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Pending Acquisition
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
Pending Acquisition
9. PENDING ACQUISITION
Business Combination Agreement
On September 8, 2020, the Company, ARKO Corp., a Delaware corporation, Punch US Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Punch Sub Ltd., a company organized under the Laws of the State of Israel, and Arko, entered into the Business Combination Agreement pursuant to which ARKO Corp., the Company and Arko will enter into a business combination resulting in Arko and the Company becoming wholly owned subsidiaries of ARKO Corp. The consideration payable under the Business Combination Agreement to the shareholders of Arko consists of a combination of cash and shares of ARKO Corp. and the stockholders and warrant holders of the Company will receive shares and warrants of ARKO Corp.
The terms of the Business Combination Agreement, which contains customary representations and warranties, covenants, closing conditions, termination fee provisions and other terms relating to the mergers and the other transactions contemplated thereby, are summarized in a Form
8-K
filed with the SEC by the Company on September 9, 2020.
GPM Equity Purchase Agreement
On September 8, the Company, ARKO Corp., Arko, and certain minority investors of GPM Investments, LLC (the “GPM Minority Investors”), entered into the equity purchase agreement (the “GPM Equity Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which, upon closing of the Business Combination, ARKO Corp. will purchase from the GPM Minority Investors all of their (a) direct and indirect membership interests in GPM, (b) warrants, options or other rights to purchase or otherwise acquire securities of GPM, equity appreciation rights or profits interests relating to GPM, and (c) obligations, evidences of indebtedness or other securities or interests, but only to the extent convertible or exchange into securities described in clauses (a) or (b), including its membership interests (the “Equity Securities”). In exchange for such Equity Securities, the GPM Minority Investors will receive shares of ARKO Corp. common stock and Ares will exchange its warrants to acquire membership interest in GPM for warrants to purchase 1.1. million shares of ARKO Corp. common stock for an exercise price of $10.00 per share, with an exercise period of five years from the date of the closing of the Business Combination.
Voting Support Agreements
In connection with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, the Company entered into Voting Support Agreements (each, a “Voting Support Agreement” and collectively, the “Voting Support Agreements”), one with Morris Willner and his affiliates WRDC Enterprises and Vilna Holdings, and one with Arie Kotler and his affiliates KMG Realty LLC and Yahli Group Ltd. (together with Morris Willner and Vilna Holdings, the “Voting Support Shareholders”). Pursuant to the Voting Support Agreements, the Voting Support Shareholders, as Arko shareholders, have agreed to vote, subject to certain exceptions, all of their Arko ordinary shares, par value 0.01 New Israeli Shekel per share (“Arko Ordinary Shares”) (a) in favor of the approval and adoption of the Business Combination Agreement, the GPM Equity Purchase Agreement, and related transaction documents, (b) in favor of any matter reasonably necessary to the consummation of the Business Combination and considered and voted upon by Arko, (c) in favor of any proposal to adjourn or postpone to a later date any meeting of the shareholders of Arko at which any of the foregoing matters are submitted for consideration and vote of the Arko shareholders if there are not sufficient votes for approval of any such matters on the date on which the meeting is held, and (d) against at any action, agreement or transactions (other than the Business Combination Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby) or proposal that would reasonably be expected to (i) prevent, impede, delay or adversely affect in any material respects the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement or any other transaction document or (ii) result in failure of the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination to be consummated.
Additionally, each of Arie Kotler and Morris Willner has agreed for himself, and on behalf of any affiliates holding Arko Ordinary Shares, to elect either Option A or Option B (each as defined in the Business Combination Agreement). Each of Mr. Kotler and Mr. Willner has also agreed to not to, among other things, sell, assign, transfer, or dispose of any of the Arko Ordinary Shares they hold.
Voting Letter Agreement
In connection with the Business Combination Agreement and other proposed transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement (the “Proposed Transaction”), Arie Kotler, Morris Willner, WRDC Enterprises and Vilna Holdings entered into a letter agreement (the “Voting Letter Agreement”). Pursuant to the Voting Letter Agreement, until the seventh anniversary of the Closing, each of Morris Willner and Vilna Holdings (each, a “Willner Party”) shall vote, or cause to be voted, all shares of ARKO Corp. common stock owned beneficially or of record, whether directly or indirectly, by such Willner Party or any of its affiliates, or over which such Willner Party or any of its affiliates maintains or has voting control, directly or indirectly, at any annual or special meeting of stockholders of ARKO Corp. (including, if applicable, through the execution of one or more written consents if the stockholders of ARKO Corp. are requested to act through the execution of written consent), in favor of Arie Kotler if he is a nominee for election to the board of directors of ARKO Corp.
Sponsor Support Agreement
Concurrently with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, ARKO Corp. entered into the Sponsor Support Agreement with the Sponsor, and for purposes of Section 6 and Section 12 thereof, Andrew R. Heyer and Steven J. Heyer, pursuant to which the Sponsor has agreed to vote all of its shares of the Company common stock (a) in favor of the approval and adoption of the Business Combination Agreement, GPM Equity Purchase Agreement, and other transaction documents, (b) in favor of any other matter reasonably necessary to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, and (c) against at any action, agreement or transactions (other than the Business Combination Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby) or proposal that would reasonably be expected to (i) prevent or materially delay the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement or any other transaction document or (ii) result in failure of the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination to be consummated. In addition, the Sponsor, Andrew R. Heyer and Steven J. Heyer (each, a “Specified Holder”) have agreed to vote, or cause to be voted, all shares of ARKO Corp. Common Stock owned beneficially or of record, whether directly or indirectly, by such Specified Holder or any of its affiliates, or over which such Specified Holder or any of its affiliates maintains or has voting control, directly or indirectly, in favor of Arie Kotler if he is a nominee for election to the board of directors of ARKO Corp. from the closing of the Business Combination for a period of up to seven years following of the closing of the Business Combination, subject to certain exceptions contained in the Sponsor Support Agreement.
Following the First Effective Time (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement), (i) the Sponsor will automatically forfeit 1,000,000 shares of ARKO Corp. common stock and 2,000,000 Arko Corp. warrants, and such shares and warrants will be cancelled and no longer outstanding and (ii) 4,000,000 shares of Arko Corp. common stock that would otherwise be issuable to the Sponsor will be deferred (subject to certain triggering events).
Termination Fee Letter Agreement
On September 8, 2020, the Company and the Sponsor entered into a letter agreement related to the Company Termination Fee. If the Business Combination Agreement is terminated under certain circumstances, Arko will be required to pay a termination fee (the “Company Termination Fee”) in the amount of approximately $21.52 million. In the event of any payment of the Company Termination Fee to the Company, the Company will allocate any such amounts as follows (and with the following priority): (i) to pay the expenses of Haymaker incurred in connection with the Proposed Transaction; (ii) to purchase from the Sponsor the Placement Warrants that the Sponsor purchased in connection with the Initial Public Offering; (iii) to reimburse the Company for its expenses in connection with the Proposed Transaction or any other potential business combinations; (iv) to pay $25,000 to the Sponsor; and (v) to pay any taxes applicable to the Company. The Company will cause the amount of the applicable Company Termination Fee remaining after such payments to be paid to the holders of Company Class A common stock (the “Public Stockholders”) at the time of the Company’s liquidation on a pro rata basis based on the number of shares of Company Class A common stock held by such public stockholders.
Registration Statement
ARKO Corp. filed a registration statement on
Form S-4 on
September 10, 2020, which includes a prospectus with respect to ARKO Corp.’s securities to be issued in connection with Arko’s pending business combination with the Company (the “Business Combination”) and a proxy statement with respect to the Company’s stockholder meeting to vote on the Business Combination (the “Haymaker proxy statement/prospectus”), with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). In addition, Arko filed a proxy statement (the “Arko proxy”), which includes the Haymaker proxy statement/prospectus as an exhibit thereto, with the Israel Securities Authority (the “ISA”) on October 7, 2020.
 
For additional information regarding the Business Combination Agreement, the proposed business combination and Arko, including the risks and uncertainties regarding the business combination and Arko’s business, see the Form
S-4/A
relating to the business combination filed with the SEC on October 16, 2020.
Other than as specifically discussed, this Report does not give effect to the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement.