in all material respects for the purposes for which they are used in the conduct of the Business, provided that, with respect to the Company Entities’ Systems licensed by the Company Entities from third parties, such representation and warranty is made to the Company’s Knowledge, and (ii) include sufficient licensed capacity (whether in terms of authorized sites, units, users, seats or otherwise) for material software, in each case as necessary for the conduct of the Business as currently conducted.

 

(b) To the Knowledge of the Company, in the last three (3) years, there has been no unauthorized access, use, intrusion or breach of security, or material failure, breakdown, performance reduction or other adverse event affecting any of the Company Entities’ Systems, that has caused or could reasonably be expected to cause any: (i) substantial disruption of or interruption in or to the use of such Systems or the conduct of the Business of the other Company Entities; or (ii) material loss, destruction, damage or harm to any Company Entity or any of their operations, personnel, property or other assets. Each Company Entity has taken all reasonable actions, consistent with industry practices, to protect the integrity and security of the Company Entities’ Systems and the data and other information stored thereon. Each Company Entity has established one or more incident response plans to address any actual or threatened security incident or data breach.

 

(c) The Company Entities maintain commercially reasonable backup and data recovery, disaster recovery and business continuity plans, procedures and facilities and test such plans and procedures on a regular basis, and such plans and procedures have been proven effective upon such testing.

 

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4.13 Contracts. Section 4.13 of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth a complete and accurate list of all of the following Contracts (other than Benefit Plans, Employment Contracts, Contractor Agreements and Leases) to which any Company Entity is a party or by which it is bound as of the date hereof (such Contracts being “Material Contracts”):

 

(a) Contracts for the purchase or sale of any of the assets or services of any Company Entity with a value in excess of $250,000 individually or $500,000 in the aggregate, other than in the ordinary course of business, or for the grant to any Person of any preferential rights to purchase any of such assets other than in the ordinary course of business;

 

(b) Contracts for joint ventures, partnerships or sharing of profits;

 

(c) Contracts containing covenants not to compete in any line of business or with any Person in any geographical area;

 

(d) Contracts containing covenants not to solicit or hire any Person with respect to employment, except for any such Contracts entered into in the ordinary course with suppliers;

 

(e) Contracts entered into during the past three (3) years relating to the acquisition or disposition (by merger, purchase of stock or assets or otherwise) by any Company Entity of any business or a material amount of stock or assets of any other Person;

 

(f) Contracts evidencing Indebtedness in excess of $250,000 (whether incurred, assumed, guaranteed or secured by any asset);

 

(g) Contracts that contain exclusivity obligations, “most favored nation” provisions or other similar restrictions, rights or obligations, binding on any of the Company Entities;

 

(h) Except for standard indemnification provisions in Contracts entered in the ordinary course of business, any Contract under which any Company Entity is required to provide continuing indemnification or a guarantee of obligations of any Person (other than any other Company Entity) or the assumption of any Tax, environmental or other Liability of any Person;

 

(i) any Contract under which any Company Entity has advanced or loaned any amount to any of its equity-holders, members, managers, directors or executive officers (and any of their family members or Affiliates) and such advance or loan remains outstanding;

 

(j) any Contract between any Company Entity, on the one hand, and any of its equity-holders, members, managers, directors or executive officers (and any of their family members or Affiliates), on the other hand, other than the Employment Contracts and Contractor Agreements;

 

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(k) collective bargaining agreements or Contracts

 

(l) Contracts of any Company Entity that involve contractual commitments by a Company Entity to make annual payments in excess of $250,000 per year and that cannot be canceled by a Company Entity without penalty or without more than thirty (30) days’ notice;

 

(m) any Contract with a Governmental Authority in excess of $100,000, which, for the purposes of this Section 4.13(m), shall also include Contracts with government-owned or government-controlled commercial entity, or other instrumentality of government, including any subcontract with a government prime contractor or higher-tier subcontractor under a prime contract with any Governmental Authority, government-owned or government-controlled commercial entity, or other instrumentality of government;

 

(n) any Contract under which any Company Entity is obligated to make any payment or expenditure in excess of $250,000 in any twelve-month period;

 

(o) any Contract with a Top Customer or Top Supplier (other than those listed in clause (l)of this Section 4.13); and

 

(p) other Contracts (other than those listed in clauses (a) through (o) of this Section 4.13) (A) that involve aggregate consideration in excess of $250,000 per year, and (B) that cannot be canceled by the Company without penalty or without more than 30 days’ notice.

 

Except as set forth in Section 4.13 of the Company Disclosure Schedules, each Material Contract, Contractor Agreement and Employment Contract is valid, binding and enforceable on the applicable Company Entity in accordance with its terms and, to the Company’s Knowledge, each other party thereto (assuming the valid execution by such party), and is in full force and effect, subject to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or similar Laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject, as to enforceability, to the effect of general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law). No Company Entity, nor to the Company’s Knowledge, any other party thereto is in breach of or default under in any material respect, or has provided or received any written notice of any intention to modify, amend or terminate, any Material Contract. To the Company’s Knowledge, no event or circumstance has occurred that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute an event of default in any material respect under any Material Contract by the Company Entity party thereto. Complete and correct copies of each Material Contract (including all modifications, amendments and supplements thereto) have been made available to Acquiror.

 

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4.14 Litigation. Except as set forth in Section 4.14 of the Company Disclosure Schedules, there are, and during the past three (3) years there have been, no Proceedings pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened in writing (a) against any Company Entity or any of its officers or directors in their capacities as such, that if determined adversely would result in Liabilities that are material to the Company Entities, taken as a whole, or (b) that challenges or seeks to prevent, enjoin or otherwise delay the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, at law, in equity or otherwise. Except as set forth in Section 4.14 of the Company Disclosure Schedules, there are no outstanding Governmental Orders that would reasonably be expected to result in Liabilities that are material to the Company Entities, taken as a whole. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for all purposes of this Agreement, neither Holdings nor the Company makes any representation or warranty (pursuant to this Section 4.14 or elsewhere in this Agreement) as to whether any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will be the subject of any actual or threatened Actions, investigations, or Orders after the date hereof or will be challenged under any Antitrust Laws.

 

4.15 Compliance with Laws; Permits.

 

(a) Except as set forth in Section 4.15(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, each Company Entity is now, and for the past three (3) years has been, in compliance with all Laws applicable to it or its Business, properties or assets except for such non-compliance that has not resulted and would not reasonably be expected to result in Liabilities that are material to the Company Entities, taken as a whole. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for all purposes of this Agreement, the Company does not make any representation or warranty (pursuant to Section 4.14, this Section 4.15, or elsewhere in the Agreement) regarding the effect of the applicable Antitrust Laws on its ability to execute, deliver, or perform its obligations under this Agreement or to consummate the transactions described in this Agreement as a result of the enactment, promulgation, application, or threatened or actual judicial or administrative investigation or litigation under, or enforcement of, any Antitrust Law with respect to the consummation of the transactions described in this Agreement.

 

(b) (i) All Permits required for the Company Entities to conduct the Business have been obtained and are valid and in full force and effect; (ii) all fees and charges with respect to such Permits have been paid in full; (iii) Section 4.15(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedules lists all current Permits issued to the Company Entities, including the names of the Permits and their respective dates of issuance and expiration; and (iv) to the Company’s Knowledge, no event has occurred that, with or without notice or lapse of time or both, would reasonably be expected to result in the revocation, suspension, lapse or limitation of any Permit set forth in Section 4.15(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, except in the case of clause (i), clause (ii) and clause (iv) as would not reasonably be expected to result in Liabilities that are material to the Company Entities, taken as a whole.

 

4.16 Environmental Matters. Except as set forth in Section 4.16 of the Company Disclosure Schedules:

 

(a) Each Company Entity has been and is currently in compliance, in all material respects, with all Environmental Laws (including obtaining any Environmental Permits required for its operations) and has not received from any Person any: (i) environmental claim (and, to the Company’s Knowledge, no such environmental claim is threatened); or (ii) written request for information pursuant to Environmental Law, which, in each case, remains either pending or unresolved.

 

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(b) To the Company’s Knowledge, no real property currently or formerly owned or leased by any Company Entity is listed on the National Priorities List under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, or any similar state list.

 

(c) To the Company’s Knowledge, (i) there has been no Release of Hazardous Substances in contravention of Environmental Law with respect to the Business at any Company Entity or on any real property currently or formerly owned or leased by any Company Entity, and (ii) no Company Entity has received a written notice that any real property currently or formerly owned, operated or leased in connection with the Business (including soils, groundwater, surface water, buildings and other structure located on any such real property) or an off-site property to which wastes were sent has been contaminated with any Hazardous Substances; in each case, which would reasonably be expected to result in an environmental claim against, or a violation of Environmental Law or term of any Environmental Permit by, any Company Entity.

 

(d) To the Company’s Knowledge, (i) no Company Entity owns or operates or has owned or operated any active or abandoned aboveground or underground storage tanks in violation in any material respect of any applicable Environmental Law; (ii) none of the Company Entities uses or has used any off-site Hazardous Substance treatment, storage or disposal facilities or locations in violation of, or reasonably likely to result in liability under, any applicable Environmental Law; and (iii) none of the Company Entities possess any environmental reports, studies, audits, sampling data, site assessments or any other similar documents pertaining to any of the Leased Real Property.

 

(e) No Company Entity has retained or assumed, by contract or by operation of Law, any ongoing material liabilities or obligations of third parties under Environmental Law.

 

4.17 Employee Benefit Matters.

 

(a) Section 4.17(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth a list, as of the date hereof, of each material Benefit Plan.

 

(b) As applicable with respect to the material Benefit Plans, the Company has delivered or made available to Acquiror, true and complete copies of (i) each such Benefit Plan, including all amendments thereto (and in the case of an unwritten material Benefit Plan, a written description thereof), (ii) the current summary plan description and each summary of material modifications thereto, (iii) the most recent Internal Revenue Service determination or opinion letter, (iv) the most recent summary annual reports, financial statements and trustee reports, (v) the three (3) most recently filed annual reports (Form 5500 and all schedules thereto), (vi) the three (3) most recent nondiscrimination testing reports and (vii) all records, notices and filings made, or received, by the Company Entities during the last three (3) years concerning IRS or DOL audits or investigations and non-exempt “prohibited transactions” within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code.

 

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(c) Each Benefit Plan has been maintained, operated and administered in compliance in all material respects with its terms and all applicable Laws, including ERISA, the Code and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2020, as amended. Each Benefit Plan, which is an “employee pension benefit plan” within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA, and which is intended to meet the qualification requirements of Section 401(a) of the Code, has received a determination letter from the IRS or is entitled to rely upon an opinion or advisory letter from the IRS to the effect that such plan is qualified and exempt from federal income taxes under Sections 401(a) and 501(a), respectively, of the Code.

 

(d) Each Company Entity has complied in all material respects with the notice and continuation coverage requirements of Section 4980B of the Code and the regulations thereunder with respect to each Benefit Plan that is a “group health plan” within the meaning of Section 5000(b)(1) of the Code.

 

(e) No Company Entity has engaged in any transaction with respect to any Benefit Plan which would subject any Company Entity to a tax, penalty or liability for a non-exempt “prohibited transaction” under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code.

 

(f) No Benefit Plan is now or has in the past six (6) years been subject to Part 3, Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA or Title IV of ERISA. No asset of any Company Entity is subject to any lien under Code Section 401(a)(29), ERISA Section 302(f), Code Section 412(n) or ERISA Section 4068 or arising out of any action filed under ERISA Section 4301(b).

 

(g) No Benefit Plan provides medical, life or similar welfare benefits beyond termination of service or retirement other than coverage mandated by Law.

 

(h) The execution of, and performance of the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement will not (either alone or in connection with any other event(s)), (i) result in any payment under a Benefit Plan becoming due to any employee, former employee, director, officer, or individual independent contractor of the Company Entities, (ii) increase any amount of compensation or benefits otherwise payable under any Benefit Plan, (iii) result in the acceleration of the time of payment, funding or vesting of any benefits under any Benefit Plan, or (iv) limit the right to merge, amend or terminate any Benefit Plan. No payment which is or may be made by, from, or with respect to any Benefit Plan, to any employee, former employee, director, officer, or individual independent contractor of the Company Entities, either alone or in conjunction with any other payment, event or occurrence, will or could reasonably be characterized as an “excess parachute payment” under Section 280G of the Code. The Company Entities are not parties to any Contracts with any employee, former employee, director, officer, or individual independent contractor of the Company Entities that provides for any “gross up” or other assurance of reimbursement for any Taxes resulting from any such “excess parachute payments.” No employee, former employee, director, officer, agent or independent contractor of the Company Entities has any “gross up” agreements or other assurance of reimbursement for any Taxes resulting from any violation of Section 409A of the Code.

 

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(i) There are no pending audits or investigations by any Governmental Authority involving any Benefit Plan and, to the Company’s Knowledge, no threatened or pending material claims (except for individual claims for benefits payable in the normal operation of the Benefit Plans), suits or proceedings involving any Benefit Plan or asserting any rights or claims to benefits under any Benefit Plan, nor, to the Company’s Knowledge, are there any facts which could reasonably give rise to any material liability in the event of any such audit, investigation, claim, suit or proceeding.

 

(j) No Company Entity or any ERISA Affiliate thereof has any commitment to modify or amend any Benefit Plan (except as required by Law or to retain the tax qualified status of any Benefit Plan). No Company Entity or any ERISA Affiliate thereof has any commitment to establish any new benefit plan, program or arrangement.

 

4.18 Taxes. Except as set forth in Section 4.18 of the Company Disclosure Schedules:

 

(a) All income and other material Tax Returns required to be filed by the Company Entities have been timely filed (giving effect to all extensions). Such Tax Returns are true, complete and correct in all material respects. All material Taxes due and owing by the Company Entities (whether or not shown on any Tax Return) have been timely paid.

 

(b) The Company Entities have withheld and paid each material Tax required to have been withheld and paid by them in connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent contractor, agent, creditor, customer, shareholder or other party, and complied in all material respects with all information reporting and backup withholding provisions of applicable Law.

 

(c) In the past three (3) years, no written claim has been made by any Tax Authority in any jurisdiction where the Company Entities do not file Tax Returns that any Company Entity is, or may be, subject to Tax by that jurisdiction.

 

(d) No extensions or waivers of statutes of limitations have been given or requested with respect to any Taxes of the Company Entities, which extension or waiver is still in effect.

 

(e) The amount of the Company Entities’ Liability for unpaid Taxes for all periods ending on or before June 30, 2020 does not, in the aggregate, exceed the amount of accruals for Taxes (excluding reserves for deferred Taxes) reflected on the Financial Statements. The amount of the Company Entities’ Liability for unpaid Taxes for all periods following the end of the period covered by the Financial Statements shall not, in the aggregate, exceed the amount of accruals for Taxes (excluding reserves for deferred Taxes) as adjusted for the passage of time in accordance with the past custom and practice of the Company Entities.

 

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(f) Section 4.18(f) of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth those taxable years for which examinations by any Tax Authority are presently being conducted.

 

(g) All deficiencies asserted, or assessments made, against any Company Entity as a result of any completed examinations by any Tax Authority have been fully paid.

 

(h) No Company Entity is a party to any Proceeding by any Tax Authority. There are no pending or threatened Proceedings against any Company Entity by any Tax Authority.

 

(i) Each Company Entity has delivered to Acquiror copies of all federal and material state, local and foreign income Tax Returns, examination reports, and statements of deficiencies assessed against, or agreed to by, any Company Entity for all Tax periods ending after December 31, 2017.

 

(j) There are no Encumbrances for Taxes (other than Permitted Encumbrances) upon the assets of the Company Entities.

 

(k) No Company Entity is a party to, or bound by, any Tax indemnity, Tax sharing or Tax allocation agreement (excluding any agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business, the primary purpose of which is not related to Taxes).

 

(l) No private letter rulings, technical advice memoranda or similar agreement or rulings have been requested, entered into or issued by any Tax Authority with respect to any Company Entity.

 

(m) No Company Entity has been a member of an affiliated, combined, consolidated or unitary Tax group for Tax purposes (other than a group of which the common parent is the Company or another Company Entity). No Company Entity has Liability for Taxes of any Person (other than a Person that is a member of a group of which any Company Entity is the common parent) under Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-6 (or any corresponding provision of state, local or foreign Law), as transferee or successor or by contract.

 

(n) No Company Entity will be required to include any item of income in, or exclude any item or deduction from, taxable income for a taxable period or portion thereof ending after the Closing Date as a result of:

 

(i) any change in a method of accounting under Section 481 of the Code (or any comparable provision of state, local or foreign Tax Law), or use of an improper method of accounting, for a taxable period ending on or prior to the Closing;

 

(ii) an installment sale or open transaction occurring prior to the Closing;

 

(iii) a prepaid amount received on or before the Closing;

 

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(iv) any closing agreement under Section 7121 of the Code, or similar provision of state, local or foreign Law, executed prior to the Closing; or

 

(v) the application of Section 965 of the Code (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign Tax law).

 

(o) No Company Entity has been a “distributing corporation” or a “controlled corporation” in connection with a distribution described in Section 355 of the Code.

 

(p) No Company Entity is or has been a party to, or a promoter of, a “listed transaction” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.6011-4(b).

 

(q) Section 4.18(q) of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth all foreign jurisdictions in which the Company Entities are subject to Tax, are engaged in business or have a permanent establishment. No Company Entity has entered into a gain recognition agreement pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.367(a)-8. No Company Entity has transferred an intangible the transfer of which would be subject to the rules of Section 367(d) of the Code.

 

(r) No property owned by the Company Entities is (i) required to be treated as being owned by another person pursuant to the so-called “safe harbor lease” provisions of former Section 168(f)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, (ii) subject to Section 168(g)(1)(A) of the Code, or (iii) subject to a “disqualified leaseback” or “long-term agreement” as defined in Section 467 of the Code.

 

(s) None of the Company Entities has taken, or agreed to take, any action or has knowledge of any fact or circumstance that could reasonably be expected to prevent the Transactions from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment.

 

(t) Each Company Entity’s principal reason for participating in the Transactions is a bona fide business purpose not related to Taxes.

 

4.19 Employee Relations.

 

(a) Except as set forth in Section 4.19(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, no Company Entity is: (i) a party to or otherwise bound by any collective bargaining or other type of union agreement; (ii) a party to, involved in, the subject of, or to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened by, any labor dispute, unfair labor practice charge or complaint, grievance or labor arbitration; or (iii) currently negotiating any collective bargaining agreement to which any Company Entity is or would be a party. No Company Entity has experienced any strike, lockout, slowdown or work stoppage at any time, nor, to the Company’s Knowledge, is any such action threatened. There is not pending, nor has there ever been, any union election petition, demand for recognition, or, to the Company’s Knowledge, union-organizing activity by or for the benefit of the employees of any Company Entity or otherwise affecting any Company Entity.

 

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(b) Each Company Entity has been and is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws respecting labor, employment and employment practices, including all applicable Laws respecting terms and conditions of employment, wages and hours, unemployment insurance, workers’ compensation, equal employment opportunity, discrimination and retaliation, immigration, and the payment and withholding of Taxes. No Company Entity has been or is engaged in any unfair labor practice. Except as set forth in Section 4.19(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, there are no pending or to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened, claims against any Company Entity (whether under regulation, contract, policy or otherwise) asserted by or on behalf of any present or former employee or job applicant of a Company Entity (including by any Governmental Authority) on account of or for (i) unpaid overtime pay, other than overtime pay for work done in the current payroll period, (ii) unpaid wages or salary for a period other than the current payroll period, (iii) any amount of unpaid vacation pay or pay in lieu of vacation time off, other than vacation time off or pay in lieu thereof earned in or in respect of the current fiscal year, (iv) any unpaid amount of severance pay or similar benefits, (v) any violation of any statute, ordinance, order, rule or regulation relating to employment terminations or layoffs, including the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act and any similar state, local or foreign law, (vi) any violation of any statute, ordinance, order, rule or regulation relating to employee “whistleblower” or “right-to-know” rights and protections, (vii) any violation of any statute, ordinance, order, rule or regulation relating to the employment obligations of federal contractors or subcontractors, (viii) any violation of any regulation relating to minimum wages or maximum hours of work, (ix) discrimination, retaliation or any other violation of any Law relating to fair employment practices or equal employment opportunities, (x) any violation pertaining to immigration status or eligibility to work in the United States, or (xi) any violation of any other Law relating to labor, employment or employment practices. The Company Entities are in compliance with and have complied with, in all material respects, all immigration laws, including Form I-9 requirements and any applicable mandatory E-Verify obligations. In the past three (3) years, to the Company’s Knowledge, there have been no sexual harassment investigations against any of the Company Entities’ executives. The Company Entities have complied in all material respects with the WARN Act. With respect to each Contract with a Governmental Authority, each of the Company Entities is and has been in compliance in all material respects with Executive Order No. 11246 of 1965 (“E.O. 11246”), Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (“Section 503”) and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (“VEVRAA”), including all implementing regulations. The Company Entities maintain and comply with affirmative action plans in compliance with E.O. 11246, Section 503 and VEVRAA, including all implementing regulations. The Company Entities are not, and have not been for the past three (3) years, the subject of any audit, investigation or enforcement action by any Governmental Authority in connection with any Contract with a Governmental Authority or related compliance with E.O. 11246, Section 503 or VEVRAA. None of the Company Entities have been debarred, suspended or otherwise made ineligible from doing business with the United States government or any government contractor.

 

(c) Except as set forth in Section 4.19(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedules or as would not reasonably be expected to give rise to a Material Adverse Effect, each Company Entity has properly classified all employees and independent contractors for purposes of employee versus independent contractor status and for purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Except as set forth in Section 4.19(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, the employment of each employee of a Company Entity is terminable at will and no employee is entitled to severance pay or other benefits following termination or resignation, except as otherwise provided by applicable Law or under an Employment Contract or Contractor Agreement.

 

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(d) Section 4.19(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedules contains a list of all persons who are employees, independent contractors or consultants of the Company Entities as of the date hereof including any employee who is on a leave of absence of any nature and sets forth for each such individual, the following: (i) name; (ii) title or position (including whether full-time or part-time); (iii) hire or retention date; (iv) current annual base compensation rate or contract fee; (v) commission, bonus or other incentive-based compensation targets; and (vi) a description of the fringe benefits provided to each such individual.

 

(e) Except as set forth in Section 4.19(e) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, the Company Entities are not delinquent and have paid in full all compensation, including wages, commissions, bonuses, fees and other compensation, which are due and payable to all employees, independent contractors or consultants of the Company Entities, for services performed as of the date hereof.

 

4.20 Transactions with Related Parties. Except for agreements related to employment with Company Entities, and except as set forth in Section 4.20 of the Company Disclosure Schedules, there are no transactions, agreements, arrangements or understandings between any Company Entity, on the one hand, and any director, officer, member or stockholder (or Affiliate thereof) of any Company Entity, on the other hand, either (a) currently in effect or (b) that would be required to be disclosed under Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act (if the Securities Act were applicable to such Company Entity).

 

4.21 Insurance.

 

(a) Section 4.21(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules contains a complete and correct list of all policies and contracts for insurance of which any Company Entity is the owner, insured or beneficiary or covering any of the assets of any Company Entity (the “Insurance Policies”), copies of which have been made available or previously delivered to Acquiror. Except as set forth in Section 4.21(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, (i) all premiums due and payable with respect to such Insurance Policies have been paid, (ii) the Insurance Policies are in full force and effect, (iii) no Company Entity has received any written notice of cancellation, termination, revocation or non-renewal thereunder, (iv) in the past three (3) years, no notice of cancellation, termination, revocation or non-renewal with respect to, or disallowance or denial (other than reservation of rights by the insurer) of any claim under, any Insurance Policy has been received, (v) the Company has not been refused any insurance, nor have any of its coverages been limited by any insurance carrier to which it has applied for insurance or with which it has carried insurance during the last three (3) years, (vi) the Insurance Policies are sufficient to comply with applicable Law and contracts or agreements to which any Company Entity is a party, (vii) all claims for which any Company Entity is seeking payment or coverage under any of the Insurance Policies have been timely filed, and (viii) to the Company’s Knowledge, no event has occurred which would reasonably be expected to result in the cancellation, termination, revocation, non-renewal of coverage or default under any of the Insurance Policies.

 

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(b) Except as set forth in Section 4.21(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedules: (i) all of such coverages are provided on an “occurrence” (as opposed to “claims made”) basis; (ii) there are no outstanding claims under such Insurance Policies; and (iii) in the past three (3) years, no Company Entity has received a denial of coverage or reservation of rights letter with respect to any claim.

 

4.22 Brokers. No broker, finder, investment banker or other intermediary is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement based upon any arrangement made by or on behalf of any Company Entity.

 

4.23 Employment Contracts; Contractor Agreements; Compensation Arrangements; Officers and Directors. Section 4.23 of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth (i) a complete and correct copy of each form of all employment agreements, offer letters, and/or service agreement to which any Company Entity is bound providing for the employment of any individual, (ii) a complete and correct list of individuals who are party to each such form, (iii) a complete and correct list of services agreements and/or consulting agreements to which any Company Entity is bound providing for the engagement of any current individual independent contractor or current individual consultant, in each case whose annual compensation is in excess of $250,000, (iv) a complete and correct list of any employment agreements, offer letters and/or service agreements providing for severance, retention, change in control, transaction bonus or other similar payments to individual employees (in each case, to the extent obligations of a Company Entity remain outstanding thereunder) (the “Employment Contracts”) and (v) a complete and correct list of any service agreements and/or consulting agreements providing for severance, retention, change in control, transaction bonus or other similar payments to individual contractors or consultants (in each case, to the extent obligations of a Company Entity remain outstanding thereunder) (the “Contractor Agreements”). The Company has made available to Acquiror, true and complete copies of each Employment Contract and Contractor Agreement. Each Employment Contract complies with all applicable laws, including but not limited to the Code. Except as would not reasonably be expected to give rise to a Material Adverse Effect, each Contractor Agreement complies with all applicable laws, including but not limited to the Code.

 

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4.24 Top Suppliers & Customers. Section 4.24 of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth a complete and correct list of the names of (a) the ten (10) largest suppliers of goods or services to the Company Entities during the twelve (12)-month period ended December 31, 2020 and the dollar amount of such goods or services purchased by the Company with respect to each such supplier during such period (the “Top Suppliers”), and (b) customers of greater than $100,000 of goods or services provided by the Company Entities during the twelve (12)-month period ended December 31, 2020 and the dollar amount of such goods or services purchased from the Company Entities with respect to each such customer during such period (the “Top Customers”). During the last twelve (12) months, no Company Entity has received any written notice from any Top Supplier or Top Customer that any such supplier or customer has terminated or cancelled, or intends to terminate or cancel, its business relationship with the Company Entities or will materially reduce the annual volume of goods or services sold, provided to, purchased or received from the Company Entities. To the Company’s Knowledge, no Top Supplier or Top Customer has filed for or is threatened with bankruptcy, insolvency or dissolution or any similar proceedings.

 

4.25 Affiliate Arrangements. No officer, director or Affiliate of any of the Company Entities, and to the Company’s Knowledge, no individual in such officer’s or director’s immediate family, (a) is a party to any contract (other than employment or employment related agreements) with any of the Company Entities, (b) has any interest in any material property or asset used by the Company Entities or necessary for the Business, (c) has outstanding indebtedness owed to or from any of the Company Entities or (d) is the beneficiary of any guarantee provided by any of the Company Entities, in each case in the foregoing clauses (a) to (d), except for liabilities that will be extinguished as of the Closing (any such arrangement, a “Company Affiliate Arrangement”). No Affiliate of the Company Entities and, to the Company’s Knowledge, no officer or director of the Company Entities, has any direct or indirect financial interest in any Material Commercial Relationships (it being agreed, however, that the passive ownership of securities listed on any national securities exchange representing no more than five percent (5%) of the outstanding voting power of any Person shall not be deemed a “financial interest” in any such Person). To the Company’s Knowledge, no officer or director of any member of a Company Entity is an officer, director, manager, employee or consultant of any Material Commercial Relationship.

 

4.26 Regulatory Compliance.

 

(a) For the past five (5) years, none of the Company Entities, nor, any of their respective directors, officers, employees, or other persons acting on behalf of any Company Entity: (i) has given, offered, promised or authorized (A) any payment or provision of money or anything of value (including any loan, reward, advantage or benefit of any kind), either directly or indirectly, to any officer or employee of any Governmental Authority or of any department, agency or instrumentality (including any business or corporate entity owned, controlled, or managed by a Governmental Authority) thereof, or any Person acting in an official capacity or performing public duties or functions on behalf of any such Governmental Authority, department, agency or instrumentality, (B) any political party or official thereof, (C) any candidate for public office, or (D) any officer, employee or agent of a public international organization, including, but not limited to, the United Nations, the International Monetary Fund, or the World Bank (“Government Official”) or Person to improperly influence or induce any act, decision or omission of any Government Official or Person, to obtain or retain business, to direct business to the Company Entities or to gain any advantage or benefit for the Company Entities and not in breach of the Government Official’s duties (“Prohibited Payment”); (ii) has given, offered, promised or authorized the giving of money or anything of value, directly or indirectly, to any Person while knowing or being aware of a probability that all or a portion of such money or thing of value would be used to make a Prohibited Payment; (iii) has used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense relating to political activity; or otherwise (iv) has made, offered, agreed, requested or taken an act in furtherance of any conduct that could be construed as a bribe, unlawful rebate, payoff, inducement, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful or corrupt payment.

 

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(b) Each of the Company Entities has complied in all respects with Anti-Corruption Laws. Company Entities have not entered into or obtained any contracts or received any licenses, permits, or regulatory approvals, or secured any other business advantages or favors in violation of the Anti-Corruption Laws.

 

(c) No unitholder, equity-holder, officer, director, or employee of the Company Entities is a Government Official of any country in which the business of Company Entities is presently conducted.

 

(d) The Company Entities are not currently and have never been the subject of any investigation (internal or external), inquiry, allegations, or Proceedings by any Governmental Authority or by any third party regarding actual or alleged violations of the Anti-Corruption Laws. No such investigation, inquiry, allegations, or Proceeding is pending or threatened, and there are no circumstances which are likely to give rise to any such investigation, inquiry, allegations, or Proceeding.

 

(e) For the past five (5) years, no Company Entity has made voluntary disclosures to any Government Authorities under any Anti-Corruption Laws, or received notice of any enforcement actions or threats of enforcement actions against it under any Anti-Corruption Laws, and no Governmental Authority has notified any Company Entity of any actual or alleged violation or breach by it.

 

(f) Each of the Company Entities has instituted and maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure, and which are reasonably expected to continue to ensure, continued compliance with the Anti-Corruption Laws.

 

(g) The operations of the Company Entities are and for the past five (5) years have been conducted at all times in material compliance with applicable financial record-keeping 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), the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the applicable money laundering statutes of other jurisdictions where the Company Entities conduct the Business, the applicable rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any Governmental Authority (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”), and no Proceeding by or before any court or Governmental Authority involving the Company Entities, or, to the Company’s Knowledge, any employee or other Person acting on behalf of the Company Entities, with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened.

 

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(h) None of the Company Entities nor, to the Company’s Knowledge, any director, officer, employee, affiliate or representative of the Company Entities, is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC or any similar sanctions imposed by any other Governmental Authority to which any of the Company Entities is subject.

 

4.27 Acquiror and Shelf Securities. No Company Entity owns beneficially or of record any Shelf Common Shares or Acquiror Common Stock or any securities convertible into, exchangeable for or carrying the right to acquire, any Shelf Common Shares or Acquiror Common Stock.

 

4.28 Information Supplied. The information relating to the Company Entities furnished by or on behalf of the Company Entities in writing for inclusion in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus will not, as of the date of mailing of the Proxy Statement to the holders of Acquiror Common Stock or at the time of the Acquiror Stockholders’ Meeting, contain any statement which, at such time and in light of the circumstances under which it is made, is false or misleading with respect to any material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not false or misleading, except for any change disclosed in writing by or on behalf of a Company Entity to Acquiror or its counsel prior to such mailing date pursuant to Section 7.07 hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company Entities make no representation, warranty or covenant with respect to statements made or incorporated by reference therein based on information supplied by any Acquiror Party for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus.

 

4.29 Not an Investment Company. None of the Company Entities is an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act.

 

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4.30 FCC Matters.

 

(a) Section 4.30(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules lists all FCC Licenses held by the Company or its Subsidiaries, and with respect to each FCC License, the licensee name, description of the type of license and current expiration date. Such FCC Licenses constitute all of the authorizations required under the Communications Act or the rules, regulations and policies of the FCC for the present operation of the Business. The FCC Licenses are not subject to any condition except for those conditions appearing on the face of the FCC Licenses, in the FCC’s rules, in the orders issued by the FCC addressing waivers and extensions of the FCC’s rules granted to the Licensee, and in the FCC order finding the Licensee in compliance with its obligations under 47 C.F.R. § 90.353(d), and to the extent that such conditions are material to the effectiveness of the license and not disclosed in the above, such conditions have been disclosed on Section 4.30(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules. Except as disclosed on Section 4.30(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, (i) the FCC Licenses are in full force and effect and have not been revoked, suspended, canceled, rescinded or terminated and have not expired, (ii) there is no pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened action by or before the FCC to revoke, suspend, cancel, rescind or modify any of the FCC Licenses (other than proceedings relating to FCC rules of general applicability), (iii) there is no order to show cause, notice of violation, notice of apparent liability, or notice of forfeiture or complaint pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened against the Company Entities by the FCC, (iv) each of the Company Entities is in compliance in all material respects with the FCC Licenses, the Communications Act and the rules, regulations and policies of the FCC, (v) all material reports and filings required to be filed with, and all regulatory fees required to be paid to, the FCC by any of the Company Entities have been timely filed and paid, and (vi) all such reports and filings are accurate and complete in all material respects. No FCC Licenses are held by Holdings.

 

(b) Section 4.30(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedules describes all applications, waivers, petitions, requests and evidence of build-out compliance filed by the Company Entities (the “FCC Applications”) that are pending at the FCC. The FCC Applications have been timely filed, and to the Company’s Knowledge and except as indicated in Section 4.30(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, there are no facts or circumstances relating to any of the Company Entities that would or might reasonably be expected to, under the Communications Act and the existing rules, regulations and policies of the FCC, (i) result in the FCC’s refusal to grant any of the FCC Applications, (ii) materially delay obtaining the grants of the FCC Applications or (iii) cause the FCC to impose an adverse material condition or conditions on its granting of any of the FCC Applications. The Company Entities have no reason to believe that such extensions and waivers will not be granted. The Company Entities have shared all correspondence from the FCC since December 31, 2019 to the Company Entities and to the advisers of the Company Entities in respect of the FCC Applications, with the exception of automatically-generated reminder notices regarding renewal and build out deadlines.

 

(c) Section 4.30(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedules describes all FCC Applications that the Company currently intends to file to support the Business, other than the FCC Transfer Applications.

 

4.31 Indian Matters. The Holdings Units (including as they may be exchanged or converted pursuant to the transactions contemplated in this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements) do not derive their value, directly or indirectly, substantially from any Company Entity’s assets located in India in accordance with Section 9 of the (Indian) Income-Tax Act, 1961.

 

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4.32 No Other Representations or Warranties.

 

(a) EXCEPT FOR THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT, ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT OR ANY CERTIFICATE DELIVERED BY OR ON BEHALF OF AN ACQUIROR PARTY, EACH OF HOLDINGS AND COMPANY HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT NEITHER THE ACQUIROR PARTIES NOR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES, HAS MADE, OR IS MAKING, ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY WHATSOEVER TO HOLDINGS, COMPANY OR ANY OF THEIR AFFILIATES. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, EACH OF HOLDINGS AND COMPANY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HOLDINGS AND COMPANY, TOGETHER WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE ADVISORS, HAVE MADE THEIR OWN INVESTIGATION OF THE ACQUIROR PARTIES.

 

(b) Notwithstanding the delivery or disclosure to any Acquiror Party or any of their respective Representatives of any documentation, forecasts or other information (in any form or through any medium), the Company and its Affiliates are making no representation or warranty whatsoever, express or implied, beyond those expressly given in this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or any certificate delivered by or on behalf of the Company hereunder. It is understood that any financial estimate, forecast, projection or other prediction and all other information or materials in respect of the Business, the Company or its assets that have been or shall hereafter be provided by or on behalf of the Company or the Company’s unitholders to Acquiror or any of its Affiliates or its or their respective Representatives, whether written or oral, are not, and shall not be relied upon as or deemed to be, representations and warranties of the Company or any of its Affiliates or Representatives, except to the extent expressly provided in this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or any certificate delivered by or on behalf of the Company hereunder.

 

Article V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
OF BLOCKERS

 

Except with respect to matters set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedules (it being agreed that any matter disclosed in the Company Disclosure Schedules with respect to any section of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been disclosed with respect to any other section to the extent the applicability thereto is reasonably apparent from the face of such disclosure), each Blocker hereby represents and warrants, severally but not jointly, to the Acquiror Parties as of the date of this Agreement, as follows:

 

5.01 Organization . Such Blocker is duly organized or formed, validly existing, and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its formation or incorporation, as applicable, and has full corporate or limited liability company, as applicable, power and authority to own, operate or lease the properties and assets now owned, operated or leased by it and to carry on its business as currently conducted. Such Blocker has full requisite company power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including the Pre-Closing Restructuring, as applicable.

 

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5.02 Due Authorization. The execution, delivery and performance by such Blocker of this Agreement and any Ancillary Agreement to which it is a party and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, as applicable, have been duly authorized by such entity’s board of directors, board of managers, manager or managing member, as applicable, and no other company proceedings on the part of such entity is necessary to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party or the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, as applicable. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Blocker and (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by each other party hereto) this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such entity enforceable against such entity in accordance with its terms, except as the enforceability hereof may be limited by any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and as limited by the availability of specific performance and other equitable remedies or applicable equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding at law or in equity). When each Ancillary Agreement to which such Blocker is or will be a party has been duly executed and delivered by such entity (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by each other party thereto), such Ancillary Agreement will constitute a legal and binding obligation of such entity, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and as limited by the availability of specific performance and other equitable remedies or applicable equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding at law or in equity).

 

5.03 No Conflict; Consent.

 

(a) The execution, delivery, and performance by such Blocker of this Agreement, and any Ancillary Agreement to which such Blocker is a party, and the consummation by such Blocker of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, do not and will not, with or without the giving of notice or the lapse of time, or both, (i) assuming the making of all filings and notifications as may be required in connection with the transactions described herein under the Antitrust Laws and the receipt of all approvals, consents, authorizations, clearances, and waiting period expirations or terminations as may be required in connection with the transactions described herein under the Antitrust Laws, conflict with or result in a violation or breach of any provision of any applicable Law or Governmental Order applicable to such entity, (ii) conflict with or result in a violation or breach of, or default under, any provision of such entity’s certificate of incorporation, bylaws or equivalent organizational documents, (iii) except as set forth in Section 5.03(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, require the consent, approval, authorization, waiver or notice by any Person under, conflict with, result in a violation or breach of, constitute a default or an event that, with or without notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default under, result in the acceleration of or create in any party the right to accelerate, terminate or modify, or cancel any Contract to which such entity is a party or by which it may be bound, or (iv) result in the creation or imposition of any Encumbrance other than Permitted Encumbrances upon any assets or property of such entity; except in the case of clauses (i), (iii) and (iv) as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(b) (i) Assuming the making of all filings and notifications as may be required in connection with the transactions described herein under the Antitrust Laws and the receipt of all approvals, consents, authorizations, and waiting period expirations or terminations as may be required in connection with the transactions described herein under the Antitrust Laws and (ii) except for the filing of the applicable Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, no consent, approval, Permit, Governmental Order, declaration or filing with, or notice to, any Governmental Authority is required by or with respect to such Blocker in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and any Ancillary Agreement to which it is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

 

5.04 Brokers’ Fees. Such Blocker has not retained any broker, finder or investment banking firm to act on its behalf which is entitled to any fee or commission from such Blocker upon consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

5.05 Conduct of Business. Such Blocker is a holding company and was formed for the purpose of investing, directly or indirectly, in Holdings. As of immediately prior to the Closing and after the consummation of the Pre-Closing Restructuring, as applicable, such Blocker shall hold no material assets except for Holdings Units, indebtedness of a Company Entity payable to such Blocker under the First Lien Financing Agreement that will be paid pursuant to Section 3.11(c), cash and other assets typical of a holding company. Since formation, such Blocker has not engaged in any material business activities, including those conducted by any of the Company Entities, and has not directly owned any material assets or properties, other than cash and other assets typical of a holding company. Except for liabilities incurred in connection with the formation, incorporation, organization and capitalization of such Blocker and its investment Holdings (whether directly or indirectly), such Blocker has not incurred and is not presently liable for, directly or indirectly, any material liabilities (other than with respect to non-delinquent Taxes incurred in the ordinary course of business and other liabilities typical of a holding company), nor has such Blocker at any time been engaged in any material business activities of any type or kind.

 

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5.06 Tax Matters. Except as set forth in Section 5.06 of the Company Disclosure Schedules:

 

(a) All income and other material Tax Returns required to be filed by such Blocker have been timely filed (giving effect to all extensions). Such Tax Returns are true, complete and correct in all material respects. All material Taxes due and owing by such entity (whether or not shown on any Tax Return) have been timely paid.

 

(b) Such Blocker has withheld and paid each material Tax required to have been withheld and paid by it in connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent contractor, agent, creditor, customer, shareholder or other party, and complied in all material respects with all information reporting and backup withholding provisions of applicable Law.

 

(c) In the past three (3) years, no written claim has been made by any Tax Authority in any jurisdiction where such Blocker does not file Tax Returns that such entity is, or may be, subject to Tax by that jurisdiction.

 

(d) No extensions or waivers of statutes of limitations have been given or requested with respect to any Taxes of such Blocker which extension or waiver is still in effect (other than any automatic extension of a due date to file a Tax Return).

 

(e) Section 5.06(e) of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth those taxable years for which examinations by any Tax Authority are presently being conducted.

 

(f) All deficiencies asserted, or assessments made, against such Blocker as a result of any completed examinations by any Tax Authority have been fully paid.

 

(g) Such Blocker is not a party to any Proceeding by any Tax Authority. There is no pending or threatened Proceedings against such Blocker by any Tax Authority.

 

(h) Such Blocker has delivered to Acquiror copies of all federal and material state, local and foreign income Tax Returns, examination reports, and statements of deficiencies assessed against, or agreed to by, such Blocker for all Tax periods ending after December 31, 2017.

 

(i) There are no Encumbrances for Taxes (other than Permitted Encumbrances) upon the assets of such Blocker.

 

(j) Such Blocker is not a party to, or bound by, any Tax indemnity, Tax sharing or Tax allocation agreement (excluding any agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business, the primary purpose of which is not related to Taxes).

 

(k) No private letter rulings, technical advice memoranda or similar agreements or rulings have been requested, entered into or issued by any Tax Authority with respect to such Blocker.

 

(l) Such Blocker has not been a member of an affiliated, combined, consolidated or unitary Tax group for Tax purposes. Such Blocker does not have any Liability for Taxes of any Person under Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-6 (or any corresponding provision of state, local or foreign Law), as transferee or successor or by contract.

 

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(m) Such Blocker will not be required to include any item of income in, or exclude any item or deduction from, taxable income for a taxable period or portion thereof ending after the Closing Date as a result of:

 

(i) any change in a method of accounting under Section 481 of the Code (or any comparable provision of state, local or foreign Tax Law), or use of an improper method of accounting, for a taxable period ending on or prior to the Closing;

 

(ii) an installment sale or open transaction occurring prior to the Closing;

 

(iii) a prepaid amount received on or before the Closing;

 

(iv) any closing agreement under Section 7121 of the Code, or similar provision of state, local or foreign Law, executed prior to the Closing; or

 

(v) the application of Section 965 of the Code (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign Tax law).

 

(n) Such Blocker has not been a “distributing corporation” or a “controlled corporation” in connection with a distribution described in Section 355 of the Code.

 

(o) Such Blocker is not and has not been a party to, or a promoter of, a “listed transaction” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.6011-4(b).

 

(p) Section 5.06(p) of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth all foreign jurisdictions in which such Blocker is subject to Tax, are engaged in business or have a permanent establishment (excluding, however, any jurisdictions in which Blocker is subject to Tax or treated as engaged in business or as having a permanent establishment solely by virtue of Blocker’s ownership of an interest in Holdings). Such Blocker has not entered into a gain recognition agreement pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.367(a)-8. Such Blocker has not transferred an intangible the transfer of which would be subject to the rules of Section 367(d) of the Code.

 

(q) No property owned by such Blocker is (i) required to be treated as being owned by another person pursuant to the so-called “safe harbor lease” provisions of former Section 168(f)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, (ii) subject to Section 168(g)(1)(A) of the Code, or (iii) subject to a “disqualified leaseback” or “long-term agreement” as defined in Section 467 of the Code.

 

(r) Such Blocker has not taken, or agreed to take, any action or has knowledge of any fact or circumstance that could reasonably be expected to prevent the Transactions from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment.

 

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(s) Such Blocker’s principal reason for participating in the Transactions is a bona fide business purpose not related to Taxes.

 

5.07 Current Capitalization.

 

(a) Section 5.07(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth, as of the date hereof, and under the name of each Blocker, the authorized Blocker Equity Interests of such Blocker and the record and beneficial owner of the Blocker Equity Interests. All issued and outstanding Blocker Equity Interests are (i) duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable; (ii) not subject to any preemptive rights created by statute, such Blocker’s organizational documents or any agreement to which such Blocker is a party; and (iii) free of any Encumbrances other than Permitted Encumbrances. All issued and outstanding Blocker Equity Interests were issued in compliance with applicable Law.

 

(b) Except as disclosed on Section 5.07(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, as of the date hereof, (i) no subscription, warrant, option, convertible or exchangeable security, or other right (contingent or otherwise) to purchase or otherwise acquire Blocker Equity Interests of such Blocker is authorized or outstanding, and (ii) there is no commitment by such Blocker to issue shares, subscriptions, warrants, options, convertible or exchangeable securities, or other similar equity rights or to distribute to holders of any Blocker Equity Interests of such Blocker any evidence of indebtedness or asset, to repurchase or redeem any securities of such Blocker or to grant, extend, accelerate the vesting of, change the price of, or otherwise amend any warrant, option, convertible or exchangeable security. Except with respect to the declaration of a dividend in respect of indebtedness of a Company Entity payable to such Blocker under the First Lien Financing Agreement (or the right to receive the amounts payable thereunder) or a distribution thereof, as of the date hereof, there are no declared or accrued unpaid dividends with respect to such Blocker.

 

(c) All issued and outstanding Blocker Equity Interests are (i) duly authorized, validly issued and, if a such Blocker is a corporation, fully paid and non-assessable; (ii) not subject to any preemptive rights created by statute, its organizational documents or any agreement to which such Blocker is a party; and (iii) free of any Encumbrances other than Permitted Encumbrances. All issued and outstanding Blocker Equity Interests of such Blocker were issued in compliance with applicable Law.

 

5.08 Litigation and Proceedings. There are no Proceedings pending or, to such Blocker’s knowledge, overtly threatened against such entity at law or in equity, or before or by any Governmental Authority, which would have a material adverse effect on such entity’s ability to consummate the Transactions at the Closing. No such entity is subject to any outstanding judgment, order or decree of any Governmental Authority which would have a material adverse effect on such entity’s ability to consummate the Transactions at the Closing.

 

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5.09 No Other Representations or Warranties.

 

(a) EXCEPT FOR THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT, ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT OR ANY CERTIFICATE DELIVERED BY OR ON BEHALF OF AN ACQUIROR PARTY, EACH BLOCKER HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT NEITHER THE ACQUIROR PARTIES NOR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES, HAS MADE, OR IS MAKING, ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY WHATSOEVER TO ANY BLOCKER OR ANY OF THEIR AFFILIATES. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, EACH BLOCKER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT EACH BLOCKER, TOGETHER WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE ADVISORS, HAS MADE THEIR OWN INVESTIGATION OF THE ACQUIROR PARTIES.

 

(b) Notwithstanding the delivery or disclosure to any Acquiror Party or any of their respective Representatives of any documentation, forecasts or other information (in any form or through any medium), No Blocker nor any of such Blocker’s Affiliates is making any representation or warranty whatsoever, express or implied, beyond those expressly given in this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement to which such Blocker is a party or any certificate delivered by or on behalf of such entity hereunder. It is understood that any financial estimate, forecast, projection or other prediction and all other information or materials in respect of a Blocker or its assets that have been or shall hereafter be provided by or on behalf of such entity to Acquiror or any of its Affiliates or its or their respective representatives, whether written or oral, are not, and shall not be relied upon as or deemed to be, representations and warranties of such Blocker or any of its Affiliates or representatives, except to the extent expressly provided in this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement to which such entity is a party or any certificate delivered by or on behalf of such entity hereunder.

 

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Article VI
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
OF ACQUIROR, SHELF AND THE MERGER SUBS

 

Except with respect to matters (a) as disclosed in the publicly available Acquiror SEC Documents; or (b) set forth in the Acquiror Disclosure Schedules (it being agreed that any matter disclosed in the Acquiror SEC Documents or the Acquiror Disclosure Schedules with respect to any section of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been disclosed with respect to any other section to the extent the applicability thereto is reasonably apparent from the face of such disclosure), each Acquiror Party jointly and severally represents and warrants to the Company, Holdings and each Blocker as of the date of this Agreement, as follows:

 

6.01 Organization. Each Acquiror Party is a corporation or limited liability company duly organized or formed, as applicable, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has all requisite corporate, company or organizational, as applicable, power and authority to own, operate or lease the properties and assets now owned, operated or leased by it and to carry on its business as currently conducted, and subject to obtaining the Acquiror Stockholder Approval, has full requisite corporate or company power and authority, as applicable, to execute, deliver, and perform this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party, and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

 

6.02 Due Authorization.

 

(a) The execution, delivery and performance by each Acquiror Party of this Agreement, and each Ancillary Agreement to which such Acquiror Party is a party, and the consummation by each Acquiror Party of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or company action, as applicable, on the part of such Acquiror Party and, except as set forth in Section 6.02 of the Acquiror Disclosure Schedules, no other corporate or company proceedings, as applicable, on the part of such Acquiror Party are necessary to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreements to which such Acquiror Party is a party or to consummate the Transactions, subject only to the receipt of the Acquiror Stockholder Approval. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each of the Acquiror Parties, and (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto) this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each Acquiror Party enforceable against such Acquiror Party in accordance with its terms, except as the enforceability hereof may be limited by any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and as limited by the availability of specific performance and other equitable remedies or applicable equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding at law or in equity). When each Ancillary Agreement to which any Acquiror Party is or will be a party has been duly executed and delivered by such Acquiror Party (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by each other party thereto), such Ancillary Agreement will constitute a legal and binding obligation of such Acquiror Party enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and as limited by the availability of specific performance and other equitable remedies or applicable equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding at law or in equity).

 

(b) At a meeting duly called and held or by action duly taken by written consent, the governing body of each Acquiror Party has unanimously: (i) determined that this Agreement, each Ancillary Agreement to which such Acquiror Party is a party, and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including the Mergers) are fair to, advisable and in the best interests of such Acquiror Party and its stockholders or unitholders, as applicable; (ii) approved the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as a Business Combination and (iii) as applicable or required under applicable law, resolved to recommend to the stockholders or unitholders of such Acquiror Party adoption and approval of each of the matters requiring such stockholder or unitholder’s approval.

 

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6.03 No Conflict; Consents. Except as set forth in Section 6.03 of the Acquiror Disclosure Schedules, assuming the Acquiror Stockholder Approval is obtained and the effectiveness of the Shelf Revised Charter, the execution, delivery, and performance by each Acquiror Party of this Agreement, and any Ancillary Agreement to which such Acquiror Party is a party, and the consummation by each Acquiror Party of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not (i) assuming the making of all filings and notifications as may be required in connection with the transactions described herein under the Antitrust Laws and the receipt of all approvals, consents, authorizations, clearances, and waiting period expirations or terminations as may be required in connection with the transactions described herein under the Antitrust Laws, conflict with or result in a violation or breach of any provision of any applicable Law or Governmental Order applicable to any Acquiror Party, (ii) conflict with or result in a violation or breach of, or default under, any provision of the certificate of incorporation, bylaws or equivalent organizational documents of any Acquiror Party, (iii) result in a violation or breach of, constitute a default or an event that, with or without notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default under, result in the acceleration or create in any party the right to accelerate, terminate or modify, or require the consent of any third party under any provision of, any Contract to which any Acquiror Party is a party or by which it may be bound, or (iv) result in the creation or imposition of any Encumbrance, except for Permitted Encumbrances of any nature whatsoever upon any assets or property of any Acquiror Party; except in the case of clauses (i), (iii) and (iv) for violations that would not reasonably be expected to have an Acquiror Material Adverse Effect.

 

6.04 Consents. Except (i) as set forth in Section 6.04 of the Acquiror Disclosure Schedules, (ii) the making of all filings and notifications as may be required in connection with the transaction described herein under the Antitrust Laws and the receipt of all approvals, consents, authorizations and waiting period expirations or terminations as may be required in connection with the transactions described herein under the Antitrust Laws, (iii) the filing of the applicable Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and (iv) such filings as may be required under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, no material consent, approval, Permit, Governmental Order, declaration or filing with, or notice to, any Governmental Authority is required by or with respect to any Acquiror Party in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party and the consummation of the transactions or the taking of any other action contemplated hereby and thereby.

 

6.05 Brokers. Except for B. Riley Securities, Inc and PJT Partners LP, and fees, expenses or commissions owed to them (such as the Deferred Underwriting Fee), no Acquiror Party has retained any broker, finder or investment banking firm to act on their behalf which is entitled to any fee or commission from any Company Entity, Blocker or any Acquiror Party upon consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

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6.06 SEC Filings.

 

(a) Acquiror has filed and furnished in a timely manner all reports, schedules, forms, prospectuses and registration, proxy and other statements, in each case, required to be filed or furnished by it with or to the SEC (collectively, and in each case including all exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, the “Acquiror SEC Documents”). As of their respective effective dates (in the case of Acquiror SEC Documents that are registration statements filed pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act) and as of the respective dates of the last amendment filed with the SEC (in the case of all other Acquiror SEC Documents), the Acquiror SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the Securities Act, as the case may be, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder, each as in effect on the applicable date referred to above, applicable to such Acquiror SEC Documents, and none of the Acquiror SEC Documents as of such respective dates contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

(b) The Acquiror SEC Documents contain true and complete copies of the audited balance sheet of the Acquiror as of December 31, 2020, and statements of operations, cash flows and changes in stockholders’ equity of Acquiror for the period commencing August 10, 2020 and ending December 31, 2020 (collectively, the “Acquiror Financial Statements”). Except as disclosed in the Acquiror SEC Documents, the Acquiror Financial Statements (i) fairly present in all material respects the financial position of Acquiror as at the respective dates thereof, and the results of operations and cash flows for the respective periods then ended, (ii) were prepared in conformity with GAAP applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may be indicated therein or in the notes thereto), and (iii) comply in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and with the rules and regulations of the SEC, the Exchange Act and the Securities Act in effect as of the respective dates thereof. The books and records of Acquiror have been, and are being, maintained in all material respects in accordance with GAAP and any other applicable legal and accounting requirements.

 

(c) (i) Acquiror has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act) and such disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that material information relating to Acquiror is made known to Acquiror’s principal executive officer and its principal financial officer by others within Acquiror, particularly during the periods in which the periodic reports required under the Exchange Act are being prepared, and (ii) Acquiror has established and maintains a system of internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act) sufficient to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of Acquiror’s financial reporting and the preparation of Acquiror’s financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP.

 

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(d) There are no liabilities of any Acquiror Party, whether fixed, contingent or otherwise, other than liabilities (i) disclosed and provided for in the balance sheet included in the Form 10-K filed by Acquiror for the year ended December 31, 2020, (ii) incurred in the ordinary course of business since December 31, 2020, (iii) incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (iv) which are not material, individually or in the aggregate, to Acquiror. There are no “off balance sheet arrangements” as defined in Item 303 of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act involving Acquiror. Except as set forth in Section 6.06(d) of the Acquiror Disclosure Schedules, no Acquiror Party has any Indebtedness.

 

(e) Since August 10, 2020, (i) Acquiror has not received any material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim regarding the accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or methods of Acquiror or its internal accounting controls, including any compliant, allegation, assertion or claim that Acquiror has engaged in questionable accounting or auditing practices, and (ii) no attorney representing Acquiror has reported evidence of a material violation of securities laws, breach of fiduciary duty or similar violation by Acquiror or its officers, directors or employees to the Acquiror Board or any committee thereof or to any director or officer of Acquiror pursuant to the rules of the SEC adopted under Section 307 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, Acquiror makes no representation or warranty as to (i) the accounting treatment of Acquiror’s issued and outstanding warrants, (ii) any deficiencies in disclosure (including with respect to accounting and disclosure controls) arising from the treatment of such warrants as equity rather than liabilities in Acquiror’s financial statements, or (iii) the impact of such accounting treatment on any of the other representations and warranties contained in this Article 6.

 

6.07 Capitalization.

 

(a) As of the date of this Agreement, the authorized capital stock of Acquiror consists of (i) 200,000,000 shares of Acquiror Class A Common Stock, of which 20,000,000 shares are outstanding; (ii) 20,000,000 authorized shares of Acquiror Class B Common Stock, of which 5,000,000 shares are outstanding; (iii) 1,000,000 authorized shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, none of which are outstanding; and (iv) warrants to purchase 18,750,000 shares of Acquiror Class A Common Stock, all of which are issued and outstanding. All shares of Acquiror Common Stock are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and not subject to or issued in violation of any purchase option, call option, right of first refusal, preemptive right, subscription right or any similar right. Except as set forth in this Section 6.07(a), there are no other outstanding shares of capital stock of or other voting securities or ownership interests in Acquiror.

 

(b) As of the date of this Agreement the authorized capital stock of Shelf consists of 100 shares of Shelf Common Shares. As of immediately prior to the Mergers, the authorized capital stock of Shelf will be as set forth in the form of the Shelf Revised Charter attached hereto as Exhibit E. There are no outstanding shares of capital stock of or other voting securities or ownership interests in Shelf. Section 6.07(b) of the Acquiror Disclosure Schedules sets forth the directors and officers of Shelf.

 

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(c) As of the date of this Agreement, Shelf owns all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock (or other securities) of each of the Merger Subs, as set forth in Section 6.07(c) of the Acquiror Disclosure Schedules.

 

(d) Except as described in the Acquiror SEC Documents or by virtue of the transactions contemplated herein, there are no outstanding securities convertible into, exchangeable for or carrying the right to acquire equity securities of any Acquiror Party, or subscriptions, warrants, options, rights (including preemptive rights), stock appreciation rights, phantom stock interests, or other arrangements or commitments obligating any Acquiror Party to issue or dispose of any of its respective equity securities or any ownership interest therein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not cause any Encumbrances to be created or suffered on the capital stock of any Acquiror Party, other than Encumbrances created by the Company. Except as described in the Acquiror SEC Documents or by virtue of the transactions contemplated herein, there are no existing agreements, subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, commitments, trusts (voting or otherwise), or rights of any kind whatsoever between any Acquiror Party on the one hand and any Person on the other hand with respect to the capital stock of any Acquiror Party, including the Merger Subs. Except by virtue of the transactions contemplated herein, neither Acquiror nor the Merger Subs own, directly or indirectly, any stock or other equity interest of any other Person.

 

(e) The Shelf Common Shares to be issued pursuant to this Agreement, assuming the Acquiror Stockholder Approval is obtained and the effectiveness of the Shelf Revised Charter and Form S-4, will, upon issuance, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

 

(f) Except as described in the Acquiror SEC Documents, there are no outstanding contractual obligations of any Acquiror Party to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any capital stock of or other equity interests in any Acquiror Party. All distributions, dividends, repurchases and redemptions in respect of the capital stock (or other equity interests) of Acquiror were undertaken in compliance with the Acquiror Organizational Documents then in effect, any agreement to which Acquiror is a party (as disclosed in the Acquiror SEC Documents) and in compliance with applicable Law.

 

6.08 Litigation. There is no (a) Proceeding pending or, to Acquiror’s Knowledge, threatened, against any Acquiror Party at Law, in equity or otherwise, or in, before, or by, any Governmental Authority or (b) material judgment or outstanding order, injunction, decree, stipulation or award against any Acquiror Party.

 

6.09 Compliance with Laws. (a) The business of each of the Acquiror Parties has been conducted in all material respects in accordance with all applicable Laws, and (b) no Acquiror Party has received any written notice of any violation of Law.

 

 

6.10 Nasdaq Listing. Since October 15, 2020, Acquiror has complied in all material respects with the applicable listing and corporate governance rules and regulations of Nasdaq. The Acquiror Class A Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is listed for trading on Nasdaq. There is no Proceeding pending or, to Acquiror’s Knowledge, threatened against any Acquiror Party by Nasdaq, the SEC or the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority to prohibit, suspend or terminate the listing of the Acquiror Class A Common Stock on Nasdaq. No Acquiror Party has taken any action designed to terminate the registration of Acquiror Class A Common Stock.

 

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6.11 Equity Securities. Except as set forth in Section 6.11 of the Acquiror Disclosure Schedules or in the Acquiror SEC Documents, immediately following the Closing, no Acquiror Party will have outstanding securities convertible into, exchangeable for or carrying the right to acquire equity securities of any Acquiror Party, or subscriptions, warrants, options, rights (including preemptive rights), stock appreciation rights, phantom stock interests or other arrangements or commitments obligating any Acquiror Party to issue or dispose of any of its respective equity securities or any other ownership interest in any Acquiror Party.

 

6.12 Transactions with Related Parties. Except as set forth in Section 6.12 of the Acquiror Disclosure Schedules, there are no transactions, agreements, arrangements or understandings between Acquiror, on the one hand, and any director, officer or stockholder (or Affiliate thereof) of Acquiror, on the other hand, either (a) currently in effect or (b) that would be required to be disclosed under Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

6.13 Trust Account. Acquiror has made available to the Company a true, correct and complete copy of the fully executed Investment Management Trust Agreement (the “Trust Agreement”), dated as of October 15, 2020, by and between Acquiror and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York corporation (the “Trustee”). Acquiror has at least $203,000,000 in the account established by Acquiror for the benefit of certain stockholders of Acquiror and the underwriter(s) of Acquiror’s initial public offering (the “Trust Account”), with such funds invested in government securities or money market funds meeting certain conditions pursuant to the Trust Agreement. The Trust Agreement is in full force and effect and is a legal, valid and binding obligation of Acquiror and, to Acquiror’s Knowledge, the Trustee, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject, as to enforceability, to the effect of general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law). The Trust Agreement has not been terminated, repudiated, rescinded, amended or supplemented or modified, in any respect, and no such termination, repudiation, rescission, amendment, supplement or modification is contemplated. There are no side letters and (except for the Trust Agreement) there are no agreements, contracts, arrangements or understandings, whether written or oral, with the Trustee or any other Person that would (i) cause the description of the Trust Agreement in the Acquiror SEC Documents to be inaccurate or (ii) entitle any Person (other than (A) the underwriter(s) of Acquiror’s initial public offering and (B) holders of Acquiror Common Stock who have elected to redeem their Acquiror Common Stock in accordance with the Acquiror Organizational Documents) to any portion of the proceeds in the Trust Account. Prior to the Closing, none of the funds held in the Trust Account may be released, except to pay certain taxes (including income and franchise taxes) from any interest earned in the Trust Account and to redeem Acquiror Common Stock in accordance with the provisions of the Acquiror Organizational Documents. There is no Proceeding pending or, to Acquiror’s Knowledge, threatened with respect to the Trust Account.

 

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6.14 Information Supplied. The information relating to the Acquiror Parties furnished by or on behalf of the Acquiror Parties in writing for inclusion in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus will not, as of the date of mailing of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus to the holders of Acquiror Common Stock or at the time of the Acquiror Stockholders’ Meeting, contain any statement which, at such time and in light of the circumstances under which it is made, is false or misleading with respect to any material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not false or misleading, except for any change disclosed in writing by or on behalf of Acquiror to the Company or its counsel prior to such mailing date pursuant to Section 7.07 hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Acquiror Parties make no representation, warranty or covenant with respect to (a) information or statements made or incorporated by reference therein based on information supplied by the Company Entities for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, or (b) any projections or forecasts included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus.

 

6.15 Financial Capability. The amounts to be contributed to Acquiror from the Trust Account together with the PIPE Investment Amount and any other sources of financing provided for in Section 7.16(c) hereof, constitute all of the financing required for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and are sufficient to permit Acquiror to fund its obligations hereunder. The obligations of Acquiror under this Agreement are not subject to any conditions regarding Acquiror or its Affiliates’ ability to obtain financing for the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

6.16 Taxes. Except as set forth in Section 6.16 of the Acquiror Disclosure Schedules:

 

(a) All income and other material Tax Returns required to be filed by the Acquiror Parties have been timely filed (giving effect to all extensions). Such Tax Returns are true, complete and correct in all material respects. All material Taxes due and owing by the Acquiror Parties (whether or not shown on any Tax Return) have been timely paid.

 

(b) The Acquiror Parties have withheld and paid each material Tax required to have been withheld and paid in connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent contractor, agent, creditor, customer, shareholder or other party, and complied in all material respects with all information reporting and backup withholding provisions of applicable Law.

 

(c) No extensions or waivers of statutes of limitations have been given or requested with respect to any Taxes of the Acquiror Parties, which extension or waiver is still in effect.

 

(d) All deficiencies asserted, or assessments made, against any Acquiror Parties as a result of any completed examinations by any Tax Authority have been fully paid.

 

(e) No Acquiror Party is a party to any Proceeding by any Tax Authority. There is no pending or threatened Proceedings against any Acquiror Party by any Tax Authority.

 

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(f) There are no Encumbrances for Taxes (other than Permitted Encumbrances) upon the assets of any Acquiror Party.

 

(g) No Acquiror Party is a party to, or bound by, any Tax indemnity, Tax sharing or Tax allocation agreement (excluding any agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business, the primary purpose of which is not related to Taxes).

 

(h) No private letter rulings, technical advice memoranda or similar agreement or rulings have been requested, entered into or issued by any Tax Authority with respect to any Acquiror Party.

 

(i) No Acquiror Party has been a member of an affiliated, combined, consolidated or unitary Tax group for Tax purposes (other than a group of which the common parent is or was an Acquiror Party). No Acquiror Party has any Liability for Taxes of any Person (other than a Person that is a member of a group of which any Acquiror Party is or was the common parent) under Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-6 (or any corresponding provision of state, local or foreign Law), as transferee or successor or by contract.

 

(j) No Acquiror Party has been a “distributing corporation” or a “controlled corporation” in connection with a distribution described in Section 355 of the Code.

 

(k) No Acquiror Party is or has been a party to, or a promoter of, a “listed transaction” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.6011-4(b).

 

(l) No Acquiror Party has taken, or agreed to take, any action, or has any knowledge of any fact or circumstance, that could reasonably be expected to prevent the Transactions from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment.

 

(m) Shelf has no plan or intention at the Closing to acquire or redeem, either directly or through any transaction, agreement, or arrangement with any other person, any Shelf Common Shares issued in the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(n) Shelf has no plan or intention to cause any Surviving Company that is classified as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes after a Merger to issue additional shares of stock of such Surviving Company that would result in Shelf losing “control” of such Surviving Company within the meaning of Section 368(c) of the Code.

 

(o) Shelf has no plan or intention at the Closing to cause any Surviving Company to cease its separate legal existence for U.S. federal income tax purposes after a Merger.

 

(p) Each Acquiror Party’s principal reason for participating in the Transactions is a bona fide business purpose not related to Taxes.

 

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6.17 Organization of the Merger Subs and Shelf. Each of the Merger Subs and Shelf was formed solely for the purpose of engaging in the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has not conducted any business prior to the date hereof and has no assets, liabilities or obligations of any nature other than those incident to its formation and pursuant to this Agreement and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

6.18 PIPE Investment. Acquiror has delivered to the Company true, correct and complete copies of each of the Subscription Agreements entered into by Shelf and Acquiror with the applicable investors named therein (collectively, the “PIPE Investors”), pursuant to which the PIPE Investors have committed to provide equity financing to Acquiror solely for purposes of consummating the Transactions in the aggregate amount of $205,000,000 (the “PIPE Investment Amount”). To Acquiror’s Knowledge, with respect to each PIPE Investor, the Subscription Agreement with such PIPE Investor is in full force and effect and has not been withdrawn or terminated, or otherwise amended or modified, in any respect, and no withdrawal, termination, amendment or modification is contemplated by Acquiror or Shelf. Each Subscription Agreement is a legal, valid and binding obligation of Shelf and, to Acquiror’s Knowledge, each PIPE Investor. There are no other agreements, side letters, or arrangements between Acquiror or Shelf, on the one hand, and any PIPE Investor, on the other hand, relating to any Subscription Agreement that would reasonably be expected to affect the obligation of such PIPE Investors to contribute to Acquiror the applicable portion of the PIPE Investment Amount set forth in the Subscription Agreement of such PIPE Investor. To Acquiror’s Knowledge, no event has occurred that, with or without notice, lapse of time or both, would constitute a material default or breach on the part of Acquiror under any material term or condition of any Subscription Agreement and, as of the date hereof, Acquiror has no reason to believe that it will be unable to satisfy in all material respects on a timely basis any term or condition of closing to be satisfied by it contained in any Subscription Agreement. The Subscription Agreements contain all of the conditions precedent (other than the conditions contained in the other Ancillary Agreements) to the obligations of the PIPE Investors to contribute to Acquiror the applicable portion of the PIPE Investment Amount set forth in the Subscription Agreements on the terms therein.

 

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6.19 Takeover Statutes and Charter Provisions. The Acquiror Board has taken all action necessary so that the restrictions on a “business combination” (as such term is used in Section 203 of the DGCL) contained in Section 203 of the DGCL or any similar restrictions under any foreign Laws will be inapplicable to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. As of the date of this Agreement, no “fair price,” “moratorium,” “control share acquisition” or other antitakeover statute or similar domestic or foreign Law applies with respect to Acquiror or any of its Subsidiaries (if any) in connection with this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby. As of the date of this Agreement, there is no stockholder rights plan, “poison pill” or similar antitakeover agreement or plan in effect to which Acquiror or any of its Subsidiaries (if any) is subject, party or otherwise bound.

 

6.20 No Other Representations or Warranties.

 

(a) EXCEPT FOR THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT, ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT OR ANY CERTIFICATE DELIVERED BY OR ON BEHALF OF A COMPANY ENTITY, OR BLOCKER, EACH ACQUIROR PARTY HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT NEITHER THE COMPANY ENTITIES NOR ANY OF THE BLOCKERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES, HAS MADE, OR IS MAKING, ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY WHATSOEVER TO ANY ACQUIROR PARTY OR THEIR AFFILIATES. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, EACH ACQUIROR PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE ACQUIROR PARTIES, TOGETHER WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE ADVISORS, HAVE MADE THEIR OWN INVESTIGATION OF THE COMPANY ENTITIES AND THE BLOCKERS.

 

(b) EXCEPT FOR THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT, ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT OR ANY CERTIFICATE DELIVERED BY OR ON BEHALF OF ANY ACQUIROR PARTY HEREUNDER, NO ACQUIROR PARTY MAKES ANY OTHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, INCLUDING WITH RESPECT TO VALUE, CONDITION, MERCHANTABILITY OR SUITABILITY, WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACQUIROR PARTY OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER RIGHTS OR OBLIGATIONS TO BE TRANSFERRED HEREUNDER OR PURSUANT HERETO.

 

Article VII
CERTAIN COVENANTS OF THE PARTIES

 

7.01 Inspection . From the date hereof until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms and the Closing, subject to applicable Law, the Company shall: (i) permit each Acquiror Party and their respective advisers and other representatives to have reasonable access to the Company Entities’ properties and facilities, books and records, Contracts and other documents and data related to the Company Entities; and (ii) furnish, or cause to be furnished, to Acquiror any financial and operating data and other information (including Tax information) with respect to any Company Entity as Acquiror shall from time to time reasonably request; provided, however, that any such access or furnishing of information shall be (A) upon no less than three (3) Business Days’ prior written notice from Acquiror to the Company and (B) conducted at Acquiror’s sole cost and expense, during normal business hours and in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the normal operations of each of the Company Entities. No information provided to or obtained by Acquiror pursuant to this Section 7.01 shall limit or otherwise affect the remedies available hereunder to Acquiror, or act as a waiver or otherwise affect the representations or warranties of the Company Parties in this Agreement. All information provided to or obtained by Acquiror heretofore or hereafter, including pursuant to this Section 7.01 or pursuant to the Company Disclosure Schedules, shall be held in confidence by Acquiror in accordance with and subject to the terms of the Mutual Nondisclosure Agreement, dated December 17, 2020, between Acquiror and the Company (the “Confidentiality Agreement”) and nothing herein shall modify or limit the obligations of Acquiror set forth therein. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company shall not be required to take any action, provide any access or furnish any information that would be reasonably likely to (1) cause or constitute a waiver of the attorney-client or other privilege or (2) violate any Contract to which the Company or any Company Entity is a party or bound, provided, that the parties agree to cooperate in good faith to make alternative arrangements to allow for such access or furnishing in a manner that does not result in the events set out in clauses (1) and (2) above.

 

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7.02 Conduct of Business.

 

(a) From the date hereof until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms and the Closing, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement (including the Pre-Closing Restructuring) or the Ancillary Agreements, required by Law, or as consented to in writing by Acquiror (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to, and shall cause each Company Entity to use commercially reasonable efforts to, (w) operate the Business in all material respects in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice (including, for the avoidance of doubt, recent past practice in light of the COVID-19 Pandemic), (x) preserve their respective properties, assets, business, operations, organization (including officers and employees), goodwill and relationships with suppliers, customers, agents, lenders, regulators and any other Persons having a material business relationship with any Company Entity, (y) maintain in full force and effect the Insurance Policies, subject to variations required in the ordinary course of business, and (z) comply in all material respects with all Laws applicable to each of them (the “Ordinary Course Requirements”). Without limiting the foregoing, from the date hereof until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms and the Closing, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement (including the Pre-Closing Restructuring) or the Ancillary Agreements, required by Law or consented to in writing by Acquiror (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), the Company shall not, and shall cause each other Company Entity not to, take or permit any of the following actions (the “Specified Actions”):

 

(i) amend, modify or supplement such entity’s organizational documents or take or authorize any action to wind up the affairs or dissolve any of the Company Entities;

 

(ii) issue, sell, grant, redeem or repurchase any securities or make any changes (by combination, reorganization, reclassification or otherwise) in the capital structure of any of the Company Entities (other than (x) issuances, sales, grants, redemptions or repurchases of Company Entity equity awards to service providers of the Company Entities in the ordinary course of business or (y) issuances of Company Entity Equity to existing direct or indirect equity or debt investors in Holdings as necessary to fund the ordinary operating expenses of the Company Entities);

 

(iii) enter into any contract or understanding or enter into or carry out any transaction that would be a Company Affiliate Arrangement if entered into prior to the Effective Date;

 

(iv) sell, lease, license or otherwise dispose of any of the Company Entities’ material assets other than in the ordinary course of business;

 

(v) accelerate, terminate, materially modify or cancel any Material Contract to which a Company Entity is a party or by which it is bound, in each case other than (x) in connection with the expiration of the term of a Material Contract in accordance with its terms or (y) an acceleration, termination, material modification or cancellation that could not reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect on such Company Entity;

 

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(vi) except as required by applicable Law or as required by the terms of any existing Benefit Plan, (A) materially increase the amount of any bonus, salary or other compensation or benefits payable or to become payable to any current or former employee, officer, director or other individual service provider for the Company Entities, other than in the ordinary course of business, (B) take any action to accelerate the timing or vesting of any payments or benefits under a Benefit Plan, or the funding of any payments or benefits payable or to become payable to any current or former employee, officer, director or other individual service provider of a Company Entity under a Benefit Plan, in each case, other than in the ordinary course of business, (C) grant, or promise to grant, any bonuses, change in control payments, deferred compensation, severance, retention or equity or equity-based rights to any current or former employee, officer, director or other individual service provider of a Company Entity, other than any short-term incentive bonus grants in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and other than any such rights listed on Section 7.02(a)(v) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, or (D) establish, adopt, enter into, commence participation in, terminate, or materially amend any Benefit Plan (or any plan or arrangement that would be a Benefit Plan if in effect on the date of this Agreement), in each case, other than in the ordinary course of business;

 

(vii) (A) negotiate, modify, extend, or enter into any collective bargaining agreement (or similar agreement) or (B) recognize or certify any labor union, labor organization, works council, or group of employees as the bargaining representative for any employees of a Company Entity;

 

(viii) implement any employee layoffs, furloughs, reductions in force, reduction in compensation or hours, work schedule changes or similar actions, in each case that would implicate the WARN Act;

 

(ix) terminate (without cause) the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Technology Officer, Chief Financial Officer or Chief Operating Officer;

 

(x) (A) obtain or incur any loan or other Indebtedness (other than loans made on or after July 1, 2021 by existing direct debt investors in Holdings, in principal amounts not to exceed $3,000,000 per month, as necessary to fund the ordinary operating expenses of the Company Entities), (B) forgive, cancel or compromise any material debt or claim, or waive or release any right of material value or (C) grant any indemnity, bond or other guarantee for the benefit of any Person, in each case other than in the ordinary course of business;

 

(xi) incur any lien on a Company Entity’s assets or securities, except for Permitted Encumbrances or the liens incurred in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to Indebtedness permitted by clause (ix) above;

 

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(xii) make any capital investment in any other Person in excess of $250,000 individually or $500,000 in the aggregate;

 

(xiii) merge or consolidate with, or acquire a substantial portion of the assets or equity of, any business or Person, or any division thereof, or be acquired by any other Person;

 

(xiv) extend any loans other than travel or other expense advances to employees in the ordinary course of business and other than participant loans under any tax-qualified Benefit Plans;

 

(xv) (A) make, change, or revoke any material Tax election; (B) enter into any settlement or compromise with any taxing authority relating to any material Tax matter; (C) file any amended Tax Return in respect of material Taxes; (D) consent to any extension or waiver of the statutory period of limitations applicable to any material Tax or material Tax Return; (E) enter into any Tax sharing agreement; (F) adopt or change a method of Tax accounting with respect to material Taxes; or (G) change an accounting period with respect to material Taxes; or (H) take any action that would reasonably be expected to cause the Transactions to fail to qualify for the Intended Tax Treatment;

 

(xvi) commence, pay, discharge, settle or compromise any Proceeding requiring payment by the Company Entities of an amount in excess of $100,000 or that results in any other continuing obligation, restriction or undertaking of any Company Entity (other than de minimis obligations, restrictions or undertakings incidental to such settlement or compromise, including confidentiality obligations);

  

(xvii) except for non-exclusive licenses granted in the ordinary course of business, assign, sell, transfer, abandon, let lapse, or otherwise dispose of, any material Company Intellectual Property;

 

(xviii) disclose any trade secrets (other than pursuant to a written confidentiality agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business with reasonable protections of, and preserving all rights of the Company Entities in, such trade secrets);

 

(xix) make any material change in its accounting methodology, practice or policy other than changes required by GAAP;

 

(xx) make any material change in any Company Entity’s cash management practices and its policies, practices and procedures with respect to collection of accounts receivable, establishment of reserves for uncollectible accounts, accrual of accounts receivable, prepayment of expenses, payment of accounts payable, accrual of other expenses, deferral of revenue and acceptance of customer deposits;

 

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(xxi) waive or release any noncompetition, nonsolicitation, nondisclosure, noninterference, nondisparagement, or other restrictive covenant obligation of any current or former employee or independent contractor (other than any waiver of noncompetition or similar obligations for any former employee or independent contractor who had annual base compensation not in excess of $250,000 during his or her tenure with a Company Entity);

 

(xxii) declare, accrue, set aside or pay any dividend or make any other distribution in respect of any shares of capital stock or other securities;

 

(xxiii) amend, modify or terminate any Lease; or

 

(xxiv) authorize, agree to or undertake any legally binding obligation to do any of the foregoing.

 

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 7.02, (i) no action taken by the Company Entities with respect to the Specified Actions shall be deemed a breach of the Ordinary Course Requirements unless such action would constitute a breach of one or more of the Specified Actions, (ii) the Company Entities’ failure to take any action prohibited by the Specified Actions will not be in breach of the Ordinary Course Requirements, (iii) the Company Entities may undertake (x) the Pre-Closing Restructuring and (y) any actions set forth in Section 7.02(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, (iv) any reasonable good faith action taken, or omitted to be taken, by any of the Company Entities in relation to the COVID-19 Pandemic (other than a Specified Action) that is outside the ordinary course of business shall not be deemed to be a breach of Section 7.02, require the consent of Acquiror, or serve as a basis for Acquiror to terminate this Agreement or assert that any of the conditions to Closing herein have not been satisfied, but the applicable Company Entity shall notify Acquiror in writing (email shall suffice) at least five (5) Business Days prior to taking any such action (unless prior notice is not reasonably practicable), and (v) with respect to any Specified Action or other action requiring Acquiror’s consent hereunder proposed to be taken by any Company Entity in relation to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Acquiror shall provide a response to the Company specifying the Acquiror’s approval or disapproval no later than two (2) Business Days following delivery of a request with respect thereto by email in accordance with Section 10.02; provided, further, that if Acquiror fails to provide a response specifying its disapproval within such two (2) Business Day period, Acquiror shall be deemed to have consented to any such action. During the period from the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Closing or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, each of the parties hereto shall not, and shall cause its respective Affiliates not to, take any action that would reasonably be expected to prevent or materially impede, interfere with, hinder or delay the consummation of the Transactions.

 

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7.03 Further Assurances.

 

(a) Each party hereto shall, as promptly as reasonably practicable, (i) make, or cause to be made, all filings and submissions required under any applicable Law to consummate the transactions contemplated hereunder (including those under the HSR Act); (ii) use reasonable best efforts to obtain, or cause to be obtained, all consents, authorizations, waiting period expirations or terminations, orders and approvals from all Governmental Authorities that may be or become necessary for its execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of its obligations pursuant to this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, and (iii) use reasonable best efforts to do or cause to be done all things, necessary, proper or advisable on its part under this Agreement to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements by or before the Outside Date. In the case of any filings required under the HSR Act, each party shall, and shall cause its ultimate parent entity as that term is defined in the HSR Act to, make such filings in no event later than ten (10) Business Days from the execution of this Agreement, and any filing fees for one such filing associated therewith shall be paid 50% by the Company and 50% by Acquiror, with the remainder to be paid by the party incurring such fee. Each party shall use reasonable best efforts to cooperate fully with the other party and its Affiliates in promptly seeking to obtain all such consents, authorizations, waiting period expirations or terminations, orders and approvals. Each party agrees not to extend any waiting period under the HSR Act or enter into any agreement with any Governmental Authority not to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except with the prior written consent of the other party not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

 

(b) Without limiting the generality of the parties’ undertakings pursuant to subsection (a) above, each of the parties hereto shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to (i) respond to any inquiries by any Governmental Authority as promptly as practicable regarding antitrust or other matters with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement; and (ii) in the event any Governmental Order adversely affecting the ability of the parties to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement has been issued, to have such Governmental Order vacated or lifted. No party shall, and each party shall cause its controlled Affiliates not to, directly or indirectly enter into any merger, acquisition or joint venture or agreement to effect any merger, acquisition or joint venture that would reasonably be expected to make it materially more difficult, or to materially increase the time required to obtain all consents, authorizations, waiting period expirations or terminations, orders and approvals of any Governmental Authority necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(c) To the extent reasonably practicable and upon request, all material analyses, appearances, meetings, discussions, presentations, memoranda, briefs, filings, arguments, and proposals made by or on behalf of either party before any Governmental Authority or the staff or regulators of any Governmental Authority, in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder (but, for the avoidance of doubt, not including any notification and report forms under the HSR Act including documents responsive to Item 4(c) or Item 4(d) of the HSR Act notification and report form, any interactions between any of the Acquiror Parties or Company and Governmental Authorities in the ordinary course of business unrelated to the transactions contemplated hereunder, any disclosure which is not permitted by Law or any disclosure containing confidential information) shall be disclosed to the other party hereunder in advance of any filing, submission or attendance, it being the intent that the parties will consult and cooperate with one another, and consider in good faith the views of one another, in connection with any such analyses, appearances, meetings, discussions, presentations, memoranda, briefs, filings, arguments, and proposals. Each party shall, to the extent not prohibited by applicable Law, give notice to the other party with respect to any meeting, discussion, appearance, contact, or any material communication with any Governmental Authority or the staff or regulators of any Governmental Authority in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder, with such notice being sufficient to provide the other party with the opportunity to attend and participate in such meeting, discussion, appearance or contact. The Parties may, as they deem advisable and necessary, designate any competitively sensitive materials provided to the other under this Section 7.03 as “outside counsel only.” Such materials and the information contained therein shall be given only to outside counsel of the recipient and will not be disclosed by such outside counsel to employees, officers, or directors of the recipient without the advance written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) of the party providing such materials.

 

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7.04 Public Announcements. Except as otherwise provided herein, the timing and content of all public announcements regarding any aspect of this Agreement, the Transactions and the other transactions contemplated hereby, whether to the financial community, Governmental Authorities, the general public or otherwise shall be mutually agreed upon in advance by the Company and Acquiror; provided, however, that each party hereto may make any such public announcement which, based on advice of counsel, is required by applicable Law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each party shall use its reasonable best efforts to consult with the other parties prior to any such public announcement to the extent practicable, and shall in any event promptly provide the other parties hereto with copies of any such public announcement. This Section 7.04 shall not apply to communications by any party to its counsel, accountants or other advisors or, if the substance of such communication would not reasonably be expected to require Acquiror to file a Form 8-K and/or make a disclosure under Regulation FD promulgated under the Exchange Act, to employees.

 

7.05 Consents and Waivers. The Company Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts obtain all consents, permits, clearances, approvals, acknowledgements, authorizations, waivers or provide all notices set forth in Section 7.05(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules (including the Sunnyvale Lease Notice). Any consents, waivers, approvals, authorizations, clearances and notices necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the transactions described herein shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Holdings and Acquiror, and executed counterparts of any consents, waivers and approvals shall be delivered to the other party as promptly as reasonably practicable after receipt thereof, and copies of such notices shall be delivered to the other party as promptly as reasonably practicable after the making thereof. Except with respect to costs that constitute Company Transaction Expenses or Acquiror Transaction Expenses (which such expenses will be handled as otherwise set forth in this Agreement), any costs incurred as payments to any Person with respect to such consents, waivers, approvals and notices shall be borne by the party seeking such consents, waivers, approvals or notices. In the event the Closing does not occur, any such costs shall be borne by the Person incurring such costs.

 

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7.06 Director & Officer Indemnification.

 

(a) Prior to the Closing, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain, in consultation with Acquiror, and pay for a “tail” officers’ and directors’ liability insurance policy with a claims period of six (6) years from the Closing with at least the same coverage and amount and containing terms and conditions that are, in the aggregate, not less advantageous to the directors, managers, officers, employees and agents of each Company Party and each of such Company Entity’s existing policies with respect to claims arising out of or relating to events which occurred before or at the Closing (including in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) (the “D&O Tail Policy”). Company shall bear the cost of the D&O Tail Policy as a Company Transaction Expense. During the term of the D&O Tail Policy, Shelf shall not (and shall cause the Surviving Companies not to) take any action following the Closing to cause the D&O Tail Policy to be cancelled or any provision therein to be amended or waived. Shelf shall also ensure (and shall cause the Surviving Companies to ensure that) if any claim is asserted or made within such six (6) year period, any insurance required to be maintained under this Section 7.06 shall be continued in respect of such claim until the final disposition thereof.

 

(b) From and after the Closing, Shelf shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, indemnify, defend, exculpate and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable Law, any individual who, at or prior to the Closing, is or was a director, officer, manager, employee or agent of a Company Party or any of its Subsidiaries or who, at the request of a Company Party or any of its Subsidiaries, served as a director, officer, manager, member, trustee or fiduciary of another limited liability company, corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise (collectively, with such individual’s heirs, executors or administrators, the “Indemnified Persons”) with respect to all acts and omissions occurring or alleged to have occurred whether at or prior to the Closing, including the execution of, and the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement, whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Closing. Without limitation of the foregoing, in the event that any such Indemnified Person is or becomes involved, in any capacity, in any actual or threatened action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, in connection with any matter for which indemnification is available pursuant to the foregoing sentence, including the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, Shelf, from and after the Closing, shall pay, as incurred, such Indemnified Person’s reasonable legal and other expenses (including the cost of any investigation and preparation) incurred in connection therewith, within thirty (30) days after any request for advancement (including attorneys’ fees which may be incurred by any Indemnified Person in enforcing this Section 7.06), subject to receipt of an undertaking from such Indemnified Person to repay such advancement if such Indemnified Person is ultimately determined to not be entitled to indemnification hereunder.

 

(c) Shelf shall, for a period of six (6) years from and after the Closing, cause the organizational documents of each Company Party and each of their respective Subsidiaries (including each surviving entity under the Mergers) to contain provisions no less favorable to the Indemnified Persons with respect to indemnification, exculpation from liabilities and rights to advancement of expenses than those set forth as of the date of this Agreement in the organizational documents of such entity, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified in a manner that would adversely affect the rights thereunder of any Indemnified Party.

 

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(d) Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, the obligations of the Company and Shelf contained in this Section 7.06 shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of the Company and Shelf. In the event the Company or Shelf or any of their respective successors or assigns, (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person, or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties or assets to any Person, then, and in each case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of the Company or Shelf, as the case may be, honor the indemnification and other obligations set forth in this Section 7.06.

 

(e) On the Closing Date, Shelf shall enter into customary indemnification agreements reasonably satisfactory to Acquiror and Holdings with the individuals set forth on Section 7.06(e) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, which indemnification agreements shall continue to be effective following the Closing.

 

(f) This Section 7.06 shall survive the consummation of the Transactions, is intended to benefit, and shall be enforceable by each Indemnified Person and their respective successors, heirs and representatives, and shall not be amended in any manner that is adverse to an Indemnified Person without the prior written consent of the Company.

 

7.07 Proxy Statement; Acquiror Stockholders’ Meeting.

  

(a) As promptly as reasonably practicable after the date of this Agreement, Shelf shall, and Acquiror shall cause Shelf to, in consultation with the Company, prepare and file with the SEC the Form S-4, which shall include the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, for the purposes of (i) registering under the Securities Act the Shelf Common Shares issuable hereunder and the Acquiror Warrants and any Shelf Common Shares issued thereunder, (ii) providing Acquiror’s stockholders with the opportunity to redeem their Acquiror Class A Common Stock in connection with the Transactions and (iii) soliciting proxies from Acquiror Stockholders to obtain the requisite approval of the transactions contemplated hereby and the other matters to be voted on at a meeting of the holders of Acquiror Common Stock to be called and held for such purpose within 30 days after notice thereof and in compliance with the Acquiror’s Organizational Documents and applicable Laws (the “Acquiror Stockholders’ Meeting”). As promptly as reasonably practicable after the execution of this Agreement, Acquiror and Shelf shall, in consultation with the Company, prepare and file any other filings required under, and in accordance with, the Exchange Act, the Securities Act, the applicable NASDAQ listing rules or any other Laws relating to the transactions contemplated hereby (collectively, the “Other Filings”). Shelf or Acquiror, as applicable, shall notify the Company promptly upon the receipt of any comments from the SEC or its staff and of any request by the SEC or its staff or any other Governmental Authority for amendments or supplements to the Form S-4 or the Proxy Statement/Prospectus or any Other Filing or for additional information. As promptly as practicable after receipt thereof, Shelf or Acquiror, as applicable, shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of all written correspondence between Shelf, Acquiror or any of their representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC, or its staff or other government officials, on the other hand, with respect to the Form S-4 or the Proxy Statement/Prospectus or any Other Filing; provided, however, that no such information will be required to be provided where it would be reasonably likely to (A) cause or constitute a waiver of attorney-client or other privilege; (B) result in a violation of any Law; or (C) result in a transfer of any confidential information which is not materially related to the Agreement or Transaction. Shelf and Acquiror shall permit the Company and its counsel to review the Form S-4, the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and any exhibits, amendments or supplements thereto and shall consult with the Company and its advisors, in good faith, concerning any comments from the SEC with respect thereto, and shall reasonably consider and take into account the reasonable suggestions, comments or opinions of the Company and its advisors, and shall not file the Form S-4 or the Proxy Statement/Prospectus or any exhibits, amendments or supplements thereto or any response letters to any comments from the SEC without the prior written consent of the Company, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, however, that Shelf or Acquiror, as applicable, shall be permitted to make such filing or response in the absence of such consent if the basis of the Company’s failure to consent is the Company’s unwillingness to permit the inclusion in such filing or response of information that, based on the advice of outside counsel to Acquiror, is required by the SEC and United States securities Laws to be included therein. Whenever any event occurs which would reasonably be expected to result in the Form S-4 or Proxy Statement/Prospectus containing any untrue statement of a material fact or omitting to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, Shelf, Acquiror or the Company, as the case may be, shall promptly inform the other parties of such occurrence and cooperate in filing with the SEC or its staff or any other government officials, and/or mailing to stockholders of Acquiror, an amendment or supplement to the Form S-4 or Proxy Statement/Prospectus.

 

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(b) The Proxy Statement/Prospectus will be mailed to the Acquiror Stockholders as soon as practicable following the SEC Clearance Date (but in any event, such mailing shall be commenced within five Business Days following such date) for the purpose of soliciting proxies from holders of Acquiror Common Stock to vote at the Acquiror Stockholders’ Meeting in favor of: (i) the adoption of this Agreement and the approval and consummation of the Mergers and other transactions contemplated hereby; (ii) approval of material differences between the Shelf Revised Charter and the Certificate of Incorporation (if any); (iii) approval of the Shelf 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and Shelf 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (collectively the “Shelf Compensation Plans”), (iv) approval of any matters as agreed by Acquiror and the Company and (v) the adjournment of the Acquiror Stockholders’ Meeting if necessary to solicit additional proxies to obtain the Acquiror Stockholder Approval, whether or not there are sufficient shares of Acquiror Common Stock to constitute a quorum necessary to conduct the business of the Acquiror Stockholders’ Meeting (the matters described in clauses (i) through (v), shall be referred to as the “Voting Matters” and approval of the Voting Matters by the Acquiror Stockholders at the Acquiror Stockholders’ Meeting or any postponement or adjournment thereof shall be referred to as the “Acquiror Stockholder Approval”). Acquiror shall keep the Company reasonably informed regarding all matters relating to the Voting Matters and the Acquiror Stockholders’ Meeting, including by promptly furnishing any voting or proxy solicitation reports received by Acquiror in respect of such matters and similar updates regarding any redemptions.

 

(c) The Company shall promptly provide Acquiror and Shelf with such information concerning the Company Parties and Company Entities as may be reasonably necessary for the information concerning the Company Parties and Company Entities in the Form S-4, the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and the Other Filings to comply with all applicable provisions of and rules under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the DGCL and the DLLCA in connection with the preparation, filing and distribution of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, the solicitation of proxies thereunder, the calling and holding of the Acquiror Stockholders’ Meeting and the preparation and filing of the Other Filings. The information relating to the Company Parties and Company Entities furnished by or on behalf of the Company Parties and Company Entities for inclusion in the Form S-4 and the Proxy Statement/Prospectus will not, as of the date of mailing of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus to the holders of Acquiror Common Stock, as of the Effective Date or at the time of the Acquiror Stockholders’ Meeting, contain any statement which, at such time and in light of the circumstances under which it is made, is false or misleading with respect to any material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not false or misleading. Without limiting the foregoing, Acquiror and Shelf shall use their reasonable best efforts to ensure that the Form S-4 and Proxy Statement/Prospectus do not, as of the date on which the Proxy Statement/Prospectus is distributed to the holders of Acquiror Common Stock, as of the Effective Date, and as of the date of the Acquiror Stockholders’ Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (provided that Acquiror and Shelf shall not be responsible for the accuracy or completeness of any information relating to the Company Entities or Company Parties or any other information furnished in writing by any Company Entity or Company Party for inclusion in the Form S-4 or Proxy Statement/Prospectus).

 

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(d) With respect to any Acquiror Stockholder outreach in connection with the Acquiror Stockholders’ Meeting, the Company Entities and Company Parties shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to provide to Acquiror, and the Company Entities and Company Parties shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause their Affiliates and Representatives, including legal and accounting representatives, to provide to Acquiror, all cooperation reasonably requested by Acquiror that is customary in connection with Acquiror Stockholder outreach for the Acquiror Stockholders’ Meeting, which commercially reasonable efforts shall include, among other things, (i) furnishing Acquiror promptly following Acquiror’s request, with information reasonably available to it regarding the Company Parties and Company Entities (including information to be used in the preparation of one or more information packages regarding the business, operations, financial projections and prospects of the Company Parties and Company Entities) customary for such outreach activities, (ii) causing each of their Representatives with appropriate seniority and expertise to participate in a reasonable number of virtual meetings (including customary one-on-one virtual meetings), presentations and due diligence sessions and drafting sessions in connection with such outreach activities, (iii) assisting with the preparation of marketing materials and similar documents required in connection with any such outreach activities, (iv) providing reasonable assistance to Acquiror in connection with the preparation of pro forma financial information to be included in any marketing materials to be used in any outreach activities, and (v) cooperating with requests for due diligence to the extent customary and reasonable.

 

(e) Subject to Section 7.07(f) and Section 7.07(h), (i) Acquiror shall include in the Proxy Statement the unanimous recommendation of its board of directors that the Acquiror Stockholders vote in favor of the adoption of this Agreement and the approval of the Mergers and the other Voting Matters, and shall otherwise take all lawful action to solicit and obtain the Acquiror Stockholder Approval and (ii) neither the Acquiror Board nor any committee thereof shall withdraw or modify, or publicly propose or resolve to withdraw or modify, the recommendation of the Acquiror Board that the Acquiror Stockholders vote in favor of the Voting Matters (a “Modification in Recommendation”). If the Acquiror Board makes a Modification in Recommendation, it will not alter the obligation of Acquiror to submit the Voting Matters to the Acquiror Stockholders at the Acquiror Stockholders’ Meeting to consider and vote upon, unless this Agreement shall have been terminated in accordance with its terms prior to the Acquiror Stockholders’ Meeting. Acquiror shall not adjourn or postpone the Acquiror Stockholders’ Meeting without the consent of Holdings; provided that Acquiror may adjourn or postpone the Acquiror Stockholders’ Meeting, (A) if as of the time for which the Acquiror Stockholders’ Meeting is originally scheduled (as set forth in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus) there are insufficient shares of Acquiror Common Stock represented (either in person or by proxy) to constitute a quorum necessary to conduct the business of the Acquiror Stockholders’ Meeting, (B) to allow additional time for the filing and distribution of any supplement or amendment to the or Proxy Statement/Prospectus which the Acquiror Board has determined in good faith, after consultation with outside legal counsel, is necessary or advisable under applicable Law for such amended or supplemental disclosure to be reviewed by the stockholders of Acquiror prior to the Acquiror Stockholders’ Meeting, (C) after consultation with Holdings, on one or more occasions for up to ten (10) Business Days each to solicit additional proxies if necessary to obtain the Acquiror Stockholder Approval, (D) to the extent required by a court of competent jurisdiction in connection with any proceedings in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or (E) with Holdings’ consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).

 

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(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Acquiror Board may, at any time prior to, but not after, obtaining the Acquiror Stockholder Approval, make a Modification in Recommendation in response to an Intervening Event (an “Intervening Event Change in Recommendation”) if the failure to take such action would be reasonably likely to constitute a breach of the fiduciary duties of the Acquiror Board to the Acquiror Stockholders under applicable Law, provided, that: (i) Holdings shall have received written notice from Acquiror of Acquiror’s intention to make an Intervening Event Change in Recommendation at least four (4) Business Days prior to the taking of such action by Acquiror (the “Intervening Event Notice Period”), which notice shall specify the applicable Intervening Event in reasonable detail, (ii) during the Intervening Event Notice Period and prior to making an Intervening Event Change in Recommendation, if requested by Holdings, Acquiror and its representatives shall have negotiated in good faith with Holdings and its Representatives regarding any revisions or adjustments proposed by Holdings to the terms and conditions of this Agreement as would enable Acquiror to proceed with its recommendation of this Agreement and the Transactions and not make such Intervening Event Change in Recommendation and (iii) if Holdings requested negotiations in accordance with clause (ii), Acquiror may make an Intervening Event Change in Recommendation only if the Acquiror Board, after considering in good faith any revisions or adjustments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement that Holdings shall have, prior to the expiration of the 4-Business Day period, offered in writing in a manner that would form a binding contract if accepted by Acquiror (and the other applicable parties hereto), continues to determine in good faith that failure to make an Intervening Event Change in Recommendation would be reasonably likely to constitute a breach of its fiduciary duties to the Acquiror Stockholders under applicable Law.

 

(g) An “Intervening Event” shall mean any material event, state of facts, development, change, circumstance, occurrence or effect that (i) was not known to the Acquiror Board as of the date of this Agreement and (ii) does not relate to any Acquiror Acquisition Proposal.

 

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(h) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement (including Section 7.09(b)), the Acquiror Board may, at any time prior to, but not after, obtaining the Acquiror Stockholder Approval, make a Modification in Recommendation in response to a Superior Proposal (a “Superior Proposal Change in Recommendation”) if the Acquiror Board determines after consultation with outside counsel that failure to take such action would be reasonably likely to constitute a breach of the fiduciary duties of the Acquiror Board to the Acquiror Stockholders under applicable Law, provided, that: (i) Holdings shall have received written notice from Acquiror of Acquiror’s intention to make a Superior Proposal Change in Recommendation at least four (4) Business Days prior to the taking of such action by Acquiror (the “Superior Proposal Notice Period”), which notice shall specify the Superior Proposal in reasonable detail, and (ii) if, prior to the expiration of the Superior Proposal Notice Period, Holdings provides Acquiror with a written proposal to adjust the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Acquiror shall not make a Superior Proposal Change in Recommendation unless the Acquiror Board, after considering in good faith such written proposal from Holdings, continues to reasonably determine in good faith that such Superior Proposal continues to be a Superior Proposal and after consultation with outside counsel determines that failure to make a Superior Proposal Change in Recommendation would be reasonably likely to constitute a breach of its fiduciary duties to the Acquiror Stockholders under applicable Law.

 

(i) A “Superior Proposal” shall mean an unsolicited, bona fide written Acquiror Acquisition Proposal that the Acquiror Board reasonably determines in good faith, taking into account all legal, financial, regulatory and other aspects of the proposal and the Person making the proposal, (i) is reasonably capable of being consummated in accordance with its terms and (ii) would, if consummated, be more favorable to the Acquiror Stockholders from a financial point of review than the Transactions (including any adjustments proposed by Holdings during the Superior Proposal Notice Period in accordance with Section 7.07(h)); provided, that, for purposes of hereof, “Acquiror Acquisition Proposal” shall be deemed to exclude any issuance, sale or acquisition of less than fifty percent (50%) of the shares of capital stock or other equity securities of an Acquiror Party.

 

7.08 Form 8-K Filings. Acquiror and the Company shall cooperate in good faith with respect to the preparation of, and as promptly as practicable after the execution of this Agreement, Acquiror shall file with the SEC, a Current Report on Form 8-K to report the execution of this Agreement. Shelf, Acquiror and the Company shall cooperate in good faith with respect to the preparation of, and at least five (5) days prior to the Closing, Shelf shall prepare a draft Current Report on Form 8-K announcing the Closing, together with, or incorporating by reference, the required pro forma financial statements and the historical financial statements prepared by the Company and its accountant (the “Transaction Form 8-K”). Prior to Closing, Shelf, Acquiror and the Company shall prepare the press release announcing the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (the “Press Release”). Promptly upon the Closing (but in any event, on the Closing Date), Shelf shall file the Transaction Form 8-K with the SEC and distribute the Press Release.

 

7.09 Exclusivity.

 

(a) Exclusivity Obligations of the Company Parties.

  

(i) From the date hereof until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms and the Closing, the Company Parties shall not, and shall not authorize or permit any of their Affiliates (including the Company’s members) or any of its or their Representatives to, directly or indirectly, (A) encourage, solicit, initiate, facilitate or continue inquiries regarding a Company Acquisition Proposal; (B) enter into discussions or negotiations with, or provide any information to, any Person concerning a possible Company Acquisition Proposal; or (C) enter into any agreements or other instruments (whether or not binding) regarding a Company Acquisition Proposal. The Company Parties shall immediately cease and cause to be terminated, and the Company Parties shall cause their Affiliates and all of its and their Representatives to immediately cease and cause to be terminated, all existing discussions or negotiations with any Persons conducted heretofore with respect to, or that could lead to, a Company Acquisition Proposal. For purposes hereof, “Company Acquisition Proposal” shall mean any inquiry, proposal, offer or any indication of interest in making a proposal or offer from any Person (other than Acquiror or any of its Affiliates) concerning (1) a merger, consolidation, liquidation, recapitalization, share exchange, joint venture, partnership or other business combination transaction (including by way of an issuance of debt securities) involving any Company Entity or Company Party; (2) the issuance, sale or acquisition of shares of capital stock, or other equity securities of any Company Entity or Company Party; or (3) the sale, lease, exchange or other disposition of all or substantially all of any Company Party’s or Company Entity’s properties or assets.

 

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(ii) In addition to the other obligations under this Section 7.09(a), the Company shall promptly (and in any event within two (2) Business Days after receipt thereof by the Company or its Representatives) advise Acquiror orally and in writing of any Company Acquisition Proposal, any request for information with respect to any Company Acquisition Proposal, or any inquiry with respect to or which could reasonably be expected to result in a Company Acquisition Proposal, and the material terms and conditions of such request, Company Acquisition Proposal or inquiry.

 

(iii) The Company agrees that the rights and remedies for noncompliance with this Section 7.09(a) shall include having such provision specifically enforced by any court having equity jurisdiction, it being acknowledged and agreed that any such breach or threatened breach shall cause irreparable injury to Acquiror and that money damages would not provide an adequate remedy to Acquiror.

 

(b) Exclusivity Obligations of Acquiror Parties.

 

(i) From the date hereof until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms or the Closing, each Acquiror Party shall not, and shall not authorize or permit any of its Affiliates or any of its or their Representatives to, directly or indirectly, (A) encourage, solicit, initiate, facilitate or continue inquiries regarding an Acquiror Acquisition Proposal; (B) enter into discussions or negotiations with, or provide any information to, any Person concerning a possible Acquiror Acquisition Proposal; or (C) enter into any agreements or other instruments (whether or not binding) regarding an Acquiror Acquisition Proposal. Each Acquiror Party shall immediately cease and cause to be terminated, and shall cause its Affiliates and all of its and their Representatives to immediately cease and cause to be terminated, all existing discussions or negotiations with any Persons conducted heretofore with respect to, or that could lead to, an Acquiror Acquisition Proposal. For purposes hereof, “Acquiror Acquisition Proposal” shall mean any inquiry, proposal or offer from any Person (other than the Company or any of its Affiliates) concerning (1) a merger, consolidation, liquidation, recapitalization, share exchange, joint venture, partnership or other business combination transaction (including by way of an issuance of debt securities) involving any Acquiror Party; (2) the issuance, sale or acquisition of shares of capital stock or other equity securities of any Acquiror Party; or (3) the sale, lease, exchange or other disposition of all or substantially all of any Acquiror Party’s properties or assets.

 

(ii) In addition to the other obligations under this Section 7.09(b), each Acquiror Party shall promptly (and in any event within two (2) Business Days after receipt thereof by Acquiror or its Representatives) advise the Company orally and in writing of any Acquiror Acquisition Proposal, any request for information with respect to any Acquiror Acquisition Proposal, or any inquiry with respect to or which could reasonably be expected to result in an Acquiror Acquisition Proposal and the material terms and conditions of such request, Acquiror Acquisition Proposal or inquiry.

 

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(iii) Each Acquiror Party agrees that the rights and remedies for noncompliance with this Section 7.09(b) shall include having such provision specifically enforced by any court having equity jurisdiction, it being acknowledged and agreed that any such breach or threatened breach shall cause irreparable injury to the Company Parties and that money damages would not provide an adequate remedy to the Company Parties.

 

7.10 Trust Account.

 

(a) At the Closing, Acquiror shall take all actions necessary, and shall cause the documents, opinions and notices required to be delivered to the Trustee pursuant to the Trust Agreement to be so delivered and to cause the funds in the Trust Account to be disbursed in accordance with the Trust Agreement for the following: the redemption of any shares of Acquiror Class A Common Stock in connection with the Transactions in accordance with the terms set forth in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus; the payment of the Deferred Underwriting Fees; the payment of the Available Closing Date Trust Cash; the payment of expenses to the third parties to which they are owed and the balance of the assets in the Trust Account, after payment of the amounts required hereunder, to be disbursed to Acquiror.

 

(b) Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement, the Company acknowledges that it has received a copy of the Prospectus and understands that Acquiror has established the Trust Account and that, except for a portion of the interest earned on the amounts held in the Trust Account, Acquiror may disburse monies from the Trust Account only: (i) to the public stockholders (as defined in the Prospectus) in the event they elect to redeem their public shares in connection with the consummation of a Business Combination (as defined in the Prospectus), (ii) to the public stockholders if Acquiror liquidates or fails to consummate a Business Combination within 18 months from the closing date of Acquiror’s initial public offering, (iii) to Acquiror or any of its Representatives after or concurrently with the consummation of a Business Combination, or (iv) as otherwise contemplated in Section 9.1(b) of the Certificate of Incorporation. Each Company Party hereby agrees, on behalf of the Company, its Subsidiaries, and their respective officers, directors, managers, shareholders, members, partners, affiliates, agents and other representatives (collectively, “Representatives”), that the Company Parties and their respective Representatives do not have (other than their rights upon the Closing) any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies in the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom) regardless of whether such claim arises as a result of, in connection with or relating in any way to, this Agreement or any proposed or actual business relationship between Acquiror Parties or any of their Representatives, on the one hand, and the Company Parties or any of their Representatives, on the other hand, or any other matter, and regardless of whether such right, title, interest or claim arises based on contract, tort, equity or any other theory of legal liability (each, a “Claim”) and hereby irrevocably waive any Claim they may have as a result of, or arising out of, any negotiations, contracts or agreements with an Acquiror Party and will not at any time, seek recourse against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom) for any reason whatsoever. Each Company Party’s and their respective Representatives’ right to pursue a claim against any Acquiror Party for legal relief shall solely be against monies or other assets held outside the Trust Account or for specific performance or other equitable relief (including a claim for an Acquiror Party to specifically perform its obligations under this Agreement and a claim for Acquiror to specifically perform its obligations under the Trust Agreement, including distribution of funds from the Trust Account upon the Closing in accordance with the terms of this Agreement), and nothing herein shall serve to limit or prohibit any claims that the Company Parties or their respective Representatives may have in the future against an Acquiror Party’s assets or funds that are not held in the Trust Account. In the event that a Company Party or any Subsidiary of Company commences a Proceeding based upon, in connection with, relating to or arising out of any matter relating to an Acquiror Party or any of their Representatives which proceeding seeks, in whole or in part, relief against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom) or the public stockholders (as defined in the Prospectus), whether in the form of money damages or injunctive relief, such Acquiror Party and any of its Representatives, as applicable, shall be entitled to recover from any Company Party, any Subsidiary of Company and any of its or their respective Affiliates, as applicable, the associated legal fees and costs in connection with any such Proceeding, in the event an Acquiror Party or its Representatives, as applicable, prevails in such Proceeding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (x) nothing herein shall serve to limit or prohibit the Company Parties’ right to pursue a claim against Acquiror for legal relief against monies or other assets that are held outside the Trust Account and other than distributions from the Trust Account directly or indirectly to the Acquiror’s stockholders, for specific performance or other equitable relief in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement so long as such claim would not affect Acquiror’s ability to fulfill its obligations to effectuate the redemptions of the Acquiror Common Stock or comply with the Trust Agreement or Acquiror Organizational Documents and (y) nothing herein shall serve to limit or prohibit any claims that the Company Parties may have in the future against Acquiror’s assets or funds that are not held in the Trust Account and other than distributions from the Trust Account directly or indirectly to Acquiror’s public stockholders. 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7.11 Tax Matters.

 

(a) Responsibility for Filing Tax Returns. In the event Holdings is required to file any Pass-Through Income Tax Return for a Tax period that includes the Closing Date (a “Straddle Return”), Shelf shall prepare or cause to be prepared and timely file or cause to be timely filed such Straddle Return. In preparing any such Straddle Returns (i) items of taxable income, gain, loss, deduction and credit of Holdings for such Straddle Period shall be allocated using the “closing of the books” method (as described in Treasury Regulations Section 1.706-1(c)) as of the end of the Closing Date, (ii) Holdings shall deduct the Company Transaction Expenses to the extent permitted by Law at a “more likely than not” or higher level and shall allocate any such deductions to the portion of such Straddle Period ending on the Closing Date pursuant to Section 706 of the Code, and (iii) seventy percent (70%) of any success-based fees shall be deducted in accordance with Rev. Proc. 2011-29. At least thirty (30) days prior to the due date for filing such Straddle Returns, Shelf shall deliver drafts to Holdings Sellers’ Representative of any such Straddle Returns for Holdings Sellers’ Representative’s review and consent. Shelf shall cause such Straddle Returns to reflect any reasonable comments of Holdings Sellers’ Representative to the extent such comments relate to a Pre-Closing Tax Period.

 

(b) Filing and Amendment of Tax Returns. Without the prior written consent of Holdings Sellers’ Representative, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, Shelf shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to not: (i) except as set forth in Section 7.11(a), file or amend any Pass-Through Income Tax Return of any Company Entity relating to any Pre-Closing Tax Period, (ii) engage in any voluntary disclosure or similar process or initiate communications with any Tax authority with respect to Taxes of any Company Entity attributable to a Pass-Through Income Tax Return for a Pre-Closing Tax Period, (iii) extend or waive, or cause to be extended or waived, or permit any Company Entity to extend or waive, any statute of limitations or other period for the assessment of any Tax or deficiency related to a Pass-Through Income Tax Return for a Pre-Closing Tax Period,(iv) make or change any Tax election or accounting method relating to any Pass-Through Income Tax Return that has retroactive effect to any Pre-Closing Tax Period or (v) with respect to any audit or other examination by a Tax Authority of a Pass-Through Income Tax Return that relates in whole or in part to a Pre-Closing Tax Period, make an election under Section 6226 of the Code or under Treasury Regulations Section 301.6227-2(c) (in each case, or under similar or successor provision of Tax law in any jurisdiction), or elect under Section 6226(b)(4)(A)(ii)(I) or Treasury Regulations Section 301.6226-3(c)(3) to furnish statements to Holdings Sellers’ Representative for the “reviewed year” (as defined in Section 6225(d)(1) of the Code), or make any similar election under any similar or successor provision of Tax Law in any jurisdiction. Shelf shall not, and shall cause any Company Entity that is a pass-through entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes not to, take any action outside the ordinary course of business and not contemplated by this Agreement on the Closing Date after the Closing.

 

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(c) Cooperation. Following the Closing, each party shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, cooperate, as and to the extent reasonably requested by the other parties, in connection with the filing of Tax Returns and any audit or other Proceeding with respect to Taxes. Such cooperation shall include the retention and (upon the other party’s request) the provision of records and information that are reasonably relevant to any such audit or other Proceeding and making employees available on a mutually convenient basis to provide additional information and explanation of any material provided hereunder. If any Company Entity is required to file a Straddle Return, Shelf and its Subsidiaries will use reasonable best efforts to (i) complete such Straddle Returns by February 15 of the following year and (ii) provide Holdings Sellers’ Representative with any information or estimates reasonably required by it or its Affiliates for tax reporting purposes promptly upon request by Holdings Sellers’ Representative. The Company shall reimburse the Holdings Sellers’ Representative for any and all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs, fees and expenses incurred by the Holdings Seller’s Representative in connection with the performance of any duties or obligations under this Section 7.11.

 

(d) Transfer Taxes. All Transfer Taxes incurred in connection with this Agreement shall be borne by Shelf. Shelf, Acquiror, Holdings, and the Blockers shall cooperate in filing, when required by applicable Law, all necessary documentation and Tax Returns with respect to such Transfer Taxes.

 

(e) The parties intend that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, (i) each of Merger 1, Merger 3, Merger 4, Merger 5, Merger 6 and Merger 7 shall be treated as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a)(2)(E) of the Code, and that this Agreement constitutes a “plan of reorganization” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.368-2(g), and (ii) together, the Mergers and the PIPE Investment qualify as a transaction described in Section 351(a) of the Code (the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) the PIPE Investors’ beneficial ownership of Acquiror Common Stock will be disregarded as transitory, the PIPE Investment Amount will be treated as transferred by the PIPE Investors to Shelf for Shelf Common Shares as part of the same plan as the Mergers, and together, the Mergers and the PIPE Investment qualify as a single integrated transaction described in Section 351(a) of the Code are collectively referred to herein as, the “Intended Tax Treatment”). The Parties shall, and shall cause their Affiliates to, use reasonable efforts to cause the Mergers to comply with the Intended Tax Treatment and shall not, and shall not cause their Affiliates to, treat or report the Transactions in a manner inconsistent with the Intended Tax Treatment unless required by a “determination” as defined in Section 1313(a) of the Code.

 

(f) Following the Mergers, for at least six (6) months following the Closing Date, Shelf shall either (i) continue each Surviving Company’s “historic business” (with the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.368-1(d)(2)), or (ii) use a significant portion of each such Surviving Company’s “historic business assets” (within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.368-1(d)(3)) in a business.

 

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(g) Within two (2) years following the Closing, Shelf will not cause any of the Surviving Companies (other than the Holdings Surviving Company) to (i) dispose of more than 50% of the assets held by it at Closing pursuant to one or more distributions or other transfers where such Surviving Company does not receive an exchange of net value in such transfer, (ii) make any distribution or other transfer that fails to satisfy the requirements of Treasury Regulations Section 1.368-2(k)(1)(i) (in the case of a distribution), Treasury Regulations Section 1.368-2(k)(1)(ii) (in the case of a transfer other than a distribution), or (iii) otherwise take any action that would result in an actual or deemed liquidation of such Surviving Company for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

 

(h) Shelf shall, no later than three Business Days before the earlier to occur of (x) the Closing Date and (y) the date that is 75 days after the date of formation of each of the Merger Sub that is a limited liability company, cause to be filed IRS Form 8832 (Entity Classification Election), prepared and executed in duplicate electing for each such Merger Sub to be classified as a corporation under Treasury Regulation Section 301.7701-3 with an effective date of the date of formation of such Merger Sub.

 

7.12 Resignations; Acquiror D&O Tail Policy; Director & Officer Indemnification.

 

(a) At or prior to Closing, Acquiror shall deliver to the Company written resignations, effective as of the Closing, of the officers and directors of Acquiror set forth on Section 7.12 of the Acquiror Disclosure Schedules. Prior to the Closing, Acquiror shall obtain and pay for a “tail” officers’ and directors’ liability insurance policy with a claims period of six (6) years from the Closing with at least the same coverage and amount and containing terms and conditions that are, in the aggregate, not less advantageous to the directors and officers of each of the Acquiror Parties as Acquiror’s existing policies with respect to claims arising out of or relating to events which occurred before or at the Closing (including in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) (the “Acquiror D&O Tail Policy”). Acquiror shall bear the cost of the Acquiror D&O Tail Policy as an Acquiror Transaction Expense. During the term of the Acquiror D&O Tail Policy, Shelf shall not (and shall cause the Surviving Companies not to) take any action following the Closing to cause the Acquiror D&O Tail Policy to be cancelled or any provision therein to be amended or waived. Shelf shall also ensure (and shall cause the Surviving Companies to ensure that) if any claim is asserted or made within such six (6) year period, any insurance required to be maintained under this Section 7.12 shall be continued in respect of such claim until the final disposition thereof.

 

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 (b) From and after the Closing, Shelf shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, indemnify, defend, exculpate and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable Law, any individual who, at or prior to the Closing, is or was a director, officer, manager, employee or agent of an Acquiror Party or any of its Subsidiaries or who, at the request of an Acquiror Party or any of its Subsidiaries, served as a director, officer, manager, member, trustee or fiduciary of another limited liability company, corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise (collectively, with such individual’s heirs, executors or administrators, the “Acquiror Indemnified Persons”) with respect to all acts and omissions occurring or alleged to have occurred whether at or prior to the Closing, including the execution of, and the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement, whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Closing. Without limitation of the foregoing, in the event that any such Acquiror Indemnified Person is or becomes involved, in any capacity, in any actual or threatened action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, in connection with any matter for which indemnification is available pursuant to the foregoing sentence, including the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, Shelf, from and after the Closing, shall pay, as incurred, such Acquiror Indemnified Person’s reasonable legal and other expenses (including the cost of any investigation and preparation) incurred in connection therewith, within thirty (30) days after any request for advancement (including attorneys’ fees which may be incurred by any Acquiror Indemnified Person in enforcing this Section 7.12), subject to receipt of an undertaking from such Acquiror Indemnified Person to repay such advancement if such Acquiror Indemnified Person is ultimately determined to not be entitled to indemnification hereunder.

 

(c) Shelf shall, for a period of six (6) years from and after the Closing, cause the organizational documents of each Acquiror Party and each of their respective Subsidiaries (including each surviving entity under the Mergers) to contain provisions no less favorable to the Acquiror Indemnified Persons with respect to indemnification, exculpation from liabilities and rights to advancement of expenses than those set forth as of the date of this Agreement in the organizational documents of such entity, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified in a manner that would adversely affect the rights thereunder of any Indemnified Party.

 

(d) This Section 7.12 shall survive the consummation of the Transactions, is intended to benefit, and shall be enforceable by each Acquiror Indemnified Person and their respective successors, heirs and representatives, and shall not be amended in any manner that is adverse to an Acquiror Indemnified Person without the prior written consent of Sponsor.

 

7.13 Closing Conditions. From the date hereof until the earlier of the Closing or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms and upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, each party hereto shall use its reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, such actions as are necessary, proper or advisable to satisfy the conditions to the Closing set forth in Article VIII hereof and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. Each of the parties shall execute or deliver any additional instruments as reasonably requested by the other party necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

7.14 Section 16 Matters. Prior to the Closing, each of Acquiror and the Company shall take all such reasonable steps (to the extent permitted under applicable Law) to cause any dispositions of Acquiror Common Stock or acquisitions of Shelf Common Shares (including, in each case, securities deliverable upon exercise, vesting or settlement of any derivative securities) resulting from the transactions contemplated hereby by each individual who may become subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby to be exempt under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act.

 

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7.15 Access to, and Information of, Acquiror and Shelf. From the date hereof until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms or the Closing, subject to applicable Law, Acquiror and Shelf shall: (a) permit the Company and its advisers and other representatives to have reasonable access to Acquiror’s and Shelf’s properties and facilities, books and records, Contracts and other documents and data related to the Acquiror or Shelf, as applicable; and (b) furnish, or cause to be furnished, to the Company any financial and operating data and other information (including Tax information) with respect to Acquiror or Shelf, as applicable, as the Company shall from time to time reasonably request; provided, however, that any such access or furnishing of information shall be (i) upon no less than three (3) Business Days’ prior written notice from the Company to Acquiror or Shelf, as applicable, and (ii) conducted at the Company’s sole cost and expense, during normal business hours and in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the normal operations of Acquiror or Shelf, as applicable. No information provided to or obtained by the Company pursuant to this Section 7.15 shall limit or otherwise affect the remedies available hereunder to the Company, or act as a waiver or otherwise affect the representations or warranties of Acquiror or Shelf in this Agreement. All information provided to or obtained by the Company heretofore or hereafter, including pursuant to this Section 7.15, shall be held in confidence by the Company in accordance with and subject to the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement and nothing herein shall modify or limit the obligations of the Company set forth therein. At any time prior to the Closing, Acquiror agrees to disclose, promptly upon a reasonable written request from the Company, via a Form 8-K filing or press release, any information that the Company reasonably believes is material for the purchase or sale of Acquiror Common Stock, which purchase or sale the Company reasonably believes in good faith is not detrimental to or will not adversely affect the successful consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, neither Acquiror nor Shelf shall be required to take any action, provide any access or furnish any information that would be reasonably likely to (A) cause or constitute a waiver of the attorney-client or other privilege or (B) violate any Contract to which Acquiror or Shelf is a party or bound, provided, that the parties agree to cooperate in good faith to make alternative arrangements to allow for such access or furnishing in a manner that does not result in the events set out in clauses (A) and (B) above.

 

7.16 Conduct of Business by Acquiror . From the date hereof until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms or the Closing, except as otherwise provided or required in connection with this Agreement including the Ancillary Agreements, required by Law or consented to in writing by the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) Shelf shall, and shall cause each other Acquiror Party to, (x) operate its business in the ordinary course and consistent with past practice and (y) preserve their respective business, operations and organization, in light of general activities that businesses similar to Acquiror’s business commonly undertake. Without limiting the foregoing, from the date hereof until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms or the Closing, except as otherwise provided or required in connection with this Agreement including the Ancillary Agreements, required by Law or consented to in writing by the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld conditioned or delays), Shelf shall not, and shall cause each other Acquiror Party not to:

 

(a) amend or alter the Trust Agreement, certificate of incorporation, bylaws or equivalent organizational documents of any Acquiror Party;

 

(b) (i) make or declare any dividend or distribution to the stockholders of any Acquiror Party or make any other distributions in respect of any Acquiror Party’s capital stock, (ii) split, combine, reclassify or otherwise amend any terms of any shares or series of any Acquiror Party’s capital stock or (iii) purchase, repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any issued and outstanding share capital, outstanding shares of capital stock, membership interests, warrants or other equity interests of any Acquiror Party, other than a redemption of shares of Acquiror Common Stock in connection with the Transactions in accordance with the terms set forth in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus;

 

(c) incur or assume any Indebtedness or guarantee any Indebtedness of another Person, issue or sell any debt securities or warrants or other rights to acquire any debt securities of any Acquiror Party or guaranty any debt securities of another Person, other than any Indebtedness or guarantee incurred between Acquiror Parties; provided that this Section 7.16(c) shall not prevent an Acquiror Party from borrowing funds reasonably required to finance its ordinary course administrative costs and expenses and transaction expenses incurred in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (provided that in no event shall such outstanding amounts be convertible into Acquiror Common Stock or equity securities of any other Acquiror Party);

 

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(d) (i) issue or agree to issue any shares of any Acquiror Party’s securities or securities exercisable for or convertible into capital stock, or (ii) grant or agree to grant any additional options, warrants or stock appreciation rights with respect to any Acquiror Party’s securities not outstanding on the date hereof;

 

(e) make, change or rescind any material Tax election or settle or compromise any material Tax liability;

 

(f) enter into, renew or amend in any material respect, any transaction or Contract with an Affiliate of any Acquiror Party (including, for the avoidance of doubt, (i) the Sponsors or anyone related by blood, marriage or adoption to any Sponsor and (ii) any Person in which any Sponsor has a direct or indirect legal, contractual or beneficial ownership interest of 5% or greater); provided that this Section 7.16(f) shall not prevent an Acquiror Party from borrowing funds reasonably required to finance its ordinary course administrative costs and expenses and transaction expenses incurred in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (provided that in no event shall such outstanding amounts be convertible into Acquiror Common Stock or equity securities of any other Acquiror Party); or

  

(g) enter into any agreement, or otherwise become obligated, to take any action prohibited under this Section 7.16.

 

7.17 No Control of the Other Party’s Business. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall give any Acquiror Party, directly or indirectly, the right to control or direct any Company Party’s or Company Entity’s operations prior to the Closing, and nothing contained in this Agreement shall give any Company Party or Company Entity, directly or indirectly, the right to control or direct any Acquiror Party’s operations prior to the Closing. Prior to the Closing, each Acquiror Party and each Company Party or the Company, as applicable, shall exercise, consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, complete control and supervision over its and its Subsidiaries’ respective operations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, (a) no consent of Acquiror shall be required with respect to any matter set forth in Section 7.02 or elsewhere in this Agreement to the extent that the requirement of such consent would violate any applicable Law and (b) no consent of the Company shall be required with respect to any matter set forth in Section 7.16 or elsewhere in this Agreement to the extent that the requirement of such consent would violate any applicable Law.

 

7.18 Post-Closing Directors and Officers of Shelf.

 

(a) The Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that the individuals listed on Section 7.18(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules and the other persons identified by the applicable Party following the date hereof are elected and appointed as directors of Shelf effective at the Closing; provided, that any such individuals not listed on Section 7.18(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules shall be identified as promptly as practicable following the date hereof (but in no event later than the date on which the Proxy Statement/Prospectus is filed with the SEC).

 

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(b) The initial officers of Shelf as of the Closing shall be as set forth on Section 7.18(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, subject to any such individual’s death, resignation, removal or refusal to serve, in which case such position shall be determined by the Shelf Board following the Closing.

 

7.19 Acquiror Common Stockholder Redemption Amount. Acquiror shall prepare and deliver to Company promptly following the Acquiror Stockholders’ Meeting, but in any event no later than three (3) Business Days after the Acquiror Stockholders’ Meeting, notification of the Acquiror Common Stockholder Redemption Amount, certified by an executive officer of Acquiror.

 

7.20 Pre-Closing Restructuring. The Company Parties shall, and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries and Affiliates to, effectuate and consummate the Pre-Closing Restructuring prior to the Closing in accordance with the terms set forth on Section 1.01(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules.

 

7.21 Nasdaq Listing. From the date hereof through the Closing, (a) Acquiror shall use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure Acquiror remains listed as a public company on, and for shares of Acquiror Class A Common Stock to be listed on, Nasdaq, and (b) Acquiror and Company shall each use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Shelf Common Shares to be issued in connection with the Transactions and the Acquiror Warrants and any Shelf Common Shares issued thereunder to be approved for listing on Nasdaq as of the Closing Date.

 

7.22 Acquiror Public Filings. From the date hereof through the Closing, Acquiror will keep current and timely file all reports required to be filed or furnished with the SEC and otherwise comply in all material respects with its reporting obligations under applicable Securities Laws.

 

7.23 PIPE Investment. Except to the extent provided in writing by the Company (such consent or approval not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), no Acquiror Party shall permit any amendment or modification to be made to, or any waiver (in whole or in part) of any provision or remedy under, or any replacements of, any of the Subscription Agreements, where such amendment, modification, waiver or replacement shall cause a detriment to the Company. Acquiror shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and do, or cause to be done, all things reasonably necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreements on the terms and conditions described therein, including maintaining in effect the Subscription Agreements and to: (i) satisfy in all material respects on a timely basis all conditions and covenants applicable to Acquiror in the Subscription Agreements and otherwise comply in all material respects with its obligations thereunder; (ii) in the event that all conditions in the Subscription Agreements (other than conditions that Acquiror or any of its Affiliates control the satisfaction of and other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing) have been satisfied, consummate the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreements at or prior to Closing; (iii) confer with the Company regarding timing of the Closing Date (as defined in the Subscription Agreements); (iv) deliver notices to counterparties to the Subscription Agreements at least two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing and no later than four (4) Business Days prior to the Acquiror Stockholders’ Meeting to cause them to fund their obligations no later than one (1) Business Day prior to the date that the Closing is scheduled to occur hereunder and (v) enforce its rights under the Subscription Agreements in the event that all conditions in the Subscription Agreements (other than conditions that Acquiror or any of its Affiliates control the satisfaction of and other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing) have been satisfied, to cause the applicable PIPE Investors to pay to (or as directed by) Acquiror the applicable portion of the PIPE Investment Amount, as applicable, set forth in the Subscription Agreements in accordance with their terms. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Acquiror shall give the Company, prompt written notice: (A) of any amendment to any Subscription Agreement (other than as a result of any assignments or transfers contemplated therein or otherwise permitted thereby); (B) of any material breach or default (or any event or circumstance that, with or without notice, lapse of time or both, could give rise to any breach or default) by any party to any Subscription Agreement known to Acquiror; and (C) of the receipt of any written notice or other written communication from any party to any Subscription Agreement with respect to any actual, potential, threatened or claimed expiration, lapse, withdrawal, breach, default, termination or repudiation by any party to any Subscription Agreement or any provisions of any Subscription Agreement. Acquiror shall deliver all notices it is required to deliver under the Subscription Agreements on a timely basis in order to cause the PIPE Investors to consummate the PIPE Investment immediately prior to the Closing.

 

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7.24 Name Change. Promptly following the Closing, Acquiror and Shelf shall file certificates of amendment to their respective certificates of incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, which such amendments will change each of Acquiror and Shelf’s entity names to be “NextNav Acquisition Corporation” and “NextNav, Inc.”, respectively.

 

7.25 Communications License Matters.

 

(a) From the date hereof through the Closing Date, the Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to:

 

(i) maintain the Company Entities’ FCC licenses;

 

(ii) operate in accordance with the terms of the FCC Licenses and in compliance in all material respects with the Communications Act, FCC rules, regulations and policies, except as expressly waived by the FCC;

 

(iii) keep Acquiror fully informed and on a timely basis of any material communications and inquiries (whether written or oral) received by any of the Company Entities from, or given by any of the Company Entities to, the FCC, and of any material communication received or given in connection with any action by a private party, in each case with respect to the FCC Licenses, the FCC Applications, the FCC Transfer Application or the Company Entities, and promptly provide Acquiror with true and complete copies of all documents filed with, submitted to or received from the FCC with respect to FCC Licenses, the FCC Applications, the FCC Transfer Application or the Company Entities; and

 

(iv) (A) diligently prosecute the FCC Applications to favorable conclusions (including without limitation promptly providing all information requested by the FCC and opposing any third-party comments or filings that request denial or adverse variations to or conditions on the Company Entities or the Business), (B) not amend or withdraw the FCC Applications without the prior written consent of Acquiror, and (C) not take any action that would, or fail to take any action the failure of which to take would, reasonably be expected to have the effect of preventing or materially delaying the receipt of grants of the FCC Applications.

 

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(b) Acquiror and Company agree to make good faith commercially reasonable efforts to work together to file the FCC Transfer Applications as expeditiously as possible after the date of this Agreement. The parties to the FCC Transfer Applications shall diligently prosecute the FCC Transfer Applications and otherwise use their commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the FCC Consent prior to the Closing Date. The parties to the FCC Transfer Applications shall furnish each other with such information and assistance as the other may reasonably request in connection with their preparation and prosecution of the FCC Transfer Applications.

 

(c) From the date hereof through the Closing Date, Holdings shall not hold, nor shall it apply for, one or more FCC Licenses.

 

7.26 Indian Filings; Indian Company Shares.

 

(a) Promptly following the Closing, the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to ensure that (i) Mr. Arun Raghupathy and NextNav LLC notify (in prescribed Form MGT-4 and Form MGT-5, respectively) the Indian Company Entity of the Closing divesture of beneficial interest in one share of the Indian Company Entity from Mr. Arun Raghupathy and NextNav LLC, and (ii) the Indian Company Entity attends to the timely filing of all necessary forms (including in prescribed Form MGT-6) to notify all appropriate Governmental Authorities with respect to transactions contemplated herein and the divesture of beneficial interest in one share of the Indian Company Entity from Mr. Arun Raghupathy and NextNav LLC.

 

(b) The Company shall use reasonable best efforts to ensure that, prior to the Closing, the transfers of (i) 1 share in the Indian Company Entity from Mr. Ralph C Robert to Mr. Arun Raghupathy and (ii) 9,999 shares in the Indian Company Entity from Mr. Arun Raghupathy to Commlabs Inc., USA shall each have been duly recorded in the register of share transfers and the overleaf of the applicable share certificates shall been signed by an authorized signatory.

 

7.27 Equity Award Resolution. Between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, Shelf shall work with Holdings (including, if requested by Holdings, Company management) in good faith to identify the recipients of awards, and the terms of such awards, for inclusion in the Equity Award Resolution.

 

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Article VIII
CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS

 

8.01 Mutual Conditions. The respective obligations of each party to this Agreement to consummate and effect the Transactions shall be subject to the fulfillment at or prior to the Closing of each of the following conditions:

 

(a) No Injunction. No Governmental Authority shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any Governmental Order which is in effect and has the effect of making the transactions contemplated by this Agreement illegal, otherwise restraining or prohibiting consummation of such transactions or causing any of the transactions contemplated hereunder to be rescinded following completion thereof.

  

(b) Acquiror Stockholder Approval. The Acquiror Stockholder Approval shall have been obtained; provided, however, that solely with respect to the Acquiror Parties, the failure of the Acquiror Stockholders to approve the Shelf Compensation Plans shall not on its own cause this condition to not have been satisfied.

 

(c) HSR Filings. The filings of Acquiror and the Company pursuant to the HSR Act, if any, shall have been made and the applicable waiting period and any extensions thereof shall have expired or been terminated.

 

(d) Registration Statement. The Form S-4 containing the Proxy Statement/Prospectus shall have become effective and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Form S-4 shall be in effect and no proceedings for that purpose shall be pending before or threatened by the SEC.

 

(e) FCC Consent. The Company Parties shall have obtained the FCC Consent from the FCC and such FCC Consent shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to each of the Company and the Acquiror.

 

(f) Acquiror shall have at least $5,000,001 of net tangible assets (as determined in accordance with Rule 3a51-1(g)(1) of the Exchange Act) remaining after the closing of the Offer.

 

(g) Nasdaq Approval. The Shelf Common Shares to be issued in connection with the Transactions and the Acquiror Warrants and any Shelf Common Shares issued thereunder shall have been approved for listing on Nasdaq, subject to official notice of issuance.

 

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8.02 Conditions to the Obligations of the Acquiror Parties. The obligations of the Acquiror Parties to consummate the Transactions shall be subject to the fulfillment at or prior to the Closing of each of the following conditions, any and all of which may be waived, in whole or in part, in writing by Acquiror to the extent permitted by applicable Law:

 

(a) Representations and Warranties.

 

(i) Other than the representations and warranties set forth in Section 4.01 (Organization), Section 4.02 (Authority; Board Approval), Section 4.04 (Capitalization), Section 4.07(b)(i) (Material Adverse Effect) and Section 4.22 (Brokers) (together, the “Company Fundamental Representations”), the representations and warranties of the Company and Holdings in Article IV of this Agreement (in each case without giving effect to any qualification as to “material,” “materiality,” “material respects,” “Material Adverse Effect” or words of similar import or effect set forth therein) shall be true and correct in all respects as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date with the same effect as though made at and as of such date (except those representations and warranties that address matters only as of a specified date, the accuracy of which shall be determined as of the specified date), except where the failure of such representations and warranties to be true and correct would not have (and would not reasonably be expected to have) a Material Adverse Effect. The Company Fundamental Representations shall be true and correct in all material respects (provided that Section 4.04 (Capitalization) may have de minimis deviations) as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date with the same effect as though made at and as of such date (except those representations and warranties that address matters only as of a specified date, the accuracy of which shall be determined as of the specified date).

 

(ii) Other than the representations and warranties set forth in Section 5.01 (Organization), Section 5.02 (Due Authorization), Section 5.04 (Brokers’ Fees) and Section 5.07 (Capitalization) (together, the “Blocker Fundamental Representations”), the representations and warranties of each Blocker contained in Article V of this Agreement (in each case without giving effect to any qualification as to “material,” “materiality,” “material respects,” “Material Adverse Effect” or words of similar import or effect set forth therein) shall be true and correct in all respects as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date with the same effect as though made at and as of such date (except those representations and warranties that address matters only as of a specified date, the accuracy of which shall be determined as of the specified date), except where the failure of such representations and warranties to be true and correct would not have (and would not reasonably be expected to have) a Material Adverse Effect. The Blocker Fundamental Representations shall be true and correct in all material respects (provided that Section 5.07 (Capitalization) may have de minimis deviations) as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date with the same effect as though made at and as of such date (except those representations and warranties that address matters only as of a specified date, the accuracy of which shall be determined as of the specified date).

 

(b) Agreements and Covenants. Each Company Party shall have performed or complied, in each case, in all material respects with all agreements, obligations, covenants and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by them on or prior to the Closing Date.

 

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(c) Officer’s Certificate. The Company shall have delivered a certificate, dated as of the Closing Date and signed by an authorized representative of each Company Party, that each of the conditions set forth in Section 8.02(a), Section 8.02(b) and Section 8.02(e) has been satisfied.

 

(d) Secretary’s Certificate. At Closing, the Company shall have delivered to Acquiror copies of the following, all certified by an authorized officer of each Company Party to be true, correct, complete and in full force and effect as of the Closing Date:

 

(i) the certificate of incorporation or formation of each Company Party and Company Entity, certified by the Secretary of State or other appropriate Governmental Authority of its jurisdiction of organization or incorporation, as applicable;

 

(ii) the Company Organizational Documents, Holdings Organizational Documents and equivalent documents for each other Company Entity and Blocker;

 

(iii) the bylaws or equivalent document of each Company Entity, Company Party and Blocker;

 

(iv) the resolutions of the board of managers, directors or other governing body and of the unitholders, equity-holders, interest-holders or members of each Company Party, Company Entity and Blocker authorizing, adopting and approving this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements and all of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including the treatment of Holdings Options, Holdings Restricted Units and Holdings Profits Interests contemplated by Sections 3.09(b), 3.09(c) and 3.09(d)).

 

(e) Material Adverse Effect. No Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred since the date of this Agreement.

 

(f) FCC Matters. The Company shall have delivered to the Acquiror an FCC Opinion Letter, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Acquiror.

 

(g) Registration Rights Agreement. Each Supporting Seller shall have delivered to Shelf and Acquiror, its duly executed counterpart signature page to the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

(h) FIRPTA. (A) Each Blocker shall have delivered a properly completed and executed certification of such Blocker in form and substance required under the Treasury Regulations issued pursuant to Section 1445(b)(3) of the Code, stating that the Company is not and has not been a “United States real property holding corporation” (as defined in Section 897(c)(2) of the Code) during the applicable period specified in Section 897(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Code; and (B) Holdings shall have delivered a certificate, duly completed and executed pursuant to Section 1.1445-11T(d)(2)(i) of the Treasury Regulations, certifying that the interests of Holdings are not United States real property interests within the meaning of section 1445 of the Code.

 

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8.03 Conditions to the Obligations of the Company Parties. The obligations of the Company Parties to consummate the Transactions shall be subject to the fulfillment at or prior to the Closing of each of the following conditions, any and all of which may be waived, in whole or in part, in writing by the Company to the extent permitted by applicable Law:

 

(a) Representations and Warranties. Other than the representations and warranties set forth in Section 6.01 (Organization), Section 6.02 (Authorization), Section 6.05 (Brokers), and Section 6.07 (Capitalization) (together, the “Acquiror Fundamental Representations”), the representations and warranties of the Acquiror Parties contained in Article VI of this Agreement (in each case without giving effect to any qualification as to “material,” “materiality,” “material respects,” “Acquiror Material Adverse Effect” or words of similar import or effect set forth therein) shall be true and correct in all respects as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date with the same effect as though made at and as of such date (except those representations and warranties that address matters only as of a specified date, the accuracy of which shall be determined as of the specified date), except where the failure of such representations and warranties to be true and correct would not have (and would not reasonably be expected to have) an Acquiror Material Adverse Effect. The Acquiror Fundamental Representations shall be true and correct in all material respects (provided that Section 6.07 (Capitalization) may have de minimis deviations) as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date with the same effect as though made at and as of such date (except those representations and warranties that address matters only as of a specified date, the accuracy of which shall be determined as of the specified date).

 

(b) Agreements and Covenants. Each Acquiror Party shall have performed or complied, in each case, in all material respects with all agreements, obligations, covenants and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by them on or prior to the Closing Date.

 

(c) Officer’s Certificate. Acquiror shall have delivered a certificate, dated as of the Closing Date and signed by an authorized officer of Acquiror, that each of the conditions set forth in Section 8.03(a), Section 8.03(b), Section 8.03(f) and Section 8.03(g) has been satisfied.

 

(d) Secretary’s Certificate. At Closing, the Acquiror shall have delivered to the Company copies of the following, all certified by an authorized officer of Acquiror, to be true, correct, complete and in full force and effect as of the Closing Date:

 

(i) the certificate of incorporation or equivalent document of each Acquiror Party, certified by the Secretary of State or other appropriate Governmental Authority of its jurisdiction of incorporation or formation, as applicable;

 

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(ii) the bylaws or equivalent document of each Acquiror Party; and

 

(iii) resolutions of the board of directors or other governing body of each Acquiror Party authorizing, adopting and approving this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements and all of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

 

(e) SEC Compliance. Immediately prior to Closing, Acquiror shall be in compliance in all material respects with the reporting requirements applicable to it under the Exchange Act.

 

(f) Acquiror Material Adverse Effect. No Acquiror Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred since the date of this Agreement.

 

(g) Minimum Funds. The Available Closing Date Total Cash shall be equal to or greater than $250,000,000.

 

(h) Trust Account. (i) Acquiror shall have made all reasonably necessary and appropriate arrangements with the Trustee to the Trust Account to have all of the funds contained in the Trust Account disbursed to Acquiror, and all such funds shall be available to Acquiror in respect of all of the obligations of Acquiror set forth in this Agreement and the payment of Acquiror’s fees and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereunder and (ii) there shall be no actions, suits, proceedings, arbitrations or mediations pending or threatened by any Person (not including the Company and its Affiliates) with respect to or against the Trust Account that would reasonably be expected to have an Acquiror Material Adverse Effect.

 

(i) At Closing, Acquiror shall have delivered to Shelf and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the Amendment to Acquiror Warrant Agreement executed by Acquiror and Shelf.

 

(j) FIRPTA. Acquiror shall have delivered a properly completed and executed certification in form and substance required under the Treasury Regulations issued pursuant to Section 1445(b)(3) of the Code, stating that the Acquiror is not and has not been a “United States real property holding corporation” (as defined in Section 897(c)(2) of the Code) during the applicable period specified in Section 897(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Code.

 

(k) Equity Award Resolution. At least one day prior to Closing, Shelf shall have delivered to Acquiror a written consent of the board of directors of Shelf (or a duly appointed committee thereof authorized to administer the Shelf 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan), authorizing and approving the grant of awards of Restricted Stock and/or Restricted Stock Units under the Shelf 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan in an aggregate amount of 2,800,000 Shelf Common Shares (with, for the avoidance of doubt, Restricted Stock Units representing the equivalent of one Shelf Common Share) to certain individuals that were executives, employees or individual service providers of the Company Parties as of immediately prior to the Closing, which such awards shall be granted promptly after the filing and effectiveness of the registration statement on Form S-8 of Shelf covering the Shelf Compensation Plans and the Holdings Equity Plan, subject to such executives, employees or individual service providers’ continued service for the Company Parties as of the grant date (the “Equity Award Resolution”).

 

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Article IX
TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER

 

9.01 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing Date:

 

(a) by mutual written consent of Acquiror and Holdings;

 

(b) by either Acquiror or Holdings:

 

(i) if the Closing has not occurred on or before November 19, 2021 (the “Outside Date”); provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 9.01(b)(i) shall not be available to any party whose failure to fulfill any material obligation under this Agreement has been the cause of, or resulted in, the failure of the Closing to occur on or before the Outside Date; provided, further, however, that if any Proceeding for specific performance or other equitable relief by any Party with respect to this Agreement, any other Ancillary Agreement or otherwise with respect to the Transactions is commenced or pending on or before the Outside Date, then the Outside Date shall be automatically extended without any further action by any Party until the date that is 30 days following the date on which a final, non-appealable Governmental Order has been entered with respect to such Proceeding and the Outside Date shall be deemed to be such later date for all purposes of this Agreement; or

 

(ii) if a Governmental Authority shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any Law or order which has become final and non-appealable, and which permanently restrains, enjoins or otherwise prohibits the transactions contemplated hereby; or

 

(iii) if the Acquiror Stockholder Approval is not obtained upon a vote taken thereon at the Acquiror Stockholders’ Meeting (as such meeting may have been adjourned or postponed in accordance with this Agreement) (provided, that Acquiror may not terminate this Agreement pursuant to this clause (iii) solely as a result of the failure of the Acquiror Stockholders to approve the Shelf Compensation Plans);

 

(c) by Acquiror, if no Acquiror Party is in material breach of their obligations under this Agreement and if (i) at any time any of the representations and warranties of any Company Party contained herein become untrue or inaccurate such that Section 8.02(a) could not be satisfied (treating such time as if it were the Closing Date for purposes of this Section 9.01(c)); or (ii) there has been a breach on the part of any Company Party of any of its covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement such that Section 8.02(b) could not be satisfied (treating such time as if it were the Closing Date for purposes of this Section 9.01(c)), and, with respect to both clause (i) and clause (ii), such breach has not been cured within 30 days after written notice thereof to Holdings, if curable;

 

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(d) by Holdings, if none of the Company Parties are in material breach of their obligations under this Agreement and if (i) at any time any of the representations and warranties of the Acquiror Parties contained herein becomes untrue or inaccurate such that Section 8.03(a) could not be satisfied (treating such time as if it were the Closing Date for purposes of this Section 9.01(d)); or (ii) there has been a breach on the part of any Acquiror Party of any of their covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement such that Section 8.03(b) could not be satisfied (treating such time as if it were the Closing Date for purposes of this Section 9.01(d)), and, with respect to both clause (i) and clause (ii), such breach has not been cured within 30 days after written notice thereof to Acquiror, if curable; or

 

(e) by Holdings, within five (5) Business Days after there has been a Modification in Recommendation.

 

9.02 Manner of Exercise. In the event of termination by Acquiror or Holdings, or both, in accordance with Section 9.01, written notice thereof shall be given to the other party by the terminating party and this Agreement shall terminate.

 

9.03 Effect of Termination. If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 9.01, all further obligations and liabilities of the parties under this Agreement will terminate and become void and of no force and effect, except that the obligations in Section 7.04, Section 7.10(b), this Section 9.03, Article X, and any obligations pursuant to the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement will survive termination of this Agreement; provided, however, nothing in this Section 9.03 shall be deemed to release any party from any liability for Fraud prior to such termination.

 

9.04 Waiver. At any time prior to the Closing Date, the parties may, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, by action taken by its board of directors or managers or officers thereunto duly authorized (i) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other parties hereto, (ii) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties contained herein or in any document delivered pursuant hereto, or (iii) waive compliance with any of the agreements or conditions contained herein. Any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in a written instrument signed by such party (who has the right hereunder to provide such waiver or extension), but such extension or waiver or failure to insist on strict compliance by such party with an obligation, covenant, agreement or condition shall not operate as a waiver of, or estoppel with respect to, any subsequent or other failure, or otherwise prevent, preclude, impede or delay such party, whether wholly or partially, from asserting any rights, claims, interests or actions it may have pursuant to this Agreement and in law or in equity.

 

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Article X
MISCELLANEOUS

 

10.01 Survival. The representations, warranties and covenants of the parties hereto contained herein shall not survive the Closing, except for those covenants contained herein that by their explicit terms apply or are to be performed in whole or in part after the Closing (which includes Section 7.10(b), Section 7.12 and this Article X). There are no remedies available to the parties hereto with respect to any breach of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements of the parties to this Agreement after the Closing, except for covenants explicitly to be performed in whole or in part after the Closing. Subject to the last sentence of this Section 10.01, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, no party shall, in any event, be liable to the other party for any consequential, special or punitive damages. Nothing herein shall restrict or limit any Proceeding or liability in the case of Fraud.

 

10.02 Notices. All notices or other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered personally, by email to the extent email is listed below, or sent by certified, registered or express air mail, postage prepaid, and shall be deemed given when so delivered personally, or by facsimile or email upon electronic confirmation of receipt (excluding automatic acknowledgements of receipt), or if mailed by overnight courier service guaranteeing next day delivery, one Business Day after mailing, or if mailed in any other way, then upon receipt, to the parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as is specified by like notice):

 

If to any Acquiror Party prior to the Closing, to:

 

Spartacus Acquisition Corporation
6470 East Johns Crossing, Suite 490
Duluth, GA 30097

Attention:Igor Volshteyn, CFO
Email:[email protected]

 

in each case, with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

K&L Gates LLP
599 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022

Attention:Robert S. Matlin, Esq., and Jonathan M. Barron, Esq.
Phone:(212) 536-3900
Email:[email protected]

[email protected]

 

If to any Company Party, to:

 

NextNav, LLC
1775 Tysons Blvd.
5th Floor
Tysons, VA 22102
Attention: Ganesh Pattabiraman
Email: [email protected]

 

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in each case, with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Hogan Lovells US LLP

8350 Broad Street, 17th Floor

Tysons, VA 22102

Attention: Randy Segal and Adam Brown

Phone:(703) 610-6237

(703) 610-6140

Email:[email protected]

[email protected]

 

10.03 Annexes, Exhibits and Schedules. All annexes, exhibits and schedules attached hereto, the Acquiror Disclosure Schedules, and the Company Disclosure Schedules are hereby incorporated in and made a part of this Agreement as if set forth in full herein.

 

10.04 Computation of Time. Whenever the last day for the exercise of any privilege or the discharge or any duty hereunder shall fall upon a day that is not a Business Day, the party having such privilege or duty may exercise such privilege or discharge such duty on the next succeeding day which is a Business Day.

 

10.05 Expenses. Regardless of whether the transactions provided for in this Agreement are consummated, except as otherwise provided herein, each party hereto shall pay its own expenses incident to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein, including all fees of its legal counsel, financial advisers and accountants; provided that if the Closing occurs, the Company shall bear and pay at or promptly after Closing, (a) all Acquiror Transaction Expenses, and (b) all Company Transaction Expenses.

 

10.06 Governing Law. This Agreement, the rights and duties of the parties hereto, and any disputes (whether in contract, tort or statute) arising out of, under or in connection with this Agreement will be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to its principles or rules of conflict of laws to the extent such principles or rules would require or permit the application of the Laws of another jurisdiction. The parties irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware or, if such court does not have jurisdiction, the Delaware state courts located in Wilmington, Delaware, in any action arising out of or relating to this Agreement. The parties irrevocably agree that all such claims shall be heard and determined in such a Delaware federal or state court, and that such jurisdiction of such courts with respect thereto will be exclusive. Each party hereby waives, and agrees not to assert, as a defense in any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement that it is not subject to such jurisdiction, or that such action, suit or proceeding may not be brought or is not maintainable in such courts or that the venue thereof may not be appropriate or that this Agreement may not be enforced in or by such courts. The parties hereby consent to and grant any such court jurisdiction over the person of such parties and over the subject matter of any such dispute and agree that mailing of process or other papers in connection with any such action, suit or proceeding in the manner provided in Section 10.02 or in such other manner as may be permitted by Law, will be valid and sufficient service thereof.

 

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10.07 Assignment; Successors and Assigns; No-Third Party Rights. Except as otherwise provided herein, this Agreement may not, without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto, be assigned by operation of Law or otherwise, and any attempted assignment shall be null and void. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, successors, permitted assigns and legal representatives, and nothing herein, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement; provided, that the (i) Indemnified Persons who are not otherwise party to this Agreement shall be third-party beneficiaries of Section 7.06; and (ii) Acquiror Indemnified Persons who are not otherwise party to this Agreement shall be third-party beneficiaries of Section 7.12. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Acquiror Party may assign this Agreement without the consent of any Person to any lender (or agent therefor) to such Acquiror Party or their subsidiaries or Affiliates thereof as security for obligations to such lender (or lenders) in respect of any financing agreements or arrangements entered into by any Acquiror Party or their subsidiaries and affiliates with such lenders or to an acquirer of all or substantially all of the assets or business of the Acquiror Parties in any form of transaction, which assignment shall not relieve such Acquiror Party of its obligations hereunder.

 

10.08 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts for the convenience of the parties hereto, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by facsimile or portable document format or electronic signature complying with the U.S. Federal ESIGN Act of 2000, including without limitation, electronic signature affixed via DocuSign®, shall be effective as delivery of a mutually executed counterpart to this Agreement.

 

10.09 Titles and Headings. The titles, captions and table of contents in this Agreement are for reference purposes only, and shall not in any way define, limit, extend or describe the scope of this Agreement or otherwise affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

10.10 Entire Agreement. Except as otherwise contemplated herein, this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements constitute the entire agreement with respect to the subject matter contained herein and therein, and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, with respect to such subject matter. In the event of any inconsistency between the statements in the body of this Agreement and those in the Ancillary Agreements, the exhibits, annexes, schedules, the Acquiror Disclosure Schedules and the Company Disclosure Schedules (other than an exception expressly set forth as such in the Acquiror Disclosure Schedules or the Company Disclosure Schedules, as applicable), the statements in the body of this Agreement shall control.

 

10.11 Severability. The invalidity of any portion hereof shall not affect the validity, force or effect of the remaining portions hereof. If it is ever held that any restriction hereunder is too broad to permit enforcement of such restriction to its fullest extent, such restriction shall be enforced to the maximum extent permitted by Law.

 

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10.12 Specific Performance. The parties agree that irreparable damage would occur if any provision of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with the terms hereof and it is accordingly agreed that the parties will be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement in any court specified in Section 10.06, 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 and other equitable relief as provided herein on the basis that (x) any party has an adequate remedy at law or (y) an award of specific performance is not an appropriate remedy for any reason at law or equity; for the avoidance of doubt, the parties may argue that no breach has occurred. Each party further agrees that no party shall be required to obtain, furnish or post any bond or similar instrument in connection with or as a condition to obtain any remedy referred to in this Section 10.12, and each party irrevocably waives any right it may have to require the obtaining, furnishing or posting of any such bond or similar instrument.

 

10.13 Waiver of Jury Trial. To the extent not prohibited by applicable law that cannot be waived, each of the parties hereto irrevocably waives any right it may have to trial by jury in respect of any litigation based on, arising out of, under or in connection with this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements or any course of conduct, course of dealing, verbal or written statement or action of any party hereto or thereto, in each case, whether now existing or hereafter arising, and whether in contract, tort, statute, equity or otherwise. Each party hereby further agrees and consents that any such litigation shall be decided by court trial without a jury and that the parties to this Agreement may file a copy of this Agreement with any court as written evidence of the consent of the parties to the waiver of their right to trial by jury.

 

10.14 Failure or Indulgence not Waiver. No failure or delay on the part of any party hereto in the exercise of any right hereunder shall impair such right or be construed to be waiver of, or acquiescence in, any breach of any representation, warranty or agreement herein, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right preclude any other or further exercise thereof or any other right. All rights and remedies existing under this Agreement are cumulative to, and not exclusive of, any rights or remedies otherwise available.

 

10.15 Amendments. This Agreement may be amended, at any time prior to the Closing, by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of Acquiror and Holdings; provided, however, that after the Acquiror Stockholder Approval is obtained, there shall be no amendment or waiver that, pursuant to applicable Law, requires further approval of the stockholders of Acquiror, without the receipt of such further approvals.

 

10.16 Non-Recourse . This Agreement may only be enforced against, and any claim or cause of action based upon, arising out of, or related to this Agreement or the transactions 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. Except to the extent a named party to this Agreement (and then only to the extent of the specific obligations undertaken by such named party in this Agreement), (i) no past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator, member, partner, stockholder, Affiliate, agent, attorney, advisor, sponsor or representative or Affiliate of any named party to this Agreement and (ii) no past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator, member, partner, stockholder, Affiliate, agent, attorney, advisor, sponsor 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, Holdings, the Blockers, Acquiror, Shelf or the Merger Subs under this Agreement or for any claim based on, arising out of, or related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

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10.17 Acknowledgements.

 

(a) Each of the parties acknowledges and agrees (on its own behalf and on behalf of its respective Affiliates and its and their respective Representatives) that: (i) it has conducted its own independent investigation of the financial condition, results of operations, assets, liabilities, properties and projected operations of the other parties (and their respective Subsidiaries) and has been afforded satisfactory access to the books and records, facilities and personnel of the other parties (and their respective Subsidiaries) for purposes of conducting such investigation; (ii) the Company Representations constitute the sole and exclusive representations and warranties of the Company or Holdings in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby; (iii) the Blocker Representations constitute the sole and exclusive representations and warranties of the applicable Blocker, in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (iv) the Acquiror Representations constitute the sole and exclusive representations and warranties of the Acquiror Parties; (v) except for the Company Representations by the Company and Holdings, the Blocker Representations by the applicable Blocker and the Acquiror Representations by the Acquiror Parties, none of the parties hereto or any other Person makes, or has made, any other express or implied representation or warranty with respect to any party hereto (or any party’s Subsidiaries) or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and all other representations and warranties of any kind or nature express or implied (including (A) regarding the completeness or accuracy of, or any omission to state or to disclose, any information, including in the estimates, projections or forecasts or any other information, document or material provided to or made available to any party hereto or their respective Affiliates or Representatives in certain “data rooms,” management presentations or in any other form in expectation of the Transactions, including meetings, calls or correspondence with management of any party hereto (or any party’s Subsidiaries), and (B) relating to the future or historical business, condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations, prospects, assets or liabilities of any party hereto (or its Subsidiaries), or the quality, quantity or condition of any party’s or its Subsidiaries’ assets) are specifically disclaimed by all parties hereto and their respective Subsidiaries and all other Persons (including the Representatives and Affiliates of any party hereto or its Subsidiaries); and (vi) each party hereto and its respective Affiliates are not relying on any representations and warranties in connection with the Transactions except the Company Representations by the Company and Holdings, the Blocker Representations by the applicable Blocker and the Acquiror Representations by the Acquiror Parties.

 

(b) Each party hereto shall have the right to enforce this Section 10.17 on behalf of any Person that would be benefitted or protected by this Section 10.17 if they were a party hereto. The foregoing agreements, acknowledgements, disclaimers and waivers are irrevocable. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 10.17 shall limit, modify, restrict or operate as a waiver with respect to, any rights any party hereto may have under any written agreement entered into in connection with the transactions that are contemplated by this Agreement, including the Ancillary Agreements.

 

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10.18 Provision Respecting Legal Representation.

 

(a) It is acknowledged by each of the Parties, on its own behalf and on behalf of its respective managers, directors, equityholders, members, partners, officers, employees and Affiliates, that the Company Entities, Sellers and the Blockers have retained Hogan Lovells US LLP (collectively, the “Retained Counsel”) to act as their counsel in connection with the Transactions and that the Retained Counsel has not acted as counsel for any other Party in connection with the Transactions and that none of the other Parties has the status of a client of the Retained Counsel for conflict of interest or any other purposes as a result thereof. Each Acquiror Party hereby agrees, on their own behalf and on behalf of their respective managers, directors, equityholders, members, partners, officers, employees and Affiliates, that, in the event that a dispute arises after the Closing between any Acquiror Party, the Company Entities, the Blockers and/or their Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any Seller and/or any of their respective Affiliates, on the other hand, the Retained Counsel may represent such Seller and/or their respective Affiliates in such dispute even though the interests of such Seller or their respective Affiliates may be directly adverse to the Acquiror Parties, the Company Entities or their respective Subsidiaries.

 

(b) It is acknowledged by each of the Parties, on its own behalf and on behalf of its respective managers, directors, equityholders, members, partners, officers, employees and Affiliates, that the Acquiror Parties, Sponsor and its Affiliates have retained K&L Gates LLP (collectively, the “Other Retained Counsel”) to act as their counsel in connection with the Transactions and that the Other Retained Counsel has not acted as counsel for any other Party in connection with the Transactions and that none of the other Parties has the status of a client of the Other Retained Counsel for conflict of interest or any other purposes as a result thereof. Each Party hereby agrees, on their own behalf and on behalf of their respective managers, directors, equityholders, members, partners, officers, employees and Affiliates, that, in the event that a dispute arises after the Closing between any Party and/or their Subsidiaries or their respective Affiliates, on the one hand, and Sponsor and/or any of its Affiliates, on the other hand, the Other Retained Counsel may represent Sponsor and/or its Affiliates in such dispute even though the interests of Sponsor and/or any of its Affiliates may be directly adverse to the Acquiror Parties, the Company Parties or their respective Subsidiaries.

 

10.19 Release.

 

(a) Effective upon the Closing, each Company Party, for itself and on behalf of each of their respective successors and assigns, hereby releases and forever discharges each Acquiror Party and each Acquiror Party’s direct or indirect equityholders, controlling Persons, controlling Affiliates and representatives (and any representatives of any of the foregoing), in each case solely in their capacities as such, of and from any and all actions, causes of action, suits and liabilities relating to or arising out of any matter, occurrence, action or activity on or prior to the Closing Date other than (i) any rights, claims or causes of action under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, (ii) any employment, severance, bonus or similar agreement or arrangement between a Company Party and a current officer or director that continues to remain in effect following the Closing, or (iii) claims of Fraud.

 

(b) Effective upon the Closing, each Acquiror Party, for itself and on behalf of each of their respective successors and assigns, hereby releases and forever discharges each Company Party and each Company Party’s direct or indirect equityholders, controlling Persons, controlling Affiliates and representatives, in each case solely in their capacities as such, of and from any and all actions, causes of action, suits and liabilities relating to or arising out of any matter, occurrence, action or activity on or prior to the Closing Date other than (i) any rights, claims or causes of action under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, (ii) any employment, severance, bonus or similar agreement or arrangement between an Acquiror Party and a current officer or director that continues to remain in effect following the Closing, or (iii) claims of Fraud.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have hereunto caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date hereof.

 

  ACQUIROR
   
  SPARTACUS ACQUISITION CORPORATION
   
  By: /s/ Peter D. Aquino
  Name: Peter D. Aquino
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

[Signature page to Merger Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have hereunto caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date hereof.

 

  SHELF
     
  SPARTACUS ACQUISITION SHELF CORP.
     
  By: /s/ Igor Volshteyn
  Name: Igor Volshteyn
  Title: President

 

[Signature page to Merger Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have hereunto caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date hereof.

 

  MS 1
     
  SASC (SPAC) MERGER SUB 1 CORPORATION
     
  By: /s/ Igor Volshteyn
  Name: Igor Volshteyn
  Title: President

 

[Signature page to Merger Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have hereunto caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date hereof. 

 

  MS 2
     
  SASC (TARGET) MERGER SUB 2 LLC
     
  By: Spartacus Acquisition Shelf Corp., its sole member
     
  By: /s/ Igor Volshteyn
  Name: Igor Volshteyn
  Title: President

 

[Signature page to Merger Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have hereunto caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date hereof.

 

  MS 3
     
  SASC (NB) MERGER SUB 3 LLC
     
  By: Spartacus Acquisition Shelf Corp., its sole member 
     
  By: /s/ Igor Volshteyn
  Name: Igor Volshteyn
  Title: President

 

[Signature page to Merger Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have hereunto caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date hereof.

 

  MS 4
     
  SASC (OB) MERGER SUB 4 LLC
     
  By: Spartacus Acquisition Shelf Corp., its sole member 
     
  By: /s/ Igor Volshteyn
  Name: Igor Volshteyn
  Title:  President

 

[Signature page to Merger Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have hereunto caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date hereof.

 

  MS 5
     
  SASC (CB) MERGER SUB 5 CORPORATION
     
  By: /s/ Igor Volshte yn
  Name: Igor Volshteyn
  Title: President

 

[Signature page to Merger Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have hereunto caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date hereof.

 

  MS 6
     
  SASC (GB1) MERGER SUB 6 LLC
     
  By: Spartacus Acquisition Shelf Corp., its sole member
     
  By: /s/ Igor Volshteyn
  Name: Igor Volshteyn
  Title: President

 

[Signature page to Merger Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have hereunto caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date hereof.

 

  MS 7
     
  SASC (GB2) MERGER SUB 7 CORPORATION
     
  By: /s/ Igor Volshteyn
  Name: Igor Volshteyn
  Title: President

 

[Signature page to Merger Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have hereunto caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date hereof.

 

  COMPANY
     
  NEXTNAV, LLC
     
  By: /s/ Ganesh Pattabiraman
    Ganesh Pattabiraman
    Chief Executive Officer, President and Treasurer
     
  HOLDINGS
     
  NextNav Holdings, LLC
     
  By: /s/ Ganesh Pattabiraman
    Ganesh Pattabiraman
    Chief Executive Officer

 

[Signature page to Merger Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have hereunto caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date hereof.

 

  NEA BLOCKER
     
  NEA 14 NEXTNAV BLOCKER, LLC
     
  By: New Enterprise Associates 14, Limited Partnership, its Managing Member
     
  By: NEA Partners 14, Limited Partnership, its general partner 
     
  By: NEA 14 GP, LTD, its general partner 
     
  By: /s/ Louis Citron
  Name: Louis Citron
  Title: Chief Legal Officer

 

[Signature page to Merger Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have hereunto caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date hereof.

 

  OAK BLOCKER
     
  OAK NEXTNAV BLOCKER, LLC
     
  By: Oak Investment Partners XIII, Limited Partnership, its Managing Member 
     
  By: Oak Associates XIII, LLC, its General Partner 
     
  By: /s/ Bandel Carano
  Name:  Bandel Carano
  Title: Managing Member

 

[Signature page to Merger Agreement] 

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have hereunto caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date hereof.

 

  COLUMBIA BLOCKER
     
  COLUMBIA PROGENY PARTNERS IV, INC.
     
  By: /s/ Donald A. Doering
  Name: Donald A. Doering
  Title: CFO and Secretary

 

[Signature page to Merger Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have hereunto caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date hereof.

 

  GS BLOCKER 1
     
  GLOBAL LONG SHORT PARTNERS AGGREGATING HOLDINGS DEL VII LLC
     
  By: GS Investment Strategies, LLC, its investment manager 
     
  By: /s/ Raanan Agus
  Name: Raanan Agus
  Title: Authorized Signatory
     
  GS BLOCKER 2
     
  GLOBAL PRIVATE OPPORTUNITIES PARTNERS HOLDINGS II CORP
     
  By: GS Investment Strategies, LLC, its investment manager 
     
  By /s/ Raanan Agus
  Name: Raanan Agus
  Title: Authorized Signatory

 

[Signature page to Merger Agreement]

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.1

 

 

FORM OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of [●], 2021, is made and entered into by and among NextNav Inc. (f/k/a Spartacus Acquisition Shelf Corp.), a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), B. Riley Principal Investments, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“B. Riley”), Spartacus Sponsor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor,” and together with B. Riley, the “Initial Investors”), each of the investors listed on the signature pages hereto under the caption “NextNav Investors” (collectively, the “NextNav Investors,” and together with the Initial Investors and any person or entity who hereafter becomes a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 5.2 of this Agreement, a “Holder” and collectively the “Holders”) and the FF Beneficial Investor (as defined herein).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, on August 20, 2020, pursuant to a Securities Subscription Agreement, the Sponsor purchased an aggregate of 7,187,500 shares (the “Founder Shares”) of the Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Spartacus Acquisition Corporation (the “SPAC”), of which 2,187,500 Founder Shares were forfeited to the SPAC for no consideration;

 

WHEREAS, the Founder Shares were convertible into shares of the SPAC’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “SPAC Common Stock”), on the terms and conditions provided in the SPAC’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation;

 

WHEREAS, on October 19, 2020, simultaneously with the closing of the SPAC’s initial public offering, the Sponsor purchased 8,104,244 warrants to purchase shares of the SPAC Common Stock (the “Sponsor Private Placement Warrants”), and B. Riley purchased 645,756 warrants to purchase shares of the SPAC Common Stock (the “B. Riley Private Placement Warrants” and together with the Sponsor Private Placement Warrants, the “Private Placement Warrants”);

 

WHEREAS, on October 15, 2020, the SPAC and the Initial Investors entered into a Registration and Shareholder Rights Agreement (the “Original Registration Agreement”), pursuant to which the SPAC granted the Initial Investors certain registration rights with respect to certain securities of the SPAC;

 

WHEREAS, on the date hereof, certain other investors (such other investors, collectively, the “Third-Party Investor Stockholders”) purchased an aggregate of [●] shares of SPAC Common Stock in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act (as defined herein) pursuant to the respective Subscription Agreement, each dated as of June [●], 2021, entered into by and among the Company, the SPAC and each of the Third-Party Investor Stockholders (each, a “Subscription Agreement” and, collectively, the “Subscription Agreements”);

 

WHEREAS, on the date hereof, upon the closing (the “Closing”) of the transactions (such transactions, the “Transactions,” and the date of such closing, the “Closing Date”) contemplated by that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June [●], 2021 (the “Transaction Agreement”), by and among the Company, the SPAC, NextNav Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Holdings”), and the other entities named therein, (i) the Company issued shares of its common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), to, among others, the Sponsor in exchange for the Founders Shares and to the NextNav Investors in exchange for their equity interests in Holdings, as further described in the Transaction Agreement (such Common Stock issued to Sponsor in exchange for the Founders Shares and to the NextNav Investors in exchange for their equity interests in Holdings, the “Transaction Shares”), and (ii) the Private Placement Warrants by their terms became exercisable for shares of Common Stock, in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Transaction Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS, the Company and the Holders desire to enter into this Agreement, pursuant to which the Company shall grant the Holders certain registration rights with respect to certain securities of the Company as set forth in this Agreement.

 

 

 

 

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

 

ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS

 

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

 

Adverse Disclosure” shall mean any public disclosure of material non-public information, which disclosure, in the good faith judgment of the Chief Executive Officer or principal financial officer of the Company, after consultation with counsel to the Company, (i) would be required to be made in any Registration Statement or Prospectus in order for the applicable Registration Statement or Prospectus not to contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein (in the case of any prospectus and any preliminary prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, (ii) would not be required to be made at such time if the Registration Statement were not being filed, and (iii) the Company has a bona fide business purpose for not making such information public.

 

Agreement” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.

 

Applicable Lock-Up Period” shall have the meaning given in Section 5.1.

 

Block Trade” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.4.1.

 

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

 

B. Riley” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.

 

B. Riley Private Placement Warrants” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

 

Closing Date” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

 

Commission” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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

 

Company” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble, and includes the Company’s successors by recapitalization, merger, consolidation, spin-off, reorganization or similar transaction.

 

Demanding Holder” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.1.3.

 

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

 

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

 

FF Beneficial Investor” means Future Fund Investment Company No.3 Pty Ltd (ACN 134 338 882).

 

FF Investor” means The Northern Trust Company (ABN 62 126 279 918), a company incorporated in the State of Illinois in the United States of America, in its capacity as custodian for the FF Beneficial Investor.

 

FF Permitted Transferee” means (i) the Future Fund Board of Guardians; (ii) any person controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, the Future Fund Board of Guardians; (iii) the trustee of a trust in which all or substantially all of the beneficial interests are held directly or indirectly by the Future Fund Board of Guardians; (iv) any person controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, the Future Fund Board of Guardians; or (v) any custodian for any of the foregoing persons listed in (i)-(iv).

 

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Filing Deadline” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.1.1.

 

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

 

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

 

Founder Shares” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

 

Holder Information” shall have the meaning given in Section 4.1.2.

 

Holders” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.

 

Maximum Number of Securities” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.1.4.

 

Minimum Takedown Threshold” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.1.3

 

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

 

Permitted Transferees” shall mean any person or entity to whom a Holder of Registrable Securities is permitted to transfer such Registrable Securities prior to the expiration of the Applicable Lock-Up Period pursuant to Section 5.2.

 

Piggyback Registration” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.2.1.

 

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

 

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

 

Registrable Securities” shall mean (a) any outstanding shares of Common Stock or any other equity security (including warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock and shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of any other equity security) of the Company held by a Holder immediately following the Closing (including any securities distributable pursuant to the Transaction Agreement), (b) any outstanding shares of Common Stock or any other equity security (including warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock and shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of any other equity security) of the Company acquired by a Holder following the date hereof to the extent that such securities are “restricted securities” (as defined in Rule 144) or are otherwise held by an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company, and (c) any other equity security of the Company or any of its subsidiaries issued or issuable with respect to any securities referenced in clause (a) or (b) above by way of a stock dividend or stock split or in connection with a recapitalization, merger, consolidation, spin-off, reorganization or similar transaction; provided, however, that, as to any particular Registrable Security, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities upon the earliest to occur of: (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 by the applicable Holder; (B) such securities shall have been otherwise transferred, new certificates for such securities not bearing a legend restricting further transfer shall have been delivered by the Company and subsequent public distribution of such securities shall not require registration under the Securities Act; (C) such securities shall have ceased to be outstanding; (D) such securities (i) may be sold without registration pursuant to Rule 144 or any successor rule promulgated under the Securities Act (but with no volume or other restrictions or limitations including as to manner or timing of sale) and (ii) the holder of such securities has beneficial ownership of less than 5% of the outstanding Common Stock; and (E) such securities have been sold to, or through, a broker, dealer or underwriter in a public distribution or other public securities transaction. For the purposes of the immediately preceding sentence, “beneficial ownership” shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and Rule 13d-3 thereunder.

 

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Registration” shall mean a registration, including any related Shelf Takedown, effected by preparing and filing a registration statement, prospectus or similar document in compliance with the requirements of the Securities Act, and the applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and such registration statement becoming effective.

 

Registration Expenses” shall mean the out-of-pocket expenses of a Registration, including, without limitation, the following:

 

(A) all registration and filing fees (including fees with respect to filings required to be made with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.) and any securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed;

 

(B) fees and expenses of compliance with securities or blue sky laws (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in connection with blue sky qualifications of Registrable Securities);

 

(C) printing, messenger, telephone and delivery expenses;

 

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

 

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

 

(F) reasonable fees and expenses of one (1) legal counsel (for all Demanding Holders and Requesting Holders) selected by the majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders initiating an Underwritten Shelf Takedown.

 

Registration Statement” shall mean any registration statement that covers the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, including the Prospectus included in such registration statement, amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registration statement, and all exhibits to and all material incorporated by reference in such registration statement.

 

Requesting Holder” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.1.4.

 

Rule 144” shall mean Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (or any successor rule then in effect).

 

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

 

Shelf Registration” shall mean a registration of securities pursuant to a registration statement filed with the Commission in accordance with and pursuant to Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act (or any successor rule then in effect).

 

Shelf Takedown” shall mean an Underwritten Shelf Takedown or any proposed transfer or sale using a Registration Statement, including a Piggyback Registration.

 

Sponsor” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

 

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

 

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Subscription Agreement” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.

 

Subsequent Shelf Registration” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.1.2.

 

Third-Party Investor Stockholders” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.

 

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

 

Transaction Shares” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

 

Transactions” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

 

Transfer” shall mean the (a) sale of, offer to sell, contract or agreement to sell, hypothecate, pledge, grant of any option to purchase or otherwise dispose of or agreement to dispose of, directly or indirectly, or establishment or increase of a put equivalent position or liquidation with respect to or decrease of a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act with respect to, any security, (b) entry into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any security, whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of such securities, in cash or otherwise, or (c) public announcement of any intention to effect any transaction specified in clause (a) or (b).

 

Underwriter” shall mean a securities dealer who purchases any Registrable Securities as principal in an Underwritten Offering and not as part of such dealer’s market-making activities.

 

Underwritten Registration” or “Underwritten Offering” shall mean a Registration in which securities of the Company are sold to an Underwriter in a firm commitment underwriting for distribution to the public.

 

Underwritten Shelf Takedown” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.1.3.

 

Warrant Shares” shall mean shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise or conversion of the Private Placement Warrants.

 

Withdrawal Notice” shall have the meaning given in the Section 2.1.5.

 

ARTICLE II
REGISTRATIONS

 

2.1 Shelf Registration.

 

2.1.1 Filing. The Company shall file, as soon as practicable, but in any event within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date (the “Filing Deadline”), a Registration Statement for a Shelf Registration on Form S-1 (the “Form S-1 Shelf”) or, if the Company is eligible to use a Form S-3 Shelf, a Registration Statement for a Shelf Registration on Form S-3 (the “Form S-3 Shelf”), in each case, covering the resale of all the Registrable Securities (determined as of two business days prior to such filing) on a delayed or continuous basis. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Shelf Registration to be declared effective as soon as possible after filing, but in no event later than the earlier of (i) sixty (60) days following the Filing Deadline and (ii) three (3) business days after the Commission notifies the Company that it will not review such Shelf Registration, if applicable (the “Effectiveness Deadline”); provided, that, if such Shelf Registration filed pursuant to this Section 2.1.1 is reviewed by, and the Company receives comments from, the Commission with respect to such Shelf Registration, the Effectiveness Deadline shall be extended to ninety (90) days following the Filing Deadline. Such Shelf Registration shall provide for the resale of the Registrable Securities included therein pursuant to any method or combination of methods legally available to, and requested by, any Holder named therein (and the FF Beneficial Investor if the FF Investor submits such request). The Company shall maintain a Shelf Registration in accordance with the terms hereof, and shall prepare and file with the Commission such amendments, including post-effective amendments, and supplements as may be necessary to keep a Shelf Registration continuously effective, available for use and in compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act until such time as there are no longer any Registrable Securities. In the event the Company files a Form S-1 Shelf, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to convert the Form S-1 Shelf (and any Subsequent Shelf Registration) to a Form S-3 Shelf as soon as practicable after the Company is eligible to use Form S-3.

 

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2.1.2 Subsequent Shelf Registration. If any Shelf Registration ceases to be effective under the Securities Act for any reason at any time while Registrable Securities are still outstanding, the Company shall, subject to Section 3.4, use its commercially reasonable efforts to promptly cause such Shelf Registration to again become effective under the Securities Act (including obtaining the prompt withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of such Shelf Registration), and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to promptly amend such Shelf Registration in a manner reasonably expected to result in the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of such Shelf Registration or file an additional registration statement as a Shelf Registration (a “Subsequent Shelf Registration”) registering the resale of all Registrable Securities (determined as of two business days prior to such filing), and pursuant to any method or combination of methods legally available to, and requested by, any Holder named therein. If a Subsequent Shelf Registration is filed, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to (i) cause such Subsequent Shelf Registration to become effective under the Securities Act as promptly as is reasonably practicable after the filing thereof (it being agreed that the Subsequent Shelf Registration shall be an automatic shelf registration statement (as defined in Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act) if the Company is a well-known seasoned issuer (as defined in Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act) at the most recent applicable eligibility determination date) and (ii) keep such Subsequent Shelf Registration continuously effective, available for use and in compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act until such time as there are no longer any Registrable Securities. Any such Subsequent Shelf Registration shall be on Form S-3 to the extent that the Company is eligible to use such form. Otherwise, such Subsequent Shelf Registration shall be on another appropriate form.

 

2.1.3 Requests for Underwritten Shelf Takedowns. At any time and from time to time when an effective Shelf Registration is on file with the Commission, and subject to the expiration of the Applicable Lock-Up Period, one or more of the Holders (such Holder or Holders being in such case, “Demanding Holders”) may request to sell all or any portion of its Registrable Securities in an Underwritten Offering that is registered pursuant to the Shelf Registration (each, an “Underwritten Shelf Takedown”); provided, however, that the Company shall only be obligated to effect an Underwritten Shelf Takedown if such offering shall include Registrable Securities proposed to be sold by the Demanding Holders with a total offering price reasonably expected to exceed, in the aggregate, $50,000,000 (the “Minimum Takedown Threshold”). All requests for Underwritten Shelf Takedowns shall be made by giving written notice to the Company, which shall specify the approximate number of Registrable Securities proposed to be sold by the Demanding Holders in the Underwritten Shelf Takedown. Subject to Section 2.4.4, the Company shall have the right to select the Underwriters for such offering (which shall consist of one or more reputable nationally recognized investment banks), subject to the initial Demanding Holders’ prior approval (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). The Holders may demand not more than two (2) Underwritten Shelf Takedowns in any twelve (12) month period.

 

2.1.4 Reduction of Underwritten Offering. If the managing Underwriter or Underwriters in an Underwritten Shelf Takedown, in good faith, advises the Company, the Demanding Holders and the Holders requesting piggy back rights pursuant to this Agreement with respect to such Underwritten Shelf Takedown (the “Requesting Holders”) (if any) that the dollar amount or number of Registrable Securities that the Demanding Holders and the Requesting Holders (if any) desire to sell, taken together with all other shares of Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell and all other shares of Common Stock or other equity securities, if any, that have been requested to be sold in such Underwritten Offering pursuant to separate written contractual piggy-back registration rights held by any other stockholders, exceeds the maximum dollar amount or maximum number of equity securities that can be sold in the Underwritten Offering without adversely affecting the proposed offering price, the timing, the distribution method, or the probability of success of such offering (such maximum dollar amount or maximum number of such securities, as applicable, the “Maximum Number of Securities”), then the Company shall include in such Underwritten Offering, before including any shares of Common Stock or other equity securities proposed to be sold by Company or by other holders of Common Stock or other equity securities, the Registrable Securities of the Demanding Holders and the Requesting Holders (if any) (pro rata based on the respective number of Registrable Securities that each Demanding Holder and Requesting Holder (if any) has requested be included in such Underwritten Shelf Takedown and the aggregate number of Registrable Securities that the Demanding Holders and Requesting Holders have requested be included in such Underwritten Shelf Takedown) that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities.

 

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2.1.5 Withdrawal. Prior to the filing of the applicable “red herring” prospectus or prospectus supplement used for marketing such Underwritten Shelf Takedown, a majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders initiating an Underwritten Shelf Takedown shall have the right to withdraw from such Underwritten Shelf Takedown for any or no reason whatsoever upon written notification (a “Withdrawal Notice”) to the Company and the Underwriter or Underwriters (if any) of their intention to withdraw from such Shelf Takedown; provided that the other Initial Investors or the other NextNav Investors may elect to have the Company continue an Underwritten Shelf Takedown if the Minimum Takedown Threshold would still be satisfied by the Registrable Securities proposed to be sold in the Underwritten Shelf Takedown by the other Initial Investors or the other NextNav Investors, as applicable. If withdrawn, a demand for an Underwritten Shelf Takedown shall constitute a demand for an Underwritten Shelf Takedown for purposes of Section 2.1.3, unless the Demanding Holders reimburse the Company for all Registration Expenses with respect to such Underwritten Shelf Takedown. Following the receipt of any Withdrawal Notice, the Company shall promptly forward such Withdrawal Notice to any other Holders that had elected to participate in such Shelf Takedown.

 

2.2 Piggyback Registration.

 

2.2.1 Piggyback Rights. Subject to Section 2.4.3, if the Company or any Holder proposes to conduct a registered offering of, or if the Company proposes to file a Registration Statement under the Securities Act with respect to the Registration of, equity securities, or securities or other obligations exercisable or exchangeable for, or convertible into equity securities, for its own account or for the account of stockholders of the Company (or by the Company and by the stockholders of the Company including, without limitation, an Underwritten Shelf Takedown pursuant to Section 2.1.3 hereof), other than a Registration Statement (or any registered offering with respect thereto) (i) filed in connection with any employee stock option or other benefit plan, (ii) pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-4 (or similar form that relates to a transaction subject to Rule 145 under the Securities Act or any successor rule thereto), (iii) for an offering of debt that is convertible into equity securities of the Company or (iv) for a dividend reinvestment plan, then the Company shall give written notice of such proposed offering to all of the Holders of Registrable Securities and the FF Beneficial Investor as soon as practicable but not less than ten (10) days before the anticipated filing date of such Registration Statement or, in the case of an Underwritten Offering pursuant to a Shelf Registration, the applicable “red herring” prospectus or prospectus supplement used for marketing such offering, which notice shall (A) describe the amount and type of securities to be included in such offering, the intended method(s) of distribution, and the name of the proposed managing Underwriter or Underwriters, if any, in such offering, and (B) offer to all of the Holders of Registrable Securities the opportunity to include in such registered offering such number of Registrable Securities as such Holders may request in writing within five (5) days after receipt of such written notice (such registered offering, a “Piggyback Registration”). Subject to Section 2.2.2, the Company shall, in good faith, cause such Registrable Securities to be included in such Piggyback Registration and, if applicable, shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the managing Underwriter or Underwriters of such Piggyback Registration to permit the Registrable Securities requested by the Holders pursuant to this Section 2.2.1 to be included therein on the same terms and conditions as any similar securities of the Company included in such registered offering and to permit the sale or other disposition of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution thereof. The inclusion of any Holder’s Registrable Securities in a Piggyback Registration shall be subject to such Holder agreement to enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter(s) selected for such Underwritten Offering. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, neither the FF Investor nor the FF Beneficial Investor shall be required to execute any agreement, instrument or other document pursuant to this Section 2.2 unless such agreement, instrument or other document contains a limitation of liability provision in the form of Section 6.10.

 

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2.2.2 Reduction of Piggyback Registration. If the managing Underwriter or Underwriters in an Underwritten Offering that is to be a Piggyback Registration, in good faith, advises the Company and the Holders of Registrable Securities (and the FF Beneficial Investor) participating in the Piggyback Registration that the dollar amount or number of shares of Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell, taken together with (i) the shares of Common Stock or other equity securities, if any, as to which Registration or a registered offering has been demanded pursuant to separate written contractual arrangements with persons or entities other than the Holders of Registrable Securities hereunder, (ii) the Registrable Securities as to which registration has been requested pursuant to Section 2.2 hereof, and (iii) the shares of Common Stock or other equity securities, if any, as to which Registration or a registered offering has been requested pursuant to separate written contractual piggy-back registration rights of other stockholders of the Company, exceeds the Maximum Number of Securities, then:

 

(a) If the Registration or registered offering is undertaken for the Company’s account, the Company shall include in any such Registration or registered offering: (A) first, the shares of Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (B) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (A), the Registrable Securities of Holders exercising their rights to register their Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2.2.1, pro rata, based on the respective number of Registrable Securities that each Holder has requested be included in such Underwritten Offering and the aggregate number of Registrable Securities that the Holders have requested to be included in such Underwritten Offering, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (C) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A) and (B), the shares of Common Stock or other equity securities, if any, as to which Registration or a registered offering has been requested pursuant to written contractual piggy-back registration rights of other stockholders of the Company, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities;

 

(b) If the Registration or registered offering is pursuant to a request by persons or entities other than the Holders of Registrable Securities, then the Company shall include in any such Registration or registered offering (A) first, the shares of Common Stock or other equity securities, if any, of such requesting persons or entities, other than the Holders of Registrable Securities, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (B) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (A), the Registrable Securities of Holders exercising their rights to register their Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2.2.1, pro rata, based on the respective number of Registrable Securities that each Holder has requested be included in such Underwritten Offering and the aggregate number of Registrable Securities that the Holders have requested to be included in such Underwritten Offering, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (C) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A) and (B), the shares of Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (D) fourth, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A), (B) and (C), the shares of Common Stock or other equity securities for the account of other persons or entities that the Company is obligated to register pursuant to separate written contractual arrangements with such persons or entities, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and

 

(c) If the Registration or registered offering is pursuant to a request by Holder(s) of Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2.1 hereof, then the Company shall include in any such Registration or registered offering securities pursuant to Section 2.1.5.

 

2.2.3 Piggyback Registration Withdrawal. Any Holder of Registrable Securities (other than a Demanding Holder, whose right to withdrawal from an Underwritten Shelf Takedown, and related obligations, shall be governed by Section 2.1.5) shall have the right to withdraw from a Piggyback Registration for any or no reason whatsoever upon written notification to the Company and the Underwriter or Underwriters (if any) of his, her or its intention to withdraw from such Piggyback Registration prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement filed with the Commission with respect to such Piggyback Registration or, in the case of a Piggyback Registration pursuant to a Shelf Registration, the filing of the applicable “red herring” prospectus or prospectus supplement with respect to such Piggyback Registration used for marketing such transaction. The Company (whether on its own good faith determination or as the result of a request for withdrawal by persons pursuant to separate written contractual obligations) may withdraw a Registration Statement filed with the Commission in connection with a Piggyback Registration (which, in no circumstance, shall include the Shelf Registration) at any time prior to the effectiveness of such Registration Statement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement (other than Section 2.1.5), the Company shall be responsible for the Registration Expenses incurred in connection with the Piggyback Registration prior to its withdrawal under this Section 2.2.3.

 

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2.2.4 Unlimited Piggyback Registration Rights. For purposes of clarity, subject to Section 2.1.5, any Piggyback Registration effected pursuant to Section 2.2 hereof shall not be counted as a demand for an Underwritten Shelf Takedown under Section 2.1.4 hereof.

 

2.3 Market Stand-off. In connection with any Underwritten Offering of equity securities of the Company (other than a Block Trade), each Holder of Registrable Securities agrees that it shall not Transfer any shares of Common Stock or other equity securities of the Company (other than those included in such offering pursuant to this Agreement), without the prior written consent of the Company, during the sixty (60)-day period (or such shorter time agreed to by the managing Underwriter(s)) beginning on the date of pricing of such offering, except in the event the Underwriters managing the offering otherwise agree by written consent. Each Holder of Registrable Securities agrees to execute a customary lock-up agreement in favor of the Underwriters to such effect (in each case on substantially the same terms and conditions as all such Holders). For the sake of clarity, no Holder shall be obligated under the provisions of this Section 2.3 to the extent such Holder no longer owns Registrable Securities.

 

2.4 Block Trades.

 

2.4.1 Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time and from time to time when an effective Shelf Registration is on file with the Commission, if a Demanding Holder wishes to engage in an underwritten registered offering not involving a “roadshow,” an offer commonly known as a “block trade” (a “Block Trade”), with a total offering price reasonably expected to exceed, in the aggregate, either (x) $50 million or (y) all remaining Registrable Securities held by the Demanding Holder, then notwithstanding the time periods provided for in Section 2.1.3, such Demanding Holder only need to notify the Company of the Block Trade at least five (5) business days prior to the day such offering is to commence and the Company shall as expeditiously as possible use its commercially reasonable efforts to facilitate such Block Trade; provided that the Demanding Holders representing a majority of the Registrable Securities wishing to engage in the Block Trade shall use commercially reasonable efforts to work with the Company and any Underwriters prior to making such request in order to facilitate preparation of the registration statement, prospectus and other offering documentation related to the Block Trade.

 

2.4.2 Prior to the filing of the applicable “red herring” prospectus or prospectus supplement used in connection with a Block Trade, a majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders initiating such Block Trade shall have the right to submit a Withdrawal Notice to the Company and the Underwriter or Underwriters (if any) of their intention to withdraw from such Block Trade. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall be responsible for the Registration Expenses incurred in connection with a block trade prior to its withdrawal under this Section 2.4.2.

 

2.4.3 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Section 2.2 hereof shall not apply to a Block Trade initiated by a Demanding Holder pursuant to this Agreement.

 

2.4.4 The Demanding Holder in a Block Trade shall have the right to select the Underwriters for such Block Trade (which shall consist of one or more reputable nationally recognized investment banks).

 

2.5 Original Registration Agreement. The Initial Investors acknowledge and agree that this Agreement shall supersede the Original Registration Agreement, which shall be of no further force or effect.

 

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ARTICLE III
COMPANY PROCEDURES

 

3.1 General Procedures. If the Company is required to effect the Registration of Registrable Securities, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to effect such Registration to permit the sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended plan of distribution thereof, and pursuant thereto the Company shall, as expeditiously as possible:

 

3.1.1 prepare and file with the Commission as soon as practicable a Registration Statement with respect to such Registrable Securities and use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective and remain effective until all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been sold;

 

3.1.2 prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and post-effective amendments to the Registration Statement, and such supplements to the Prospectus, as may be requested by any Holder or any Underwriter of Registrable Securities or as may be required by the rules, regulations or instructions applicable to the registration form used by the Company or by the Securities Act or rules and regulations thereunder to keep the Registration Statement effective until all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement are sold in accordance with the intended plan of distribution set forth in such Registration Statement or supplement to the Prospectus;

 

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

 

3.1.4 prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities, use its commercially reasonable efforts to (i) register or qualify the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement under such securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions in the United States as any Holder of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement (in light of their intended plan of distribution) may request and (ii) take such action necessary to cause such Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental authorities as may be necessary by virtue of the business and operations of the Company and do any and all other acts and things that may be necessary or advisable to enable the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities in such jurisdictions; providedhowever, that the Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify or take any action to which it would be subject to general service of process or taxation in any such jurisdiction where it is not then otherwise so subject;

 

3.1.5 cause all such Registrable Securities to be listed on each securities exchange or automated quotation system on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed;

 

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

 

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

 

3.1.8 at least five (5) days prior to the filing of any Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement or Prospectus or any document that is to be incorporated by reference into such Registration Statement or Prospectus, furnish a copy thereof to each seller of such Registrable Securities and its counsel, including, without limitation, providing copies promptly upon receipt of any comment letters received with respect to any such Registration Statement or Prospectus;

 

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

 

3.1.10 permit a representative of the Holders and the FF Beneficial Investor, the Underwriters, if any, and any attorney or accountant retained by such Holders, the FF Beneficial Investor or Underwriter to participate, at each such person’s own expense, in the preparation of the Registration Statement, and cause the Company’s officers, directors and employees to supply all information reasonably requested by any such representative, Underwriter, attorney or accountant in connection with the Registration; provided, however, that such representatives or Underwriters agree to confidentiality arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Company, prior to the release or disclosure of any such information;

 

3.1.11 obtain a “cold comfort” letter from the Company’s independent registered public accountants in the event of an Underwritten Registration which the participating Holders and the FF Beneficial Investor may rely on, in customary form and covering such matters of the type customarily covered by “cold comfort” letters as the managing Underwriter may reasonably request, and reasonably satisfactory to a majority-in-interest of the participating Holders;

 

3.1.12 on the date the Registrable Securities are delivered for sale pursuant to such Registration, obtain an opinion, dated such date, of counsel representing the Company for the purposes of such Registration, addressed to the Holders and the FF Beneficial Investor, the placement agent or sales agent, if any, and the Underwriters, if any, covering such legal matters with respect to the Registration in respect of which such opinion is being given as the Holders, the FF Beneficial Investor, placement agent, sales agent, or Underwriter may reasonably request and as are customarily included in such opinions and negative assurance letters, and reasonably satisfactory to a majority in interest of the participating Holders;

 

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

 

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

 

3.1.15 with respect to an Underwritten Offering pursuant to Section 2.1.4, 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 such Underwritten Offering; and

 

3.1.16 otherwise, in good faith, cooperate reasonably with, and take such customary actions as may reasonably be requested by the Holders or the FF Beneficial Investor, in connection with such Registration.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required to provide any documents or information to an Underwriter if such Underwriter has not then been named with respect to the applicable Underwritten Offering.

 

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

 

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3.3 Requirements for Participation in Underwritten Offerings. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if any Holder does not provide the Company with its requested Holder Information, the Company may exclude such Holder’s Registrable Securities from the applicable Registration Statement or Prospectus if the Company determines, based on the advice of counsel, that such information is necessary to effect the registration and such Holder continues thereafter to withhold such information. No person may participate in any Underwritten Offering for equity securities of the Company pursuant to a Registration initiated by the Company hereunder unless such person (i) agrees to sell such person’s securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the Company and (ii) completes and executes all customary questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, lock-up agreements, underwriting agreements and other customary documents as may be reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements. The exclusion of a Holder’s Registrable Securities as a result of this Section 3.3 shall not affect the registration of the other Registrable Securities to be included in such Registration.

 

3.4 Suspension of Sales; Adverse Disclosure.

 

3.4.1 Upon receipt of written notice from the Company that a Registration Statement or Prospectus contains a Misstatement, each of the Holders shall forthwith discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities until it has received copies of a supplemented or amended Prospectus correcting the Misstatement (it being understood that the Company hereby covenants to prepare and file such supplement or amendment as soon as practicable after the time of such notice), or until it is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed.

 

3.4.2 Subject to Section 3.4.4, if the filing, initial effectiveness or continued use of a Registration Statement in respect of any Registration at any time would (a) require the Company to make an Adverse Disclosure, (b) require the inclusion in such Registration Statement of financial statements that are unavailable to the Company for reasons beyond the Company’s control, or (c) in the good faith judgment of the majority of the Board, be detrimental to the Company and the majority of the Board concludes as a result that it is advisable to defer such filing, initial effectiveness or continued use at such time, the Company may, upon giving prompt written notice of such action to the Holders and the FF Beneficial Investor, delay the filing or initial effectiveness of, or suspend use of, such Registration Statement for the shortest period of time determined in good faith by the Company to be necessary for such purpose. In the event the Company exercises its rights under this Section 3.4.2, the Holders agree to suspend, immediately upon their receipt of the notice referred to above, their use of the Prospectus relating to any Registration in connection with any sale or offer to sell Registrable Securities.

 

3.4.3 Subject to Section 3.4.4, (a) during the period starting with the date sixty (60) days prior to the Company’s good faith estimate of the date of the filing of, and ending on a date one hundred and twenty (120) days after the effective date of, a Company-initiated Registration and provided that the Company continues to actively employ, in good faith, all commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the effectiveness of the applicable Registration Statement, or (b) if, pursuant to Section 2.1.4, Holders (or the FF Beneficial Investor) have requested an Underwritten Shelf Takedown and the Company and Holders are unable to obtain the commitment of underwriters to firmly underwrite such offering, the Company may, upon giving prompt written notice of such action to the Holders (or the FF Beneficial Investor, if applicable), delay any other registered offering pursuant to Sections 2.1.4 or 2.4.

 

3.4.4 The right to delay or suspend any filing, initial effectiveness or continued use of a Registration Statement pursuant to Section 3.4.2 or a registered offering pursuant to Section 3.4.3 shall be exercised by the Company, in the aggregate, not more than three (3) times in any twelve-month period, and any such delay or suspension shall last for no more than sixty (60) days.

 

3.4.5 The Company shall as promptly as commercially practicable notify the Holders and the FF Beneficial Investor of the expiration of any period during which it exercised its rights under this Section 3.4.

 

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3.5 Reporting Obligations. As long as any Holder shall own Registrable Securities (or in the case of the FF Investor, as long as it is the holder of Registrable Securities), the Company, at all times while it shall be a reporting company under the Exchange Act, covenants to file timely (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and to promptly furnish the Holders and the FF Beneficial Investor with true and complete copies of all such filings. The Company further covenants that it shall take such further action as any Holder may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Holder to sell shares of the Common Stock held by such Holder without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144 (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission), including providing any legal opinions. Upon the request of any Holder, the Company shall deliver to such Holder (and to the FF Beneficial Investor in the case that the FF Investor has made such request) a written certification of a duly authorized officer as to whether it has complied with such requirements.

 

ARTICLE IV
INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION

 

4.1 Indemnification.

 

4.1.1 The Company agrees to indemnify, to the extent permitted by law, each Holder of Registrable Securities (which for the purposes of this Section 4.1 shall include the FF Beneficial Investor for so long as the FF Investor is a holder of Registrable Securities), its officers, members, managers, and directors (if applicable) and each person who controls such Holder (within the meaning of the Securities Act) against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) resulting from any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in any Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, except insofar as the same are caused by or contained in any information furnished in writing to the Company by such Holder expressly for use therein. The Company shall indemnify the Underwriters, their officers and directors and each person who controls such Underwriters (within the meaning of the Securities Act) to the same extent as provided in the foregoing with respect to the indemnification of the Holder.

 

4.1.2 In connection with any Registration Statement in which a Holder of Registrable Securities is participating, such Holder shall furnish to the Company in writing such information and affidavits as the Company reasonably requests for use in connection with any such Registration Statement or Prospectus (the “Holder Information”) and, to the extent permitted by law, shall indemnify the Company, its directors and officers and agents and each person who controls the Company (within the meaning of the Securities Act) against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees) resulting from any untrue statement of material fact contained in the Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, but only to the extent that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information or affidavit so furnished in writing by such Holder expressly for use therein; providedhowever, that the obligation to indemnify shall be several, not joint and several, among such Holders of Registrable Securities, and the liability of each such Holder of Registrable Securities shall be in proportion to and limited to the net proceeds received by such Holder from the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement. The Holders of Registrable Securities shall indemnify the Underwriters, their officers, directors and each person who controls such Underwriters (within the meaning of the Securities Act) to the same extent as provided in the foregoing with respect to indemnification of the Company.

 

4.1.3 Any person entitled to indemnification herein shall (i) give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification (provided that the failure to give prompt notice shall not impair any person’s right to indemnification hereunder to the extent such failure has not materially prejudiced the indemnifying party) and (ii) unless in such indemnified party’s reasonable judgment a conflict of interest between such indemnified and indemnifying parties may exist with respect to such claim, permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. If such defense is assumed, the indemnifying party shall not be subject to any liability for any settlement made by the indemnified party without its consent (but such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). An indemnifying party who is not entitled to, or elects not to, assume the defense of a claim shall not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel (plus local counsel) for all parties indemnified by such indemnifying party with respect to such claim, unless in the reasonable judgment of any indemnified party a conflict of interest may exist between such indemnified party and any other of such indemnified parties with respect to such claim. No indemnifying party shall, without the consent of the indemnified party, consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which cannot be settled in all respects by the payment of money (and such money is so paid by the indemnifying party pursuant to the terms of such settlement) or which settlement does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation.

 

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4.1.4 The indemnification provided for under this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the indemnified party or any officer, director or controlling person of such indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of securities. The Company and each Holder of Registrable Securities participating in an offering also agrees to make such provisions as are reasonably requested by any indemnified party for contribution to such party in the event the Company’s or such Holder’s indemnification is unavailable for any reason.

 

4.1.5 If the indemnification provided under Section 4.1 hereof from the indemnifying party is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses referred to herein, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying the indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the indemnifying party and indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact, was made by, or relates to information supplied by, such indemnifying party or indemnified party, and the indemnifying party’s and indemnified party’s relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action; providedhowever, that the liability of any Holder under this Section 4.1.5 shall be limited to the amount of the net proceeds received by such Holder in such offering giving rise to such liability. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the losses or other liabilities referred to above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in Sections 4.1.14.1.2 and 4.1.3 above, any legal or other fees, charges or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with any investigation or proceeding. The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 4.1.5 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation, which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in this Section 4.1.5. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution pursuant to this Section 4.1.5 from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

 

ARTICLE V
LOCKP-UP

 

5.1 Lock-up. Subject to Section 5.2, each Holder agrees that, until the end of the Applicable Lock-Up Period (as defined below), it, he or she shall not Transfer (i) any Transaction Shares, (ii) Private Placement Warrants, or Warrant Shares. The “Applicable Lock-Up Period” shall mean:

 

(a) With respect to the Transaction Shares held by any of the Initial Investors, one year after the Closing Date; provided, however, that such Applicable Lock-Up Period shall terminate earlier if, for at least 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after the Closing Date, the last sale price of the Common Stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like);

 

(b) With respect to the Transaction Shares held by any of the NextNav Investors, 180 days after the Closing Date; provided, however, that such Applicable Lock-Up Period shall terminate earlier with respect to 50% of the Transactions Shares held by each of the NextNav Investors if, for at least 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 60 days after the Closing Date, the last sale price of the Common Stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like); and

 

(c) With respect to the Private Placement Warrants and Warrant Shares, 30 days after the Closing Date.

 

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5.2 Permitted Transfers. Notwithstanding the provisions set forth in Section 5.1, any Holder or its Permitted Transferees may Transfer the Transaction Shares, Private Placement Warrants or Warrant Shares during the Applicable Lock-Up Period: (a) to (i) the Company’s officers or directors, (ii) any affiliates or family members of the Company’s officers or directors, (iii) any direct or indirect partners, members or equity holders of the Sponsor or any related investment funds or vehicles controlled or managed by such persons or their respective affiliates, or (iv) any direct or indirect partners, members or equity holders of any NextNav Investor, any affiliates of any NextNav Investor or any related investment funds or vehicles controlled or managed by such persons or their respective affiliates; (b) in the case of an individual, by gift to a member of the individual’s immediate family or to a trust, the beneficiary of which is a member of the individual’s immediate family or an affiliate of such person, or to a charitable organization; (c) in the case of an individual, by virtue of laws of descent and distribution upon death of the individual; (d) in the case of an individual, pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order; (e) by virtue of the laws of the State of Delaware or the Sponsor’s limited liability company agreement upon dissolution of the Sponsor; (f) in connection with any bona fide mortgage, encumbrance or pledge to a financial institution in connection with any bona fide loan or debt transaction or enforcement thereunder; (g) to the Company; (h) in connection with a liquidation, merger, stock exchange, reorganization, tender offer approved by the Board or a duly authorized committee thereof or other similar transaction which results in all of the Company’s stockholders having the right to exchange their shares Common Stock for cash, securities or other property subsequent to the Closing Date; or (i) in the case of the FF Investor and the FF Beneficial Investor, to any FF Permitted Transferee provided, however, that in the case of clauses (a) through (e) these permitted transferees must enter into a written agreement with the Company agreeing to be bound by the transfer restrictions in this ARTICLE V.

 

5.3 Non-Transaction Shares. For the avoidance of doubt, with respect to the Sponsor, only Common Stock issued in exchange for the Founder Shares shall be considered Transaction Shares, and any other Common Stock held by the Sponsor or any of its affiliates shall not be considered Transaction Shares or be subject to this ARTICLE V (other than the Warrant Shares).

 

ARTICLE VI
MISCELLANEOUS

 

6.1 Notices. Any notice or communication under this Agreement must be in writing and given by (i) deposit in the United States mail, addressed to the party to be notified, postage prepaid and registered or certified with return receipt requested, (ii) delivery in person or by courier service providing evidence of delivery, or (iii) transmission by hand delivery, or facsimile. Each notice or communication that is mailed, delivered, or transmitted in the manner described above shall be deemed sufficiently given, served, sent, and received, in the case of mailed notices, on the third business day following the date on which it is mailed and, in the case of notices delivered by courier service, hand delivery, or facsimile, at such time as it is delivered to the addressee (with the delivery receipt or the affidavit of messenger) or at such time as delivery is refused by the addressee upon presentation. Any notice or communication under this Agreement must be addressed, if to the Company, to: 1775 Tysons Blvd., 5th Floor, McLean, VA 22102, Attention: Chief Financial Officer, and, if to any Holder, at such Holder’s address or contact information as set forth in the Company’s books and records. Any party may change its address for notice at any time and from time to time by written notice to the other parties hereto, and such change of address shall become effective thirty (30) days after delivery of such notice as provided in this Section 6.1.

 

6.2 Assignment; No Third Party Beneficiaries.

 

6.2.1 This Agreement and the rights, duties and obligations of the Company hereunder may not be assigned or delegated by the Company in whole or in part.

 

6.2.2 Prior to the expiration of the Applicable Lock-Up Period, as the case may be, no Holder may assign or delegate such Holder’s rights, duties or obligations under this Agreement, in whole or in part, except in connection with a transfer of Registrable Securities by such Holder to a Permitted Transferee but only if such Permitted Transferee agrees to become bound by the transfer restrictions set forth in this Agreement.

 

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6.2.3 This Agreement and the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of each of the parties and its successors and the permitted assigns of the Holders, which shall include Permitted Transferees. (and in the case of the FF Investor and the FF Beneficial Investor, shall also include any FF Permitted Transferee).

 

6.2.4 This Agreement shall not confer any rights or benefits on any persons that are not parties hereto, other than as expressly set forth in this Agreement and Section 6.2 hereof.

 

6.2.5 No assignment by any party hereto of such party’s rights, duties and obligations hereunder shall be binding upon or obligate the Company unless and until the Company shall have received (i) written notice of such assignment as provided in Section 6.1 hereof and (ii) the written agreement of the assignee, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement (which may be accomplished by an addendum or certificate of joinder to this Agreement). Any transfer or assignment made other than as provided in this Section 6.2 shall be null and void. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the FF Investor and the FF Beneficial Investor may transfer or assign any of their respective rights or obligations under this Agreement, without prior written consent, to any FF Permitted Transferee, or otherwise with the consent of the Company. Following such transfer or assignment to a FF Permitted Transferee, the FF Permitted Transferee shall be entitled to receive the benefit of the terms of this Agreement, as if such FF Permitted Transferee had executed this Agreement

 

6.3 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts and delivered electronically (including facsimile or PDF counterparts), each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which together shall constitute the same instrument, but only one of which need be produced.

 

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

 

6.5 Trial By Jury. EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND, THEREFORE, EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT TO ANY ACTION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT.

 

6.6 Amendments and Modifications. Upon the written consent of the Company and the Holders of at least a majority in interest of the Registrable Securities at the time in question, compliance with any of the provisions, covenants and conditions set forth in this Agreement may be waived, or any of such provisions, covenants or conditions may be amended or modified; providedhowever, that notwithstanding the foregoing, any amendment hereto or waiver hereof that adversely affects one Holder, solely in its capacity as a holder of the shares of capital stock of the Company, in a manner that is materially different from the other Holders (in such capacity) shall require the consent of the Holder so affected. No course of dealing between any Holder or the Company and any other party hereto or any failure or delay on the part of a Holder or the Company in exercising any rights or remedies under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of any rights or remedies of any Holder or the Company. No single or partial exercise of any rights or remedies under this Agreement by a party shall operate as a waiver or preclude the exercise of any other rights or remedies hereunder or thereunder by such party.

 

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6.7 Other Registration Rights. Other than (i) the Third-Party Investor Stockholders who have registration rights pursuant to their respective Subscription Agreements and (ii) as provided in the Warrant Agreement, dated as of October 15, 2020, between the SPAC and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the Company represents and warrants that no person, other than a Holder of Registrable Securities or the FF Beneficial Investor (for so long as the FF Investor is a Holder of Registrable Securities), has any right to require the Company to register any securities of the Company for sale or to include such securities of the Company in any Registration filed by the Company for the sale of securities for its own account or for the account of any other person.

 

6.8 Term. This Agreement shall terminate with respect to any Holder on the date that such Holder no longer holds any Registrable Securities. The provisions of Section 3.5 and ARTICLE IV shall survive any termination.

 

6.9 Holder Information. Each Holder agrees, if requested in writing, to represent to the Company the total number of Registrable Securities held by such Holder in order for the Company to make determinations hereunder.

 

6.10 The Northern Trust Company Limitation of Liability. The FF Investor enters into and is liable under (a) this Agreement, (b) any other document or agreement which the FF Investor may be required to provide under this Agreement and (c) any document or agreement executed by the Company or any other person as agent or attorney of the FF Investor under this Agreement, only in its capacity as custodian for the FF Beneficial Investor, and to the extent that it is actually indemnified by the FF Beneficial Investor. To the extent that this Section 6.10 operates to reduce the amounts for which the FF Investor would otherwise be liable to any person, the FF Beneficial Investor will pay or procure the payment of such shortfall to such person.

 

[Signature Page Follows]

  

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

  

COMPANY:  
   
NextNav Inc.  
   
By:    
Name:    
Title:    
   
INITIAL INVESTORS:  
   
Spartacus Sponsor LLC  
   
By: its Managing Members:
   
CCUR HOLDINGS, INC.  
   
By:    
Name:     
Title:    
   
MILFAM CI LLC SPARTACUS  
By: MILFAM CI Management LLC, its Manager
   
By:    
Name:    
Title:    
   
B. Riley Principal Investments, LLC  
   
By:    
Name:    
Title:    

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]

 

 

 

 

NEXTNAV INVESTORS:

  

Columbia:

 

Columbia Capital Equity Partners IV (ECI), Ltd.

  

By: Columbia Capital Equity Partners IV (QP), L.P., its sole shareholder
By: Columbia Capital Equity Partners IV, L.P., its General Partner
By: Columbia Capital IV, LLC, its General Partner
     
By:    
  Donald A. Doering  
  Executive Vice President  
     
Columbia Progeny Partners IV, Inc.  
     
By:    
  Donald A. Doering  
  CFO and Secretary  
     
Columbia Capital Employee Investors IV, L.P.
     
By: Columbia Capital IV, LLC, its General Partner
     
By:    
  Donald A. Doering  
  Executive Vice President  

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]

 

 

 

 

NEXTNAV INVESTORS:

   

Telcom:  
   
Telcom LMS Holdings LLC  
     
By:    
Serge G. Martin  
Executive Vice President  
     
Oak:    
     
OAK NextNav Blocker, LLC  
     
By: Oak Investment Partners XIII, Limited Partnership, its Managing Member
By: Oak Associates XIII, LLC, its General Partner
     
By:    
Name:    
Title:    
     
FORTRESS:  
     
CF NNAV-E LLC  
     
By:    
Name:    
Title:    

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]

 

 

 

 

NEXTNAV INVESTORS:

   

Goldman Sachs:  
     
Global Long Short Partners Master LP  
     
By: GS Investment Strategies, LLC, its investment manager
     
By:    
Name:    
Title:    
     
Global Long Short Partners Aggregating Holdings Del VII LLC
     
By: GS Investment Strategies, LLC, its investment manager
     
By:                
Name:    
Title:    
     
Global Private Opportunities Partners LP
     
By: GS Investment Strategies, LLC, its investment manager
     
By:    
Name:    
Title:    
     
Global Private Opportunities Partners Holdings Del II LLC
     
By: GS Investment Strategies, LLC, its investment manager
     
By:         
Name:    
Title:    

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]

  

 

 

 

NEXTNAV INVESTORS:

   

FF INVESTOR:  
   
EXECUTED on behalf of THE NORTHERN
TRUST COMPANY (ABN 62 126 279 918)
,
a company incorporated in the State of Illinois
in the United States of America, in its capacity
as custodian for the Future Fund Investment
Company No.3 Pty Ltd. (ACN 134 338 882) by
 
   
   
being a person who, in accordance with the laws
of that territory, is acting under the authority of
the company.
 
   
   
By executing this agreement the signatory
warrants that the signatory is duly authorized
to execute this agreement on behalf of THE
NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY
 
   
FF BENEFICIAL INVESTOR:  
   
EXECUTED by Future Fund Investment
Company No.3 Pty Ltd ACN 134 338 882
by its attorney under power of attorney dated
10 July 2019 (who, by signing, confirms they
have received no notice of revocation of that
power):
 
   
   
(Attorney Signature)  
   
   
(Printed Name)  

  

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.2

 

FORM OF SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

 

This SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT (this “Subscription Agreement”) is entered into on [●], 2021, by and among Spartacus Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”), the subscriber party set forth on the signature page hereto (“Subscriber”), and Spartacus Acquisition Shelf Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”).

 

WHEREAS, the Issuer is concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof entering into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (as amended or modified, the “Merger Agreement”), by and among Issuer, NextNav Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), Holdings, and the other merger parties to be named therein (collectively, the “Transaction Parties”), whereby the parties intend to effect a business combination whereby each of the Issuer and the Company would become wholly-owned subsidiaries of Holdings, and the stockholders or the Issuer and the equityholders of the Company would receive shares of Holdings’ common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Holdings Shares”), on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein (collectively, the “Transactions”);

 

WHEREAS, to finance a portion of the Transactions, Subscriber desires to subscribe for and purchase from the Issuer that number of shares of the Issuer’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A Shares”), as set forth on the signature page hereto (the “Acquired Shares”) for a purchase price of $10.00 per share and an aggregate purchase price set forth on the signature page hereto (the “Purchase Price”), and the Issuer desires to issue and sell to Subscriber the Acquired Shares in consideration of the payment of the Purchase Price by or on behalf of Subscriber to the Issuer on or prior to the Closing (as defined below);

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Transactions, each Acquired Share that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into, and the holder of such Acquired Share shall be entitled to receive, one Holdings Share for such Acquired Share;

 

WHEREAS, to finance a portion of the Transactions, certain other “qualified institutional buyers” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”)) or institutional “accredited investors” (as such term is defined in Rule 501 under the Securities Act), have (severally and not jointly) entered into separate subscription agreements with the Issuer (the “Other Subscription Agreements”), pursuant to which such investors have agreed to purchase Class A Shares on or prior to the Closing Date at the Purchase Price; and

 

WHEREAS, the aggregate amount of Class A Shares to be sold by Issuer pursuant to this Subscription Agreement and the Other Subscription Agreements equals 20,500,000 Class A Shares.

 

Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Merger Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual representations, warranties and covenants, and subject to the conditions, herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

1. Subscription. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, Subscriber hereby agrees to subscribe for and purchase, and the Issuer hereby agrees to issue and sell to Subscriber, upon the payment of the Purchase Price, the Acquired Shares (such subscription and issuance, the “Subscription”).

 

 

 

 

2. Closing.

 

a. The closing of the Subscription contemplated hereby (the “Closing”) is contingent upon the substantially concurrent consummation of the Transactions and shall occur immediately prior thereto. Not less than five (5) business days prior to the scheduled closing date of the Transactions (the “Closing Date”), the Issuer shall provide written notice to Subscriber (the “Closing Notice”) of such Closing Date. Subscriber shall deliver to the Issuer no later than one (1) Business Day before the Closing Date (as specified in the Closing Notice or otherwise agreed to by the Issuer and Subscriber) the Purchase Price for the Acquired Shares by wire transfer of U.S. dollars in immediately available funds (i) to the account specified by the Issuer in the Closing Notice, to be held in escrow by the Issuer. On the Closing Date, the Issuer shall deliver to Subscriber (i) the Acquired Shares in book entry (or if requested by Subscriber in writing at a reasonable time in advance of the Closing, certificated) form, free and clear of any liens or other restrictions whatsoever (other than those set forth in this Subscription Agreement, arising under any written agreement of which Subscriber is a party or arising under state or federal securities laws), in the name of Subscriber (or its nominee in accordance with its delivery instructions) or to a custodian designated by Subscriber, as applicable, and (ii) a copy of the records of the Issuer’s transfer agent (the “Transfer Agent”) showing Subscriber as the owner of the Acquired Shares on and as of the Closing Date (the “Subscriber’s Deliveries”). In the event the closing of the Transactions does not occur within five (5) business days of the Closing Date specified in the Closing Notice, unless otherwise instructed by the Issuer and Subscriber, the Issuer shall promptly (but not later than two (2) business days thereafter) return the Purchase Price to Subscriber by wire transfer of U.S. dollars in immediately available funds to the account specified by Subscriber, and any book entries or share certificates shall be deemed cancelled and any share certificates shall be promptly (but not later than one (1) business day thereafter) returned to the Issuer. Notwithstanding such return, (i) a failure to close on the expected Closing Date shall not, by itself, be deemed to be a failure of any of the conditions to Closing set forth in this Section 2 to be satisfied or waived on or prior to the Closing Date, and (ii) Subscriber shall remain obligated (A) to redeliver funds to the Issuer following the Issuer’s delivery to Subscriber of a new Closing Notice and (B) to consummate the Closing upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in this Section 2.

 

b. The Closing shall be subject to the conditions that, on the Closing Date:

 

(i) solely with respect to Subscriber, the representations and warranties made by the Issuer and Holdings (other than the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3(b), Section 3(c), Section 3(h), Section 4(b) and Section 4(c)) in this Subscription Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date (other than those representations and warranties expressly made as of an earlier date, which shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such date, and other than those representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality, Material Adverse Effect or Holdings Material Adverse Effect, which shall be true and correct in all respects as of the Closing Date), and the representations and warranties made by the Issuer and Holdings set forth in Section 3(b), Section 3(c), Section 3(h), Section 4(b) and Section 4(c) shall be true and correct in all respects as of the Closing Date (other than those representations and warranties expressly made as of an earlier date, which shall be true and correct in all respects as of such date), in each case without giving effect to the consummation of the Transactions;

 

(ii) solely with respect to the Issuer, the representations and warranties made by Subscriber in this Subscription Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date (other than those representations and warranties expressly made as of an earlier date, which shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such date, and other than those representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect, which shall be true and correct in all respects as of the Closing Date), in each case without giving effect to the consummation of the Transactions;

 

(iii) solely with respect to Subscriber, the Issuer shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Subscription Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by it at or prior to the Closing, except where the failure of such performance or compliance would not or would not reasonably be expected to prevent, materially delay, or materially impair the ability of the Issuer to consummate the Closing;

 

(iv) no governmental authority having jurisdiction shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any material judgment, order, law, rule or regulation (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) which is then in effect and has the effect of restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting or making illegal the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement;

 

(v) the Acquired Shares shall have been approved for listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”), subject to official notice of issuance;

 

(vi) solely with respect to Subscriber, no amendment or modification of the Merger Agreement shall have occurred that would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the economic benefits that Subscriber would reasonably be expected to receive under this Subscription Agreement;

 

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(vii) all conditions precedent to the closing of the Transactions set forth in the Merger Agreement shall have been satisfied or waived by the party entitled to the benefit thereof under the Merger Agreement (other than those conditions that may only be satisfied at the closing of the Transactions, but subject to satisfaction or waiver by such party of such conditions as of the closing of the Transactions); and

 

(viii) solely with respect to Subscriber, substantially concurrently with the closing of the Transactions, an aggregate of at least $250,000,000 shall be received, or receivable, by the Issuer pursuant to (i) the closing of the sale of the Class A Shares pursuant to this Subscription Agreement and the Other Subscription Agreements, plus (ii) the distribution of proceeds to the Company from the Trust Account (as defined below), after the payments in respect of redemptions, plus (iii) any other form of equity financing entered into on or prior to the Closing which is on materially the same terms as this Subscription Agreement and the Other Subscription Agreements.

 

c. At the Closing, the parties hereto shall execute and deliver such additional documents and take such additional actions as the parties reasonably may deem necessary in order to consummate the Subscription as contemplated by this Subscription Agreement and Holdings shall assume the Issuer’s obligations hereunder.

 

3. Issuer Representations and Warranties. The Issuer represents and warrants that:

 

a. The Issuer has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and conduct its business as presently conducted and to enter into, deliver and perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement.

 

b. The Acquired Shares have been duly authorized and, when issued and delivered to Subscriber against full payment for the Acquired Shares in accordance with the terms of this Subscription Agreement and registered with the Transfer Agent, the Acquired Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and will not have been issued in violation of or subject to any preemptive or similar rights created under the Issuer’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws or under the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

c. This Subscription Agreement, the Merger Agreement and the Other Subscription Agreements (collectively, the “Transaction Documents”) have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Issuer and, assuming that the Transaction Documents constitute the valid and binding agreement of the other parties thereto, are valid and binding obligations of the Issuer, and are enforceable against it in accordance with their terms, except as may be limited or otherwise affected by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally, and (ii) principles of equity, whether considered at law or equity.

 

d. The execution, delivery and performance of this Subscription Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, including the issuance and sale of the Acquired Shares and the consummation of the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, will not conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the property or assets of the Issuer pursuant to the terms of: (i) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease, license or other agreement or instrument to which the Issuer is a party or by which the Issuer is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Issuer is subject; (ii) the organizational documents of the Issuer; or (iii) any statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency, taxing authority or regulatory body, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Issuer or any of its properties that, in the case of clauses (i) and (iii), would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, properties, assets, liabilities, operations, condition (including financial condition), stockholders’ equity or results of operations of the Issuer or materially and adversely affect the validity of the Acquired Shares or the legal authority or ability of the Issuer to perform in any material respects its obligations hereunder (a “Material Adverse Effect”).

 

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e. There are no securities or instruments issued by or to which the Issuer is a party containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be triggered by the issuance of (i) the Acquired Shares or (ii) the shares to be issued pursuant to any Other Subscription Agreement, that have not been or will not be validly waived on or prior to the Closing Date, including such provisions in the Issuer’s Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class B Shares”), pursuant to the terms of the Issuer’s certificate of incorporation.

 

f. The Issuer is not in default or violation (and no event has occurred which, with notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute a default or violation) of any term, condition or provision of (i) the organizational documents of the Issuer, (ii) any loan or credit agreement, guarantee, note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease or other agreement, permit, franchise or license to which, as of the date of this Subscription Agreement, the Issuer is a party or by which the Issuer’s properties or assets are bound or (iii) any statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency, taxing authority or regulatory body, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Issuer or any of its properties, except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), for defaults or violations that have not had and would not be reasonably likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

g. The Issuer is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority, self-regulatory organization or other person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Issuer of this Subscription Agreement (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Acquired Shares), other than: (i) the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) of the Registration Statement (as defined below); (ii) filings required by applicable state securities laws; (iii) the filing of a Notice of Exempt Offering of Securities on Form D with the Commission under Regulation D of the Securities Act; (iv) the filings required in accordance with Section 10(r) of this Subscription Agreement; (v) those required by Nasdaq, including with respect to obtaining approval of the Issuer’s stockholders; and (vi) any filing, the failure of which to obtain would not be reasonably likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

h. As of the date of this Subscription Agreement and as of immediately prior to the Closing Date, the authorized capital stock of the Issuer consists of (i) 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Preferred Stock”) and (ii) 220,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), including (1) 200,000,000 Class A Shares and (2) 20,000,000 Class B Shares. As of the date of this Subscription Agreement, (i) no shares of Preferred Stock are issued and outstanding, (ii) 20,000,000 Class A Shares are issued and outstanding, (iii) 5,000,000 Class B Shares are issued and outstanding and (iv) 10,000,000 redeemable warrants to purchase Class A Shares and 8,750,000 private placement warrants to purchase Class A Shares are outstanding. All (i) issued and outstanding Class A Shares and Class B Shares have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and are non-assessable and are not subject to preemptive rights and (ii) outstanding warrants have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and are not subject to preemptive rights. Except as set forth above and pursuant to the Other Subscription Agreements and the Merger Agreement, there are no outstanding options, warrants or other rights to subscribe for, purchase or acquire from the Issuer any shares of Common Stock or other equity interests in the Issuer, or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for such equity interests. As of the date hereof, the Issuer has no subsidiaries and does not own, directly or indirectly, interests or investments (whether equity or debt) in any person, whether incorporated or unincorporated. There are no stockholder agreements, voting trusts or other agreements or understandings to which the Issuer is a party or by which it is bound relating to the voting of any securities of the Issuer, other than (A) as set forth in the SEC Documents and (B) as contemplated by the Merger Agreement. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, as of March 31, 2021, the Issuer has no outstanding indebtedness.

 

i. The Issuer has not received any written communication from a governmental entity that alleges that the Issuer is not in compliance with or is in default or violation of any applicable law, except where such non-compliance, default or violation would not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

j. The issued and outstanding Class A Shares are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and are listed for trading on Nasdaq under the symbol “TMTS.” There is no suit, action, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Issuer, threatened against the Issuer by Nasdaq or the Commission with respect to any intention by such entity to deregister the Class A Shares or prohibit or terminate the listing of the Class A Shares on Nasdaq, excluding, for the purposes of clarity, the customary ongoing review by Nasdaq of the Issuer’s continued listing application in connection with the Transactions. The Issuer has taken no action that is designed to terminate the registration of the Class A Shares under the Exchange Act or the listing of the Class A Shares on Nasdaq.

 

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k. Assuming the accuracy of Subscriber’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 4 of this Subscription Agreement, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Acquired Shares by the Issuer to Subscriber in the manner contemplated by this Subscription Agreement.

 

l. Neither the Issuer nor any person acting on its behalf has engaged or will engage in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D of the Securities Act) in connection with any offer or sale of the Acquired Shares.

 

m. The Issuer has not entered into any Other Subscription Agreement (or side letter or similar agreement in respect thereof) on terms (economic or otherwise) more favorable to such subscriber or investor than as set forth in this Subscription Agreement, nor will any Other Subscription Agreement be entered into or amended after the date hereof to provide for terms with respect to the purchase of the Class A Shares that are more favorable to any other subscriber thereunder than the terms of this Subscription Agreement, unless such amended terms are also offered to the Subscriber.

 

n. The Issuer’s public reports filed with the Commission, and all subsequent reports (collectively, the “Exchange Act Reports”) that have been filed with the Commission or sent to stockholders, pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act, did not when filed, and taken as a whole and as amended to the date hereof, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and such Exchange Act Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder. The Issuer has timely filed each report, statement, schedule, prospectus, and registration statement that the Issuer was required to file with the Commission since its inception. There are no material outstanding or unresolved comments in comment letters from the Commission Staff with respect to any of the Issuer’s filings with the Commission (the “SEC Documents”). In addition, the Issuer has made available to Subscriber (including via the Commission’s EDGAR system) a copy of the Exchange Act Reports since its initial registration of the Class A Shares with the Commission. Each of the financial statements (including, in each case, any notes thereto) contained in the SEC Documents was prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto or, in the case of unaudited statements, as permitted by the Commission’s Form 10-Q) and each fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Issuer as at the respective dates thereof and for the respective periods indicated therein. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Issuer makes no representation or warranty as to (i) the accounting treatment of the Issuer’s issued and outstanding warrants, (ii) any deficiencies in disclosure (including with respect to accounting and disclosure controls) arising from the treatment of such warrants as equity rather than liabilities in the Issuer’s financial statements, or (iii) the impact of such accounting treatment on any of the other representations and warranties contained in this Section 3.

 

o. Except for such matters as have not had and would not be reasonably likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, there is no (i) investigation, action, suit, claim or other proceeding, in each case by or before any governmental authority pending, or, to the knowledge of the Issuer, threatened against the Issuer or (ii) judgment, decree, injunction, ruling or order of any governmental entity outstanding against the Issuer.

 

p. Except for placement fees payable to the Placement Agents (as defined herein), the Issuer has not paid, and is not obligated to pay, any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with its issuance and sale of the Acquired Shares, including, for the avoidance of doubt, any fee or commission payable to any stockholder or affiliate of the Issuer.

 

q. Except as provided in this Subscription Agreement and the Other Subscription Agreements, none of the Issuer, its subsidiaries or any of their affiliates, nor any person acting on their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would require registration of the issuance of any of the Acquired Shares under the Securities Act, whether through integration with prior offerings pursuant to Rule 502(a) of the Securities Act or otherwise.

 

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r. Neither the Issuer nor any of its subsidiaries has taken any steps to seek protection pursuant to any law or statute relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, liquidation, administration or winding up or failed to pay its debts when due, nor does the Issuer or any subsidiary have any knowledge or reason to believe that any of their respective creditors intend to initiate involuntary bankruptcy proceedings or seek to commence an administration.

 

s. Except for discussions specifically regarding the offer and sale of the Acquired Shares, the Issuer confirms that neither it nor any other person acting on its behalf has provided Subscriber or its agents or counsel with any information that constitutes or could reasonably be expected to constitute material, non-public information concerning the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries, other than with respect to the Transactions and the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement. The Issuer understands and confirms that Subscriber will rely on the foregoing representations in effecting transactions in securities of the Issuer. Except with respect to the Transactions and the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement and the Other Subscription Agreements, no event or circumstance has occurred which, under applicable law, rule or regulation, requires public disclosure at or before the date hereof or announcement by the Issuer but which has not been so publicly disclosed.

 

t. The Issuer acknowledges and agrees that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, including, without limitation, Section 5(e) of this Subscription Agreement, the Acquired Shares may be pledged by Subscriber in connection with a bona fide margin agreement, which shall not be deemed to be a transfer, sale or assignment of the Acquired Shares hereunder, and Subscriber effecting a pledge of Acquired Shares shall not be required to provide the Issuer with any notice thereof or otherwise make any delivery to the Issuer pursuant to this Subscription Agreement; provided that Subscriber and its pledgee shall be required to comply with the provisions of Section 5(e) hereof in order to effect a sale, transfer or assignment of Acquired Shares to such pledgee. The Issuer hereby agrees to execute and deliver such documentation as a pledgee of the Acquired Shares may reasonably request in connection with a pledge of the Acquired Shares to such pledgee by Subscriber.

 

u. The Issuer represents and warrants that each of the Issuer, the Transaction Parties, any of their respective directors and officers and, to the best of the Issuer’s knowledge, the Company, any of the Company’s directors and officers and any of the Issuer’s, Transaction Party’s and the Company’s employees, representatives, agents and any person acting on its or their behalf is not (i) a person or entity named on the List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons, the Executive Order 13599 List, the Foreign Sanctions Evaders List, or the Sectoral Sanctions Identification List, each of which is administered by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), or any other Executive Order issued by the President of the United States and administered by OFAC (collectively “OFAC Lists”), (ii) owned or controlled by, or acting on behalf of, a person, that is named on an OFAC List, (iii) organized, incorporated, established, located, resident or born in, or a citizen, national, or the government, including any political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality thereof, of, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, the Crimea region of Ukraine, or any other country or territory embargoed or subject to substantial trade restrictions by the United States or (iv) a Designated National as defined in the Cuban Assets Control Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 515.

 

v. The Issuer represents and warrants that (i) each of the Issuer, the Transaction Parties, any of their respective directors and officers and, to the best of the Issuer’s knowledge, the Company, any of the Company’s directors and officers and any of the Issuer’s, Transaction Party’s and the Company’s employees, representatives, agents and any person acting on its or their behalf has not engaged in any activity or conduct which would violate any applicable anti-bribery, anti-corruption or anti-money laundering laws, regulations or rules in any applicable jurisdiction (including, without limitation, the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended), (ii) the Issuer and the Transaction Parties and, to the best of the Issuer’s knowledge, the Company has instituted and maintains systems, policies and procedures designed to prevent violation of such laws, regulations and rules and (iii) no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental or regulatory agency, authority or body or any arbitrator having jurisdiction over the Issuer, the Transaction Parties or, to the best of the Issuer’s knowledge, the Company with respect to such laws, regulations and rules is pending and, to the best of the Issuer’s knowledge, no such actions, suits or proceedings are threatened or contemplated.

 

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4. Holdings Representations and Warranties. Holdings represents and warrants that:

 

a. Holdings has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and conduct its business as presently conducted and to enter into, deliver and perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement.

 

b. The Holdings Shares have been duly authorized and, when issued and delivered to Subscriber against cancellation of the Holdings Shares in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement and registered with the Transfer Agent, the Holdings Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and will not have been issued in violation of or subject to any preemptive or similar rights created under Holdings’ certificate of incorporation and bylaws or under the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

c. The Transaction Documents have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by Holdings and, assuming that the Transaction Documents constitute the valid and binding agreement of the other parties thereto, are valid and binding obligations of Holdings, and are enforceable against it in accordance with their terms, except as may be limited or otherwise affected by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally, and (ii) principles of equity, whether considered at law or equity.

 

d. The execution, delivery and performance of this Subscription Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, including the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, will not conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the property or assets of Holdings pursuant to the terms of: (i) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease, license or other agreement or instrument to which Holdings is a party or by which Holdings is bound or to which any of the property or assets of Holdings is subject; (ii) the organizational documents of Holdings; or (iii) any statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency, taxing authority or regulatory body, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over Holdings or any of its properties that, in the case of clauses (i) and (iii), would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, properties, assets, liabilities, operations, condition (including financial condition), stockholders’ equity or results of operations of Holdings or materially and adversely affect the legal authority or ability of Holdings to perform in any material respects its obligations hereunder (a “Holdings Material Adverse Effect”).

 

5. Subscriber Representations and Warranties. Subscriber represents and warrants that:

 

a. Subscriber has been duly formed or incorporated and is validly existing in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or formation, with power and authority to enter into, deliver and perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement.

 

b. This Subscription Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by Subscriber and, assuming that this Subscription Agreement constitutes the valid and binding agreement of the Issuer and Holdings, this Subscription Agreement is the valid and binding obligation of Subscriber, enforceable against Subscriber in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited or otherwise affected by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally, and (ii) principles of equity, whether considered at law or equity.

 

c. The execution, delivery and performance by Subscriber of this Subscription Agreement, including the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, will not conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the property or assets of Subscriber or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of (i) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease, license or other agreement or instrument to which Subscriber or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which Subscriber or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of Subscriber or any of its subsidiaries is subject; (ii) the organizational documents of Subscriber; or (iii) any statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over Subscriber or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties that, in the case of clauses (i) and (iii), would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the legal authority or ability of Subscriber to perform in any material respects its obligations hereunder.

 

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d. Subscriber (i) is a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act) or an institutional “accredited investor” (within the meaning of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act) satisfying the applicable requirements set forth on Schedule A, (ii) is acquiring the Acquired Shares only for its own account and not for the account of others, or if Subscriber is a “qualified institutional buyer” and is subscribing for the Acquired Shares as a fiduciary or agent for one or more investor accounts, each owner of such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” and Subscriber has full investment discretion with respect to each such account, and the full power and authority to make the acknowledgements, representations and agreements herein on behalf of each owner of each such account, and (iii) is not acquiring the Acquired Shares with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with, any distribution thereof in violation of the Securities Act (and shall provide the requested information on Schedule A following the signature page hereto). Subscriber is not an entity formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Acquired Shares, unless such newly formed entity is an entity in which all of the equity owners are “accredited investors” (within the meaning of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act).

 

e. Subscriber understands that the Acquired Shares are being offered in a transaction not involving any public offering within the meaning of the Securities Act and that the Acquired Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act. Subscriber understands that the Acquired Shares may not be resold, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of by Subscriber absent an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, except (i) to the Issuer or a subsidiary thereof, (ii) to non-U.S. persons pursuant to offers and sales that occur in an “offshore transaction” within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act, (iii) pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, provided that all of the applicable conditions thereof (including those set out in Rule 144(i) which are applicable to the Issuer) have been met or (iv) pursuant to another applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, and that any certificates or book-entry records representing the Acquired Shares shall contain a legend to such effect. Subscriber acknowledges that the Acquired Shares will not be eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act. Subscriber understands and agrees that the Acquired Shares will be subject to transfer restrictions and, as a result of these transfer restrictions, Subscriber may not be able to readily resell the Acquired Shares and may be required to bear the financial risk of an investment in the Acquired Shares for an indefinite period of time. Subscriber understands that it has been advised to consult legal counsel prior to making any offer, resale, pledge or transfer of any of the Acquired Shares.

 

f. Subscriber understands and agrees that Subscriber is purchasing the Acquired Shares directly from the Issuer. Subscriber further acknowledges that there have been no representations, warranties, covenants and agreements made to Subscriber by the Issuer or any of its officers, directors or representatives, expressly or by implication, other than those representations, warranties, covenants and agreements included in this Subscription Agreement.

 

g. Subscriber represents and warrants that its acquisition and holding of the Acquired Shares will not constitute or result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under section 406 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or any applicable similar law.

 

h. In making its decision to purchase the Acquired Shares, Subscriber represents that it has relied solely upon independent investigation made by Subscriber and the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements made by Issuer herein. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that Subscriber has received such information as Subscriber deems necessary in order to make an investment decision with respect to the Acquired Shares, including with respect to the Issuer, the Company and the Transactions. Subscriber represents and agrees that Subscriber and Subscriber’s professional advisor(s), if any, have had the opportunity to ask such questions, receive such answers and obtain such information as Subscriber and such Subscriber’s professional advisor(s), if any, have deemed necessary to make an investment decision with respect to the Acquired Shares. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that it has not relied on any statements or other information provided by the Placement Agents or any of the affiliates of the Placement Agents with respect to the Transactions, the Issuer, the Company or its decision to purchase the Acquired Shares other than the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements made by Issuer herein. Subscriber further acknowledges that the information provided to Subscriber (other than the information reflected in the representations and warranties made herein) is preliminary and subject to change, and that any changes to such information, including, without limitation, any changes based on updated information, shall in no way affect Subscriber’s obligation to purchase the Acquired Shares hereunder.

 

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i. Subscriber became aware of this offering of the Acquired Shares solely by means of direct contact between Subscriber and the Issuer or by means of contact from B. Riley Securities, Inc. or PJT Partners LP, acting as placement agents for the Issuer (each a “Placement Agent”), and the Acquired Shares were offered to Subscriber solely by direct contact between Subscriber and the Issuer or by contact between Subscriber and the Placement Agent. Subscriber did not become aware of this offering of the Acquired Shares, nor were the Acquired Shares offered to Subscriber, by any other means. Subscriber acknowledges that the Issuer represents and warrants that the Acquired Shares (i) were not offered by any form of general advertising or, to its knowledge, general solicitation, and (ii) to its knowledge are not being offered in a manner involving a public offering under, or in a distribution in violation of, the Securities Act, or any state securities laws.

 

j. Subscriber acknowledges that it is aware that there are substantial risks incident to the purchase and ownership of the Acquired Shares, including those set forth in the SEC Documents. Subscriber has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Acquired Shares, and Subscriber has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as Subscriber has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision.

 

k. Alone, or together with any professional advisor(s), Subscriber represents and acknowledges that Subscriber has adequately analyzed and fully considered the risks of an investment in the Acquired Shares and determined that the Acquired Shares are a suitable investment for Subscriber and that Subscriber is able at this time and in the foreseeable future to bear the economic risk of a total loss of Subscriber’s investment in the Issuer. Subscriber acknowledges specifically that a possibility of total loss exists.

 

l. Subscriber understands and agrees that no federal or state agency has passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Acquired Shares or made any findings or determination as to the fairness of this investment.

 

m. Subscriber represents and warrants that Subscriber is not (i) a person or entity named on the OFAC List, (ii) owned or controlled by, or acting on behalf of, a person, that is named on an OFAC List, (iii) organized, incorporated, established, located, resident or born in, or a citizen, national, or the government, including any political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality thereof, of, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, the Crimea region of Ukraine, or any other country or territory embargoed or subject to substantial trade restrictions by the United States, (iv) a Designated National as defined in the Cuban Assets Control Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 515, or (v) a non-U.S. shell bank or providing banking services indirectly to a non-U.S. shell bank (collectively, a “Prohibited Investor”). Subscriber agrees to provide law enforcement agencies, if requested thereby, such records as required by applicable law, provided that Subscriber is permitted to do so under applicable law. Subscriber represents that if it is a financial institution subject to the Bank Secrecy Act (31 U.S.C. section 5311 et seq.), as amended by the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, and its implementing regulations (collectively, the “BSA/PATRIOT Act”), that Subscriber maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to comply with applicable obligations under the BSA/PATRIOT Act. Subscriber also represents that, to the extent required, it maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure compliance with OFAC-administered sanctions programs, including for the screening of its investors against the OFAC Lists. Subscriber further represents and warrants that, to the extent required, it maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure that the funds held by Subscriber and used to purchase the Acquired Shares were legally derived.

 

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n. If Subscriber is an employee benefit plan that is subject to Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), a plan, an individual retirement account or other arrangement that is subject to section 4975 of the Code or an employee benefit plan that is a governmental plan (as defined in section 3(32) of ERISA), a church plan (as defined in section 3(33) of ERISA), a non-U.S. plan (as described in section 4(b)(4) of ERISA) or other plan that is not subject to the foregoing but may be subject to provisions under any other federal, state, local, non-U.S. or other laws or regulations that are similar to such provisions of ERISA or the Code, or an entity whose underlying assets are considered to include “plan assets” of any such plan, account or arrangement (each, a “Plan”) subject to the fiduciary or prohibited transaction provisions of ERISA or section 4975 of the Code, Subscriber represents and warrants that: (i) no Transaction Party, nor any of their respective affiliates has acted as the Plan’s fiduciary, or has been relied on for advice, with respect to its decision to acquire and hold the Acquired Shares, and none of the Transaction Parties shall at any time be relied upon as the Plan’s fiduciary with respect to any decision to acquire, continue to hold or transfer the Acquired Shares; and (ii) the decision to invest in the Acquired Shares has been made at the recommendation or direction of an “independent fiduciary” (“Independent Fiduciary”) within the meaning of U.S. Code of Federal Regulations 29 C.F.R. section 2510.3 21(c), as amended from time to time (the “Fiduciary Rule”) who (1) is independent of the Transaction Parties, (2) is capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with respect to particular transactions and investment strategies (within the meaning of the Fiduciary Rule), (3) is a fiduciary (under ERISA and/or section 4975 of the Code) with respect to Subscriber’s investment in the Acquired Shares and is responsible for exercising independent judgment in evaluating the investment in the Acquired Shares, and (4) is aware of and acknowledges that (A) none of the Transaction Parties is undertaking to provide impartial investment advice, or to give advice in a fiduciary capacity, in connection with the purchaser’s or transferee’s investment in the Acquired Shares, and (B) the Transaction Parties have a financial interest in the purchaser’s investment in the Acquired Shares on account of the fees and other remuneration they expect to receive in connection with transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement.

 

o. Subscriber has, and at the Closing will have, sufficient funds to pay the Purchase Price pursuant to Section 2(a).

 

p. Subscriber acknowledges that: (i) PJT Partners LP is also acting as financial advisor to the Company with respect to the Merger Agreement and will receive compensation from the Company for such services; (ii) B. Riley Securities, Inc. will receive a fee described in the October 2020 Prospectus; and (iii) an affiliate of B. Riley Securities, Inc. has indirect interests in the Issuer through Spartacus Sponsor LLC as described in the October 2020 Prospectus.

 

q. Subscriber represents that it (i) is an institutional account as defined in Rule 4512(c) of The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), (ii) is a sophisticated investor, experienced in investing in private equity transactions and capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to all transactions and investment strategies involving a security or securities, including its participation in the purchase of the Acquired Shares, and (iii) has exercised independent judgment in evaluating its participation in the purchase of the Acquired Shares. Accordingly, Subscriber understands that the offering meets (i) the exemptions from filing under FINRA Rule 5123(b)(1)(A) and (ii) the institutional customer exemption under FINRA Rule 2111(b).

 

r. Subscriber acknowledges that: (i) no disclosure or offering document has been prepared by any Placement Agent or any of their respective affiliates in connection with the offer and sale of the Class A Shares; and (ii) neither the Placement Agents, nor any of their respective affiliates, nor any control persons, officers, directors, employees, partners, agents or representatives of any of the foregoing have made any independent investigation with respect to the Issuer, Holdings, the Company or their respective affiliates or any of their respective businesses, or the Class A Shares or the accuracy, completeness or adequacy of any information supplied to Subscriber by the Issuer, Holdings, the Company or their respective affiliates.

 

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6. Registration Rights.

 

a. Holdings agrees that, within fifteen (15) business days after the Closing Date (the “Filing Date”), Holdings will file with the Commission (at Holdings’ sole cost and expense) a registration statement registering the resale of the Holdings Shares (the “Registration Statement”), and Holdings shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective as soon as practicable after the filing thereof, but no later than the earlier of (i) the 60th calendar day (or 90th calendar day if the Commission notifies Holdings that it will “review” the Registration Statement) following the Filing Date and (ii) the 10th business day after the date Holdings is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the Commission that the Registration Statement will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review (such earlier date, the “Effectiveness Date”); provided, however, that if the Commission is closed for operations due to a government shutdown, the Effectiveness Date shall be extended by the same amount of days that the Commission remains closed for operations; provided, further, that Holdings’ obligations to include the Holdings Shares in the Registration Statement are contingent upon Subscriber furnishing in writing to Holdings such information regarding Subscriber, the securities of Holdings held by Subscriber and the intended method of disposition of the Holdings Shares as shall be reasonably requested by Holdings to effect the registration of the Holdings Shares, and Subscriber shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as Holdings may reasonably request that are customary of a selling stockholder in similar situations, including providing that Holdings shall be entitled to postpone and suspend the effectiveness or use of the Registration Statement during any customary blackout or similar period or as permitted hereunder; provided that Subscriber shall not in connection with the foregoing be required to execute any lock-up or similar agreement or otherwise be subject to any contractual restriction on the ability to transfer the Holdings Shares. Any failure by Holdings to file the Registration Statement by the Filing Date or to effect such Registration Statement by the Effectiveness Date shall not otherwise relieve Holdings of its obligations to file or effect the Registration Statement as set forth above in this Section 6. Holdings will provide a draft of the Registration Statement to the undersigned for review at least two (2) business days in advance of filing the Registration Statement. In no event shall the undersigned be identified as a statutory underwriter in the Registration Statement unless requested by the Commission. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Commission prevents Holdings from including any or all of the shares proposed to be registered under the Registration Statement due to limitations on the use of Rule 415 of the Securities Act for the resale of the Holdings Shares by the applicable stockholders or otherwise, such Registration Statement shall register for resale such number of Holdings Shares which is equal to the maximum number of Holdings Shares as is permitted by the SEC. In such event, the number of Holdings Shares to be registered for each selling stockholder named in the Registration Statement shall be reduced pro rata among all such selling stockholders. Holdings will use its commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the continuous effectiveness of the Registration Statement until all such securities cease to be Registrable Securities (as defined below) or such shorter period upon which each undersigned party with Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement have notified Holdings that such Registrable Securities have actually been sold. Holdings will file all reports, and provide all customary and reasonable cooperation, necessary to enable the undersigned to resell Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement or Rule 144 under the Securities Act (“Rule 144”), as applicable, qualify the Registrable Securities for listing on the applicable stock exchange, update or amend the Registration Statement as necessary to include Registrable Securities and provide customary notice to holders of Registrable Securities. “Registrable Securities” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the Holdings Shares and any other equity security of Holdings issued or issuable with respect to the Holdings Shares by way of share split, dividend, distribution, recapitalization, merger, exchange, replacement or similar event or otherwise. As to any particular Registrable Securities, once issued, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities at the earliest of (A) when the undersigned ceases to hold any such Registrable Securities, (B) the date all such Registrable Securities held by the undersigned may be sold without restriction under Rule 144, including without limitation, any volume and manner of sale restrictions which may be applicable to affiliates under Rule 144, other than the requirement for Holdings to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144(c), (C) when they shall have ceased to be outstanding and (D) two years from the date of effectiveness of the Registration Statement.

 

b. In the case of the registration, qualification, exemption or compliance effected by Holdings pursuant to this Subscription Agreement, Holdings shall, upon reasonable request, inform Subscriber as to the status of such registration, qualification, exemption and compliance. At its expense Holdings shall:

 

(i) except for such times as Holdings is permitted hereunder to suspend the use of the prospectus forming part of a Registration Statement, use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such registration, and any qualification, exemption or compliance under state securities laws which Holdings determines to obtain, continuously effective with respect to Subscriber, and to keep the applicable Registration Statement or any subsequent shelf registration statement free of any material misstatements or omissions, until the earliest of the following: (i) Subscriber ceases to hold any such Registrable Securities; (ii) the date all such Registrable Securities held by Subscriber may be sold without restriction under Rule 144, including without limitation, any volume and manner of sale restrictions which may be applicable to affiliates under Rule 144 other than the requirement for Holdings to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144(c); and (iii) two years from the effective date of the Registration Statement. The period of time during which Holdings is required hereunder to keep a Registration Statement effective is referred to herein as the “Registration Period”;

 

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(ii) advise Subscriber within five (5) business days:

 

(1)when a Registration Statement or any amendment thereto has been filed with the Commission and when such Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto has become effective;

 

(2)of any request by the Commission for amendments or supplements to any Registration Statement or the prospectus included therein or for additional information;

 

(3)of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for such purpose;

 

(4)of the receipt by Holdings of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Holdings Shares included therein for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; and

 

(5)subject to the provisions in this Subscription Agreement, of the occurrence of any event that requires the making of any changes in any Registration Statement or prospectus so that, as of such date, the statements therein are not misleading and do not omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, Holdings shall not, when so advising Subscriber of such events, provide Subscriber with any material, nonpublic information regarding Holdings other than to the extent that providing notice to Subscriber of the occurrence of the events listed in (1) through (5) above constitutes material, nonpublic information regarding Holdings;

 

(iii) use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement as soon as reasonably practicable;

 

(iv) upon the occurrence of any event contemplated above, except for such times as Holdings is permitted hereunder to suspend, and has suspended, the use of a prospectus forming part of a Registration Statement, Holdings shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to as soon as reasonably practicable prepare a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement or a supplement to the related prospectus, or file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered to purchasers of the Holdings Shares included therein, such prospectus will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

 

(v) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause all Holdings Shares to be listed on each securities exchange or market, if any, on which the Acquired Shares have been listed; and

 

(vi) use its commercially reasonable efforts to take all other steps necessary to effect the registration of the Holdings Shares contemplated hereby and to enable Subscriber to sell the Holdings Shares under Rule 144.

 

 

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c. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Subscription Agreement, Holdings shall be entitled to delay or postpone the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, and from time to time to require Subscriber not to sell under the Registration Statement or to suspend the effectiveness thereof, if the negotiation or consummation of a transaction by Holdings or its subsidiaries is pending or an event has occurred, which negotiation, consummation or event Holdings’ board of directors reasonably believes, upon the advice of legal counsel, would require additional disclosure by Holdings in the Registration Statement of material information that Holdings has a bona fide business purpose for keeping confidential and the non-disclosure of which in the Registration Statement would be expected, in the reasonable determination of Holdings’ board of directors, upon the advice of legal counsel, to cause the Registration Statement to fail to comply with applicable disclosure requirements (each such circumstance, a “Suspension Event”); provided, however, that Holdings may not delay or suspend the Registration Statement on more than two occasions or for more than sixty (60) consecutive calendar days, or more than one hundred and twenty (120) total calendar days, in each case during any twelve-month period. Upon receipt of any written notice from Holdings of the happening of any Suspension Event during the period that the Registration Statement is effective or if as a result of a Suspension Event the Registration Statement or related prospectus contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made (in the case of the prospectus) not misleading, Subscriber agrees that (i) it will immediately discontinue offers and sales of the Holdings Shares under the Registration Statement (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, sales conducted pursuant to Rule 144) until Subscriber receives copies of a supplemental or amended prospectus (which Holdings agrees to promptly prepare) that corrects the misstatement(s) or omission(s) referred to above and receives notice that any post-effective amendment has become effective or unless otherwise notified by Holdings that it may resume such offers and sales, and (ii) it will maintain the confidentiality of any information included in such written notice delivered by Holdings unless otherwise required by law or subpoena. If so directed by Holdings, Subscriber will deliver to Holdings or, in Subscriber’s sole discretion destroy, all copies of the prospectus covering the Holdings Shares in Subscriber’s possession; provided, however, that this obligation to deliver or destroy all copies of the prospectus covering the Holdings Shares shall not apply (i) to the extent Subscriber is required to retain a copy of such prospectus (a) in order to comply with applicable legal, regulatory, self-regulatory or professional requirements or (b) in accordance with a bona fide pre-existing document retention policy, or (ii) to copies stored electronically on archival servers as a result of automatic data back-up.

 

d. Subscriber may deliver written notice (an “Opt-Out Notice”) to Holdings requesting that Subscriber not receive notices from Holdings otherwise required by this Section 6; provided, however, that Subscriber may later revoke any such Opt-Out Notice in writing. Following receipt of an Opt-Out Notice from Subscriber (unless subsequently revoked), (i) Holdings shall not deliver any such notices to Subscriber and Subscriber shall no longer be entitled to the rights associated with any such notice, and (ii) each time prior to Subscriber’s intended use of an effective Registration Statement, Subscriber will notify Holdings in writing at least two (2) business days in advance of such intended use, and if a notice of a Suspension Event was previously delivered (or would have been delivered but for the provisions of this Section 6(d)) and the related suspension period remains in effect, Holdings will so notify Subscriber, within one (1) business day of Subscriber’s notification to Holdings, by delivering to Subscriber a copy of such previous notice of Suspension Event, and thereafter will provide Subscriber with the related notice of the conclusion of such Suspension Event immediately upon its availability.

 

e. Indemnification.

 

(i) Holdings agrees to indemnify and hold harmless, to the extent permitted by law, Subscriber, its directors, officers, employees, agents, each person who controls Subscriber (within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act) and each affiliate of Subscriber (within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act) from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred in connection with defending or investigating any such action or claim) caused by any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in any Registration Statement, prospectus included in any Registration Statement (“Prospectus”) or preliminary Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or document incorporated by reference therein or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, except insofar as the same are caused by or contained in any information furnished in writing to Holdings by or on behalf of such Subscriber expressly for use therein.

 

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(ii) In connection with any Registration Statement in which Subscriber is participating, Subscriber shall furnish to Holdings in writing such information and affidavits as Holdings reasonably requests for use in connection with any such Registration Statement or Prospectus. Subscriber agrees, severally and not jointly with any other Person that is a party to the Other Subscription Agreements, to indemnify and hold harmless, to the extent permitted by law, Holdings, its directors and officers and agents and each person who controls Holdings (within the meaning of the Securities Act) against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees) resulting from any untrue statement of material fact contained in the Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, but only to the extent that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information or affidavit so furnished in writing by such Subscriber expressly for use therein; provided, however, that in no event shall the liability of each such Subscriber be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the net proceeds received by such Subscriber from the sale of Holdings Shares pursuant to such Registration Statement giving rise to such indemnification obligation.

 

(iii) Any person entitled to indemnification herein shall (1) give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification (provided that the failure to give prompt notice shall not impair any person’s right to indemnification hereunder to the extent such failure has not prejudiced the indemnifying party) and (2) permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. If such defense is assumed, the indemnifying party shall not be subject to any liability for any settlement made by the indemnified party without its consent. An indemnifying party who elects not to assume the defense of a claim shall not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel for all parties indemnified by such indemnifying party with respect to such claim, unless in the reasonable judgment of legal counsel to any indemnified party a conflict of interest exists between such indemnified party and any other of such indemnified parties with respect to such claim. No indemnifying party shall, without the consent of the indemnified party, consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which cannot be settled in all respects by the payment of money (and such money is so paid by the indemnifying party pursuant to the terms of such settlement) or which settlement does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation.

 

(iv) The indemnification provided for under this Subscription Agreement shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the indemnified party or any officer, director, employee, agent, affiliate or controlling person of such indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of the Acquired Shares.

 

(v) If the indemnification provided under this Section 6(e) from the indemnifying party is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses referred to herein, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying the indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the indemnifying party and indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact, was made by, or relates to information supplied by, such indemnifying party or indemnified party, and the indemnifying party’s and indemnified party’s relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the losses or other liabilities referred to above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in Sections 6(e)(i), (ii) and (iii) above, any legal or other fees, charges or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with any investigation or proceeding. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution pursuant to this Section 6(e)(v) from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. Any contribution pursuant to this Section 6(e)(v) by any seller of Acquired Shares shall be limited in amount to the amount of net proceeds received by such seller from the sale of such Acquired Shares pursuant to the Registration Statement. 

 

7. Termination. This Subscription Agreement shall terminate and be void and of no further force and effect, and all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall terminate without any further liability on the part of any party in respect thereof, upon the earlier to occur of (a) such date and time as the Merger Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms, (b) upon the mutual written agreement of each of the parties hereto and the Company to terminate this Subscription Agreement, (c) if, on the Closing Date of the Transactions, any of the conditions to Closing set forth in Section 2 of this Subscription Agreement have not been satisfied as of the time required hereunder to be so satisfied or waived by the party entitled to grant such waiver and, as a result thereof, the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement are not consummated, or (d) written notice by either party to the other party to terminate this Subscription Agreement if the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement are not consummated on or prior to November 19, 2021; provided, that nothing herein will relieve any party from liability for any willful breach hereof prior to the time of termination, and each party will be entitled to any remedies at law or in equity to recover losses, liabilities or damages arising from such breach. The Issuer shall promptly notify Subscriber in writing of the termination of the Merger Agreement.

 

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8. Additional Agreements and Waivers of Subscriber.

 

a. Trust Account Waiver. Subscriber acknowledges that the Issuer is a blank check company with the powers and privileges to effect a merger, asset acquisition, reorganization or similar business combination involving the Issuer and one or more businesses or assets. Subscriber further acknowledges that, as described in the Issuer’s prospectus relating to its initial public offering dated October 15, 2020 (the “October 2020 Prospectus”), available at www.sec.gov, substantially all of the Issuer’s assets consist of the cash proceeds of the Issuer’s initial public offering and private placements of its securities, and substantially all of those proceeds have been deposited in a trust account (the “Trust Account”) for the benefit of its public stockholders and the underwriters of its initial public offering. Except with respect to interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account that may be released to the Issuer to pay its tax obligations, if any, the cash in the Trust Account may be disbursed only for the purposes set forth in the October 2020 Prospectus. For and in consideration of the Issuer entering into this Subscription Agreement, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Subscriber, on behalf of itself and its affiliates and representatives, hereby irrevocably waives any and all right, title and interest, or any claim of any kind they have or may have in the future as a result of, or arising out of, this Subscription Agreement, in or to any monies held in the Trust Account, and agrees not to seek recourse or make or bring any action, suit, claim or other proceeding against the Trust Account as a result of, or arising out of, this Subscription Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or the Acquired Shares, regardless of whether such claim arises based on contract, tort, equity or any other theory of legal liability; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 8 shall be deemed to limit any Subscriber’s right, title, interest or claim to the Trust Account by virtue of such Subscriber’s record or beneficial ownership of securities of the Issuer acquired by any means other than pursuant to this Subscription Agreement, including but not limited to any redemption right with respect to any such securities of the Company. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that it shall not have any redemption rights with respect to the Acquired Shares pursuant to the Issuer’s certificate of incorporation in connection with the Transactions or any other business combination, any subsequent liquidation of the Trust Account or the Issuer or otherwise. In the event Subscriber has any claim against the Issuer as a result of, or arising out of, this Subscription Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or the Acquired Shares, it shall pursue such claim solely against the Issuer and its assets outside the Trust Account and not against the Trust Account or any monies or other assets in the Trust Account. This paragraph shall survive any termination of this Subscription Agreement.

 

b. No Hedging. Subscriber hereby agrees that neither it, nor any person or entity acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it, shall execute any short sales or engage in other hedging transactions of any kind with respect to the Acquired Shares during the period from the date of this Subscription Agreement through the Closing. Nothing in this Section 8(b) shall prohibit such persons from engaging in hedging transactions with respect to other securities of the Issuer, including Class A Shares acquired in open market purchases, so long as such person does not create any “put equivalent position,” as such term is defined in Rule 16a-1 under the Exchange Act, or short sale positions, with respect to the Acquired Shares, nor shall this Section 8(b) prohibit any other investment portfolios of Subscriber that have no knowledge of this Subscription Agreement or of Subscriber’s participation in this transaction (including Subscriber’s controlled affiliates and/or affiliates) from entering into any short sales or engaging in other hedging transactions.

 

9. Issuer’s Covenants.

 

a. Except as contemplated herein, Holdings, its subsidiaries and their respective affiliates shall not, and shall cause any person acting on behalf of any of the foregoing to not, take any action or steps that would require registration of the issuance of any of the Holdings Shares under the Securities Act.

 

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b. With a view to making available to Subscriber the benefits of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act or any other similar rule or regulation of the Commission that may at any time permit Subscriber to sell securities of the Issuer or Holdings, as applicable, to the public without registration, Holdings agrees, until the third anniversary of the Closing Date, to:

 

(i) make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144;

 

(ii) file with the Commission in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of Holdings under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act so long as Holdings remains subject to such requirements and the filing of such reports and other documents is required for the applicable provisions of Rule 144; and

 

(iii) furnish to Subscriber so long as it owns Holdings Shares, promptly upon request, (x) a written statement by Holdings, if true, that it has complied with the reporting requirements of Rule 144, the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, (y) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of Holdings and such other reports and documents so filed by Holdings and (z) such other information as may be reasonably requested to permit Subscriber to sell such securities pursuant to Rule 144 without registration.

 

c. Holdings will use the proceeds from the sale of the Holdings Shares and the shares issued and sold pursuant to the Other Subscription Agreement solely to finance the Transactions.

 

d. The legend described in Section 5(e) shall be removed and Holdings shall issue a certificate without such legend to the holder of the Holdings Shares upon which it is stamped or issue to such holder by electronic delivery at the applicable balance account at The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”), if (i) such Holdings Shares are registered for resale under the Securities Act, (ii) in connection with a sale, assignment or other transfer, such holder provides Holdings with an opinion of counsel, in a form reasonably acceptable to Holdings, to the effect that such sale, assignment or transfer of the Holdings Shares may be made without registration under the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, or (iii) the Holdings Shares can be sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to Rule 144, and in each case, the holder provides Holdings with an undertaking to effect any sales or other transfers in accordance with the Securities Act. Holdings shall be responsible for the fees of its transfer agent and all DTC fees associated with such issuance.

 

10. Miscellaneous.

 

a. Each party hereto acknowledges that the other party hereto and others will rely on the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties contained in this Subscription Agreement. Prior to the Closing, each party hereto agrees to promptly notify the other party hereto if any of the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties set forth herein with respect to it are no longer accurate in all material respects. Subscriber further acknowledges and agrees that each Placement Agent is a third-party beneficiary of the representations and warranties of Subscriber contained in this Subscription Agreement. The Issuer, Holdings and Subscriber acknowledge and agree that (i) the Company is a third-party beneficiary hereof and no consent, waiver, modification or amendment hereunder or hereof may be given of agreed to by the Issuer or Holdings without the Company’s consent, (ii) this Subscription Agreement is being entered into in order to induce each of the Issuer and the Company to execute and deliver the Merger Agreement and without the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of the Issuer and Subscriber hereunder, each of the Issuer and the Company would not enter into the Merger Agreement, (iii) each representation, warranty, covenant and agreement of the Issuer and Subscriber hereunder is being made also for the benefit of the Company and (d) the Company may directly enforce (including by an action for specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable relief) each of the covenants and agreements of each of the Issuer and Subscriber under this Subscription Agreement.

 

b. Each of the Issuer, Holdings and Subscriber is entitled to rely upon this Subscription Agreement and is irrevocably authorized to produce this Subscription Agreement or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceeding or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby. Each Placement Agent is entitled to rely upon the representations and warranties made by Subscriber in this Subscription Agreement.

 

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c. Neither this Subscription Agreement nor any rights, interests or obligations that may accrue to the parties hereunder (including Subscriber’s rights to purchase the Acquired Shares) may be transferred or assigned without the prior written consent of each of the other parties hereto (other than the Acquired Shares acquired hereunder, if any, and then only in accordance with this Subscription Agreement); provided, however, that this Subscription Agreement and any of Subscriber’s rights and obligations hereunder may be assigned to any affiliates of Subscriber or any fund or account managed by the same investment manager as Subscriber, without the prior consent of the Issuer; provided, further, that such assignee(s) agrees in writing to be bound by the terms hereof. Upon such assignment by a Subscriber, the assignee(s) shall become Subscriber hereunder and have the rights and obligations provided for herein to the extent of such assignment; provided, further, that, no assignment shall relieve the assigning party of any of its obligations hereunder, including any assignment to any fund or account managed by the same investment manager as Subscriber. Neither this Subscription Agreement nor any rights that may accrue to the Issuer hereunder or any of the Issuer’s obligations may be transferred or assigned other than pursuant to the Transactions.

 

d. All the representations and warranties made by each party hereto in this Subscription Agreement shall survive the Closing. All covenants made by each party hereto in this Subscription Agreement required to be performed after the Closing shall expire upon performance. All other agreements made by each party hereto in this Subscription Agreement shall expire at the Closing.

 

e. The Issuer may request from Subscriber such additional information as the Issuer may deem reasonably necessary to evaluate the eligibility of Subscriber to acquire the Acquired Shares, and Subscriber shall provide such information as may be reasonably requested, to the extent readily available and to the extent consistent with its internal policies and procedures and provided that the Issuer agrees to keep any such information provided by Subscriber confidential; provided, however, that upon recipient of such additional information, the Issuer shall be allowed to convey such information to each Placement Agent and such Placement Agent shall keep the information confidential, except as may be required by applicable law, rule, regulation or in connection with any legal proceeding or regulatory request.

 

f. This Subscription Agreement may not be modified, waived or terminated except by an instrument in writing, signed by the Company and the party against whom enforcement of such modification, waiver, or termination is sought.

 

g. This Subscription Agreement constitutes the entire agreement, and supersedes all other prior agreements, understandings, representations and warranties, both written and oral, among the parties, with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

h. Except as otherwise provided herein, this Subscription Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives, and permitted assigns, and the agreements, representations, warranties, covenants and acknowledgments contained herein shall be deemed to be made by, and be binding upon, such heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns.

 

i. If any provision of this Subscription Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Subscription Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall continue in full force and effect.

 

j. This Subscription Agreement may be executed in two (2) or more counterparts (including by electronic means), all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other parties, it being understood that all parties need not sign the same counterpart.

 

k. Each party shall pay all of its own expenses in connection with this Subscription Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement.

 

l. The Issuer shall be responsible for the fees of its transfer agent, stamp taxes and all of DTC’s fees associated with the issuance of the Acquired Shares.

 

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m. Subscriber understands and agrees that: (i) no disclosure or offering document has been prepared by either Placement Agent or any of their respective affiliates in connection with the offer and sale of the Acquired Shares; (ii) each Placement Agent and its directors, officers, employees, representatives and controlling persons have made no independent investigation with respect to the Issuer, the Company, the Transactions or the Acquired Shares or the accuracy, completeness or adequacy of any information supplied to Subscriber by the Issuer; and (iii) in connection with the issue and purchase of the Acquired Shares, neither Placement Agent has not acted as Subscriber’s financial advisor, tax or fiduciary.

 

n. Any notice or communication required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and either delivered personally, emailed or sent by overnight mail via a reputable overnight carrier, or sent by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, and shall be deemed to be given and received (i) when so delivered personally, (ii) when sent, with no mail undeliverable or other rejection notice, if sent by email, or (iii) three (3) business days after the date of mailing to the address below or to such other address or addresses as such person may hereafter designate by notice given hereunder:

 

(i) if to Subscriber, to such address or addresses set forth on the signature page hereto;

 

(ii) if to the Issuer (prior to Closing), to:

 

Spartacus Acquisition Corporation
6470 East Johns Crossing, Suite 490
Duluth, GA 30097
Attention: Igor Volshteyn
E-mail: [email protected]

 

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

 

K&L Gates LLP
599 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Attention: Robert S. Matlin, Esq.
E-mail: [email protected]

 

(iii) if to Holdings (following the Closing), to:

 

c/o NextNav Holdings LLC
1775 Tysons Blvd., 5th Floor
McLean, VA 22102
Attention: Chief Financial Officer

 

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

 

Hogan Lovells US LLP
8350 Broad Street, 17th Floor
Tysons, VA 22102
Attention: Randy S. Segal
E-mail: [email protected]

 

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o. The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Subscription Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached and that money damages or other legal remedies would not be an adequate remedy for any such damage. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of this Subscription Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Subscription Agreement, this being in addition to any other remedy to which such party is entitled at law, in equity, in contract, in tort or otherwise. The right to specific enforcement shall include the right of the parties hereto to cause the other parties hereto to cause the transactions contemplated hereby to be consummated on the terms and subject to the conditions and limitations set forth in this Subscription Agreement. The parties hereto further agree (i) to waive any requirement for the security or posting of any bond in connection with any such equitable remedy, (ii) not to assert that a remedy of specific enforcement pursuant to this Section 10(o) is unenforceable, invalid, contrary to applicable law or inequitable for any reason and (iii) to waive any defenses in any action for specific performance, including the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate. The parties acknowledge and agree that this Section 10(o) is an integral part of the transactions contemplated hereby and without that right, the parties hereto would not have entered into this Subscription Agreement.

 

p. This Subscription Agreement, and any claim or cause of action hereunder based upon, arising out of or related to this Subscription Agreement (whether based on law, in equity, in contract, in tort or any other theory) or the negotiation, execution, performance or enforcement of this Subscription Agreement, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of laws thereof.

 

THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA LOCATED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK SOLELY IN RESPECT OF THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, AND HEREBY WAIVE, AND AGREE NOT TO ASSERT, AS A DEFENSE IN ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING FOR INTERPRETATION OR ENFORCEMENT HEREOF OR THAT SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING MAY NOT BE BROUGHT OR IS NOT MAINTAINABLE IN SAID COURTS OR THAT VENUE THEREOF MAY NOT BE APPROPRIATE OR THAT THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT MAY NOT BE ENFORCED IN OR BY SUCH COURTS, AND THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AGREE THAT ALL CLAIMS WITH RESPECT TO SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE HEARD AND DETERMINED BY SUCH A NEW YORK STATE OR FEDERAL COURT. THE PARTIES HEREBY CONSENT TO AND GRANT ANY SUCH COURT JURISDICTION OVER THE PERSON OF SUCH PARTIES AND OVER THE SUBJECT MATTER OF SUCH DISPUTE AND AGREE THAT MAILING OF PROCESS OR OTHER PAPERS IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING IN THE MANNER PROVIDED IN SECTION 10(n) OR IN SUCH OTHER MANNER AS MAY BE PERMITTED BY LAW SHALL BE VALID AND SUFFICIENT SERVICE THEREOF.

 

EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (I) NO REPRESENTATIVE, PLACEMENT AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER; (II) SUCH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE FOREGOING WAIVER; (III) SUCH PARTY MAKES THE FOREGOING WAIVER VOLUNTARILY; AND (IV) SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVER AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 10(p).

 

q. If, any change in the Class A Shares shall occur between the date hereof and immediately prior to the Closing by reason of any reclassification, recapitalization, stock split (including reverse stock split) or combination, exchange or readjustment of shares, or any stock dividend, the number of Acquired Shares issued to Subscriber shall be appropriately adjusted to reflect such change.

 

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r. The Issuer shall, by 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the first (1st) business day immediately following the date of this Subscription Agreement, issue one or more press releases or file with the Commission a Current Report on Form 8-K (collectively, the “Disclosure Document”) disclosing all material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Other Subscription Agreements, the Transactions and any other material, nonpublic information that the Issuer has provided to Subscriber at any time prior to the filing of the Disclosure Document. Upon the issuance of the Disclosure Document, to the Issuer’s knowledge, Subscriber shall not be in possession of any material, non-public information received from the Issuer or any of its officers, directors or employees or agents (including the Placement Agent) and Subscriber shall no longer be subject to any confidentiality or similar obligations under any current agreement, whether written or oral with the Issuer or any of its affiliates. Notwithstanding anything in this Subscription Agreement to the contrary, the Issuer shall not publicly disclose the name of Subscriber or any of its affiliates, or include the name of Subscriber or any of its affiliates in any press release or in any filing with the Commission or any regulatory agency or trading market, without the prior written consent of Subscriber, except (i) as required by the federal securities law and (ii) to the extent such disclosure is required by law, at the request of the Staff of the Commission or regulatory agency or under the regulations of Nasdaq.

 

s. The obligations of Subscriber under this Subscription Agreement are several and not joint with the obligations of any Other Subscriber or any other investor under the Other Subscription Agreements, and Subscriber shall not be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any Other Subscriber under this Subscription Agreement or any Other Subscriber or other investor under the Other Subscription Agreements. Nothing contained herein or in any Other Subscription Agreement, and no action taken by Subscriber or investor pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute Subscriber and Other Subscribers or other investors as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that Subscriber and Other Subscribers or other investors are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement and the Other Subscription Agreements. Subscriber shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including without limitation the rights arising out of this Subscription Agreement, and it shall not be necessary for any Other Subscriber or investor to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose..

 

11. Non-Reliance and Exculpation.

 

Subscriber acknowledges that it is not relying upon, and has not relied upon, any statement, representation, warranty or other information made or provided by any person, firm or corporation (including, without limitation, the Placement Agents, any of their respective affiliates or any control persons, officers, directors, employees, partners, agents or representatives of any of the foregoing), other than the statements, representations expressly contained in Section 3 of this Subscription Agreement, in making its investment or decision to invest. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that, other than the statements, representations and warranties expressly contained in Section 3 of this Subscription Agreement, none of (i) any other investor pursuant to this Subscription Agreement or any Other Subscription Agreement (including the investor’s respective affiliates or any control persons, officers, directors, employees, partners, agents or representatives of any of the foregoing) or (ii) the Placement Agents, their respective affiliates or any control persons, officers, directors, employees, partners, agents or representatives of any of the foregoing shall have any liability to Subscriber, or to any other investor, pursuant to, arising out of or relating to this Subscription Agreement or any Other Subscription Agreement, the negotiation hereof or thereof or its subject matter, or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, including, without limitation, with respect to any action heretofore or hereafter taken or omitted to be taken by any of them in connection with the purchase of the Class A Shares or with respect to any claim (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) for breach of this Subscription Agreement or in respect of any written or oral representations made or alleged to be made in connection herewith, as expressly provided herein, or for any actual or alleged inaccuracies, misstatements or omissions with respect to any information or materials of any kind furnished by the Issuer, Holdings, the Placement Agents or any Non-Party Affiliate (as defined below) concerning the Issuer, Holdings, the Placement Agents, any of their respective controlled affiliates, this Subscription Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. For purposes of this Subscription Agreement, “Non-Party Affiliates” means each former, current or future officer, director, employee, partner, member, manager, direct or indirect equityholder or affiliate of the Issuer, Holdings, the Placement Agents or any of their respective controlled affiliates or any family member of the foregoing.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Issuer, Holdings and Subscriber has executed or caused this Subscription Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized representative as of the date set forth below.

 

  ISSUER:
   
  Spartacus Acquisition Corporation
     
  By:            
  Name:  
  Title:  
     
  HOLDINGS:
   
  Spartacus Acquisition Shelf Corp.
     
  By:  
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

Date: [●], 2021

 

SIGNATURE PAGE TO SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

 

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SUBSCRIBER:

 

Signature of Subscriber:   Signature of Joint Subscriber, if applicable:
     
By:                                                                          By:                                                              
Name:     Name:  
Title:     Title:  
Date:      
     
Name of Subscriber:   Name of Joint Subscriber, if applicable:
     
     

(Please print. Please indicate name and capacity of person signing above)

 

(Please print. Please indicate name and capacity of person signing above)

     
     

Name in which shares are to be registered

(if different):

   
     
If there are joint investors, please check one:    
     
   Joint Tenants with Rights of Survivorship    
   
   Tenants-in-Common    
   
   Community Property    
     
Subscriber’s EIN:     Joint Subscriber’s EIN:    
     
Email Address:       
     
Business Address:   Mailing Address (if different):
     
 
     
 
     
Telephone No.:     Telephone No.:   
     
Facsimile No.:   Facsimile No.:

 

Aggregate Number of Acquired Shares subscribed for: ________________________

 

Aggregate Purchase Price: $_______________________

 

You must pay the Purchase Price by wire transfer of United States dollars in immediately available funds to the account specified by the Issuer in the Closing Notice.

 

SIGNATURE PAGE TO SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

 

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SCHEDULE A
ELIGIBILITY REPRESENTATIONS OF SUBSCRIBER

 

A.

  QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER STATUS
    (Please check the applicable subparagraphs):
    1.   We are a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act, a “QIB”).
    2.   ☐ We are subscribing for the Acquired Shares as a fiduciary or agent for one or more investor accounts, and each owner of such account is a QIB.

 

***OR***

 

 B.

  ACCREDITED INVESTOR STATUS
    (Please check the applicable subparagraphs):
    1.   ☐  We are an “accredited investor” (within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act or an entity in which all of the equityholders are accredited investors within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act), and have marked and initialed the appropriate boxes on the following page indicating all provisions under which we qualify as an “accredited investor.”
    2.   ☐ We are not a natural person.

 

***AND***

 

 C.

  AFFILIATE STATUS
    (Please check the applicable box)
    SUBSCRIBER:
      is:
      is not:
        an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act) of the Issuer or acting on behalf of an affiliate of the Issuer.

 

***AND***

 

 D.

  INSTITUTIONAL ACCOUNT STATUS
    (Please check the applicable box)
      is:
      is not:
        an “Institutional Account” (as defined in FINRA 4512(c)).

 

This page should be completed by Subscriber
and constitutes a part of the Subscription Agreement.

 

SCHEDULE A-1

 

 

Rule 501(a), in relevant part, states that an “accredited investor” shall mean any person who comes within any of the below listed categories, or who the issuer reasonably believes comes within any of the below listed categories, at the time of the sale of the securities to that person. Subscriber has indicated, by marking and initialing the appropriate box below, the provision(s) below which apply to Subscriber and under which Subscriber accordingly qualifies as an “accredited investor.”

 

☐ Any bank as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act, or any savings and loan association or other institution as defined in Section 3(a)(5)(A) of the Securities Act whether acting in its individual or fiduciary capacity;

 

☐ Any broker or dealer registered pursuant to Section 15 of the Exchange Act;

 

☐ Any insurance company as defined in Section 2(a)(13) of the Securities Act;

 

☐ Any investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or a business development company as defined in Section 2(a)(48) of the Investment Company Act of 1940;

 

☐ Any Small Business Investment Company licensed by the U.S. Small Business Administration under Section 301(c) or (d) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958;

 

☐ Any Rural Business Investment Company as defined in section 384A of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act;

 

☐ Any plan established and maintained by a state, its political subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality of a state or its political subdivisions for the benefit of its employees, if such plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000;

 

☐ Any employee benefit plan, within the meaning of ERISA, if a bank, insurance company, or registered investment adviser makes the investment decisions, or if such plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000;

 

☐ Any private business development company as defined in Section 202(a)(22) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940;

 

☐ Any organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, corporation, Massachusetts or similar business trust, partnership, or limited liability company not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000; or

 

☐ Any trust, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, whose purchase is directed by a sophisticated person as described in Rule 506(b)(2)(ii) of the Securities Act.

 

This page should be completed by Subscriber
and constitutes a part of the Subscription Agreement.

 

 

SCHEDULE A-2

Exhibit 99.1

 

Welcome to Next Generation GPS

 

 

Disclaimer and Cautionary Note Regarding Forward - looking Statements This presentation (together with oral statements made in connection herewith, this “ Presentation ”) contains selected confidential information about NextNav, LLC (“ NextNav ”) and Spartacus Acquisition Corporation (“ Spartacus ”). By participating in this Presentation, you expressly agree to keep confidential all otherwise non - public information disclosed by us, whether orally or in writing, during this Presentation or in these Presentation materials. You also agree not to distribute, disclose or use such information for any purpose, other than for the purpose of your firm’s participation in the potential financing and to return to NextNav or Spartacus, delete or destroy this Presentation upon request. You are also being advised that the United States securities laws restrict persons with material non - public information about a company obtained directly or indirectly from that company from purchasing or selling securities of such company, or from communicating such information to any other person under circumstances in which it is reasonably foreseeable that such person is likely to purchase or sell such securities on the basis of such information. This Presentation relates to the potential financing of a portion of a contemplated business combination of NextNav and Spartacus through a private placement of Spartacus’ Class A common stock. This Presentation shall not constitute a “solicitation” as defined in Rule 14a - 1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. N o O ff e r o r S o l i c i t a t i o n This Presentation is not an offer, or a solicitation of an offer, to buy or sell any investment or other specific product. Any offering of securities (the “ Securities ”) will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Act ”), and will be offered as a private placement to a limited number of institutional “accredited investors” as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Act or “qualified institutional buyers” as defined in Rule 144A under the Act. Accordingly, the Securities must continue to be held unless the Securities are registered under the Act or a subsequent disposition is exempt from the registration requirements of the Act. Investors should consult with their legal counsel as to the applicable requirements for a purchaser to avail itself of any exemption under the Act. The transfer of the Securities may also be subject to conditions set forth in an agreement under which they are to be issued. Investors should be aware that they might be required to bear the final risk of their investment for an indefinite period of time. Neither NextNav nor Spartacus is making an offer of the Securities in any state where the offer is not permitted. NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THE SECURITIES OR DETERMINED IF THIS PRESENTATION IS TRUTHFUL OR COMPLETE. This Presentation is not intended to form the basis of any investment decision by the recipient and does not constitute investment, tax or legal advice. You should consult your own advisers concerning any legal, financial, tax or other considerations concerning the opportunity described herein. The general explanations included in this Presentation cannot address, and are not intended to address, your specific investment objectives, financial situations or financial needs. No representation, express or implied, is or will be given by NextNav, Spartacus or their respective affiliates and advisors and any placement agent as to the accuracy or completeness of the information contained in this Presentation. I n d u s t r y a n d M a r k e t I n f o r m a t i o n I n f o r m a t i o n c o n t a i n e d i n t h i s P r e s e n t a t i o n c o n c e r n i n g Ne xt Na v ’ s i n d u s t r y a n d t h e m a r k e t s in w hi c h it operates, including NextNav’s general expectations and market position, market opportunity and market size, is based on information from NextNav’s management’s estimates and research, as well as from industry and general publications and research, surveys and studies conducted by third parties. In some cases, we may not expressly refer to the sources from which this information is derived. Management estimates are derived from industry and general publications and research, surveys and studies conducted by third parties and NextNav’s knowledge of its industry and assumptions based on such information and knowledge, which we believe to be reasonable. In addition, assumptions and estimates of NextNav’s and its industry’s future performance are necessarily subject to a high degree of uncertainty and risk due to a variety of factors. These and other factors could cause NextNav’s future performance and actual market growth, opportunity and size and the like to differ materially from our assumptions and estimates. 1 Trademarks All rights to the trademarks, copyrights, logos and other intellectual property listed herein belong to their respective owners and NextNav’s or Spartacus’ use thereof does not imply an affiliation with, or endorsement by the owners of such trademarks, copyrights, logos and other intellectual property. Solely for convenience, trademarks and trade names referred to in this Presentation may not appear with the ® or Œ symbols, but such references are not intended to indicate, in any way, that NextNav or Spartacus will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, their rights or the right of the applicable licensor to these trademarks, service marks and trade names. U s e o f P r o j ec t i o n s This Presentation contains estimated or projected information including financial information with respect to NextNav, including NextNav’s projected revenue, gross margin, EBITDA, and unlevered free cash flow for 2021 - 2026 . Such estimated or projected financial information constitutes forward - looking information, and is for illustrative purposes only and should not be relied upon as necessarily being indicative of future results. The assumptions and estimates underlying such estimated or projected financial information are inherently uncertain and are subject to a wide variety of significant business, economic, competitive and other risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the prospective financial information. See “Forward - Looking Statements” below. Actual results may differ materially from the results contemplated by the estimated or projected financial information contained in this Presentation, and the inclusion of such information in this Presentation should not be regarded as a representation by any person that the results reflected in such estimates and projections will be achieved. Neither the independent registered public accounting firm of Spartacus nor the independent registered public accounting firm of NextNav, audited, reviewed, compiled, or performed any procedures with respect to the estimates or projections for the purpose of their inclusion in this Presentation, and accordingly, neither of them expressed an opinion or provided any other form of assurance with respect thereto for the purpose of this Presentation. Use of Non - GAAP Financial Measures This Presentation includes certain non - GAAP financial measures, including EBITDA and unlevered free cash flow, that are not prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“ GAAP ”) and that may be different from non - GAAP financial measures used by other companies. NextNav and Spartacus believe that the use of these non - GAAP financial measures provides an additional tool for investors to use in evaluating ongoing operating results and trends of NextNav. These non - GAAP measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as an alternative to, financial measures determined in accordance with GAAP. Forward - looking non - GAAP financial measures are provided; they are presented on a non - GAAP basis without reconciliations of such forward - looking non - GAAP measures due to the inherent difficulty in forecasting and quantifying certain amounts that are necessary for such reconciliation. F o r w a r d - L oo k i n g S t a t e m e n t s This Presentation 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 “forecast,” “intend,” “seek,” “target,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect,” “estimate,” “plan,” “outlook,” and “project” and other similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. Such forward - looking statements with respect to revenues, earnings, performance, strategies, the market, prospects and other aspects of the businesses of NextNav, Spartacus or a combined company after completion of the proposed business combination are based on current expectations that are subject to risks and uncertainties. A number of factors, many of which are outside of the control of NextNav and Spartacus, could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those indicated by such f o r w a r d - l o o k i n g s t a t e m e n t s . T h e s e f o r w a r d - l o o k i n g s t a t e m e n t s a r e s u b j e c t t o a nu m b e r o f r i s k s a n d uncertainties, including (i) changes in domestic and foreign business, market, financial, political and legal conditions; (ii) the inability of the NextNav and Spartacus to successfully or timely consummate the proposed business combination, including the risk that any required regulatory approvals are not obtained, are delayed or are subject to unanticipated conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the proposed business combination or that the approval of the stockholders of Spartacus or equity holders of NextNav is not obtained; (iii) failure to realize the anticipated benefits of the proposed business combination; (iv) risks relating to the uncertainty of the projected financial information with respect to NextNav; (v) risks related to the rollout of NextNav’s technologies; (vi) the effects of competition on NextNav’s business; (vii) the level of product service or product failures that could lead customers to use competitors’ services; (viii) developments and changes in laws and regulations; (ix) the impact of significant investigative, regulatory or legal proceedings; (x) the amount of redemption requests made by Spartacus’ public stockholders; (xi) the ability of Spartacus or the combined company to issue equity or equity - linked securities in connection with the proposed business combination or in the future; and (xii) those factors discussed in Spartacus’ Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, under the heading “Risk Factors,” and other documents of Spartacus filed, or to be filed, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“ SEC ”). If any of these risks materialize or our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ materially from the results implied by these forward - looking statements. There may be additional risks that neither Spartacus nor NextNav presently know or that Spartacus and NextNav 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 Spartacus’ and NextNav’s expectations, plans or forecasts of future events and views as of the date of this Presentation. Spartacus and NextNav anticipate that subsequent events and developments will cause Spartacus’ and NextNav’s assessments to change. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any forward - looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. NextNav and Spartacus undertake no commitment to update or revise the forward - looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by law. A dd i t i o n a l I n f o r m a t i o n If the contemplated business combination is pursued, Spartacus Acquisition Shelf Corp. intends to file a Registration Statement on Form S - 4 with the SEC, which will include a preliminary proxy statement/prospectus. Spartacus will mail a definitive proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant documents to its stockholders. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF SPARTACUS ARE ADVISED TO READ, WHEN AVAILABLE, THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS IN CONNECTION WITH SPARTACUS’ SOLICITATION OF PROXIES FOR ITS SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD TO APPROVE THE BUSINESS COMBINATION BECAUSE THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE CONTEMPLATED BUSINESS COMBINATION AND THE PARTIES THERETO. The definitive proxy statement/prospectus will be mailed to stockholders of Spartacus as of a record date to be established for voting on the proposed business combination . Stockholders will also be able to obtain copies of the proxy statement/prospectus, without charge, once available, at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. P a r t i c i p a n t s i n t h e S o l i c i t a t i o n Spartacus, NextNav and certain of their respective directors, executive officers, other members of management, and employees, under SEC rules may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies of Spartacus’ stockholders in connection with the proposed business combination. Investors and security holders may obtain more detailed information regarding the names and interests in the proposed business combination of Spartacus’ directors and officers in Spartacus’ filings with the SEC, including Spartacus’ Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, which was filed with the SEC on March 24, 2021, and such information and names of NextNav’s and Spartacus’ directors and executive officers will also be in the Registration Statement on Form S - 4 to be filed with the SEC by Spartacus Acquisition Shelf Corp. B. Riley Securities, Inc. and PJT Partners LP are acting as placement agents and financial advisors and will receive compensation from Spartacus for such service. In addition, B. Riley Securities, Inc. is entitled to a deferred underwriting fee from Spartacus upon the closing of the transaction contemplated therein. An affiliate of B. Riley Securities, Inc. has indirect interests in Spartacus through Spartacus Sponsor LLC as described in the Spartacus’ prospectus dated October 15, 2020 available at www.sec.gov. D i s c l a i m e r

 

 

Unique sponsor & target partnership SPARTACUS • Extensive history with NextNav’s people and assets • Nearly three decades of telecom experience • A history of transformational investments in wireless • High conviction in NextNav’s generational opportunity to transform GPS and drive topline growth Strong Strategic Partner Experienced Leadership Team Impressive Track Record Robust Business Plan Our key prior successes (I n c l u d e s i n v e s t m e n t s b y a ff i l i a t e s o f S p a r t a c u s ) 2

 

 

Today’s presenters Ganesh Pa tt a b ir a m a n C O - F O U N D E R , P R E S I D E N T & C E O Chris G a t es CFO Gary Pa r s o n s CHAIRMAN N e x t Nav S p a r t a c u s Peter A q u i n o C HA I R M A N & C E O Neil S u b in C I O , M I L F A M 3

 

 

GPS impact on the US economy approaching $ 1 Trillion annually and doubling every 2 - 3 years GPS is a single point of failure — we rely on it for aviation, agriculture, telecommunications, power grids, financial transactions, maps and more. 4 Source: NextNav extrapolation of NIST sponsored study, conducted by RTI International.

 

 

Industry needs have evolved beyond tech created in the 60’s Increased accuracy and availability in urban environments Indoor tracking and mapping A l t i t u d e d a ta ( 3 D l o c a t i o n ) Increased resilience and redundancy Increased security We need 5

 

 

Today’s economy requires Next Generation GPS • A p p s — r i d e s h a r e , d e l i v e r y , a n d o t h e r s • Indoor mapping • Autonomous vehicles, eVTOLs and UAVs • C r i t i c a l i n f r a s t r u c t u r e • Public Safety 6

 

 

NEXTNAV IS NEXT GENERATION GPS MORE AVAILABLE MORE RESILIENT MORE ACCURATE 7

 

 

NextNav is targeting a >$100 Billion addressable market today $4 Billion Mission - critical public safety and e911 $24 Billion Mass market, mobile apps, and data analytics $ 1 1 B illi o n Enterprise, IoT, and critical infrastructure >$50 Billion Upside from global expansion (1) $10 Billion Autonomous vehicles, eVTOLs and UAVs US OPPORTUNITIES GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES Source: Gartner, McKinsey, ABI Research, Apptopia, and public information. (1) Excludes China and Russia. 8

 

 

Making smart cities safe cities • Partners with AT&T and FirstNet to provide r e a l ti m e , 3 D s i tu a ti o n a l a w a r e n e s s to F ir s t Responders • NextNav technology proven to exceed FCC’s e 9 11 ve r ti ca l l o ca ti o n a cc u r a cy m a n d a te 240 MILLION 9 11 ca ll s r e l y o n G P S a nnu a ll y S o u r c e : N E N A MARKET OPPORTUNITY: 9

 

 

NextNav enables the app economy • Inaccurate location and spoofing plagues apps today • F ir s t s o l u ti o n to p r o vi d e f l oo r l e ve l a cc u r a cy • A u g m e n te d r e a l i ty r e q u ir e s p r e ci s e location data • L a r g e un i ve r s e o f a pp s u ti l i z e l o ca ti o n data to enhance user experience and target advertising • 1 i n 3 a pp s i n th e G oo g l e P l a y S t o r e u s e location services $3.7 TRILLION global app e co n o m y i n 2 0 2 1 S o u r c e : A n d r o i d . MARKET OPPORTUNITY: 10

 

 

Autonomous vehicles require resilient and precise location data • M o r e p r e ci s e a n d r e s i l i e n t n a vi g a ti o n , p a r ti c u l a r l y i n u r b a n a r e a s • Li a b i l i ty co n c e r n s i n f l u e n ce f a i l - s a f e system design • Quicker detection and more precise correction of sensor driven error • In - vehicle systems require synchronized internal clocking US autonomous vehicle market expected to include over 5 MILLION vehicles by 2030 MARKET OPPORTUNITY: 11 S o u r c e : G a r t n e r .

 

 

(1) Projections informed by Booz Allen Executive Briefing to NASA. eVTOLs and UAVs raise the stakes higher • R e l i a b l e n a vi g a ti o n i n u r b a n a r e a s r e q u ir e s precise location awareness • 3D situational awareness required for urban air mobility • S e l e cte d b y N A S A f o r U r b a n UAV operations 350 MILLION eVTOL TRIPS in the US per year in the near future (1) MARKET OPPORTUNITY: 12

 

 

The enterprise IoT will be powered by Next Generation GPS • A ss e t t r a c k i n g & I o T r e q u ir e precise 3D location • Tracking high - value assets • S m a r t w a r e h o u s e s • Lone and industrial worker productivity and safety 1.2 BILLION IoT connections in the US by 2024 (1) (1) Projection from ABI Research. Connections include asset tracking, inventory mgmt., patient monitoring, pet tracking, smart grid, smart parking and wellbeing wearables. MARKET OPPORTUNITY: 13

 

 

Bringing resiliency to critical infrastructure • R e s i l i e n t ti m i n g / l o ca ti o n s e r vi c es f o r cr i ti ca l infrastructure is a national security priority • Active Congressional legislation and Presidential directives create opportunity f o r N e xt G e n e r a ti o n G P S e n a b l e m e n t • Significant opportunity for Next Generation GPS • NextNav’s solution identified by US Gov’t as highest performing GPS backup provider 5G and ELECTRICAL UTILITY PROVIDERS rely on GPS for precise timing MARKET OPPORTUNITY: S o u r c e : D OT R e p o r t. 14

 

 

NextNav’s long - term vision NextNav Next Generation GPS will be the global gold standard for location and timing services • Irreplaceable deployed nationwide network • Vi t a l a n d f u ll y i n t e g r a t e d s e r v i c e • C r i t i c a l f o r s a f e ty a n d t h e mo b i l e e c o n o my Resulting in a robust long - term financial profile with a significant underlying asset base • Revenue of >$1.5 Billion • EBITDA margin of >70% • Limited go - forward capital requirements • Valuable spectrum asset underpinning deployed network 15

 

 

NextNav is Next Generation GPS S O L U T I O N PR O F I LE : 16

 

 

Pinnacle “ Ne x tN a v ’ s P i nn a c l e i s t h e m o s t reliable z - axis service available.” - Scott Agnew ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT OF PRODUCT MARKETING AT&T S O L U T I O N PR O F I LE : • V e r ti ca l l o ca ti o n + / - 3 m e te r “ f l oo r l e ve l ” accuracy 94% of time • Ubiquitous Network Coverage (90% of 3+ story structures in 4,400 cities today) S o u r c e : C TI A / F CC . Note: NextNav’s current system returns coordinates which can be mapped to specific floor. “ With near real - time vertical location d a t a , I n t r e p i d R e s po n s e w i l l g i v e incident commanders the most comprehensive information available to make informed operational decisions.” - Bruce Dowlen DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AT INTREPID NETWORKS 17

 

 

Te r r a P o i N T “ A l l v e n do r s d e m o n s t r a te d some PNT performance of value, but only one vendor, NextNav, d e m o n s t r a te d i n a l l a pp l i c a b l e use case scenarios.” - DOT Report S O L U T I O N PR O F I LE : • 3D performance of 2.3m (1) • Only solution to deliver 3D positioning, navigation and timing among 11 technologies tested by DOT • Highest performing Next Generation GPS solution provider as determined by DOT • I n i ti a l o p e r a ti o n s i n 4 7 m a r k e ts 18 S o u r c e : D OT r e p o r t. Note: NextNav’s current system returns coordinates which can be mapped to specific user location. (1) Outdoor, mean at 200 feet.

 

 

Sequential go - to - market plan Market Pe ne t r a t i o n P a r tn e r s h i p w i th A T &T to launch NextNav services a c r o s s U S f o r F i r s tN e t 1 Global S t a n d a r d Provider of highly reliable, c r i t i c a l , l o c a t i o n s e r v i c e s 3 Service P r o li f e r a t i o n Become key provider of location services to a wide range of apps 2 > 200 OPPORTUNITIES in rapidly growing customer pipeline 19

 

 

The NextNav opportunity set is global • Target developed markets with similar characteristics to the US • I n cl u d e s c e r t a i n m a r k e ts i n th e A m e ri ca s , Western Europe, and East Asia • Near - term vertical opportunities in Canada, EU and Japan • Joint venture with Metcom (Sony and Kyocera) to deliver NextNav services i n J a p a n • Internationally accepted standard (3GPP) MARKET OPPORTUNITY: GLOBAL ECONOMY would be impacted from any disruption to GPS 20

 

 

Deep competitive moat 100+ Patents G l o b a l i n t e ll e c t u a l property portfolio 2.4bn MHz - PoPs One - of - a - kind nationwide spectrum license portfolio 4,400 Cities Covered by NextNav deployed network 21

 

 

Spectrum license at core of competitive advantage V i r t u a ll y n a t i o n w i d e , c o v e r i n g 93 % o f U S p o p u l a t i o n S o l e c o mm e r c i a l l i c e n s e e / o p e r a to r i n L MS b a n d Generous power limits L e v e r a g e s c e ll u l a r b a n d 8 R F i n d e v i c e s Scarce low - band spectrum 9 0 2 9 1 9 . 7 5 927.75 9 2 8 f r e q ( M H z ) US Location and Monitoring Services (LMS) Band NextNav 8 M H z Contiguous 9 0 0 M H z Broadband 9 0 0 M H z Broadband 22

 

 

Ganesh Pattabiraman C O - F O U N D E R , C E O , P R E S I D E N T Chris Gates CFO David Knutson SVP OF NETWORK OPS AND DEPLOYMENT Dan Hight V P O F S A L E S & B U S I N E SS DEVELOPMENT Arun Raghupathy C O - F O U N D E R & S V P O F ENGINEERING NextNav Management PIONEERS IN LOCATION - BASED SERVICES 23

 

 

Ganesh Pattabiraman CO - FOUNDER, CEO, PRESIDENT Gary Parsons CHAIRMAN Former Chairman of Sirius/XM Radio, Space T e c hn o l o g y H a l l o f F a m e Member Peter Barris DIRECTOR M a n a g i n g G e n e r a l P a r tn e r , NEA Bandel Carano DIRECTOR M a n a g i n g P a r tn e r , O a k I n v e s t m e n t P a r tn e r s Board of Directors Key Prior Investments Jim Fleming DIRECTOR M a n a g i n g P a r tn e r , Columbia Capital Current investors drawn from leaders in mobile technology Alan B. Howe DIRECTOR M a n a g i n g P a r tn e r , B r o a db a n d I n i t i a t i v e s Peter Aquino DIRECTOR Chairman and CEO, Spartacus 24

 

 

Massive operating leverage results in highly attractive unit economics Low variable cost to add incremental network traffic S o u r c e : M a n a g e m e n t e s t i m a te s . $0.89 Incremental EBITDA per dollar of i n c r em e n t a l r e v e nu e Incremental dollar of revenue Incremental expense 25

 

 

Key commentary Total revenue forecast • Mass Market apps becomes l a r g e s t d ri ve r o f r e ve nu e i n 2022E • Revenue opportunity significantly expands once T e rr a P o i N T n e tw o r k b u i l d - o u t i s co m p l e te i n 2 0 2 5 E • Model excludes upside from commercial UAVs and international TerraPoiNT S o u r c e : M a n a g e m e n t e s t i m a te s . Note: Pie chart does not equal 100% due to rounding. $2 $ 2 4 $ 7 5 $1 6 2 $3 0 8 $5 0 6 20 2 1 E 20 22E 20 23 E 20 24E 20 2 5 E 20 2 6 E $ IN MILLIONS 2026E Mass market, mobile apps, and data analytics 41% Enterprise, IoT, and critical infrastructure 21% Autonomous v e h i c l e s a n d eV T O L s 14% I n te r n a t i o n a l 17% M i ss i o n - c r i t i c a l p u b l i c safety and e911 6% 26

 

 

2021E 2022E 2023E 2024E 2025E 2026E Total revenue $2 $24 $75 $162 $308 $506 % Gr o w th NM 857% 215% 115% 90% 64% 7 3 % 46% ( 2 6 7 ) ( 4 9 ) (1 1 ) $ 2 2 4 ( - ) C OG S (2) (6) (47) (103) (132) (138) Gross margin $0 $18 $28 $59 $176 $367 % Ma r g i n 18% 75% 37% 36% 57% 73% ( - ) R & D (26) (38) (46) (55) (65) (76) ( - ) SG & A (18) (23) (31) (40) (50) (59) EBITDA ($44) ($43) ($49) ($37) $61 $233 % Ma r g i n NM (182%) (66%) (23%) 20% 46% ( - ) ∆ W o r k i ng c ap i tal 6 4 10 9 7 2 ( - ) C ap E x (1) (1) (67) (267) (49) (11) Unlevered free cash flow ($39) ($40) ($107) ($295) $19 $224 % Ma r g i n NM (168%) (142%) (182%) 6% 44% Financial projections overview $ IN MILLIONS Expected long - term E B IT D A m a r g i n o f ~ 7 0 % F u t u r e c a p e x s p e n d m a i n l y l i m i t e d to m a i nt e n a n c e c a p e x Significant cash generation after T e rr a P o i N T n e t w o r k deployment S o u r c e : M a n a g e m e n t e s t i m a te s . Expected long - t e r m g r o ss p r o f i t m a r g i n o f ~8 5 % 27

 

 

Transaction summary Sources S PA C ca s h i n t r u s t ( a ss u m e s 1 00 % r o ll ) ( 1 ) T a r g e t r o ll o ve r e q u i ty ( 2 ) PIPE (3) $ 2 0 3 750 225 Total sources $1 , 1 7 8 Pro forma valuation Pro forma FDSO (6) I ll us t ra tive sh ar e pr ice 123 $10.00 Pro forma market cap $1,225 ( - ) P r o f or m a c a sh (7 ) (328) Pro forma enterprise value $897 Uses Shares to target shareholders (2) $750 Cash to balance sheet 311 Deb t pa y do w n (4 ) 82 E s t. f ee s a n d e x pe ns e s ( 5 ) 35 Total uses $1,178 $ AND UNITS IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE VALUES Pro forma ownership PIPE Shares 19% 28 Note: NextNav balance sheet date as of 3/31/21. (1) Assumes no redemptions in connection with business combination. (2) Based on fixed equity rollover of 75mm shares at $10.00 per share, including employee equity. (3) Assumes $225mm of PIPE proceeds at purchase price of $10.00 per share. (4) Pro forma for $5mm drawdown of existing Fortress facility; excludes PIK interest accrued between 3/31/21 and transaction close. (5) Estimated total transaction expenses for both NextNav and Spartacus. (6) Assumes the exercise or conversion of any options, warrants or other convertible securities. (7) Pro forma cash balance of $328mm as of 3/31/21. Cash balance is pro forma for $12mm of existing cash on balance sheet and $5mm drawdown of Fortress facility; excludes impact of cash burn between 3/31/21 and transaction close. Target Shareholders 61% SPAC Public Shareholders 16% Sponsor Shares 4%

 

 

95% NA 100% 100% 80% 24% 97% 94% (4 ) 91% 88% 98% 81% 66% 55% ( 6 ) NM 189% 400% 629% (2) 198% 96% 38% 23% 23% 14% 9% 7% 0% (4 )(5 ) (4 )(5 ) Operational benchmarking (1) Reflects CY2020E - CY2022E Revenue CAGR. (2) Reflects CY2024E - CY2026E Revenue CAGR. (3) Reflects CY2021E - CY2025E Revenue CAGR. (4) Reflects CY2025E EBITDA Margin / UFCF Conversion. (5) Assumes no capex; capex not publicly disclosed. (6) UFCF projections remain negative through 2026E. CY2021E – CY2026E REVENUE CAGR CY2026E UFCF CONVERSION CY2026E EBITDA MARGIN M E D I A N : 2 3 5 % M E D I A N : 3 8 % Y2020E – CY2022E REVENUE CAGR M E D I A N : 8 % M E D I A N : 9 0 % 20 % 21 % 4 0 % M E D I A N : 9 2 % 38% 21 % M E D I A N : 7 2 % CY2021E UFCF CONVERSION Sources: CapIQ and Bloomberg research consensus estimates, company filings. Market data as of 06/03/21. Note: UFCF Conversion defined as EBITDA less Capex divided by EBITDA. 46% NA 11% (4) 21% (4) 13% 29% 40% 50% (4) 39% 3 4 % ( 1 ) 272% (3) 57% ( 3 ) 296% ( 2 ) 9 0 0 M H z w i r e l e s s Recent tech fwd SPACs W i r e l e s s C u s t om e r v e r t i c a l s 29

 

 

3.9x 7.2x 43.4x (1) 11.2x 9.2x 4.2x 22.0 x ( 1 ) 20.7x 13.3x 10.4x 5.6x 22.4x 19.6x 10.2x 9.0x 4.0x NA 43.4x (2)(4) 17.1x 14.0x 9.2x 22.9x 13.7x 11.8x 27.7x 20.1x 16.3x 15.5x ( 1 ) (2)(4) 23.4x (2) NM (3) Attractive entry valuation (1) R e f l e c ts T E V / C Y 2 0 2 5 E E B IT D A . (2) R e f l e c ts T E V / C Y 2 0 2 5 E U F C F . (3) UFCF projections remain negative through 2026E. (4) Assumes no capex; capex not publicly disclosed. M E D I A N : 1 5 . 5X M E D I A N : 1 8 . 3 X M E D I A N : 1 8 . 2 X TEV / CY2026E EBITDA M E D I A N : 1 0 . 2 X M E D I A N : 1 3 . 3 X TEV / CY2021E EBITDA M E D I A N : 1 4 . 9 X TEV / CY2026E UFCF TEV / CY2021E UFCF Sources: CapIQ and Bloomberg research consensus estimates, company filings. Market data as of 06/03/21. Note: UFCF defined as EBITDA less Capex. All SPACs are represented at their current trading level. 9 0 0 M H z w i r e l e s s Recent tech fwd SPACs W i r e l e s s C u s t om e r v e r t i c a l s 30

 

 

$3,880 $1,708 $897 $2,196 Transaction represents attractive discount to peers $ IN MILLIONS Summary of approach • 2026E UFCF includes benefit of T e rr a P o i N T n e tw o r k , b u t w i th r o b u s t g r o w th th e r e a f te r as network utilization continues to ramp • T h e a pp l i e d m u l ti p l e r a n g e o f 1 7 . 5 x – 22 . 5 x i s i n l i n e w i th th a t of NextNav’s peers • The Implied Future Enterprise V a l u e i s d i s co un te d b a ck 4 . 5 years at a 20% discount rate to a rri ve a t a n I m p l i e d C u rr e n t Enterprise Value Discounted back 4.5 years at 20% discount rate 54% discount 80% discount 1 7 . 5 x – 22. 5 x 2026E UFCF of $222mm (Implies 16.7x – 21.4x 2026E EBITDA (1) ) 4.0x 2026E UFCF Source: Management estimates, Company filings, Wall Street Research. Note: UFCF defined as EBITDA less Capex. Assumes transaction date of 6/30/21. Market data as of 06/03/21. (1) Based on 2026E EBITDA of $233mm. (2) Per Wall Street research estimate based on $0.80 per MHz - PoP. $4 , 9 8 9 31 Pro forma enterprise value Implied current enterprise value Implied future enterprise value $8,848 (2) $ 2 , 4 3 2 $8 1 5 Enterprise value

 

 

Investment highlights Next Generation GPS solution w i l l s i t a t t h e c o r e o f the app economy >$100 Billion to t a l a dd r e ss a b l e m a r k e t G r o w i n g l i s t o f Blue - chip customers i n c l u d i n g A T & T a n d F i r s tN e t Sequential d e p l o y m e n t l i m i ts r i s k Unrivaled ca p a b ili t i e s powered by bullet proof technology C o m p e t i t i ve moat deepened by IP, spectrum, and network World class management, board, and shareholders w i th l e a d e r s i n w i r e l e ss a n d l o c a t i o n s e r v i c e s 32

 

 

Next Generation GPS is here.

 

 

NextNav + AT&T FirstNet • N e xt N a v h a s p a r tn e r e d w i th A T & T to bring full 3D situational awareness to first responders • Vertical location is essential to incident management and responder safety • Enhances applications and, as early adopter, improves core FirstNet LTE service differentiation • S e r vi ce m a r k e te d b y A T & T a n d a va i l a b l e to all public safety mobile applications on FirstNet through FirstNet API Catalog • NextNav Pinnacle service embedded in R e s p o n s e f o r F ir s t N e t a pp l i ca ti o n • Monthly per - user fees billed to AT&T and public safety app developers From this To this 34

 

 

NextNav + Gimbal • NextNav is working with Gimbal to bring enhanced 3D experiences to their customers and consumers • Gimbal provides enhanced location products to approximately 150mm monthly average users th r o u g h th e i r S D K a cr o s s r e t a i l , r e s t a u r a nt s , hospitality and sports/events venues • NextNav’s solution will initially be used for in - stadium and food and retail pickup applications and is then expected to grow into other lines of business • I n te g r a ti n g N e xt N a v w i ll a d d ve r ti ca l l o ca ti o n technology to existing products, enhance capabilities and reduce customer costs • Business model is based on a revenue share for services using NextNav’s vertical location technology 35

 

 

NextNav + Joby • NextNav is working with Joby Aviation to deploy TerraPoiNT technology on Joby Aviation aircraft • GPS degradation and vulnerabilities (e.g., jamming, spoofing) drives need for positioning source, including accurate altitude • TerraPoiNT’s encryption and 100,000x signal s t r e n g th co m p a r e d to G P S i s w e ll s u i te d to aerospace applications where safety, redundancy and reliability are paramount • Solution would integrate TerraPoiNT signal with Joby Aviation’s navigation systems 36

 

 

S o u r c e : D OT R e p o r t. (1) Weighted score based upon accuracy, availability, product readiness, resilience and security. (2) Weighted score based upon accuracy, availability, product readiness, resilience and security. (3) Market readiness of Timing Performance using terrestrial RF broadcast. Ranking & score based on accuracy, availability, product readiness, resilience and security (4) Mass market readiness for Position AND Timing using terrestrial RF broadcast. (5) Mass market readiness of timing using RF broadcast. (6) Mass market readiness for Timing AND Positioning using RF broadcast. DOT report rankings TIMING (1) POSITIONING (2) TIMING (3) PNT (4) TIMING (5) PNT (6) Performance Performance Rank Score Rank Score Ground br o adc as t Rank Score Ground br o adc as t Rank Score Broadcast Broadcast Rank Score Rank Score U H F t e rr e s tr i a l R F (92 0 - 92 8 M H z ) 1 91 1 91 1 82 1 82 1 82 1 82 LEO commercial S - band ( 2 4 8 3 . 5 - 2 5 0 0 M H z ) - - 5 38 - - - - - - - - eL O R A N t e rr e s tr i a l R F (90 - 11 0 k H z ) 6 62 - - 3 66 - - 4 66 - - F i b e r o p ti c ti m e s e r v i c e ( w h i te r a bb i t P T P ) 2 87 - - - - - - - - - - 8 0 2 . 1 1 t e rr e s tr i a l RF ( 2 . 4 H G z ) 6 62 3 - 4 - 2 - 5 - 3 - LEO commercial L - band ( 1 6 1 6 - 1 626 . 5 M H z ) 4 78 2 78 - - - - 2 80 1 82 R - m a d e t e rr e s tr i a l R F ( 2 8 3 . 5 - 32 5 K H z ) - - - - - - - - - - - - F i b e r o p ti c ti m e tr a n s f e r ( w h i te r a bb i t P T P ) 3 84 - - - - - - - - - - 8 0 2 . 1 1 t e rr e s tr i a l R F ( 9 0 0 M H z , 2 . 4 & 5 G H z ) - - 4 - - - - - - - - - U WB & I M U m a p m a tc h i n g (3 . 1 - 5 G H z ) - - 5 38 - - - - - - - - e L O R A N t e rr e s tr i a l R F (90 - 11 0 K H z ) 5 69 - - 2 70 - - 3 70 - - G P S ( S P S P S ) MEO government, L - band ( 1 5 7 5 , 1 22 7 , 11 7 6 M H z ) - 67 - - - - - - - - - - 37 1 1 1 1 1 1

 

 

e911 reporting • Rigorous testing has been performed during the past decade to evaluate the suitability of various vertical location technologies as solutions to the FCC’s 9 - 1 - 1 L o ca ti o n A cc u r a cy R e p o r t & O r d e r • The FCC Order mandates that wireless carriers provide accurate vertical location services to First R e s p o n d e r s s t a r ti n g i n A p ri l 2 0 2 1 • T e s ti n g h a s b ee n co n d u cte d i n a w i d e va ri e ty o f environments including high - rise residential and co mm e r ci a l b u i l d i n g s i n d e n s e u r b a n , s u b u r b a n , a n d r u r a l a r e a s • In both recent and historical testing, NextNav has consistently delivered more accurate and diverse capabilities than competitors • While the FCC requires at least 3m accuracy 80% of the time, NextNav delivers 1.8m accuracy Distribution function (CDF) all data 2 4 Receiver altitude error (meters) Cumulative probability 0 6 0 . 0 0 . 2 0 . 4 0 . 6 0 . 8 1. 0 F CC R E Q U I R E M E N T : 3m – 80% NEXTNAV ACCURACY: 1.8m – 80% S o u r c e : C TI A / F CC 38

 

 

NextNav’s unparalleled technology as an evolution to GPS 39 Cloud platform Device/software MAPS & B U I L D I N G D A T A B A C K - END ANAL Y T I C S APPLICATION + LOCATION INFORMATION Next Generation GPS OTHER D A T A S E T S

 

 

$700 $600 $500 $ 4 0 0 $300 $200 $100 - Pr e - 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 A 2 0 0 1 A 2 0 0 2A 2 0 03A 2 0 0 4 A 2 0 0 5 A 2 0 06A 2 0 0 7 A 2008A 2 0 09A 2 0 1 0 A 2011A 2 0 1 2A 2 0 1 3A 2 0 1 4 A 2015A 2 0 1 6A 2017A 2018E 2019E 2020E 2021E NextNav extrapolation (1) (33%) 20% 8% 8% 7% 20% 17% 10% 9% 4% 27% 36% 78% 56% 28% 31% 24% 17% 24% 24% 24% 24% GPS impact on the US economy approaching $1 Trillion annually 40 $ IN BILLIONS YOY GROWTH RATE: A ct u a l Source: NextNav extrapolation of NIST sponsored study, conducted by RTI International. (1) 2018E - 2021E growth rate assumption based on average % growth between 2015A – 2017A.

 

 

$0.37 $0.65 $0.80 $0.81 $0.93 $1.02 $1.07 $1.62 $2.32 @ D e a l V a l u e @ P u b l i c M a r k e t V a l u e @ P r i v a t e M a r k e t V a l u e @ 6 0 0 M Hz Auction @ 3 . 8 - 3 . 9 G H z C - B a n d A u c t i o n ( 1 ) @ P r i v a t e M a r k e t V a l u e @ 3 . 7 - 3 . 8 G H z C - B a n d A u c t i o n ( 1 ) @ P r i v a t e M a r k e t V a l u e > 8 M H z o f 9 0 0 M H z spectrum > 11 . 5 M H z o f 2 . 4 G H z s p e c t r u m > 1 . 5 - 1 . 6 G H z spectrum > 1 4 M H z o f 80 0 M H z spectrum > 7 0 M H z o f 6 0 0 M H z spectrum > 1 8 0 M H z o f 3 . 8 - 3 . 9 G H z spectrum (B a n d C B l o c k ) > 6 M H z o f 9 0 0 M H z spectrum 1 0 0 M H z o f 3 . 7 - 3 . 8 G H z spectrum (A B l o c k ) > 6 M H z o f 9 0 0 M H z spectrum Relevant spectrum data points 41 S o u r c e : C o m p a n y f i l i n g s , F CC d i s c l o s u r e s , p r e s s r e l e a s e s . Note: Market data as of 06/03/21. (1) Fully - Loaded prices include an estimated $9.7bn in accelerated clearing payments and $3.3bn in relocation costs. VARIOUS $ / MHz - POP Buyer / Seller B a nd $8 9 7 m m T E V · 8 M H z · 3 0 0 m m P O P VARIOUS VARIOUS

 

Exhibit 99.2 

 

NextNav, a Leader in Next Generation GPS, to Combine with

Spartacus Acquisition Corporation Resulting in

NextNav Becoming a Public Company

 

·Gary Parsons, former Chairman of the Board for Sirius XM Radio, to serve as Chairman of the Board of NextNav; leading world-class Management Team and Board of Directors

 

·NextNav equity holders will roll 100% of their existing equity holdings into the combined company

 

·Transaction values combined company at a pro forma implied enterprise value of ~$900 million and fully diluted pro forma equity value of ~$1.2 billion and is expected to provide approximately $408 million in gross proceeds

 

·Transaction includes $205 million fully committed common stock PIPE at $10.00 per share from key investors including Koch Strategic Platforms, a subsidiary of the Koch Investments Group, funds managed by Fortress Investment Group, LLC, Ophir Asset Management, Woody Creek Capital Management and Quantlab Disruptive Technologies, Iridian Asset Management LLC, and Sponsor of Spartacus Acquisition Corporation

 

·Proceeds expected to be used to expand and fuel the growth of NextNav’s next generation, three-dimensional geolocation platform across a $100 billion global total addressable market serving public safety, e911, mass market consumer apps, eVTOLs, UAVs and autonomous vehicles, IoT and critical infrastructure and various other sectors

 

·NextNav is shaping the future of geolocation, having developed leading, differentiated services that deliver unrivaled three-dimensional location intelligence with an existing network serving a blue-chip customer and partner base including AT&T FirstNet, Motorola Mobility, Gimbal, Epic Games, Joby Aviation, and other location-based applications.

 

·Post-close combined company will be named NextNav Inc. with common stock and warrants listed on Nasdaq under the ticker symbols, “NN” and “NNW”, respectively

 

·Joint investor conference call to be held today at 8:30 AM ET

 

DULUTH, GA and MCLEAN, VA – June 10, 2021 – NextNav, a leader in next generation GPS, and Spartacus Acquisition Corporation (NASDAQ: TMTS, TMTSW, and TMTSU) (“Spartacus” or the “Company”), a special purpose acquisition company, today announced their entry into a definitive merger agreement (the “Merger Agreement”) that will result in NextNav becoming a public company. Upon closing of the business combination (the “Transactions”), the combined company will be named NextNav Inc., and its common stock and warrants will be listed on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “NN” and “NNW”, respectively.

 

Gross proceeds of up to $408 million from the business combination are expected to be used to fuel growth in its current businesses, continue to build NextNav’s next generation GPS platform, expand products one of which is already deployed in 4,400 cities, and to expand its land-based radio positioning and timing network. The NextNav platform serves a $100 billion global total addressable market in public safety, e911, mass market consumer apps, eVTOLs, UAVs and autonomous vehicles, IoT and critical infrastructure, and many other sectors. Beyond its technology and intellectual property, NextNav owns a one-of-a-kind portfolio of nationwide spectrum licenses for 2.4 billion MHz-PoPs of 900 MHz spectrum.

 

Gary Parsons, former Chairman of the Board of Sirius XM Radio, has served as Chairman of NextNav’s Board of Directors for the past 10 years and will continue in that role. Peter Aquino, Chairman of the Board and CEO of Spartacus, will also join the NextNav Board of Directors upon closing of the business combination. Mr. Aquino brings invaluable expertise having led several companies through fiber and wireless operations and network deployments, and the development of overlay technologies designed to drive new revenue streams.

 

 

 

 

NextNav will continue to be led by Ganesh Pattabiraman, Co-Founder, CEO and President of NextNav, whose rich experience in building scalable location technologies using terrestrial and satellite-based technologies started in places such as Qualcomm and led to the creation of NextNav. In addition, the full NextNav management team, including Co-Founder, Dr. Arun Raghupathy, as SVP of Engineering, Chris Gates as CFO, and David Knutson as SVP of Network Operations and Deployment, will continue to manage NextNav.

 

NextNav Leadership Comments on the Transaction

 

Mr. Parsons commented, “NextNav has spent over a decade developing its innovative 3D geolocation technology, bringing precise floor-level altitude to existing location services and in-building, resilient location and timing enhancements to traditional GPS capabilities. As with the creation of satellite radio, NextNav’s industry leading technology is unique, unrivaled and protected by more than 100 patents. I am excited about the positive impact NextNav’s 3D geolocation and timing capabilities can have in protecting the nation’s critical infrastructure while meeting the advanced 3D location needs of public safety and emerging markets and applications.”

 

Mr. Pattabiraman said, “We started NextNav with a bold vision to build the next generation of GPS. Over the last decade, we implemented that vision and are well on our way to full deployment of this capability in the U.S. This transaction allows us to build on that success and enables the next generation of location and timing services – more precise, available and resilient and that will power the next generation of applications and services in mobile apps, autonomous vehicles, public safety and critical infrastructure globally.”

 

Mr. Aquino said, “We are incredibly excited to partner with NextNav and drive the next phase of its growth. NextNav is an innovative, emerging market leader with an experienced executive management team, a proven, attractive business model, and a highly scalable platform. We expect that the combination will fuel the expansion and adoption of NextNav’s industry leading next generation GPS technology in the U.S. and around the world allowing us to drive significant value creation for stockholders.”

 

NextNav Investment Highlights

 

·Leading Next Generation GPS SolutionNextNav’s internationally standardized terrestrial next generation GPS platform is proven and poised to be the global solution for location and timing services serving the mobile app economy, enterprise, and public safety customers worldwide.

 

·Unrivaled Capabilities NextNav’s next generation GPS is more available, more resilient and more accurate than anything currently in the market. NextNav has two leading services, Pinnacle (altitude-only) and TerraPoiNT (full 3D position, navigation and timing capabilities) which has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Transportation as the highest ranked Position, Navigation and Timing (PNT) network1.

 

·Significant Competitive Strengths NextNav’s underlying assets include its global intellectual property portfolio of over 100 patents, a one-of-a-kind nationwide portfolio of licenses for 2.4 billion MHz-PoPs of 900 MHz spectrum, and a deployed network live in over 4,400 cities that covers over 90% of all buildings taller than three stories nationwide.

 

·A $100 Billion Global Total Addressable Market Opportunity NextNav’s technology is focused on serving a $100 billion total addressable market in the U.S. and globally in the following markets: public safety, e911, mass market consumer apps, eVTOLs, UAVs and autonomous vehicles, IoT and critical infrastructure, and many other sectors.

 

·Growing List of Blue-Chip Customers NextNav’s Pinnacle product is already being deployed with customers and used by consumers and businesses in multiple industries in the U.S. and around the world.

 

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1 U.S. Department of Transportation Report, Complementary PNT and GPS Backup Technologies Demonstration Report, January 2021

https://www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/2021-01/FY%2718%20NDAA%20Section%201606%20DOT%20Report%20to%20Congress_Combinedv2_January%202021.pdf

 

 

 

 

Transaction Overview

 

The transaction reflects a pro forma enterprise valuation for NextNav of approximately $900 million and a pro forma market capitalization of approximately $1.2 billion, assuming no SPAC redemptions.

 

All current NextNav equity holders will roll the entirety of their existing equity holdings into the combined company. The transaction is expected to provide up to approximately $408 million in gross proceeds, comprised of Spartacus’ approximately $203 million of cash held in trust (assuming no redemptions) and the $205 million fully committed common stock PIPE financing (the “PIPE Investment”). New PIPE investors include Koch Strategic Platforms, a subsidiary of the Koch Investments Group, funds managed by Fortress Investment Group, LLC, Ophir Asset Management, Woody Creek Capital Management and Quantlab Disruptive Technologies, Iridian Asset Management LLC, and Sponsor of Spartacus.

 

The Boards of Directors of both NextNav and Spartacus have unanimously approved the proposed transaction, which is expected to be completed late in the third quarter of 2021 or early in the fourth quarter of 2021, subject to, among other things, the approval of the business combination by Spartacus’ stockholders and NextNav’s equity holders, satisfaction of the conditions stated in the Merger Agreement and other customary closing conditions.

 

Additional information about the proposed transaction, including an investor presentation, has been provided in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Spartacus today with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and available at: www.sec.gov and www.spartacus-ac.com.

 

Advisors

 

PJT Partners is acting as sole financial advisor, and Hogan Lovells US LLP is acting as legal advisor to NextNav. B. Riley Securities is acting as sole financial and capital markets advisor to Spartacus. K&L Gates LLP is acting as legal counsel to Spartacus.

 

B. Riley Securities and PJT Partners are acting as joint placement agents with respect to the private placement. Kirkland & Ellis LLP is acting as placement agent counsel.

 

Conference Call Information

 

Spartacus Acquisition Corporation and NextNav will host a pre-recorded joint investor conference call to discuss the proposed transaction today, June 10, 2021 at 8:30 am EST.

 

To access the call please dial (888) 753-4238 from the United States, or (574) 941-1785 from outside the U.S. The conference call I.D. number is 9999468. Participants should dial in 5 to 10 minutes before the scheduled time.

 

The live call and replay will also be available as a webcast, which can be accessed at https://www.spartacus-ac.com/.

 

 

 

About Spartacus Acquisition Corporation

 

Spartacus Acquisition Corporation is a blank check company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The Company is led by a management team and Board of Directors with extensive experience as strategic investors and operators of businesses throughout market cycles of emerging technologies in next generation fiber, wireless, and spectrum use cases. It includes: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Peter D. Aquino, and Chief Financial Officer, Igor Volshteyn. In addition to Messrs. Aquino and Volshteyn, the Board of Directors includes Alan Howe, Eric Edidin, Andrew Day, Shelly C. Lombard and Skyler Wichers and advisor Dave Williams.

 

About NextNav

 

NextNav provides next generation GPS. NextNav Pinnacle uses highly accurate vertical positioning to transform location services so they reflect the 3D world around us. Our revolutionary TerraPoiNT system keeps critical infrastructure resilient with reliable Position, Navigation and Timing services in the absence of GPS. With carrier-grade dependability and a rapidly expanding nationwide service footprint, NextNav is driving a whole new ecosystem for geolocation applications and services.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as “forecast,” “intend,” “seek,” “target,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect,” “estimate,” “plan,” “outlook,” and “project” and other similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. These statements, which involve risks and uncertainties, relate to analyses and other information that are based on forecasts of future results and estimates of amounts not yet determinable and may also relate to the Company’s, NextNav’s, or the combined company’s future prospects, developments and business strategies. In particular, such forward-looking statements include statements concerning the timing of the Transactions; the PIPE Investment, the business plans, objectives, expectations and intentions of the public company once the Transactions are complete, and NextNav’s estimated and future results of operations, business strategies, competitive position, industry environment and potential growth opportunities. These statements are based on the Company’s or NextNav’s management’s current expectations and beliefs, as well as a number of assumptions concerning future events.

 

Such forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors, many of which are outside the Company’s or NextNav’s control that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements. These risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors include, but are not limited to, (1) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the Merger Agreement and the Transactions; (2) the inability to complete the proposed business combination contemplated by the Merger Agreement and the Transactions due to the failure to obtain approval of the stockholders of the Company or other conditions to closing in the Merger Agreement; (3) the ability of the combined company to meet Nasdaq’s listing standards following the Transactions; (4) the inability to complete the PIPE Investment; (5) the risk that the proposed Transactions disrupt current plans and operations of NextNav as a result of the announcement and consummation of the Transactions described herein; (6) the ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the proposed business combination, which may be affected by, among other things, competition, the ability of the combined company to grow and manage growth profitably, maintain relationships with customers and suppliers retain its management and key employees; (7) costs related to the proposed business combination; (8) changes in applicable laws or regulations and delays in obtaining, adverse conditions contained in, or the inability to obtain necessary regulatory approvals, including from the Federal Communications Commission, required to complete the business combination; (9) the possibility that NextNav may be adversely affected by other economic, business and/or competitive factors; (10) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against the Company, NextNav or any of their respective directors or officers, following the announcement of the Transactions; (11) the failure to realize anticipated pro forma results and underlying assumptions, including with respect to estimated stockholder redemptions; and (12) other risk and uncertainties indicated from time to time in other documents filed or to be filed with the SEC by the Company. New risks and uncertainties arise from time to time, and it is impossible for us to predict these events or how they may affect us. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made, and the Company and NextNav undertake no commitment to update or revise the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

 

 

Additional Information About the Transaction and Where to Find It

 

Spartacus Acquisition Shelf Corp. (“Shelf”) intends to file with the SEC a Registration Statement on Form S-4, that will include a proxy statement of the Company and also constitutes a prospectus of Shelf, in connection with the Transactions and will mail a definitive proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant documents to the Company’s stockholders. The Company’s stockholders and other interested persons are advised to read, when available, the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus, and amendments thereto, the definitive proxy statement/prospectus and the other relevant documents filed with the SEC in connection with the Company’s solicitation of proxies for its stockholders’ special meeting to be held to approve the Transactions because the proxy statement/prospectus will contain important information about the Company, Shelf, NextNav and the Transactions. The definitive proxy statement/prospectus will be mailed to stockholders of the Company as of a record date to be established for voting on the Transactions. Investors may obtain a free copy of the proxy statement/prospectus (if and when it becomes available) and other relevant documents filed by Shelf and the Company with the SEC at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Stockholders of the Company will also be able to obtain copies of the proxy statement/prospectus, without charge, once available, at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or by directing a request to: Spartacus Acquisition Corporation, 6470 E Johns Crossing, Suite 490, Duluth, Georgia 30097.   

 

Participants in Solicitation

 

The Company, Shelf, NextNav and certain of their directors and officers may be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies of the Company’s stockholders with respect to the approval of the Transactions. Information regarding the Company’s directors and officers and a description of their interests in the Company is contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, which was filed with the SEC. Additional information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitation, including NextNav’s directors and officers, and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be included in proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant materials filed with the SEC regarding the Transactions when available. Each of these documents is, or will be, available at the SEC’s website or by directing a request to the Company as described above under “Additional Information About the Transactions and Where to Find It.”

 

No offer or solicitation

 

This press release is for informational purposes only and shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities pursuant to the proposed transactions or otherwise, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which the offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offer of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

Contacts

 

For Spartacus Acquisition Corp.:

 

Whit Clay Erica Bartsch

Sloane & Company Sloane & Company

[email protected] [email protected]

917-601-6012 917-232-2718

 

For NextNav:

 

Chelsea Hoedl

LaunchSquad PR

[email protected]

248-425-1465 

 

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Exhibit 99.3

 

NextNav/Spartacus Transaction Announcement

June 10, 2021

 

Corporate Speakers:

 

Neil Subin; Spartacus Acquisition Corporation; Representative of Spartacus

 

Gary Parsons; NextNav; Chairman

 

PRESENTATION

 

Operator Opening Remarks: Welcome to the NextNav and Spartacus Acquisition Corporation business combination conference call.

 

Before we begin, I would like to note that the information discussed today is qualified in its entirety by the Form 8-K that has been filed today by Spartacus Acquisition Corporation and may be accessed on the SEC's website, including the exhibits thereto.

 

There is an investor deck that has been filed by Spartacus Acquisition Corporation with the SEC, which may be helpful to reference in conjunction with this discussion. Please review the disclaimers included therein and refer to that as a guide for today's call.

 

Also, statements made during this call that are not statements of historical facts constitute forward-looking statements that are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause our actual results to differ from historical results and from our forecast, including those set forth in Spartacus Acquisition Corporation’s Form 8-K filed today and exhibits thereto. For more information, please refer to the risks, uncertainties and other factors discussed in Spartacus Acquisition Corporation’s SEC filings. All cautionary statements that we make during this call are applicable to any forward-looking statements that we make whenever they appear. You should carefully consider the risk, uncertainties and other factors discussed in Spartacus Acquisition Corporation’s SEC filings. Do not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which we assume no responsibility for updating.

 

On the conference call today is Neil Subin, a representative of Spartacus Acquisition Corporation, and Gary Parsons, Chairman of NextNav.

 

I would now like to introduce Neil Subin. Please go-ahead Sir.

 

Neil Subin, Representative of Spartacus Acquisition Corporation:

 

Good morning everyone and thank you for joining us. We are extremely excited to share with you the proposed business combination between Spartacus Acquisition Corporation and NextNav.

 

By way of background, Spartacus is a collaboration among the family office I run and a group of investors and managers I’ve previously partnered with in telecom and wireless investments over the past 20 years or so.

 

Understanding that SPAC’s have become a very crowded space, it was important for us to be discriminating when reviewing options for a potential target company.

 

 

 

 

That’s why when we started Spartacus there were a few guiding principles we committed to around target selection:

 

One - it had to be target that was differentiated;

 

Two - it needed to be sourced because of our relationships;

 

Three - it had to be a target that was squarely within our mandate and skillsets;

 

And most importantly it had to be a target that would benefit from and appreciate that we brought more to the table than capital. Principally, that our team we would be able to have a meaningful impact on the long-term creation of value.

 

We believe we have found one of those very unique assets in NextNav. The combination of 8 megahertz of valuable low band spectrum covering 2.4 billion megahertz/pops of 900 MHz spectrum, robust foundational IP, a deployed network, and world class partnerships offer us a generational opportunity to bring GPS into the 21st century. It’s an opportunity to own a mobile-native GPS network that’s impervious to blockage, ubiquitous, and 3-dimensional. In short, NextNav’s assets are irreplaceable, disruptive, and extraordinarily valuable.

 

As we sit here today, we believe there is a $100 billion plus global total addressable market opportunity with NextNav. Never before has there been a hyper accurate, ubiquitous, resilient, 3-dimensional, positioning navigation and timing network. The possibilities for disruptive use cases are, frankly, extraordinary. And like other networks in the past, it’s the network itself that drive the uses cases, not the opposite.

 

We believe that this is a 100 year plus asset that will drive innovation, enable the global economy, and produce significant free cash flow for decades to come that I believe we are creating at or below underlying spectrum value.

 

NextNav is also lead by a team of seasoned pioneers who have scaled location technologies to billions of devices and people who have improved large terrestrial nationwide networks. NextNav Chairman, Gary Parsons, who you will hear from in a moment, has over thirty-five years of experience building wireless and wireline networks, and is best known as the founder of XM Satellite Radio. NextNav Co-Founder and CEO, Ganesh Pattabiraman’s experience spans over two decades , including with Qualcomm leading various initiatives in launching terrestrial, satellite based, and proximity-based location systems into mass market devices.

 

I’ve actually known many of the NextNav constituents for a couple of decades and have had many successful wireless investments with them, in particular Columbia Capital, and Dr. Raj Singh. They, along with Gary, have been engaged with NextNav for the past decade. One of things that I’ve loved about working with them is that together we’ve identified underappreciated and underutilized wireless assets and have helped stir the pot to create significant value. Over the past several months I’ve again become confident that together, through our collective experience, creative thinking, industry, and government relationships we are creating yet another incredible asset.

 

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So, not only is NextNav an incredible asset with a dynamic management team, but if you look at the entire universe of active SPAC’s, there’s no sponsor group better positioned to accelerate NextNav’s business plan than Spartacus. We not only bring tremendous resources, but incredible industry knowledge to supplement our team. Notably, Pete Aquino, Chairman and CEO of Spartacus, brings over thirty years of TMT experience to this transaction. He has led several companies through exponential growth in fiber, data center construction and consolidation and wireless deployments and overlay technologies designed to drive vertical product revenue. Peter will also join the NextNav Board of Directors following the close of the transaction.

 

The transaction will enable NextNav to accelerate its rollout strategy to capture a compelling growth opportunity ahead of it. The pro-forma enterprise value of NextNav is targeted at $900 million, with a lot of support from both Spartacus and NextNav investors, in fact all current NextNav equity holders are rolling the entirety of their existing equity holdings into the combined company.

 

The transaction is expected to provide up to approximately $408 million in gross proceeds, comprised of Spartacus Acquisition Corporation’s approximately $203 million of cash held in trust (assuming no redemptions) and a $205 million fully committed common stock PIPE at $10.00 per share. Investors of note include Koch Strategic Platforms, a subsidiary of the Koch Investments Group, funds managed by Fortress Investment Group, LLC, Ophir Asset Management, Woody Creek Capital Management and Quantlab Disruptive Technologies, Iridian Asset Management LLC, and Sponsor of Spartacus.

 

The Company expects to be debt-free and have $300 million on the balance sheet when the transaction is complete, which will help fuel its high-growth, free cash flow story without the need for additional equity financing.

 

Proceeds from the transaction will be used to expand and fuel the growth of NextNav’s next generation 3D geolocation platform in the U.S. and around the globe serving public safety, critical infrastructure, mass market consumer apps, autonomous vehicles, UAV’s and many other sectors.

 

As investors and TMT operators, we are very excited about the tremendous opportunity in NextNav. NextNav is an innovative, emerging market leader with a best in class executive management team, a highly attractive, deeply moated business model, and a highly scalable platform with incredible underlying assets. We expect that combination will fuel the expansion and adoption of NextNav’s industry leading 3D geolocation technology in the U.S. and around the world allowing us to drive significant value creation for stockholders.

 

With that, I will turn the call over to Gary to walk you through the NextNav business plan in greater detail.

 

Gary Parsons, Chairman of NextNav:

 

Thanks, Neil and thanks to all of you for taking the time to get to know NextNav. We are incredibly excited to take the next step in our evolution by combining with Spartacus Acquisition Corporation NextNav has spent over a decade developing its innovative 3D geolocation technology, bringing precise floor-level altitude to existing location services and in-building, resilient location and timing enhancements to traditional GPS capabilities.

 

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Today, GPS is at the core of the global economy. In 2021 it is expected to drive over $700 billion of U.S. economic activity, and most strikingly, the impact doubles approximately every 3 years according to official U.S. Government statistics. While GPS has fostered massive growth in a vast array of markets, it also represents a single point of failure for many of these markets. It also has inherent limitations that need to be addressed to keep this phenomenal growth trajectory accelerating into new market applications.

 

While numerous technical solutions have sought over the years to improve GPS’s accuracy, they all fail to address GPS’s most fundamental shortcomings. Specifically, GPS suffers significant performance problems in urban environments, particularly indoors, and lacks altitude detection capabilities. The satellite signal is also incredibly weak, easily jammed and has no encryption, allowing it to be regularly spoofed.

 

As a result, society today requires a Next Generation GPS solution – not to replace GPS, but to enable it to meet new market demands. Apps require dependable horizontal and vertical location data, particularly in urban areas and indoors. Additionally, autonomous vehicles, eVTOLs and UAVs require resilient location services, while critical infrastructure, such as cellular networks, the power grid and financial services all need to address their single failure point vulnerabilities with a back-up timing solution.

 

At NextNav, we are making NextGen GPS a reality with a more available, a more resilient and more accurate solution than GPS alone.

 

Founded as Commlabs in 2007, NextNav was launched to address the inherent limitations of the current GPS offering. Today GPS is a 2D service that only works with a clear line of sight to the sky. At NextNav, we offer reliable, hyper-accurate 3D GPS in any environment, including indoors, and we do that with zero reliance on GPS satellites. All of our technology is encrypted to prevent spoofing and is supported by a powerful signal, literally 100,000 times more powerful than GPS to prevent jamming.

 

Today, NextNav goes to market through two world class technologies, Pinnacle and TerraPoint. Our Pinnacle service provides altitude with current GPS based technologies. The technology provides “floor level” location within three meters 94% of the time and has consistently been shown as the most accurate vertical location technology available.

 

Our TerraPoiNT solution brings full 3D accuracy altogether by providing position, navigation and timing intended to enhance, or even replace, current GPS technologies. Our technology provides 3D accuracy where GPS cannot – indoors and in urban areas. It is essentially a ground-based GPS system with vertical location capability, which has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Transportation as the highest ranked Position, Navigation and Timing (PNT) network among all technologies tested. The technology has an initial deployment in over 47 markets today and we plan to densify those networks and build out a nationwide footprint using proceeds from this transaction.

 

In terms of go-to-market strategy, NextNav’s roadmap is a staged, low-risk deployment which still allows us to ultimately reach the $100 billion plus addressable market that Neil mentioned earlier. Our first priority is penetration of the U.S. market representing an estimated $50 billion opportunity. And I should note that this opportunity is a tiny fraction of the current market since we are specifically targeting segments where our unique terrestrial GPS capabilities have the greatest impact.

 

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We have already entered commercial operations in the U.S. market with our Pinnacle vertical location network deployed in partnership with AT&T and FirstNet. This partnership got our network deployed in over 4,400 cities and towns and creates a strong sales channel to over 10 million public safety users throughout the U.S. Popular first responder applications incorporate our vertical location capabilities into their situation awareness offerings. And it’s not just the First Responder, from an 911 perspective, vertical location is essential to quickly finding callers indoors in urban highrises.

 

This same capability, of course, can just as easily tell your Uber driver which level of the airport you are standing on. Or allow data analytic firms to identify individual retail outlets on different floors in a shopping mall. The global app economy is expected to be $3.7 trillion in 2021 and is increasingly powered by location services. Roughly a third of all apps utilize some location component, and an increasing number of gaming platforms and AR applications require location as well. A good example of this is our recent announcement with Gimbal, Gimbal powers over 1800 retail and stadium applications and ‘Z’ determination was important for them to improve the efficiency of the stores and improve customer user experience. NextNav is engaged with over 200 distinct app opportunities today with a growing pipeline tied to this segment.

 

NextNav has also been involved with the DOT from the very beginning in assessing autonomous vehicle location requirements, and with NASA and the FAA and in providing the technology to help drones and eVTOL’s effectively navigate urban areas.

 

Enterprise IoT is also a key market, particularly with asset tracking. Asset tracking out on the open road works fine with GPS, but increasingly tracking is required in urban centers and inside buildings and warehouses.

 

Finally, GPS resiliency and backup, which has become a national security priority for the U.S. government, is also a key focus area. We clearly see a leading role for NextNav’s terrestrially-based GPS constellation in the government’s bipartisan plans for critical infrastructure resilience, and hopefully Congressional support this year.

 

Looking ahead, we expect NextNav, combined with GPS, to become the global standard for location and timing services. Every one of the market segments we address, from the app economy to eVTOL, autonomous vehicles, public safety and securing critical infrastructure are just as relevant in developed markets in the Americas, Europe and East Asia as they are in the United States, and we have active trials underway outside of the U.S. already.

 

Further, all the work we have done in the last 10 years has allowed us to develop a deep and competitive moat around our capabilities. We are the only technology that has shown the ability to provide equivalent services to GPS of Position, Navigation and Timing, or PNT services. Other location services, such as those reliant on wi-fi, are not as precise or reliable, and do not even attempt to provide timing. We have a deployed vertical network in place nationwide to insure accuracy. We have a unique nationwide spectrum asset of 8mhz of contiguous low-band spectrum, and our technology reflects a global IP portfolio of over 100 patents covering the core technology, network design and services capabilities.

 

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The combination of these elements puts us in a unique and irreplicable position. Perhaps the most important financial aspect of the facilities-based service platforms we are deploying is the significant operating leverage it facilitates. Once our network is deployed, we have very low marginal cost. We expect almost 90 cents of every dollar of incremental revenue will drop to the EBITDA line. This gives the NextNav platform a highly attractive long term financial profile, which also includes:

 

Adjusted EBITDA margins of over 70%, consistent with many facilities-based wireless networks;

 

Limited go-forward capital requirements, since unlike a cellular network, where each new user consumes capacity, this is essentially a ‘location broadcasting’ network which can serve an unlimited number of users;

 

Since our network provides a cloud-based location ‘utility’ to vast numbers of other platforms and applications, incremental sales costs are modest as well;

 

In all, we are extremely excited about the opportunity in front of us. We started NextNav with a strategic vision to build the next generation of GPS. Over the last decade, we implemented that vision and are well on our way to full deployment in the U.S. The transaction with Spartacus will allow us to build on that success and enable the next generation of location and timing services – more precise, available and resilient and that will power the next generation of applications and services in mobile apps, autonomous vehicles, public safety and critical infrastructure globally.

 

We appreciate your time and support and look forward to connecting with all of you in the coming months.

 

 

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