EX-3.1 2 ea182715ex3-1_healthwell.htm AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION.

 

Exhibit 3.1

 

AMENDMENT
TO THE
AMENDED AND RESTATED
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
HEALTHWELL ACQUISITION CORP. I
Pursuant to Section 242 of the
Delaware General Corporation Law

Healthwell Acquisition Corp. I (the “Corporation”), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, does hereby certify as follows:

 

1.The name of the Corporation is Healthwell Acquisition Corp. I. The Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation was filed in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on February 2, 2021 (the “Original Certificate”). An Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation was filed in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on August 2, 2021 (the “Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation”).
2.This Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation amends the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
3.This Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation was duly adopted by (i) the affirmative vote of (x) a majority of the holders of the Corporation’s outstanding common stock voting together as a single class, (y) a majority of the Corporation’s outstanding Class B common stock voting as a separate class and (z) a majority of the holders of the Corporation’s outstanding Class A common stock voting as a separate class at a meeting of stockholders of the Corporation in regards to Section 4.1 of Article IV and (ii) the affirmative vote of the holders of 65% of the stock entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders of the Corporation in regards to amendments to Sections 9.1(b), 9.2(a), 9.2(e), 9.2(f) and 9.7 of Article IX in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
4.The text of Section 4.1 of Article IV is hereby amended and restated to read in full as follows:

Authorized Capital Stock. The total number of shares of all classes of capital stock, each with a par value of $0.0001 per share, which the Corporation is authorized to issue is 111,000,000 shares, consisting of (a) 110,000,000 shares of common stock (the “Common Stock”), including (i) 100,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock (the “Class A Common Stock”), and (ii) 10,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock (the “Class B Common Stock”), and (b) 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock (the “Preferred Stock”). The number of authorized shares of Class A Common Stock or Preferred Stock, or any series thereof, may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding plus, if applicable, the number of shares of Class A Common Stock or Preferred Stock or such series, as applicable, reserved for issuance) by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of all of the outstanding shares of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon, irrespective of the provisions of Section 242(b)(2) of the DGCL (or any successor provision thereto) and without a separate vote of the holders of the Class A Common Stock or the Preferred Stock, or of any series thereof, unless a vote of any such holders is required pursuant to this Amended and Restated Certificate (including any certificate of designation filed with respect to any series of Preferred Stock). The holders of Class B Common Stock are entitled to vote as a separate class to increase the authorized number of shares of Class B Common Stock.

5.The text of Section 9.1(b) of Article IX is hereby amended and restated to read in full as follows:

Immediately after the Offering, a certain amount of the net offering proceeds received by the Corporation in the Offering (including the proceeds of any exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option) and certain other amounts specified in the Corporation’s registration statement on Form S-1, initially filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 23, 2021, as amended (the “Registration Statement”), shall be deposited in a trust account (the “Trust Account”), established for the benefit of the Public Stockholders (as defined below) pursuant to a trust agreement described in the Registration Statement. Except for the withdrawal of interest to pay taxes, none of the funds held in the Trust Account (including the interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account) will be released from the Trust Account until the earliest to occur of (i) the completion of the initial Business Combination, (ii) the redemption of 100% of the Offering Shares (as defined below) if the Corporation is unable to complete its initial Business Combination by December 5, 2023 (or, if the Office of the Delaware Division of Corporations shall not be open for a full business day (including filing of corporate documents) on such date the next date upon which the Office of the Delaware Division of Corporations shall be open for a full business day) or such earlier date as determined by the Board and (iii) the redemption of shares in connection with a vote seeking to amend such provisions of this Amended and Restated Certificate as described in Section 9.7. Holders of shares of Common Stock included as part of the units sold in the Offering (the “Offering Shares”) (whether such Offering Shares were purchased in the Offering or in the secondary market following the Offering and whether or not such holders are Healthwell Acquisition Corp. I Sponsor LLC, (the “Sponsor”) or officers or directors of the Corporation, or affiliates of any of the foregoing) are referred to herein as “Public Stockholders.

 

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6.The text of Section 9.2(a) of Article IX is hereby amended and restated to read in full as follows:

Prior to the consummation of the initial Business Combination, the Corporation shall provide all holders of Offering Shares with the opportunity to have their Offering Shares redeemed upon the consummation of the initial Business Combination pursuant to, and subject to the limitations of, Sections 9.2(b) and 9.2(c) (such rights of such holders to have their Offering Shares redeemed pursuant to such Sections, the “Redemption Rights”) hereof for cash equal to the applicable redemption price per share determined in accordance with Section 9.2(b) hereof (the “Redemption Price”). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Amended and Restated Certificate, there shall be no Redemption Rights or liquidating distributions with respect to any warrant issued pursuant to the Offering.

7.The text of Section 9.2(e) of Article IX is hereby amended and restated to read in full as follows:

If the Corporation offers to redeem the Offering Shares in conjunction with a stockholder vote on an initial Business Combination, the Corporation shall consummate the proposed initial Business Combination only if such initial Business Combination is approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of the Common Stock that are voted at a stockholder meeting held to consider such initial Business Combination

8.The following text of Section 9.2(f) of Article IX is hereby deleted in its entirety:

If the Corporation conducts a tender offer pursuant to Section 9.2(b), the Corporation shall consummate the proposed initial Business Combination only if the Redemption Limitation is not exceeded.

9.The text of Section 9.7 of Article IX is hereby amended and restated to read in full as follows:

Additional Redemption Rights. If, in accordance with Section 9.1(a), any amendment is made to this Amended and Restated Certificate (a) to modify the substance or timing of the Corporation’s obligation to offer redemption rights in connection with any proposed initial Business Combination or to redeem 100% of the Offering Shares if the Corporation has not consummated an initial Business Combination within the time period set forth in Section 9.2(d) or (b) with respect to any other material provisions of this Amended and Restated Certificate relating to stockholders’ rights or pre-initial Business Combination activity, the Public Stockholders shall be provided with the opportunity to redeem their Offering Shares upon the approval of any such amendment, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest not previously released to the Corporation to pay its taxes, divided by the number of then outstanding Offering Shares.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Healthwell Acquisition Corp. I has caused this Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate to be duly executed in its name and on its behalf by an authorized officer as of this 26th day of July, 2023.

 

  HEALTHWELL ACQUISITION CORP. I
   
  By:

/s/ Alyssa J. Rapp

 

Name:

Title:

Alyssa J. Rapp

Chief Executive Officer

     

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