EX-2.1 2 tm2533742d1_ex2-1.htm EXHIBIT 2.1

 

Exhibit 2.1

 

Execution Version

 

 

BUSINESS COMBINATION AGREEMENT

 

BY AND AMONG

 

CARTESIAN GROWTH CORPORATION III,

 

FENWAY MS, INC.,

 

AND

 

FACTORIAL INC.

 

DATED AS OF December 17, 2025

 

 

 

 

 

Table of Contents

 

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Article 1 CERTAIN DEFINITIONS 6
   
Section 1.1 Definitions 6
     
Article 2 MERGER 21
   
Section 2.1 Closing Transactions 21
Section 2.2 Closing of the Transactions Contemplated by this Agreement 23
Section 2.3 Allocation Schedule 23
Section 2.4 Treatment of Company Equity Awards, Company Warrants, Company Convertible Notes and Company Preferred Shares 23
Section 2.5 Treatment of CGC Securities 25
Section 2.6 Deliverables 25
Section 2.7 Company Dissenting Shares 26
Section 2.8 Withholding 27
     
Article 3 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES RELATING TO THE GROUP COMPANIES 27
   
Section 3.1 Organization and Qualification 27
Section 3.2 Capitalization of the Group Companies 27
Section 3.3 Authority 29
Section 3.4 Financial Statements; Undisclosed Liabilities 29
Section 3.5 Consents and Requisite Governmental Approvals; No Violations 30
Section 3.6 Permits 30
Section 3.7 Material Contracts 31
Section 3.8 Absence of Changes 32
Section 3.9 Litigation 32
Section 3.10 Compliance with Applicable Law 33
Section 3.11 Employee Plans 33
Section 3.12 Environmental Matters 34
Section 3.13 Intellectual Property 34
Section 3.14 Employee Matters 35
Section 3.15 Insurance 36
Section 3.16 Tax Matters 36
Section 3.17 Brokers 37
Section 3.18 Real and Personal Property 38
Section 3.19 Transactions with Affiliates 38
Section 3.20 Data Privacy and Security 39
Section 3.21 Compliance with International Trade & Anti-Corruption Laws 39
Section 3.22 Information Supplied 40
Section 3.23 Investigation; No Other Representations 40
Section 3.24 EXCLUSIVITY OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 40
     
Article 4 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES RELATING TO THE CGC PARTIES 41
   
Section 4.1 Organization and Qualification 41
Section 4.2 Authority 41
Section 4.3 Consents and Requisite Governmental Approvals; No Violations 41
Section 4.4 Brokers 42
Section 4.5 Information Supplied 42
Section 4.6 Capitalization of the CGC Parties 42
Section 4.7 SEC Filings 43
Section 4.8 Trust Account 43
Section 4.9 Transactions with Affiliates 44
Section 4.10 Litigation 44

 

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Section 4.11 Compliance with Applicable Law 44
Section 4.12 Business Activities 44
Section 4.13 Internal Controls; Listing; Financial Statements 45
Section 4.14 No Undisclosed Liabilities 46
Section 4.15 Tax Matters 46
Section 4.16 Investigation; No Other Representations 47
Section 4.17 Compliance with International Trade & Anti-Corruption Laws 47
Section 4.18 EXCLUSIVITY OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 47
     
Article 5 COVENANTS 48
   
Section 5.1 Conduct of Business of the Company 48
Section 5.2 Efforts to Consummate; Litigation 50
Section 5.3 Confidentiality and Access to Information 51
Section 5.4 Public Announcements 52
Section 5.5 Tax Matters 53
Section 5.6 Exclusive Dealing 54
Section 5.7 Preparation of Registration Statement / Proxy Statement 55
Section 5.8 CGC Shareholder Approval 56
Section 5.9 Merger Sub Shareholder Approval 56
Section 5.10 Conduct of Business of CGC 56
Section 5.11 Nasdaq Listing 57
Section 5.12 Trust Account 57
Section 5.13 Additional Stockholder Support Agreements; Company Stockholder Approval 57
Section 5.14 CGC Indemnification; Directors’ and Officers’ Insurance 59
Section 5.15 Company Indemnification; Directors’ and Officers’ Insurance 60
Section 5.16 Post-Closing Directors and Officers 61
Section 5.17 PCAOB Financials 62
Section 5.18 CGC Equity Incentive Plan; CGC Employee Stock Purchase Plan 62
Section 5.19 FIRPTA Certificates 63
Section 5.20 Registration Rights Agreement 63
Section 5.21 CGC Public Warrants Exchange 63
Section 5.22 CGC Private Warrants Exchange 63
Section 5.23 Additional Engagements 63
Section 5.24 Complementary Financing 63
Section 5.25 Minimize CGC Shareholder Redemption 63
     
Article 6 CONDITIONS TO CONSUMMATION OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT 63
   
Section 6.1 Conditions to the Obligations of the Parties 63
Section 6.2 Other Conditions to the Obligations of the CGC Parties 64
Section 6.3 Other Conditions to the Obligations of the Company 65
Section 6.4 Frustration of Closing Conditions 66
     
Article 7 TERMINATION 66
   
Section 7.1 Termination 66
Section 7.2 Effect of Termination 67

 

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Article 8 MISCELLANEOUS 67
   
Section 8.1 Non-Survival 67
Section 8.2 Entire Agreement; Assignment 67
Section 8.3 Amendment 67
Section 8.4 Notices 67
Section 8.5 Governing Law 68
Section 8.6 Fees and Expenses 68
Section 8.7 Construction; Interpretation 68
Section 8.8 Exhibits and Schedules 69
Section 8.9 Parties in Interest 69
Section 8.10 Severability 69
Section 8.11 Counterparts; Electronic Signatures 69
Section 8.12 Knowledge of Company; Knowledge of CGC 69
Section 8.13 No Recourse 70
Section 8.14 Extension; Waiver 70
Section 8.15 Waiver of Jury Trial 70
Section 8.16 Submission to Jurisdiction 71
Section 8.17 Remedies 71
Section 8.18 Trust Account Waiver 71
Section 8.19 Legal Representation; Privilege 72

 

ANNEXES AND EXHIBITS

 

Annex A Key Supporting Company Stockholders
Annex B Key Persons
   
Exhibit A Form of Sponsor Support Agreement
Exhibit B Form of Investor Stock Purchase Agreement
Exhibit C Form of Registration Rights Agreement
Exhibit D Form of Stockholder Support Agreement
Exhibit E Form of CGC Certificate of Incorporation
Exhibit F Form of CGC Bylaws

 

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BUSINESS COMBINATION AGREEMENT

 

This BUSINESS COMBINATION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of December 17, 2025, is made by and among Cartesian Growth Corporation III, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“CGC”), Fenway MS, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Merger Sub”), and Factorial Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). CGC, Merger Sub and the Company shall be referred to herein from time to time collectively as the “Parties”. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings set forth in Section 1.1.

 

WHEREAS, (a) CGC is a blank check company incorporated (i) as a Cayman Islands exempted company on October 29, 2024, and (ii) for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses, and (b) Merger Sub is, as of the date of this Agreement, a wholly-owned Subsidiary of CGC that was formed for purposes of consummating the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents;

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Governing Documents of CGC, CGC is required to provide an opportunity for its shareholders to have their outstanding CGC Class A Shares redeemed on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein in connection with obtaining the CGC Shareholder Approval;

 

WHEREAS, as of the date of this Agreement, CGC III Sponsor LLC, a Cayman Islands limited liability company (the “Sponsor”), owns 6,800,000 CGC Class B Shares;

 

WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, the Sponsor and the Company are entering into the sponsor support agreement, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Sponsor Support Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, the Sponsor shall agree to (a) vote in favor of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (including the Merger) and (b) waive any adjustment to the conversion ratio set forth in the Governing Documents of CGC, any other anti-dilution or similar protections with respect to the CGC Class B Shares (whether resulting from the transactions contemplated by the Investor Stock Purchase Agreements or otherwise);

 

WHEREAS, at the Closing, CGC, Sponsor, Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. (“Cantor”) and the Company will enter into a private warrant exchange agreement (the “CGC Private Warrant Exchange Agreement”), in a form to be mutually agreed by the Parties, pursuant to which, among other things, the holders of the CGC Private Warrants shall exchange such warrants for shares of CGC Series A Common Stock at the same ratio as applied to the exchange of the CGC Public Warrants for shares of CGC Series A Common Stock (the “CGC Private Warrant Exchange”);

 

WHEREAS, at least one day prior to the Closing Date, prior to the time at which the Effective Time occurs, CGC shall transfer by way of continuation from the Cayman Islands to Delaware and domesticate as a Delaware corporation in accordance with Section 388 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”) and Part Twelve of the Cayman Islands Companies Act (2025 Revision) (the “Domestication”), on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, on the Closing Date, following the Domestication, (a) Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company (the “Merger”), with the Company as the surviving company in the Merger and, after giving effect to the Merger, the Company will be a wholly-owned Subsidiary of CGC, and (b) each Company Share will be automatically converted as of the Effective Time into the right to receive a portion of the Transaction Share Consideration, in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, CGC, the Company and certain investors (the “PIPE Investors”) are each entering into a stock purchase agreement with CGC substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (collectively, the “Investor Stock Purchase Agreements”), pursuant to which, among other things, each PIPE Investor has agreed to subscribe for and purchase on the Closing Date immediately prior to or substantially concurrently with the Closing, and CGC has agreed to issue and sell to each such PIPE Investor on the Closing Date immediately following the Closing, the number of CGC Shares set forth in the applicable Investor Stock Purchase Agreement in exchange for the purchase price set forth therein (the aggregate purchase price under all Investor Stock Purchase Agreements, collectively, the “PIPE Financing Amount”, and the equity financing under all Investor Stock Purchase Agreements, collectively, hereinafter referred to as, the “PIPE Financing”), on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the applicable Investor Stock Purchase Agreement;

 

 

 

 

WHEREAS, at the Closing, the Company or CGC may enter into employment agreements, in form and substance agreed to by the Company, CGC and the Key Persons (the “Key Person Employment Agreements”) with each of the individuals set forth on Annex B (the “Key Persons”);

 

WHEREAS, at the Closing, CGC, certain CGC Shareholders, Cantor, and certain stockholders of the Company will enter into an Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, the parties will be granted certain registration rights with respect to their respective CGC Shares, in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions therein;

 

WHEREAS, the CGC Board has (a) approved this Agreement, such other Ancillary Documents to which CGC is or will be a party and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including the Domestication and the Merger) and (b) recommended, among other things, approval of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including the Domestication and the Merger) by the holders of CGC Shares entitled to vote thereon;

 

WHEREAS, the board of directors of Merger Sub has approved this Agreement, such other Ancillary Documents to which Merger Sub is or will be a party and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including the Merger);

 

WHEREAS, CGC, as the sole stockholder of Merger Sub, will as promptly as reasonably practicable (and in any event within one Business Day) following the date of this Agreement, approve this Agreement, such other Ancillary Documents to which Merger Sub is or will be a party and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including the Merger);

 

WHEREAS, the board of directors of the Company (the “Company Board”) has (a) approved this Agreement, such other Ancillary Documents to which the Company is or will be a party and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including the Merger) and (b) recommended, among other things, the approval of this Agreement, such other Ancillary Documents to which the Company is or will be a party and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including the Merger) by the holders of Company Shares entitled to vote thereon;

 

WHEREAS, each Company Stockholder listed on Annex A attached hereto (collectively, the “Key Supporting Company Stockholders”) will duly execute and deliver to CGC a stockholder support agreement, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D (collectively, the “Stockholder Support Agreements”), pursuant to which, among other things, each such Key Supporting Company Stockholder will agree to, among other things, (a) support and vote in favor of this Agreement, such other Ancillary Documents to which the Company is or will be a party and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including the Merger and, if applicable, the Company Preferred Share Conversion), (b) take, or cause to be taken, any actions necessary or advisable to cause certain agreements to be terminated effective as of the Closing, and (c) a release of claims against the Company, CGC and Merger Sub; and

 

WHEREAS, each of the Parties intends for U.S. federal income tax purposes that (a) this Agreement constitute a “plan of reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368 of the Code and Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, (b) the Domestication constitute an integrated transaction treated as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a)(1)(F) of the Code and (c) the Merger be treated as (i) a transaction that qualifies as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368 of the Code and/or (ii), taken together with the PIPE Financing, an integrated transaction qualifying under Section 351(a) of the Code (clauses (a)-(c), the “Intended Tax Treatment”).

 

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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual promises set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties, each intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

 

Article 1
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

 

Section 1.1        Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the respective meanings set forth below.

 

Additional CGC SEC Reports” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.7.

 

Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person who directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. The term “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and the terms “controlled” and “controlling” have meanings correlative thereto.

 

Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

 

Allocation Schedule” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3.

 

Ancillary Documents” means the (a) Registration Rights Agreement, (b) Sponsor Support Agreement, (c) CGC Private Warrant Exchange Agreement, (d) Investor Stock Purchase Agreements, (e) Stockholder Support Agreements, and (f) each other agreement, document, instrument and/or certificate contemplated by this Agreement executed or to be executed in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

Anti-Corruption Laws” means, collectively, (a) the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended (FCPA), (b) the UK Bribery Act 2010 and (c) any other applicable anti-bribery or anti-corruption Laws related to combatting bribery, corruption and money laundering.

 

Business” means the business of, directly or indirectly, developing, licensing, supporting, marketing, and selling batteries, battery components, and related technologies.

 

Business Combination Proposal” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.8.

 

Business Day” means a day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, on which commercial banks in New York, New York and Boston, Massachusetts are open for the general transaction of business.

 

Certificate of Merger” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b)(ii).

 

Certificates” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b)(vii).

 

CGC” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

 

CGC Acquisition Proposal” means (a) any transaction or series of related transactions under which CGC or any of its controlled Affiliates, directly or indirectly, (i) acquires or otherwise purchases any other Person(s), (ii) engages in a business combination with any other Person(s) or (iii) acquires or otherwise purchases all or a material portion of the assets or businesses of any other Person(s) (in the case of each of clause (i), (ii) and (iii), whether by merger, consolidation, recapitalization, purchase or issuance of equity securities, tender offer or otherwise) or (b) any equity, debt or similar investment in CGC or any of its controlled Affiliates. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary herein, none of this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall constitute a CGC Acquisition Proposal.

 

CGC Board” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

CGC Board Recommendation” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.8.

 

CGC Bylaws” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).

 

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CGC Certificate of Incorporation” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).

 

CGC Series A Common Stock” means from and after the consummation of the Domestication, the shares of Series A common stock of CGC (which shall be entitled to one (1) vote per share).

 

CGC Class A Shares” means CGC’s Class A ordinary shares.

 

CGC Series B Common Stock” means, from and after the consummation of the Domestication, the shares of Series B common stock of CGC (which shall be entitled to ten (10) votes per share).

 

CGC Class B Shares” means, prior to the Domestication, CGC’s Class B ordinary shares.

 

CGC D&O Persons” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.14(a).

 

CGC Disclosure Schedules” means the disclosure schedules to this Agreement delivered to the Company by CGC on the date of this Agreement.

 

CGC Employee Stock Purchase Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.18.

 

CGC Equity Incentive Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.18.

 

CGC Expenses” means, as of any determination time, the aggregate amount of fees, expenses, commissions or other amounts incurred by or on behalf of, or otherwise payable by, whether or not due, a CGC Party in connection with the negotiation, preparation or execution of this Agreement or any Ancillary Documents, the performance of its covenants or agreements in this Agreement or any Ancillary Document or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, including the fees and expenses of outside legal counsel, accountants, advisors, brokers, investment bankers, consultants, or other agents or service providers of any CGC Party, and any other fees, expenses, commissions or other amounts that are expressly allocated to any CGC Party pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Document, including any working capital loans or other liabilities or obligations of a CGC Party to Sponsor. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary herein, CGC Expenses shall not include any Company Expenses.

 

CGC Financial Statements” means all of the financial statements of CGC included in the CGC SEC Reports.

 

CGC Fundamental Representations” means the representations and warranties set forth in Section 4.1 (Organization and Qualification), Section 4.2 (Authority), Section 4.4 (Brokers) and Section 4.6(a) and Section 4.6(b) (Capitalization of the CGC Parties).

 

CGC Material Adverse Effect” means any change, event, effect or occurrence that, individually or in the aggregate with any other change, event, effect or occurrence, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of any CGC Party to consummate the Merger in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; provided, however, that none of the following shall be taken into account in determining whether a CGC Material Adverse Effect has occurred or is reasonably likely to occur: any adverse change, event, effect or occurrence arising after the date of this Agreement from or related to (i) general business or economic conditions in or affecting the United States, or changes therein, or the global economy generally, (ii) any national or international political or social conditions in the United States or any other country, including the engagement by the United States or any other country in hostilities, whether or not pursuant to the declaration of a national emergency or war, or the occurrence in any place of any military or terrorist attack, sabotage or cyberterrorism, (iii) changes in conditions of the financial, banking, capital or securities markets generally in the United States or any other country or region in the world, or changes therein, including changes in interest rates in the United States or any other country and changes in exchange rates for the currencies of any countries, (iv) changes in any applicable Laws, (v) any change, event, effect or occurrence that is generally applicable to the industries or markets in which any CGC Party operates, or (vi) the execution or public announcement of this Agreement or the pendency or consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the impact thereof on the relationships, contractual or otherwise, of any CGC Party with investors, contractors, lenders, suppliers, vendors, partners, licensors, licensees, payors or other third parties related thereto (provided that the exception in this clause (vi) shall not apply to the representations and warranties set forth in Section 4.3(b) to the extent that its purpose is to address the consequences resulting from the public announcement or pendency or consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the condition set forth in Section 6.2(a) to the extent it relates to such representations and warranties); provided, however, that any change, event, effect or occurrence resulting from a matter described in any of the foregoing clauses (i) through (v) may be taken into account in determining whether a CGC Material Adverse Effect has occurred or is reasonably likely to occur to the extent such change, event, effect or occurrence has had or would reasonably be expected to have a disproportionate adverse effect on CGC relative to other similarly situated SPACs operating in the industries or markets in which CGC operates.

 

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CGC Non-Party Affiliates” means, collectively, each CGC Related Party and each of the former, current or future Affiliates, Representatives, successors or permitted assigns of any CGC Related Party (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, any CGC Party).

 

CGC Parties” means, collectively, CGC and Merger Sub (and each, individually, a “CGC Party”).

 

CGC Private Placement Warrants Purchase Agreements means, the (a) Private Placement Warrants Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2025, by and between CGC and the Sponsor, and (b) Private Placement Warrants Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2025, by and between CGC and Cantor.

 

CGC Private Warrants” means the 6,800,000 CGC Warrants that were issued by CGC pursuant to the CGC Private Placement Warrants Purchase Agreements.

 

CGC Public Warrants” means the 13,800,000 CGC Warrants that were issued by CGC in connection with its initial public offering.

 

CGC Related Parties” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.9.

 

CGC Related Party Transactions” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.9.

 

CGC SEC Reports” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.7.

 

CGC Share Value” means the price per share at which CGC redeems CGC Class A Shares in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

CGC Shareholder” means each holder of CGC Class A Shares and each holder of CGC Class B Shares, in its capacity as holder.

 

CGC Shareholder Approval” means, collectively, the Required CGC Shareholder Approval and the Other CGC Shareholder Approval.

 

CGC Shareholder Redemption” means the right of the holders of CGC Class A Shares to redeem all or a portion of their CGC Class A Shares (in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or otherwise) as set forth in Governing Documents of CGC.

 

CGC Shareholders Meeting” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.8.

 

CGC Shares” means (a) prior to the consummation of the Domestication, collectively, the CGC Class A Shares and CGC Class B Shares and (b) from and after the consummation of the Domestication, collectively, the CGC Series A Common Stock and CGC Series B Common Stock, each with par value $0.00001 per share. Any reference to the CGC Shares in this Agreement or any Ancillary Document shall be deemed to refer to clause (a) and/or clause (b) of this definition, as the context so requires.

 

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CGC Unitsmeans units of CGC consisting of one CGC Class A Share and one-half of one CGC Public Warrant.

 

CGC Warrant Agreement” means that certain Warrant Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2025, by and between CGC and Continental, as warrant agent.

 

CGC Warrants” means warrants to purchase CGC Class A Share as contemplated under the CGC Warrant Agreement, with each warrant exercisable for one CGC Class A Share at an exercise price of $11.50.

 

Change of Control Payment” means (a) any success, change of control, retention, transaction bonus or other similar payment or amount to any Person solely as a result of this Agreement, any Ancillary Document or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or (b) any payments made or required to be made pursuant to or in connection with or upon termination of, and any fees, expenses or other payments owing or that will become owing in respect of, any Company Related Party Transaction (in the case of this clause (b), regardless of whether paid or payable prior to, at or after the Closing or in connection with or otherwise related to this Agreement or any Ancillary Document or one or more circumstances, matters, transactions or events unrelated to this Agreement or the Ancillary Documents). Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary herein, Change of Control Payments shall not include (i) the CGC Shares to be issued in respect of or that will become subject to, as applicable, the Rollover Options and Rollover RSU Awards at the Effective Time on the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, (ii) any payments made in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and not accelerated, increased or enhanced as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby, (iii) any payments required under existing Contracts entered into prior to the date of this Agreement in the ordinary course of business and not in contemplation of the transactions contemplated hereby, (iv) any severance payments made pursuant to existing severance policies or agreements in effect prior to the date of this Agreement that are triggered solely by termination of employment without cause or resignation for good reason (and not solely by the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), and (v) any retention payments made to employees below the level of vice president that do not exceed $50,000 per individual in the aggregate.

 

Closing” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.

 

Closing Company Unaudited Financial Statements” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(b).

 

Closing Company Audited Financial Statements” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(b).

 

Closing Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.

 

Closing Filing” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.4(b).

 

Closing Press Release” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.4(b).

 

COBRA” means Part 6 of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA, Section 4980B of the Code and any similar state Law.

 

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

 

Company” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

 

Company Acquisition Proposal” means (a) any transaction or series of related transactions under which any Person(s), directly or indirectly, (i) acquires or otherwise purchases the Company and its controlled Affiliates, taken as a whole, or a majority of the voting power of Equity Securities of the Company, or (ii) acquires, is granted, leased or licensed or otherwise purchases all or substantially all of assets, properties or businesses of the Company and its controlled Affiliates, taken as a whole (in the case of each of clause (i) and (ii), whether by merger, consolidation, liquidation, dissolution, recapitalization, reorganization, amalgamation, scheme of arrangement, purchase of assets, share exchange, business combination, purchase or issuance of Equity Securities, tender offer or otherwise), or (b) any issuance, sale or acquisition of any portion of the Equity Securities or voting power or similar investment in the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than the issuance of the applicable class of shares of capital stock of the Company upon the exercise or conversion of any Company Options or Company RSU Awards outstanding on the date of this Agreement in accordance with the terms of the Company Equity Plan and the underlying grant, award or similar agreement, the Company Warrant Agreement or the Company Convertible Notes (as applicable)). Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary herein, (i) none of this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or (ii) any Complementary Financing shall constitute a Company Acquisition Proposal.

 

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Company Board” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

Company Board Recommendation” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.13(b).

 

Company Certificate of Incorporation” means the Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, dated as of December 15, 2021.

 

Company Common Shares” means shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company designated as “Common Stock” pursuant to the Company Certificate of Incorporation.

 

Company Convertible Notes” means that certain (a) Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Note, dated as of August 1, 2025, by and between the Company and Stellantis Ventures B.V.; (b) Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Note, dated as of August 1, 2025, by and between the Company and Mercedes-Benz Corporate Investments LLC; (c) Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Note, dated as of August 1, 2025, by and between the Company and GVP Climate Series SVP I LP – Series 3; and (d) Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Note, dated as of August 1, 2025, by and between the Company and GVP Climate Fund I LP.

 

Company Convertible Notes Conversion” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(c).

 

Company D&O Persons” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.15(a).

 

Company D&O Tail Policy” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.15(c).

 

Company Designees” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.16(b).

 

Company Disclosure Schedules” means the disclosure schedules to this Agreement delivered to CGC by the Company on the date of this Agreement.

 

Company Dissenting Shares” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7.

 

Company Dissenting Stockholders” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7.

 

Company Equity Award” means, as of any determination time, each outstanding Company Option, each outstanding Company RSU Award and each other outstanding award to any current or former director, manager, officer, employee, individual independent contractor or other service provider of any Group Company of rights of any kind to receive any Equity Security of any Group Company under any Company Equity Plan or otherwise that is outstanding.

 

Company Equity Plan” means, collectively, (a) the 2019 Stock Incentive Plan of Factorial Inc., as amended, and (b) each other plan that provides for the award to any current or former director, manager, officer, employee, individual independent contractor or other service provider of any Group Company of rights of any kind to receive Equity Securities of any Group Company or benefits measured in whole or in part by reference to Equity Securities of any Group Company.

 

Company Expenses” means, as of any determination time, the aggregate amount of fees, expenses, commissions or other amounts incurred by or on behalf of, or otherwise payable by, whether or not due and payable, any Group Company in connection with, or as a result of, the negotiation, preparation or execution of this Agreement or any Ancillary Documents, the performance of its covenants or agreements in this Agreement or any Ancillary Document or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, including (a) the fees and expenses of outside legal counsel, accountants, advisors, brokers, investment bankers, consultants, or other agents or service providers of any Group Company, (b) any other fees, expenses, commissions or other amounts that are expressly allocated to any Group Company pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Document, and (c) any costs, fees and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation and audit of the PCAOB Financials and other one-time expenses in connection with its preparation for readiness to be a publicly-traded company. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary herein, Company Expenses shall not include any CGC Expenses.

 

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Company Fundamental Representations” means the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.1(a) and Section 3.1(b) (Organization and Qualification), Section 3.2(a), Section 3.2(c) and Section 3.2(g) (Capitalization of the Group Companies), Section 3.3 (Authority), Section 3.8(a) (Absence of Changes), and Section 3.17 (Brokers).

 

Company Intellectual Property” means all Intellectual Property Rights owned by a Group Company.

 

Company Licensed Intellectual Property” means Intellectual Property Rights owned by any Person (other than a Group Company) that is licensed to any Group Company.

 

Company Material Adverse Effect” means any change, event, effect or occurrence that, individually or in the aggregate with any other change, event, effect or occurrence, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on (a) the business, results of operations or financial condition of the Group Companies, taken as a whole, or (b) the ability of the Company to consummate the Merger in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; provided, however, that, in the case of clause (a), none of the following shall be taken into account in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred or is reasonably likely to occur: any adverse change, event, effect or occurrence arising after the date of this Agreement from or related to (i) general business or economic conditions in or affecting the United States, or changes therein, or the global economy generally, (ii) any national or international political or social conditions in the United States or any other country, including the engagement by the United States or any other country in hostilities, whether or not pursuant to the declaration of a national emergency or war, or the occurrence in any place of any military or terrorist attack, sabotage or cyberterrorism, (iii) changes in conditions of the financial, banking, capital or securities markets generally in the United States or any other country or region in the world, or changes therein, including changes in interest rates in the United States or any other country and changes in exchange rates for the currencies of any countries, (iv) changes in any applicable Laws or the interpretation or enforcement thereof by any Governmental Entity, (v) any change, event, effect or occurrence that is generally applicable to the industries or markets in which any Group Company operates, (vi) the execution or public announcement of this Agreement or the pendency or consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the impact thereof on the relationships, contractual or otherwise, of any Group Company with employees, customers, investors, contractors, lenders, suppliers, vendors, partners, licensors, licensees, payors or other third parties related thereto (provided that the exception in this clause (vi) shall not apply to the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.5(b) to the extent that its purpose is to address the consequences resulting from the public announcement or pendency or consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the condition set forth in Section 6.2(a) to the extent it relates to such representations and warranties), (vii) any failure by any Group Company to meet, or changes to, any internal or published budgets, projections, forecasts, estimates or predictions (although the underlying facts and circumstances resulting in such failure may be taken into account to the extent not otherwise excluded from this definition pursuant to clauses (i) through (vi) or (viii) through (x)), or (viii) any hurricane, tornado, flood, earthquake, tsunami, natural disaster, mudslides, wild fires, epidemics, pandemics or quarantines, acts of God or other natural disasters or comparable events in the United States or any other country or region in the world, or any escalation of the foregoing, (ix) any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any Group Companies at the written request or with the written consent of CGC, (x) any changes in GAAP or other applicable accounting standards or the interpretation thereof, (xi) any loss of employees, customers, suppliers, distributors, licensors, licensees or other business partners to the extent resulting from the public announcement or pendency of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or (xii) any litigation arising from or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby; provided, however, that any change, event, effect or occurrence resulting from a matter described in any of the foregoing clauses (i) through (v) or (viii) through (xii) may be taken into account in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred or is reasonably likely to occur to the extent such change, event, effect or occurrence has had or would reasonably be expected to have a disproportionate adverse effect on the Group Companies, taken as a whole, relative to other participants operating in the industries or markets in which the Group Companies operate; and provided, further, that changes, events, effects or occurrences that would not reasonably be expected to result in aggregate damages, costs or expenses to the Group Companies, taken as a whole, in excess of $5,000,000 shall not constitute a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Company Non-Party Affiliates” means, collectively, each Company Related Party and each former, current or future Affiliates, Representatives, successors or permitted assigns of any Company Related Party (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, the Company).

 

Company Option” means, as of any determination time, each option to purchase Company Common Shares that is outstanding and unexercised, whether granted under a Company Equity Plan or otherwise.

 

Company Preferred Share Conversion” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(d).

 

Company Preferred Shares” means, collectively, the Company Series A-1 Preferred Shares, Company Series A-2 Preferred Shares, Company Series B-1 Preferred Shares, Company Series C-1 Preferred Shares, Company Series C-2 Preferred Shares, and Company Series D Preferred Shares.

 

Company Product” means each platform or product candidate that is being researched, tested, developed or manufactured by or on behalf of the Group Companies.

 

Company Related Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.19.

 

Company Related Party Transactions” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.19.

 

Company RSU Award” means, as of any determination time, each restricted stock unit award that is outstanding with respect to Company Common Shares, whether granted under a Company Equity Plan or otherwise.

 

Company Series A-1 Preferred Shares” means shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company designated as “Series A-1 Preferred Stock” pursuant to Company Certificate of Incorporation.

 

Company Series A-2 Preferred Shares” means shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company designated as “Series A-2 Preferred Stock” pursuant to the Company Certificate of Incorporation.

 

Company Series B-1 Preferred Shares” means shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company designated as “Series B-1 Preferred Stock” pursuant to the Company Certificate of Incorporation.

 

Company Series C-1 Preferred Shares” means shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company designated as “Series C-1 Preferred Stock” pursuant to the Company Certificate of Incorporation.

 

Company Series C-2 Preferred Shares” means shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company designated as “Series C-2 Preferred Stock” pursuant to the Company Certificate of Incorporation.

 

Company Series D Preferred Shares” means shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company designated as “Series D Preferred Stock” pursuant to the Company Certificate of Incorporation.

 

Company Shares” means, collectively, the Company Preferred Shares and the Company Common Share.

 

Company Stockholder” means the holders of Company Shares as of any determination time prior to the Effective Time. For the avoidance of doubt, (i) the holders of Company Warrants will become Company Stockholders immediately prior to the Closing upon exercise or conversion of such Company Warrants for Company Common Shares pursuant to Section 2.4(c), (ii) the holders of Company Preferred Shares will become Company Stockholders immediately prior to the Closing upon the Company Preferred Share Conversion pursuant to Section 2.4(d) and (iii) the holders of the Company Convertible Notes will become Company Stockholders immediately prior to Closing, upon conversion of the Company Convertible Notes pursuant to Section 2.4(c).

 

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Company Stockholder Agreement” means, collectively, that certain Third Amended Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement, dated as of December 15, 2021, by and among the Company and the other parties thereto.

 

Company Stockholder Written Consent” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.13(b).

 

Company Stockholder Written Consent Deadline” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.13(b).

 

Company Warrant Agreements” means, collectively, the (i) Amended and Restated Series B-1 Preferred Stock Purchase Warrant issued on October 28, 2019 to purchase 19,930 Company Series B-1 Preferred Shares, (ii) Amended and Restated Warrant to Purchase Shares of Preferred Stock issued on December 19, 2022 to purchase 137,814 Company Series D Preferred Shares and (iii) Warrant to Purchase Shares of Preferred Stock as Amended and Restated issued on December 19, 2022 to purchase 137,814 Company Series D Preferred Shares.

 

Company Warrants” means, as of any determination time, each warrant to purchase any capital stock of the Company that is outstanding and granted pursuant to the Company Warrant Agreements.

 

Complementary Financing” means any (a) issuance of equity, equity-linked or debt securities, including, but not limited to, the additional senior secured convertible promissory notes of up to an aggregate principal amount of $6,500,000 contemplated to be entered into by the Company and as disclosed to CGC, any licensing transaction or any other financing transaction in which the investors in such transaction do not acquire 50% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the Company so long as such investors consent to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (b) any transaction that does not materially impede the ability of the Company to effect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

Confidentiality Agreement” means that certain Confidentiality Agreement, dated as of August 11, 2025, by and between the Company and Cartesian Capital Group, LLC.

 

Consent” means any notice, authorization, qualification, registration, filing, notification, waiver, order, consent or approval to be obtained from, filed with or delivered to, a Governmental Entity or other Person.

 

Continental” means Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company.

 

Contract” or “Contracts” means any written agreement, contract, license, lease, obligation, undertaking or other commitment or arrangement that is legally binding upon a Person or any of his, her or its properties or assets.

 

DGCL” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

Domestication” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

Domestication Proposal” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.8.

 

Effective Time” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b)(ii).

 

Employee Benefit Plan” means each “employee benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, whether or not subject to ERISA) and each other benefit or compensatory plan, program, policy or Contract that any Group Company maintains, sponsors or contributes to, or under or with respect to which any Group Company has any Liability, other than any plan sponsored or maintained by a Governmental Entity.

 

Environmental Laws” means any federal, state, local, municipal, foreign, international, or multinational law, regulation, or other applicable requirement, policy, guidance or treaty relating to (a) releases or threatened release of Hazardous Substance; (b) pollution or protection of employee health or safety, public health or the environment; or (c) the manufacture, handling, transport, use, treatment, storage, or disposal of Hazardous Substances.

 

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Equity Incentive Plan Proposal” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.8.

 

Equity Securities” means any share, share capital, capital stock, partnership, membership, joint venture or similar interest in any Person (including any stock appreciation, phantom stock, profit participation or similar rights), and any option, warrant, right or security (including debt securities) convertible, exchangeable or exercisable therefor.

 

Equity Value” means $1,100,000,000.

 

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

 

ERISA Affiliate” means any entity that together with any Group Company would be deemed a “single employer” for purposes of Section 4001(b)(1) of ERISA and/or Sections 414(b), (c) and/or (m) of the Code.

 

ESPP Proposal” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.8.

 

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

Exchange Agent” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6(a).

 

Exchange Agent Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6(a).

 

Exchange Fund” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6(b).

 

Exchange Ratio” means the quotient obtained by dividing (a) the Transaction Share Consideration, by (b) the number of Fully-Diluted Shares.

 

Federal Securities Laws” means the Exchange Act, the Securities Act and the other U.S. federal securities laws and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder or otherwise.

 

Financial Statements” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(a).

 

Foreign Benefit Plan” means each Employee Benefit Plan maintained by any of the Group Companies for its current or former employees, officers, directors or other individual service providers located outside of the United States.

 

Founders means Siyu Huang and Alex Yu.

 

Fraud” means an act or omission by a Party, and requires: (a) a false or incorrect representation or warranty expressly set forth in this Agreement, (b) with actual knowledge (as opposed to constructive, imputed or implied knowledge) by the Party making such representation or warranty that such representation or warranty expressly set forth in this Agreement is false or incorrect, (c) an intention to deceive another Party, to induce such Party to enter into this Agreement, (d) an intention to deceive another Party, in justifiable or reasonable reliance upon such false or incorrect representation or warranty expressly set forth in this Agreement, causing such Party to enter into this Agreement, and (e) an intention to deceive another Party, to suffer damage by reason of such reliance. For the avoidance of doubt, “Fraud” does not include any claim for equitable fraud, promissory fraud, unfair dealings fraud or any torts (including a claim for fraud or alleged fraud) based on negligence or recklessness.

 

Fully-Diluted Shares” means an amount equal to, without duplication, (a) the aggregate number of Company Shares and any other shares of capital stock of the Company that are issued and outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time calculated on a fully-diluted, as converted-to-Company Common Shares basis in accordance with the Company Certificate of Incorporation (including, for the avoidance of doubt, (i) the Company Common Shares issued upon the exercise of the Company Warrants immediately prior to the Closing pursuant to Section 2.4(c), (ii) the Company Common Shares issued upon the conversion of the Company Convertible Notes, to the extent the Company Convertible Notes are converted prior to the Closing, (iii) the Company Common Shares issued in connection with the Company Preferred Share Conversion pursuant to Section 2.4(d)), plus (b) the aggregate number of Company Common Shares issuable upon the full exercise, exchange or conversion of Vested Company Equity Awards that are outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company Common Shares issuable upon the full exercise, exchange or conversion of Unvested Company Equity Awards that are outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time are not included in the calculation of Fully-Diluted Shares.

 

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GAAP” means United States generally accepted accounting principles.

 

Governing Document Proposals” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.8.

 

Governing Documents” means the legal document(s) by which any Person (other than an individual) establishes its legal existence or which govern its internal affairs. For example, the “Governing Documents” of a U.S. corporation are its certificate or articles of incorporation and by-laws, the “Governing Documents” of a U.S. limited partnership are its limited partnership agreement and certificate of limited partnership, the “Governing Documents” of a U.S. limited liability company are its operating or limited liability company agreement and certificate of formation and the “Governing Documents” of a Cayman Islands exempted company are its memorandum and articles of association.

 

Governmental Entity” means any United States or non-United States (a) federal, state, local, municipal or other government, (b) governmental entity of any nature (including any governmental agency, branch, department, official, or entity and any court or other tribunal) or (c) body entitled under applicable Law to exercise any administrative, executive, judicial, legislative, police, regulatory, or taxing authority or power of any nature, including any arbitral tribunal (public or private).

 

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

 

Hazardous Substance” means any pollutant, contaminant or toxic or hazardous material, substance or waste or petroleum, or any fraction thereof.

 

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

 

Indebtedness” means, as of any time, without duplication, with respect to any Person, the outstanding principal amount of, accrued and unpaid interest on, fees and expenses arising under or in respect of (a) indebtedness for borrowed money, (b) other obligations evidenced by any note, bond, debenture or other debt security (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Company Convertible Notes), (c) obligations for the deferred purchase price of property or assets, including “earn-outs” and “seller notes” (but excluding any trade payables arising in the ordinary course of business), (d) reimbursement and other obligations with respect to letters of credit, bank guarantees, bankers’ acceptances or other similar instruments, in each case, solely to the extent drawn, (e) leases required to be capitalized under GAAP, (f) derivative, hedging, swap, foreign exchange or similar arrangements, including swaps, caps, collars, hedges or similar arrangements, and (g) any of the obligations of any other Person of the type referred to in clauses (a) through (f) above directly or indirectly guaranteed by such Person or secured by any assets of such Person, whether or not such Indebtedness has been assumed by such Person.

 

Initial Company Designee” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.16(b).

 

Intellectual Property Rights” means all intellectual property rights and related priority rights protected, created or arising under the Laws of the United States or any other jurisdiction or under any international convention, including all (a) patents and patent applications, industrial designs and design patent rights, including any continuations, divisionals, continuations-in-part and provisional applications and statutory invention registrations, and any patents issuing on any of the foregoing and any reissues, reexaminations, substitutes, supplementary protection certificates, extensions of any of the foregoing; (b) trademarks, service marks, trade names, service names, brand names, trade dress rights, logos, Internet domain names, corporate names and other source or business identifiers, together with the goodwill associated with any of the foregoing, and all applications, registrations, extensions and renewals of any of the foregoing; (c) copyrights and works of authorship, database and design rights, mask work rights and moral rights, whether or not registered or published, and all registrations, applications, renewals, extensions and reversions of any of any of the foregoing; (d) trade secrets, know-how and confidential and proprietary information, including invention disclosures, inventions and formulae, whether patentable or not; and (e) rights in or to Software or other technology.

 

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Intended Tax Treatment” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

Investment Company Act” means the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

Investor Stock Purchase Agreements” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

IPO” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.18.

 

JOBS Act” means the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012.

 

Key Supporting Company Stockholders” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

Latest Balance Sheet” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(a).

 

Law” means any federal, state, local, foreign, national or supranational statute, law (including common law), act, statute, ordinance, treaty, rule, code, regulation or other legally binding directive or guidance issued, promulgated or enforced by a Governmental Entity having jurisdiction over a given matter.

 

Leased Real Property” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.18(b).

 

Liability” or “liability” means any and all debts, liabilities and obligations, whether accrued or fixed, absolute or contingent, known or unknown, matured or unmatured or determined or determinable, including those arising under any Law (including any Environmental Law), Proceeding or Order and those arising under any Contract, agreement, arrangement, commitment or undertaking.

 

Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, lien, license or sub-license, charge, or other similar encumbrance or interest (including, in the case of any Equity Securities, any voting, transfer or similar restrictions).

 

Lookback Date” means January 1, 2023.

 

Material Contracts” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7(a).

 

Material Permits” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6.

 

Merger” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

Merger Sub” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

 

Multiemployer Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section (3)37 or Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.

 

Nasdaq” means the Nasdaq Capital Market.

 

Nasdaq Proposal” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.8.

 

Non-Party Affiliate” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.13.

 

Off-the-Shelf Software” means any Software that is made generally and widely available to the public on a commercial basis and is licensed to any of the Group Companies on a non-exclusive basis under standard terms and conditions.

 

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Officers” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.16(a).

 

Order” means any outstanding writ, order, judgment, injunction, decision, determination, award, ruling, subpoena, verdict or decree entered, issued or rendered by any Governmental Entity.

 

Other CGC Shareholder Approval” means the approval of each Other Transaction Proposal by the affirmative vote of the holders of the requisite number of CGC Shares entitled to vote thereon, whether in person or by proxy at the CGC Shareholders Meeting (or any adjournment thereof), in accordance with the Governing Documents of CGC and applicable Law.

 

Other Transaction Proposal” means each Transaction Proposal, other than the Required Transaction Proposals.

 

Parties” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

 

PCAOB” means the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

 

Permits” means any approvals, authorizations, clearances, declarations of conformity, licenses, registrations, permits or certificates of a Governmental Entity.

 

Permitted Liens” means (a) mechanic’s, materialmen’s, carriers’, repairers’ and other similar statutory Liens arising or incurred in the ordinary course of business for amounts that are not yet due and payable or are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which sufficient reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP, (b) Liens for Taxes, assessments or other governmental charges not yet due and payable as of the Closing Date or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which sufficient reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP, (c) encumbrances and restrictions on real property (including easements, covenants, conditions, rights of way and similar restrictions) that do not prohibit or materially interfere with any of the Group Companies’ use or occupancy of such real property, (d) zoning, building codes and other land use Laws regulating the use or occupancy of real property or the activities conducted thereon which are imposed by any Governmental Entity having jurisdiction over such real property and which are not violated by the use or occupancy of such real property or the operation of the businesses of the Group Company and do not prohibit or materially interfere with any of the Group Companies’ use or occupancy of such real property, (e) cash deposits or cash pledges to secure the payment of workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance, social security benefits or obligations arising under similar Laws or to secure the performance of public or statutory obligations, surety or appeal bonds, and other obligations of a like nature, in each case in the ordinary course of business and which are not yet due and payable, (f) grants by any Group Company of non-exclusive rights in Intellectual Property Rights in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (g) other Liens that do not materially and adversely affect the value, use or operation of the asset subject thereto.

 

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

 

Personal Data” means any data or information relating to an identified natural person that is regulated by the Privacy Laws.

 

PIPE Financing” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

PIPE Financing Amount” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

PIPE Investors” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

Pre-Closing CGC Holders” means the holders of CGC Shares at any time prior to the Effective Time, together with their successors and assigns.

 

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Privacy and Data Security Policies” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.20(a).

 

Privacy Laws” means Laws relating to the Processing or protection of Personal Data that apply to the Group Companies.

 

Pro Rata Share” means with respect to each Company Stockholder, a fraction expressed as a percentage equal to (i) the total number of shares of Company Shares beneficially owned by such Company Stockholder immediately prior to the Effective Time, divided by (ii) the Fully-Diluted Shares.

 

Proceeding” means any lawsuit, litigation, action, audit, examination, claim, complaint, charge, proceeding, suit or arbitration (in each case, whether civil, criminal or administrative and whether public or private) pending by or before or otherwise involving any Governmental Entity.

 

Process” (or “Processing” or “Processes”) means the collection, use, storage, processing, recording, distribution, transfer, import, export, protection (including security measures), disposal or disclosure or other activity regarding data (whether electronically or in any other form or medium).

 

Prospectus” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.18.

 

Public Shareholders” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.18.

 

Real Property Leases” means all leases, sub-leases, licenses or other agreements, in each case, pursuant to which any Group Company leases or sub-leases any real property.

 

Registration Statement / Proxy Statement” means a registration statement on Form S-4 relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents and containing a prospectus and proxy statement of CGC.

 

Representatives” means with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and its and such Affiliates’ respective directors, managers, officers, employees, accountants, consultants, advisors, attorneys, agents and other representatives.

 

Required CGC Shareholder Approval” means the approval of each Required Transaction Proposal by the affirmative vote of the holders of the requisite number of CGC Shares entitled to vote thereon, whether in person or by proxy at the CGC Shareholders Meeting (or any adjournment thereof), in accordance with the Governing Documents of CGC and applicable Law.

 

Required Governing Document Proposals” means the Governing Document Proposals solely to the extent related to the amendments to the Governing Documents of CGC.

 

Required Transaction Proposals” means, collectively, the Business Combination Proposal, the Domestication Proposal, the Nasdaq Proposal, the Equity Incentive Plan Proposal and the Required Governing Document Proposals.

 

Requisite Company Preferred Majority” means the holders of a majority of the outstanding Company Preferred Shares, whose vote or prior written consent is required for the automatic conversion of the Company Preferred Shares into Company Common Shares pursuant to Section 5.1 of the Company Certificate of Incorporation.

 

Rollover Option” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(a).

 

Rollover RSU Award” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(b).

 

Sanctioned Countries” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.17(a).

 

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Sanctions and Export Control Laws” means any applicable Law related to (a) import and export controls, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations, (b) economic sanctions, including those administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Department of State, the European Union, any European Union Member State, the United Nations, and His Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom or (c) anti-boycott measures.

 

Sarbanes-Oxley Act” means the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

Schedules” means, collectively, the Company Disclosure Schedules and the CGC Disclosure Schedules.

 

SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Securities Act” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933.

 

Securities Laws” means Federal Securities Laws and other applicable foreign and domestic securities or similar Laws.

 

Signing Filing” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.4(b).

 

Signing Press Release” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.4(b).

 

Software” shall mean any and all (a) computer programs, including any and all software implementations of algorithms, models and methodologies, whether in source code or object code; (b) databases and compilations, including any and all data and collections of data, whether machine readable or otherwise; (c) descriptions, flowcharts and other work product used to design, plan, organize and develop any of the foregoing, screens, user interfaces, report formats, firmware, development tools, templates, menus, buttons and icons; and (d) all documentation, including user manuals and other training documentation, related to any of the foregoing.

 

Sponsor” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

Sponsor Support Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

Stockholder Support Agreements” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other legal entity of which (a) if a corporation, a majority of the total voting power of Equity Securities 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 such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of such Person or a combination thereof, or (b) if a limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity (other than a corporation), a majority of the partnership or other similar ownership interests thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or a combination thereof and for this purpose, a Person or Persons own a majority ownership interest in such a business entity (other than a corporation) if such Person or Persons shall be allocated a majority of such business entity’s gains or losses or shall be a, or control any, managing director or general partner of such business entity (other than a corporation). The term “Subsidiary” shall include all Subsidiaries of such Subsidiary.

 

Surviving Company” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b)(i).

 

Surviving Company Share” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b)(v).

 

Tax” means any federal, state, local or non-United States income, gross receipts, franchise, estimated, alternative minimum, sales, use, transfer, value added, excise, stamp, customs, duties, ad valorem, real property, personal property (tangible and intangible), capital stock, social security, unemployment, payroll, wage, employment, severance, occupation, registration, environmental, communication, mortgage, profits, license, lease, service, goods and services, withholding, premium, turnover, windfall profits or other taxes of any kind whatever, whether computed on a separate or combined, unitary or consolidated basis or in any other manner, together with any interest, deficiencies, penalties, additions to tax, or additional amounts imposed by any Governmental Entity with respect thereto, whether disputed or not, and including any secondary Liability for any of the aforementioned.

 

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Tax Authority” means any Governmental Entity responsible for the collection or administration of Taxes or Tax Returns.

 

Tax Return” means returns, information returns, statements, declarations, claims for refund, schedules, attachments and reports relating to Taxes required to be filed with any Governmental Entity.

 

Termination Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1(d).

 

Transaction Litigation” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(c).

 

Transaction Proposals” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.8.

 

Transaction Share Consideration” means an aggregate number of CGC Shares equal to (a) the Equity Value, divided by (b) the CGC Share Value.

 

Trust Account” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.18.

 

Trust Account Released Claims” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.18.

 

Trust Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.8.

 

Trustee” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.8.

 

Unpaid CGC Expenses” means the CGC Expenses that are unpaid as of immediately prior to the Closing.

 

Unpaid Company Expenses” means the Company Expenses that are unpaid as of immediately prior to the Closing.

 

Unvested Company Equity Awards” means, collectively, the Unvested Company Options and the Unvested Company RSU Awards.

 

Unvested Company Option” means each Company Option outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time that is not a Vested Company Option.

 

Unvested Company RSU Award” means each Company RSU Award outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time that is not a Vested Company RSU Award.

 

Vested Company Equity Awards” means, collectively, the Vested Company Options and the Vested Company RSU Awards.

 

Vested Company Option” means each Company Option outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time that is vested as of immediately prior to the Effective Time or will vest solely as a result of the consummation of the Merger.

 

Vested Company RSU Award” means each Company RSU Award outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time that is vested as of immediately prior to the Effective Time or will vest solely as a result of the consummation of the Merger.

 

Willful Breach” means a material breach of this Agreement by a Party that is a consequence of an act undertaken or a failure to act by the breaching Party with the knowledge that the taking of such act or such failure to act would, or would reasonably be expected to, constitute or result in a breach of this Agreement.

 

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Article 2
MERGER

 

Section 2.1        Closing Transactions. On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, the following transactions shall occur in the order set forth in this Section 2.1:

 

(a)            Domestication. At least one day prior to the Closing Date, CGC shall cause the Domestication to occur in accordance with Section 388 of the DGCL and Part Twelve of the Cayman Islands Companies Act (2025 Revision), including by filing with the Delaware Secretary of State a Certificate of Domestication with respect to the Domestication, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to CGC and the Company, together with the CGC Certificate of Incorporation and completing and making all filings required to be made with the Cayman Registrar to effect the Domestication. In connection with (and as part of) the Domestication, CGC shall cause (i) each CGC Class A Share and CGC Class B Share that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Domestication to be converted into one share of CGC Series A Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share of CGC, (ii) the Governing Documents of CGC to become the certificate of incorporation, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E (with such changes as may be agreed in writing by CGC and the Company, the “CGC Certificate of Incorporation”), and the bylaws, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F (with such changes as may be agreed in writing by CGC and the Company, the “CGC Bylaws”) and (iii) CGC’s name to be changed to “Factorial Holdings, Inc.”; provided, however, that in the case of clause (iii), each of the Parties acknowledges and agrees that each of the CGC Certificate of Incorporation and the CGC Bylaws shall be appropriately adjusted to give effect to any amendments to the Governing Documents of CGC contemplated by the CGC Certificate of Incorporation and the CGC Bylaws that are not adopted and approved by the Pre-Closing CGC Holders at the CGC Shareholders Meeting (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, the amendments to the Governing Documents of CGC that are contemplated by the Required Governing Document Proposals). CGC and its Representatives shall give the Company and its pertinent Representatives a reasonable opportunity to review any applicable documents, certificates or filings in connection with the Domestication and will consider, in good faith, any comments thereto. Following the consummation of the Domestication and prior to the Closing, the board of directors of CGC will resolve to ratify and approve such matters as may be required to effect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any such other matters as the Company and CGC may mutually agree.

 

(b)            The Merger.

 

(i)            On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and in accordance with the DGCL, on the Closing Date promptly following the consummation of the Domestication, Merger Sub shall merge with and into the Company at the Effective Time. Following the Effective Time, and as a result of the Merger, the separate existence of Merger Sub shall cease and the Company shall continue as the surviving company of the Merger (the “Surviving Company”).

 

(ii)            At the Closing, the Parties hereto shall cause the Merger to be consummated by filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware a certificate of merger, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Company and CGC (the “Certificate of Merger”), to be executed and filed in accordance with the relevant provisions of the DGCL. The Merger shall become effective on the date and time at which the Certificate of Merger is accepted for filing by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware or at such later date and/or time as is agreed by CGC and the Company and specified in the Certificate of Merger (the time the Merger becomes effective being referred to herein as the “Effective Time”).

 

(iii)           The Merger shall have the effects set forth in Section 251 of the DGCL. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Effective Time, all of the assets, properties, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the Company and Merger Sub shall vest in the Surviving Company and all debts, liabilities, obligations, restrictions, disabilities and duties of each of the Company and Merger Sub shall become the debts, liabilities, obligations and duties of the Surviving Company, in each case, in accordance with the DGCL.

 

(iv)            At the Effective Time, the Governing Documents of Merger Sub shall be the Governing Documents of the Surviving Company, in each case, until thereafter changed or amended as provided therein or by applicable Law.

 

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(v)            At the Effective Time, the directors and officers of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the initial directors and officers of the Surviving Company, each to hold office in accordance with the Governing Documents of the Surviving Company until such director’s or officer’s successor is duly elected or appointed and qualified, or until the earlier of their death, resignation or removal.

 

(vi)           At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of any Party or any other Person, each share of capital stock of Merger Sub issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be automatically cancelled and extinguished and converted into one share of common stock, par value $0.0001, of the Surviving Company (each such share, a “Surviving Company Share”).

 

(vii)          At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of any Party or any other Person, each Company Share (other than the Company Shares (A) cancelled and extinguished pursuant to Section 2.1(b)(x) or (B) held by the Founders, and any Company Dissenting Shares) issued and outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be automatically canceled and extinguished and converted into the right to receive a number of shares of CGC Series A Common Stock equal to the Exchange Ratio.

 

(viii)        At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of any Party or any other Person, each Company Share held by the Founders issued and outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be automatically canceled and extinguished and converted into the right to receive a number of shares of CGC Series B Common Stock equal to the Exchange Ratio. Pursuant to, and in accordance with, the CGC Certificate of Incorporation, each share of CGC Series B Common Stock shall have ten (10) votes per share and the shares of CGC Series B Common Stock shall not be publicly listed or traded, shall be freely convertible into shares of CGC Series A Common Stock on a one-to-one basis, and will automatically be converted into shares of Class A Common Stock on that basis upon the earliest to occur of (A) the date specified by affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66-2/3% of the outstanding shares of Series B Common Stock, voting as a single series, (B) a Transfer (as defined in the CGC Certificate of Incorporation), (C) the date that is nine months following the death or Incapacity (as defined in the CGC Certificate of Incorporation) of a Founder, (C) with respect to each Founder, upon such Founder, together with its Permitted Transferees (as defined in the CGC Certificate of Incorporation) collectively owning a number of shares of Series A Common Stock and Series B Common Stock equal to less than half of the number of shares of Series B Common Stock held thereby as of the Effective Date, and (D) the seven (7) year anniversary of the Closing Date.

 

(ix)           From and after the Effective Time, each Company Stockholder’s certificates (the “Certificates”), if any, evidencing ownership of the Company Shares and the Company Shares held in book-entry form issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall each cease to have any rights with respect to such Company Shares except as otherwise expressly provided for herein or under applicable Law.

 

(x)            At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of any Party or any other Person, each Company Share held immediately prior to the Effective Time by the Company as treasury stock shall be automatically canceled and extinguished, and no consideration shall be paid with respect thereto.

 

(xi)           For purposes of calculating the aggregate number of CGC Shares issuable to each Company Stockholder pursuant to the terms of Section 2.1(b)(vii) and Section 2.1(b)(vii), all Company Shares held by such holder shall be aggregated, and the Exchange Ratio shall be applied to that aggregate number of shares held by such holder, and not on a share-by-share basis, and the number of CGC Shares to be issued shall be rounded down to the nearest whole share.

 

(xii)          If, between the date of this Agreement and the Closing, the outstanding CGC Shares 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 CGC Shares will be appropriately adjusted to provide to the holders of Company Shares the same economic effect as contemplated by this Agreement; provided, however, that this Section 2.1(b)(xii) shall not (A) be construed to permit CGC, Merger Sub or the Company to take any action with respect to their respective securities that is prohibited by the terms and conditions of this Agreement, or (B) apply to the Domestication or any other transactions expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Document to the extent consummated in accordance with the terms contemplated by this Agreement and/or such Ancillary Document, as applicable.

 

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Section 2.2        Closing of the Transactions Contemplated by this Agreement. The closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Closing”) shall take place electronically by exchange of the closing deliverables by the means provided in Section 8.11 as promptly as reasonably practicable, but in no event later than the fifth (5th) Business Day, following the satisfaction (or, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, waiver) of the conditions set forth in Article 6 (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to satisfaction or waiver of such conditions) (the date upon which the Closing actually occurs is referred to herein as “Closing Date”) or at such other place, date and/or time as CGC and the Company may agree in writing.

 

Section 2.3        Allocation Schedule. At least five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall deliver to CGC an allocation schedule (the “Allocation Schedule”) setting forth (i) the number of Company Shares held by each Company Stockholder (including the number of Company Common Shares subject to the Company Warrants that will be exercised for Company Common Shares pursuant to Section 2.4(c) held by each holder thereof, and after giving effect to the conversion of the Company Convertible Notes and the Company Preferred Share Conversion pursuant to Section 2.4(d)), (ii) the number of Company Common Shares subject to each Company Equity Award held by each holder thereof, as well as whether each such Company Equity Award will be a Vested Company Equity Award or an Unvested Company Equity Award as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, and, in each case, the exercise price thereof, (iii) the number of CGC Shares that will be subject to each Rollover Option and each Rollover RSU Award, and, in the case of each Rollover Option, the exercise price thereof at the Effective Time, (iv) the Transaction Share Consideration, the Fully-Diluted Shares and the Exchange Ratio, (v) each Company Stockholder’s Pro Rata Share of the Transaction Share Consideration (including, for the avoidance of doubt, in respect of any Company Shares that are issued upon exercise of the Company Warrants immediately prior to the Closing pursuant to Section 2.4(c), the conversion of the Company Convertible Notes and after giving effect to the Company Preferred Share Conversion pursuant to Section 2.4(d)), and (vi) a certification, duly executed by an authorized officer of the Company, that (a) the information and calculations delivered pursuant to clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), and (v) is, and will be as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, true and correct in all respects and in accordance with the last sentence of this Section 2.3 and (b) the Company has performed, or otherwise complied with, as applicable, its covenants and agreements set forth in Section 2.4(f) and Section 5.13(d). The Company will review any comments to the Allocation Schedule provided by CGC or any of its Representatives and consider in good faith and incorporate any reasonable comments proposed by CGC or any of its Representatives. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary herein, (A) the aggregate number of CGC Shares that each Company Stockholder will have a right to receive pursuant to Section 2.1(b)(vii) and 2.1(b)(viii) will be rounded down to the nearest whole share, (B) in no event shall the aggregate number of CGC Shares set forth on the Allocation Schedule that are allocated in respect of the Equity Securities of the Company exceed the Transaction Share Consideration, (C) in no event shall the Allocation Schedule (or the calculations or determinations therein) breach, as applicable, any applicable Law, the Governing Documents of the Company, the Company Stockholder Agreements, the Company Equity Plan or any other Contract to which the Company is a party or bound (taking into account, for the avoidance of doubt, any actions taken by the Company pursuant to Section 2.4(f) and Section 5.13(d)) and (D) the CGC Parties and the Exchange Agent will be entitled to rely upon the Allocation Schedule for purposes of allocating the transaction consideration to the Company Stockholders under this Agreement or under the Exchange Agent Agreement, as applicable.

 

Section 2.4        Treatment of Company Equity Awards, Company Warrants, Company Convertible Notes and Company Preferred Shares.

 

(a)            At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action of any Party or any other Person (but subject to, in the case of the Company, Section 2.4(f)), each Company Option (whether a Vested Company Option or an Unvested Company Option) shall cease to represent the right to purchase Company Common Shares and shall be canceled in exchange for an option to purchase CGC Shares under the CGC Equity Plan (each, a “Rollover Option”) in an amount equal to the product (rounded down to the nearest whole number) of (x) the number of Company Common Shares subject to such Company Option immediately prior to the Effective Time, multiplied by (y) the Exchange Ratio, at an exercise price per share (rounded up to the nearest whole cent) equal to the quotient of (i) the exercise price per share of such Company Option immediately prior to the Effective Time, divided by (ii) the Exchange Ratio; provided, however, that such conversion shall occur in a manner intended to comply with (A) the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and (B) in the case of any Rollover Option that is an incentive stock option, the requirements of Section 424 of the Code. Each Rollover Option shall be subject to the same terms and conditions (including applicable vesting, expiration and forfeiture provisions) that applied to the corresponding Company Option immediately prior to the Effective Time, except for (i) as provided above in this Section 2.4(a), or (ii) terms (A) rendered inoperative by reason of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including any anti-dilution or other similar provisions that adjust the number of underlying shares that could become exercisable subject to the options) or (B) to the extent they conflict with the CGC Equity Incentive Plan and (iii) such other immaterial administrative or ministerial changes as the CGC Board (or the compensation committee of the CGC Board) may determine in good faith are appropriate to effectuate the administration of the Rollover Options.

 

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(b)            At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action of any Party or any other Person (but subject to, in the case of the Company, Section 2.4(f)), each Company RSU Award (whether a Vested Company RSU Award or an Unvested Company RSU Award) shall cease to have any rights in respect of the Company Common Shares and shall be canceled in exchange for a restricted stock unit award under the CGC Equity Incentive Plan (each, a “Rollover RSU Award”) that settles in a number of CGC Shares (rounded down to the nearest whole share) in an amount and subject to such terms and conditions, in each case, as set forth on the Allocation Schedule. Each Rollover RSU Award shall be subject to the same terms and conditions (including applicable vesting, expiration and forfeiture provisions) that applied to the corresponding Company RSU Award immediately prior to the Effective Time, except for (i) terms (A) rendered inoperative by reason of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including any anti-dilution or other similar provisions that adjust the number of underlying shares that could vest subject to the restricted stock unit award) or (B) to the extent they conflict with the CGC Equity Incentive Plan and (ii) such other immaterial administrative or ministerial changes as the CGC Board (or the compensation committee of the CGC Board) may determine in good faith are appropriate to effectuate the administration of the Rollover RSU Awards.

 

(c)            Immediately prior to the Effective Time, the Company Convertible Notes shall be converted into Company Common Shares pursuant to their terms (the “Company Convertible Notes Conversion”) and each such Company Convertible Note shall no longer be issued or outstanding and shall instead automatically be canceled, extinguished, retired and shall cease to exist, and each holder of the Company Convertible Notes shall thereafter cease to have any rights with respect to such Company Convertible Notes, other than, for the avoidance of doubt, with respect to the Company Common Shares into which such Company Convertible Notes have been converted and then as expressly provided herein.

 

(d)            On the Closing Date, prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall cause each Company Preferred Share that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time to be automatically converted into and become a number of Company Common Shares in accordance with the terms of Section 5.1 of the Company Certificate of Incorporation (the “Company Preferred Share Conversion”), and each such Company Preferred Share shall no longer be issued and outstanding and shall automatically be canceled, extinguished, retired and shall cease to exist, and each holder of Company Preferred Shares shall thereafter cease to have any rights with respect to such Company Preferred Share, other than, for the avoidance of doubt, with respect to the Company Common Shares into which such Company Preferred Shares have been converted and then as expressly provided herein.

 

(e)            On the Closing Date, prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall cause each Company Warrant that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time to be automatically converted into and become a number of Company Common Shares in accordance with the terms of Company Warrant Agreements, and each such Company Warrant shall no longer be issued and outstanding and shall automatically be canceled, extinguished, retired and shall cease to exist, and each holder of Company Warrant shall thereafter cease to have any rights with respect to such Company Warrant, other than, for the avoidance of doubt, with respect to the Company Common Shares into which such Company Warrants have been converted and then as expressly provided herein.

 

(f)            Prior to the Closing, the Company shall take, or cause to be taken, all necessary or appropriate actions under the Company Equity Plans, under the underlying grant, award or similar agreement, if required by the holders of Company Warrants, under the Company Warrant Agreements, Company Convertible Note and otherwise to give effect to the provisions of this Section 2.4.

 

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Section 2.5        Treatment of CGC Securities. On the Closing Date and prior to the Effective Time:

 

(a)            Each CGC Class B Share issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall, in accordance with CGC’s Governing Documents, automatically convert into one (1) CGC Class A Share.

 

(b)            To the extent any CGC Units remain outstanding and unseparated, immediately prior to the Effective Time, the CGC Class A Shares and the CGC Public Warrants comprising each such issued and outstanding CGC Unit immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be automatically separated, and the holder of each CGC Unit shall be deemed to hold one (1) CGC Class A Share and one-half (1/2) of one (1) CGC Public Warrant; and all CGC Units shall cease to be outstanding and shall automatically be canceled and retired and shall cease to exist.

 

(c)            At the Effective Time, each CGC Public Warrant shall remain outstanding, but shall no longer be exercisable for CGC Units and shall instead be exercisable for CGC Class A Common Stock; provided, however, that if the Warrant Amendment is approved by the holders of CGC Public Warrants prior to the Closing, each CGC Public Warrant shall instead be treated in accordance with the terms of such Warrant Amendment.

 

Section 2.6        Deliverables

 

(a)            As promptly as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement, but in no event later than ten (10) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, CGC shall appoint an exchange agent reasonably acceptable to the Company (the “Exchange Agent”) (it being understood and agreed that Continental (or any of its Affiliates) shall be deemed to be acceptable to the Company) and enter into an exchange agent agreement (the “Exchange Agent Agreement”) with the Exchange Agent for the purpose of exchanging Certificates, if any, representing the Company Common Shares and each Company Share held in book-entry form on the stock transfer books of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time, which shall be converted into the right to receive the portion of the Transaction Share Consideration issuable in respect of such Company Shares pursuant to Section 2.1(b)(vii) and (viii) and on the terms and subject to the other conditions set forth in this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary herein, in the event that Continental is unable or unwilling to serve as the Exchange Agent, then CGC and the Company shall, as promptly as reasonably practicable thereafter, but in no event later than the Closing Date, mutually agree upon an exchange agent (in either case, such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), CGC shall appoint and enter into an exchange agent agreement with such exchange agent, who shall for all purposes under this Agreement constitute the Exchange Agent and each of CGC and the Company shall mutually agree to any changes to the Exchange Agent Agreement in order to satisfy any requirements of such exchange agent (in either case, such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). The Company shall reasonably cooperate with CGC and the Exchange Agent in connection with the appointment of the Exchange Agent, the entry into the Exchange Agent Agreement and the covenants and agreements set forth in this Section 2.6 (including the provision of any information, or the entry into any agreements or documentation, necessary or advisable in connection with any of the foregoing or otherwise required by the Exchange Agent Agreement for the Exchange Agent to fulfill its duties as the Exchange Agent in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby).

 

(b)            At the Effective Time, CGC shall deposit, or cause to be deposited, with the Exchange Agent, for the benefit of the Company Stockholders and for exchange in accordance with this Section 2.6 through the Exchange Agent, evidence of CGC Shares in book-entry form representing the Transaction Share Consideration issuable pursuant to Section 2.1(b)(vii) and (viii), in exchange for the Company Shares outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time. All shares in book-entry form representing the portion of the Transaction Share Consideration issuable pursuant to Section 2.1(b)(vii) and (viii) deposited with the Exchange Agent shall be referred to in this Agreement as the “Exchange Fund”.

 

(c)            Each Company Stockholder holding a Certificate whose Company Shares have been converted into the right to receive a portion of the Transaction Share Consideration pursuant to Section 2.1(b)(vii) and 2.1(b)(viii) shall be entitled to receive the portion of the Transaction Share Consideration to which he, she or it is entitled upon the surrender to the Exchange Agent of such Certificate (or affidavit of loss in lieu thereof). Each Company Stockholder holding Company Shares in book-entry form whose Company Shares have been converted into the right to receive a portion of the Transaction Share Consideration pursuant to Section 2.1(b)(vii) and 2.1(b)(vii)  (including each Company Share issued in connection with or as a result of the conversions and rollovers pursuant to Section 2.4(d)) shall automatically be entitled to receive the portion of the Transaction Share Consideration to which he, she or it is entitled.

 

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(d)            On the Closing Date, CGC shall cause the applicable portion of the Transaction Share Consideration to be issued to the applicable Company Stockholder in book-entry form; provided, however, that in the case of any Company Shares represented by a Certificate, the Exchange Agent shall not issue such consideration until the surrender of such Certificate (or affidavit of loss in lieu thereof) in accordance with Section 2.6(a).

 

(e)            If any portion of the Transaction Share Consideration is to be issued to a Person other than the Company Stockholder in whose name the surrendered Certificate or the transferred Company Share in book-entry form is registered, it shall be a condition to the issuance of the applicable portion of the Transaction Share Consideration that (i) either such Certificate shall be properly endorsed or shall otherwise be in proper form for transfer or such Company Share in book-entry form shall be properly transferred and (ii) the Person requesting such consideration pay to the Exchange Agent any Transfer Taxes required as a result of such consideration being issued to a Person other than the registered holder of such Certificate or Company Share in book-entry form or establish to the satisfaction of the Exchange Agent that such Transfer Taxes have been paid or are not payable.

 

(f)            No interest will be paid or accrued on the Transaction Share Consideration (or any portion thereof). From and after the Effective Time, until surrendered or transferred, as applicable, in accordance with this Section 2.6, each Company Share (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, the Company Shares cancelled and extinguished pursuant to Section 2.1(b)(x) or any Company Dissenting Shares) shall solely represent the right to receive a portion of the Transaction Share Consideration to which such Company Share is entitled to receive pursuant to Section 2.1(b)(vii) and 2.1(b)(viii).

 

(g)            At the Effective Time, the stock transfer books of the Company shall be closed and there shall be no transfers of Company Shares that were outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time.

 

(h)            Any portion of the Exchange Fund that remains unclaimed by the Company Stockholder twelve (12) months following the Closing Date shall be delivered to CGC or as otherwise instructed by CGC, and any Company Stockholder who has not exchanged his, her or its Company Shares for the applicable portion of the Transaction Share Consideration in accordance with this Section 2.6 prior to that time shall thereafter look only to CGC for the issuance of the applicable portion of the Transaction Share Consideration, without any interest thereon. None of CGC, the Surviving Company or any of their respective Affiliates shall be liable to any Person in respect of any consideration delivered to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, unclaimed property, escheat, or similar Law. Any portion of the Transaction Share Consideration remaining unclaimed by the Company Stockholder immediately prior to such time when the amounts would otherwise escheat to or become property of any Governmental Entity shall become, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, the property of CGC free and clear of any claims or interest of any Person previously entitled thereto.

 

Section 2.7        Company Dissenting Shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any Company Shares for which a Company Stockholder (a) has not voted in favor of the Merger or consented to it in writing and (b) has demanded the appraisal of such Company Shares in accordance with, and has complied in all respects with, Section 262 of the DGCL (collectively, such stockholders, the “Company Dissenting Stockholders”, and such shares, the “Company Dissenting Shares”) shall not be converted into the right to receive the Transaction Share Consideration pursuant to Section 2.1(b)(vii). From and after the Effective Time, (i) the Company Dissenting Shares shall be cancelled and extinguished and shall cease to exist and (ii) the Company Dissenting Stockholders shall be entitled only to such rights as may be granted to them under Section 262 of the DGCL and shall not be entitled to exercise any of the voting rights or other rights of a stockholder of CGC, the Surviving Company or any of its Affiliates (including CGC); provided that if any Company Dissenting Stockholder effectively withdraws or loses such appraisal rights (whether through failure to perfect such appraisal rights or otherwise), then the Company Shares held by such Company Dissenting Stockholder (A) shall no longer be deemed to be Company Dissenting Shares and (B) shall be treated as if they had been converted automatically at the Effective Time into the right to receive the Transaction Share Consideration pursuant to Section 2.1(b)(vii) (subject, in the case of Company Shares represented by Certificates, to the surrender of such Certificates or affidavits of loss in lieu thereof). Each Company Dissenting Stockholder who becomes entitled to payment for his, her or its Company Dissenting Shares pursuant to the DGCL shall receive payment thereof from the Company in accordance with the DGCL. The Company shall give CGC prompt notice of any written demands for appraisal of any Company Share, attempted withdrawals of such demands and any other documents or instruments served pursuant to the DGCL and received by the Company relating to stockholders’ rights of appraisal in accordance with the provisions of Section 262 of the DGCL, and CGC shall, at its sole cost and expense, have the opportunity to participate in, but not control, all negotiations and proceedings with respect to all such demands. The Company shall not, except with the prior written consent of CGC (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed), settle, or make any payment, or deliver any consideration, with respect to, any such demand.

 

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Section 2.8        Withholding. CGC, the Group Companies and the Exchange Agent shall be entitled to deduct and withhold (or cause to be deducted and withheld) from any consideration payable pursuant to this Agreement such amounts as are required to be deducted and withheld under applicable Tax Law. To the extent that amounts are so withheld and timely remitted to the applicable Governmental Entity, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Person in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made. The Parties shall cooperate in good faith to eliminate or reduce any such deduction or withholding (including through the request and provision of any statements, forms or other documents to reduce or eliminate any such deduction or withholding).

 

Article 3
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES RELATING TO THE GROUP COMPANIES

 

Subject to Section 8.8, except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedules, the Company hereby represents and warrants to the CGC Parties, in each case, as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date, as follows:

 

Section 3.1        Organization and Qualification.

 

(a)            Each Group Company is a corporation, limited liability company or other applicable business entity duly organized, incorporated or formed, as applicable, validly existing and in good standing (or the equivalent thereof, if applicable, in each case, with respect to the jurisdictions that recognize the concept of good standing or any equivalent thereof) under the Laws of its jurisdiction of organization, incorporation or formation (as applicable) and in each jurisdiction in which the property and assets owned, leased or operated by it, or the nature of the business conducted by it, makes such qualification or licensing necessary, except where the failure to be so duly qualified or licensed and in good standing would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect. Section 3.1(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth the jurisdiction of organization, incorporation or formation (as applicable) for each Group Company. Each Group Company has the requisite corporate, limited liability company or other applicable business entity power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its businesses as presently conducted, except where the failure to have such power or authority would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b)            True and complete copies of the Governing Documents of the Group Companies and each of the Company Stockholder Agreements has been made available to CGC, in each case, as amended and in effect as of the date of this Agreement. The Governing Documents of the Group Companies and the Company Stockholder Agreements are in full force and effect, and the Group Companies are not in breach or violation of any provision set forth in its Governing Documents or the Company Stockholder Agreements, as applicable.

 

Section 3.2        Capitalization of the Group Companies.

 

(a)            Section 3.2(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth a true and complete statement as of the date of this Agreement of (i) the number and class or series (as applicable) of all of the Equity Securities of the Company issued and outstanding, (ii) the identity of the Persons that are the record and beneficial owners thereof, (iii) with respect to each Company Equity Award, (A) the date of grant, (B) any applicable exercise (or similar) price, (C) the expiration date, and (D) any applicable vesting schedule (including acceleration provisions), (iv) with respect to each Company Warrant, (A) the date of grant and (B) any applicable exercise or similar price and (v) with respect to the Company Convertible Notes, (A) the original principal amount, (B) the applicable interest rate, (C) the maturity date, and (D) the current outstanding balance. All of the Equity Securities of the Company (including each Company Share issued or issuable in connection with or as a result of the Company Preferred Share Conversion) have been duly authorized and validly issued. All of the outstanding Company Shares are fully paid and non-assessable. The Equity Securities of the Company (including each Company Share issued or issuable in connection with or as a result of the Company Preferred Share Conversion) (1) were not issued in violation of the Governing Documents of the Company, the Company Stockholder Agreements or any other Contract to which the Company is party or bound, (2) were not issued in violation of any preemptive rights, call option, right of first refusal or first offer, subscription rights, transfer restrictions or similar rights of any Person and (3) have been offered, sold and issued in all material respects in compliance with applicable Law, including Securities Laws. Except for the Company Options, Company RSU Awards, Company Warrants and Company Convertible Notes set forth on Section 3.2(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules or the Company Options or Company RSU Awards either permitted by Section 5.1(b) or issued, granted or entered into in accordance with Section 5.1(b), the Company has no outstanding (x) equity appreciation, phantom equity or profit participation rights or (y) options, restricted stock units, phantom stock, warrants, purchase rights, subscription rights, conversion rights, exchange rights, calls, puts, rights of first refusal or first offer or other Contracts that could require the Company to issue, sell or otherwise cause to become outstanding or to acquire, repurchase or redeem any Equity Securities or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Equity Securities of the Company.

 

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(b)            The Equity Securities of the Company are free and clear of all Liens (other than transfer restrictions under applicable Securities Law or under the Company Stockholder Agreements). Except for the Company Stockholder Agreements, there are no voting trusts, proxies or other Contracts to which the Company is a party with respect to the voting or transfer of the Company’s Equity Securities.

 

(c)            Section 3.2(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth a true and complete statement of (i) the number and class or series (as applicable) of all of the Equity Securities of each Subsidiary of the Company issued and outstanding and (ii) the identity of the Persons that are the record and beneficial owners thereof. There are no outstanding (A) equity appreciation, phantom equity or profit participation rights or (B) options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, phantom stock, warrants, purchase rights, subscription rights, conversion rights, exchange rights, calls, puts, rights of first refusal or first offer or other Contracts that could require any Subsidiary of the Company to issue, sell or otherwise cause to become outstanding or to acquire, repurchase or redeem any Equity Securities or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Equity Securities of the Subsidiaries of the Company. There are no voting trusts, proxies or other Contracts with respect to the voting or transfer of any Equity Securities of any Subsidiary of the Company. There are no outstanding bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of the Company having the right to vote (or convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities having the right to vote) on any matter for which holders of Company Shares may vote.

 

(d)            Except as set forth (i) on Section 3.2(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedules and (ii) in the Company Stockholder Agreements, there are no voting trusts, proxies or other Contracts with respect to the voting or transfer of the Company’s Equity Securities between the Company and any other Person.

 

(e)            None of the Group Companies owns or holds (of record, beneficially, legally or otherwise), directly or indirectly, any Equity Securities in any other Person or the right to acquire any such Equity Security, and none of the Group Companies are a partner or member of any partnership, limited liability company or joint venture.

 

(f)            Section 3.2(f) of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth a list of all Indebtedness of the Group Companies as of the date of this Agreement, including the principal amount of such Indebtedness, the outstanding balance as of the date of this Agreement, and the debtor and the creditor thereof.

 

(g)            Section 3.2(g) of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth a list of all Change of Control Payments of the Group Companies.

 

(h)            Other than the Company Convertible Notes, there are no debt instruments outstanding convertible into or otherwise entitling the holder thereof to any of the Company’s Equity Securities.

 

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Section 3.3        Authority.

 

(a)            The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and each Ancillary Document to which it is or will be a party, to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder, and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. Subject to the receipt of the Company Stockholder Written Consent (including the approval of the Requisite Company Preferred Majority with respect to the Company Preferred Share Conversion), the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents to which the Company is or will be a party, the performance of the Company’s obligations hereby and thereby and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been (or, in the case of any Ancillary Document entered into after the date of this Agreement, will be upon execution thereof) duly authorized by all necessary corporate (or other similar) action on the part of the Company. This Agreement and each Ancillary Document to which the Company is or is contemplated to be a party has been or will be, upon execution thereof, as applicable, duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes or will constitute, upon execution and delivery thereof, as applicable, a valid, legal and binding agreement of the Company (assuming that this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents to which the Company is or will be a party are or will be upon execution thereof, as applicable, duly authorized, executed and delivered by the other Persons party thereto), enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other Laws affecting generally the enforcement of creditors’ rights and subject to general principles of equity). The Company Stockholder Written Consent, including the Requisite Company Preferred Majority, is the only vote of the holders of any class or series of capital stock of the Company required to approve and adopt this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents to which the Company is or is contemplated to be a party, the performance of the Company’s obligations hereunder and thereunder and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including the Merger).

 

(b)            The Company Board unanimously and duly adopted resolutions (a) determining that entry into this Agreement and the other Ancillary Documents to which the Company is party, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including the Merger, are advisable and fair to, and in the best interest of, the Company and its stockholders, (b) approving this Agreement, such other Ancillary Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including the Merger, and (c) directing that this Agreement be submitted to the Company Stockholders entitled to vote thereon for adoption thereby and resolving to make the Company Board Recommendation, which resolutions have not been subsequently withdrawn or modified in a manner adverse to CGC or Merger Sub.

 

Section 3.4        Financial Statements; Undisclosed Liabilities.

 

(a)            The Company has made available to CGC a true and complete copy of the following financial statements, which are attached as Section 3.4(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules: the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Group Companies as of December 31, 2023 (the “Latest Balance Sheet”) and the related unaudited consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, convertible preferred stock and stockholders’ deficit and cash flows of the Group Companies for the period ended December 31, 2023 (the “Financial Statements”). Each of the Financial Statements (including the notes thereto) (A) was prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto) and (B) fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Group Companies as at the date thereof and for the period indicated therein, except as otherwise specifically noted therein.

 

(b)            The audited consolidated balance sheet of the Group Companies as of December 31, 2024 and the related audited consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, convertible preferred stock and stockholders’ deficit and cash flows of the Group Companies for the period ended December 31, 2024 (the “Closing Company Audited Financial Statements”), when delivered following the date of this Agreement in accordance with Section 5.17, (i) will be prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated (except as may be specifically indicated in the notes thereto), (ii) will fairly present, in all material respects, the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Group Companies as at the date thereof and for the period indicated therein, except as otherwise specifically noted therein, (iii) will be audited in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB and contain an unqualified report of the Company’s auditors and (iv) will 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 (including Regulation S-X or Regulation S-K, as applicable).

 

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(c)            Except (i) as set forth on the face of the Latest Balance Sheet, (ii) for Liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business since the date of the Latest Balance Sheet (none of which are Liabilities directly or indirectly related to a breach of Contract, breach of warranty, tort, infringement, Proceeding or violation of, or non-compliance with, Law), (iii) for Liabilities incurred in connection with the negotiation, preparation or execution of this Agreement or any Ancillary Documents, the performance of their respective covenants or agreements in this Agreement or any Ancillary Document or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby and (iv) for Liabilities that are not and would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Group Companies, taken as a whole, no Group Company has any Liabilities of the type required to be set forth on a balance sheet in accordance with GAAP.

 

(d)            The Group Companies have established and maintain systems of internal accounting controls that are designed to provide, in all material respects, reasonable assurance (i) that all transactions are executed in accordance with management’s authorization, (ii) that all transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of proper and accurate financial statements in accordance with GAAP and to maintain accountability for the Group Companies’ assets, and (iii) regarding prevention or timely detection of the unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Group Company’s properties or assets. The Group Companies maintain and, for all periods covered by the Financial Statements, have maintained books and records of the Group Companies in the ordinary course of business that are accurate and complete and reflect the revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities of the Group Companies in all material respects.

 

(e)            Except as set forth in Section 3.4(e) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, since the Lookback Date, no Group Company has received any written complaint, allegation, assertion or claim that there is (i) “significant deficiency” in the internal controls over financial reporting of the Group Companies, (ii) a “material weakness” in the internal controls over financial reporting of the Group Companies or (iii) fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees of the Group Companies who have a significant role in the internal controls over financial reporting of the Group Companies.

 

Section 3.5        Consents and Requisite Governmental Approvals; No Violations.

 

(a)            No consent, approval or authorization of, or designation, declaration or filing with, any Governmental Entity is required on the part of the Company with respect to the Company’s execution, delivery or performance of its obligations under this Agreement or the Ancillary Documents to which the Company is or will be party or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, except for (i) compliance with and filings under the HSR Act, (ii) the filing with the SEC of (A) the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement and the declaration of the effectiveness thereof by the SEC and (B) such reports under Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act as may be required in connection with this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, (iii) the filing of the Certificate of Merger or (iv) any other consents, approvals, authorizations, designations, declarations, waivers or filings, the absence of which would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b)            None of the execution or delivery by the Company of this Agreement or any Ancillary Documents to which it is or will be a party, the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder or thereunder, or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby will, directly or indirectly (with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) (i) result in a violation or breach of any provision of the Company’s Governing Documents, (ii) result in a violation or breach of, or constitute a default or give rise to any right of termination, Consent, cancellation, amendment, modification, suspension, revocation or acceleration under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of (A) any Material Contract to which any Group Company is a party or (B) any Material Permits, (iii) violate, or constitute a breach under, any Order or applicable Law to which any Group Company or any of its properties or assets are subject or bound or (iv) result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the assets or properties (other than any Permitted Liens) or Equity Securities of any Group Company, except, in the case of any of clauses (ii) through (iv) above, as would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 3.6        Permits. The Company has all franchises, permits, licenses and any similar authority necessary for the conduct of its business, the lack of which could reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. The Company is not in default in any material respect under any of such franchises, permits, licenses or other similar authority.

 

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Section 3.7        Material Contracts.

 

(a)            Section 3.7(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth a list of the following Contracts to which a Group Company is a party as of the date of this Agreement, excluding any Employee Benefit Plan (each Contract required to be set forth on Section 3.7(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, together with each of the Contracts entered into after the date of this Agreement that would be required to be set forth on Section 3.7(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules if entered into prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, collectively, the “Material Contracts”):

 

(i)             any Contract relating to Indebtedness for borrowed money of any Group Company in an amount exceeding $1,000,000 or to the placing of a Lien (other than any Permitted Lien) on any material assets or properties of any Group Company;

 

(ii)            any Contract under which any Group Company is lessee of or holds or operates, in each case, any tangible property (other than real property), owned by any other Person, except for any lease or agreement under which the aggregate annual rental payments do not exceed $2,500,000;

 

(iii)           any Contract under which any Group Company is lessor of or permits any third party to hold or operate, in each case, any tangible property (other than real property), owned or controlled by such Group Company, except for any lease or agreement under which the aggregate annual rental payments do not exceed $2,500,000;

 

(iv)            any (A) joint venture, profit-sharing, partnership, collaboration, co-promotion, commercialization or research or development Contract, in each case, which requires, or would reasonably be expected to require (based on any occurrence, development, activity or event contemplated by such Contract), aggregate payments to or from any Group Company in excess of $2,500,000 over the life of the Contract and (B) any Contract with respect to material Company Licensed Intellectual Property (other than Contracts for the licensing of Off-the-Shelf Software or Open Source Software, nondisclosure agreements entered into in the ordinary course, trademark or feedback licenses that are incidental to the primary purpose of the contract or Contracts providing licenses to a Group Company for the purpose of enabling such Group Company to provide services to the applicable licensor);

 

(v)             any Contract that (A) limits or purports to limit, in any material respect, the freedom of any Group Company to engage or compete in any line of business or with any Person or in any area or that would so limit or purport to limit, in any material respect, the operations of CGC or any of its Affiliates after the Closing, (B) contains any exclusivity, “most favored nation” or similar provisions, obligations or restrictions or (C) contains any other provisions restricting or purporting to restrict the ability of any Group Company to sell, manufacture, develop, commercialize, test or research products, directly or indirectly through third parties, or to solicit any potential employee or customer, in each case, in any material respect or that would so limit or purports to limit in any material respect, CGC or any of its Affiliates after the Closing;

 

(vi)            any Contract requiring any future capital commitment or capital expenditure (or series of capital expenditures) by any Group Company in an amount in excess of (A) $2,500,000 annually or (B) $5,000,000 over the life of the agreement;

 

(vii)           any Contract requiring any Group Company to guarantee the Liabilities of any Person (other than the Company or a Subsidiary) or pursuant to which any Person (other than the Company or a Subsidiary) has guaranteed the Liabilities of a Group Company, in each case in excess of $2,500,000;

 

(viii)          any Contract under which any Group Company has, directly or indirectly, made or agreed to make any loan, advance, or assignment of payment to any Person or made any capital contribution to, or other investment in, any Person, in each case, in excess of $500,000;

 

(ix)            any Contract required to be disclosed on Section 3.19 of the Company Disclosure Schedules;

 

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(x)             any Contract with any Person (A) pursuant to which any Group Company (or CGC or any of its Affiliates after the Closing) may be required to pay milestones, royalties or other contingent payments based on any research, testing, development, regulatory filings or approval, sale, distribution, commercial manufacture or other similar occurrences, developments, activities or events in relation to Company Products or (B) under which any Group Company grants to any Person any exclusivity, right of first refusal or right of first negotiation with respect to any Company Product or any Company Intellectual Property;

 

(xi)           any Contract governing the terms of the employment, engagement or services of any current director, manager, officer, employee, individual independent contractor or other service provider of a Group Company that provides for annual cash base compensation in excess of $300,000;

 

(xii)          any Contract for the disposition of any portion of the assets or business of any Group Company or for the acquisition by any Group Company of the assets or business of any other Person (other than acquisitions or dispositions made in the ordinary course of business), or under which any Group Company has any continuing obligation with respect to an “earn-out”, contingent purchase price or other contingent or deferred payment obligation;

 

(xiii)         any settlement, conciliation or similar Contract (A) the performance of which would be reasonably likely to involve payments in excess of $2,500,000 after the date of this Agreement, (B) with a Governmental Entity or (C) that imposes or is reasonably likely to impose, at any time in the future, any material, non-monetary obligations on any Group Company (or CGC or any of its Affiliates after the Closing); and

 

(xiv)          any other Contract the performance of which requires either (A) annual payments to or from any Group Company in excess of $2,500,000 or (B) aggregate payments to or from any Group Company in excess of $5,000,000 over the life of the agreement and, in each case, that is not terminable by the applicable Group Company without penalty upon less than thirty (30) days’ prior written notice.

 

(b)            (i) Each Material Contract is valid and binding on the applicable Group Company and, to the knowledge of the Company, the counterparties thereto, and is in full force and effect and enforceable in accordance with its terms against such Group Company and, to the Company’s knowledge, the counterparties thereto, (ii) the applicable Group Company and, to the knowledge of the Company, the counterparties thereto are not in material breach of, or default under, any Material Contract and (iii) no event has occurred that (with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) would result in a material breach of, or default under, any Material Contract by the applicable Group Company or, to the Company’s knowledge, the counterparties thereto. The Company has made available to CGC true and complete copies of all Material Contracts in effect as of the date hereof (other than purchase orders, invoices, and similar confirmatory or administrative documents that are ancillary to the main contractual relationship between the parties to a particular Contract or group of Contracts and that, in each case, do not contain any material executory or continuing terms, conditions, obligations or rights).

 

Section 3.8        Absence of Changes. Except as set forth in Section 3.8 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, during the period beginning on January 1, 2025 and ending on the date of this Agreement, (a) no Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred and (b) except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, any Ancillary Document or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, (i) the Company has conducted its business in the ordinary course in all material respects and (ii) no Group Company has taken any action that would require the consent of CGC if taken during the period from the date of this Agreement until the Closing pursuant to Section 5.1(b)(i) (making dividends and distributions), Section 5.1(b)(iv)(A) (sell, license, dispose of material assets), Section 5.1(b)(viii) (increase compensation and bonuses), Section 5.1(b)(xii) (liquidate, restructure, reorganize), Section 5.1(b)(xv) (make any change of control payments) or Section 5.1(b)(xvi) (amend, terminate or modify any Material Contracts, waive any material benefit or right under any Material Contract or enter into any Contract that would constitute a Material Contract).

 

Section 3.9        Litigation. Except as set forth in Section 3.9 of the Company Disclosure Schedules, there is no claim, action, suit, proceeding, arbitration, complaint, charge or investigation pending or to the Company’s knowledge, currently threatened (i) against the Company or, to the Company’s knowledge, any officer, director or Key Persons (in their capacities as such); (ii) that questions the validity of this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents or the right of the Company to enter into them, or to consummate the transactions contemplated by the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; or (iii) that would reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any of its officers, directors or Key Persons is a party or is named as subject to the provisions of any order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree of any court or government agency or instrumentality (in the case of officers, directors or Key Persons, in their capacities as such and such as would affect the Company).

 

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Section 3.10        Compliance with Applicable Law. During the three (3) years prior to the Closing, the Company has complied in all material respects with all federal, state, local or foreign statutes, rule or regulations applicable to it. The Company is not in violation or default (i) of any provisions of its Governing Documents, (ii) of any instrument, judgment, order, writ or decree, (iii) under any note, indenture or mortgage, or (iv) under any lease, agreement, contract or purchase order to which it is a party or by which it is bound except, in the case of clauses (iii) and (iv), as would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents will not result in any such violation or be in conflict with or constitute, with or without the passage of time and giving of notice, either (i) a default under any such provision, instrument, judgment, order, writ, decree, contract or agreement; or (ii) an event which results in the creation of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any assets of the Company or the suspension, revocation, forfeiture, or nonrenewal of any material permit or license applicable to the Company.

 

Section 3.11        Employee Plans.

 

(a)            Section 3.11(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth a true and complete list of all material Employee Benefit Plans (including, for each such Employee Benefit Plan, its jurisdiction). With respect to each material Employee Benefit Plan, the Group Companies have provided CGC with true and complete copies of the material documents pursuant to which the plan is maintained, funded and administered.

 

(b)            No Employee Benefit Plan is or was within the past six (6) years, nor does any Group Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates have or had within the past six (6) years any Liability with respect to or under: (i) a Multiemployer Plan; (ii) a “defined benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(35) of ERISA, whether or not subject to ERISA) or a plan that is or was subject to Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code; (iii) a “multiple employer plan” within the meaning of Section of 413(c) of the Code or Section 210 of ERISA; or (iv) a “multiple employer welfare arrangement” as defined in Section 3(40) of ERISA. No Group Company has any material Liabilities to provide any retiree or post-termination health or life insurance or other welfare-type benefits to any Person other than health continuation coverage pursuant to COBRA or similar Law and for which the recipient pays the full cost of coverage or for a limited period of time following a termination of employment pursuant to the terms of an Employee Benefit Plan in effect as of the date hereof and set forth in Section 3.11(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules. No Group Company has any material Liabilities by reason of at any time being considered a single employer under Section 414 of the Code with any other Person.

 

(c)            Each Employee Benefit Plan is in compliance, in all material respects, with its terms and the requirements of all applicable Laws including, without limitation, ERISA and the Code. Each Employee Benefit Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code has timely received a favorable determination or opinion or advisory letter from the Internal Revenue Service that the Employee Benefit Plan is so qualified and, to the Company’s knowledge, no fact or event has occurred since the date of such determination or opinion letter or letters from the IRS that would reasonably be expected to result in the loss of the qualified status of any such Employee Benefit Plan. None of the Group Companies has incurred (whether or not assessed) any material penalty or Tax under Section 4980H, 4980B, 4980D, 6721 or 6722 of the Code.

 

(d)            As of the date of this Agreement, there are no pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened in writing claims or Proceedings with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan (other than routine claims for benefits). There have been no non-exempt “prohibited transactions” within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code or Sections 406 or 407 of ERISA and no breaches of fiduciary duty (as determined under ERISA) with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan, except as is not and would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Group Companies, taken as a whole. With respect to each Employee Benefit Plan, all contributions, distributions, reimbursements and premium payments that are due have been timely made, except as is not and would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Group Companies, taken as a whole.

 

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(e)            The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not materially (alone or in combination with any other event) (i) result in any payment or benefit becoming due to or result in the forgiveness of any indebtedness of any current or former director, manager, officer, employee, individual independent contractor or other service providers of any of the Group Companies, (ii) increase the amount or value of any compensation or benefits payable to any current or former director, manager, officer, employee, individual independent contractor or other service providers of any of the Group Companies or (iii) result in the acceleration of the time of payment or vesting, or trigger any payment or funding of any compensation or benefits to any current or former director, manager, officer, employee, individual independent contractor or other service providers of any of the Group Companies.

 

(f)            No amount that could be received (whether in cash or property or the vesting of property) by any “disqualified individual” of any of the Group Companies under any Employee Benefit Plan or otherwise as a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement could, separately or in the aggregate, be nondeductible under Section 280G of the Code or subjected to an excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code.

 

(g)            Each Employee Benefit Plan or Contract (or any other agreement, program, policy or arrangement by or to which any of the Group Companies is a party, is bound or is otherwise liable) that provides “nonqualified deferred compensation” as defined in Section 409A of the Code (or any corresponding provision of state, local or foreign Tax Law) is and has been in compliance in all material respects with Section 409A of the Code and all applicable guidance from the Internal Revenue Service. The Group Companies have no material obligation to make a “gross-up” or similar payment in respect of any taxes that may become payable under Section 4999 or 409A of the Code.

 

(h)            Each Foreign Benefit Plan that is required to be registered or intended to be tax exempt has been registered (and, where applicable, accepted for registration) and is tax exempt and has been maintained in good standing, to the extent applicable, with each Governmental Entity. No Foreign Benefit Plan is a “defined benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA, whether or not subject to ERISA) or has any material unfunded or underfunded Liabilities. All material contributions required to have been made by or on behalf of the Group Companies with respect to plans or arrangements maintained or sponsored a Governmental Entity (including severance, termination indemnities or other similar benefits maintained for employees outside of the U.S.) have been timely made or fully accrued.

 

Section 3.12        Environmental Matters. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect (a) the Company is, and since the Lookback Date has been, in compliance with all Environmental Laws in all material respects; (b) to the Company’s knowledge, there has been no release or threatened release of any Hazardous Substance, on, upon, into or from any site currently or heretofore owned, leased or otherwise used by the Company; (c) there have been no Hazardous Substances generated by the Company that have been disposed of or come to rest at any site that has been included in any published U.S. federal, state or local “superfund” site list or any other similar list of hazardous or toxic waste sites published by any governmental authority in the United States; (d) there are no underground storage tanks located on, no polychlorinated biphenyls (“PCBs”) or PCB-containing equipment used or stored on, and no hazardous waste as defined by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended, stored on, any site owned or operated by the Company, except for the storage of hazardous waste in compliance with Environmental Laws; (e) the Company does not manufacture, handle, import, export, or transport any nanoengineered or nanoscale material; and (f) the Company does not and has not imported any Hazardous Substances. The Company has made available to CGC true and complete copies of all material environmental records, reports, notifications, certificates of need, permits, pending permit applications, correspondence, engineering studies and environmental studies or assessments.

 

Section 3.13        Intellectual Property.

 

(a)            A Group Company owns all Company Intellectual Property free and clear of any Liens, other than Permitted Liens. Since the Lookback Date, no Group Company has received any written communications alleging that any Group Company has violated, or by conducting its business, would violate any of the Intellectual Property Rights of any other Person. No Company Product infringes any Intellectual Property Rights of any other party, except as is not and would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Group Companies, taken as a whole. The Group Companies have obtained and possesses valid licenses to use all of the software programs present on the computers and other software-enabled electronic devices that it owns or leases or that it has otherwise provided to its employees for their use in connection with such Group Company’s business.

 

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(b)            Each employee has assigned to a Group Company all Intellectual Property Rights he or she solely or jointly conceived, reduced to practice, developed or made during the period of his, her or its employment that (i) relate, at the time of conception, reduction to practice, development, or making of such Intellectual Property Right, to the Company’s business, (ii) were developed on any amount of the Company’s time or with the use of any of the Company’s equipment, supplies, facilities or information or (iii) resulted from the performance of services for the Company. Each consultant who has developed any material Company Intellectual Property has assigned to a Group Company all Intellectual Property Rights that she, he, or it solely or jointly conceived, reduced to practice, developed or made within the scope of their engagement with the applicable Group Company. It will not be necessary to use any inventions of any of its employees made prior to their employment by a Group Company, except for such inventions assigned or licensed to such Group Company.

 

(c)            Section 3.13(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedules lists all patents, patent applications, registered trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, service mark applications, tradenames, and registered copyrights, in each case owned by a Group Company.

 

(d)            The Group Companies have not embedded, used or distributed any open source, copyleft or community source code (including but not limited to any libraries or code, software, technologies or other materials that are licensed or distributed under any General Public License, Lesser General Public License or similar license arrangement or other distribution model described by the Open Source Initiative at www.opensource.org, collectively “Open Source Software”) in connection with any of the Company Products that are generally available in any manner that requires (i) any Software constituting Company Intellectual Property (other than the Open Source Software itself) be disclosed or distributed in source code form or be licensed for the purpose of making derivative works; (ii) any restriction on the consideration to be charged for the distribution of any Company Products; (iii) the grant to any third party of any rights or immunities under patents owned by the Company.

 

(e)            No government funding, facilities of a university, college, other educational institution or research center, or funding from third parties was used in the development of any Company Intellectual Property. No Person who was involved in, or who contributed to, the creation or development of any Company Intellectual Property, has performed services for the government, university, college, or other educational institution or research center in a manner that would affect any Group Company’s rights in the Company Intellectual Property.

 

Section 3.14        Employee Matters.

 

(a)            Section 3.14(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, lists the full-time employees, part time employees, consultants and natural person independent contractors employed or engaged by the Company as of the date hereof. Subsection 3.14(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules also sets forth for each worker: salary (or other base wage rate), bonus, severance obligations and deferred compensation paid or payable (in each case as applicable).

 

(b)            To the Company’s knowledge, none of its employees is obligated under any contract (including licenses, covenants or commitments of any nature) or other agreement, or subject to any judgment, decree or order of any court or administrative agency, that would materially interfere with such employee’s ability to perform required services to the Company or that would conflict with the Company’s business. Neither the execution or delivery of this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents, nor the carrying on of the Company’s business by the employees of the Company, nor the conduct of the Company’s business as now conducted and as presently proposed to be conducted, will, to the Company’s knowledge, conflict with or result in a breach of the material terms, conditions, or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any contract, covenant or instrument under which any such Company employee is now obligated.

 

(c)            In the past three (3) years, the Company has paid its employees, consultants, and natural person independent contractors for all wages, salaries, commissions, bonuses, or other direct compensation for any service performed for it that have become due and payable and have reimbursed all or amounts required to be reimbursed to such employees, consultants and natural person independent contractors. In the past three (3) years, the Company has complied in all material respects with all applicable state and federal equal employment opportunity Laws and with other Laws related to employment, including those related to wages, hours, worker classification and collective bargaining.

 

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(d)            To the Company’s knowledge, no Key Persons intend to terminate employment with the Company within the twelve (12) months immediately following the Closing.

 

(e)            The Company is not currently bound by or subject to (and none of its assets or properties is bound by or subject to) any Contract, with any labor union, and, in the past three (3) years, no labor union has requested or, to the knowledge of the Company, has sought to represent any of the employees of the Company (in their capacities as such). There is no strike or other labor dispute involving the Company pending, or to the Company’s knowledge, threatened, which could have a Company Material Adverse Effect, nor is the Company currently aware of any labor organization activity involving its employees.

 

(f)            Except as set forth on Section 3.14(f) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, to the Company’s knowledge, none of the Key Persons or directors of the Company has been (i) subject to voluntary or involuntary petition under the federal bankruptcy laws or any state insolvency law or the appointment of a receiver, fiscal agent or similar officer by a court for his business or property; (ii) convicted in a criminal proceeding or named as a subject of a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses); (iii) subject to any order, judgment or decree (not subsequently reversed, suspended, or vacated) of any court of competent jurisdiction permanently or temporarily enjoining him or her from engaging, or otherwise imposing limits or conditions on his engagement in any securities, investment advisory, banking, insurance, or other type of business or acting as an officer or director of a public company; or (iv) found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the Securities and Exchange Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated any federal or state securities, commodities, or unfair trade practices law, which such judgment or finding has not been subsequently reversed, suspended, or vacated.

 

Section 3.15        Insurance. Section 3.15 of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth a list of all material policies of fire, liability, workers’ compensation, property, casualty and other forms of insurance owned or held by any Group Company as of the date of this Agreement. Except as set forth on Section 3.15 of the Company Disclosure Schedules, all such policies are in full force and effect, all premiums due and payable thereon as of the date of this Agreement have been paid in full as of the date of this Agreement, and true and complete copies of all such policies have been made available to CGC. As of the date of this Agreement, no claim by any Group Company is pending under any such policies as to which coverage has been denied or disputed, or rights reserved to do so, by the underwriters thereof, except as is not and would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Group Companies, taken as a whole.

 

Section 3.16        Tax Matters.

 

(a)            Each Group Company has prepared and filed all income and other material Tax Returns required to have been filed by it, all such Tax Returns are true and complete in all material respects and prepared in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws and Orders, and each Group Company has paid all material Taxes required to have been paid by it regardless of whether shown on a Tax Return.

 

(b)            Each Group Company has timely withheld and paid to the appropriate Tax Authority all material amounts required to have been withheld and paid in connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee, individual independent contractor, other service providers, equity interest holder or other third party.

 

(c)            No Group Company is currently the subject of a Tax audit or examination with respect to material Taxes. No Group Company has been informed in writing of the commencement or anticipated commencement of any Tax audit or examination that has not been resolved or completed in each case with respect to material Taxes.

 

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(d)            No Group Company has consented to extend or waive the time in which any material Tax may be assessed or collected by any Tax Authority, other than any such extensions or waivers that are no longer in effect or that were extensions of time to file Tax Returns obtained in the ordinary course of business.

 

(e)            No “closing agreement” as described in Section 7121 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. income Tax Law), private letter rulings, technical advice memoranda or similar agreements or rulings have been entered into or issued by any Tax Authority with respect to a Group Company which agreement or ruling would be effective after the Closing Date.

 

(f)            No Group Company is or has been a party to any “listed transaction” as defined in Section 6707A of the Code and Treasury Regulations Section 1.6011-4 (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. income Tax Law).

 

(g)            There are no Liens for material Taxes on any assets of the Group Companies other than Permitted Liens.

 

(h)            During the two (2)-year period ending on the date of this Agreement, no Group Company was a distributing corporation or a controlled corporation in a transaction purported or intended to be governed by Section 355 of the Code.

 

(i)            No Group Company (i) has been a member of an affiliated group filing a consolidated federal income Tax Return (other than a group the common parent of which was a Group Company or any of its current Affiliates) or (ii) has any material Liability for the Taxes of any Person (other than a Group Company or any of its current Affiliates) under Section 1.1502-6 of the Treasury Regulations (or any similar provision of state, local or non-United States Law), as a transferee or successor or by Contract (other than any Contract the principal purpose of which does not relate to Taxes).

 

(j)            No written claims have ever been made by any Tax Authority in a jurisdiction where a Group Company does not file Tax Returns that such Group Company is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction, which claims have not been resolved or withdrawn.

 

(k)           No Group Company is a party to any Tax allocation, Tax sharing or Tax indemnity or similar agreements (other than one that is included in a Contract entered into in the ordinary course of business that is not primarily related to Taxes) and no Group Company is a party to any joint venture, partnership or other arrangement that is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income Tax purposes.

 

(l)            Each Group Company is tax resident only in its jurisdiction of formation.

 

(m)          No Group Company has a permanent establishment (within the meaning of an applicable Tax treaty) or otherwise has an office or fixed place of business in a country other than the country in which it is organized.

 

(n)           No Group Company has taken or agreed to take any action not contemplated by this Agreement and/or any Ancillary Document that could reasonably be expected to prevent the Merger from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment. To the knowledge of the Company, no facts or circumstances exist, other than any facts or circumstances to the extent that such facts or circumstances exist or arise as a result of or related to any act or omission occurring after the signing date of any CGC Party or any of their respective Affiliates not contemplated by this Agreement and/or any of the Ancillary Documents, that could reasonably be expected to prevent the Merger from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment.

 

Section 3.17        Brokers. Except for fees (including the amounts due and payable assuming the Closing occurs) set forth on Section 3.17 of the Company Disclosure Schedules (which fees shall be the sole responsibility of the Company, except as otherwise provided in Section 8.6), no broker, finder, investment banker or other Person is entitled to any brokerage fee, finders’ fee or other commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Affiliates for which any of the Group Companies has any obligation.

 

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Section 3.18        Real and Personal Property.

 

(a)            Owned Real Property. Section 3.18(a) sets forth a true and complete list of all real property owned by the Group Companies.

 

(b)            Leased Real Property. Section 3.18(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth a true and complete list (including street addresses) of all real property leased by any of the Group Companies (the “Leased Real Property”) and all Real Property Leases pursuant to which any Group Company is a tenant or landlord as of the date of this Agreement. True and complete copies of all such Real Property Leases have been made available to CGC. Each Real Property Lease is in full force and effect and is a valid, legal and binding obligation of the applicable Group Company party thereto, enforceable in accordance with its terms against such Group Company and, to the Company’s knowledge, each other party thereto (subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other Laws affecting generally the enforcement of creditors’ rights and subject to general principles of equity). There is no material breach or default by any Group Company or, to the Company’s knowledge, any third party under any Real Property Lease, and, to the Company’s knowledge, no event has occurred which (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) would constitute a material breach or default under any Real Property Lease or would permit termination of, or a material modification or acceleration thereof, by any counterparty to any Real Property Lease. The Group Companies’ possession and quiet enjoyment of the Leased Real Property under any Real Property Lease has not been materially disturbed, and to the Company’s knowledge there are no material disputes with respect to any Real Property Lease. Except as set forth in Section 3.18(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, as of the date hereof, no Group Company has (i) subleased, licensed or otherwise granted any Person the right to use or occupy the Leased Real Property or any portion thereof; or (ii) collaterally assigned or granted any other security interest in any Real Property Lease or any interest therein.

 

(c)            Personal Property. Each Group Company has good, marketable and indefeasible title to, or a valid leasehold interest in or license or right to use, all of the material assets and properties of the Group Companies reflected in the Financial Statements or thereafter acquired by the Group Companies, except for assets disposed of in the ordinary course of business.

 

(d)            Assets. Immediately after the Effective Time, the assets (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include any assets held pursuant to valid leasehold interest, license or other similar interests or right to use any assets) of the Group Companies will constitute all of the assets necessary to conduct the Business immediately after the Closing in materially the same manner (for the Group Companies, taken as a whole) as it is conducted on the date of this Agreement, except as would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 3.19        Transactions with Affiliates. Section 3.19 of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth all Contracts between (a) any Group Company, on the one hand, and (b) any officer, director, employee, partner, member, manager, direct or indirect equityholder or Affiliate of any Group Company (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, any other Group Company) or any family member of the foregoing Persons, on the other hand (each Person identified in this clause (b), a “Company Related Party”), other than (i) Contracts with respect to a Company Related Party’s employment with (including benefit plans and other ordinary course compensation from) any of the Group Companies entered into in the ordinary course of business, (ii) Contracts with respect to a Company Stockholder’s or a holder of Company Equity Awards’ status as a holder of Equity Securities of the Company and (iii) Contracts entered into after the date of this Agreement that are either permitted pursuant to Section 5.1(b) or entered into in accordance with Section 5.1(b). No Company Related Party (A) owns any interest in any material asset used in any Group Company’s business, or (B) possesses, directly or indirectly, any material financial interest in, or is a director or executive officer of, any Person which is a supplier, vendor, partner, customer, lessor or other material business relation of any Group Company, (C) is a supplier, vendor, (D) owes any material amount to, or is owed any material amount by, any Group Company (other than accrued compensation, employee benefits, employee or director expense reimbursement, in each case, in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to any transaction entered into after the date of this Agreement that is either permitted pursuant to Section 5.1(b) or entered into in accordance with Section 5.1(b)). All Contracts, arrangements, understandings, interests and other matters that are required to be disclosed pursuant to this Section 3.19 are referred to herein as “Company Related Party Transactions”.

 

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Section 3.20        Data Privacy and Security.

 

(a)            Each Group Company has implemented written policies relating to the Processing of Personal Data as and to the extent required by applicable Law (“Privacy and Data Security Policies”). In connection with its collection, storage, use and/or disclosure of any information that constitutes “personal information,” “personal data” or “personally identifiable information” as defined in applicable laws (collectively “Personal Information”) by or on behalf of the Company, the Company is and has been in compliance in all material respects with (i) all applicable laws (including, without limitation, laws relating to privacy, data security, telephone and text message communications, and marketing by email or other channels) in all relevant jurisdictions, (ii) the Company’s privacy policies and public statements written by the Company regarding its privacy or data security practices and (iii) the requirements of any contract codes of conduct or industry standards by which the Company is a party. The Company maintains and has maintained since the Lookback Date reasonable physical, technical, and administrative security measures and policies designed to protect all Personal Information owned, stored, used, maintained or controlled by or on behalf of the Company from and against unlawful, accidental or unauthorized access, destruction, loss, use, modification and/or disclosure. The Company is, and since the Lookback Date has been, in compliance in all material respects with all laws relating to data loss, theft and breach of security notification obligations. Since the Lookback Date, to the Company’s knowledge, there has been no occurrence of (x) unlawful, accidental or unauthorized destruction, loss, use, modification or disclosure of or access to Personal Information owned, stored, used, maintained or controlled by or on behalf of the Company such that applicable law requires or required the Company to notify government authorities, affected individuals or other parties of such occurrence or (y) unauthorized access to or disclosure of the Company’s confidential information or trade secrets that reasonably would be expected to result in a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b)            In connection with its collection, storage, transfer (including without limitation, any transfer across national borders) and/or use of any Personal Information, the Company is, and since the Lookback Date has been, to the Company’s knowledge, in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws in all relevant jurisdictions, the Company’s privacy policies, and the requirements of any contract or codes of conduct to which the Company is a party. The Company has commercially reasonable physical, technical, organizational and administrative security measures and policies in place to protect all Personal Information collected by it or on its behalf from and against unauthorized access, use and/or disclosure. The Company is, and since the Lookback Date has been, in compliance in all material respects with all laws relating to data loss, theft and breach of security notification obligations.

 

Section 3.21        Compliance with International Trade & Anti-Corruption Laws.

 

(a)            The Company has conducted all export transactions in all material respects in accordance with applicable provisions of United States export control laws and regulations, including the Export Administration Regulations, the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, the regulations administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department, and the export control laws and regulations of any other applicable jurisdiction. Without limiting the foregoing: (a) the Company has obtained all export licenses and other approvals, timely filed all required filings and has assigned the appropriate export classifications to all products, in each case as required for its exports of products, software and technologies from the United States and any other applicable jurisdiction; (b) the Company is in compliance in all material respects with the terms of all applicable export licenses, classifications, filing requirements or other approvals; (c) there are no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened claims against the Company with respect to such exports, classifications, required filings or other approvals; (d) there are no pending investigations related to the Company’s exports; and (e) there are no actions, conditions, or circumstances pertaining to the Company’s export transactions that would reasonably be expected to give rise to any material future claims.

 

(b)            Neither the Company nor any of the Company’s directors, officers, employees or agents have, directly or indirectly, made, offered, promised or authorized any payment or gift of any money or anything of value to or for the benefit of any “foreign official” (as such term is defined in the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended (the “FCPA”)), foreign political party or official thereof or candidate for foreign political office for the purpose of (i) influencing any official act or decision of such official, party or candidate, (ii) inducing such official, party or candidate to use his, her or its influence to affect any act or decision of a foreign governmental authority, or (iii) securing any improper advantage, in the case of (i), (ii) and (iii) above in order to assist the Company or any of its affiliates in obtaining or retaining business for or with, or directing business to, any person. Neither the Company nor any of its directors, officers, employees or agents have made or authorized any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment of funds or received or retained any funds in violation of any law, rule or regulation. The Company further represents that it has maintained, and has caused each of its subsidiaries to maintain, systems of internal controls (including, but not limited to, accounting systems, purchasing systems and billing systems) and written policies to ensure compliance with the FCPA or any other applicable anti-bribery or anti-corruption law and to ensure that all books and records of the Company accurately and fairly reflect, in reasonable detail, all transactions and dispositions of funds and assets. Neither the Company, or, to the Company’s knowledge, any of its officers, directors or employees are the subject of any allegation, voluntary disclosure, investigation, prosecution or other enforcement action related to the FCPA or any other anti-corruption law.

 

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Section 3.22        Information Supplied. None of the information supplied or to be supplied by or on behalf of the Group Companies expressly for inclusion or incorporation by reference prior to the Closing in the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement will, when the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement is declared effective or when the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement is mailed to the Pre-Closing CGC Holders or at the time of the CGC Shareholders Meeting, and in the case of any amendment thereto, at the time of such amendment, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.

 

Section 3.23        Investigation; No Other Representations.

 

(a)            The Company, on its own behalf and on behalf of its Representatives, acknowledges, represents, warrants and agrees that (i) it has conducted its own independent review and analysis of, and, based thereon, has formed an independent judgment concerning, the business, assets, condition, operations and prospects of, the CGC Parties and (ii) it has been furnished with or given access to such documents and information about the CGC Parties and their respective businesses and operations as it and its Representatives have deemed necessary to enable it to make an informed decision with respect to the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

 

(b)            In entering into this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents to which it is or will be a party, the Company has relied solely on its own investigation and analysis and the representations and warranties expressly set forth in Article 4 and in the Ancillary Documents to which it is or will be a party and no other representations or warranties of any CGC Party, any CGC Non-Party Affiliate or any other Person, either express or implied, and the Company, on its own behalf and on behalf of its Representatives, acknowledges, represents, warrants and agrees that, except for the representations and warranties expressly set forth in Article 4 and in the Ancillary Documents to which it is or will be a party, none of the CGC Parties, any CGC Non-Party Affiliate or any other Person makes or has made any representation or warranty, either express or implied, in connection with or related to this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.

 

Section 3.24        EXCLUSIVITY OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. NOTWITHSTANDING THE DELIVERY OR DISCLOSURE TO ANY CGC PARTY OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE REPRESENTATIVES OF ANY DOCUMENTATION OR OTHER INFORMATION (INCLUDING ANY FINANCIAL PROJECTIONS OR OTHER SUPPLEMENTAL DATA), EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS ARTICLE 3 OR THE ANCILLARY DOCUMENTS, NEITHER THE COMPANY NOR ANY OTHER PERSON MAKES, AND THE COMPANY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS, ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND OR NATURE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, THE ANCILLARY DOCUMENTS OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY, INCLUDING AS TO THE MATERIALS RELATING TO THE BUSINESS AND AFFAIRS OR HOLDINGS OF THE GROUP COMPANIES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO ANY CGC PARTY OR ANY OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES OR IN ANY PRESENTATION OF THE BUSINESS AND AFFAIRS OF THE GROUP COMPANIES BY THE MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY OR OTHERS IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR BY THE ANCILLARY DOCUMENTS, AND NO STATEMENT CONTAINED IN ANY OF SUCH MATERIALS OR MADE IN ANY SUCH PRESENTATION SHALL BE DEEMED A REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY HEREUNDER OR OTHERWISE OR DEEMED TO BE RELIED UPON BY ANY CGC PARTY IN EXECUTING, DELIVERING AND PERFORMING THIS AGREEMENT, THE ANCILLARY DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY. EXCEPT FOR THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS ARTICLE 3 OR THE ANCILLARY DOCUMENTS, IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT ANY COST ESTIMATES, PROJECTIONS OR OTHER PREDICTIONS, ANY DATA, ANY FINANCIAL INFORMATION OR ANY MEMORANDA OR OFFERING MATERIALS OR PRESENTATIONS, INCLUDING ANY OFFERING MEMORANDUM OR SIMILAR MATERIALS MADE AVAILABLE BY OR ON BEHALF OF ANY GROUP COMPANY ARE NOT AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE OR TO INCLUDE REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY OR ANY OTHER PERSON, AND ARE NOT AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE RELIED UPON BY ANY CGC PARTY IN EXECUTING, DELIVERING OR PERFORMING THIS AGREEMENT, THE ANCILLARY DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY.

 

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Article 4
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES RELATING TO THE CGC PARTIES

 

Subject to Section 8.8, except (a) as set forth on the CGC Disclosure Schedules, or (b) except as set forth in any CGC SEC Reports (excluding any disclosures in any “risk factors” section that do not constitute statements of fact, disclosures in any forward-looking statements disclaimers and other disclosures that are generally cautionary, predictive or forward-looking in nature), each CGC Party, jointly and not severally, hereby represents and warrants to the Company, in each case, as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date, as follows:

 

Section 4.1        Organization and Qualification. Each CGC Party is an exempted company, corporation, limited liability company or other applicable business entity duly organized, incorporated or formed, as applicable, validly existing and in good standing (or the equivalent thereof, if applicable, in each case, with respect to the jurisdictions that recognize the concept of good standing or any equivalent thereof) under the Laws of its jurisdiction of organization, incorporation or formation (as applicable).

 

Section 4.2        Authority.

 

(a)            Each CGC Party has the requisite exempted company, corporate, limited liability company or other similar power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and each of the Ancillary Documents to which it is or will be a party and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. Subject to the receipt of the CGC Shareholder Approval and the approvals and consents to be obtained by Merger Sub pursuant to Section 5.9, the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents to which a CGC Party is or will be a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been (or, in the case of any Ancillary Document entered into after the date of this Agreement, will be upon execution thereof) duly authorized by all necessary exempted company, corporate, limited liability company or other similar action on the part of such CGC Party. This Agreement has been and each Ancillary Document to which a CGC Party is or will be a party will be, upon execution thereof, duly and validly executed and delivered by such CGC Party and constitutes or will constitute, upon execution thereof, as applicable, a valid, legal and binding agreement of such CGC Party (assuming this Agreement has been and the Ancillary Documents to which such CGC Party is or will be a party are or will be, upon execution thereof, as applicable, duly authorized, executed and delivered by the other Persons party hereto or thereto, as applicable), enforceable against such CGC Party in accordance with their terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other Laws affecting generally the enforcement of creditors’ rights and subject to general principles of equity).

 

Section 4.3        Consents and Requisite Governmental Approvals; No Violations.

 

(a)            No consent, approval or authorization of, or designation, declaration or filing with, any Governmental Entity is required on the part of a CGC Party with respect to such CGC Party’s execution, delivery or performance of its obligations under this Agreement or the Ancillary Documents to which it is or will be party or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by hereby or thereby, except for (i) compliance with and filings under the HSR Act, (ii) the filing with the SEC of (A) the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement and the declaration of the effectiveness thereof by the SEC and (B) such reports under Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act as may be required in connection with this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, (iii) such filings with and approvals of Nasdaq to permit the CGC Shares to be issued in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Ancillary Documents to be listed on Nasdaq, (iv) such filings and approvals required in connection with the Domestication, (v) the filing of the Certificate of Merger, (vi) the approvals and consents to be obtained by Merger Sub pursuant to Section 5.9, (vii) the CGC Shareholder Approval or (viii) any other consents, approvals, authorizations, designations, declarations, waivers or filings, the absence of which would not have an CGC Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(b)            None of execution or delivery by a CGC Party of this Agreement or any Ancillary Document to which it is or will be a party, the performance by a CGC Party of its obligations hereunder or thereunder or the consummation by a CGC Party of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby will, directly or indirectly (with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) (i) result in a violation or breach of any provision of the Governing Documents of a CGC Party, (ii) result in a violation or breach of, or constitute a default or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation, amendment, modification, suspension, revocation or acceleration under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any Contract to which a CGC Party is a party, (iii) violate, or constitute a breach under, any Order or applicable Law to which any such CGC Party or any of its properties or assets are subject or bound or (iv) result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the assets or properties (other than any Permitted Liens) or Equity Securities of a CGC Party, except in the case of any of clauses (ii) through (iv) above, as would not have a CGC Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 4.4        Brokers. Except for fees (including the amounts due and payable assuming the Closing occurs) set forth on Section 4.4 of the CGC Disclosure Schedules (which fees shall be the sole responsibility of the CGC, except as otherwise provided in Section 8.6), no broker, finder, investment banker or other Person is entitled to any brokerage fee, finders’ fee or other commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of any CGC Party or any of its Affiliates for which a CGC Party has any obligation.

 

Section 4.5        Information Supplied. None of the information supplied or to be supplied by or on behalf of either CGC Party expressly for inclusion or incorporation by reference prior to the Closing in the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement will, when the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement is declared effective or when the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement is mailed to the Pre-Closing CGC Holders or at the time of the CGC Shareholders Meeting, and in the case of any amendment thereto, at the time of such amendment, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading; provided, however, notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 4.5, no representation or warranty is made by any CGC Party with respect to information or statements made or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement that were not supplied by or on behalf of the CGC Parties for use therein.

 

Section 4.6        Capitalization of the CGC Parties.

 

(a)            Section 4.6(a) of the CGC Disclosure Schedules sets forth a true and complete statement of the number and class or series (as applicable) of the issued and outstanding CGC Shares prior to the consummation of the Domestication. All outstanding Equity Securities of CGC (except to the extent such concepts are not applicable under the applicable Law of CGC’s jurisdiction of organization, incorporation or formation, as applicable, or other applicable Law) prior to the consummation of the Domestication have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable. Such Equity Securities (x) were not issued in violation of the Governing Documents of CGC, (y) are not subject to any preemptive rights, call option, right of first refusal, subscription rights, transfer restrictions or similar rights of any Person (other than transfer restrictions under applicable Securities Laws or under the Governing Documents of CGC) and were not issued in violation of any preemptive rights, call option, right of first refusal, subscription rights, transfer restrictions or similar rights of any Person and (z) have been offered, sold and issued in compliance with applicable Law, including Securities Laws, in each case under clause (y) and (x), in all material respects. Except for the CGC Shares set forth on Section 4.6(a) of the CGC Disclosure Schedules (taking into account, for the avoidance of doubt, any changes or adjustments to the CGC Shares as a result of, or to give effect to, the Domestication), immediately prior to Closing and before giving effect to the PIPE Financing and the CGC Shareholder Redemption, there shall be no other Equity Securities of CGC issued and outstanding.

 

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(b)            Except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or as otherwise either permitted pursuant to Section 5.12 or issued, granted or entered into, as applicable, in accordance with Section 5.12, there are no outstanding (A) equity appreciation, phantom equity or profit participation rights or (B) options, restricted stock, phantom stock, warrants, purchase rights, subscription rights, conversion rights, exchange rights, calls, puts, rights of first refusal or first offer or other Contracts, in each case, that could require CGC to issue, sell or otherwise cause to become outstanding or to acquire, repurchase or redeem any Equity Securities or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Equity Securities of CGC.

 

(c)            The Equity Securities of Merger Sub outstanding as of the date of this Agreement (i) have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable and (ii) were issued in compliance in all material respects with applicable Law, and (iii) were not issued in breach or violation of any preemptive rights or Contract to which Merger Sub is a party or bound. All of the outstanding Equity Securities of Merger Sub are owned directly by CGC free and clear of all Liens (other than transfer restrictions under applicable Securities Law or under the Governing Documents of Merger Sub). As of the date of this Agreement, CGC has no Subsidiaries other than Merger Sub and does not own, directly or indirectly, any Equity Securities in any Person other than Merger Sub.

 

Section 4.7        SEC Filings. CGC has timely filed or furnished all statements, forms, reports and documents required to be filed or furnished by it prior to the date of this Agreement with the SEC pursuant to Federal Securities Laws since its initial public offering (collectively, and together with any exhibits and schedules thereto and other information incorporated therein, and as they have been supplemented, modified or amended since the time of filing, the “CGC SEC Reports”), and, as of the Closing, will have filed or furnished all other statements, forms, reports and other documents required to be filed or furnished by it subsequent to the date of this Agreement with the SEC pursuant to Federal Securities Laws through the Closing (collectively, and together with any exhibits and schedules thereto and other information incorporated therein, and as they have been supplemented, modified or amended since the time of filing, but excluding the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement, the “Additional CGC SEC Reports”). Each of the CGC SEC Reports, as of their respective dates of filing, and as of the date of any amendment or filing that superseded the initial filing, complied and each of the Additional CGC SEC Reports, as of their respective dates of filing, and as of the date of any amendment or filing that superseded the initial filing, will comply, in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Federal Securities Laws (including, as applicable, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) applicable to the CGC SEC Reports or the Additional CGC SEC Reports (for purposes of the Additional CGC SEC Reports, assuming that the representation and warranty set forth in Section 3.22 is true and correct in all respects with respect to all information supplied by or on behalf of Group Companies expressly for inclusion or incorporation by reference therein). As of their respective dates of filing, the CGC SEC Reports did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made or will be made, as applicable, not misleading (for purposes of the Additional CGC SEC Reports, assuming that the representation and warranty set forth in Section 3.22 is true and correct in all respects with respect to all information supplied by or on behalf of Group Companies expressly for inclusion or incorporation by reference therein). As of the date of this Agreement, there are no outstanding or unresolved comments in comment letters received from the SEC with respect to the CGC SEC Reports.

 

Section 4.8        Trust Account. As of the date of this Agreement, CGC has an amount in cash in the Trust Account equal to at least $280,669,717. The funds held in the Trust Account are (a) invested in United States “government securities” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act, having a maturity of 180 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company Act which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations or in cash and (b) held in trust pursuant to that certain Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2025 (the “Trust Agreement”), between CGC and Continental, as trustee (the “Trustee”). There are no separate agreements, side letters or other agreements or understandings (whether written or unwritten, express or implied) that would cause the description of the Trust Agreement in the CGC SEC Reports to be inaccurate in any material respect or, to CGC ’s knowledge, that would entitle any Person to any portion of the funds in the Trust Account (other than (i) in respect of deferred underwriting commissions or Taxes, (ii) the Pre-Closing CGC Holders who shall have elected to redeem their CGC Shares pursuant to the Governing Documents of CGC or (iii) if CGC fails to complete a business combination within the allotted time period set forth in the Governing Documents of CGC and liquidates the Trust Account, subject to the terms of the Trust Agreement, CGC (in limited amounts to permit CGC to pay the expenses of the Trust Account’s liquidation, dissolution and winding up of CGC ) and then the Pre-Closing CGC Holders). Prior to the Closing, none of the funds held in the Trust Account are permitted to be released, except in the circumstances described in the Governing Documents of CGC and the Trust Agreement. CGC has performed all material obligations required to be performed by it to date under, and is not in material default or delinquent in performance or any other respect (claimed or actual) in connection with the Trust Agreement, and, to the knowledge of CGC, no event has occurred which, with due notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a material default thereunder. As of the date of this Agreement, there are no claims or proceedings pending with respect to the Trust Account. Since June 13, 2024, CGC has not released any money from the Trust Account (other than interest income earned on the funds held in the Trust Account as permitted by the Trust Agreement). Upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the distribution of assets from the Trust Account (A) in respect of deferred underwriting commissions or Taxes or (B) to the Pre-Closing CGC Holders who have elected to redeem their CGC Shares pursuant to the Governing Documents of CGC, each in accordance with the terms of and as set forth in the Trust Agreement, CGC shall have no further obligation under either the Trust Agreement or the Governing Documents of CGC to liquidate or distribute any assets held in the Trust Account, and the Trust Agreement shall terminate in accordance with its terms.

 

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Section 4.9        Transactions with Affiliates. Section 4.9 of the CGC Disclosure Schedules sets forth all Contracts between (a) CGC, on the one hand, and (b) any officer, director, employee, partner, member, manager, direct or indirect equityholder or Affiliate of either CGC or the Sponsor, on the other hand (each Person identified in this clause (b), an “CGC Related Party”), other than (i) Contracts with respect to a CGC Related Party’s employment with, or the provision of services to, CGC entered into in the ordinary course of business (including benefit plans, indemnification arrangements and other ordinary course compensation) and (ii) Contracts entered into after the date of this Agreement that are either permitted pursuant to Section 5.10 or entered into in accordance with Section 5.10. Except as set forth on Section 4.9 of the CGC Disclosure Schedules or as either permitted pursuant to Section 5.10 or entered into in accordance with Section 5.10, no CGC Related Party (A) owns any interest in any material asset used in the business of CGC, (B) possesses, directly or indirectly, any material financial interest in, or is a director or executive officer of, any Person which is a material client, supplier, customer, lessor or lessee of CGC or (C) owes any material amount to, or is owed material any amount by, CGC. All Contracts, arrangements, understandings, interests and other matters that are required to be disclosed pursuant to this Section 4.9 are referred to herein as “CGC Related Party Transactions”.

 

Section 4.10        Litigation. As of the date of this Agreement, there is (and since its organization, incorporation or formation, as applicable, there has been) no Proceeding pending or, to CGC’s knowledge, threatened against or involving any CGC Party that, if adversely decided or resolved, would be material to the CGC Parties, taken as a whole. As of the date of this Agreement, none of the CGC Parties nor any of their respective properties or assets is subject to any material Order. As of the date of this Agreement, there are no material Proceedings by any CGC Party pending against any other Person.

 

Section 4.11        Compliance with Applicable Law. Each CGC Party is (and since its organization, incorporation or formation, as applicable, has been) in compliance with all applicable Laws, except as would not have a CGC Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 4.12        Business Activities.

 

(a)            Since its incorporation, CGC has not conducted any business activities other than activities (i) in connection with or incident or related to its incorporation or continuing corporate (or similar) existence, (ii) directed toward the accomplishment of a business or similar combination, including those incident or related to or incurred in connection with the negotiation, preparation or execution of this Agreement or any Ancillary Documents, the performance of its covenants or agreements in this Agreement or any Ancillary Document or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or (iii) those that are administrative, ministerial or otherwise immaterial in nature. Except as set forth in this Agreement or the Ancillary Documents, there is no Contract binding upon any CGC Party or to which any CGC Party is a party which has or would reasonably be expected to have the effect of prohibiting or materially impairing any business practice of it or its Subsidiaries, any acquisition of property by it or its Subsidiaries or the conduct of business by it or its Subsidiaries (including, in each case, following the Closing).

 

(b)            Merger Sub was organized solely for the purpose of entering into this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents and consummating the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and has not engaged in any activities or business, other than those incident or related to or incurred in connection with its organization, incorporation or formation, as applicable, or continuing corporate (or similar) existence or the negotiation, preparation or execution of this Agreement or any Ancillary Documents, the performance of its covenants or agreements in this Agreement or any Ancillary Document or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.

 

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Section 4.13        Internal Controls; Listing; Financial Statements.

 

(a)            Except as is not required in reliance on exemptions from various reporting requirements by virtue of CGC’s status as an “emerging growth company” within the meaning of the Securities Act, as modified by the JOBS Act, or “smaller reporting company” within the meaning of the Exchange Act, since its initial public offering, (i) CGC has established and maintained a system of internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15 and Rule 15d-15 under the Exchange Act) sufficient to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of CGC’s financial reporting and the preparation of CGC’s financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP and (ii) CGC has established and maintained disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15 and Rule 15d-15 under the Exchange Act) designed to ensure that material information relating to CGC is made known to CGC’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer by others within CGC.

 

(b)            CGC has not taken any action prohibited by Section 402 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

 

(c)            Since its initial public offering, CGC has complied in all material respects with all applicable listing and corporate governance rules and regulations of Nasdaq. The classes of securities representing issued and outstanding CGC Class A Shares are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and are listed for trading on Nasdaq. As of the date of this Agreement, there is no Proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of CGC, threatened against CGC by Nasdaq or the SEC with respect to any intention by such entity to deregister CGC Class A Shares or prohibit or terminate the listing of CGC Class A Shares on Nasdaq. CGC has not taken any action that is designed to terminate the registration of CGC Class A Shares under the Exchange Act.

 

(d)            The CGC SEC Reports contain true and complete copies of the applicable CGC Financial Statements. The CGC Financial Statements (i) fairly present in all material respects the financial position of CGC as at the respective dates thereof, and the results of its operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the respective periods then ended (subject, in the case of any unaudited interim financial statements, to normal year end audit adjustments (none of which is expected to be material) and the absence of notes thereto), (ii) were prepared in conformity with GAAP applied on a consistent basis during the periods indicated (except, in the case of any audited financial statements, as may be indicated in the notes thereto and subject, in the case of any unaudited financial statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments (none of which is expected to be material) and the absence of notes thereto), (iii) in the case of the audited CGC Financial Statements, were audited in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB and (iv) 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 (including Regulation S-X or Regulation S-K, as applicable).

 

(e)            CGC has established and maintains systems of internal accounting controls that are designed to provide, in all material respects, reasonable assurance that (i) all transactions are executed in accordance with management’s authorization and (ii) all transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of proper and accurate financial statements in accordance with GAAP and to maintain accountability for CGC’s and its Subsidiaries’ assets. CGC maintains and, for all periods covered by the CGC Financial Statements, has maintained books and records of CGC in the ordinary course of business that are accurate and complete and reflect the revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities of CGC in all material respects.

 

(f)            Since its incorporation, CGC has not received any written complaint, allegation, assertion or claim that there is (i) a “significant deficiency” in the internal controls over financial reporting of CGC to CGC’s knowledge, (ii) a “material weakness” in the internal controls over financial reporting of CGC to CGC’s knowledge or (iii) fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees of CGC who have a significant role in the internal controls over financial reporting of CGC.

 

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Section 4.14        No Undisclosed Liabilities. Except for the Liabilities (a) set forth in Section 4.14 of the CGC Disclosure Schedules, (b) incurred in connection with the negotiation, preparation or execution of this Agreement or any Ancillary Documents, the performance of its covenants or agreements in this Agreement or any Ancillary Document or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (it being understood and agreed that the expected third parties that are, as of the date hereof, entitled to fees, expenses or other payments in connection with the matters described in this clause (b) shall be set forth on Section 4.14 of the CGC Disclosure Schedules), (c) incurred in connection with or incident or related to a CGC Party’s organization, incorporation or formation, as applicable, or continuing corporate (or similar) existence, in each case, which are immaterial in nature, (d) that are incurred in connection with activities that are administrative or ministerial, in each case, which are immaterial in nature, (e) that are either permitted pursuant to Section 5.10(d) or incurred in accordance with Section 5.10(d) (for the avoidance of doubt, in each case, with the written consent of the Company) or (f) set forth or disclosed in the CGC Financial Statements included in the CGC SEC Reports, none of the CGC Parties has any Liabilities of the type required to be set forth on a balance sheet in accordance with GAAP.

 

Section 4.15        Tax Matters.

 

(a)            CGC has prepared and filed all income and other material Tax Returns required to have been filed by it, all such Tax Returns are true and complete in all material respects and prepared in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws and Orders, and CGC has paid all material Taxes required to have been paid or deposited by it regardless of whether shown on a Tax Return.

 

(b)            CGC has timely withheld and paid to the appropriate Tax Authority all material amounts required to have been withheld and paid in connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee, individual independent contractor, other service providers, equity interest holder or other third party.

 

(c)            CGC is not currently the subject of a Tax audit or examination with respect to material taxes. CGC has not been informed in writing of the commencement or anticipated commencement of any Tax audit or examination that has not been resolved or completed, in each case with respect to material Taxes.

 

(d)            CGC has not consented to extend or waive the time in which any material Tax may be assessed or collected by any Tax Authority, other than any such extensions or waivers that are no longer in effect or that were extensions of time to file Tax Returns obtained in the ordinary course of business, in each case with respect to material Taxes.

 

(e)            No “closing agreement” as described in Section 7121 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. income Tax Law), private letter rulings, technical advice memoranda or similar agreements or rulings have been entered into or issued by any Tax Authority with respect to any CGC Party which agreement or ruling would be effective after the Closing Date.

 

(f)             None of the CGC Parties is and none of the CGC Parties has been a party to any “listed transaction” as defined in Section 6707A of the Code and Treasury Regulations Section 1.6011-4 (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. income Tax Law).

 

(g)            Each CGC Party is tax resident only in its jurisdiction of organization, incorporation or formation, as applicable.

 

(h)            None of the CGC Parties has taken or agreed to take any action not contemplated by this Agreement and/or any Ancillary Documents that could reasonably be expected to prevent the Merger or the Domestication from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment. To the knowledge of CGC, no facts or circumstances exist, other than any facts or circumstances to the extent that such facts or circumstances exist or arise as a result of or related to any act or omission occurring after the signing date by a Group Company or a Company Stockholder or any of their respective Affiliates in each case not contemplated by this Agreement and/or any of the Ancillary Documents, that could reasonably be expected to prevent the Merger or the Domestication from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment.

 

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Section 4.16        Investigation; No Other Representations.

 

(a)            Each CGC Party, on its own behalf and on behalf of its Representatives, acknowledges, represents, warrants and agrees that (i) it has conducted its own independent review and analysis of, and, based thereon, has formed an independent judgment concerning, the business, assets, condition, operations and prospects, of the Group Companies and (ii) it has been furnished with or given access to such documents and information about the Group Companies and their respective businesses and operations as it and its Representatives have deemed necessary to enable it to make an informed decision with respect to the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

 

(b)            In entering into this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents to which it is or will be a party, each CGC Party has relied solely on its own investigation and analysis and the representations and warranties expressly set forth in Article 3 and in the Ancillary Documents to which it is or will be a party and no other representations or warranties of the Company, any Company Non-Party Affiliate, or any other Person, either express or implied, and each CGC Party, on its own behalf and on behalf of its Representatives, acknowledges, represents, warrants and agrees that, except for the representations and warranties expressly set forth in Article 3 and in the Ancillary Documents to which it is or will be a party, none of the Company, any Company Non-Party Affiliate, nor any other Person makes or has made any representation or warranty, either express or implied, in connection with or related to this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.

 

Section 4.17        Compliance with International Trade & Anti-Corruption Laws.

 

(a)            Since April 24, 2019, neither CGC nor, to CGC’s knowledge, any of their Representatives, or any other Persons acting for or on behalf of any of the foregoing, is or has been, (i) a Person named on any Sanctions and Export Control Laws-related list of designated Persons maintained by a Governmental Entity; (ii) located, organized or ordinarily resident in a country or territory which is itself the subject of or target of any Sanctions and Export Control Laws (at the time of this Agreement, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, and the Crimea, the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic, and the so-called Luhansk People’s Republic regions of Ukraine, collectively, “Sanctioned Country”); (iii) an entity owned, directly or indirectly, by one or more Persons described in clause (i) or (ii); or (iv) otherwise engaging in dealings with or for the benefit of any Person described in clauses (i) - (iii) or any Sanctioned Country in violation of Sanctions and Export Control Laws.

 

(b)            In the past five (5) years, neither CGC nor, to CGC’s knowledge, any of their Representatives, or any other Persons (in each case, while acting for or on behalf of any of the foregoing) has (i) made, offered, promised, paid or received any unlawful bribes, kickbacks or other similar payments to or from any Person, (ii) made or paid any unlawful contributions, directly or indirectly, to a domestic or foreign political party or candidate or (iii) otherwise made, offered, received, authorized, promised or paid any improper payment under any Anti-Corruption Laws.

 

Section 4.18        EXCLUSIVITY OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. NOTWITHSTANDING THE DELIVERY OR DISCLOSURE TO THE COMPANY OR ANY OF ITS REPRESENTATIVES OF ANY DOCUMENTATION OR OTHER INFORMATION (INCLUDING ANY FINANCIAL PROJECTIONS OR OTHER SUPPLEMENTAL DATA), EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS ARTICLE 4 AND THE ANCILLARY DOCUMENTS, NONE OF THE CGC PARTIES NOR ANY OTHER PERSON MAKES, AND EACH CGC PARTY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS, ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND OR NATURE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, THE ANCILLARY DOCUMENTS OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY, INCLUDING AS TO THE MATERIALS RELATING TO THE BUSINESS AND AFFAIRS OR HOLDINGS OF ANY CGC PARTY THAT HAVE BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO THE COMPANY OR ANY OF ITS REPRESENTATIVES OR IN ANY PRESENTATION OF THE BUSINESS AND AFFAIRS OF ANY CGC PARTY BY OR ON BEHALF OF THE MANAGEMENT OF SUCH CGC PARTY OR OTHERS IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR BY THE ANCILLARY DOCUMENTS, AND NO STATEMENT CONTAINED IN ANY OF SUCH MATERIALS OR MADE IN ANY SUCH PRESENTATION SHALL BE DEEMED A REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY HEREUNDER OR OTHERWISE OR DEEMED TO BE RELIED UPON BY THE COMPANY OR ANY OF ITS REPRESENTATIVES IN EXECUTING, DELIVERING AND PERFORMING THIS AGREEMENT, THE ANCILLARY DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY. EXCEPT FOR THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS ARTICLE 4 OR THE ANCILLARY DOCUMENTS, IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT ANY COST ESTIMATES, PROJECTIONS OR OTHER PREDICTIONS, ANY DATA, ANY FINANCIAL INFORMATION OR ANY MEMORANDA OR OFFERING MATERIALS OR PRESENTATIONS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY OFFERING MEMORANDUM OR SIMILAR MATERIALS MADE AVAILABLE BY OR ON BEHALF OF ANY CGC PARTY ARE NOT AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE OR TO INCLUDE REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY CGC PARTY NOR ANY OTHER PERSON, AND ARE NOT AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE RELIED UPON BY THE COMPANY OR ANY OF ITS REPRESENTATIVES IN EXECUTING, DELIVERING OR PERFORMING THIS AGREEMENT, THE ANCILLARY DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY.

 

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Article 5
COVENANTS

 

Section 5.1        Conduct of Business of the Company.

 

(a)            From and after the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Closing or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, the Company shall, and the Company shall cause its Subsidiaries to, except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Document, as required by applicable Law, as set forth on Section 5.1(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, the Complementary Financing or PIPE Financing or as consented to in writing by CGC (it being agreed that any request for a consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), (i) operate the business of the Group Companies in the ordinary course in all material respects and (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain and preserve intact in all material respects the business organization, assets, properties and material business relations of the Group Companies, taken as a whole.

 

(b)            Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, from and after the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Closing or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, the Company shall, and the Company shall cause its Subsidiaries to, except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, any Ancillary Document, the PIPE Financing or the Complementary Financing, as required by applicable Law, as set forth on Section 5.1(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedules or as consented to in writing by CGC (which consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed, and provided, that CGC or the Company, respectively, shall be deemed to have consented in writing if it provides no response within three (3) Business Days after the Company or CGC, respectively, has made a request for such consent in writing), not do any of the following:

 

(i)             declare, set aside, make or pay a dividend on, or make any other distribution or payment in respect of, any Equity Securities of any Group Company or repurchase or redeem any outstanding Equity Securities of any Group Company, other than dividends or distributions, declared, set aside or paid by any of the Company’s Subsidiaries to the Company or any Subsidiary that is, directly or indirectly, wholly owned by the Company;

 

(ii)            (A) merge, consolidate, combine or amalgamate any Group Company with any Person or (B) purchase or otherwise acquire (whether by merging or consolidating with, purchasing any Equity Security in or a substantial portion of the assets of, or by any other manner) any corporation, partnership, association or other business entity or organization or division thereof;

 

(iii)           adopt any amendments, supplements, restatements or modifications to any Group Company’s Governing Documents or the Company Stockholder Agreements;

 

(iv)            (A) sell, assign, abandon, lease, exclusively license or otherwise dispose of any material assets or properties of the Group Companies, other than inventory or obsolete equipment in the ordinary course of business, or (B) subject any material assets or properties of the Group Companies to any Lien (other than any Permitted Liens);

 

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(v)             transfer, issue, sell, grant or otherwise directly or indirectly dispose of, or subject to a Lien, (A) any Equity Securities of any Group Company or (B) any options, warrants, rights of conversion or other rights, agreements, arrangements or commitments obligating any Group Company to issue, deliver or sell any Equity Securities of any Group Company, other than the issuance of Company Common Shares upon (i) the exercise or conversion of any Company Options or Company RSU Awards outstanding on the date of this Agreement in accordance with the terms of the Company Equity Plan and the underlying grant, award or similar agreement, (ii) the conversion or exercise any Company Warrants outstanding as of the date of this Agreement in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Company Warrant Agreements, (iii) the conversion of the Company Convertible Notes in accordance with its terms (if applicable) and (iv) the conversion of Company Preferred Shares outstanding as of the date of this Agreement in connection with the Company Preferred Share Conversion;

 

(vi)            incur, create or assume any Indebtedness, other than ordinary course trade payables, or guarantee any Liability of any Person;

 

(vii)           make any loans, advances or capital contributions to, or guarantees for the benefit of, or any investments in, any Person, other than (A) intercompany loans or capital contributions between the Company and any of its wholly owned Subsidiaries, and (B) the reimbursement of expenses of employees or advancements in the ordinary course of business;

 

(viii)          except (x) as required under the terms of any Employee Benefit Plan of any Group Company that is set forth on the Section 3.11(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, (y) the execution of any Key Person Employment Agreement or (y) in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice (it being understood and agreed, for the avoidance of doubt, that in no event shall the exception in this clause (y) be deemed or construed as permitting any Group Company to take any action that is not permitted by any other provision of this Section 5.1(b)), (A) materially increase the compensation or benefits payable to any current or former director, manager, officer, employee, individual independent contractor or other service provider of any Group Company, (B) take any action to accelerate any payment, right to payment, or benefit, or the funding of any payment or benefit, right to payment or benefit, payable or to become payable to any current or former director, manager, officer, employee, individual independent contractor or other service provider of any Group Company, (C) waive or release any noncompetition, non-solicitation, no-hire, nondisclosure or other restrictive covenant obligation of any current or former director, manager, officer, employee, individual independent contractor or other service provider of any Group Company or (D) amend or modify in any material respect, adopt, enter into or terminate any material Employee Benefit Plan of any Group Company or any material benefit or compensation plan, policy, program or Contract that would be an Employee Benefit Plan if in effect as of the date of this Agreement;

 

(ix)            make, change or revoke any material election concerning Taxes, enter into any material Tax closing agreement, settle any material Tax claim or assessment, or consent to any extension or waiver of the limitation period applicable to or relating to any material Tax claim or assessment, other than any such extension or waiver that is obtained in the ordinary course of business;

 

(x)             enter into any settlement, conciliation or similar Contract the performance of which would involve the payment by the Group Companies in excess of $2,500,000, in the aggregate, or that imposes, or by its terms will impose at any point in the future, any material, non-monetary obligations on any Group Company (or CGC or any of its Affiliates after the Closing);

 

(xi)            authorize, recommend, propose or announce an intention to adopt, or otherwise effect, a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, restructuring, recapitalization, reorganization or similar transaction (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, the transactions expressly contemplated by this Agreement) involving any Group Company;

 

(xii)           change any Group Company’s methods of accounting in any material respect, other than changes that are made in accordance with PCAOB standards;

 

(xiii)         enter into any Contract with any broker, finder, investment banker or other Person under which such Person is or will be entitled to any brokerage fee, finders’ fee or other commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Document;

 

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(xiv)          make any Change of Control Payment that is not set forth on Section 3.11(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules or make any payment with respect to a Company Related Party Transaction that is not set forth on Section 5.1(b)(xiv) of the Company Disclosure Schedule;

 

(xv)            (A) amend, modify or terminate any Material Contract, (B) waive any material benefit or right under any Material Contract, or (C) enter into any Contract that would constitute a Material Contract had such Contract been effective prior to the date of this Agreement; or

 

(xvi)          enter into any Contract to take, or cause to be taken, any of the actions set forth in this Section 5.1.

 

Notwithstanding anything in this Section 5.1 or this Agreement to the contrary, nothing set forth in this Agreement shall give CGC, directly or indirectly, the right to control or direct the operations of the Group Companies prior to the Closing.

 

Section 5.2        Efforts to Consummate; Litigation.

 

(a)            Subject to the terms and conditions herein provided, each of the Parties shall use reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things reasonably necessary or advisable to consummate and make effective as promptly as reasonably practicable the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including (i) the satisfaction, but not waiver, of the closing conditions set forth in Article 6 and, in the case of any Ancillary Document to which such Party is contemplated to be a party after the date of this Agreement, to execute and delivery such Ancillary Document when required pursuant to this Agreement and (ii) using reasonable best efforts to consummate the PIPE Financing, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Investor Subscription Agreements). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each of the Parties shall use reasonable best efforts to obtain, file with or deliver to, as applicable, any Consents of any Governmental Entities or other Persons necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Ancillary Documents. Each Party shall bear its out-of-pocket costs and expenses in connection with the preparation of any such Consents. Each Party shall (i) make any appropriate filings pursuant to the HSR Act with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement promptly (and in any event within ten (10) Business Days) following the date of this Agreement, and (ii) respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to any requests by any Governmental Entity for additional information and documentary material that may be requested pursuant to the HSR Act. CGC shall promptly inform the Company of any communication between any CGC Party, on the one hand, and any Governmental Entity, on the other hand, and the Company shall promptly inform CGC of any communication between the Company, on the one hand, and any Governmental Entity, on the other hand, in either case, regarding any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Document. Without limiting the foregoing, (a) the Parties agree to request early termination of the applicable waiting period under the HSR Act, and (b) each Party and their respective Affiliates shall not extend any waiting period, review period or comparable period under the HSR Act or enter into any agreement with any Governmental Entity not to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or by the Ancillary Documents, except with the prior written consent of CGC and the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary in this Agreement, CGC and its Affiliates agree to (i) sell, license or otherwise dispose of, or hold separate and agree to sell, license or otherwise dispose of, any entities, assets or facilities of any Group Company or any entity, facility or asset of such Party or any of its Affiliates, (ii) terminate, amend or assign existing relationships and contractual rights or obligations, (iii) amend, assign or terminate existing licenses or other agreements, or (iv) enter into new licenses or other agreements.

 

(b)            From and after the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Closing or termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, the CGC Parties, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, shall give counsel for the Company (in the case of any CGC Party) or CGC (in the case of the Company), a reasonable opportunity to review in advance, and consider in good faith the views of the other in connection with, any proposed written communication to any Governmental Entity relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Ancillary Documents; provided that documents and information provided to the other Party pursuant to this paragraph (i) may be redacted (A) to remove references to valuation of the Company, (B) to comply with contractual arrangements or (C) to preserve legal privilege and/or (ii) may be designated as “outside counsel only,” in which case such documents and information shall be provided only to outside counsel and consultants retained by such counsel. Each of the Parties agrees not to participate in any substantive meeting or discussion, either in person or by telephone with any Governmental Entity in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement unless it consults with, in the case of any CGC Party, the Company, or, in the case of the Company, CGC in advance and, to the extent not prohibited by such Governmental Entity, gives, in the case of any CGC Party, the Company, or, in the case of the Company, CGC, the opportunity to attend and participate in such meeting or discussion.

 

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(c)            From and after the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Closing or termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, CGC, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, shall each notify the other in writing promptly after learning of any shareholder demands or other shareholder Proceedings (including derivative claims) relating to this Agreement, any Ancillary Document or any matters relating thereto (collectively, the “Transaction Litigation”) commenced against, in the case of CGC, any of the CGC Parties or any of their respective Representatives (in their capacity as a representative of an CGC Party) or, in the case of the Company, any Group Company or any of their respective Representatives (in their capacity as a representative of an CGC Party). CGC and the Company shall each (i) keep the other reasonably informed regarding any Transaction Litigation, (ii) give the other the opportunity to, at its own cost and expense, participate in the defense, settlement and compromise of any such Transaction Litigation and reasonably cooperate with the other in connection with the defense, settlement and compromise of any such Transaction Litigation, (iii) consider in good faith the other’s advice with respect to any such Transaction Litigation and (iv) reasonably cooperate with each other. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall, subject to and without limiting the covenants and agreements, and the rights of CGC, set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, control the negotiation, defense and settlement of any such Transaction Litigation; provided however, that in no event shall the Company, any other Group Company or any of their respective Representatives settle or compromise any Transaction Litigation without the prior written consent of CGC (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, provided that it shall be deemed to be reasonable for CGC to withhold, condition or delay its consent if any such settlement or compromise (A) does not provide for a legally binding, full, unconditional and irrevocable release of each CGC Party and Representative that is the subject of such Transaction Litigation, (B) provides for (x) the payment of cash any portion of which is payable by any CGC Party or Representative thereof or would otherwise constitute an Liability of CGC or (y) any non-monetary, injunctive, equitable or similar relief against any CGC Party or (C) contains an admission of wrongdoing or Liability by an CGC Party or any of its Representatives). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in no event shall CGC, any of the CGC Parties or any of their respective Representatives settle or compromise any Transaction Litigation without the Company’s prior written consent.

 

Section 5.3        Confidentiality and Access to Information.

 

(a)            The Parties hereby acknowledge and agree that the information being provided in connection with this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby is subject to the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement, the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in the event that this Section 5.3(a) or the Confidentiality Agreement conflicts with any other covenant or agreement contained herein or any Ancillary Document that contemplates the disclosure, use or provision of information or otherwise, then such other covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement or such Ancillary Document, as applicable, shall govern and control to the extent of such conflict.

 

(b)            From and after the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Closing Date or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, upon reasonable advance written notice, the Company shall provide, or cause to be provided, to CGC and its Representatives during normal business hours reasonable access to the directors, officers, books and records and properties of the Group Companies (in a manner so as to not interfere with the normal business operations of the Group Companies) for the purpose of consummating the Merger. Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Group Companies shall be required to provide, or cause to be provided, to CGC or its Representatives any information (i) if and to the extent doing so would (A) violate any Law to which any Group Company is subject, (B) result in the disclosure of any trade secrets of third parties in breach of any Contract with such third party, (C) violate any legally binding obligation of any Group Company with respect to confidentiality, non-disclosure or privacy or (D) jeopardize protections afforded to any Group Company under the attorney-client privilege or the attorney work product doctrine (provided that, in case of each of clauses (A) through (D), the Company shall, and shall cause the other Group Companies to, use commercially reasonable efforts to (x) provide such access as can be provided (or otherwise convey such information regarding the applicable matter as can be conveyed) without violating such privilege, doctrine, Contract, obligation or Law and (y) provide such information in a manner without violating such privilege, doctrine, Contract, obligation or Law), or (ii) if any Group Company, on the one hand, and any CGC Party, any CGC Non-Party Affiliate or any of their respect Representatives on the other hand, are adverse parties in a litigation or other Proceeding and such information is reasonably pertinent thereto; provided that the Company shall, in the case of clause (i) or (ii), provide prompt written notice of the withholding of access or information on any such basis unless such written notice is prohibited by applicable Law or Order.

 

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(c)            From and after the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Closing Date or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, upon reasonable advance written notice, CGC shall provide, or cause to be provided, to the Company and its Representatives during normal business hours reasonable access to the directors, officers, books and records of the CGC Parties (in a manner so as to not interfere with the normal business operations of the CGC Parties). Notwithstanding the foregoing, CGC shall not be required to provide, or cause to be provided to, the Company or any of its Representatives any information (i) if and to the extent doing so would (A) violate any Law to which any CGC Party is subject, (B) result in the disclosure of any trade secrets of third parties in breach of any Contract with such third party, (C) violate any legally binding obligation of any CGC Party with respect to confidentiality, non-disclosure or privacy or (D) jeopardize protections afforded to any CGC Party under the attorney-client privilege or the attorney work product doctrine (provided that, in case of each of clauses (A) through (D), CGC shall use, and shall cause the other CGC Parties to use, reasonable best efforts to (x) provide such access as can be provided (or otherwise convey such information regarding the applicable matter as can be conveyed) without violating such privilege, doctrine, Contract, obligation or Law and (y) provide such information in a manner without violating such privilege, doctrine, Contract, obligation or Law), or (ii) if an CGC Party or the Sponsor or any of their respective Representatives, on the one hand, and any Group Company, any Company Non-Party Affiliate or any of their respective Representatives, on the other hand, are adverse parties in a litigation or other Proceeding and such information is reasonably pertinent thereto; provided that CGC shall, in the case of clause (i) or (ii), provide prompt written notice of the withholding of access or information on any such basis unless such written notice is prohibited by applicable Law or Order.

 

Section 5.4        Public Announcements.

 

(a)            Subject to Section 5.4(b), Section 5.7 and Section 5.8, none of the Parties or any of their respective Representatives shall issue any press releases or make any public announcements with respect to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby without the prior written consent of, prior to the Closing, the Company and CGC or, after the Closing, CGC; provided, however, that each Party, the Sponsor and their respective Representatives may make any such announcement or other communication (i) if such press release, announcement or other communication is required by applicable Law, in which case (A) prior to the Closing, the disclosing Person shall, to the extent permitted by applicable Law use reasonable best efforts to consult with the Company, if the disclosing Person is a CGC Party, the Sponsor, or CGC, if the disclosing party is the Company or any of its Representatives, and give the Company or CGC, as applicable, the opportunity to review such announcement or communication and comment thereon and the disclosing Person shall consider such comments in good faith, or (B) after the Closing, the disclosing Person and/or its Representatives, as applicable, shall, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, use reasonable best efforts to consult with CGC and give CGC the opportunity to review such announcement or communication and comment thereon and the disclosing Person shall consider such comments in good faith, (ii) to the extent such press release, announcement or other communication contains only information previously disclosed in a public statement, press release or other communication previously approved in accordance with this Section 5.4 and (iii) to Governmental Entities in connection with any Consents required to be made under this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.4 or otherwise in this Agreement, the Parties agree that the CGC Shareholders and their respective Representatives may provide general information about the subject matter of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby to any direct or indirect current or prospective investor or in connection with normal fund raising or related marketing or informational or reporting activities.

 

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(b)            The initial press release concerning this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be a joint press release in the form agreed by the Company and CGC prior to the execution of this Agreement and such initial press release (the “Signing Press Release”) shall be released as promptly as reasonably practicable after the execution of this Agreement. Promptly after the execution of this Agreement, CGC shall file a current report on Form 8-K (the “Signing Filing”) with the Signing Press Release and a description of this Agreement as required by, and in compliance with, the Securities Laws, which the Company shall have the opportunity to review and comment upon prior to filing and CGC shall consider such comments in good faith. The Company, on the one hand, and CGC, on the other hand, shall mutually agree upon (such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed by either the Company or CGC, as applicable) a press release announcing the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Closing Press Release”) prior to the Closing, and, on the Closing Date (or such other date as may be mutually agreed to in writing by the Company and CGC prior to the Closing), the Parties shall cause the Closing Press Release to be released. Promptly after the Closing (but in any event within four (4) Business Days after the Closing), CGC shall file a current report on Form 8-K (the “Closing Filing”) with the Closing Press Release and a description of the Closing as required by Securities Laws, which Closing Filing shall be mutually agreed upon by the Company and CGC prior to the Closing (such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed by either the Company or CGC, as applicable). In connection with the preparation of each of the Signing Press Release, the Signing Filing, the Closing Press Release and the Closing Filing, each Party shall, upon written request by any other Party, furnish such other Party with all information concerning itself, its directors, officers and equityholders, and such other matters as may be reasonably necessary for such press release or filing.

 

Section 5.5        Tax Matters.

 

(a)            Tax Treatment.

 

(i)             The Parties intend that the Domestication shall constitute a transaction treated as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a)(1)(F) of the Code and CGC shall (and shall cause its respective Affiliates to) use reasonable best efforts to cause it to so qualify. The Parties intend that (A) the Merger shall be treated as a transaction that qualifies as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368 of the Code and/or (B) the Merger and the PIPE Financing, taken together, shall be treated as an integrated transaction qualifying under Section 351(a) of the Code, and each Party shall, and shall cause its respective Affiliates to, use reasonable best efforts to so qualify. The Parties shall file all Tax Returns consistent with, and take no position inconsistent with (whether in audits, Tax Returns or otherwise), the treatment described in this Section 5.5(a)(i) unless required to do so pursuant to a “determination” that is final within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of the Code.

 

(ii)            CGC and the Company hereby adopt this Agreement as a “plan of reorganization” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Sections 1.368-2(g) and 1.368-3(a). From the date hereof through the Closing, and following the Closing, the Parties shall not, and shall not permit or cause their respective Affiliates to, take any action, or knowingly fail to take any action, which action or failure to act prevents or impedes, or would reasonably be expected to prevent or impede, (A) the Merger qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment, and (B) in the case of CGC, the Domestication qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment.

 

(iii)            If, in connection with the preparation and filing of the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement, the SEC requests or requires that tax opinions be prepared and submitted in such connection, each of CGC and the Company shall deliver to GT and Goodwin, respectively, customary Tax representation letters satisfactory to GT or Goodwin (as applicable), dated and executed as of the date the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement shall have been declared effective by the SEC and such other date(s) as determined reasonably necessary by such counsel in connection with the preparation and filing of the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement, and, if required, GT shall furnish an opinion, subject to customary assumptions and limitations, to the effect that the Intended Tax Treatment should apply to the Domestication and, if required, Goodwin shall furnish an opinion, subject to customary assumptions and limitations, to the effect that the Intended Tax Treatment should apply to the Merger.

 

(b)            Tax Matters Cooperation. Each of the Parties shall (and shall cause their respective Affiliates to) use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate fully, as and to the extent reasonably requested by another Party, in connection with the filing of relevant Tax Returns, and any audit or tax proceeding. Such cooperation shall include the retention and (upon the other Party’s request) the provision (with the right to make copies) of records and information reasonably relevant to any tax proceeding or audit, making employees available on a mutually convenient basis to provide additional information and explanation of any material provided hereunder and making available to the Pre-Closing CGC Holders information reasonably necessary to compute any income of any such holder (or its direct or indirect owners) arising (i) if applicable, as a result of CGC’s status as a “passive foreign investment company” within the meaning of Section 1297(a) of the Code or a “controlled foreign corporation” within the meaning of Section 957(a) of the Code for any taxable period ending on or prior to the Closing, including timely providing (A) a PFIC Annual Information Statement to enable such holders to make a “Qualifying Electing Fund” election under Section 1295 of the Code for such taxable period, and (B) information to enable applicable holders to report their allocable share of “subpart F” income under Section 951 of the Code for such taxable period and (ii) under Section 367(b) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder as a result of the Domestication.

 

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(c)            CGC Taxable Year. The Parties agree to treat the taxable year of CGC as ending on the date of the Domestication for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

 

(d)            Transfer Taxes. Any transfer, documentary, sales, use, stamp, registration, excise, recording, registration, value added and other such similar Taxes (including any penalties and interest) that become payable in connection with or by reason of the execution of this Agreement and the transactions set forth herein (collectively, “Transfer Taxes”) shall be borne and paid equally between CGC and the Company.

 

Section 5.6        Exclusive Dealing.

 

(a)            From the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Closing or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, the Company shall not, and shall cause the other Group Companies and its and their respective Representatives not to, directly or indirectly: (i) solicit, initiate, induce, encourage (including by means of furnishing or disclosing information), facilitate, discuss or negotiate, directly or indirectly, any inquiry, proposal or offer (written or oral) that constitutes, or that could reasonably be expected to lead to, a Company Acquisition Proposal; (ii) furnish or disclose any non-public information to any Person in connection with, or that could reasonably be expected to lead to, a Company Acquisition Proposal; (iii) enter into any Contract or other arrangement or understanding regarding a Company Acquisition Proposal; (iv) prepare or take any steps in connection with a public offering of any Equity Securities of any Group Company (or any Affiliate or successor of any Group Company); or (v) otherwise cooperate in any way with, or assist or participate in, or knowingly facilitate or encourage any effort or attempt by any Person to do or seek to do any of the foregoing. The Company agrees to (A) notify CGC promptly upon receipt of any Company Acquisition Proposal by any Group Company, and to describe the material terms and conditions of any such Company Acquisition Proposal in reasonable detail (including the identity of the Persons making such Company Acquisition Proposal) and (B) keep CGC reasonably informed on a current basis of any modifications to such offer or information.

 

(b)            From the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Closing or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, the CGC Parties shall not, and each of them shall cause their Representatives not to, directly or indirectly: (i) solicit, initiate, induce, encourage (including by means of furnishing or disclosing information), facilitate, discuss or negotiate, directly or indirectly, any inquiry, proposal or offer (written or oral) that constitutes, or that could reasonably be expected to lead to a CGC Acquisition Proposal; (ii) furnish or disclose any non-public information to any Person in connection with, or that could reasonably be expected to lead to, a CGC Acquisition Proposal; (iii) enter into any Contract or other arrangement or understanding regarding an CGC Acquisition Proposal; (iv) prepare or take any steps in connection with an offering of any securities of any CGC Party (or any Affiliate or successor of any CGC Party); or (v) otherwise cooperate in any way with, or assist or participate in, or knowingly facilitate or encourage any effort or attempt by any Person to do or seek to do any of the foregoing. CGC agrees to (A) notify the Company promptly upon receipt of any CGC Acquisition Proposal by any CGC Party, and to describe the material terms and conditions of any such CGC Acquisition Proposal in reasonable detail (including the identity of any person or entity making such CGC Acquisition Proposal) and (B) keep the Company reasonably informed on a current basis of any modifications to such offer or information.

 

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Section 5.7        Preparation of Registration Statement / Proxy Statement. The Company shall promptly provide to CGC such information concerning the Company and the Company Stockholders as is either required by the federal securities laws or reasonably requested by CGC for inclusion in the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement. As promptly as practicable after the receipt by CGC from the Company of all such information, including the PCAOB Financials, CGC and the Company shall prepare and mutually agree upon (such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed by either CGC or the Company, as applicable), and CGC shall file with the SEC, the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement (it being understood that the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement shall include a proxy statement / prospectus of CGC which will be included therein and which will be used for the CGC Shareholders Meeting to adopt and approve the Transaction Proposals, provide its applicable shareholders with the opportunity to elect to effect the CGC Shareholder Redemption, and other matters reasonably related to the Transaction Proposals, all in accordance with and as required by CGC’s Governing Documents, applicable Law, and any applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and Nasdaq). Each of CGC and the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to (a) cause the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement to comply in all material respects with the applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC (including, with respect to the Group Companies, the provision of financial statements of, and any other information with respect to, the Group Companies for all periods, and in the form, required to be included in the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement under Securities Laws (after giving effect to any waivers received) or in response to any comments from the SEC); (b) promptly notify the others of, reasonably cooperate with each other with respect to, mutually agree upon (such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed by either of CGC or the Company, as applicable) and respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff; (c) have the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as reasonably practicable after it is filed with the SEC; and (d) keep the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement effective through the Closing in order to permit the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. CGC, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, shall use reasonable best efforts to promptly furnish, or cause to be furnished, to the other all information concerning such Party, its Non-Party Affiliates and their respective Representatives that may be required or reasonably requested in connection with any action contemplated by this Section 5.7 or for inclusion in any other statement, filing, notice or application made by or on behalf of CGC to the SEC or Nasdaq in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Ancillary Documents, including using reasonable best efforts to deliver customary Tax representation letters to counsel to enable counsel to deliver any Tax opinions requested or required by the SEC to be submitted in connection therewith as described in Section 5.5(a)(iii). If any Party becomes aware of any information that should be disclosed in an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement, then (i) such Party shall promptly inform, in the case of any CGC Party, the Company, or, in the case of the Company, CGC, thereof; (ii) such Party shall prepare and mutually agree upon with, in the case of CGC, the Company, or, in the case of the Company, CGC (in either case, such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement; (iii) CGC shall file such mutually agreed upon amendment or supplement with the SEC; and (iv) the Parties shall reasonably cooperate, if appropriate, in mailing such amendment or supplement to the Pre-Closing CGC Holders. CGC shall as promptly as reasonably practicable advise the Company of the time of effectiveness of the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement, the issuance of any stop order relating thereto or the suspension of the qualification of CGC Shares for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, and CGC and the Company shall each use its reasonable best efforts to have any such stop order or suspension lifted, reversed or otherwise terminated. Each of the Parties shall use reasonable best efforts to ensure that none of the information related to him, her or it or any of his, her or its Non-Party Affiliates or its or their respective Representatives, supplied by or on his, her or its behalf for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement will, at the time the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement is initially filed with the SEC, at each time at which it is amended, or at the time it becomes effective under the Securities Act contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.

 

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Section 5.8        CGC Shareholder Approval. As promptly as reasonably practicable following the time at which the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act, CGC shall (a) duly give notice of and (b) use reasonable best efforts to duly convene and hold a meeting of its shareholders (the “CGC Shareholders Meeting”) in accordance with the Governing Documents of CGC, for the purposes of obtaining the CGC Shareholder Approval and, if applicable, any approvals related thereto and providing its shareholders with the opportunity to elect to effect an CGC Shareholder Redemption. CGC shall, through unanimous approval of its board of directors, recommend to its shareholders (the “CGC Board Recommendation”), (i) the adoption and approval of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (including the Merger) (the “Business Combination Proposal”); (ii) the adoption and the approval of the Domestication (the “Domestication Proposal”); (iii) the adoption and approval of the issuance of the CGC Shares in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the PIPE Financing as required by Nasdaq listing requirements (the “Nasdaq Proposal”); (iv) the adoption and approval of the amendments to the Governing Documents of CGC contemplated by the CGC Certificate of Incorporation and the CGC Bylaws (the “Governing Document Proposals”); (v) the adoption and approval of the CGC Equity Incentive Plan (the “Equity Incentive Plan Proposal”); (vi) the adoption and approval of the CGC Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP Proposal”); (vii) the adoption and approval of each other proposal that either the SEC or Nasdaq (or the respective staff members thereof) indicates is necessary in its comments to the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement or in correspondence related thereto; (viii) the adoption and approval of each other proposal reasonably agreed to by CGC and the Company as necessary or appropriate in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Ancillary Documents; and (ix) the adoption and approval of a proposal for the adjournment of the CGC Shareholders Meeting, if necessary, to permit further solicitation of proxies because there are not sufficient votes to approve and adopt any of the foregoing (such proposals in (i) through (ix) together, the “Transaction Proposals”); provided that CGC may adjourn the CGC Shareholders Meeting (A) to solicit additional proxies for the purpose of obtaining the CGC Shareholder Approval, (B) for the absence of a quorum, (C) to allow reasonable additional time for the filing or mailing of any supplemental or amended disclosures that CGC has determined, based on the advice of outside legal counsel, is reasonably likely to be required under applicable Law and for such supplemental or amended disclosure to be disseminated and reviewed by the Pre-Closing CGC Holders prior to the CGC Shareholders Meeting or (D) if the holders of CGC Class A Shares have elected to redeem a number of CGC Class A Shares as of such time that would reasonably be expected to result in the condition set forth in Section 6.3(d) not being satisfied; provided that, without the consent of the Company, in no event shall CGC adjourn the CGC Shareholders Meeting for more than fifteen (15) Business Days later than the most recently adjourned meeting or to a date that is beyond the Termination Date. The CGC recommendation contemplated by the preceding sentence shall be included in the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement. Except as otherwise required by applicable Law, CGC covenants that none of the CGC Board or CGC nor any committee of the CGC Board shall withdraw or modify, or propose publicly or by formal action of the CGC Board, any committee of the CGC Board or CGC to withdraw or modify, in a manner adverse to the Company, the CGC Board Recommendation or any other recommendation by the CGC Board or CGC of the proposals set forth in the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement.

 

Section 5.9        Merger Sub Shareholder Approval. As promptly as reasonably practicable (and in any event within one Business Day) following the date of this Agreement, CGC, as the sole shareholder of Merger Sub, will approve and adopt this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents to which Merger Sub is or will be a party and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including the Merger).

 

Section 5.10        Conduct of Business of CGC. From and after the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Closing or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, CGC shall not, and shall cause Merger Sub not to, except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Document (including, for the avoidance of doubt, in connection with the Domestication or the PIPE Financing), as required by applicable Law, as set forth on Section 5.10 of the CGC Disclosure Schedules or as consented to in writing by the Company (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), do any of the following:

 

(a)            adopt any amendments, supplements, restatements or modifications to the Trust Agreement or the Governing Documents of any of the CGC Parties;

 

(b)            declare, set aside, make or pay a dividend on, or make any other distribution or payment in respect of, any Equity Securities of any CGC Party, or repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, or offer to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, any outstanding Equity Securities of any of the CGC Parties, as applicable;

 

(c)            split, combine or reclassify any of its capital stock or other Equity Securities or issue any other security in respect of, in lieu of or in substitution for shares of its capital stock;

 

(d)            other than working capital loans, incur, create or assume any Indebtedness or other Liability;

 

(e)            make any loans or advances to, or capital contributions in, any other Person, other than to, or in, any of the CGC Parties;

 

(f)            issue any Equity Securities or grant any additional options, warrants or stock appreciation rights with respect to its Equity Securities;

 

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(g)           enter into, renew, modify or revise any CGC Related Party Transaction (or any Contract or agreement that if entered into prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement would be a CGC Related Party Transaction), other than for the avoidance of doubt, any expiration or automatic extension or renewal of any Contract pursuant to its terms or working capital loans;

 

(h)           engage in activities or business, other than any activities or business (i) in connection with or incident or related to such Person’s organization, incorporation or formation, as applicable, or continuing corporate (or similar) existence, (ii) contemplated by, or incident or related to, this Agreement, any Ancillary Document, the performance of covenants or agreements hereunder or thereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or (iii) those that are administrative or ministerial in nature;

 

(i)            make, change or revoke any material election concerning Taxes, enter into any material Tax closing agreement, settle any material Tax claim or assessment, or consent to any extension or waiver of the limitation period applicable to or relating to any material Tax claim or assessment, other than any such extension or waiver that is obtained in the ordinary course of business;

 

(j)            authorize, recommend, propose or announce an intention to adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation or dissolution;

 

(k)           enter into any Contract with any broker, finder, investment banker or other Person under which such Person is or will be entitled to any brokerage fee, finders’ fee or other commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; or

 

(l)            enter into any Contract to take, or cause to be taken, any of the actions set forth in this Section 5.10.

 

Notwithstanding anything in this Section 5.10 or this Agreement to the contrary, (i) nothing set forth in this Agreement shall give the Company, directly or indirectly, the right to control or direct the operations of any of the CGC Parties and (ii) nothing set forth in this Agreement shall prohibit, or otherwise restrict the ability of, any of the CGC Parties from using the funds held by CGC outside the Trust Account to pay any CGC Expenses or from otherwise distributing or paying over any funds held by CGC outside the Trust Account to the Sponsor or any of its Affiliates, in each case, prior to the Closing.

 

Section 5.11        Nasdaq Listing. CGC and the Company shall use their respective reasonable best efforts and shall cooperate in good faith to cause: (a) CGC’s initial listing application with Nasdaq in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to have been approved: (b) CGC, taking into account its contemplated combination with the Company, to satisfy all applicable initial and continuing listing requirements of Nasdaq, including sufficient round lot holders, unrestricted publicly-held CGC shares and public float (including those expected to be held by historic stakeholders of the Company); and (c) the CGC Shares issuable in accordance with this Agreement, including the Domestication and the Merger, to be approved for listing on Nasdaq, subject to official notice of issuance, in each case, as promptly as reasonably practicable after the date of this Agreement, and in any event prior to the Effective Time.

 

Section 5.12        Trust Account. Upon satisfaction or, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, waiver of the conditions set forth in Article 6 and provision of notice thereof to the Trustee, (a) at the Closing, CGC shall (i) cause the documents, certificates and notices required to be delivered to the Trustee pursuant to the Trust Agreement to be so delivered, and (ii) make all appropriate arrangements to cause the Trustee to (A) pay as and when due all amounts, if any, payable to the Public Shareholders of CGC pursuant to the CGC Shareholder Redemption, (B) pay the amounts due to the underwriters of CGC’s initial public offering for their deferred underwriting commissions as set forth in the Trust Agreement and (C) immediately thereafter, pay all remaining amounts then available in the Trust Account to CGC in accordance with the Trust Agreement, and (b) thereafter, the Trust Account shall terminate, except as otherwise provided therein.

 

Section 5.13        Additional Stockholder Support Agreements; Company Stockholder Approval.

 

(a)            From and after the date hereof, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain an executed Stockholder Support Agreement from each of the other Company Stockholder who have not executed such documents as of the date hereof. The Company shall timely provide to the Company Stockholders all advance notices required to be given to such Company Stockholders in connection with this Agreement, the Merger and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement under the Company’s Governing Documents or other applicable Contracts and under applicable Law (or otherwise obtain waivers with respect to the same).

 

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(b)            As promptly as reasonably practicable (and in any event within two (2) Business Days) following the date on which the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act (the “Company Stockholder Written Consent Deadline”), the Company shall obtain and deliver to CGC a true and correct copy of the adoption and approval of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby by the Company Stockholders acting by written consent in lieu of a meeting (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to CGC) approving this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents to which the Company is or will be a party and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including the Merger and the Company Preferred Share Conversion) that is duly executed by the Company Stockholders that hold at least (i) the requisite number of issued and outstanding Company Shares required to approve and adopt such matters in accordance with the DGCL, the Company’s Governing Documents and the Company Stockholder Agreements, and (ii) the Requisite Company Preferred Majority (clauses (i) and (ii), collectively, the “Company Stockholder Written Consent”). The Company, through the unanimous approval of the Company Board shall recommend to the holders of Company Shares the approval and adoption of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including the Merger and the Company Preferred Share Conversion) (the “Company Board Recommendation”).

 

(c)            Promptly following the receipt of the Company Stockholder Written Consent, and in any event within five (5) Business Days thereof, the Company shall prepare and deliver to each Company Stockholder who has not executed and delivered the Company Stockholder Written Consent an information statement, in form and substance required under the DGCL in connection with the Merger and otherwise reasonably satisfactory to CGC, which information statement shall include (i) copies of this Agreement and the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement, (ii) the Company Board Recommendation, (iii) a description of any dissenters’ rights of the Company Stockholders available under Section 262 of the DGCL and any other disclosure with respect to dissenters’ rights required by applicable Law and (iv) in accordance with the requirements of Section 228(e) of the DGCL, notice to any Company Stockholder who has not executed and delivered the Company Stockholder Written Consent of the corporate action by those Company Stockholders who did execute the Company Stockholder Written Consent. Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain a written consent from each Company Stockholder who has not previously delivered the Company Stockholder Written Consent in respect of such Company Stockholder’s approval and adoption of this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents to which the Company is or will be a party, the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including the Merger).

 

(d)            CGC may not modify or waive any provisions of an Investor Stock Purchase Agreement without the prior written consent of the Company; provided that any modification or waiver that is solely ministerial in nature or otherwise immaterial and does not affect any economic or any other material term of such agreements shall not require the prior written consent of the Company. Subject to the immediately preceding sentence, CGC shall use its reasonable best efforts, and the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cooperate with it, (a) to take, or to cause to be taken, all actions required, necessary or that it otherwise deems to be proper or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Investor Stock Purchase Agreements on or prior to the Closing on the terms described therein, and (b) to satisfy on a timely basis all conditions and covenants applicable to CGC in such agreements and otherwise comply with its obligations thereunder and to enforce the rights of CGC under the Investor Stock Purchase Agreements to cause the applicable investors to pay to (or as directed by) CGC the applicable purchase price in accordance with the terms of the applicable agreements. As promptly as practicable after CGC acquires knowledge thereof, CGC shall give the Company written notice: (i) of any breach or default (or the occurrence of 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 Investor Stock Purchase Agreement known to CGC; (ii) of the receipt of any written notice or other written communication from any party to any Investor Stock Purchase Agreement with respect to any actual, potential or claimed expiration, lapse, withdrawal, breach, default, termination or repudiation by any party to any such agreement or any provisions of any such agreement; or (iii) if CGC does not expect to receive all or any portion of the PIPE Financing on the terms, in the manner, or from the sources contemplated by such agreements.

 

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(e)            As promptly as reasonably practicable (and in any event prior to the earlier of (x) the time at which the Company delivers the Allocation Schedule to CGC pursuant to Section 2.3 or (y) the time at which the Company is required to deliver to the Allocation Schedule to CGC pursuant to Section 2.3), the Company shall either (i) obtain and deliver to CGC a true and correct copy of a written consent (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to CGC) approving the Allocation Schedule (and calculations and determinations therein) that is duly executed by the Company Stockholders holding the requisite number of Company Shares required to approve such matter in accordance with the DGCL, the Company’s Governing Documents, the Company Stockholders Agreement and each other Contract to which the Company is a party or bound that governs or otherwise relates to the Company Shares or (ii) amend or otherwise modify, or cause to be amended or otherwise modified, the Governing Documents of the Company, the Company Stockholders Agreement and each other Contract to which the Company is a party or bound that governs or otherwise relates to the Company Shares, in each case, solely to the extent necessary for the Allocation Schedule (and the calculations and determinations therein) to comply with clause (C) of Section 2.3 and otherwise in a form and substance reasonably satisfactory to CGC.

 

(f)            The Company may not amend, modify or waive any provisions of a Stockholder Support Agreement without the prior written consent of CGC.

 

Section 5.14        CGC Indemnification; Directors’ and Officers’ Insurance.

 

(a)            Each Party agrees that (i) all rights to indemnification or exculpation now existing in favor of the directors and officers of each CGC Party, as provided in the applicable CGC Party’s Governing Documents or otherwise in effect as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, in either case, solely with respect to any matters occurring on or prior to the Effective Time shall survive the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and shall continue in full force and effect from and after the Effective Time for a period of six (6) years and (ii) CGC will perform and discharge, or cause to be performed and discharged, all obligations to provide such indemnity and exculpation during such six (6)-year period. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable Law, during such six (6)-year period, CGC shall advance, or caused to be advanced, expenses in connection with such indemnification as provided in the applicable CGC Party’s Governing Documents or other applicable agreements as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time. The indemnification and liability limitation or exculpation provisions of the CGC Parties’ Governing Documents shall not, during such six (6)-year period, be amended, repealed or otherwise modified after the Effective Time in any manner that would materially and adversely affect the rights thereunder of individuals who, as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, or at any time prior to such time, were directors or officers of any CGC Party (the “CGC D&O Persons”) entitled to be so indemnified, have their liability limited or be exculpated with respect to any matters occurring on or prior to the Effective Time and relating to the fact that such CGC D&O Person was a director or officer of any CGC Party on or prior to the Effective Time, unless such amendment, repeal or other modification is required by applicable Law.

 

(b)            CGC shall not have any obligation under this Section 5.14 to any CGC D&O Person when and if a court of competent jurisdiction shall ultimately determine (and such determination shall have become final and non-appealable) that the indemnification of such CGC D&O Person in the manner contemplated hereby is prohibited by applicable Law.

 

(c)            For a period of six (6) years following the Effective Time, CGC shall maintain, without any lapses in coverage, directors’ and officers’ liability insurance for the benefit of those Persons who are covered by any comparable insurance policies of the CGC Parties in effect as of the date of this Agreement with respect to matters occurring on or prior to the Effective Time. Such insurance policies shall provide coverage on terms (with respect to coverage and amount) that are substantially the same as (and no less favorable in the aggregate to the Persons covered thereby than) the coverage provided under CGC’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date of this Agreement; provided that CGC shall not be obligated to pay annual premiums in excess of three hundred percent (300%) of the most recent annual premium paid by CGC prior to the date of this Agreement and, in such event, CGC shall purchase the maximum coverage available for three hundred percent (300%) of the most recent annual premium paid by CGC prior to the date of this Agreement.

 

(d)            If CGC or any of its successors or assigns (i) shall merge or consolidate with or merge into any other corporation or entity and shall not be the surviving or continuing corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) shall transfer all or substantially all of their respective properties and assets as an entity in one or a series of related transactions to any Person, then in each such case, proper provisions shall be made so that the successors or assigns of CGC shall assume all of the obligations set forth in this Section 5.14.

 

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(e)            The CGC D&O Persons entitled to the indemnification, expense reimbursement, liability limitation, exculpation and insurance set forth in this Section 5.14 are intended to be third-party beneficiaries of this Section 5.14. This Section 5.14 shall survive the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of CGC.

 

Section 5.15        Company Indemnification; Directors’ and Officers’ Insurance.

 

(a)            Each Party agrees that (i) all rights to indemnification or exculpation now existing in favor of the directors and officers of the Group Companies, as provided in the Group Companies’ Governing Documents or otherwise in effect as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, in either case, solely with respect to any matters occurring on or prior to the Effective Time, shall survive the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and shall continue in full force and effect from and after the Effective Time for a period of six (6) years and (ii) CGC will cause the applicable Group Companies to perform and discharge all obligations to provide such indemnity and exculpation during such six (6)-year period. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable Law, during such six (6)-year period, CGC shall cause the applicable Group Companies to advance expenses in connection with such indemnification as provided in the Group Companies’ Governing Documents or other applicable agreements in effect as of immediately prior to the Effective Time. The indemnification and liability limitation or exculpation provisions of the Group Companies’ Governing Documents shall not, during such six (6)-year period, be amended, repealed or otherwise modified following the Effective Time in any manner that would materially and adversely affect the rights thereunder of individuals who, as of the Effective Time or at any time prior to the Effective Time, were directors or officers of the Group Companies (the “Company D&O Persons”) entitled to be so indemnified, have their liability limited or be exculpated with respect to any matters occurring prior to Closing and relating to the fact that such Company D&O Person was a director or officer of any Group Company on or prior to the Effective Time, unless such amendment, repeal or other modification is required by applicable Law.

 

(b)            None of CGC or the Group Companies shall have any obligation under this Section 5.15 to any Company D&O Person when and if a court of competent jurisdiction shall ultimately determine (and such determination shall have become final and non-appealable) that the indemnification of such Company D&O Person in the manner contemplated hereby is prohibited by applicable Law.

 

(c)            The Company shall purchase, at or prior to the Closing, and CGC shall maintain, or cause to be maintained, in effect for a period of six (6) years following the Effective Time, without lapses in coverage, a “tail” policy providing directors’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage for the benefit of those Persons who are covered by any comparable insurance policies of the Group Companies as of the date of this Agreement with respect to matters occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (the “Company D&O Tail Policy”). Such “tail” policy shall provide coverage on terms (with respect to coverage and amount) that are substantially the same as (and no less favorable in the aggregate to the Persons covered thereby) the coverage provided under the Group Companies’ directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies as of the date of this Agreement; provided that none of the Company, CGC or any of their respective Affiliates shall pay a premium for such “tail” policy in excess of three hundred percent (300%) of the most recent annual premium paid by the Group Companies prior to the date of this Agreement and, in such event, the Company, CGC or one of their respective Affiliates shall purchase the maximum coverage available for three hundred percent (300%) of the most recent annual premium paid by the Group Companies prior to the date of this Agreement.

 

(d)            If CGC or any of its successors or assigns (i) shall merge or consolidate with or merge into any other corporation or entity and shall not be the surviving or continuing corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) shall transfer all or substantially all of their respective properties and assets as an entity in one or a series of related transactions to any Person, then in each such case, proper provisions shall be made so that the successors or assigns of CGC to assume all of the obligations set forth in this Section 5.15.

 

(e)            The Company D&O Persons entitled to the indemnification, liability limitation, exculpation and insurance set forth in this Section 5.15 are intended to be third-party beneficiaries of this Section 5.15. This Section 5.15 shall survive the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of CGC.

 

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Section 5.16        Post-Closing Directors and Officers.

 

(a)            CGC shall take all such action within its power as may be necessary or appropriate such that effective immediately after the Effective Time (i) the CGC Board shall initially consist of seven (7) directors, which shall be divided into three (3) classes, designated Class I, II and III, with Class I consisting of two (2) directors, Class II consisting of two (2) directors and Class III consisting of three (3) directors (provided that, prior to the mailing of the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement to the Pre-Closing CGC Holders, the Company may in its sole discretion change which of the foregoing classes is to consist of one (1), two (2) or three (3) directors by notice to CGC, which change shall be reflected in the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement mailed to the Pre-Closing CGC Holders); (ii) the members of the CGC Board are the individuals determined in accordance with Section 5.16(b); (iii) the members of the compensation committee, audit committee and nominating committee of the CGC Board are the individuals determined in accordance with Section 5.16(c); and (iv) the officers of CGC (the “Officers”) are the individuals determined in accordance with Section 5.16(d).

 

(b)            The individuals identified on Section 5.16(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedules shall be directors on the CGC Board immediately after the Effective Time (each, an “Initial Company Designee”). Prior to the mailing of the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement to the Pre-Closing CGC Holders, the Company may in its sole discretion designate four (4) additional individuals to serve as a director on the CGC Board immediately after the Effective Time, each of whom would qualify as an “independent director” under Nasdaq listing regulations (the “Other Company Designee”, and together with the Initial Company Designees, collectively, the “Company Designees”); provided that, if an individual is not designated to serve as the Other Company Designee prior to the mailing of the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement to the Pre-Closing CGC Holders, such unfilled director position shall be left vacant and shall be filled following the Effective Time in accordance with the Governing Documents of CGC. Prior to the mailing of the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement to the Pre-Closing CGC Holders, the Company may in its sole discretion replace any Company Designee with any individual by notice to CGC. Prior to the mailing of the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement to the Pre-Closing CGC Holders, the board of directors of the Company shall designate whether each individual who will serve on the CGC Board immediately after the Effective Time will be designated as a member of Class I, Class II or Class III.

 

(c)            Prior to the mailing of the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement to the Pre-Closing CGC Holders, (i) the board of directors of the Company may designate independent directors to serve as a member of the compensation committee, the audit committee or the nominating committee of the CGC Board immediately after the Effective Time, subject to CGC’s consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) based on the qualifications of the independent directors, subject to applicable listing rules of Nasdaq and applicable Law, and (ii) the Company shall, subject to clause (i), designate each other director that will serve on the compensation committee, the audit committee and the nominating committee of the CGC Board immediately after the Effective Time, based on the qualifications of each director, subject to applicable listing rules of Nasdaq and applicable Law.

 

(d)            The individuals identified on Section 5.16(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedules shall be the Officers immediately after the Effective Time, with each such individual holding the title set forth opposite his or her name. In the event that such individuals identified on Section 5.16(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedules is unwilling or unable (whether due to death, disability, termination of service or otherwise) to serve as an Officer, then, prior to the mailing of the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement to the Pre-Closing CGC Holders, the Company may in its sole discretion replace such individual with another individual to serve as such Officer by amending Section 5.16(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedules to include such replacement individual as such Officer.

 

(e)            Effective immediately after the Effective Time, one (1) individual designated by Sponsor shall be appointed as an observer to the CGC Board (with no power to vote on any matter before the CGC Board).

 

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Section 5.17        PCAOB Financials.

 

(a)            As promptly as reasonably practicable, the Company shall deliver to CGC (i) the Closing Company Audited Financial Statements, and (ii) any other audited or unaudited consolidated balance sheets and the related audited or unaudited consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, convertible preferred stock and stockholders’ deficit and cash flows of the Group Companies as of and for a year-to-date period ended as of the end of any other different fiscal quarter (and as of and for the same period from the previous fiscal year) or fiscal year (and as of and for the prior fiscal quarter), as applicable that is required to be included in the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement (collectively, the “PCAOB Financials”). All such financial statements, together with any audited or unaudited consolidated balance sheet and the related audited or unaudited consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, convertible preferred stock and stockholders’ deficit and cash flows of the Group Companies as of and for a year-to-date period ended as of the end of a different fiscal quarter (and as of and for the same period from the previous fiscal year) or fiscal year (and as of and for the prior fiscal quarter) that is required to be included in the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement (A) will fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Group Companies as at the date thereof, and the results of its operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the respective periods then ended (subject, in the case of any unaudited interim financial statements, to normal year end audit adjustments (none of which is expected to be material) and the absence of footnotes), (B) will be prepared in conformity with GAAP applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except, in the case of any audited financial statements, as may be indicated in the notes thereto and subject, in the case of any unaudited financial statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments (none of which is expected to be material) and the absence of footnotes), (C) in the case of any audited financial statements, will be audited in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB and contain an unqualified report of the Company’s auditor and (D) will 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 (including Regulation S-X or Regulation S-K, as applicable).

 

(b)            The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts (i) to assist, upon advance written notice, during normal business hours and in a manner such as to not unreasonably interfere with the normal operation of any member of such Group Company, CGC in causing to be prepared in a timely manner any other financial information or statements (including customary pro forma financial statements) that are required to be included in the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement and any other filings to be made by CGC with the SEC in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Document and (ii) to obtain the consents of its auditors with respect thereto as may be required by applicable Law or requested by the SEC.

 

Section 5.18        CGC Equity Incentive Plan; CGC Employee Stock Purchase Plan

 

. Prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement, the CGC Board shall approve and adopt an equity incentive plan, the form of which will be mutually agreed between CGC and the Company prior to the initial filing of the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement (the “CGC Equity Incentive Plan”), in the manner prescribed under applicable Laws, effective as of one day prior to the Closing Date, reserving fifteen percent (15%) of the issued and outstanding CGC Shares on a fully-diluted basis, determined as of the effective date of such plan for grant thereunder, which shall include (and not be in addition to) the CGC Shares issuable upon the exercise or conversion of the Unvested Rollover Options and Unvested Rollover RSU Awards. The CGC Equity Incentive Plan will provide that the CGC Shares reserved for issuance thereunder will automatically increase annually on the first day of each fiscal year beginning with the 2027 fiscal year in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of CGC Shares issued and outstanding on the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year or such lesser amount as determined by the administrator of the CGC Equity Incentive Plan. The Unvested Rollover Options and the Unvested Rollover RSU Awards shall, for the avoidance of doubt, be deemed to have been granted pursuant to the CGC Equity Incentive Plan and shall reduce the number of CGC Shares reserved for grant thereunder, while the Vested Rollover Options and the Vested Rollover RSU Awards may be subject to such CGC Equity Incentive Plan, but shall be in addition to the CGC Shares available for grant thereunder without any reduction to the number of CGC Shares reserved for grant thereunder. Prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement/Proxy Statement, the CGC Board shall approve and adopt an employee stock purchase plan, the form of which will be mutually agreed between CGC and the Company prior to the initial filing of the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement (the “CGC Employee Stock Purchase Plan”), in the manner prescribed under Section 423 of the Code and other applicable Laws, effective as of one day prior to the Closing Date, reserving two percent (2%) of the issued and outstanding CGC Shares, determined as of the effective date of such plan, for grant thereunder. The CGC Employee Stock Purchase Plan will provide that the CGC Shares reserved for issuance thereunder will automatically increase annually on the first day of each fiscal year beginning with the 2027 fiscal year and ending with the 2036 fiscal year in an amount equal to the least of two percent (2%) of CGC Shares outstanding on the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year, a fixed number of CGC Shares or such amount as determined by the administrator of the CGC Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

 

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Section 5.19        FIRPTA Certificates. At or prior to the Closing, the Company shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to CGC a certificate, duly executed by the Company, complying with Treasury Regulations Section 1.1445-2(c)(3), together with evidence that the Company has provided notice to the Internal Revenue Service in accordance with the provisions of Treasury Regulations Section 1.897-2(h)(2), in each case, in a form and substance reasonably acceptable to CGC.

 

Section 5.20        Registration Rights Agreement. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed by the Company Stockholders that are parties thereto.

 

Section 5.21        CGC Public Warrants Exchange. CGC and the Company shall, applying good faith efforts, seek support and, if practicable, approval of the significant holders of the CGC Public Warrants to amend the Warrant Agreement to provide for the conversion of each CGC Public Warrant into shares of CGC Series A Common Stock as promptly as possible at a ratio and time to be determined based on negotiations with and approval of such holders (the “Warrant Amendment”).

 

Section 5.22        CGC Private Warrants Exchange. At or prior to the Closing, CGC shall cause the CGC Private Warrant Exchange Agreement to be executed to provide that each CGC Private Warrant will convert into shares of CGC Series A Common Stock at the same exchange ratio as the CGC Public Warrants are exchanged pursuant to the Warrant Amendment.

 

Section 5.23        Additional Engagements(i)        . Each Party agrees that, from and after the date hereof until the Closing, neither Party shall enter into any new engagement letter or other agreement with any investment bank, placement agent, financial advisor, or similar advisor in connection with respect to the PIPE Financing or any other capital raising activity in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other Party (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).

 

Section 5.24        Complementary Financing. The Company shall consult with CGC in good faith and shall keep CGC reasonably informed with respect to any Complementary Financing transaction.

 

Section 5.25        Minimize CGC Shareholder Redemption. The Company and CGC will use commercially reasonable efforts and jointly devote resources to minimize the CGC Shareholder Redemption.

 

Article 6
CONDITIONS TO CONSUMMATION OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT

 

Section 6.1        Conditions to the Obligations of the Parties. The obligations of the Parties to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction or, if permitted by applicable Law, written waiver by the Party for whose benefit such condition exists of the following conditions:

 

(a)            each applicable waiting period under the HSR Act relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and any agreement between a Party with any Governmental Entity not to consummate transactions contemplated by this Agreement, shall have expired or been terminated or obtained (or deemed, by applicable Law, to have been obtained), as applicable;

 

(b)            no Order or Law or other legal restraint or prohibition issued by any court of competent jurisdiction or other Governmental Entity enjoining, prohibiting or preventing the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including the Domestication and the Merger) shall be in effect;

 

(c)            the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement shall have become effective in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Act, no stop order shall have been issued by the SEC and shall remain in effect with respect to the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement, and no proceeding seeking such a stop order shall have been threatened or initiated by the SEC and remain pending;

 

(d)            the Company Stockholder Written Consent shall have been obtained;

 

(e)            the Required CGC Shareholder Approval shall have been obtained;

 

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(f)            CGC’s initial listing application with Nasdaq in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall have been approved and, immediately following the Effective Time, CGC shall satisfy any applicable initial and continuing listing requirements of Nasdaq, and CGC shall not have received any notice of non-compliance therewith that has not been cured or would not be cured at or immediately following the Effective Time, and the CGC Shares (after giving effect, for the avoidance of doubt, to the Domestication and, including, for the avoidance of doubt, the CGC Shares to be issued pursuant to the Merger) shall have been approved for listing on Nasdaq; and

 

(g)            the Required Transaction Proposals shall have been approved.

 

Section 6.2        Other Conditions to the Obligations of the CGC Parties. The obligations of the CGC Parties to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction or, if permitted by applicable Law, prior written waiver by CGC (on behalf of itself and the other CGC Parties) of the following further conditions:

 

(a)            (i) the Company Fundamental Representations (other than the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2(a) and Section 3.8(a) shall be true and correct (without giving effect to any limitation as to “materiality” or “Company Material Adverse Effect” or any similar limitation set forth herein) in all material respects as of the Closing Date, as though made on and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent that any such representation and warranty is made as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date), (ii) the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2(a) shall be true and correct in all respects (except for de minimis inaccuracies) as of Closing Date, as though made on and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent that any such representation and warranty is made as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all respects (except for de minimis inaccuracies) as of such earlier date), (iii) the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.8(a) shall be true and correct in all respects as of the Closing Date, as though made on and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent that any such representation and warranty is made as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all respects as of such earlier date); provided, however, that this clause (iii) shall be deemed to be satisfied if no Company Material Adverse Effect is continuing, and (iv) the representations and warranties of the of the Company set forth in Article 3 (other than the Company Fundamental Representations and the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Section 3.16(n)) shall be true and correct (without giving effect to any limitation as to “materiality” or “Company Material Adverse Effect” or any similar limitation set forth herein) in all respects as of the Closing Date, as though made on and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent that any such representation and warranty is made as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all respects as of such earlier date), except where the failure of such representations and warranties to be true and correct, taken as a whole, does not cause a Company Material Adverse Effect;

 

(b)            the Company shall have performed and complied in all material respects with the covenants and agreements required to be performed or complied with by the Company under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing;

 

(c)            since the date of this Agreement, no Company Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred that is continuing;

 

(d)            at or prior to the Closing, the Company shall have delivered, or caused to be delivered, to CGC the following documents:

 

(i)            a certificate duly executed by an authorized officer of the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, to the effect that the conditions specified in Section 6.2(a), Section 6.2(b) and Section 6.2(c) are satisfied, in a form and substance reasonably satisfactory to CGC; and

 

(ii)            Stockholder Support Agreements duly executed by Company Stockholders holding, as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, representing at least Requisite Company Preferred Majority, including each Key Supporting Company Stockholder.

 

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Section 6.3        Other Conditions to the Obligations of the Company. The obligations of the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction or, if permitted by applicable Law, written waiver by the Company of the following further conditions:

 

(a)            (i) the CGC Fundamental Representations (other than the representations and warranties set forth in Section 4.6(a)) shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date, as though made on and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent that any such representation and warranty is made as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date), (ii) the representations and warranties set forth in Section 4.6(a) shall be true and correct in all respects (except for de minimis inaccuracies) as of the Closing Date, as though made on and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent that any such representation and warranty is made as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all respects (except for de minimis inaccuracies) as of such earlier date), (iii) the representations and warranties of the CGC Parties (other than the CGC Fundamental Representations) contained in Article 4 of this Agreement shall be true and correct (without giving effect to any limitation as to “materiality” or “CGC Material Adverse Effect” or any similar limitation set forth herein) in all respects as of the Closing Date, as though made on and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent that any such representation and warranty is made as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct as of such earlier date), except where the failure of such representations and warranties to be true and correct, taken as a whole, does not cause a CGC Material Adverse Effect;

 

(b)            the CGC Parties shall have performed and complied in all material respects with the covenants and agreements required to be performed or complied with by them under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing;

 

(c)            since the date of this Agreement, no CGC Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred that is continuing;

 

(d)            the CGC Board shall consist of the number of directors, and be comprised of the individuals, determined pursuant to Section 5.16;

 

(e)            each PIPE Investor shall have funded the Purchase Price for such PIPE Investor’s Purchased Shares pursuant to Section 2.1 of such PIPE Investor’s Investor Stock Purchase Agreement into the Escrow Account (as defined in such PIPE Investor’s Stock Purchase Agreement) with release of such funds held in the Escrow Account to CGC conditioned only upon evidence that the conditions to closing in this Article 6 have been satisfied and such PIPE Investor shall have otherwise fully performed its obligations thereunder and CGC shall have issued to the Escrow Agent (as defined in such Investor Stock Purchase Agreement) such escrow release instructions as are required by Section 2.1 of the Investor Stock Purchase Agreement and/or such PIPE Investor shall have purchased any shares subject to any non-redemption agreement (in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.1 of such Investor Stock Purchase Agreement) to which such PIPE Investor is a party and otherwise fully performed its obligations under such non-redemption agreement;

 

(f)            the Domestication shall have been consummated on the Closing Date prior to the Effective Time;

 

(g)            at or prior to the Closing, CGC shall have delivered, or caused to be delivered, the following documents:

 

(i)            a certificate duly executed by an authorized officer of CGC, dated as of the Closing Date, to the effect that the conditions specified in Section 6.3(a), Section 6.3(b) and Section 6.3(c) are satisfied, in a form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company; and

 

(ii)            the Registration Rights Agreement, duly executed by CGC and the CGC Shareholders.

 

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Section 6.4        Frustration of Closing Conditions. The Company may not rely on the failure of any condition set forth in this Article 6 to be satisfied if such failure was proximately caused by the Company’s failure to use reasonable best efforts to cause the Closing to occur, as required by Section 5.2. None of the CGC Parties may rely on the failure of any condition set forth in this Article 6 to be satisfied if such failure was proximately caused by a CGC Party’s failure to use reasonable best efforts to cause the Closing to occur, as required by Section 5.2.

 

Article 7
TERMINATION

 

Section 7.1        Termination. This Agreement may be terminated, and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement may be abandoned at any time prior to the Closing, solely:

 

(a)            by mutual written consent of CGC and the Company;

 

(b)            by CGC, if any of the representations or warranties set forth in Article 3 shall not be true and correct or if the Company has failed to perform or has otherwise breached any of its covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement (including an obligation to consummate the Closing) such that the condition to Closing set forth in either Section 6.2(a) or Section 6.2(b) would not be satisfied (assuming the Closing occurred as of such date) and the breach or breaches causing such representations or warranties not to be true and correct, or the failures to perform any covenant or agreement, as applicable, is (or are) not cured or cannot be cured within the earlier of (i) thirty (30) days after written notice thereof is delivered to the Company by CGC, and (ii) the Termination Date; provided, however, that none of the CGC Parties is then in breach of this Agreement so as to prevent the condition to Closing set forth in either Section 6.3(a) or Section 6.3(b) from being satisfied (assuming the Closing occurred as of such date);

 

(c)            by the Company, if any of the representations or warranties set forth in Article 4 shall not be true and correct or if any CGC Party has failed to perform any covenant or agreement on the part of such applicable CGC Party set forth in this Agreement (including an obligation to consummate the Closing) such that the condition to Closing set forth in either Section 6.3(a) or Section 6.3(b) could not be satisfied (assuming the Closing occurred as of such date) and the breach or breaches causing such representations or warranties not to be true and correct, or the failures to perform any covenant or agreement, as applicable, is (or are) not cured or cannot be cured within the earlier of (i) thirty (30) days after written notice thereof is delivered to CGC by the Company and (ii) the Termination Date; provided, however, the Company is not then in breach of this Agreement so as to prevent the condition to Closing set forth in Section 6.2(a) or Section 6.2(b) from being satisfied (assuming the Closing occurred as of such date);

 

(d)            by either CGC or the Company, if the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall not have been consummated on or prior to November 12, 2026 (the “Termination Date”); provided that (i) the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.1(d) shall not be available to CGC if any CGC Party’s breach of any of its covenants or obligations under this Agreement, or any Ancillary Documents to which it is a party, shall have proximately caused the failure to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement on or before the Termination Date, and (ii) the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.1(d) shall not be available to the Company if the Company’s breach of any of its covenants or obligations under this Agreement, or any Ancillary Documents to which it is a party, shall have proximately caused the failure to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement on or before the Termination Date;

 

(e)            by either CGC or the Company, if any Governmental Entity shall have issued an Order or taken any other action permanently enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including the Domestication and the Merger) and such Order or other action shall have become final and nonappealable;

 

(f)            by either CGC or the Company if the CGC Shareholders Meeting has been held (including any adjournment thereof), has concluded, CGC’s shareholders have duly voted and the Required CGC Shareholder Approval was not obtained; or

 

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(g)            by CGC, if the Company has not delivered, or caused to be delivered, to CGC, the written consents of the Company Stockholders sufficient to constitute the Company Stockholder Written Consent in accordance with Section 5.13(a) on or prior to the Company Stockholder Written Consent Deadline.

 

Section 7.2        Effect of Termination. In the event of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1, (a) this entire Agreement shall forthwith become void (and there shall be no Liability or obligation on the part of the Parties and their respective Non-Party Affiliates) with the exception of Section 5.3(a), this Section 7.2, Article 8 and Article 1 (to the extent related to the foregoing), each of which shall survive such termination and remain valid and binding obligations of the Parties and (b) the Confidentiality Agreements, which shall survive such termination and remain valid and binding obligations of the parties thereto in accordance with their respective terms. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary herein, the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1 shall not affect (i) any Liability on the part of any Party for any Willful Breach of any covenant or agreement set forth in this Agreement prior to such termination or Fraud or (ii) any Person’s Liability under any Investor Stock Purchase Agreement, any Confidentiality Agreement, any Stockholder Support Agreement or the Sponsor Support Agreement to which he, she or it is a party to the extent arising from a claim against such Person by another Person party to such agreement on the terms and subject to the conditions thereunder.

 

Article 8
MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 8.1        Non-Survival. All of the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement, shall terminate at the Effective Time, such that no claim for breach of any such representation, warranty, agreement or covenant, detrimental reliance or other right or remedy (whether in contract, in tort, at law, in equity or otherwise) may be brought with respect thereto after the Effective Time against any Party, any Company Non-Party Affiliate or any CGC Non-Party Affiliate, except in the case of Fraud. Each covenant and agreement contained herein that, by its terms, expressly contemplates performance after the Effective Time shall so survive the Effective Time in accordance with its terms, and each covenant and agreement contained in any Ancillary Document that, by its terms, expressly contemplates performance after the Effective Time shall so survive the Effective Time in accordance with its terms and any other provision in any Ancillary Document that expressly survives the Effective Time shall so survive the Effective Time in accordance with the terms of such Ancillary Document.

 

Section 8.2        Entire Agreement; Assignment. This Agreement (together with the Ancillary Documents and the Confidentiality Agreement) constitutes the entire agreement among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all other prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement may not be assigned by any Party (whether by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of CGC and the Company.

 

Section 8.3        Amendment. This Agreement may be amended or modified only by a written agreement executed and delivered by CGC and the Company. This Agreement may not be modified or amended except as provided in the immediately preceding sentence and any purported amendment by any Party or Parties effected in a manner which does not comply with this Section 8.3 shall be void, ab initio.

 

Section 8.4        Notices. All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given (and shall be deemed to have been duly given) by delivery in person, by e-mail (having obtained electronic delivery confirmation thereof (i.e., an electronic record of the sender that the e-mail was sent to the intended recipient thereof without an “error” or similar message that such e-mail was not received by such intended recipient)), or by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested) (upon receipt thereof) to the other Parties as follows:

 

(a)            If to any CGC Party, or the Sponsor, to:

 

505 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1500
New York, NY 10017

Attention:Peter Yu
  E-mail:peter@cartesiangrowth.com

 

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

 

Greenberg Traurig, LLP
One Vanderbilt Avenue
New York, New York 10017

Attention:Adam Namoury; Thomas Martin
E-mail:adam.namoury@gtlaw.com; thomas.martin@gtlaw.com

 

(b)            If to the Company, to:

 

Factorial Inc.
805 Middlesex Turnpike

Billerica, MA 01821

Attention:Siyu Huang
Email:sh1@factorialenergy.com

 

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

 

Goodwin Procter LLP
100 Northern Avenue
Boston, MA 02210

Attention:Jocelyn Arel; Jeffrey A. Letalien
E-mail:JArel@goodwinlaw.com; JLetalien@goodwinlaw.com

 

or to such other address as the Party to whom notice is given may have previously furnished to the others in writing in the manner set forth above.

 

Section 8.5        Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the law of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York (except that the laws of the Cayman Islands shall also apply to the Domestication).

 

Section 8.6        Fees and Expenses. Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, all fees and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including the fees and disbursements of counsel, financial advisors and accountants, shall be paid by the Party incurring such fees or expenses; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, (a) if this Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms, the Company shall pay, or cause to be paid, all Unpaid Company Expenses and CGC shall pay, or cause to be paid, all Unpaid CGC Expenses and (b) if the Closing occurs, then the Surviving Company shall pay, or cause to be paid, all Unpaid Company Expenses and all Unpaid CGC Expenses.

 

Section 8.7        Construction; Interpretation. The term “this Agreement” means this Business Combination Agreement together with the Schedules and Exhibits hereto, as the same may from time to time be amended, modified, supplemented or restated in accordance with the terms hereof. The headings set forth in this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. No Party, nor its respective counsel, shall be deemed the drafter of this Agreement for purposes of construing the provisions hereof, and all provisions of this Agreement shall be construed according to their fair meaning and not strictly for or against any Party. Unless otherwise indicated to the contrary herein by the context or use thereof: (a) the words, “herein,” “hereto,” “hereof” and words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole, including the Schedules and Exhibits, and not to any particular section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph or clause set forth in this Agreement; (b) masculine gender shall also include the feminine and neutral genders, and vice versa; (c) words importing the singular shall also include the plural, and vice versa; (d) the words “include,” “includes” or “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”; (e) references to “$” or “dollar” or “US$” shall be references to United States dollars; (f) the word “or” is disjunctive but not necessarily exclusive; (g) the words “writing”, “written” and comparable terms refer to printing, typing and other means of reproducing words (including electronic media) in a visible form; (h) the word “day” means calendar day unless Business Day is expressly specified; (i) references from or through any date mean from and including or through and including such date, respectively, (j) the word “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” means the degree to which a subject or other thing extends, and such phrase shall not mean simply “if”; (k) all references to Articles, Sections, Exhibits or Schedules are to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules of this Agreement; (l) the words “made available” (regardless of whether capitalized or not) shall mean, when used with reference to documents or other materials required to be provided or made available to CGC, any documents or other materials posted to the electronic data room on Venue Hub made available to CGC and its advisors under the project name “Project Fenway” as of 10:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the date of this Agreement; (m) all references to any Law will be to such Law as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified or re-enacted from time to time; and (n) all references to any Contract are to that Contract as amended or modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof (subject to any restrictions on amendments or modifications set forth in this Agreement). If any action under this Agreement is required to be done or taken on a day that is not a Business Day, then such action shall be required to be done or taken not on such day but on the first succeeding Business Day thereafter.

 

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Section 8.8        Exhibits and Schedules. All Exhibits and Schedules, or documents expressly incorporated into this Agreement, are hereby incorporated into this Agreement and are hereby made a part hereof as if set out in full in this Agreement. The Schedules shall be arranged in sections and subsections corresponding to the numbered and lettered Sections and subsections set forth in this Agreement. Any item disclosed in the Company Disclosure Schedules or in the CGC Disclosure Schedules corresponding to any Section or subsection of Article 3 (in the case of the Company Disclosure Schedules) or Article 4 (in the case of the CGC Disclosure Schedules), respectively, shall be deemed to have been disclosed with respect to every other section and subsection of Article 3 (in the case of the Company Disclosure Schedules) or Article 4 (in the case of the CGC Disclosure Schedules), respectively, where the relevance of such disclosure to such other Section or subsection is reasonably apparent on the face of the disclosure. The information and disclosures set forth in the Schedules that correspond to the section or subsections of Article 3 or Article 4 may not be limited to matters required to be disclosed in the Schedules, and any such additional information or disclosure is for informational purposes only and does not necessarily include other matters of a similar nature.

 

Section 8.9        Parties in Interest. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of each Party and its successors and permitted assigns and, except as provided in Section 5.14 and Section 5.15, nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person any rights, benefits or remedies of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement. Each of the Non-Party Affiliates shall be an express third-party beneficiary of Section 8.13.

 

Section 8.10        Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable Law, but if any term or other provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable under applicable Law, all other provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any Party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or unenforceable under applicable Law, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated as originally contemplated to the greatest extent possible.

 

Section 8.11        Counterparts; Electronic Signatures. This Agreement and each Ancillary Document (including any of the closing deliverables contemplated hereby) may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement or any Ancillary Document (including any of the closing deliverables contemplated hereby) by e-mail, or scanned pages shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart to this Agreement or any such Ancillary Document.

 

Section 8.12        Knowledge of Company; Knowledge of CGC. For all purposes of this Agreement, the phrase “to the Company’s knowledge”, “to the knowledge of the Company” and “known by the Company” and any derivations thereof shall mean as of the applicable date, the actual knowledge of the individuals set forth on Section 8.12(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, assuming reasonable due inquiry. For all purposes of this Agreement, the phrase “to CGC’s knowledge”, “to the knowledge of CGC” and “known by CGC” and any derivations thereof shall mean as of the applicable date, the actual knowledge of the individuals set forth on Section 8.12(b) of the CGC Disclosure Schedules, assuming reasonable due inquiry. For the avoidance of doubt, none of the individuals set forth on Section 8.12(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules or Section 8.12(b) of the CGC Disclosure Schedules shall have any personal Liability or obligations regarding such knowledge.

 

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Section 8.13        No Recourse. Except for claims pursuant to any Ancillary Document by any party(ies) thereto against any Company Non-Party Affiliate or any CGC Non-Party Affiliate (each, a “Non-Party Affiliate”), and then solely with respect to claims against the Non-Party Affiliates that are party to the applicable Ancillary Document, each Party agrees on behalf of itself and on behalf of the Company Non-Party Affiliates, in the case of the Company, and the CGC Non-Party Affiliates, in the case of CGC, that (a) this Agreement may only be enforced against, and any action for breach of this Agreement may only be made against, the Parties, and no claims of any nature whatsoever arising under or relating to this Agreement, the negotiation hereof or its subject matter, or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be asserted against any Non-Party Affiliate, and (b) none of the Non-Party Affiliates shall have any Liability arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the negotiation hereof or its subject matter, or the transactions contemplated hereby, including with respect to any claim (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) for breach of this 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 Company, CGC or any Non-Party Affiliate concerning any Group Company, any CGC Party, this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

Section 8.14        Extension; Waiver. The Company may (a) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the CGC Parties set forth herein, (b) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties of the CGC Parties set forth herein or (c) waive compliance by the CGC Parties with any of the agreements or conditions set forth herein. CGC may (i) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the Company set forth herein, (ii) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties of the Company set forth herein or (iii) waive compliance by the Company with any of the agreements or conditions set forth herein. Any agreement on the part of any such Party to any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in a written instrument signed on behalf of such Party. Any waiver of any term or condition shall not be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach or a subsequent waiver of the same term or condition, or a waiver of any other term or condition of this Agreement. The failure of any Party to assert any of its rights hereunder shall not constitute a waiver of such rights.

 

Section 8.15        Waiver of Jury Trial. THE PARTIES EACH HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY PROCEEDING, CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION, OR CAUSE OF ACTION (I) ARISING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR UNDER ANY ANCILLARY DOCUMENT OR (II) IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES IN RESPECT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY ANCILLARY DOCUMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED HERETO OR THERETO OR ANY FINANCING IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREBY, IN EACH CASE, WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, EQUITY, OR OTHERWISE. THE PARTIES EACH HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH PROCEEDING, CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE DECIDED BY COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY AND THAT THE PARTIES MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OF A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE PARTIES HERETO TO THE WAIVER OF THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (A) NO REPRESENTATIVE, 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, (B) EACH SUCH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (C) EACH SUCH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY AND (D) EACH SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 8.15.

 

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Section 8.16        Submission to Jurisdiction. Each of the Parties irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State court or Federal court of the United States of America sitting in New York City in the Borough of Manhattan for the purposes of any Proceeding, claim, demand, action or cause of action (a) arising under this Agreement or under any Ancillary Document or (b) in any way connected with or related or incidental to the dealings of the Parties in respect of this Agreement or any Ancillary Document or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or any of the transactions contemplated thereby, and irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any such Proceeding in any such court, and further irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such Proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Each Party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion or as a defense, counterclaim or otherwise, in any Proceeding claim, demand, action or cause of action against such Party (i) arising under this Agreement or under any Ancillary Document or (ii) in any way connected with or related or incidental to the dealings of the Parties in respect of this Agreement or any Ancillary Document or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or any of the transactions contemplated thereby, (A) any claim that such Party is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the courts as described in this Section 8.16 for any reason, (B) that such Party or such Party’s property is exempt or immune from the jurisdiction of any such court or from any legal process commenced in such courts (whether through service of notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise) and (C) that (x) the Proceeding, claim, demand, action or cause of action in any such court is brought against such Party in an inconvenient forum, (y) the venue of such Proceeding, claim, demand, action or cause of action against such Party is improper or (z) this Agreement, or the subject matter hereof, may not be enforced against such Party in or by such courts. Each Party agrees that service of any process, summons, notice or document by registered mail to such party’s respective address set forth in Section 8.4 shall be effective service of process for any such Proceeding, claim, demand, action or cause of action.

 

Section 8.17        Remedies. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, any and all remedies provided herein will be deemed cumulative with and not exclusive of any other remedy conferred hereby, or by law or equity upon such Party, and the exercise by a Party of any one remedy will not preclude the exercise of any other remedy. The Parties agree that irreparable damage for which monetary damages, even if available, would not be an adequate remedy, would occur in the event that the Parties do not perform their respective obligations under the provisions of this Agreement (including failing to take such actions as are required of them hereunder to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) in accordance with their specific terms or otherwise breach such provisions. It is accordingly agreed that the Parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions, specific performance and other equitable relief to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement, in each case, without posting a bond or undertaking and without proof of damages and this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity. Each of the Parties agrees that it will not oppose the granting of an injunction, specific performance and other equitable relief when expressly available pursuant to the terms of this Agreement on the basis that the other parties have an adequate remedy at law or an award of specific performance is not an appropriate remedy for any reason at law or equity.

 

Section 8.18        Trust Account Waiver. Reference is made to the final prospectus of CGC, filed with the SEC (File No. 333-284565) on May 1, 2025 (the “Prospectus”). The Company acknowledges and agrees and understands that CGC has established a trust account (the “Trust Account”) containing the proceeds of its initial public offering (the “IPO”) and from certain private placements occurring simultaneously with the IPO (including interest accrued from time to time thereon) for the benefit of CGC’s public shareholders (including overallotment shares acquired by CGC’s underwriters, the “Public Shareholders”), and CGC may disburse monies from the Trust Account only in the express circumstances described in the Prospectus. For and in consideration of CGC entering into this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company hereby agrees on behalf of itself and its Representatives that, notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary in this Agreement, none of the Company nor any of their respective Representatives does now or shall at any time hereafter have any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies in the Trust Account or distributions therefrom, or make any claim against 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 CGC or any of its Representatives, on the one hand, and, the Company or any of its respective Representatives, on the other hand, or any other matter, and regardless of whether such claim arises based on contract, tort, equity or any other theory of legal liability (any and all such claims are collectively referred to hereafter as the “Trust Account Released Claims”). The Company (on its own behalf and on behalf of its Representatives) hereby irrevocably waives any Trust Account Released Claims that it or any of its Representatives may have against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom) now or in the future as a result of, or arising out of, any negotiations, or Contracts with CGC or its Representatives and will not seek recourse against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom) for any reason whatsoever (including for an alleged breach of any agreement with CGC or its Affiliates).

 

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Section 8.19        Legal Representation; Privilege.

 

(a)            The Parties agree that, notwithstanding the fact that Greenberg Traurig, LLP (“GT”) may have, prior to Closing, jointly represented CGC, Merger Sub, and/or the Sponsor in connection with this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and has also represented CGC and/or its Affiliates in connection with matters other than the transaction that is the subject of this Agreement, GT will be permitted in the future, after Closing, to represent the Sponsor or its Affiliates in connection with matters in which such Persons are adverse to CGC or any of its Affiliates, including any disputes arising out of, or related to, this Agreement. The Company, hereby agrees, in advance, to waive (and to cause their Affiliates to waive) any actual or potential conflict of interest that may hereafter arise in connection with GT’s future representation of one or more of the Sponsor or its respective Affiliates in which the interests of such Person are adverse to the interests of CGC, the Company or any of its respective Affiliates, including any matters that arise out of this Agreement or that are substantially related to this Agreement or to any prior representation by GT of CGC, Merger Sub, any Sponsor, or any of their respective Affiliates. The Parties acknowledge and agree that, for the purposes of the attorney-client privilege, the Sponsor shall be deemed the client of GT with respect to the negotiation, execution and performance of this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents. All such communications shall remain privileged after the Closing and the privilege and the expectation of client confidence relating thereto shall belong solely to the Sponsor shall be controlled by the Sponsor and shall not pass to or be claimed by CGC or the Surviving Company; provided, further, that nothing contained herein shall be deemed to be a waiver by CGC or any of its Affiliates (including, after the Effective Time, the Surviving Company and its Affiliates) of any applicable privileges or protections that can or may be asserted to prevent disclosure of any such communications to any third party.

 

(b)            The Parties agree that, notwithstanding the fact that Goodwin Procter LLP (“Goodwin”) may have, prior to Closing, jointly represented the Company and/or its Affiliates in connection with this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and has also represented the Company and/or its Affiliates in connection with matters other than the transaction that is the subject of this Agreement, Goodwin will be permitted in the future, after Closing, to represent the Company or its Affiliates in connection with matters in which such Persons are adverse to CGC or any of its Affiliates, including any disputes arising out of, or related to, this Agreement. CGC, Merger Sub, and/or the Sponsor, who are or have the right to be represented by independent counsel in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, hereby agree, in advance, to waive (and to cause their Affiliates to waive) any actual or potential conflict of interest that may hereafter arise in connection with Goodwin’s future representation of one or more of the Company or its respective Affiliates in which the interests of such Person are adverse to the interests of CGC, Merger Sub, and/or the Sponsor or any of their respective Affiliates, including any matters that arise out of this Agreement or that are substantially related to this Agreement or to any prior representation by Goodwin of the Company or any of its respective Affiliates. The Parties acknowledge and agree that, for the purposes of the attorney-client privilege, the Company shall be deemed the client of Goodwin with respect to the negotiation, execution and performance of this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents. All such communications shall remain privileged after the Closing and the privilege and the expectation of client confidence relating thereto shall belong solely to the Company shall be controlled by the Company and shall not pass to or be claimed by CGC or the Surviving Company; provided, further, that nothing contained herein shall be deemed to be a waiver by CGC or any of its Affiliates (including, after the Effective Time, the Surviving Company and its Affiliates) of any applicable privileges or protections that can or may be asserted to prevent disclosure of any such communications to any third party.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Parties has caused this Business Combination Agreement to be duly executed on its behalf as of the day and year first above written.

 

Cartesian Growth Corporation III

 

By: /s/ Peter Yu 
Name: Peter Yu 
Title: Chairman & Chief Executive Officer 

 

FENWAY MS, INC.

 

By: /s/ Peter Yu 
Name: Peter Yu 
Title: Director & President 

 

FACTORIAL INC.

 

By: /s/ Siyu Huang 
Name: Siyu Huang 
Title: Chief Executive Officer 

 

 

 

 

Annex A

 

Key Supporting Company Stockholders

 

***

 

 

 

 

Annex B

 

Key Persons

 

***

 

 

 

 

Exhibits A through D Intentionally Omitted

 

 

 

 

Exhibit E

 

Form of CGC Certificate of Incorporation

 

[attached]

 

 

 

 

Final Form

 

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

 

OF

 

FACTORIAL HOLDINGS, INC.

 

ARTICLE I

 

The name of the Corporation is Factorial Holdings, Inc. (the “Corporation”).

 

ARTICLE II

 

The address of the Corporation’s registered office in the State of Delaware is [•]. The name of its registered agent at such address is [•].

 

ARTICLE III

 

The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”).

 

ARTICLE IV

 

A. CAPITAL STOCK

 

The total number of shares of capital stock that the Corporation shall have authority to issue is [•], which shall consist of two classes as follows: (a) [•] shares shall be a class designated as common stock, par value $0.00001 per share (the “Common Stock”), which class of Common Stock shall be subdivided into two series consisting of (i) [•] shares designated as Series A common stock (the “Series A Common Stock”) and (ii) [•] shares designated as Series B common stock (the “Series B Common Stock”); and (b) [•] shares shall be a class designated as preferred stock, par value $0.00001 per share (the “Preferred Stock”).

 

Except as otherwise provided in any certificate of designation of any series of Preferred Stock or in Sections 242(d)(1) or (d)(2) of the DGCL, the number of authorized shares of any class of Common Stock or Preferred Stock may from time to time be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares of such class then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority in voting power of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon irrespective of the provisions of Section 242(b)(2) of the DGCL, and no vote of the holders of any of the Common Stock or the Preferred Stock voting separately as a class shall be required therefor; provided, however, that the number of authorized shares of Series B Common Stock shall not be increased or decreased without the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of shares of Series B Common Stock then outstanding, voting as a separate class. For the avoidance of doubt, the elimination and reduction of the voting requirements of Section 242 of the DGCL, as permitted by Section 242(d) of the DGCL, shall apply to any amendments to this Certificate of Incorporation, as it may be amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, including the terms of any certificate of designations of any class or series of Preferred Stock (the “Certificate of Incorporation”).

 

The powers, preferences and rights of, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions upon, each class or series of stock shall be determined in accordance with, or as set forth below in, this Article IV.

 

B. COMMON STOCK

 

Subject to all the rights, powers and preferences of the Preferred Stock and except as provided by law or in this Certificate of Incorporation (including any certificate of designation of any series of Preferred Stock):

 

1. Voting Rights.

 

(a) General Right to Vote Together. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein or required by applicable law, the holders of Series A Common Stock and Series B Common Stock shall vote together on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders.

 

(b) Votes Per Share. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein or required by applicable law, on any matter that is submitted to a vote of the stockholders, each holder of Series A Common Stock shall be entitled to one vote for each such share held by such holder, and each holder of Series B Common Stock shall be entitled to 10 votes for each such share held by such holder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, except as otherwise required by law, holders of shares of Common Stock, as such, shall have no voting power with respect to, and shall not be entitled to vote on, any amendment to this Certificate of Incorporation (including any certificate of designation relating to any series of Preferred Stock) that relates solely to the terms of the Preferred Stock or one or more outstanding series thereof if the holders of such Preferred Stock or series thereof are entitled, either separately or together with the holders of one or more other such series, to vote thereon under this Certificate of Incorporation (including any certificate of designation relating to any series of Preferred Stock) or under the DGCL.

 

 

 

 

2. Identical Rights. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein or required by applicable law, shares of Series A Common Stock and Series B Common Stock shall have the same rights and privileges and rank equally, share ratably and be identical in all respects as to all matters, including, without limitation:

 

(a) Dividends and Distributions. Subject to applicable law and the rights, if any, of the holders of any outstanding series of Preferred Stock or any class or series of stock having a preference over or the right to participate with the Common Stock with respect to the payment of any Distribution, Distributions may be declared and paid ratably on the Common Stock out of the assets of the Corporation which are legally available for this purpose at such times and in such amounts as the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board”) in its discretion shall determine. Shares of Series A Common Stock and Series B Common Stock shall be treated equally, identically and ratably, on a per share basis, with respect to any Distribution paid or distributed by the Corporation, unless different treatment of the shares of each such series is approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Series A Common Stock and by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Series B Common Stock, each voting separately as a series; provided, however, that in the event a Distribution is paid in the form of Series A Common Stock or Series B Common Stock (or Rights to acquire, or securities convertible into or exchangeable for, such stock, as the case may be), then holders of Series A Common Stock shall receive Series A Common Stock (or Rights to acquire, or securities convertible into or exchangeable for, such stock, as the case may be) and holders of Series B Common Stock shall receive Series B Common Stock (or Rights to acquire, or securities convertible into or exchangeable for, such stock, as the case may be) and such Distribution shall be deemed equal, identical and ratable so long as such Distribution is paid or distributed ratably on a per share basis.

 

(b) Subdivision or Combination. If the Corporation in any manner subdivides, combines or reclassifies the outstanding shares of Series A Common Stock or Series B Common Stock, then the outstanding shares of the other such series will be concurrently subdivided, combined or reclassified in the same proportion and manner to maintain the same proportionate equity ownership between the holders of the outstanding Series A Common Stock and Series B Common Stock on the record date or effective date for such subdivision, combination or reclassification, unless different treatment of the shares of each such series is approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Series A Common Stock and by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Series B Common Stock, each voting separately as a series.

 

(c) Equal Treatment in a Change of Control Transaction. In connection with any Change of Control Transaction, shares of Series A Common Stock and Series B Common Stock shall be treated equally, identically and ratably, on a per share basis, with respect to any consideration into which such shares are converted or any consideration paid or otherwise distributed to stockholders of the Corporation (any such consideration, “Change of Control Consideration”), provided, however, that the holders of shares of such series may receive, or have the right to elect to receive, different or disproportionate consideration in connection with such Change of Control Transaction if (1) the only difference in the per share consideration to the holders of the Series A Common Stock and Series B Common Stock is that any securities distributed to the holders of, or issuable upon the conversion of, a share of Series B Common Stock have 10 times the voting power of any securities distributed to the holder of, or issuable upon the conversion of, a share of Series A Common Stock or (2) such different or disproportionate treatment of the shares of each such series is approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Series A Common Stock and by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Series B Common Stock, each voting separately as a series; provided, however, for the avoidance of doubt, Change of Control Consideration shall not be deemed to include any consideration paid to or received by a person who is a holder of Series A Common Stock and/or Series B Common Stock, as applicable, pursuant to (x) any bona fide, good faith employment, consulting, severance or other compensatory arrangement (including, without limitation, any equity-based or cash compensatory award or payment) whether or not entered into in connection with such Change of Control Transaction or (y) a negotiated agreement between a holder of Series A Common Stock and/or Series B Common Stock, as applicable, with any counterparty (or affiliate thereof) to a Change of Control Transaction wherein such holder is contributing, selling, transferring or otherwise disposing of shares of the Corporation’s capital stock to such counterparty (or affiliate thereof) as part of a “rollover” or similar transaction that is approved by a majority of the Disinterested Directors then in office (or a committee of the Board comprised of Disinterested Directors) and that is in connection with such Change of Control Transaction. Any merger or consolidation of the Corporation with or into any other entity, which is not a Change of Control Transaction, shall, in addition to any approval otherwise required herein or by applicable law, require approval by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Series A Common Stock and by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Series B Common Stock, each voting separately as a series, unless (i) the shares of Series A Common Stock and Series B Common Stock remain outstanding and no other consideration is received in respect thereof or (ii) such shares are converted on a pro rata basis into shares of the surviving or parent entity in such transaction having identical rights to the shares of Series A Common Stock and Series B Common Stock, respectively.

 

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3. Conversion of Series B Common Stock.

 

(a) Voluntary Conversion. Each share of Series B Common Stock shall be convertible into one fully paid and nonassessable share of Series A Common Stock at the option of the holder thereof at any time upon written notice to the transfer agent of the Corporation. Such written notice shall state therein the number of shares of Series B Common Stock being converted and the name or names in which the shares of Series A Common Stock are to be registered.

 

(b) Automatic Conversion. Each share of Series B Common Stock shall automatically, without any further action by the holder thereof, convert into one fully paid and nonassessable share of Series A Common Stock upon the earlier of:

 

(i) a Transfer of such share; provided, however, that no such automatic conversion shall occur in the case of a Transfer by a Series B Stockholder to any of the persons or entities listed in clauses (A) through (H) below (each, a “Permitted Transferee”) and from any such Permitted Transferee back to such Series B Stockholder and/or any other Permitted Transferee established by or for such Series B Stockholder:

 

(A) a Family Member of such Series B Stockholder, which shall mean with respect to any natural person who is a Series B Stockholder, the spouse, domestic partner, parents, grandparents, lineal descendants, siblings and lineal descendants of siblings of such Series B Stockholder and any spouse of any such person; and provided, further, that lineal descendants shall include adopted persons, but only so long as they are adopted during minority (herein collectively referred to as “Family Members”);

 

(B) a trust solely for the benefit of such Series B Stockholder and/or one or more of such Series B Stockholder’s Family Members (except for remote contingent interests) so long as all trustees of such trust are one or more of (i) such Series B Stockholder, (ii) a Family Member of such Series B Stockholder and/or (iii) an institution or individual who is a bank or trust company, a professional trustee, investment advisor or manager, investment banker, accountant or lawyer (herein referred to as a “Qualified Trustee”); provided such Transfer does not involve any payment of cash, securities, property or other consideration to the Series B Stockholder (other than as a settlor or beneficiary of such trust) and, provided, further, that if at any time such trust ceases to meet the requirements of this subsection (B), each share of Series B Common Stock then held by the trustee or trustees of such trust shall, on the fifth calendar day following receipt by said trustee or trustees of a notice from the Corporation that it has obtained actual knowledge that the trust no longer meets the requirements of this subsection (B), unless said trust Transfers such share of Series B Common Stock to a Permitted Transferee prior to such fifth calendar day, automatically convert into one fully paid and nonassessable share of Series A Common Stock;

 

(C) the beneficiaries or trustee of a trust; so long as the original grantor of the trust (the “Grantor”) is such Series B Stockholder and such Series B Stockholder has sole dispositive power and exclusive Voting Control with respect to the shares of Series B Common Stock, provided that in the event such Grantor no longer has sole dispositive power and exclusive Voting Control with respect to the shares of Series B Common Stock, then, unless such trust Transfers such shares of Series B Common Stock to a Permitted Transferee within five calendar days after the date upon which such Grantor no longer has sole dispositive power and exclusive Voting Control with respect to the shares of Series B Common Stock, each share of Series B Common Stock then held by such trust shall automatically convert into one fully paid and nonassessable share of Series A Common Stock;

 

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(D) a trust under the terms of which such Series B Stockholder has retained a “qualified interest” within the meaning of §2702(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code (or successor provision) and/or a reversionary interest so long as all trustees of such trust are Qualified Trustees; provided, however, that if at any time such trust ceases to meet the requirements of this subsection (D), each share of Series B Common Stock then held by the trustee or trustees of such trust shall, on the fifth calendar day following receipt by said trustee or trustees of a notice from the Corporation that it has obtained actual knowledge that the trust no longer meets the requirements of this subsection (D), unless said trust Transfers such share of Series B Common Stock to a Permitted Transferee prior to such fifth calendar day, automatically convert into one fully paid and nonassessable share of Series A Common Stock;

 

(E) an Individual Retirement Account, as defined in Section 408(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (or successor provision), or a pension, profit sharing, stock bonus or other type of plan or trust of which such Series B Stockholder is a participant or beneficiary and which satisfies the requirements for qualification under Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code (or successor provision); provided that in each case such Series B Stockholder has sole dispositive power and exclusive Voting Control with respect to the shares of Series B Common Stock held in such account, plan or trust, and provided, further, that in the event the Series B Stockholder no longer has sole dispositive power and exclusive Voting Control with respect to the shares of Series B Common Stock held by such account, plan or trust, then, unless such account Transfers such shares of Series B Common Stock to a Permitted Transferee within five calendar days after the date upon which such Series B Stockholder no longer has sole dispositive power and exclusive Voting Control with respect to the shares of Series B Common Stock, each share of Series B Common Stock then held by such account, plan or trust shall automatically convert into one fully paid and nonassessable share of Series A Common Stock;

 

(F) a corporation, partnership or limited liability company wholly and solely owned by Series B Stockholders and Permitted Transferees in which Series B Stockholders directly, or indirectly through one or more Permitted Transferees, own shares, partnership interests or membership interests, as applicable, with sufficient Voting Control in the corporation, partnership or limited liability company, as applicable, or otherwise has legally enforceable rights, such that the Series B Stockholders retain sole dispositive power and exclusive Voting Control with respect to the shares of Series B Common Stock held by such corporation, partnership or limited liability company; provided, however, that in the event the Series B Stockholders no longer own sufficient shares, partnership interests or membership interests, as applicable, or no longer has sufficient legally enforceable rights to ensure the Series B Stockholders retain sole dispositive power and exclusive Voting Control with respect to the shares of Series B Common Stock held by such corporation, partnership or limited liability company, as applicable, then, unless such corporation, partnership or limited liability company Transfers such shares of Series B Common Stock to a Permitted Transferee within five calendar days after the date upon which such Series B Stockholders no longer have sole dispositive power and exclusive Voting Control with respect to the shares of Series B Common Stock, each share of Series B Common Stock then held by such corporation, partnership or limited liability company, as applicable, shall automatically convert into one fully paid and nonassessable share of Series A Common Stock;

 

(G) from a Series B Stockholder or such Series B Stockholder’s Affiliates to another Series B Stockholder or such other Series B Stockholder’s Affiliates;

 

(H) an Affiliate of a Series B Stockholder; provided, however, that the person or entity holding sole dispositive power and exclusive Voting Control with respect to the shares of Series B Common Stock being Transferred (the “Controlling Person”) retains, directly or indirectly, sole dispositive power and exclusive Voting Control with respect to the shares following such Transfer; provided, further, that in the event the Controlling Person no longer has sole dispositive power and exclusive Voting Control with respect to the shares of Series B Common Stock Transferred to such Affiliate, then, unless such Affiliate Transfers such shares of Series B Common Stock to a Permitted Transferee within five calendar days after the date upon which Controlling Person no longer has sole dispositive power and exclusive Voting Control with respect to the shares of Series B Common Stock, each such share of Series B Common Stock Transferred to such Affiliate shall automatically convert into one share of Series A Common Stock unless such transaction is otherwise approved by the Corporation;

 

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(ii) the date specified by a written notice and certification request of the Corporation to the holder of such share of Series B Common Stock requesting a certification, in a form satisfactory to the Corporation, verifying such holder’s ownership of Series B Common Stock and confirming that a conversion to Series A Common Stock has not occurred pursuant to this Article IV, Section B(3), which date shall not be less than 60 calendar days after the date of such notice and certification request; provided, however, that no such automatic conversion pursuant to this subsection (ii) shall occur in the case of a Series B Stockholder or its Permitted Transferees that furnishes a certification satisfactory to the Corporation prior to the specified date that such conversion to Series A Common Stock has not occurred pursuant to this Article IV, Section B(3); or

 

(iii) the date on which the number of Threshold Shares collectively held by a Series B Stockholder and any Permitted Transferees thereof is less than 50% of the number of shares of Series B Common Stock held by such Series B Stockholder at the Effective Time

 

(c) Automatic Conversion of All Outstanding Series B Common Stock. Each share of Series B Common Stock shall automatically, without any further action by the holder thereof, convert into one fully paid and nonassessable share of Series A Common Stock upon the earliest of:

 

(i) the date specified by affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66-2/3% of the outstanding shares of Series B Common Stock, voting as a single series;

 

(ii)  the date that is nine months following the death or Incapacity of all Founders; and

 

(iii) the date that is the seven year anniversary of the Effective Time.

 

Following such conversion, the reissuance of any shares of Series B Common Stock shall be prohibited, and the Corporation shall take all necessary action to retire each share of Series B Common Stock in accordance with Section 243 of the DGCL, including filing a certificate of retirement with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware required thereby, and upon the effectiveness of such certificate of retirement, it shall have the effect of reducing the number of authorized shares of Series B Common Stock and eliminating all references to Series B Common Stock in this Certificate of Incorporation.

 

(d) Procedures. The Corporation may, from time to time, establish such policies and procedures relating to the conversion of Series B Common Stock to Series A Common Stock in accordance with this Article IV, Section B(3) and the general administration of this dual series stock structure, including the issuance of stock certificates (or the establishment of book-entry positions) with respect thereto, as it may deem necessary or advisable, and may request that holders of shares of Series B Common Stock furnish certifications, affidavits or other proof to the Corporation as it deems necessary to verify the ownership of Series B Common Stock and to confirm that a conversion to Series A Common Stock has not occurred in accordance with Article IV, Section B(3)(b)(ii). A determination by the Board that a Transfer results in a conversion to Series A Common Stock shall be conclusive and binding.

 

(e) Immediate Effect of Conversion. In the event of a conversion of shares of Series B Common Stock to shares of Series A Common Stock pursuant to this Article IV, Section B(3), such conversion(s) shall be deemed to have been effective immediately prior to the close of business on the date that the Corporation’s transfer agent receives the written notice required under Section B(3)(a) of this Article IV, the time that the Transfer of such shares occurred under Section B(3)(b) of this Article IV, or the date specified in Section B(3)(c) of this Article IV, as applicable. Upon any conversion of Series B Common Stock to Series A Common Stock pursuant to this Article IV, Section B(3), all rights of the holder of such shares of Series B Common Stock shall cease and the person or persons in whose names or names the certificate or certificates (or book-entry position(s) representing the shares of Series A Common Stock) are to be issued shall be treated for all purposes as having become the record holder or holders of such number of shares of Series A Common Stock into which such shares of Series B Common Stock were converted. Shares of Series B Common Stock that are converted into shares of Series A Common Stock as provided in this Article IV, Section B(3) shall be retired and shall not be reissued.

 

(f) Reservation of Stock. The Corporation shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued shares of Series A Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the shares of Series B Common Stock pursuant to this Article IV, Section B(3), such number of its shares of Series A Common Stock as shall from time to time be sufficient to effect the conversion of all outstanding shares of Series B Common Stock into shares of Series A Common Stock.

 

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4. No Further Issuances. Except for the issuance of Series B Common Stock issuable upon the settlement, exercise or conversion of Rights outstanding at the Effective Time, a dividend payable in accordance with Article IV, Section B(3)(a) or a subdivision or reclassification in accordance with Article IV, Section B(3)(b), the Corporation shall not at any time after the Effective Time issue any additional shares of Series B Common Stock, unless such issuance is approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Series B Common Stock, voting as a separate series.

 

C. PREFERRED STOCK

 

The Board or any authorized committee thereof is expressly authorized to provide by resolution or resolutions for, out of the unissued shares of Preferred Stock, the issuance of the shares of Preferred Stock in one or more series of such stock, and by filing a certificate of designation pursuant to applicable law of the State of Delaware, to establish or change from time to time the number of shares of each such series, and to fix the designations, powers, including voting powers, full or limited, or no voting powers, preferences and the relative, participating, optional or other special rights of the shares of each series and any qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, all to the fullest extent now or hereafter permitted by the DGCL. The powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights of each such series of Preferred Stock, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, if any, may differ from those of any and all other series at any time outstanding. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the resolution or resolutions providing for the issuance of any series of Preferred Stock may provide that such series shall be superior or rank equally or be junior to any other series of Preferred Stock to the extent permitted by law.

 

ARTICLE V

 

The following terms, where capitalized in this Certificate of Incorporation, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this Article V:

 

Affiliate” means with respect to any specified person, any other person who or which, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such specified person, including, without limitation, any general partner, managing member, officer, director or manager of such person and any venture capital, private equity, investment advisor or other investment fund now or hereafter existing that is controlled by one or more general partners or managing members of, or is under common investment management (or shares the same management, advisory company or investment advisor) with, such person.

 

Change of Control Share Issuance” means the issuance by the Corporation, in a transaction or series of related transactions, of voting securities of the Corporation to any person or persons acting as a group as contemplated in Rule 13d-5(b) under the Exchange Act (or any successor provision) that immediately prior to such transaction or series of related transactions held 50% or less of the total voting power of the Corporation (assuming Series A Common Stock and Series B Common Stock each have one vote per share), such that, immediately following such transaction or series of related transactions, such person or group of persons would hold more than 50% of the total voting power of the Corporation (assuming Series A Common Stock and Series B Common Stock each have one vote per share).

 

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Change of Control Transaction” means (i) the sale, lease, exclusive license, exchange, or other disposition (other than liens and encumbrances created in the ordinary course of business, including liens or encumbrances to secure indebtedness for borrowed money that are approved by the Board, so long as no foreclosure occurs in respect of any such lien or encumbrance) of all or substantially all of the Corporation’s property and assets (which shall for such purpose include the property and assets of any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Corporation), provided that any sale, lease, exclusive license, exchange or other disposition of property or assets exclusively between or among the Corporation and any direct or indirect subsidiary or subsidiaries of the Corporation shall not be deemed a “Change of Control Transaction”; (ii) the merger, consolidation, business combination, or other similar transaction of the Corporation with any other entity, other than a merger, consolidation, business combination, or other similar transaction that would result in the voting securities of the Corporation outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity or its parent) more than 50% of the total voting power represented by the voting securities of the Corporation, surviving entity or its parent (as applicable) and more than 50% of the total number of outstanding shares of the Corporation’s, surviving entity’s or its parent’s (as applicable) capital stock, in each case as outstanding immediately after such merger, consolidation, business combination, or other similar transaction, and the stockholders of the Corporation immediately prior to the merger, consolidation, business combination, or other similar transaction own voting securities of the Corporation, the surviving entity or its parent (as applicable) immediately following the merger, consolidation, business combination, or other similar transaction in substantially the same proportions (vis-à-vis each other) as such stockholders owned the voting securities of the Corporation immediately prior to the transaction; (iii) a recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution, or other similar transaction involving the Corporation, other than a recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution, or other similar transaction that would result in the voting securities of the Corporation outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity or its parent) more than 50% of the total voting power represented by the voting securities of the Corporation, surviving entity or its parent (as applicable) and more than 50% of the total number of outstanding shares of the Corporation’s, surviving entity’s or parent’s (as applicable) capital stock, in each case as outstanding immediately after such recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution or other similar transaction, and the stockholders of the Corporation immediately prior to the recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution or other similar transaction own voting securities of the Corporation, the surviving entity or its parent immediately following the recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution or other similar transaction in substantially the same proportions (vis-à-vis each other) as such stockholders owned the voting securities of the Corporation immediately prior to the transaction; (iv) any Change of Control Share Issuance; and (v) any transfer, domestication, continuance, conversion or other similar transaction of the Corporation other than a transfer, domestication, continuance, conversion or other similar transaction that would result in the voting securities of the Corporation outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the transferred, domesticated, continued or converted entity or its parent) more than 50% of the total voting power represented by the voting securities of the Corporation, the transferred, domesticated, continued or converted entity or its parent (as applicable) and more than 50% of the total number of outstanding shares of the Corporation’s, the transferred, domesticated, continued or converted entity’s or it parent’s (as applicable) capital stock, in each case as outstanding immediately after such transfer, domestication, continuance, conversion or other similar transaction, and the stockholders of the Corporation immediately prior to the transfer, domestication, continuance, conversion or other similar transaction own voting securities of the Corporation, the transferred, domesticated, continued or converted entity of its parent (as applicable) immediately following the transfer, domestication, continuance, conversion or other similar transaction in substantially the same proportions (vis-à-vis each other) as such stockholders owned the voting securities of the Corporation immediately prior to the transaction.

 

Disinterested Directors” means the Directors who have been determined by the Board to be disinterested with respect to a particular Transfer or Change of Control Transaction, as applicable.

 

Distribution” means (i) any dividend of cash, property or shares of the Corporation’s capital stock payable to holders of shares of the Corporation’s capital stock; and (ii) any distribution to holders of shares of the Corporation’s capital stock following or in connection with any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, either voluntary or involuntary.

 

Effective Time” means the time of the completion of the transactions contemplated by that certain Business Combination Agreement, by and among Cartesian Growth Corporation III, a Cayman Islands exempted company, Fenway MS, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Factorial Inc., a Delaware corporation, dated as of December 17, 2025.

 

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

 

Founder” means each of Siyu Huang and Alex Yu].

 

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Incapacity” means that such Series B Stockholder is incapable of managing such holder’s financial affairs under the criteria set forth in the applicable probate code and such incapacity has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months or is suffering from a condition that can be expected to result in death, in each case, as determined by a licensed medical practitioner jointly selected by a majority of the Disinterested Directors and such Founder or such Founder’s legal representative. In the event of a dispute regarding whether a Series B Stockholder has suffered an Incapacity, no Incapacity of such holder will be deemed to have occurred unless and until an affirmative ruling regarding such Incapacity has been made by a court of competent jurisdiction.

 

Rights” means any option, warrant, restricted stock unit, conversion right or contractual right of any kind to acquire shares of the Corporation’s authorized but unissued capital stock.

 

Securities Exchange” means, at any time, the registered national securities exchange on which the Corporation’s equity securities are then principally listed or traded, which shall be the New York Stock Exchange or Nasdaq Stock Market (or similar national quotation system of the Nasdaq Stock Market) (“Nasdaq”) or any successor exchange of either the New York Stock Exchange or Nasdaq.

 

Series B Stockholder” means (i) the registered holder of a share of Series B Common Stock issued at or prior to the Effective Time, (ii) the registered holder of any shares of Series B Common Stock that are originally issued by the Corporation after the Effective Time and (iii) any registered holder of a share of Series  B Common Stock described in clause (i) or (ii) who acquires such share of Series B Common Stock as a Permitted Transferee.

 

Trading Day” means any day on which the Securities Exchange is open for trading.

 

Threshold Shares” means, with respect to any person as of any time, the sum of (without duplication): (a) any shares of capital stock of the Corporation, including Series A Common Stock and Series B Common Stock, held by such person as of such time; and (b) any shares of capital stock of the Corporation, including Series A Common Stock and Series B Common Stock, underlying any securities (including restricted stock units, options or other convertible instruments) held by such person as of such time, whether such securities are vested or unvested, earned or unearned, or convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for such shares of capital stock, as of such time or in the future.

 

Transfer” of a share of Series B Common Stock shall mean, directly or indirectly, any sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance, hypothecation or other transfer or disposition of such share or any legal or beneficial interest in such share, whether or not for value and whether voluntary or involuntary or by operation of law. A “Transfer” shall also include, without limitation, (i) a transfer of a share of Series B Common Stock to a broker or other nominee (regardless of whether or not there is a corresponding change in beneficial ownership) or (ii) the transfer of, or entering into a binding agreement with respect to, Voting Control over a share of Series B Common Stock by proxy or otherwise; provided, however, that the following shall not be considered a “Transfer”: (a) granting a revocable proxy to officers or Directors of the Corporation at the request of the Board in connection with actions to be taken at an annual or special meeting of stockholders or by written consent in lieu of a meeting; (b) pledging shares of Series B Common Stock by a Series B Stockholder that creates a mere security interest in such shares pursuant to a bona fide loan or indebtedness transaction so long as the Series B Stockholder continues to exercise Voting Control over such pledged shares; provided, however, that a foreclosure on such shares of Series B Common Stock or other similar action by the pledgee shall constitute a “Transfer”; (c) the fact that, as of the Effective Time or at any time after the Effective Time, the spouse of any Series B Stockholder possesses or obtains an interest in such holder’s shares of Series B Common Stock arising solely by reason of the application of the community property laws of any jurisdiction, so long as no other event or circumstance shall exist or have occurred that constitutes a “Transfer” of such shares of Series B Common Stock (and provided that any transfer of shares by any holder of shares of Series B Common Stock to such holder’s spouse, including a transfer in connection with a divorce proceeding, domestic relations order or similar legal requirement, shall constitute a “Transfer” of such shares of Series B Common Stock unless otherwise exempt from the definition of Transfer); (d) entering into a trading plan pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act with a broker or other nominee; provided, however, that a sale of such shares of Series B Common Stock pursuant to such plan shall constitute a “Transfer” at the time of such sale; (e) granting a proxy by a Series B Stockholder or a Series B Stockholder’s Permitted Transferees to a person designated by the Board to exercise Voting Control of shares of Series B Common Stock owned directly or indirectly, beneficially and of record, by such Series B Stockholder or such Series B Stockholder’s Permitted Transferees, or over which such Series B Stockholder has Voting Control pursuant to a proxy or voting agreements then in place, effective either (x) on the death of such Series B Stockholder or (y) during any Incapacity of such Series B Stockholder, including the exercise of such proxy by the person designated by the Board; (f) entering into a (I) support, voting, tender or similar agreement, or arrangement (with or without granting a proxy) or (II) a “rollover” or similar agreement or arrangement that, in each case, is approved by a majority of the Disinterested Directors then in office (or a committee of the Board comprised of Disinterested Directors) and is in connection with a Change of Control Transaction; provided, however, that such Change of Control Transaction was approved by a majority of the Disinterested Directors then in office (or a committee of the Board comprised of Disinterested Directors) or (g) any grant of a proxy to, or entering into a voting agreement or similar arrangement with, any other Founder or Affiliate of such Founder.

 

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Voting Control” with respect to a share of Series B Common Stock means the exclusive power (whether directly or indirectly) to vote or direct the voting of such share of Series B Common Stock by proxy, voting agreement, or otherwise; provided, however, that the following shall not be considered a loss or other diminishment of “Voting Control”: (a) granting a revocable proxy to officers or Directors of the Corporation at the request of the Board in connection with actions to be taken at an annual or special meeting of stockholders or by written consent in lieu of a meeting; (b) pledging shares of Series B Common Stock by a holder that creates a mere security interest in such shares pursuant to a bona fide loan or indebtedness transaction so long as the holder continues to exercise voting control over such pledged shares; provided, however, that a foreclosure on such shares of Series B Common Stock or other similar action by the pledgee shall constitute a loss of “Voting Control”; (c) the fact that, as of the Effective Time or at any time after the Effective Time, the spouse of any holder possesses or obtains an interest in such holder’s shares of Series B Common Stock arising solely by reason of the application of the community property laws of any jurisdiction, so long as no other event or circumstance shall exist or have occurred that constitutes a loss of “Voting Control” of such shares of Series B Common Stock (and provided that any transfer of voting control over shares held by any holder of shares of Series B Common Stock to such holder’s spouse, including a transfer of voting control in connection with a divorce proceeding, domestic relations order or similar legal requirement, shall constitute a loss of “Voting Control” of such shares of Series B Common Stock unless otherwise provided herein); (d) entering into a trading plan pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act with a broker or other nominee; provided, however, that a sale of such shares of Series B Common Stock pursuant to such plan shall constitute a loss of “Voting Control” at the time of such sale; (e) granting a proxy by a Series B Stockholder or a Series B Stockholder’s Permitted Transferees to a person designated by the Board to exercise Voting Control of shares of Series B Common Stock owned directly or indirectly, beneficially and of record, by such Series B Stockholder or such Series B Stockholder’s Permitted Transferees, or over which such Series B Stockholder has Voting Control pursuant to a proxy or voting agreements then in place, effective either (I) on the death of such Series B Stockholder or (II) during any Incapacity of such Series B Stockholder, including the exercise of such proxy by the person designated by the Board; (f) entering into a (I) support, voting, tender or similar agreement, or arrangement (with or without granting a proxy) or (II) a “rollover” or similar agreement or arrangement that, in each case, is approved by a majority of the Disinterested Directors then in office (or a committee of the Board comprised of Disinterested Directors) and is in connection with a Change of Control Transaction; provided, however, that such Change of Control Transaction was approved by a majority of the Disinterested Directors then in office (or a committee of the Board comprised of Disinterested Directors); or (g) any grant of a proxy to, or entering into a voting agreement or similar arrangement with, any Founder or Affiliate of such Founder.

 

Voting Threshold Date” means the first date on which the outstanding shares of Series B Common Stock represent less than a majority of the total voting power of the then outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of Directors.

 

ARTICLE VI

 

A. STOCKHOLDER ACTION

 

1. Action without Meeting. Subject to the rights, if any, of the holders of shares of Preferred Stock, from and after the Voting Threshold Date, any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation at any annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of stockholders and may not be taken or effected by a consent of stockholders in lieu thereof. Subject to the rights of the holders of any shares of Preferred Stock, before the Voting Threshold Date, any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote if: (x) the action is first recommended or approved by the Board and (y) a consent or consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken, is signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares of the Corporation’s stock entitled to vote thereon were present and voted.

 

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2. Special Meetings. Except as otherwise required by statute and subject to the rights, if any, of the holders of shares of any series of Preferred Stock, special meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation may be called only by the Board, and special meetings of stockholders may not be called by any other person or persons. Only those matters set forth in the notice of the special meeting may be considered or acted upon at a special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation.

 

ARTICLE VII

 

A. DIRECTORS

 

1. General. The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board except as otherwise provided herein or required by law.

 

2. Number of Directors; Term of Office. Except as otherwise provided for or fixed pursuant to the provisions of Article IV (including any certificate of designation with respect to any series of Preferred Stock) and this Article VII relating to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock to elect additional Directors, the number of Directors of the Corporation (the “Directors”) shall be fixed solely and exclusively by resolution duly adopted from time to time by the Board. The Directors, other than those who may be elected by the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, shall be classified, with respect to the term for which they severally hold office, into three classes. The term of office of the initial Class I Directors shall expire at the first regularly scheduled annual meeting of stockholders following the Effective Time. The term of office of the initial Class II Directors shall expire at the second annual meeting of stockholders following the Effective Time. The term of office of the initial Class III Directors shall expire at the third annual meeting of stockholders following the Effective Time. The Board is authorized to assign members of the Board already in office to such classes at the time the classification of the Board becomes effective. At each annual meeting of stockholders, Directors elected to succeed those Directors whose terms expire shall be elected for a term of office to expire at the third succeeding annual meeting of stockholders after their election. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Directors elected to each class shall hold office until their successors are duly elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation, death, disqualification or removal. No decrease in the number of Directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent Director. There shall be no cumulative voting in the election of Directors. Election of Directors need not be by written ballot unless the Bylaws of the Corporation so provide.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, whenever, pursuant to the provisions of Article IV of this Certificate of Incorporation, the holders of any one or more series of Preferred Stock shall have the right, voting separately as a series or together with holders of other such series, to elect additional Directors, the election, term of office, filling of vacancies and other features of such directorships shall be governed by the terms of this Certificate of Incorporation including any certificate of designation applicable to such series of Preferred Stock. During any period when the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, voting separately as a series or together with one or more series, have the right to elect additional Directors, then upon commencement and for the duration of the period during which such right continues: (i) the then otherwise total authorized number of Directors of the Corporation shall automatically be increased by such specified number of Directors, and the holders of such Preferred Stock shall be entitled to elect the additional Directors so provided for or fixed pursuant to said provisions, and (ii) each such additional Director shall serve until such Director’s successor shall have been duly elected and qualified, or until such Director’s right to hold such office terminates pursuant to said provisions, whichever occurs earlier, subject to his or her earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Certificate of Incorporation, except as otherwise provided by the Board in the resolution or resolutions establishing such series, whenever the holders of any series of Preferred Stock having such right to elect additional Directors are divested of such right pursuant to the provisions of such stock, the terms of office of all such additional Directors elected by the holders of such stock, or elected to fill any vacancies resulting from the death, resignation, disqualification or removal of such additional Directors, shall forthwith terminate (in which case each such Director shall thereupon cease to be qualified as, and shall cease to be, a Director) and the total authorized number of Directors of the Corporation shall automatically be reduced accordingly.

 

3. Vacancies and Newly Created Directorships. Subject to the rights, if any, of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock to elect Directors and to fill vacancies in the Board relating thereto, any and all vacancies and newly created directorships in the Board, however occurring, including, without limitation, by reason of an increase in the size of the Board, or the death, resignation, disqualification or removal of a Director, shall be filled solely and exclusively by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining Directors then in office, even if less than a quorum of the Board, or by a sole remaining Director, and not by the stockholders. Any Director appointed in accordance with the preceding sentence shall hold office for the remainder of the full term of the class of Directors in which the new directorship was created or the vacancy occurred and until such Director’s successor shall have been duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation, disqualification, death or removal. Subject to the rights, if any, of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock to elect Directors, when the number of Directors is increased or decreased, the Board shall, subject to Article VII, Section 2 hereof, determine the class or classes to which the increased or decreased number of Directors shall be apportioned. In the event of a vacancy in the Board, the remaining Directors, except as otherwise provided by law, shall exercise the powers of the full Board until the vacancy is filled.

 

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4. Removal. Subject to the rights, if any, of any series of Preferred Stock to elect Directors and to remove any Director whom the holders of any such series have the right to elect, any Director (including persons elected by Directors to fill vacancies on the Board) may be removed from office (i) only for cause and (ii) only by the affirmative vote of the holders of not less than 2/3 of the voting power of the outstanding shares of capital stock then entitled to vote at an election of Directors. At least 45 days prior to any annual or special meeting of stockholders at which it is proposed that any Director be removed from office, written notice of such proposed removal and the alleged grounds thereof shall be sent to the Director whose removal will be considered at the meeting.

 

ARTICLE VIII

 

A. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

 

1. Directors. To the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended from time to time, a Director of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of his or her fiduciary duty as a Director, except for liability (a) for any breach of the Director’s duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (b) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (c) under Section 174 of the DGCL or (d) for any transaction from which the Director derived an improper personal benefit. If the DGCL is amended after the effective date of this Certificate of Incorporation to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of Directors, then the liability of a Director of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as so amended.

 

2. Officers. To the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended from time to time, an Officer (as defined below) of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of his or her fiduciary duty as an officer of the Corporation, except for liability (a) for any breach of the Officer’s duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (b) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (c) for any transaction from which the Officer derived an improper personal benefit, or (d) arising from any claim brought by or in the right of the Corporation. If the DGCL is amended after the effective date of this Certificate of Incorporation to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of Officers, then the liability of an Officer of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as so amended. For purposes of this Article VIII, “Officer” shall mean an individual who has been duly appointed as an officer of the Corporation and who, at the time of an act or omission as to which liability is asserted, is deemed to have consented to service by the delivery of process to the registered agent of the Corporation as contemplated by 10 Del. C. § 3114(b).

 

3. Amendment or Modification. Any amendment, repeal or modification of this Article VIII or any amendment to the DGCL shall not adversely affect any right or protection existing at the time of such amendment, repeal or modification with respect to any acts or omissions occurring before such amendment, repeal or modification of a person serving as a Director or Officer, as applicable, at the time of such amendment, repeal or modification.

 

ARTICLE IX

 

A. AMENDMENT OF BYLAWS

 

1. Amendment by Directors. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Bylaws of the Corporation may be adopted, amended or repealed by the Board by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Directors then in office.

 

2. Amendment by Stockholders. Except as otherwise provided therein, the Bylaws of the Corporation may be amended or repealed by the stockholders by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 2/3 of the voting power of the outstanding shares of capital stock entitled to vote on such amendment or repeal, voting together as a single class; provided, however, that if the Board recommends that stockholders approve such amendment or repeal, such amendment or repeal shall only require the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares of capital stock entitled to vote on such amendment or repeal, voting together as a single class.

 

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ARTICLE X

 

A. AMENDMENT OF CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

 

The Corporation reserves the right to amend or repeal this Certificate of Incorporation in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute and this Certificate of Incorporation, and all rights conferred upon stockholders herein are granted subject to this reservation. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of Sections 242(d)(1) and (d)(2) of the DGCL shall apply to the Corporation.

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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THIS CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION is executed this [        ] day of [        ], 202[  ].

 

FACTORIAL HOLDINGS, INC.

 

By:   
Name:   
Title:   

 

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Exhibit F

 

Form of CGC Bylaws

 

[attached]

 

 

 

 

Final Form

 

BYLAWS

 

OF

 

FACTORIAL HOLDINGS, INC.

 

(the “Corporation”)

 

Article I

 

Stockholders

 

Section 1.        Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of stockholders (any such meeting being referred to in these Bylaws as an “Annual Meeting”) shall be held at the hour, date and place within or without the United States that is fixed by or in the manner determined by the Board of Directors and stated in the notice of the meeting, which time, date and place may subsequently be changed at any time, before or after the notice for such meeting has been sent to the stockholders, by vote of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may, in its sole discretion, determine that a meeting of stockholders shall not be held at any place, but may instead be held solely by means of remote communication as authorized by Section 211(a)(2) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”). In the absence of any such designation or determination, stockholders’ meetings shall be held at the Corporation’s principal executive office. If no Annual Meeting has been held for a period of thirteen (13) months after the Corporation’s last Annual Meeting, a special meeting in lieu thereof may be held, and such special meeting shall have, for the purposes of these Bylaws or otherwise, all the force and effect of an Annual Meeting. Any and all references hereafter in these Bylaws to an Annual Meeting or Annual Meetings also shall be deemed to refer to any special meeting(s) in lieu thereof.

 

Section 2.        Notice of Stockholder Business and Nominations.

 

(a)            Annual Meetings of Stockholders.

 

(1)            Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”) and the proposal of other business to be considered by the stockholders may be brought before an Annual Meeting (i) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or (ii) by any stockholder of the Corporation who was a stockholder of record at the time of giving of notice of the Annual Meeting provided for in this Bylaw, who is entitled to vote at the meeting, who is present (in person or by proxy) at the meeting and who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Bylaw as to such nomination or business. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing clause (ii) shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to bring nominations or business properly before an Annual Meeting (other than matters properly brought under Rule 14a-8 (or any successor rule) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), and such stockholder must comply with the notice and other procedures set forth in Article I, Sections 2(a)(2), (3) and (4) of this Bylaw to bring such nominations or business properly before an Annual Meeting. In addition to the other requirements set forth in this Bylaw, for any proposal of business to be considered at an Annual Meeting, it must be a proper subject for action by stockholders of the Corporation under Delaware law.

 

 

 

 

(2)            For nominations or other business to be properly brought before an Annual Meeting by a stockholder pursuant to clause (ii) of Article I, Section 2(a)(1) of this Bylaw, the stockholder must (i) have given Timely Notice (as defined below) thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation, (ii) have provided any updates or supplements to such notice at the times and in the forms required by this Bylaw and (iii) together with the beneficial owner(s), if any, on whose behalf the nomination or business proposal is made, have acted in accordance with the representations set forth in the Solicitation Statement (as defined below) required by this Bylaw. To be timely, a stockholder’s written notice must be received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the ninetieth (90th) day nor earlier than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the one hundred twentieth (120th) day prior to the one-year anniversary of the preceding year’s Annual Meeting; provided, however, that in the event the Annual Meeting is first convened more than thirty (30) days before or more than sixty (60) days after such anniversary date, or if no Annual Meeting was held in the preceding year, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be received by the Secretary of the Corporation not later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the later of the ninetieth (90th) day prior to the scheduled date of such Annual Meeting or the tenth (10th) day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made (such notice within such time periods shall be referred to as “Timely Notice”). Such stockholder’s Timely Notice shall set forth or include:

 

(A)            as to each person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election or reelection as a director, (i) the name, age, business address and residence address of the nominee, (ii) the principal occupation or employment of the nominee, (iii) the class and number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation that are held of record or are beneficially owned by the nominee or its Affiliates or Associates (each as defined below) and any Synthetic Equity Interest (as defined below) held or beneficially owned by the nominee or its Affiliates or Associates, (iv) a description of all agreements, arrangements or understandings between or among the stockholder and each nominee and any other person or persons (naming such person or persons) pursuant to which the nominations are to be made by the stockholder or concerning the nominee’s potential service on the Board of Directors, (v) a questionnaire with respect to the background and qualifications of the nominee completed by the nominee in the form provided by the Corporation (which questionnaire shall be provided by the Secretary upon written request of any stockholder of record identified by name within five (5) business days of such written request), (vi) a representation and agreement in the form provided by the Corporation (which form shall be provided by the Secretary upon written request of any stockholder of record identified by name within five (5) business days of such written request) that: (a) such proposed nominee is not and will not become party to any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any person or entity as to how such proposed nominee, if elected as a director of the Corporation, will act or vote on any issue or question (a “Voting Commitment”) that has not been disclosed to the Corporation in the questionnaire described in clause (v) herein; (b) such proposed nominee is not and will not become a party to any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any person or entity other than the Corporation with respect to any direct or indirect compensation, reimbursement or indemnification in connection with service or action as a director that has not been disclosed to the Corporation in the questionnaire described in clause (v) herein; (c) such proposed nominee would, if elected as a director, comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the exchanges upon which shares of the Corporation’s capital stock trade, each of the Corporation’s corporate governance, ethics, conflict of interest, confidentiality, stock ownership and trading policies and guidelines applicable generally to the Corporation’s directors and, if elected as a director of the Corporation, such person currently would be in compliance with any such policies and guidelines that have been publicly disclosed; (d) such proposed nominee intends to serve as a director for the full term for which he or she is to stand for election; and (e) such proposed nominee will promptly provide to the Corporation such other information as it may reasonably request to determine the eligibility of such proposed nominee to serve on any committee or sub-committee of the Board of Directors under any applicable stock exchange listing requirements or applicable law, or that the Board of Directors reasonably determines could be material to a reasonable stockholder’s understanding of the background, qualifications, experience, independence, or lack thereof, of such proposed nominee; and (vii) any other information relating to such proposed nominee that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election of directors in an election contest, or is otherwise required, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act (including, without limitation, such person’s written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected);

 

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(B)            as to any other business that the stockholder proposes to bring before the meeting: a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the meeting, the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting, the text, if any, of any resolutions or Bylaw amendment proposed for adoption, and any material interest in such business of each Proposing Person (as defined below);

 

(C)            (i) the name and address of the stockholder giving the notice, as they appear on the Corporation’s books, and the names and addresses of the other Proposing Persons (if any) and (ii) as to each Proposing Person, the following information: (a) the class or series and number of all shares of capital stock of the Corporation that are, directly or indirectly, owned beneficially or of record by such Proposing Person or any of its Affiliates or Associates, including any shares of any class or series of capital stock of the Corporation as to which such Proposing Person or any of its Affiliates or Associates has a right to acquire beneficial ownership at any time in the future (whether or not such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time or upon the satisfaction of any conditions or both) pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing), (b) all Synthetic Equity Interests (as defined below) in which such Proposing Person or any of its Affiliates or Associates, directly or indirectly, holds an interest including a description of the material terms of each such Synthetic Equity Interest, including, without limitation, identification of the counterparty to each such Synthetic Equity Interest and disclosure, for each such Synthetic Equity Interest, as to (1) whether or not such Synthetic Equity Interest conveys any voting rights, directly or indirectly, in such shares to such Proposing Person or any of its Affiliates or Associates and (2) whether or not such Synthetic Equity Interest is required to be, or is capable of being, settled through delivery of such shares, (c) any proxy (other than a revocable proxy given in response to a public proxy solicitation made pursuant to, and in accordance with, the Exchange Act), agreement, arrangement, understanding or relationship pursuant to which such Proposing Person or any of its Affiliates or Associates has or shares a right to, directly or indirectly, vote any shares of any class or series of capital stock of the Corporation, (d) any rights to dividends or other distributions on the shares of any class or series of capital stock of the Corporation, directly or indirectly, owned beneficially by such Proposing Person or any of its Affiliates or Associates that are separated or separable from the underlying shares of the Corporation, (e) if such Proposing Person is not a natural person, the identity of the natural person or persons responsible for making voting and investment decisions (including director nominations and any other business that the stockholder proposes to bring before a meeting) on behalf of the Proposing Person (irrespective of whether such person or persons have “beneficial ownership” for purposes of Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act of any securities owned of record or beneficially by the Proposing Person) (such person or persons, the “Responsible Person”), (f) any pending or threatened litigation in which such Proposing Person or any of its Affiliates or Associates or any Responsible Person is a party involving the Corporation or any of its officers or directors, or any Affiliate of the Corporation, and (g) any other information relating to such Proposing Person or any of its Affiliates or Associates that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filing required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies or consents by such Proposing Person in support of the business proposed to be brought before the meeting pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act (the disclosures to be made pursuant to the foregoing clauses (a) through (g) are referred to, collectively, as “Material Ownership Interests”); provided, however, that the Material Ownership Interests shall not include any such disclosures with respect to the ordinary course business activities of any broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee who is a Proposing Person solely as a result of being the stockholder of record directed to prepare and submit the notice required by these Bylaws on behalf of a beneficial owner;

 

(D)            (i) a description of all agreements, arrangements or understandings to which any Proposing Person or any of its Affiliates or Associates is a party (whether the counterparty or counterparties are a Proposing Person or any Affiliate or Associate thereof, on the one hand, or one or more other third parties, on the other hand, (including any proposed nominee(s)) (a) pertaining to the nomination(s) or other business proposed to be brought before the meeting of stockholders or (b) entered into for the purpose of acquiring, holding, disposing or voting of any shares of any class or series of capital stock of the Corporation (which description shall identify the name of each other person who is party to such an agreement, arrangement or understanding) and (ii) identification of the names and addresses of other stockholders (including beneficial owners) known by any of the Proposing Persons to be providing financial support or meaningful assistance in furtherance of the nomination(s) or other business proposed to be brought before the meeting of stockholders and, to the extent known, the class and number of all shares of the Corporation’s capital stock owned beneficially or of record by such other stockholder(s) or other beneficial owner(s); and

 

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(E)            a statement (i) that the stockholder is a holder of record of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting, a representation that such stockholder intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to propose such business or nominees and an acknowledgement that, if such stockholder (or a qualified representative of such stockholder) does not appear to present such business or proposed nominees, as applicable, at such meeting, the Corporation need not present such business or proposed nominees for a vote at such meeting, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such vote may have been received by the Corporation, (ii) whether or not the stockholder giving the notice and/or the other Proposing Person(s), if any, (a) will deliver a proxy statement and form of proxy to holders of, in the case of a business proposal, at least the percentage of voting power of all of the shares of capital stock of the Corporation required under applicable law to approve the proposal or, in the case of a nomination or nominations, at least 67 percent of the voting power of all of the shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote on the election of directors or (b) otherwise solicit proxies or votes from stockholders in support of such proposal or nomination, as applicable, (iii) providing a representation as to whether or not such Proposing Person intends to solicit proxies in support of director nominees other than the Corporation’s director nominees in accordance with Rule 14a-19 promulgated under the Exchange Act and (iv) that the stockholder will provide any other information relating to such item of business that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filing required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies in support of the business proposed to be brought before the meeting pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act (such statement, the “Solicitation Statement”).

 

For purposes of this Article I, the term “Proposing Person” shall mean the following persons: (i) the stockholder of record providing the notice of nominations or business proposed to be brought before a stockholders’ meeting and (ii) the beneficial owner(s), if different, on whose behalf the nominations or business proposed to be brought before a stockholders’ meeting is made. For purposes of this Section 2, each of the terms “Affiliates” and “Associates” shall have the meaning attributed to such term in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act. For purposes of this Section 2, the term “Synthetic Equity Interest” shall mean any transaction, agreement or arrangement (or series of transactions, agreements or arrangements), including, without limitation, any derivative, swap, hedge, repurchase or so-called “stock borrowing” or securities lending agreement or arrangement, the purpose or effect of which is to, directly or indirectly: (a) give a person or entity economic benefit and/or risk similar to ownership of shares of any class or series of capital stock of the Corporation, in whole or in part, including due to the fact that such transaction, agreement or arrangement provides, directly or indirectly, the opportunity to profit, or share in any profit, or avoid a loss from any increase or decrease in the value of any shares of any class or series of capital stock of the Corporation, (b) mitigate loss to, reduce the economic risk of, or manage the risk of share price changes for, any person or entity with respect to any shares of any class or series of capital stock of the Corporation, or (c) increase or decrease the voting power of any person or entity with respect to any shares of any class or series of capital stock of the Corporation.

 

(3)            A stockholder providing Timely Notice of nominations or business proposed to be brought before an Annual Meeting shall further update and supplement such notice, if necessary, so that the information (including, without limitation, the Material Ownership Interests information) provided or required to be provided in such notice pursuant to this Bylaw shall be true and correct as of the record date for the meeting and as of the date that is ten (10) business days prior to such Annual Meeting, and such update and supplement shall be received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the fifth (5th) business day after the record date for the Annual Meeting (in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of the record date), and not later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the eighth (8th) business day prior to the date of the Annual Meeting (in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of ten (10) business days prior to the meeting). For the avoidance of doubt, the obligation to update as set forth in this Section 2(a)(3) shall not limit the Corporation’s rights with respect to any deficiencies in any notice provided by a stockholder, extend any applicable deadlines hereunder, or enable or be deemed to permit a stockholder who has previously submitted notice hereunder to amend or update any proposal or nomination or to submit any new proposal, including by changing or adding nominees, matters, business and/or resolutions proposed to be brought before a meeting of the stockholders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Proposing Person no longer plans to solicit proxies in accordance with its representation pursuant to Article I, Section 2(a)(2)(E), such Proposing Person shall inform the Corporation of this change by delivering a written notice to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation no later than two (2) business days after making the determination not to proceed with a solicitation of proxies. A Proposing Person shall also update its notice so that the information required by Article I, Section 2(a)(2)(C) is current through the date of the meeting or any adjournment, postponement or rescheduling thereof, and such update shall be delivered in writing to the secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation no later than two (2) business days after the occurrence of any material change to the information previously disclosed pursuant to Article I, Section 2(a)(2)(C).

 

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(4)            Notwithstanding anything in the second sentence of Article I, Section 2(a)(2) of this Bylaw to the contrary, in the event that the number of directors to be elected to the Board of Directors is increased and there is no public announcement naming all of the nominees for director or specifying the size of the increased Board of Directors made by the Corporation at least ten (10) days before the last day a stockholder may deliver a notice of nomination in accordance with the second sentence of Article I, Section 2(a)(2), a stockholder’s notice required by this Bylaw shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for any new positions created by such increase, if it shall be received by the Secretary of the Corporation not later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the tenth (10th) day following the day on which such public announcement is first made by the Corporation.

 

(b)            General.

 

(1)            Only such persons who are nominated in accordance with the provisions of this Bylaw shall be eligible for election and to serve as directors, and only such business shall be conducted at an Annual Meeting as shall have been brought before the meeting in accordance with the provisions of this Bylaw or in accordance with Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act. The Board of Directors or a designated committee thereof shall have the power to determine whether a nomination or any business proposed to be brought before the meeting was made in accordance with the provisions of this Bylaw. If neither the Board of Directors nor such designated committee makes a determination as to whether any stockholder proposal or nomination was made in accordance with the provisions of this Bylaw, the chair of the meeting (as defined in Section 9 of this Article I) shall have the power and duty to determine whether the stockholder proposal or nomination was made in accordance with the provisions of this Bylaw. If the Board of Directors or a designated committee thereof or the chair of the meeting, as applicable, determines that any stockholder proposal or nomination was not made in accordance with the provisions of this Bylaw, such proposal or nomination shall be disregarded and shall not be presented for action at the Annual Meeting.

 

(2)            Except as otherwise required by law, nothing in this Article I, Section 2 shall obligate the Corporation or the Board of Directors to include in any proxy statement or other stockholder communication distributed on behalf of the Corporation or the Board of Directors information with respect to any nominee for director or any other matter of business submitted by a stockholder.

 

(3)            Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Article I, Section 2, if the nominating or proposing stockholder (or a qualified representative of the stockholder) does not appear at the Annual Meeting to present a nomination or any business, such nomination or business shall be disregarded, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such vote may have been received by the Corporation. For purposes of this Article I, Section 2, to be considered a qualified representative of the proposing stockholder, a person must be authorized by a written instrument executed by such stockholder or an electronic transmission delivered by such stockholder to act for such stockholder as proxy at the meeting of stockholders, and such person must produce such written instrument or electronic transmission, or a reliable reproduction of the written instrument or electronic transmission, to the chair of the meeting at the meeting of stockholders.

 

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(4)            For purposes of this Bylaw, “public announcement” shall mean disclosure in a press release reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press or comparable national news service or in a document publicly filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

 

(5)            Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Bylaw, a stockholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, including, but not limited to, Rule 14a-19 of the Exchange Act, with respect to the matters set forth in this Bylaw. If a stockholder fails to comply with any applicable requirements of the Exchange Act, including, but not limited to, Rule 14a-19 promulgated thereunder, such stockholder’s proposed nomination or proposed business shall be deemed to have not been made in compliance with this Bylaw and shall be disregarded.

 

(6)            Further notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Bylaw, unless otherwise required by law, (i) no Proposing Person shall solicit proxies in support of director nominees other than the Corporation’s nominees unless such Proposing Person has complied with Rule 14a-19 promulgated under the Exchange Act in connection with the solicitation of such proxies, including the provision to the Corporation of notices required thereunder with timely notice and (ii) if any Proposing Person (A) provides notice pursuant to Rule 14a-19(b) promulgated under the Exchange Act, (B) subsequently fails to comply with the requirements of Rule 14a-19(a)(2) or Rule 14a-19(a)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act, including the provision to the Corporation of notices required thereunder with timely notice and (C) no other Proposing Person has provided notice pursuant to, and in compliance with, Rule 14a-19 under the Exchange Act that it intends to solicit proxies in support of the election of such proposed nominee in accordance with Rule 14a-19(b) under the Exchange Act, then such proposed nominee shall be disqualified from nomination, the Corporation shall disregard the nomination of such proposed nominee and no vote on the election of such proposed nominee shall occur. Upon request by the Corporation, if any Proposing Person provides notice pursuant to Rule 14a-19(b) promulgated under the Exchange Act, such Proposing Person shall deliver to the Corporation, no later than five (5) business days prior to the applicable meeting date, reasonable evidence that it has met the requirements of Rule 14a-19(a)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act.

 

(7)            The number of nominees a stockholder may nominate for election at the Annual Meeting (or in the case of a stockholder giving the notice on behalf of a beneficial owner, the number of nominees a stockholder may nominate for election at the Annual Meeting on behalf of such beneficial owner) shall not exceed the number of directors to be elected at such Annual Meeting. A stockholder may not designate any substitute nominees unless the stockholder provides timely notice of such substitute nominee(s) in accordance with these Bylaws (and such notice contains all of the information, representations, questionnaires and certifications with respect to such substitute nominee(s) that are required by the Bylaws with respect to nominees for director).

 

Section 3.        Special Meetings. Except as otherwise required by statute and subject to the rights, if any, of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, special meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation may be called only by or at the direction of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may postpone or reschedule any previously scheduled special meeting of stockholders. Only those matters set forth in the notice of the special meeting may be considered or acted upon at a special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation. Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors and stockholder proposals of other business shall not be brought before a special meeting of stockholders to be considered by the stockholders unless such special meeting is held in lieu of an annual meeting of stockholders in accordance with Article I, Section 1 of these Bylaws, in which case such special meeting in lieu thereof shall be deemed an Annual Meeting for purposes of these Bylaws and the provisions of Article I, Section 2 of these Bylaws shall govern such special meeting.

 

Section 4.        Notice of Meetings; Adjournments.

 

(a)            A notice of each Annual Meeting stating the hour, date and place, if any, of such Annual Meeting, the means of remote communication, if any, by which stockholders and proxyholders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting, and the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, if such date is different from the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting, shall be given not less than ten (10) days nor more than sixty (60) days before the Annual Meeting, to each stockholder entitled to vote thereat by delivering such notice to such stockholder or by mailing it, postage prepaid, addressed to such stockholder at the address of such stockholder as it appears on the Corporation’s stock transfer books. Without limiting the manner by which notice may otherwise be given to stockholders, any notice to stockholders may be given by electronic transmission in the manner provided in Section 232 of the DGCL.

 

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(b)            Notice of all special meetings of stockholders shall be given in the same manner as provided for Annual Meetings, except that the notice of all special meetings shall also state the purpose or purposes for which the meeting has been called.

 

(c)            Notice of an Annual Meeting or special meeting of stockholders need not be given to a stockholder if a waiver of notice is executed, or waiver of notice by electronic transmission is provided, before or after such meeting by such stockholder or if such stockholder attends such meeting, unless such attendance is for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of any business because the meeting was not lawfully called or convened.

 

(d)            The Board of Directors may postpone and reschedule or cancel any previously scheduled Annual Meeting or special meeting of stockholders and any record date with respect thereto, regardless of whether any notice or public disclosure with respect to any such meeting has been sent or made pursuant to Section 2 of this Article I or otherwise. In no event shall the public announcement of an adjournment, postponement or rescheduling of any previously scheduled meeting of stockholders commence a new time period for the giving of a stockholder’s notice under this Article I.

 

(e)            When any meeting is convened, the chair of the meeting or the stockholders present or represented by proxy at such meeting may adjourn the meeting from time to time for any reason, regardless of whether a quorum is present, to reconvene at any other time and at any place at which a meeting of stockholders may be held under these Bylaws. When any Annual Meeting or special meeting of stockholders is adjourned to another hour, date or place (including an adjournment taken to address a technical failure to convene or continue a meeting using remote communication), notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the time, place, if any, thereof and the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such adjourned meeting are (i) announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, (ii) displayed, during the time scheduled for the meeting, on the same electronic network used to enable stockholders and proxy holders to participate in the meeting by means of remote communication or (iii) set forth in the notice of meeting given in accordance with this Section 4; provided, however, that if the adjournment is for more than thirty (30) days from the meeting date, or if after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, notice of the adjourned meeting and the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxyholders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote thereat and each stockholder who, by law or under the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation (as the same may hereafter be amended and/or restated, the “Certificate”) or these Bylaws, is entitled to such notice.

 

Section 5.        Quorum. Except as otherwise provided by law, the certificate of incorporation or these Bylaws, at each meeting of stockholders, the presence in person or by remote communication, if applicable, or represented by proxy, of the holders of a majority in voting power of the outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote at the meeting shall be necessary and sufficient to constitute a quorum. If less than a quorum is present at a meeting, the chair of the meeting or the holders of voting stock, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the voting power present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote thereon, may adjourn the meeting from time to time, and the meeting may be held as adjourned without further notice, except as otherwise provided in Section 4 of this Article I. At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum is present, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally noticed. The stockholders present at a duly constituted meeting may continue to transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough stockholders to leave less than a quorum.

 

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Section 6.        Voting and Proxies.

 

(a)            The stockholders entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Article IV, Section 4 of these Bylaws, subject to Section 217 (relating to voting rights of fiduciaries, pledgors and joint owners of stock) and Section 218 (relating to voting trusts and other voting agreements) of the DGCL. Stockholders shall have one vote for each share of stock entitled to vote owned by them of record according to the stock ledger of the Corporation as of the record date, unless otherwise provided by law or by the Certificate. Stockholders may vote either (i) in person, (ii) by written proxy or (iii) by a transmission permitted by Section 212(c) of the DGCL. Any copy, facsimile telecommunication or other reliable reproduction of the writing or transmission permitted by Section 212(c) of the DGCL may be substituted for or used in lieu of the original writing or transmission for any and all purposes for which the original writing or transmission could be used, provided that such copy, facsimile telecommunication or other reproduction shall be a complete reproduction of the entire original writing or transmission. Proxies shall be filed in accordance with the procedures established for the meeting of stockholders. A proxy with respect to stock held in the name of two or more persons shall be valid if executed by or on behalf of any one of them unless at or prior to the exercise of the proxy the Corporation receives a specific written notice to the contrary from any one of them. In the event the Corporation receives proxies for disqualified or withdrawn nominees for the Board of Directors, such votes for such disqualified or withdrawn nominees in the proxies will be treated as abstentions.

 

(b)            Any stockholder directly or indirectly soliciting proxies from other stockholders must use a proxy card color other than white, which shall be reserved for the exclusive use by the Board of Directors.

 

Section 7.        Action at Meeting. When a quorum is present at any meeting of stockholders, any matter before any such meeting (other than an election of a director or directors) shall be decided by a majority of the votes properly cast for and against such matter, except where a larger vote is required by law, by the Certificate or by these Bylaws. Any election of directors by stockholders shall be determined by a plurality of the votes properly cast on the election of directors.

 

Section 8.        Stockholder Lists. The Corporation shall prepare, no later than the tenth (10th) day before each Annual Meeting or special meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder; provided, however, that if the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote is less than ten (10) days before the meeting date, the list shall reflect the stockholders entitled to vote as of the tenth (10th) day before the meeting date. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder for any purpose germane to the meeting for a period of ten (10) days ending on the day before the meeting date in the manner provided by law.

 

Section 9.        Conduct of Meeting. The Board of Directors may adopt by resolution such rules, regulations and procedures for the conduct of any meeting of stockholders as it shall deem appropriate. Except to the extent inconsistent with rules, regulations and procedures adopted by the Board of Directors, the chair of the meeting shall have the right to prescribe such rules, regulations and procedures and to do all such acts, as, in the judgment of such chair, are necessary, appropriate or convenient for the proper conduct of the meeting. Such rules, regulations or procedures, whether adopted by the Board of Directors or the chair of the meeting, may include, without limitation, the following: (a) the establishment of an agenda for the meeting; (b) rules and procedures for maintaining order at the meeting and the safety of those present at the meeting; (c) limitations on attendance at or participation in the meeting to stockholders of record of the Corporation, their duly authorized and constituted proxies, or such other persons as the chair of the meeting shall determine; (d) restrictions on entry to the meeting after the time fixed for the commencement thereof; (e) the determination of the circumstances in which any person may make a statement or ask questions and limitations on the time allotted to questions or comments; (f) the determination of when the polls shall open and close for any given matter to be voted on at the meeting; (g) the exclusion or removal of any stockholders or any other individual who refuses to comply with meeting rules, regulations, or procedures; (h) restrictions on the use of audio and video recording devices, cell phones and other electronic devices; (i) rules, regulations and procedures for compliance with any federal, state or local laws or regulations (including those concerning safety, health or security); (j) procedures (if any) requiring attendees to provide the Corporation advance notice of their intent to attend the meeting; and (k) rules, regulations or procedures regarding the participation by means of remote communication of stockholders and proxy holders not physically present at a meeting, whether such meeting is to be held at a designated place or solely by means of remote communication. The chair of the meeting shall be: (i) such person as the Board of Directors shall have designated to preside over all meetings of the stockholders; (ii) if the Board of Directors has not so designated such a chair of the meeting or if the chair of the meeting is unable to so preside or is absent, then the Chairperson of the Board, if one is elected; (iii) if the Board of Directors has not so designated a chair of the meeting and there is no Chairperson of the Board, or if the chair of the meeting or the Chairperson of the Board is unable to so preside or is absent, then the Chief Executive Officer, if one is elected; or (iv) in the absence or inability to serve of any of the aforementioned persons, the President of the Corporation. Unless and to the extent determined by the Board of Directors or the chair of the meeting, the chair of the meeting shall not be obligated to adopt or follow any technical, formal or parliamentary rules or principles of procedure. In the absence of the Secretary of the Corporation, the secretary of the meeting shall be such person as the chair of the meeting appoints.

 

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Section 10.        Inspectors of Elections. The Corporation shall, in advance of any meeting of stockholders, appoint one or three inspectors to act at the meeting and make a written report thereof. The Corporation may designate one or more persons as alternate inspectors to replace any inspector who fails to act. If no inspector or alternate is able to act at a meeting of stockholders, the chair of the meeting shall appoint one or more inspectors to act at the meeting. Any inspector may, but need not, be an officer, employee or agent of the Corporation. Each inspector, before entering upon the discharge of his or her duties, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of his or her ability. The inspectors shall perform such duties as are required by the DGCL, including the counting of all votes and ballots. The inspectors may appoint or retain other persons or entities to assist the inspectors in the performance of the duties of the inspectors. The chair of the meeting may review all determinations made by the inspectors, and in so doing the chair of the meeting shall be entitled to exercise his or her sole judgment and discretion and he or she shall not be bound by any determinations made by the inspectors. All determinations by the inspectors and, if applicable, the chair of the meeting, shall be subject to further review by any court of competent jurisdiction.

 

Article II

 

Directors

 

Section 1.        Powers. The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors, except as otherwise provided by the Certificate or required by law.

 

Section 2.        Number and Terms. The number of directors of the Corporation shall be fixed solely and exclusively by resolution duly adopted from time to time by the Board of Directors, provided the Board of Directors shall consist of at least one (1) member. The directors shall hold office in the manner provided in the Certificate.

 

Section 3.        Qualification. No director need be a stockholder of the Corporation.

 

Section 4.        Vacancies. Vacancies in the Board of Directors shall be filled in the manner provided in the Certificate.

 

Section 5.        Removal. Directors may be removed from office only in the manner provided in the Certificate or by applicable law.

 

Section 6.        Resignation. A director may resign at any time by electronic transmission or by giving written notice to the Chairperson of the Board, if one is elected, the President or the Secretary. A resignation shall be effective upon receipt, unless the resignation otherwise provides.

 

Section 7.        Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at such hour, date and place (if any) as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine and publicize by means of reasonable notice given to any director who is not present when such determination is made.

 

Section 8.        Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called, orally or in writing, by or at the request of a majority of the directors, the Chairperson of the Board, if one is elected, or the President. The person calling any such special meeting of the Board of Directors may fix the hour, date and place (if any) thereof. Notice thereof shall be given to each director as provided in Section 9 of this Article II.

 

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Section 9.        Notice of Meetings. Notice of the hour, date and place (if any) of all special meetings of the Board of Directors shall be given to each director by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, or in case of the death, absence, incapacity or refusal of such persons, by the Chairperson of the Board, if one is elected, the President or such other officer designated by the Chairperson of the Board, if one is elected, or any one of the directors calling the meeting. Notice of any special meeting of the Board of Directors shall be given to each director in person, by telephone, or by facsimile, electronic mail or other form of electronic communication, sent to his or her business or home address, at least twenty-four (24) hours in advance of the meeting, or by written notice mailed to his or her business or home address, at least forty-eight (48) hours in advance of the meeting provided, however, that if the person or persons calling the meeting determine that it is otherwise necessary or advisable to hold the meeting sooner, then such person or persons may prescribe a shorter time period for notice to be given personally or by telephone, facsimile, electronic mail or other similar means of communication. Such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when hand-delivered to such address; read to such director by telephone; deposited in the mail so addressed, with postage thereon prepaid, if mailed; or dispatched or transmitted if sent by facsimile transmission or by electronic mail or other form of electronic communication. A written waiver of notice signed or electronically transmitted before or after a meeting by a director and filed with the records of the meeting shall be deemed to be equivalent to notice of the meeting. The attendance of a director at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where a director attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of any business because such meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Except as otherwise required by law, by the Certificate or by these Bylaws, neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any meeting of the Board of Directors need be specified in the notice or waiver of notice of such meeting.

 

Section 10.        Quorum. At any meeting of the Board of Directors, a majority of the total number of directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but if less than a quorum is present at a meeting, a majority of the directors present may adjourn the meeting from time to time, and the meeting may be held as adjourned without further notice. Any business that might have been transacted at the meeting as originally noticed may be transacted at such adjourned meeting at which a quorum is present. For purposes of this Article II, the total number of directors includes any unfilled vacancies on the Board of Directors.

 

Section 11.        Action at Meeting. At any meeting of the Board of Directors at which a quorum is present, the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors present shall constitute action by the Board of Directors, unless otherwise required by law, by the Certificate or by these Bylaws.

 

Section 12.        Action by Consent. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board of Directors consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission. After such action is taken, the writing or writings or electronic transmission or transmissions shall be filed with the records of the meetings of the Board of Directors. Such filing shall be in paper form if the minutes are maintained in paper form and shall be in electronic form if the minutes are maintained in electronic form. Such consent shall be treated as a resolution of the Board of Directors for all purposes.

 

Section 13.        Manner of Participation. Directors may participate in meetings of the Board of Directors by means of video conference, conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all directors participating in the meeting can hear each other, and participation in a meeting in accordance herewith shall constitute presence in person at such meeting for purposes of these Bylaws.

 

Section 14.        Presiding Director. The Board of Directors shall designate a representative to preside over all meetings of the Board of Directors, provided that if the Board of Directors does not so designate such a presiding director or such designated presiding director is unable to so preside or is absent, then the Chairperson of the Board, if one is elected, shall preside over all meetings of the Board of Directors. If both the designated presiding director, if one is so designated, and the Chairperson of the Board, if one is elected, are unable to preside or are absent, the Board of Directors shall designate an alternate representative to preside over a meeting of the Board of Directors.

 

Section 15.        Committees. The Board of Directors may designate one or more committees, including, without limitation, a Compensation Committee, a Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee and an Audit Committee, and may delegate thereto some or all of its powers to such committee(s) except those which by law, by the Certificate or by these Bylaws may not be delegated. Except as the Board of Directors may otherwise determine, any such committee may make rules for the conduct of its business, but unless otherwise provided by the Board of Directors or in such rules, its business shall be conducted so far as possible in the same manner as is provided by these Bylaws for the Board of Directors. All members of such committees shall hold such offices at the pleasure of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may abolish any such committee at any time. Any committee to which the Board of Directors delegates any of its powers or duties shall keep records of its meetings.

 

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Section 16.        Compensation of Directors. Directors shall receive such compensation for their services as shall be determined by the Board of Directors, or a designated committee thereof, provided that directors who are serving the Corporation as employees shall not receive any salary or other compensation for their services as directors of the Corporation.

 

Section 17.        Emergency Bylaws. In the event of any emergency, disaster, catastrophe or other similar emergency condition of a type described in Section 110(a) of the DGCL (an “Emergency”), notwithstanding any different or conflicting provisions in the DGCL, the Certificate or these Bylaws, during such Emergency:

 

(a)            A meeting of the Board of Directors or a committee thereof may be called by any director, the Chairperson of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or the Secretary by such means as, in the judgment of the person calling the meeting, may be feasible at the time, and notice of any such meeting of the Board of Directors or any committee may be given, in the judgment of the person calling the meeting, only to such directors as it may be feasible to reach at the time and by such means as may be feasible at the time. Such notice shall be given at such time in advance of the meeting as, in the judgment of the person calling the meeting, circumstances permit.

 

(b)            The director or directors in attendance at a meeting called in accordance with Section 17(a) of this Article II shall constitute a quorum.

 

(c)            No officer, director or employee acting in accordance with this Section 17 shall be liable except for willful misconduct. No amendment, repeal or change to this Section 17 shall modify the prior sentence with regard to actions taken prior to the time of such amendment, repeal or change.

 

Section 18.        Observers. The Corporation may agree to appoint one or more observers to the Board of Directors (each, an “Observer”). The terms of appointment of any Observer shall be at the discretion of the Board of Directors including with respect to entitlement, scope, and timing of communications, participation, and attendance. In no case shall an Observer be entitled to vote at any meeting of the Board of Directors.

 

Article III

 

Officers

 

Section 1.        Enumeration. The officers of the Corporation shall consist of a President, a Treasurer, a Secretary and such other officers, including, without limitation, a Chairperson of the Board, a Chief Executive Officer and one or more Vice Presidents (including Executive Vice Presidents or Senior Vice Presidents), Assistant Vice Presidents, Assistant Treasurers and Assistant Secretaries, as the Board of Directors may determine. Any number of offices may be held by the same person. The salaries and other compensation of the officers of the Corporation will be fixed by or in the manner designated by the Board of Directors or a committee thereof to which the Board of Directors has delegated such responsibility.

 

Section 2.        Election. The Board of Directors shall elect the President, the Treasurer and the Secretary. Other officers may be elected by the Board of Directors or by such officers delegated such authority by the Board of Directors.

 

Section 3.        Qualification. No officer need be a stockholder or a director.

 

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Section 4.        Tenure. Except as otherwise provided by the Certificate or by these Bylaws, each of the officers of the Corporation shall hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal.

 

Section 5.        Resignation and Removal. Any officer may resign by delivering his or her written or electronically transmitted resignation to the Corporation addressed to the President or the Secretary, and such resignation shall be effective upon receipt, unless the resignation otherwise provides. Any resignation is without prejudice to the rights, if any, of the Corporation under any contract to which the officer is a party. Except as otherwise provided by law or by resolution of the Board of Directors, the Board of Directors may remove any officer. Except as the Board of Directors may otherwise determine, no officer who resigns or is removed shall have any right to any compensation as an officer for any period following his or her resignation or removal, or any right to damages on account of such removal, whether his or her compensation be by the month or by the year or otherwise, unless such compensation is expressly provided in a duly authorized written agreement with the Corporation.

 

Section 6.        Absence or Disability. In the event of the absence or disability of any officer, the Board of Directors may designate another officer to act temporarily in place of such absent or disabled officer.

 

Section 7.        Vacancies. Any vacancy in any office may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Directors.

 

Section 8.        President. The President shall, subject to the direction of the Board of Directors, have such powers and shall perform such duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time designate.

 

Section 9.        Chairperson of the Board. The Chairperson of the Board, if one is elected, shall have such powers and shall perform such duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time designate.

 

Section 10.        Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Executive Officer, if one is elected, shall have such powers and shall perform such duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time designate.

 

Section 11.        Vice Presidents and Assistant Vice Presidents. Any Vice President (including any Executive Vice President or Senior Vice President) and any Assistant Vice President shall have such powers and shall perform such duties as the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer may from time to time designate.

 

Section 12.        Treasurer and Assistant Treasurers. The Treasurer shall, subject to the direction of the Board of Directors and except as the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer may otherwise provide, have general charge of the financial affairs of the Corporation and shall cause to be kept accurate books of account. The Treasurer shall have custody of all funds, securities and valuable documents of the Corporation. He or she shall have such other duties and powers as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer. Any Assistant Treasurer shall have such powers and perform such duties as the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer may from time to time designate.

 

Section 13.        Secretary and Assistant Secretaries. The Secretary shall record all the proceedings of the meetings of the stockholders and the Board of Directors (including committees of the Board of Directors) in books kept for that purpose. In his or her absence from any such meeting, a temporary secretary chosen at the meeting shall record the proceedings thereof. The Secretary shall have charge of the stock ledger (which may, however, be kept by any transfer or other agent of the Corporation). The Secretary shall have custody of the seal of the Corporation, and the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary shall have authority to affix it to any instrument requiring it, and, when so affixed, the seal may be attested by his or her signature or that of an Assistant Secretary. The Secretary shall have such other duties and powers as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer. In the absence of the Secretary, any Assistant Secretary may perform his or her duties and responsibilities. Any Assistant Secretary shall have such powers and perform such duties as the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer may from time to time designate.

 

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Section 14.        Other Powers and Duties. Subject to these Bylaws and to such limitations as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe, the officers of the Corporation shall each have such powers and duties as generally pertain to their respective offices, as well as such powers and duties as from time to time may be conferred by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer.

 

Section 15.        Representation of Shares of Other Corporations. The Chairperson of the Board, the President, any Vice President, the Treasurer, the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of this Corporation, or any other person authorized by the Board of Directors or the President or a Vice President, is authorized to vote, represent and exercise on behalf of this Corporation all rights incident to any and all securities of any other entity or entities standing in the name of this Corporation. The authority granted herein may be exercised either by such person directly or by any other person authorized to do so by proxy or power of attorney duly executed by such person having the authority.

 

Section 16.        Bonded Officers. The Board of Directors may require any officer to give the Corporation a bond in such sum and with such surety or sureties as shall be satisfactory to the Board of Directors upon such terms and conditions as the Board of Directors may specify, including, without limitation, a bond for the faithful performance of his or her duties and for the restoration to the Corporation of all property in his or her possession or under his or her control belonging to the Corporation.

 

Article IV

 

Capital Stock

 

Section 1.        Certificates of Stock. Each stockholder shall be entitled to a certificate of the capital stock of the Corporation in such form as may from time to time be prescribed by the Board of Directors. Such certificate shall be signed by any two authorized officers of the Corporation. The Corporation seal and the signatures by the Corporation’s officers, the transfer agent or the registrar may be facsimiles. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed on such certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if he or she were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the time of its issue. Every certificate for shares of stock which are subject to any restriction on transfer and every certificate issued when the Corporation is authorized to issue more than one class or series of stock shall contain such legend with respect thereto as is required by law. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary provided in these Bylaws, the Board of Directors may provide by resolution or resolutions that some or all of any or all classes or series of its stock shall be uncertificated shares (except that the foregoing shall not apply to shares represented by a certificate until such certificate is surrendered to the Corporation), and by the approval and adoption of these Bylaws, the Board of Directors has determined that all classes or series of the Corporation’s stock may be uncertificated, whether upon original issuance, re-issuance or subsequent transfer.

 

Section 2.        Transfers. Subject to any restrictions on transfer and unless otherwise provided by the Board of Directors, shares of stock that are represented by a certificate may be transferred on the books of the Corporation by the surrender to the Corporation or its transfer agent of the certificate therefor properly endorsed or accompanied by a written assignment or power of attorney properly executed, with transfer stamps (if necessary) affixed, and with such proof of the authenticity of signature as the Corporation or its transfer agent may reasonably require. Shares of stock that are not represented by a certificate may be transferred on the books of the Corporation by submitting to the Corporation or its transfer agent such evidence of transfer and following such other procedures as the Corporation or its transfer agent may require.

 

Section 3.        Stock Transfer Agreements. The Corporation shall have power to enter into and perform any agreement with any number of stockholders of any one or more classes of stock of the Corporation to restrict the transfer of shares of stock of the Corporation of any one or more classes owned by such stockholders in any manner not prohibited by the DGCL.

 

Section 4.        Record Holders. Except as may otherwise be required by law, by the Certificate or by these Bylaws, the Corporation shall be entitled to treat the record holder of stock as shown on its books as the owner of such stock for all purposes, including the payment of dividends and the right to vote with respect thereto, regardless of any transfer, pledge or other disposition of such stock, until the shares have been transferred on the books of the Corporation in accordance with the requirements of these Bylaws.

 

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Section 5.        Record Date. In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof or entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors, and which record date: (a) in the case of determination of stockholders entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders, shall, unless otherwise required by law, not be more than sixty (60) nor less than ten (10) days before the date of such meeting and (b) in the case of any other action, shall not be more than sixty (60) days prior to such other action. If no record date is fixed: (i) the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held; and (ii) the record date for determining stockholders for any other purpose shall be 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating thereto.

 

Section 6.        Replacement of Certificates. In case of the alleged loss, destruction or mutilation of a certificate of stock of the Corporation, a duplicate certificate may be issued in place thereof, upon such terms as the Board of Directors may prescribe.

 

Section 7.        Lock-Up.

 

(a)            Subject to Section 7(b) of this Article IV, the holders (the “Lock-up Holders”) of common stock of the Corporation, par value of $0.00001 per share (“Common Stock”), including (1) the shares of Common Stock designated as Series A Common Stock (“Series A Common Stock”) and Series B Common Stock, issued (i) as consideration pursuant to the merger of Factorial Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Factorial”), with and into Fenway MS, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of the Corporation (“Merger Sub”) (the “Factorial Transaction”), pursuant to that certain Business Combination Agreement, dated as of [__], 2025 (the “Business Combination Agreement”), by and among Factorial, the Corporation, and Merger Sub, or (ii) upon the settlement or exercise of warrants, stock options, restricted stock units or other equity awards assumed, continued or substituted by the Corporation pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement (such awards, the “Equity Awards” and such shares, the “Factorial Equity Award Shares”) and (2) the Sponsor Shares, shall not, without the prior written consent of the Board of Directors, Transfer any Lock-up Shares until the end of the Lock-up Period (the “Lock-up”).

 

(b)            The restrictions set forth in Section 7(a) of this Article IV shall not apply to:

 

(1)            a Transfer to the Corporation’s officers or directors, any affiliate or family members of the Corporation’s officers or directors, any members or partners of such Lock-up Holder or their affiliates, any affiliates of such Lock-up Holder, or any employees of such affiliates;

 

(2)            in the case of an individual, a Transfer by gift to a member of the individual’s immediate family (as defined below), or to a trust, the beneficiary of which is the individual or a member of the individual’s immediate family or an affiliate of such person, or to a charitable organization;

 

(3)            in the case of an individual, Transfers by virtue of laws of descent and distribution upon death of the individual;

 

(4)            in the case of an individual, Transfers by operation of law or pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order;

 

(5)            in the case of an individual, Transfers to a partnership, limited liability company or other entity of which the undersigned and/or the immediate family (as defined below) of the undersigned are the legal and beneficial owner of all of the outstanding equity securities or similar interests;

 

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(6)            in the case of an entity, Transfers to any direct or indirect partners, members or equity holders of such entity, or any related investment funds or vehicles controlled or managed by such persons or entities or their respective affiliates;

 

(7)            in the case of an entity that is a trust, Transfers to a trustor or beneficiary of the trust or to the estate of a beneficiary of such trust;

 

(8)            in the case of an entity, Transfers by virtue of the laws of the entity’s jurisdiction of formation or incorporation or the entity’s organizational documents upon dissolution of the entity;

 

(9)            Transfers to any other Lock-up Holders, any affiliates of such other Lock-up Holders or their Permitted Transferees or any related investment funds or vehicles controlled or managed by such persons or entities or their respective affiliates;

 

(10)            the exercise of Equity Awards, stock options or warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock or the vesting of stock awards of Common Stock (including Factorial Equity Award Shares) and any related transfer of shares to the Corporation in connection therewith (1) deemed to occur upon the “cashless” or “net” exercise of such options or warrants or (2) for the purpose of paying the exercise price of such options or warrants or for paying taxes due as a result of the exercise of such options or warrants, the vesting of such options, warrants or stock awards, or as a result of the vesting of such shares, it being understood that all shares received upon such exercise, vesting or transfer will remain subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 7(a) of this Article IV during the Lock-Up Period;

 

(11)            Transfers to the Corporation pursuant to any contractual arrangement in effect at the Closing (as such term is defined in the Business Combination Agreement) that provides for the repurchase by the Corporation or forfeiture of Equity Awards, Common Stock or other securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock in connection with the termination of such Lock-up Holder’s service to the Corporation;

 

(12)            the entry, by the Lock-up Holder, at any time after the Closing (as such term is defined in the Business Combination Agreement), of any trading plan providing for the sale of shares held by the Lock-up Holder, which trading plan meets the requirements of Rule 10b5-l(c) under the Exchange Act, provided, however, that such plan does not provide for, or permit, the sale of any shares during the Lock-Up Period; and

 

(13)            Transfers in connection with a liquidation, merger, stock exchange, reorganization, tender offer approved by the Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof or other similar transaction which results in all of the Corporation’s stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of Common Stock for cash, securities or other property subsequent to the Closing Date (as such term is defined in the Business Combination Agreement).

 

provided, however, that in any such case, it shall be a condition to such Transfer that each Permitted Transferee execute and deliver to the Corporation an agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Corporation stating that such Transferee will not engage in any activities restricted under this Section 7 (as if such transferee had been an original Lock-up Holder hereto).

 

For purposes of this Section 7(b) of Article IV, “immediate family” shall mean a spouse, domestic partner, child (including by adoption), father, mother, brother or sister of the undersigned, and lineal descendant (including by adoption) of the undersigned or of any of the foregoing persons; and “affiliate” shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).

 

For the avoidance of doubt, each Lock-up Holder shall retain all of its rights as a stockholder of the Corporation with respect to the Lock-up Shares during the Lock-Up Period, including the right to vote any Lock-up Shares that are entitled to vote.

 

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In furtherance of the foregoing, the Corporation, and any duly appointed transfer agent for the registration or transfer of the securities described therein, are hereby authorized to decline to make any transfer of securities if such transfer would constitute a violation or breach of this restriction, and such purported Transfer shall be null and void ab initio. In addition, during the Lock-Up Period, each certificate or book-entry position evidencing the Lock-Up Shares shall be marked with a legend in substantially the following form, in addition to any other applicable legends:

 

“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER SET FORTH IN THE ISSUER’S BYLAWS. A COPY OF SUCH BYLAWS WILL BE FURNISHED WITHOUT CHARGE BY THE ISSUER TO THE HOLDER HEREOF UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.”

 

(c)            Notwithstanding the other provisions set forth in this Section 7 of this Article IV, the Board of Directors may, in its sole discretion, determine to waive, amend, or repeal the Lock-up obligation set forth herein.

 

(d)            For purposes of this Section 7 of this Article IV:

 

(1)            the term “First Trading Price Condition” means that the VWAP of the Series A Common Stock for the period of 20 Trading Days ending on the Trading Day immediately prior to the date of determination equals or exceeds $12.00;

 

(2)            the term “Lock-up Period” means the period beginning on the Closing Date (as such term is defined in the Business Combination Agreement) and ending (i) with respect to 25% of the Lock-Up Shares (the “Six-Month Lock-Up Shares”), on the date one hundred and eighty (180) days after the Closing Date (as such term is defined in the Business Combination Agreement) (the “Six-Month Lock-Up Date”), (ii) with respect to 25% of the Lock-Up Shares (the “Nine-Month Lock-Up Shares”), on the date two hundred and seventy (270) days after the Closing Date (the “Nine-Month Lock-Up Date”) and (iii) with respect to 50% of the Lock-Up Shares (the “One Year Lock-Up Shares”), on the first anniversary of the Closing Date (the “One Year Lock-Up Date” and each of the Six-Month Lock-Up Date, the Nine-Month Lock-Up Date and the One Year Lock-Up Date, a “Lock-Up Termination Date”)); provided, however, that, on the date on which any Trading Price Condition is satisfied (an “Early Release Date”), the Lock-Up Period shall terminate with respect to one-third (1/3) of the Lock-Up Shares (“Early Release Lock-Up Shares”), with such Early Release Lock-Up Shares allocated first among the Lock-Up Shares with the earliest Lock-Up Termination Date that has not yet occurred and successively to each remaining tranche of Lock-Up Shares in chronological order. For example, if the First Trading Price Condition is satisfied prior to the Six-Month Lock-Up Date, then, on the related Early Release Date, the Lock-Up Period shall terminate with respect to all of the Six-Month Lock-Up Shares (1/4 of the aggregate Lock-Up Shares) and shall terminate with respect to one-third (1/3) of the Nine-Month Lock-Up Shares (1/12 of the aggregate Lock-Up Shares), but, if the First Trading Price Condition is satisfied after the Six-Month Lock-Up Date and prior to the Nine-Month Lock-Up Date, then, on the related Early Release Date, the Lock-Up Period shall terminate with respect to all of the Nine-Month Lock-Up Shares and shall terminate with respect to one-sixth (1/6) of the One Year Lock-Up Shares;

 

(3)            the term “Lock-up Shares” means the shares of Common Stock issued as consideration in the Factorial Transaction pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, the Sponsor Shares, and the Factorial Equity Award Shares, except, with respect to each Lock-up Holder, [ ] of the shares of Common Stock held by such Lock-Up Holder (or such lesser number as applicable); provided, that, for clarity, shares of Common Stock issued in connection with the Domestication (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) (other than the Sponsor Shares) or the PIPE Financing (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) shall not constitute Lock-up Shares; and provided further, that shares of Common Stock acquired upon the cash exercise of Equity Awards, stock options or warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock shall not constitute Lock-up Shares; and provided further, that shares of Common Stock acquired in the public market shall not constitute Lock-up Shares; and provided finally that shares of Common Stock acquired pursuant to a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act or pursuant to a subscription agreement where the issuance of Common Stock occurs on or after the closing of the Factorial Transaction shall not constitute Lock-up Shares;

 

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(4)            the term “Permitted Transferees” means, prior to the expiration of the Lock-up Period, any person or entity to whom such Lock-up Holder is permitted to transfer such shares of Common Stock prior to the expiration of the Lock-up Period pursuant to Section 7(b) of this Article IV;

 

(5)            the term “Principal Market” means, as of any time of determination, the principal trading market, if any, in which the shares of Series A Common Stock then trade;

 

(6)            the term “Second Trading Price Condition” means that the VWAP of the Series A Common Stock for the period of 20 Trading Days ending on the Trading Day immediately prior to the date of determination equals or exceeds $14.00;

 

(7)            the term “Sponsor Shares” means 6,800,000 shares of Series A Common Stock issued in connection with the Domestication (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) to CGC III Sponsor LLC, a Cayman Islands limited liability company;

 

(8)            the term “Third Trading Price Condition” means that the VWAP of the Series A Common Stock for the period of 20 Trading Days ending on the Trading Day immediately prior to the date of determination equals or exceeds $16.00;

 

(9)            the term “Trading Day” means any day on which the Series A Common Stock is traded on the Principal Market, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal trading market for the Series A Common Stock, then on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which the Series A Common Stock is then traded, provided that “Trading Day” shall not include any day on which the Series A Common Stock is scheduled to trade on such exchange or market for less than 4.5 hours or any day that the Series A Common Stock is suspended from trading during the final hour of trading on such exchange or market (or if such exchange or market does not designate in advance the closing time of trading on such exchange or market, then during the hour ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York time);

 

(10)            the term “Trading Price Conditions” means each of the “First Trading Price Condition,” the “Second Trading Price Condition” and the “Third Trading Price Condition”;

 

(11)            the term “Transfer” means (A) sell, offer to sell, contract or agree to sell, assign, transfer (including by operation of law), hypothecate, pledge, distribute, grant any option to purchase or otherwise dispose of or agree to dispose of, directly or indirectly, file (or participate in the filing of) a registration statement with the SEC or establish or increase a put equivalent position or liquidate or decrease a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act with respect to, any Lock-up Shares, (B) deposit any Lock-up Shares into a voting trust or enter into a voting agreement or arrangement or grant any proxy or power of attorney with respect thereto that is inconsistent with these Bylaws, (C) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any Lock-up Shares, whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of such Lock-up Shares, in cash or otherwise, or (D) publicly announce any intention to effect any transaction specified in clauses (A) through (C); and

 

(12)            the term “VWAP” means the dollar volume-weighted average price for the Series A Common Stock on the Principal Market (or, if the Principal Market is not the principal trading market for such security, then on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which such security is then traded), during the period beginning at 9:30 a.m., New York time, and ending at 4:00 p.m., New York time, as reported by Bloomberg, L.P. (“Bloomberg”) through its “VAP” function (set to 09:30 start time and 16:00 end time) or, if the foregoing does not apply, the dollar volume-weighted average price of the Series A Common Stock in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security during the period beginning at 9:30 a.m., New York time, and ending at 4:00 p.m., New York time, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if no dollar volume-weighted average price is reported for the Series A Common Stock by Bloomberg for such hours, the average of the highest closing bid price and the lowest closing ask price of any of the market makers for the Series A Common Stock as reported in The Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices). All such determinations shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination, recapitalization or other similar transaction during such period.

 

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Article V

 

Indemnification

 

Section 1.        Definitions. For purposes of this Article V:

 

(a)            “Corporate Status” describes the status of a person who is serving or has served (i) as a Director of the Corporation, (ii) as an Officer of the Corporation, (iii) as a Non-Officer Employee of the Corporation or (iv) as a director, partner, trustee, officer, employee or agent of any other corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan, foundation, association, organization or other legal entity which such person is or was serving at the request of the Corporation. For purposes of this Section 1(a), a Director, Officer or Non-Officer Employee of the Corporation who is serving or has served as a director, partner, trustee, officer, employee or agent of a Subsidiary shall be deemed to be serving at the request of the Corporation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, “Corporate Status” shall not include the status of a person who is serving or has served as a director, officer, employee or agent of a constituent corporation absorbed in a merger or consolidation transaction with the Corporation with respect to such person’s activities prior to said transaction, unless specifically authorized by the Board of Directors or the stockholders of the Corporation;

 

(b)            “Director” means any person who serves or has served the Corporation as a director on the Board of Directors of the Corporation;

 

(c)            “Disinterested Director” means, with respect to each Proceeding in respect of which indemnification is sought hereunder, a Director of the Corporation who is not and was not a party to such Proceeding;

 

(d)            “Expenses” means all attorneys’ fees, retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees of expert witnesses, private investigators and professional advisors (including, without limitation, accountants and investment bankers), travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, costs of preparation of demonstrative evidence and other courtroom presentation aids and devices, costs incurred in connection with document review, organization, imaging and computerization, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees, and all other disbursements, costs or expenses of the type customarily incurred in connection with prosecuting, defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, being or preparing to be a witness in, settling or otherwise participating in, a Proceeding;

 

(e)            “Liabilities” means judgments, damages, liabilities, losses, penalties, excise taxes, fines and amounts paid in settlement;

 

(f)            “Non-Officer Employee” means any person who serves or has served as an employee or agent of the Corporation, but who is not or was not a Director or Officer;

 

(g)            “Officer” means any person who serves or has served the Corporation as an officer of the Corporation appointed by the Board of Directors of the Corporation;

 

(h)            “Proceeding” means any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, arbitration, alternate dispute resolution mechanism, inquiry, investigation, administrative hearing or other proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, arbitrative or investigative; and

 

(i)            “Subsidiary” means any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust or other entity of which the Corporation owns (either directly or through or together with another Subsidiary of the Corporation) either (i) a general partner, managing member or other similar interest or (ii) (A) fifty percent (50%) or more of the voting power of the voting capital equity interests of such corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture or other entity, or (B) fifty percent (50%) or more of the outstanding voting capital stock or other voting equity interests of such corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture or other entity.

 

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Section 2.        Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

 

(a)            Subject to the operation of Section 4 of this Article V, each Director and Officer shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Corporation to the fullest extent authorized by the DGCL, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights than such law permitted the Corporation to provide prior to such amendment), and to the extent authorized in this Section 2.

 

(1)            Actions, Suits and Proceedings Other than By or In the Right of the Corporation. Each Director and Officer shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Corporation against any and all Expenses and Liabilities that are incurred or paid by such Director or Officer or on such Director’s or Officer’s behalf in connection with any Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein (other than an action by or in the right of the Corporation), which such Director or Officer is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or participant in by reason of such Director’s or Officer’s Corporate Status, if such Director or Officer acted in good faith and in a manner such Director or Officer reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation and, with respect to any criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.

 

(2)            Actions, Suits and Proceedings By or In the Right of the Corporation. Each Director and Officer shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Corporation against any and all Expenses that are incurred by such Director or Officer or on such Director’s or Officer’s behalf in connection with any Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein by or in the right of the Corporation, which such Director or Officer is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or participant in by reason of such Director’s or Officer’s Corporate Status, if such Director or Officer acted in good faith and in a manner such Director or Officer reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation; provided, however, that no indemnification shall be made under this Section 2(a)(2) in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such Director or Officer shall have been finally adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be liable to the Corporation, unless, and only to the extent that, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or another court in which such Proceeding was brought shall determine upon application that, despite adjudication of liability, but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such Director or Officer is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification for such Expenses that such court deems proper.

 

(3)            Survival of Rights. The rights of indemnification provided by this Section 2 shall continue as to a Director or Officer after he or she has ceased to be a Director or Officer and shall inure to the benefit of his or her heirs, executors, administrators and personal representatives.

 

(4)            Actions by Directors or Officers. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Corporation shall indemnify any Director or Officer seeking indemnification in connection with a Proceeding initiated by such Director or Officer only if such Proceeding (including any parts of such Proceeding not initiated by such Director or Officer) was authorized in advance by the Board of Directors, unless such Proceeding was brought to enforce such Officer’s or Director’s rights to indemnification or, in the case of Directors, advancement of Expenses under these Bylaws in accordance with the provisions set forth herein.

 

Section 3.        Indemnification of Non-Officer Employees. Subject to the operation of Section 4 of this Article V, each Non-Officer Employee may, in the discretion of the Board of Directors, be indemnified by the Corporation to the fullest extent authorized by the DGCL, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, against any or all Expenses and Liabilities that are incurred by such Non-Officer Employee or on such Non-Officer Employee’s behalf in connection with any threatened, pending or completed Proceeding, or any claim, issue or matter therein, which such Non-Officer Employee is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or participant in by reason of such Non-Officer Employee’s Corporate Status, if such Non-Officer Employee acted in good faith and in a manner such Non-Officer Employee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation and, with respect to any criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. The rights of indemnification provided by this Section 3 shall exist as to a Non-Officer Employee after he or she has ceased to be a Non-Officer Employee and shall inure to the benefit of his or her heirs, personal representatives, executors and administrators. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Corporation may indemnify any Non-Officer Employee seeking indemnification in connection with a Proceeding initiated by such Non-Officer Employee only if such Proceeding was authorized in advance by the Board of Directors.

 

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Section 4.        Determination. Unless ordered by a court, no indemnification shall be provided pursuant to this Article V to a Director, to an Officer or to a Non-Officer Employee unless a determination shall have been made that such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation and, with respect to any criminal Proceeding, such person had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. Such determination shall be made by (a) a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum of the Board of Directors, (b) a committee comprised of Disinterested Directors, such committee having been designated by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors (even though less than a quorum), (c) if there are no such Disinterested Directors, or if a majority of Disinterested Directors so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion or (d) by the stockholders of the Corporation.

 

Section 5.        Advancement of Expenses to Directors Prior to Final Disposition.

 

(a)            The Corporation shall advance all Expenses incurred by or on behalf of any Director in connection with any Proceeding in which such Director is involved by reason of such Director’s Corporate Status within thirty (30) days after the receipt by the Corporation of a written statement from such Director requesting such advance or advances from time to time, whether prior to or after final disposition of such Proceeding. Such statement or statements shall reasonably evidence the Expenses incurred by such Director and shall be preceded or accompanied by an undertaking by or on behalf of such Director to repay any Expenses so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that such Director is not entitled to be indemnified against such Expenses. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Corporation shall advance all Expenses incurred by or on behalf of any Director seeking advancement of expenses hereunder in connection with a Proceeding initiated by such Director only if such Proceeding (including any parts of such Proceeding not initiated by such Director) was (i) authorized by the Board of Directors or (ii) brought to enforce such Director’s rights to indemnification or advancement of Expenses under these Bylaws.

 

(b)            If a claim for advancement of Expenses hereunder by a Director is not paid in full by the Corporation within thirty (30) days after receipt by the Corporation of documentation of Expenses and the required undertaking, such Director may at any time thereafter bring suit against the Corporation to recover the unpaid amount of the claim and, if successful in whole or in part, such Director shall also be entitled to be paid the expenses of prosecuting such claim. The failure of the Corporation (including its Board of Directors or any committee thereof, independent legal counsel or stockholders) to make a determination concerning the permissibility of such advancement of Expenses under this Article V shall not be a defense to an action brought by a Director for recovery of the unpaid amount of an advancement claim and shall not create a presumption that such advancement is not permissible. The burden of proving that a Director is not entitled to an advancement of expenses shall be on the Corporation.

 

(c)            In any suit brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the Corporation shall be entitled to recover such expenses upon a final adjudication that the Director has not met any applicable standard for indemnification set forth in the DGCL.

 

Section 6.        Advancement of Expenses to Officers and Non-Officer Employees Prior to Final Disposition.

 

(a)            The Corporation may, at the discretion of the Board of Directors, advance any or all Expenses incurred by or on behalf of any Officer or any Non-Officer Employee in connection with any Proceeding in which such person is involved by reason of his or her Corporate Status as an Officer or Non-Officer Employee upon the receipt by the Corporation of a statement or statements from such Officer or Non-Officer Employee requesting such advance or advances from time to time, whether prior to or after final disposition of such Proceeding. Such statement or statements shall reasonably evidence the Expenses incurred by such Officer or Non-Officer Employee and shall be preceded or accompanied by an undertaking by or on behalf of such person to repay any Expenses so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that such Officer or Non-Officer Employee is not entitled to be indemnified against such Expenses.

 

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(b)            In any suit brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the Corporation shall be entitled to recover such expenses upon a final adjudication that the Officer or Non-Officer Employee has not met any applicable standard for indemnification set forth in the DGCL.

 

Section 7.        Contractual Nature of Rights.

 

(a)            The provisions of this Article V shall be deemed to be a contract between the Corporation and each Director and Officer entitled to the benefits hereof at any time while this Article V is in effect, in consideration of such person’s past or current and any future performance of services for the Corporation. Neither amendment, repeal or modification of any provision of this Article V nor the adoption of any provision of the Certificate inconsistent with this Article V shall eliminate or reduce any right conferred by this Article V in respect of any act or omission occurring, or any cause of action or claim that accrues or arises or any state of facts existing, at the time of or before such amendment, repeal, modification or adoption of an inconsistent provision (even in the case of a proceeding based on such a state of facts that is commenced after such time), and all rights to indemnification and advancement of Expenses granted herein or arising out of any act or omission shall vest at the time of the act or omission in question, regardless of when or if any proceeding with respect to such act or omission is commenced. The rights to indemnification and to advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Article V shall continue notwithstanding that the person has ceased to be a director or officer of the Corporation and shall inure to the benefit of the estate, heirs, executors, administrators, legatees and distributees of such person.

 

(b)            If a claim for indemnification hereunder by a Director or Officer is not paid in full by the Corporation within sixty (60) days after receipt by the Corporation of a written claim for indemnification, such Director or Officer may at any time thereafter bring suit against the Corporation to recover the unpaid amount of the claim, and if successful in whole or in part, such Director or Officer shall also be entitled to be paid the expenses of prosecuting such claim. The failure of the Corporation (including its Board of Directors or any committee thereof, independent legal counsel or stockholders) to make a determination concerning the permissibility of such indemnification under this Article V shall not be a defense to an action brought by a Director or Officer for recovery of the unpaid amount of an indemnification claim and shall not create a presumption that such indemnification is not permissible. The burden of proving that a Director or Officer is not entitled to indemnification shall be on the Corporation.

 

(c)            In any suit brought by a Director or Officer to enforce a right to indemnification hereunder, it shall be a defense that such Director or Officer has not met any applicable standard for indemnification set forth in the DGCL.

 

Section 8.        Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The rights to indemnification and to advancement of Expenses set forth in this Article V shall not be exclusive of any other right that any Director, Officer or Non-Officer Employee may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Certificate or these Bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders or Disinterested Directors or otherwise.

 

Section 9.        Insurance. The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any Director, Officer or Non-Officer Employee against any liability of any character asserted against or incurred by the Corporation or any such Director, Officer or Non-Officer Employee, or arising out of any such person’s Corporate Status, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such liability under the DGCL or the provisions of this Article V.

 

Section 10.        Other Indemnification. The Corporation’s obligation, if any, to indemnify or provide advancement of Expenses to any person under this Article V as a result of such person serving, at the request of the Corporation, as a director, partner, trustee, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise shall be reduced by any amount such person may collect as indemnification or advancement of Expenses from such other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or enterprise (the “Primary Indemnitor”). Any indemnification or advancement of Expenses under this Article V owed by the Corporation as a result of a person serving, at the request of the Corporation, as a director, partner, trustee, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise shall only be in excess of, and shall be secondary to, the indemnification or advancement of Expenses available from the applicable Primary Indemnitor(s) and any applicable insurance policies.

 

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Section 11.        Savings Clause. If this Article V or any portion hereof shall be invalidated on any ground by any court of competent jurisdiction, then the Corporation shall nevertheless indemnify each indemnitee as to any expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees), liabilities, losses, judgments, fines (including, without limitation, excise taxes and penalties arising under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended) and amounts paid in settlement in connection with any action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal or administrative, including, without limitation, an action by or in the right of the Corporation, to the fullest extent permitted by any applicable portion of this Article V that shall not have been invalidated and to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.

 

Article VI

 

Miscellaneous Provisions

 

Section 1.        Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined by the Board of Directors.

 

Section 2.        Seal. The Board of Directors shall have power to adopt and alter the seal of the Corporation.

 

Section 3.        Execution of Instruments. All deeds, leases, transfers, contracts, bonds, notes and other obligations to be entered into by the Corporation in the ordinary course of its business without director action may be executed on behalf of the Corporation by the Chairperson of the Board, if one is elected, the President, the Chief Executive Officer or the Treasurer or any other officer, employee or agent of the Corporation as the Board of Directors or an executive committee of the Board of Directors may authorize or determine.

 

Section 4.        Voting of Securities. Unless the Board of Directors otherwise provides, the Chairperson of the Board, if one is elected, the President or the Treasurer may waive notice of, and act on behalf of the Corporation, or appoint another person or persons to act as proxy or attorney in fact for the Corporation with or without discretionary power and/or power of substitution, at any meeting of stockholders or stockholders of any other corporation or organization, any of whose securities are held by the Corporation.

 

Section 5.        Resident Agent. The Board of Directors may appoint a resident agent upon whom legal process may be served in any action or proceeding against the Corporation.

 

Section 6.        Corporate Records. The original or attested copies of the Certificate, Bylaws and records of all meetings of the incorporators, stockholders and the Board of Directors and the stock transfer books, which shall contain the names of all stockholders, their record addresses and the amount of stock held by each, may be kept outside the State of Delaware and shall be kept at the principal office of the Corporation, at an office of its counsel, at an office of its transfer agent or in such manner as may be permitted by law.

 

Section 7.        Certificate. All references in these Bylaws to the Certificate shall be deemed to refer to the Certificate, as amended and/or restated and in effect from time to time.

 

Section 8.        Exclusive Jurisdiction of Delaware Courts or the United States Federal District Courts. Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware shall be the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Corporation, (ii) any action asserting a claim of, or a claim based on, a breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any current or former director, officer or other employee or stockholder of the Corporation to the Corporation or the Corporation’s stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL or the Certificate or these Bylaws (including the interpretation, validity or enforceability thereof) or as to which the DGCL confers jurisdiction on the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or (iv) any action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine; provided, however, that this sentence will not apply to any causes of action arising under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, or to any claim for which the federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction. Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the federal district courts of the United States of America shall be the sole and exclusive forum for resolving any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or the respective rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. To the fullest extent permitted by law, any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to the provisions of this Section 8.

 

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Section 9.        Amendment of Bylaws.

 

(a)            Amendment by Directors. Except as otherwise required by law, these Bylaws may be amended or repealed by the Board of Directors by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors then in office (so long as a quorum is present).

 

(b)            Amendment by Stockholders. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Bylaws of the Corporation may be amended or repealed at any annual meeting of stockholders, or at any special meeting of stockholders called for such purpose, by the affirmative vote of the holders of not less than two-thirds (2/3) of the voting power of the outstanding shares of capital stock entitled to vote on such amendment or repeal, voting together as a single class; provided, however, that if the Board of Directors recommends that stockholders approve such amendment or repeal at such meeting of stockholders, such amendment or repeal shall only require the affirmative vote of the majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares of capital stock entitled to vote on such amendment or repeal, voting together as a single class.

 

Section 10.        Notices. If mailed, notice to stockholders shall be deemed given when deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, directed to the stockholder at such stockholder’s address as it appears on the records of the Corporation. Without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given to stockholders, any notice to stockholders may be given by electronic transmission in the manner provided in Section 232 of the DGCL.

 

Section 11.        Waivers. A written waiver of any notice, signed by a stockholder or director, or waiver by electronic transmission by such person, whether given before or after the time of the event for which notice is to be given, shall be deemed equivalent to the notice required to be given to such person. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any meeting need be specified in such a waiver.

 

Adopted ___________, ____ and effective as of ___________, ____.

 

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