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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
[Mark One]
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from ____________ to ____________
Commission File Number:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the Registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐
As of November 8, 2024,
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“the “Exchange Act”). All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the Company’s future results of operations and financial position, business strategy and plans and objectives of management for future operations are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as “estimate”, “plan”, “project”, “forecast”, “intend”, “will”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “seek”, “target”, “designed to” or other similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends, although the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. The Company cautions readers of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that these forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the Company’s control, that could cause the actual results and outcomes, and the timing of actual results and outcomes, to differ materially from the expected results. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding estimates and forecasts of financial and performance metrics, projections of market opportunity and market share, potential benefits and the commercial attractiveness to its customers of the Company’s products and services, the Company’s dependence on third-party partnerships in the development of fully-electric and hybrid-electric powertrains, and the potential success of the Company’s marketing and expansion strategies. These statements are based on various assumptions, whether or not identified in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and on the current expectations of the Company’s management, and are not predictions of actual results and outcomes. These forward-looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to serve as, and must not be relied upon, by any investor as a guarantee, an assurance, a prediction or a definitive statement of fact or probability. Actual events and circumstances are difficult or impossible to predict and will differ from assumptions. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including:
All forward-looking statements included herein attributable to the Company or any person acting on any party’s behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to in this section. Except to the extent required by applicable laws and regulations, the Company undertakes no obligations to update these forward-looking statements for any reason, including to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements |
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Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.
Surf Air Mobility Inc.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
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Total current assets |
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Restricted cash |
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Property and equipment, net |
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Other assets |
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Total assets |
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Liabilities and Shareholders’ Deficit: |
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Accounts payable |
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Deferred revenue |
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Current maturities of long-term debt |
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Operating lease liabilities, current |
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Finance lease liabilities, current |
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SAFE notes at fair value, current |
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Convertible notes at fair value, current |
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Due to related parties, current |
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Total current liabilities |
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Long-term debt, net of current maturities |
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Convertible notes at fair value, non-current |
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Operating lease liabilities, long term |
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Finance lease liabilities, long term |
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Due to related parties, long term |
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Other long-term liabilities |
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Total liabilities |
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Shareholders’ deficit: |
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Accumulated deficit |
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Total shareholders’ deficit |
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Total liabilities and shareholders’ deficit |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Surf Air Mobility Inc.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 and 2023
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
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Revenue |
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Cost of revenue, exclusive of depreciation and amortization |
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Technology and development |
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Sales and marketing |
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General and administrative |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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Total operating expenses |
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Operating loss |
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Other income (expense): |
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Changes in fair value of financial instruments carried at fair value, net |
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Interest expense |
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Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt |
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Other expense |
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Total other income (expense), net |
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Loss before income taxes |
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Income tax benefit |
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Net loss |
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Net loss per share applicable to common shareholders, basic and diluted |
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Weighted-average number of common shares used in net loss per share applicable to common shareholders, basic and diluted |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Surf Air Mobility Inc.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Redeemable Convertible Preferred Shares and Shareholders’ Deficit
Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 and 2023
(in thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)
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Redeemable Convertible Preferred Shares |
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Class B-6s Convertible |
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Common Stock |
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Additional Paid-In Capital |
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Accumulated |
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Total Shareholders' Deficit |
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Balance at June 30, 2024 |
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Issuance of common stock related to restricted shares |
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Issuance of common shares under Share Purchase Agreement |
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Shares received as consideration for Mandatory Convertible Security |
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Conversion of Mandatory Convertible Security to common shares |
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Stock-based compensation expense |
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Net loss |
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Balance at September 30, 2024 |
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Redeemable Convertible Preferred Shares |
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Class B-6s Convertible |
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Common Stock |
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Balance at June 30, 2023 |
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Exercise of warrants |
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Exercise of stock options |
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Conversion of convertible notes to Class B-5 redeemable convertible preferred shares |
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Conversion of convertible notes to Class B-6a redeemable convertible preferred shares |
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Conversion of convertible notes to Class B-6s redeemable convertible preferred shares |
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Conversion of redeemable convertible preferred shares to common shares |
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Conversion of class B-6s convertible preferred shares to common shares |
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Issuance of common stock related to restricted shares |
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Issuance of common shares to settle SAFEs |
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Issuance of common stock for business acquisition |
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Issuance of common stock related to contract termination |
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Issuance of common stock in settlement of advisor accrual |
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Issuance of common shares under GEM Purchase |
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Issuance of common shares under Share Purchase Agreement |
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Shares repurchased for employee tax withholding |
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Balance at September 30, 2023 |
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Redeemable Convertible Preferred Shares |
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Issuance of common stock related to stock option exercises |
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Issuance of common stock under software license agreement |
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Issuance of common stock under marketing agreement |
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Issuance of common shares under Share Purchase Agreement |
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Shares received as consideration for Mandatory Convertible Security |
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Stock-based compensation expense |
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Balance at September 30, 2024 |
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Redeemable Convertible Preferred Shares |
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Class B-6s Convertible |
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Issuance of Class B-6a redeemable convertible preferred shares |
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Conversion of debt to Class B-6s convertible preferred shares |
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Conversion of related party promissory note to Class B-6s convertible preferred shares |
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Exercise of warrants |
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Issuance of related party SAFEs |
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Exercise of stock options |
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Issuance of Class B-6s to service providers |
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Conversion of convertible notes to Class B-5 redeemable convertible preferred shares |
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Conversion of convertible notes to Class B-6a redeemable convertible preferred shares |
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Conversion of convertible notes to Class B-6s redeemable convertible preferred shares |
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Conversion of redeemable convertible preferred shares to common shares |
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Conversion of class B-6s convertible preferred shares to common shares |
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Issuance of common stock related to restricted shares |
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Issuance of common shares to settle SAFEs |
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Issuance of common stock for business acquisition |
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Issuance of common stock related to contract termination |
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Issuance of common stock in settlement of advisor accrual |
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Issuance of common shares under GEM Purchase |
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Issuance of common shares under Share Purchase Agreement |
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Shares repurchased for employee tax withholding |
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Balance at September 30, 2023 |
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$ |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
6
Surf Air Mobility Inc.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 and 2023
(in thousands)
(Unaudited)
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Operating lease liabilities |
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Other liabilities |
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Cash flows used in operating activities |
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Net cash received from Southern Acquisition |
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Internal-use software development costs |
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Net cash used in investing activities |
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Principal payments on long-term debt |
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Proceeds from borrowings of SAFE notes |
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Proceeds from advances under Share Purchase Agreement |
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Proceeds from collateralized borrowings, net of repayment |
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Proceeds from borrowings on convertible notes |
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Proceeds from borrowings from related parties |
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Payments of borrowings from related parties |
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Proceeds from the issuance of Class B-6a redeemable convertible preferred shares |
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Proceeds from sale of common stock |
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Common stock repurchases for employee tax withholding |
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— |
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Common stock issued for contract termination |
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Proceeds from the exercise of ordinary warrants |
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Proceeds from exercise of stock options |
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Payment of finance lease obligations |
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Net cash provided by financing activities |
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Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
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Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
7
Surf Air Mobility Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Note 1. Description of Business
Organization
Surf Air Mobility Inc. (the “Company”), a Delaware corporation, is building a regional air mobility ecosystem that will aim to sustainably connect the world’s communities. The Company intends to accelerate the adoption of green flying by developing, together with its commercial partners, fully-electric and hybrid-electric powertrain technology to upgrade existing fleets, and by creating a financing and services infrastructure to enable this transition on an industry-wide level.
Surf Air Global Limited (“Surf Air”) is a British Virgin Islands holding company and was formed on August 15, 2016. Surf Air is a technology-enabled regional air travel network, offering daily scheduled flights and on-demand charter flights. Its customers consist of regional business and leisure travelers. Headquartered in Hawthorne, California, Surf Air commenced flight operations in June 2013.
Internal Reorganization
On July 21, 2023, SAGL Merger Sub Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, was merged with and into Surf Air, after which Surf Air became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Internal Reorganization”).
Pursuant to the Internal Reorganization, all ordinary shares of Surf Air outstanding as of immediately prior to the closing, were canceled in exchange for the right to receive shares of the Company’s common stock and all rights to receive ordinary shares of Surf Air (after giving effect to the conversions) were exchanged for shares of the Company’s common stock (or warrants, options or RSUs to acquire the Company’s common stock, as applicable) at a ratio of Surf Air shares to 1 share of the Company’s common stock. Such conversions, as they relate to the ordinary shares of Surf Air, and all rights to receive ordinary shares, have been reflected as of all periods presented herein.
On July 27, 2023, the Company’s common stock was listed for trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
As the Internal Reorganization took place on July 21, 2023, the consolidated financial statements reflect the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of Surf Air, the predecessor to the Company, for all periods prior to July 21, 2023. Following the Internal Reorganization, the financial position, results of operations and cash flows are those of the Company.
Reverse Stock Split
On August 16, 2024, the Company effected a
Options, and other like awards, to purchase the Company’s common stock were also adjusted in accordance with their terms to reflect the reverse stock split.
Adjustments resulting from the reverse stock split have been retroactively reflected as of all periods presented herein.
Southern Acquisition
On
8
Southern Airways Corporation is a Delaware corporation that was founded on April 5, 2013, and together with its wholly-owned subsidiaries Southern Airways Express, LLC, Southern Airways Pacific, LLC, Southern Airways Autos, LLC, and Multi-Aero Inc. is referred to hereafter collectively as “Southern.” Southern is a scheduled service commuter airline serving cities across the United States that is headquartered in Palm Beach, Florida and commenced flight operations in June 2013. It is a certified Part 135 operator which operates a fleet of over
Following the Southern Acquisition, the Company operates a combined regional airline network servicing U.S. cities across the Mid-Atlantic, Gulf South, Midwest, Rocky Mountains, West Coast, New England and Hawaii.
Liquidity and Going Concern
The Company has incurred losses from operations, negative cash flows from operating activities and has a working capital deficit. In addition, the Company is currently in default of certain excise and property taxes as well as certain debt obligations. These tax and debt obligations are classified as current liabilities on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023. As discussed in Note 12, Commitments and Contingencies, on May 15, 2018, the Company received a notice of a tax lien filing from the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) for unpaid federal excise taxes for the quarterly periods beginning October 2016 through September 2017 in the amount of $
In connection with past due rental and maintenance payments under certain aircraft leases totaling in aggregate approximately $
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. The going concern assumption contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business.
9
The airline industry and the Company’s operations are cyclical and highly competitive. The Company’s success is largely dependent on the ability to raise debt and equity capital, achieve a high level of aircraft and crew utilization, increase flight services and the number of passengers flown, and continue to expand into regions profitably throughout the United States.
The Company’s prospects and ongoing business activities are subject to the risks and uncertainties frequently encountered by companies in new and rapidly evolving markets. Risks and uncertainties that could materially and adversely affect the Company’s business, results of operations or financial condition include, but are not limited to, the ability to: (i) raise additional capital (or financing) to fund operating losses, (ii) refinance its current outstanding debt, (iii) maintain efficient aircraft utilization, primarily through the proper utilization of pilots and managing market shortages of maintenance personnel and critical aircraft components, (iv) sustain ongoing operations, (v) attract and maintain customers, (vi) integrate, manage and grow recent acquisitions and new business initiatives, (vii) obtain and maintain relevant regulatory approvals, and (viii) measure and manage risks inherent to the business model.
Prior to the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company has funded its operations and capital needs primarily through the net proceeds received from the issuance of various debt instruments, convertible securities, related party funding, and preferred and common share financing arrangements. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company received $
The Company is currently implementing operational improvements and stringent operating expenses management to improve the profitability of its airline operations. In parallel, the Company is advancing its technology initiatives, including its software technology platform and Caravan electrification programs. In addition, the Company continues to evaluate strategies to obtain additional funding for future operations. These strategies may include, but are not limited to, obtaining additional equity financing, issuing additional debt or entering into other financing arrangements, forming joint venture and other partnerships, and restructuring of operations to grow revenues and decrease expenses. There can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in achieving its strategic plans, that new financing will be available to the Company in a timely manner or on acceptable terms, if at all. If the Company is unable to raise sufficient financing when needed or events or circumstances occur such that the Company does not meet its strategic plans or, the Company will be required to take additional measures to conserve liquidity, which could include, but not necessarily limited to, reducing certain spending, altering or scaling back development plans, including plans to equip regional airline operations with fully-electric or hybrid-electric aircraft, or reducing funding of capital expenditures, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, cash flows, and ability to achieve its intended business objectives. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities that may result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
10
Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Interim Financial Information
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and the rules and regulations of the SEC for interim financial information. Accordingly, the interim financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for annual financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023 and the related notes, as included in the Company’s Form 10-K filed on March 29, 2024. The information herein reflects all material adjustments, including normal recurring adjustments, which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of the results for the period presented. The results for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2024.
Except to the extent discussed below, there have been no material changes to the Company’s significant accounting policies during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 from those disclosed in the notes to the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023.
Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation
The condensed consolidated financial statements include the assets, liabilities, and operating results of the Company. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Business Combination
The Company is required to use the acquisition method of accounting for business combinations. The acquisition method of accounting requires the Company to allocate the purchase consideration to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed from the acquiree based on their respective fair values as of the Acquisition Date. The excess of the fair value of purchase consideration over the fair value of these assets acquired and liabilities assumed is recorded as goodwill. When determining the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, management makes significant estimates and assumptions, especially with respect to intangible assets. Critical estimates in valuing intangible assets include, but are not limited to, expected future cash flows, which includes consideration of future revenue growth and margins, and discount rates. Fair value estimates are based on the assumptions that management believes a market participant would use in pricing the asset or liability. These estimates are inherently uncertain and, therefore, actual results may differ from the estimates made. As a result, during the measurement period of up to one year from the Acquisition Date, the Company may record adjustments to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed with the corresponding offset to goodwill. Upon the conclusion of the measurement period or final determination of the fair value of the purchase price of an acquisition, whichever comes first, any subsequent adjustments are recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Accounts Receivable, Net
Accounts receivable primarily consist of amounts due from the U.S. DOT in relation to certain air routes served by the Company under the EAS program, amounts due from airline and non-airline business partners, and pending transactions with credit card processors. Receivables from the U.S. DOT and our business partners are typically settled within 30 days. All accounts receivable are reported net of an allowance for credit losses, which was not material as of September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023. The Company has considered past and future financial and qualitative factors, including aging, payment history and other credit monitoring indicators, when establishing the allowance for credit losses.
Mandatory Convertible Security
The Company’s Mandatory Convertible Security with GEM, entered into as of August 7, 2024, is a financial instrument whereby GEM is able to convert portions of the par amount, either before or at maturity, into shares of common stock of the Company. Due to certain provisions included in the Mandatory Convertible Security, including potential settlement of the outstanding par amount in a variable number of shares of the Company’s common stock, it has been classified as a liability as of September 30, 2024 (see Note 9, Share Purchase Agreement, GEM Purchase, and Mandatory Convertible Security).
The Company has accounted for the Mandatory Convertible Security as an equity-linked debt instrument, which requires it to be remeasured to fair value at each reporting period with changes in fair value recorded in Changes in fair value of financial instruments carried at fair value, net on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
The fair value of the Mandatory Convertible Security is estimated using a model based on multiple stock price paths developed through the use of a Monte Carlo simulation that incorporates into the valuation the possibility that the Company will not be able to satisfy the liability through the issuance of shares of common stock. A Monte Carlo simulation model requires the use of various assumptions, including the underlying stock price, volatility, contractual term, and the risk-free interest rate as of the valuation date. The
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estimated fair value of the instrument is considered a Level 3 fair value measurement as there are significant inputs not observable in the market. The resulting liability is included as part of Other long-term liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Collateralized Borrowings
On August 9, 2024, the Company entered into a new revolving accounts receivable financing arrangement that will allow the Company to borrow a designated percentage of eligible accounts receivable, as defined, up to a maximum unsettled amount of $
Accordingly, the accounts receivable remain on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets until paid by the customer and cash proceeds from the financing arrangement are recorded as collateralized borrowing in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, with attributable interest expense recognized over the life of the related transactions. Interest expense and contractual fees associated with the collateralized borrowings are included in interest expense and other expense, net, respectively, in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Restricted Stock Unit Awards
The grant date fair value of restricted stock units (“RSUs”) is estimated based on the fair value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. Prior to the Company’s direct listing in July 2023, RSUs granted by the Company vested upon the satisfaction of both service-based vesting conditions and liquidity event-related performance vesting conditions. The liquidity event-related performance vesting conditions were achieved upon the consummation of the Company's direct listing. Stock-based compensation related to such awards was recorded in full, as of the date of the Company’s direct listing. Since the Company’s direct listing in July 2023, the Company has only granted RSUs that vest upon the satisfaction of a service-based vesting condition and the compensation expense for these RSUs is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period.
The Company has granted founder performance-based restricted stock units (“Founder PRSUs”) that contain a market condition in the form of future stock price targets. The grant date fair value of the Founder PRSUs was determined using a Monte Carlo simulation model and the Company estimates the derived service period of the Founder PRSUs. The grant date fair value of Founder PRSUs containing a market condition is recorded as stock-based compensation over the derived service period. If the stock price goals are met sooner than the derived service period, any unrecognized compensation expenses related to the Founder PRSUs will be expensed during the period in which the stock price targets are achieved. Provided that each founder continues to be employed by the Company, stock-based compensation expense is recognized over the derived service period, regardless of whether the stock price goals are achieved.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements, and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting period.
On an ongoing basis, the Company evaluates its estimates using historical experience and other factors including the current economic and regulatory environment as well as management’s judgment. Items subject to such estimates and assumptions include: revenue recognition and related allowances, valuation allowance on deferred tax assets, certain accrued liabilities, useful lives and recoverability of long-lived assets, fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in acquisitions, legal contingencies, assumptions underlying convertible notes and convertible securities carried at fair value and stock-based compensation. These estimates may change as new events occur and additional information is obtained and such changes are recognized in the condensed consolidated financial statements as soon as they become known. Actual results could differ from those estimates, and any such differences may be material to the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-07, Segment Reporting, which expands annual and interim disclosure requirements for reportable segments, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses. The updated standard is effective for fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2023 and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact that the updated standard will have on our consolidated financial statements and financial statement disclosures.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. ASU 2023-09 requires disaggregated information about a reporting entity’s effective tax rate reconciliation as well as information on
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income taxes paid. ASU 2023-09 is effective for public business entities for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on its financial statements.
In November 2024, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses, which requires more detailed information about specified categories of expenses included in certain expense captions presented on the face of the income statement. This standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. We are currently assessing the impact this standard will have on our disclosures.
Note 3. Business Combination
On
Subsequent to the issuance of shares of the Company’s common stock as purchase consideration, the Company repurchased
The Company allocated the purchase price to $
During the fourth quarter of 2023, the Company recorded an impairment of the goodwill initially recorded due to the identification of impairment indicators, such as additional delays of aircraft maintenance due to the unavailability of parts, which resulted in a higher cancellation rate of scheduled flights. These delays have continued into 2024. Additionally, the Company incurred higher cash requirements than expected to fund the operations of the Southern reporting unit during the fourth quarter of 2023, primarily due to higher maintenance costs. Further, unplanned delays in aircraft deliveries under the Textron aircraft supply agreement, including December 2023 cancellations of both firm deliveries and additional purchase options, have delayed re-fleeting efforts. The resulting goodwill impairment charge of $
Note 4. Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
Prepaid expenses and other current assets consisted of the following (in thousands):
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Note 5. Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
Property and equipment, net, consists of the following (in thousands):
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The Company recorded depreciation expense of $
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, any gain or loss on disposal of property and equipment was not material.
Note 6. Intangible Assets, Net
Intangibles assets, net, consists of the following (in thousands):
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Tradenames and trademarks |
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The Company recorded amortization expense of $
Expected future amortization as of September 30, 2024 is as follows (in thousands):
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2026 |
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2028 |
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Note 7. Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):
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Aircraft contract termination payable |
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Collateralized Borrowings
The Company has a revolving accounts receivable financing arrangement that currently allows the Company to borrow a designated percentage of eligible accounts receivable, as defined in the agreement, up to a maximum unsettled amount of $
For the three months ended September 30, 2024, the Company borrowed a total of $
For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company borrowed a total of $
As of September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, the outstanding amount due under this facility amounted to $
In addition, during the three months ended September 30, 2024, the Company received an advance payment of $
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Note 8. Financing Arrangements
The Company’s total debt due to unrelated parties consist of the following (in thousands):
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Notes payable to Clarus Capital, fixed interest rate of |
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Notes payable to Skywest, fixed interest rates of |
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Long-term debt, net of current maturities |
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$ |
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Future maturities of total debt as of September 30, 2024 are as follows (in thousands):
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Remainder of 2024 |
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2025 |
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2026 |
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2027 |
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2028 |
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The Company is subject to customary affirmative covenants and negative covenants on all of the above notes payable. As of September 30, 2024, the Company was in compliance with all covenants in the loan agreements.
Fair Value of Convertible Instruments
The Company has elected the fair value option for the convertible notes, which requires them to be remeasured to fair value each reporting period with changes in fair value recorded in changes in fair value of financial instruments carried at fair value, net, on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, except for change in fair value that results from a change in the instrument specific credit risk which is presented separately within other comprehensive income. The fair value estimate includes significant inputs not observable in the market, which represents a Level 3 measurement within the fair value hierarchy.
On June 21, 2023, the Company entered into a convertible note purchase agreement (the “Convertible Note Purchase Agreement”) with PFG for a senior unsecured convertible promissory note for an aggregate principal amount of $
On July 27, 2023, the Company received $
Fair value of convertible notes (in thousands):
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December 31, 2023 |
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Convertible Note Purchase Agreement |
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$ |
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Fair Value of SAFE Notes
The Company’s SAFE-T note is carried at fair value, with fair value determined using Level 3 inputs. The Company determined that the SAFE-T instruments should be classified as liabilities based on evaluating the characteristics of the instruments, which contained both debt and equity-like features. The SAFE-T instrument matured in July 2019. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company was in default of the SAFE-T note, but the holder has elected not to effect an equity conversion of the instrument. The SAFE-T note is subordinate to the Company’s Convertible Note Purchase Agreement; therefore, the Company cannot pay the outstanding balance prior to paying amounts due under the Convertible Note Purchase Agreement. The SAFE-T note had an outstanding principal amount of $
Fair value of SAFE-T note (in thousands):
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SAFE-T |
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Less: SAFE notes at fair value, current |
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SAFE notes at fair value, long term |
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— |
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$ |
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Note 9. Share Purchase Agreement, GEM Purchase, and Mandatory Convertible Security
Share Purchase Agreement
During 2020, the Company entered into the SPA with GEM and an entity affiliated with GEM to provide incremental financing in the event the Company completed a business combination transaction with a special purpose acquisition company (“SPAC”), IPO, or direct listing. Pursuant to the SPA, GEM is required to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock at a discount to the volume weighted average trading price up to a maximum aggregate purchase price of $
On May 17, 2022, February 8, 2023, and September 18, 2023, the SPA was amended to increase the maximum aggregate shares of the Company’s common stock that may be required to be purchased by GEM to $
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discount of
On June 15, 2023, July 21, 2023, and July 24, 2023, the SPA was further amended to modify the number of shares of the Company’s common stock to be issued to GEM at the time of a public listing transaction of the Company from an amount equal to
The Company has accounted for the shares issuance contracts under the SPA, as amended, as derivative financial instruments which are recorded at fair value within Other long-term liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the fair value of the GEM commitment was $
During the three month ended September 30, 2024, the Company settled $
GEM Purchase
On June 15, 2023, and amended on July 21, 2023, and July 24, 2023, the Company and GEM entered into the SPA whereby GEM would purchase
GEM Mandatory Convertible Security
On March 1, 2024, Company entered into a mandatory convertible security purchase agreement (the “MCSPA”) with GEM. Pursuant to the MCSPA, the Company has agreed to issue and sell to GEM, and GEM has agreed to purchase from the Company, a mandatory convertible security with a par amount of up to $
The Company issued the Mandatory Convertible Security on August 7, 2024 (the “Closing Date”). The Mandatory Convertible Security will mature on
On the Maturity Date, the Company will pay to GEM, at the Company’s option, cash or shares of the Company’s common stock in an amount equal to the then outstanding par amount of the Mandatory Convertible Security divided by the lesser of (a) $
Prior to the Maturity Date, GEM will have the option to convert any portion of the Mandatory Convertible Security into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion rate equal to the portion of the par amount to be converted into shares of the Company’s
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common stock divided by the lesser of (a) the Fixed Conversion Price and (b) the Floating Conversion Price. If, following the conversion by GEM of any portion of the Mandatory Convertible Security into
The Company may, at its option, redeem the Mandatory Convertible Security, in whole or in part, in cash at a price equal to
Pursuant to the terms of the MCSPA and the Mandatory Convertible Security, GEM has agreed that, beginning March 1, 2024 and for so long as any shares of the Company’s common stock are beneficially owned by GEM (together with its affiliates and any entity managed by GEM, the “GEM Entities”), the GEM Entities will limit the daily volume of sales of shares of the Company’s common stock then beneficially owned by the GEM Entities to no more than 1/10th of the daily trading volume of shares of the Company’s common stock on the NYSE on the trading day immediately preceding the applicable date of such sales.
During the three months ended September 30, 2024, GEM converted $
A liability of $
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$ |
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Note 10. Fair Value Measurements
The fair values of the convertible notes, SAFE instruments, preferred stock warrant liabilities, and derivative liability were based on the estimated values of the notes, SAFE instruments, warrants, and derivatives upon conversion including adjustments to the conversion rates, which were probability weighted associated with certain events, such as a sale of the Company or the Company becoming a public company. The estimated fair values of these financial liabilities were determined utilizing the Probability-Weighted Expected Return Method and is considered a Level 3 fair value measurement.
Assets and liabilities are classified in the hierarchy based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment and may affect the valuation of the assets and liabilities being measured and their placement within the fair value hierarchy.
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The following tables summarize the Company’s financial liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis in the condensed consolidated financial statements (in thousands):
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Fair Value Measurements at September 30, 2024 Using: |
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Convertible notes at fair value |
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— |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
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$ |
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SAFE notes at fair value |
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Mandatory convertible security |
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— |
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— |
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GEM derivative liability |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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Total financial liabilities |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
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$ |
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Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2023 Using: |
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Convertible notes at fair value |
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— |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
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$ |
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SAFE notes at fair value |
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— |
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— |
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GEM derivative liability |
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— |
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— |
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Total financial liabilities |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
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$ |
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The following table provides a reconciliation of activity and changes in fair value for the Company’s convertible loans and redeemable convertible preferred stock warrant liability using inputs classified as Level 3 (in thousands):
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Convertible Notes at Fair Value |
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SAFE Notes |
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Mandatory Convertible Security |
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Balance at December 31, 2023 |
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$ |
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$ |
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Advances received on share purchase agreement |
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— |
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— |
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Draws on share purchase agreement |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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Borrowings on convertible notes |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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Settlement in common shares |
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— |
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— |
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Change in fair value |
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Reclassifications |
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Balance at September 30, 2024 |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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Long-Term Debt
The carrying amounts and fair values of the Company’s long-term debt obligations were as follows:
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As of December 31, 2023 |
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Fair Value |
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Long-term debt, including current maturities |
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$ |
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Term notes payable to related parties |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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In assessing the fair value of the Company’s long-term debt, including current maturities, the Company primarily uses an estimation of discounted future cash flows of the debt at rates currently applicable to the Company for similar debt instruments of comparable maturities and comparable collateral requirements.
Note 11. Warrants
Preferred Share Warrants
Convertible Preferred Share Warrant Liability
There were
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of Class B-3 preferred warrants; and
Warrants to purchase shares of convertible preferred stock were classified as Other long-term liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, as of September 30, 2023, and were subject to remeasurement to fair value at each balance sheet date with changes in fair value recorded in Changes in fair value of financial instruments carried at fair value through the date of the Internal Reorganization. As all converted warrants are for the purchase of common stock, and not preferred interests, the liability as of the date of the Internal Reorganization was reclassified to additional paid-in capital.
Note 12. Commitments and Contingencies
Software License Agreements
On May 18, 2021, the Company executed
Licensing, Exclusivity and Aircraft Purchase Arrangements
Textron Agreement
On September 15, 2022, the Company entered into agreements with Textron Aviation Inc. and one of its affiliates (collectively, “TAI”), for engineering services and licensing, sales and marketing, and aircraft purchases, which became effective as of the Company’s direct listing on July 27, 2023 (“TAI Effective Date”).
The engineering services and licensing agreement provides, among other things, that TAI will provide the Company with certain services in furtherance of development of an electrified powertrain technology (the “SAM System”). The engineering agreement requires payment by the Company as such services are provided by TAI. Under this agreement, the Company agrees to meet certain development milestones by specified dates, including issuance of a supplemental type certificate by the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”). Should the Company fail to meet certain development milestones, TAI has the right to terminate the collaboration agreement.
The licensing agreement grants the Company a nonexclusive license to certain technical information and intellectual property for the purpose of developing an electrified propulsion system for the Cessna Caravan aircraft, and to assist in obtaining Supplemental Type Certificates (“STC”) from the FAA, including any foreign validation by any other aviation authority, for electrified propulsion upfits/retrofits of the Cessna Caravan aircraft. The licensing agreement provides for payment by the Company of license fees aggregating $
Under the sales and marketing agreement, the parties agreed to develop marketing, promotional and sales strategies for the specifically configured Cessna Grand Caravans and further agreed to: (a) include Cessna Grand Caravans fitted with the SAM System (the “SAM Aircraft”) in sales and marketing materials (print and digital) distributed to authorized dealers, (b) prominently display the SAM Aircraft on their respective websites and social media, (c) include representatives of the Company and TAI at trade show booths, (d) market the SAM Aircraft and conversions to SAM Aircraft to all owners of pre-owned Cessna Grand Caravans, and (e) not advertise or offer any third-party-developed electrified variants of the Cessna Grand Caravan. Certain technologies for aircraft propulsion are specifically carved out from TAI’s agreement to exclusively promote the SAM System for Cessna Grand Caravans. The sales and marketing agreement provides for payment by the Company of exclusivity fees aggregating $
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fees in any year may be offset, in whole or in part, based on the achievement of certain sales milestones of SAM Aircraft and Cessna Grand Caravans subsequently converted to a SAM System.
Under the aircraft purchase agreement, the Company may purchase from TAI
Jetstream Agreement
On October 10, 2022, the Company and Jetstream Aviation Capital, LLC (“Jetstream”) entered into an agreement (the “Jetstream Agreement”) that provides for a sale and/or assignment of purchase rights of aircraft from the Company to Jetstream and the leaseback of such aircraft from Jetstream to the Company within a maximum aggregate purchase amount of $
Palantir Joint Venture
On August 9, 2024, the Company entered into a joint venture agreement (the “JV Agreement”) with Palantir. Pursuant to the JV Agreement, the Company expects to establish Surf Air Technologies LLC (“Surf Air Technologies”), a subsidiary of the Company, in order to help develop, market, sell, maintain, and support an artificial intelligence-powered software platform for the advanced air mobility industry, which is expected to be powered by Palantir, to provide operators of all types of aircraft, amongst other software products and solutions, with systems for the management of planes, airline operations, and customer facing applications (the “Software Platform”).
The JV Agreement provides that the Company will assign certain agreements regarding subscription access to certain of Palantir’s proprietary commercial software platforms (the “Palantir Platforms”) to Surf Air Technologies. The Company has agreed to contribute the software and intellectual property the Company has developed relating to the Software Platform; the data and know-how from its operations on an ongoing basis to support the development, maintenance, support, and operation of the Software Platform; and the employees and contractors directly involved in developing the Software Platform. Palantir has agreed to contribute a service contract to provide implementation engineering services in support of Surf Air Technologies’ use of the Palantir Platforms, which may include its interface to Software Platform. Surf Air Technologies is also expected to be capitalized by outside third-party investors sourced by the Company and Palantir, with an initial target raise of not less than $
The closing of the JV Agreement is anticipated to occur no later than November 30, 2024 and is subject to certain customary conditions, including the following: establishment of Surf Air Technologies as a Delaware limited liability company, signing of an operating agreement, contributions by each party to Surf Air Technologies, the securing and funding of outside capital, receipt of internal approvals by the Company and Palantir.
Under the JV Agreement, the Company is entitled to designate four of the five members of the board of directors of Surf Air Technologies and Palantir is entitled to designate one board member. The JV Agreement also provides that the Company will be primarily responsible for oversight of Surf Air Technologies and shall designate the Chair of the board of directors, the legal representative, and the General Manager of Surf Air Technologies.
The JV Agreement also provides that the Company and Palantir have certain rights in connection with Surf Air Technologies, including pre-emptive rights if Surf Air Technologies proposes to increase its registered capital, a right of first refusal to purchase equity in Surf Air Technologies that the other party may propose to transfer to a third party, the Company’s right to buy out Palantir’s stake in Surf Air Technologies, Palantir’s right to exchange shares in the Company for equity in Surf Air Technologies, and the right to purchase all of the other party’s equity in the event of bankruptcy of the other party.
Guarantees
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The Company indemnifies its officers and directors for certain events or occurrences arising as a result of the officer or director serving in such capacity. The term of the indemnification period is for the officer or director’s lifetime. The maximum potential future amount the Company could be required to pay under these indemnification agreements is unlimited. The Company believes its insurance would cover any liability that may arise from the acts of its officers and directors and as of September 30, 2024 the Company is not aware of any pending claims or liabilities.
The Company enters into indemnification provisions under agreements with other parties in the ordinary course of business, typically with business partners, contractors, customers, landlords and investors. Under these provisions, the Company generally indemnifies and holds harmless the indemnified party for losses suffered or incurred by the indemnified party as a result of its activities or, in some cases, as a result of the indemnified party’s activities under the agreement. These indemnification provisions sometimes include indemnifications relating to representations the Company has made with regards to intellectual property rights. These indemnification provisions generally survive termination of the underlying agreement. The maximum potential future amount the Company could be required to pay under these indemnification provisions is unlimited.
Legal Contingencies
In 2017, the Company acquired Rise U.S. Holdings, LLC (“Rise”). Prior to the close of the acquisition, Rise Alpha, LLC and Rise Management, LLC (both of which are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Rise and hereinafter referred to as the “Rise Parties”), were served with a petition for judgment by Menagerie Enterprises, Inc. (“Monarch Air”), relating to breach of contract for failure to pay Monarch Air pursuant to the terms and conditions of a flight services agreement with Monarch Air, which occurred prior to the Company’s acquisition of Rise. The Rise Parties filed numerous counterclaims against Monarch Air, including fraud, breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty. Rise, a subsidiary of the Company, was named as a party in the lawsuit. During 2018 and 2019, certain summary judgments were granted in favor of Monarch Air.
On November 8, 2021, the Rise Parties entered into a final judgment in respect of litigation to finally resolve all claims raised by Monarch Air and the Rise Parties agreed to pay actual damages of $
The Company is also a party to various other claims and matters of litigation incidental to the normal course of its business, none of which were expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company as of September 30, 2024. However, the resolution of, or increase in any accruals for, one or more matters may have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations and cash flows.
FAA Matters
Our operations are highly regulated by several U.S. government agencies, including the U.S. DOT, the FAA and the Transportation Security Administration. Requirements imposed by these regulators (and others) may restrict the ways we may conduct our business, as well as the operations of our third-party aircraft operator customers. Failure to comply with such requirements may result in fines and other enforcement actions by the regulators.
On February 23, 2024, the FAA notified the Company that it was seeking a proposed civil penalty of $
On October 17, 2023, the Company received a letter of intent from the FAA regarding an investigation into the Company’s Hawaii operations, whereby the Company is alleged to have operated flights beyond their required maintenance intervals during the fourth quarter of 2023. Each violation was subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $
Tax Commitment
On May 15, 2018, the Company received notice of a tax lien filing from the IRS for unpaid federal excise taxes for the quarterly periods beginning October 2016 through September 2017 in the amount of $
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September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. In June 2024, the Company submitted a formal OIC to the IRS, seeking to resolve all consolidated excise tax liabilities. Under the terms of the OIC, all collection actions against the Company, in relation to these matters, will be abated and the Company will make $
During 2018, the Company defaulted on its property tax obligations in various California counties in relation to fixed assets, plane usage and aircraft leases. The Company’s total outstanding property tax liability including penalties and interest is $
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Note 13. Disaggregated Revenue
The disaggregated revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 were as follows (in thousands):
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The Company records deferred revenue (contract liabilities) when the Company receives customer payments in advance of the performance obligations being satisfied on the Company’s contracts. The Company generally collects payments from customers in advance of services being provided. The Company recognizes deferred revenue as revenue when it meets the applicable revenue recognition criteria, which is usually either over the contract term, or when services have been provided. Accordingly, deferred revenue is classified within Current liabilities in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, $
Note 14. Stock-Based Compensation
Management Incentive Bonus Plan
In conjunction with the Southern Acquisition, the Company adopted the Southern Management Incentive Bonus Plan (the “Incentive Bonus Plan”). The Incentive Bonus Plan provides select employees, consultants and service providers of the Company who were direct or indirect shareholders of Southern an incentive to contribute fully to the Company’s business achievement goals and success. The Incentive Bonus Plan provides for
During the three months ended September 30, 2024, the Company offered the holders of the participation units underlying the Incentive Bonus Plan restricted stock units in exchange for the termination of all existing and future rights under the Incentive Bonus Plan. The offer is for a total pool of
The Company has recorded a total of $
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Stock Options
Prior to the Company’s direct listing, the Company granted stock options to its employees, as well as nonemployees (including directors and others who provide substantial services to the Company) under the Company’s 2016 Equity Incentive Plan, and subsequent to its direct listing, may grant similar awards under the 2023 Plan.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company granted
A summary of stock option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 is set forth below:
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As of September 30, 2024, unrecognized compensation expense related to the unvested portion of the Company’s share options was approximately $
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During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company issued
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A summary of warrant activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 is set forth below:
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During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company issued
A summary of RSU activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 is set forth below:
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Restricted Share Purchase Agreement (“RSPA”)
A summary of RSPA activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 is set forth below:
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Some RSPAs were issued for cash while others were issued for promissory notes. The executed promissory note creates an option for the RSPA holder, since they will repay the loan when the fair value of the common stock is greater than the amount of the note. The promissory note contains prepayment features and therefore can be repaid at any time. The maturity date of the RSPA’s is
As of September 30, 2024, the unrecognized compensation expense related to the unvested portion of the Company’s RSPAs was $
Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units
A summary of performance-based restricted stock units (“PRSU”) activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 is set forth below:
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A summary of stock-based compensation expense recognized for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 is as follows (in thousands):
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Note 15. Income Taxes
The Company’s provision for income taxes for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, was a benefit of $
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company recorded $
The Company is subject to income tax examinations by the U.S. federal and state tax authorities. There were no ongoing income tax examinations as of September 30, 2024. In general, tax years 2011 and forward remain open to audit for U.S. federal and state income tax purposes.
Note 16. Related Party Balances and Transactions
Convertible Notes at Fair Value
On July 21, 2023, in connection with the Internal Reorganization, the 2017 Note was converted per the conditional conversion agreement dated June 27, 2023. The outstanding principal and interest converted into
SAFE Notes at Fair Value
On July 21, 2023, in connection with the Internal Reorganization, the SAFE notes issued to LamVen, LLC (“LamVen”), an entity owned by a co-founder of the Company and Park Lane Investments LLC (“Park Lane”), an entity owned by a family member of a co-founder of the Company, with aggregate principal amount of $
On June 15, 2023, the Company issued a SAFE note to LamJam, an entity affiliated with a co-founder of the company, with aggregate principal amount of $
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Term Notes
The Company entered into term note agreements with LamVen, a related party, and recorded the notes in Due to related parties at carrying value on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
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On May 22, 2023, the Company entered into an additional term note agreement in exchange for $
On June 15, 2023, the Company entered into a $
On June 15, 2023, the LamVen term note dated April 1, 2023 for $
On June 15, 2023, the term notes with LamJam, an entity affiliated with a co-founder of the Company, in the amount of $
The outstanding notes at carrying values and accrued interests are recorded within Due to related parties on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
Other Transactions
As of September 30, 2024, the Company continues to lease
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JA Flight Services and BAJ Flight Services
As of September 30, 2024, the Company leased a total of
The Company recorded approximately $
Schuman Aviation
As of September 30, 2024, the Company leased six aircraft from Schuman Aviation Ltd. (“Schuman”), an entity which is owned by an employee and shareholder of the Company. All leases consist of
The Company recorded approximately $
Additionally, the Company has an existing agreement with Schuman, whereby Schuman agreed not to fly any of its Makani Kai airline routes servicing the Hawaiian Island commuter airspace for a period of
Note 17. Supplemental Cash Flows
Supplemental cash flow information for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands):
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Note 18. Net Loss per Share Applicable to Common Shareholders, Basic and Diluted
The Company calculates basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to common shareholders using the two-class method required for companies with participating securities. The Company considers preferred stock to be participating securities as the holders are entitled to receive dividends on a pari passu basis in the event that a dividend is paid on common shares. As outlined in “Internal Reorganization” and “Reverse Stock Split” in Note 1, Description of Business, the effects of conversions at a ratio of Surf Air shares to 1 share of the Company’s common stock, and the subsequent seven-for-one reverse stock split for all shares of the Company’s common stock then issued and outstanding, have been applied to outstanding shares of common stock and rights to receive shares of common stock for all periods presented in calculating earnings per share and for presentation within the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Redeemable Convertible Preferred Shares and Shareholders’ Deficit.
The following table sets forth the computation of net loss per common share (in thousands, except share data and per share amounts):
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Weighted-average number of common shares used in net loss per share applicable to common shareholders, basic and diluted |
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( |
) |
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$ |
( |
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The Company excluded the following potential common shares, presented based on amounts outstanding at each period end, from the computation of diluted net loss per share for the periods indicated because including them would have had an anti-dilutive effect:
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Options to purchase common shares |
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— |
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Convertible notes (as converted to common shares) |
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Mandatory Convertible Security |
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— |
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— |
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Note 19. Subsequent Events
Credit Agreement
On November 14, 2024, the Company entered into a
The loans under the Credit Agreement accrue interest at a rate of (x) (subject to a
The obligations of the Company under the Credit Agreement are subject to a security interest on assets of the Company, subject to certain exceptions.
The Credit Agreement is fully backstopped by a letter of credit issued by HSBC Bank USA, N.A. and arranged by Park Lane (“Credit Support Provider”), and in connection therewith, the Company has entered into a reimbursement agreement with Credit Support Provider described below.
The Credit Agreement contains certain representations and warranties, covenants and events of default. Upon the occurrence of certain events of default, the lenders would have the right to draw upon the letter of credit referenced above.
Park Lane Reimbursement Agreement
On November 14, 2024, in connection with the letter of credit backstopping the Credit Agreement, the Company entered into a Reimbursement Agreement with Credit Support Provider (the “Reimbursement Agreement”), which contains certain representations and warranties, covenants and events of default.
If the backstop letter of credit is drawn upon, the Company will be required to reimburse the Credit Support Provider for the drawn amount of the letter of credit, pay interest to the Credit Support Provider at
The obligations under the Reimbursement Agreement are guaranteed by certain of the Company’s subsidiaries, and subject to a security interest on assets of the Company and the subsidiary guarantors, subject to certain exceptions.
In connection with the Reimbursement Agreement, Credit Support Provider will have the right to appoint a board observer with respect to the Company.
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LamVen Note
On November 14, 2024, the Company entered into a note exchange agreement with LamVen pursuant to which the Company issued a secured convertible promissory note (the “LamVen Note”) in aggregate principal amount of $
The LamVen Note will accrue interest at the greater of (x) (subject to a
At the election of LamVen from time to time, on one or more occasions, the outstanding principal amount of the LamVen Note (or any portion thereof), together with all accrued but unpaid interest thereon, can be converted into a number of shares of common stock, using a conversion price per share equal to the Minimum Price, as defined in New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual Section 312.04(h) (the “Minimum Price”); provided, however, that LamVen shall not be able to convert the LamVen Note if so doing would increase LamVen’s beneficial ownership interest in the Company to 10% or more of the Company’s then outstanding common stock.
In addition, on November 14, 2024, a portion of the principal of existing LamVen notes being refinanced equal to $
The obligations under the LamVen Note are guaranteed by certain of the Company’s subsidiaries, and subject to a security interest on assets of the Company and the subsidiary guarantors, subject to certain exceptions.
Amendment to PFG Convertible Note Purchase Agreement
On November 14, 2024, the Company amended the existing Convertible Note Purchase Agreement with PFG, which had an outstanding principal amount of $
The PFG Note will accrue interest at the greater of (x) SOFR (subject to a
PFG has the right to convert, at its option, the amounts outstanding under the PFG Note into common stock of Company, at a conversion price of $42
The obligations under the PFG Note are guaranteed by certain of the Company’s subsidiaries, and subject to a security interest on assets of the Company and the subsidiary guarantors, subject to certain exceptions.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
The following discussion and analysis reflects the historical results of operations and financial position of Surf Air Mobility Inc., and its consolidated subsidiaries. Prior to the Internal Reorganization (as defined below) on July 21, 2023, these results comprised of the operations of Surf Air Global, Limited., the predecessor to Surf Air Mobility Inc. References in this section to the “Company”, “we”, “us” or “our” refer to Surf Air Mobility Inc, and its consolidated subsidiaries, including Southern Airways Corporation. Unless otherwise indicated, all dollar amounts are set forth in thousands, except share and per share data.
The following discussion and analysis is intended to help the reader understand the Company’s results of operations and financial condition. This discussion and analysis is provided as a supplement to, and should be read in conjunction with, the information included in Item 1. Financial Statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Some of the information contained in this discussion and analysis or set forth elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including information with respect to the Company’s plans and strategy for its business, includes forward-looking statements that involve significant risks and uncertainties. The Company’s actual results and outcomes, and the timing of its results and outcomes, may differ materially from management’s expectations as a result of various factors, including but not limited to those discussed in the section entitled “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the sections entitled “Risk Factors” included within the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 29, 2024, the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2024 filed with the SEC on August 14, 2024 and the factors discussed elsewhere in this Quarterly Report..
Overview of the Business
Surf Air Mobility Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), is building a regional air mobility ecosystem that will aim to sustainably connect communities. The Company intends to accelerate the adoption of green flying by developing, together with its commercial partners, fully-electric and hybrid-electric powertrain technology to upgrade existing fleets, and by creating a financing and services infrastructure to enable this transition on an industry-wide level.
Surf Air Global Limited (“Surf Air”) is a British Virgin Islands holding company and was formed on August 15, 2016. Surf Air is a technology-enabled regional air travel network, offering daily scheduled flights and on-demand charter flights. Its customers consist of regional business and leisure travelers. Headquartered in Hawthorne, California, Surf Air commenced flight operations in June 2013.
Internal Reorganization
On July 21, 2023, SAGL Merger Sub Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, was merged with and into Surf Air, after which Surf Air became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Internal Reorganization”).
Pursuant to the Internal Reorganization, all ordinary shares of Surf Air outstanding as of immediately prior to the closing, were canceled in exchange for the right to receive shares of the Company’s common stock and all rights to receive ordinary shares of Surf Air (after giving effect to the conversions) were exchanged for shares of the Company’s common stock (or warrants, options or RSUs to acquire the Company’s common stock, as applicable) at a ratio of 22.4 Surf Air ordinary shares to 1 share of the Company’s common stock. Such conversions, as they relate to the ordinary shares of Surf Air, and all rights to receive ordinary shares, have been reflected as of all periods presented herein.
On July 27, 2023, the Company’s common stock was listed for trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
As the Internal Reorganization did not take effect until the quarter ended September 30, 2023, the historical financial statements presented in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q reflect the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of Surf Air, the predecessor to the Company, for all periods prior to the date of the Internal Reorganization.
Reverse Stock Split
On August 16, 2024, the Company effected a seven-for-one reverse stock split for all shares of the Company’s common stock then issued and outstanding. As a result of the reverse stock split, every seven shares of the Company’s old common stock was converted into one share of the Company’s new common stock. Fractional shares resulting from the reverse stock split were settled by cash payment.
Options, and other like awards, to purchase the Company’s common stock were also adjusted in accordance with their terms to reflect the reverse stock split.
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Adjustments resulting from the reverse stock split have been retroactively reflected as of all periods presented herein.
Southern Acquisition
On July 27, 2023 (the “Acquisition Date”), immediately prior to the Company’s listing on the NYSE and after the consummation of the Internal Reorganization, the Company effected the acquisition of all equity interests of Southern Airways Corporation (“Southern”), whereby a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company merged with and into Southern, after which Southern became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Southern Acquisition”). Pursuant to the Southern Acquisition, Southern stockholders received 2,321,429 shares of the Company’s common stock.
Southern, a Delaware corporation founded on April 5, 2013, and its wholly owned subsidiaries Southern Airways Express, LLC, Southern Airways Pacific, Southern Airways Autos, LLC, and Multi-Aero Inc. are collectively referred to hereafter as “Southern.” Southern is a scheduled service commuter airline serving cities across the United States that is headquartered in Palm Beach, Florida and commenced flight operations in June 2013. It is a certified Part 135 operator which operates a fleet of over 50 aircraft, including the Cessna Caravan, the Cessna Grand Caravan, the Saab 340, the Pilatus PC-12, and the Tecnam Traveller. Southern provides both seasonal and full-year scheduled passenger air transportation service in the Mid-Atlantic and Gulf regions, Rockies and West Coast, and Hawaii, with select routes subsidized by the United States Department of Transportation (“U.S. DOT”) under the Essential Air Service (“EAS”) program.
The Southern Acquisition resulted in a combined regional airline network servicing U.S. cities across the Mid-Atlantic, Gulf South, Midwest, Rocky Mountains, West Coast, New England and Hawaii.
The results of operations of Southern are included in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition, July 27, 2023, through September 30, 2024. For historical financial information of Southern, prior to the Acquisition Date, refer to the sections entitled “Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for Southern Airways Corporation” and “Audited Financial Statements for Southern Airways Corporation as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 and for the Years Ended December 31, 2022 and 2021” in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on November 9, 2023 (the “Registration Statement”), as well as the Form 8-K/A filed August 29, 2023.
Operating Environment
The Company is developing fully-electric and hybrid-electric powertrain technologies with its commercial partners to electrify existing fleets and new aircraft. Additionally, the Company has been incurring expenses to support the development of the technology of its digital platform with the aim of enabling the regional air-mobility market to operate at scale and to enhance the user’s ability to make informed decisions based on multiple first and third party data sources as well as connected aircraft. As a result, the Company expects to incur significant costs in the future to support the development of this technology.
Beginning in early 2020, the effects and potential effects of the global COVID-19 pandemic, including, but not limited to, its impact on general economic conditions, trade and financing markets, changes in customer behavior with regard to air mobility services, and continuity in business operations created significant uncertainty for the Company. The Company has seen some recovery in on-demand flights through the third quarter of 2024, however the Company’s business has been and will continue to be affected by many changing economic and other conditions beyond the Company’s control, including global events that affect travel behavior. The spread of COVID-19 also disrupted the manufacturing, delivery and overall supply chain of aircraft manufacturers and suppliers and has led to a global decrease in aircraft sales in markets around the world. The Company has experienced inflationary pressures, which have materially increased the Company’s costs for aircraft fuel, wages and benefits and other goods and services critical to its operations during 2023 and through the third quarter of 2024 and believes perceived recessionary risks may impact results for the remainder of 2024. For example, perceived recessionary risks may cause companies and individuals to reduce travel for either professional or personal reasons, and drive higher prices in the supply chain the Company relies upon. In addition, the Company incurred greater than expected losses and negative cash flows from operating activities through the third quarter of 2024 due to inefficient aircraft utilization, primarily caused by an underutilization of pilots and a shortage of maintenance personnel and critical aircraft components, which, in aggregate, have challenged the Company’s ability to serve its customers as desired and, in turn, cover expenses.
As such, the extent to which global events and market inflationary impacts will affect our financial condition, liquidity and future results of operations is uncertain. Given the uncertainty regarding the length of these factors, the Company cannot reasonably estimate their impact on its future results of operations, cash flows or financial condition. The Company continues to actively monitor its financial condition, liquidity, operations, suppliers, industry and workforce. As the Company does not currently, and does not intend in the foreseeable future to, enter into any transactions to hedge fuel costs, or otherwise fix labor costs, the Company will continue to be fully exposed to fluctuations in prices of material operating costs.
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Key Operating Measures
In addition to the data presented in our condensed consolidated financial statements, we use the following key operating measures commonly used throughout the air transport industry to evaluate our business, measure our performance, develop financial forecasts and make strategic decisions. The following table summarizes key operating measures for each period presented below, which are unaudited.
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Three Months Ended September 30, |
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Change |
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Nine Months Ended |
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Change |
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2024 |
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|
2023 |
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Increase/ |
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% |
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2024 |
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2023 |
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Increase/ |
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% |
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Scheduled Flight Hours(1) |
|
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17,074 |
|
|
|
14,218 |
|
|
|
2,856 |
|
|
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20 |
% |
|
|
51,483 |
|
|
|
15,867 |
|
|
|
35,616 |
|
|
|
224 |
% |
On-Demand Flights(2) |
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|
819 |
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|
|
926 |
|
|
|
(107 |
) |
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|
(12 |
)% |
|
|
2,721 |
|
|
|
1,913 |
|
|
|
808 |
|
|
|
42 |
% |
Scheduled Passengers(3) |
|
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87,214 |
|
|
|
74,142 |
|
|
|
13,072 |
|
|
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18 |
% |
|
|
266,675 |
|
|
|
78,011 |
|
|
|
188,664 |
|
|
|
242 |
% |
Headcount(4) |
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|
775 |
|
|
|
802 |
|
|
|
(27 |
) |
|
|
(3 |
)% |
|
|
775 |
|
|
|
802 |
|
|
|
(27 |
) |
|
|
(3 |
)% |
Scheduled Departures(5) |
|
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17,508 |
|
|
|
13,146 |
|
|
|
4,362 |
|
|
|
33 |
% |
|
|
52,094 |
|
|
|
14,420 |
|
|
|
37,674 |
|
|
|
261 |
% |
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(1)Scheduled Flight Hours represent actual flight time from takeoff through landing that were flown in the period and excludes departures for maintenance or repositioning events. This metric only measures flight hours for flights that generated scheduled revenue and does not include flight hours for flights that generated on-demand revenue. |
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(2)On-Demand Flights represent the number of flights that generate on-demand revenue taken by customers on the Company's aircraft or third-party operated aircraft during the period. |
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(5)Scheduled Departures represent the number of takeoffs in the period, agnostic of operator and excludes departures for maintenance or repositioning events. This metric only measures takeoffs that generated scheduled revenue and does not include takeoffs that generated on-demand revenue. |
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Results of Operations
Results of the Company’s Operations for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 and 2023
The following table sets forth our condensed consolidated statements of operations data for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands, except percentages):
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Change |
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2024 |
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2023 |
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$ |
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% |
|
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Revenue |
|
$ |
28,386 |
|
|
$ |
21,967 |
|
|
$ |
6,419 |
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29 |
% |
Operating expenses: |
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|
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|
|
|
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Cost of revenue, exclusive of depreciation and amortization |
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27,496 |
|
|
|
20,610 |
|
|
|
6,886 |
|
|
|
33 |
% |
Technology and development |
|
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5,710 |
|
|
|
2,877 |
|
|
|
2,833 |
|
|
|
98 |
% |
Sales and marketing |
|
|
1,282 |
|
|
|
4,529 |
|
|
|
(3,247 |
) |
|
|
(72 |
)% |
General and administrative |
|
|
415 |
|
|
|
55,618 |
|
|
|
(55,203 |
) |
|
|
(99 |
)% |
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
2,121 |
|
|
|
1,356 |
|
|
|
765 |
|
|
|
56 |
% |
Total operating expenses |
|
|
37,024 |
|
|
|
84,990 |
|
|
|
(47,966 |
) |
|
|
(56 |
)% |
Operating loss |
|
|
(8,638 |
) |
|
|
(63,023 |
) |
|
|
54,385 |
|
|
|
(86 |
)% |
Other income (expense): |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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Changes in fair value of financial instruments carried at fair value, net |
|
|
(1,249 |
) |
|
|
(10,926 |
) |
|
|
9,677 |
|
|
|
(89 |
)% |
Interest expense |
|
|
(2,087 |
) |
|
|
(935 |
) |
|
|
(1,152 |
) |
|
|
(123 |
)% |
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
63 |
|
|
|
(63 |
) |
|
|
(100 |
)% |
Other expense |
|
|
(265 |
) |
|
|
(3,359 |
) |
|
|
3,094 |
|
|
|
(92 |
)% |
Total other income (expense), net |
|
|
(3,601 |
) |
|
|
(15,157 |
) |
|
|
11,556 |
|
|
|
(76 |
)% |
Loss before income taxes |
|
|
(12,239 |
) |
|
|
(78,180 |
) |
|
|
65,941 |
|
|
|
(84 |
)% |
Income tax benefit |
|
|
(14 |
) |
|
|
(3,571 |
) |
|
|
3,557 |
|
|
|
(100 |
)% |
Net loss |
|
$ |
(12,225 |
) |
|
$ |
(74,609 |
) |
|
$ |
62,384 |
|
|
|
(84 |
)% |
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Revenue
Revenue increased by $6.4 million, 29%, for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023. The increase in revenue was attributable to the following changes in scheduled and on-demand revenues (in thousands, except percentages):
|
|
For the three months ended September 30, |
|
|
Change |
|
||||||||||
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
% |
|
||||
Scheduled |
|
$ |
22,238 |
|
|
$ |
15,547 |
|
|
$ |
6,691 |
|
|
|
43 |
% |
On-Demand |
|
|
6,148 |
|
|
|
6,420 |
|
|
|
(272 |
) |
|
|
(4 |
)% |
Total revenue |
|
$ |
28,386 |
|
|
$ |
21,967 |
|
|
$ |
6,419 |
|
|
|
29 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
|
Scheduled revenue increased $6.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023. Scheduled revenue, absent the impact of the Southern Acquisition, decreased by roughly $0.3 million, primarily due to a decrease in membership subscription revenue, from a lower overall membership usage. The increase in scheduled revenue was primarily due to an increase of 18% in scheduled passengers and an 33% increase in scheduled departures, primarily due to the timing of the Southern Acquisition in 2023 and a full three-months of operations in the 2024 period.
Operating Expenses
Cost of Revenue, exclusive of depreciation and amortization
Cost of revenue increased by $6.9 million, or 33%, for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023. The increase was primarily attributable to the increase in scheduled services noted above, primarily due to the timing of the Southern Acquisition in 2023 and a full three-months of operations in the 2024 period.
Technology and Development
Technology and development expenses increased by $2.8 million, or 98%, for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023. The increase was driven primarily by accruals pertaining to the Textron data license of $3.1 million, partially offset by a decrease in labor and labor related expenses for the technology team of $0.3 million due to a decrease in headcount.
Sales and Marketing
Sales and marketing expenses decreased by $3.2 million, or 72%, for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023, primarily due to a decrease of $2.2 million in employee compensation and commission expenses, due to a reduced headcount and a decrease in brand awareness and digital marketing expenses of $1.0 million, which was incurred during the lead up to the Company’s direct listing in the 2023 period.
General and Administrative
General and administrative expenses decreased by $55.2 million, or 99%, for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023. The decrease in general and administrative expense is driven primarily by a $37.9 million reduction in stock-based compensation expense, primarily due to the recognition of $22.6 million in listing day RSPA vesting and a $14.7 million reduction in expenses related to the Management Incentive Plan, a $15.3 million reduction in transaction related expenses pertaining to the Company’s direct listing in July 2023, and accrual reductions related to incentive bonus plans of $3.6 million.
Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization expenses increased by $0.8 million, or 56%, for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023. This was primarily due overall increases in aircraft depreciation due to capital expenditures subsequent to the 2023 period.
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Other Income/(Expense)
Other expense, net decreased by $11.6 million, or 76%, for the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023. This was primarily attributable to a $9.6 million decrease in losses from changes in fair value of financial instruments, due to a significant amount of financial instruments converting to common stock as of the direct listing, and a $3.1 million reduction in other loss due to $3.1 million in contract settlement expense pertaining to the Company’s July 2023 direct listing. This was partially offset by a $1.2 million increase in interest expense due to an overall higher debt Southern Acquisition, other expenses increased by $0.6 million primarily attributable to interest expense associated with the debt instruments acquired from Southern.
Net Loss
The decrease in net loss of $62.4 million, or 84%, for the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023, was primarily attributable to an increase in revenue of $6.4 million, decreases in general and administrative expenses of $55.2 million, decreases in sales and marketing expense of $3.2 million, and decreases in other expense of $11.6 million. These decreases in expenses were offset by increases in cost of revenue of $6.9 million, increases in technology and development expenses of $2.8 million, increases in depreciation and amortization of $0.8 million, and a decrease of $3.6 million in income tax benefit.
Results of Operations
Results of the Company’s Operations for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 and 2023
The following table sets forth our condensed consolidated statements of operations data for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands, except percentages):
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|
|
Change |
|
||||||||||
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
% |
|
||||
Revenue |
|
$ |
91,376 |
|
|
$ |
33,669 |
|
|
$ |
57,707 |
|
|
|
171 |
% |
Operating expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Cost of revenue, exclusive of depreciation and amortization |
|
|
83,714 |
|
|
|
34,309 |
|
|
|
49,405 |
|
|
|
144 |
% |
Technology and development |
|
|
18,377 |
|
|
|
4,506 |
|
|
|
13,871 |
|
|
|
308 |
% |
Sales and marketing |
|
|
6,869 |
|
|
|
7,850 |
|
|
|
(981 |
) |
|
|
(12 |
)% |
General and administrative |
|
|
44,620 |
|
|
|
73,354 |
|
|
|
(28,734 |
) |
|
|
(39 |
)% |
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
6,161 |
|
|
|
1,875 |
|
|
|
4,286 |
|
|
|
229 |
% |
Total operating expenses |
|
|
159,741 |
|
|
|
121,894 |
|
|
|
37,847 |
|
|
|
31 |
% |
Operating loss |
|
|
(68,365 |
) |
|
|
(88,225 |
) |
|
|
19,860 |
|
|
|
(23 |
)% |
Other income (expense): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Changes in fair value of financial instruments carried at fair value, net |
|
|
(1,918 |
) |
|
|
(49,426 |
) |
|
|
47,508 |
|
|
|
(96 |
)% |
Interest expense |
|
|
(5,669 |
) |
|
|
(1,632 |
) |
|
|
(4,037 |
) |
|
|
(247 |
)% |
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(326 |
) |
|
|
326 |
|
|
|
(100 |
)% |
Other expense |
|
|
(316 |
) |
|
|
(3,664 |
) |
|
|
3,348 |
|
|
|
(91 |
)% |
Total other income (expense), net |
|
|
(7,903 |
) |
|
|
(55,048 |
) |
|
|
47,145 |
|
|
|
(86 |
)% |
Loss before income taxes |
|
|
(76,268 |
) |
|
|
(143,273 |
) |
|
|
67,005 |
|
|
|
(47 |
)% |
Income tax benefit |
|
|
(95 |
) |
|
|
(3,571 |
) |
|
|
3,476 |
|
|
|
(97 |
)% |
Net loss |
|
$ |
(76,173 |
) |
|
$ |
(139,702 |
) |
|
$ |
63,529 |
|
|
|
(45 |
)% |
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Revenue
Revenue increased by $57.7 million, 171%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The increase in revenue was attributable to the following changes in scheduled and on-demand revenues (in thousands, except percentages):
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|
|
Change |
|
||||||||||
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
% |
|
||||
Scheduled |
|
$ |
69,461 |
|
|
$ |
17,427 |
|
|
$ |
52,034 |
|
|
|
299 |
% |
On-Demand |
|
|
21,915 |
|
|
|
16,242 |
|
|
|
5,673 |
|
|
|
35 |
% |
Total revenue |
|
$ |
91,376 |
|
|
$ |
33,669 |
|
|
$ |
57,707 |
|
|
|
171 |
% |
Scheduled revenue increased $52.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023. Scheduled revenue, absent the impacts of the acquisition of Southern, increased by roughly $0.3 million primarily due to a higher recognized usage of membership subscription revenue. Of the increase in scheduled revenue, $51.9 million was related to the Southern Acquisition, primarily related to EAS revenue of $29.5 million, passenger revenue of $20.8 million, and other revenue of $1.6 million as a result of only including operating results for the period of July 27, 2023 through September 30, 2023 as a result of the Southern Acquisition. On-Demand revenue increased by $5.7 million, or 35%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The Company conducted 2,721 on-demand flights during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, and absent the impact of the acquisition of Southern, the Company conducted 1,916 on-demand charter flights during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to 1,617 on-demand charter flights during the the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The increase in on-demand charter flights was driven by increases in marketing efforts for our on-demand product. Price per trip increased slightly during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023, primarily driven by a shift in customer preference to more expensive aircraft to service charter trips in 2024, accounting for roughly $3.8 million, or 67% of the total on-demand revenue increase period over period.
With the Southern Acquisition, on-demand revenue increased $1.9 million, or 33%, during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, primarily from Hawaii based operations focusing on providing charter services for construction crews, school events, and leisure travel.
Operating Expenses
Cost of Revenue, exclusive of depreciation and amortization
Cost of revenue increased by $49.4 million, or 144%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023. Of the total 2,721on-demand charter flights, and absent the impact of the acquisition of Southern, the Company serviced 1,916 on-demand charter flights in the nine months ended September 30, 2024, an increase from 1,617 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, resulting in a $5.1 million increase, or 10%, in cost of revenue associated with the Company’s on-demand charter flights. Of the total 51,483 scheduled flight hours, and absent the impact of the acquisition of Southern, the Company flew 1,253 flight hours in the nine months ended September 30, 2024, a decrease from 2,629 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, resulting in a $0.8 million decrease, or 2% of the total.
With the Southern Acquisition, cost of revenue increased by $45.4 million, or 92%, during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023, primarily due to aircraft expenses of $25.4 million, pilot expenses of $11.1 million, customer care expenses of $5.7 million, station expenses of $1.8 million, and reservation system cost of $1.0 million, and passenger re-accommodation expenses of $0.4 million.
Technology and Development
Technology and development expenses increased by $13.9 million, or 308%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The increase was driven primarily by amounts accrued pertaining to the Textron data license of $9.4 million, expenses related to work with Palantir for $4.1 million, and increases in software platform and electrification development expenses for $1.3 million. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in labor and labor related expenses for the technology team of $0.9 million due to a decrease in headcount.
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Sales and Marketing
Sales and marketing expenses decreased by $1.0 million, or 12%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023, primarily due to a decrease in brand awareness and strategic digital marketing expenses of $0.5 million and a $0.9 million decrease in management incentive plan expenses due to reduced headcount.
With the Southern Acquisition, sales and marketing expenses increased by $0.4 million primarily attributable to marketing for scheduled revenue.
General and Administrative
General and administrative expenses decreased by $28.7 million, or 39%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The decrease in general and administrative expense is driven primarily by $20.7 million reduction in stock-based compensation expense, and a decrease of $19.3 million in transaction related costs associated with the Company’s direct listing in July 2023. Partially offset by a increase in non-direct listing professional fees of $2.9 million due to a higher volume of corporate transactions during the nine months ended September 30, 2024.
With the Southern Acquisition, general and administrative expenses increased by $9.7 million primarily attributable to labor expenses, professional fees, insurance, utilities, rent and travel.
Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization expenses increased by $4.3 million, or 229%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023. This was primarily due to depreciation of engines and aircraft acquired from Southern, as well as amortization of intangibles acquired in the Southern Acquisition.
Other Income/(Expense)
Other expense, net decreased by $47.1 million, or 86%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023. There are two primary drivers for the increase in net income/(expense).
For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, there was a decrease of $1.9 million in fair value of financial debt instruments, including SAFE notes and certain convertible notes which resulted in a $47.5 million decrease in expense period over period.
There was an increase in interest expense of $4.0 million period over period, due to additional related party term loans and interest associated with aircraft term loan assumed as part of the Southern Acquisition.
Other expense decreased by $3.3 million due to $3.1 million in contract settlement expense pertaining to the Company’s July 2023 direct listing.
Net Loss
The decrease in net loss of $63.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2024, was primarily attributable to a decrease in general and administrative expenses of $28.7 million and a decrease of $47.5 million in changes in fair market value of financial instruments. These decreases in expenses were offset by increases in technology and development expenses of $13.9 million.
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Cash Flow Analysis
The following table presents a summary of our cash flows (in thousands):
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|
|
Change |
|
||||||||||
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
% |
|
||||
Net cash provided by (used in): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Operating activities |
|
$ |
(30,742 |
) |
|
$ |
(45,075 |
) |
|
$ |
14,333 |
|
|
|
(32 |
)% |
Investing activities |
|
|
(4,465 |
) |
|
|
(11,123 |
) |
|
|
6,658 |
|
|
|
(60 |
)% |
Financing activities |
|
|
33,898 |
|
|
|
62,111 |
|
|
|
(28,213 |
) |
|
|
(45 |
)% |
Net change in cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
(1,309 |
) |
|
$ |
5,913 |
|
|
$ |
(7,222 |
) |
|
|
(122 |
)% |
Cash Flow from Operating Activities
For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, net cash used in operating activities was $30.7 million, driven by a net loss of $76.2 million. These operating outflows were partially offset by non-cash stock-based compensation expenses of $14.6 million, increases in accounts payable, amounts due to related parties and accrued expenses of $24.6 million, and increases in depreciation and amortization expense of $6.2 million.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, net cash used in operating activities was $45.1 million, primarily driven by a net loss of $139.7 million. This was partially offset by $35.4 million in non-cash stock-based compensation expenses, $49.4 million in changes in fair value of financial instruments, and increases in accounts payable, accrued expenses, and deferred revenue of $18.1 million, in aggregate. These were off-set by a $6.3 million increase in prepaid expenses.
Net cash used in operating activities decreased period over period by $14.3 million, driven by a $63.5 million decrease in net loss and a $47.5 million decrease in change in fair value of financial instruments.
Cash Flow from Investing Activities
For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, net cash used in investing activities was $4.5 million, a decrease of $6.7 million compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023, driven by a decrease of $9.0 million of property and equipment costs, offset by a $1.6 million increase in capitalized software development costs and a $0.7 million decrease in cash received as a result of the Southern Acquisition.
Cash Flow from Financing Activities
For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, net cash provided by financing activities was $33.9 million due to proceeds from borrowings from related parties of $29.7 million, net proceeds of $2.8 million from collateralized borrowings, and proceeds from the GEM stock purchase agreement of $3.9 million, partially offset by $2.3 million in principal payments on long-term debt.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, net cash provided by financing activities was $62.1 million, primarily due to proceeds from the GEM Purchase of $25 million, proceeds from the GEM stock purchase agreement of $4.5 million, borrowings from related parties of $16.5 million, borrowings from convertible notes of $8 million, proceeds from the issuance of SAFE instruments of $3.7 million, and proceeds from the issuance of preferred shares of $3.0 million.
Net cash provided by financing activities decreased period over period by $28.2 million, primarily driven by reductions in proceeds from the GEM Purchase of $25.0 million and a $3.7 million reduction in proceeds from SAFE instruments.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Company has incurred losses from operations, negative cash flows from operating activities and has a working capital deficit. In addition, the Company is currently in default of certain excise and property taxes as well as certain debt obligations. These tax and debt obligations are classified as current liabilities on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023. On May 15, 2018, the Company received a notice of a tax lien filing from the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) for unpaid federal excise taxes for the quarterly periods beginning October 2016 through September 2017 in the amount of $1.9 million, including penalties and interest as of the date of the notice. The Company agreed to a payment plan (the “Installment Plan”) whereby the IRS would take no further action and remove such liens at the time such amounts have been paid. In 2019, the Company defaulted on the Installment Plan. Defaulting on the Installment Plan can result in the IRS nullifying such plan, placing the Company in default and taking collection action against the Company for any unpaid balance. The Company’s total outstanding federal excise tax liability including accrued penalties and interest of $7.7 million is included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2024. During June 2024, the Company submitted a formal offer-in-compromise
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(“OIC”) to the IRS, seeking to resolve all excise tax liabilities. Under the terms of the OIC, all collection actions against the Company, in relation to these matters, will be abated and the Company will be making monthly payments of $34 thousand on historical excise tax liabilities while the IRS is considering the OIC. The Company has also defaulted on its property tax obligations in various California counties in relation to fixed assets, plane usage and aircraft leases. The Company’s total outstanding property tax liability including penalties and interest is approximately $1.8 million as of September 30, 2024. The Company received a net credit of $0.3 million as a result of the property tax audit, which concluded in June 2024. Additionally, Los Angeles County has imposed a tax lien on four of the Company’s leased aircraft due to the late filing of the Company’s 2022 property tax return. As of September 30, 2024, the amount of property tax, interest and penalties accrued related to the Los Angeles County tax lien for all unpaid tax years was approximately $1.2 million. The Company is in the process of remediating the late filing and payment of the property taxes due to Los Angeles County. As of September 30, 2024, the Company was also in default of the Simple Agreements for Future Equity with Token allocation (“SAFE-T”) note, where the note matured in July 2019. The SAFE-T note is subordinate to the Company’s Convertible Note Purchase Agreement; therefore, the Company cannot pay the outstanding balance prior to paying amounts due under the Convertible Note Purchase Agreement (as defined below). The SAFE-T note had an outstanding principal amount of $0.5 million as of September 30, 2024 (see Note 8, Financing Arrangements ).
In connection with past due rental and maintenance payments under certain aircraft leases totaling in aggregate approximately $5.0 million, which is accrued for at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company entered into a payment plan pursuant to which all payments of the past due amounts are deferred until such time as the Company receives at least $30.0 million in aggregate funds in connection with any capital contribution, at which time it is required to repay $1.0 million of such past due payments, with the eventual full repayment of the remaining amounts being required upon the receipt of at least $50.0 million in capital contributions. As of September 30, 2024, the Company has classified $1.0 million as a current liability as potentially triggered by capital contributions received as follows: the funds received by the Company of $8.0 million under a convertible note purchase agreement with Partners for Growth V, L.P. (“PFG”), $25.0 million through the share purchase agreement with GEM Global Yield LLC SCS (“GEM”), and an entity affiliated with GEM that provides incremental financing (the “GEM Purchase”), and $14 million in cumulative funding through advances and share draws under the Share Purchase Agreement with GEM. As of September 30, 2024 the Company has not made any payments under this payment plan.
The airline industry and the Company’s operations are cyclical and highly competitive. The Company’s success is largely dependent on the ability to raise debt and equity capital, achieve a high level of aircraft and crew utilization, increase flight services and the number of passengers flown, and continue to profitably expand into regions throughout the United States.
The Company’s prospects and ongoing business activities are subject to the risks and uncertainties frequently encountered by companies in new and rapidly evolving markets. Risks and uncertainties that could materially and adversely affect the Company’s business, results of operations or financial condition include, but are not limited to, the ability to: (i) raise additional capital (or financing) to fund operating losses, (ii) refinance its current outstanding debt, (iii) maintain efficient aircraft utilization, primarily through the proper utilization of pilots and managing market shortages of maintenance personnel and critical aircraft components, (iv) sustain ongoing operations, (v) attract and maintain customers, (vi) integrate, manage and grow recent acquisitions and new business initiatives, (vii) obtain and maintain relevant regulatory approvals, and (viii) measure and manage risks inherent to the business model.
Prior to the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company has funded its operations and capital needs primarily through the net proceeds received from the issuance of various debt instruments, convertible securities, related party funding, and preferred and common share financing arrangements. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company received $8.0 million under a convertible note purchase agreement (the “Convertible Note Purchase Agreement”) with PFG, $25.0 million through the GEM Purchase Agreement and $10.2 million in advances under the second amended and restated Share Purchase Agreement with GEM (see Note 9, Share Purchase Agreement, GEM Purchase, and Mandatory Convertible Security). The Company had previously filed a Form S-1 registration statement (File No. 333-274573) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), registering up to 3,571,429 million shares of the Company’s common stock, which represents 142,857 shares of the Company’s common stock issued to GEM under the GEM Purchase Agreement, 185,714 shares of the Company’s common stock issued to GEM in connection with the initial issuance to GEM under the Share Purchase Agreement, 571,429 shares of the Company’s common stock issued to GEM in satisfaction of the commitment fee under the Share Purchase Agreement, and up to 2,671,429 shares of the Company’s common stock to be issued to GEM in connection with the Share Purchase Agreement. Additionally, the Company had previously filed a Form S-1 registration statement (File No. 333-275434) with the SEC, registering up to 42.9 million shares of the Company’s common stock, which represents the balance of the full amount of shares of common stock that the Company estimated could be issued and sold to GEM for advances under the Share Purchase Agreement, plus the amount of shares the Company estimated could be sold to GEM for $50.0 million under the Share Purchase Agreement, (collectively, the “Prior Registration Statements”). In connection with the GEM Mandatory Convertible Security (see Note 9, Share Purchase Agreement, GEM Purchase, and Mandatory Convertible Security), the Company deregistered all of the shares registered but unsold under the Prior Registration Statements on June 4, 2024. The combined 46,428,571 shares contemplated under the Prior Registration Statements have been included in a Form S-1 Registration Statement (File No. 333-279929), which was declared effective by the SEC on August 7, 2024. As of September 30, 2024, the contractual terms allow the Company to make further advances of up to $97.5 million under the Share Purchase Agreement with GEM. Additionally, the Company has the ability to draw an additional $298.6 million, subject to daily volume limitations and GEM’s requirement to hold less than 10% of the fully-diluted shares of the Company, with shares obtained in the satisfaction of draws under the SPA. As of September 30, 2024, GEM held 9.4% of the then fully-diluted shares of the Company. At September 30, 2024, the daily volume limitations under the SPA restricted our ability to take
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additional draws under the Share Purchase Agreement to approximately 686 thousand shares per draw. Additionally, the availability of the Share Purchase Agreement is contingent on the Company’s common stock being listed on a national exchange. As of September, 2024, the Company is attempting to resolve one listing requirement violation with the NYSE. While not currently subject to de-listing, the Company’s inability to cure this listing requirement violation would impact its continued ability to raise capital through the Share Purchase Agreement.
The Company is currently implementing operational improvements and stringent operating expenses management to improve the profitability of its airline operations. In parallel, the Company is advancing its technology initiatives, including its software technology platform and Caravan electrification programs. In addition, the Company continues to evaluate strategies to obtain additional funding for future operations. These strategies may include, but are not limited to, obtaining additional equity financing, issuing additional debt or entering into other financing arrangements, forming joint ventures and other partnerships, and restructuring of operations to grow revenues and decrease expenses. There can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in achieving its strategic plans or that new financing will be available to the Company in a timely manner or on acceptable terms, if at all. If the Company is unable to raise sufficient financing when needed or events or circumstances occur such that the Company does not meet its strategic plans, the Company will be required to take additional measures to conserve liquidity, which could include, but are not necessarily limited to, reducing certain spending, altering or scaling back development plans, including plans to equip regional airline operations with fully-electric or hybrid-electric aircraft, or reducing funding of capital expenditures, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, cash flows, and ability to achieve its intended business objectives. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities that may result from the outcome of this uncertainty. The Company's condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. The going concern assumption contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business.
The Company’s capital expenditures during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 were limited to payments made for aircraft parts, engines, immaterial purchases and internally developed software. Upon the Company’s ability to utilize the SPA or obtain alternative funding, the Company intends to invest significantly in expansion of its network footprint and in development of electrified powertrain technology and its commercial platform. Expansion of the network will require acquisition of aircraft over the next five years with an expected cost of approximately $1.2 billion. The Company has placed an order with TAI for 90 Cessna Grand Caravan aircraft with an option for an additional 26 Cessna Grand Caravan aircraft, with expected delivery taken over the next five years. As of September 30, 2024, the Company has made deposits of $2.0 million for aircraft that are scheduled to be delivered starting in the fourth quarter of 2024. The Company intends to finance these aircraft through Jetstream Aviation Capital, with which the Company currently has a sale-leaseback financing arrangement of up to $450 million, and additional debt and/or leasing facilities that it intends to obtain in the event sale-leaseback financing is not available through Jetstream Aviation Capital. See the section entitled “Risk Factors — Risks Related to SAM’s Financial Position and Capital Requirements — SAM has no operating history. Surf Air and Southern’s past financial results may not be a reliable indicator of SAM’s future success” included within the Company’s Form 10-K filed on March 29, 2024. The Company has engaged AeroTEC to develop hybrid-electric and fully electric STCs for the Cessna Grand Caravan in partnership with TAI. A portion of these costs are expected to be funded through the SPA.
Commitments
The Company has entered into various contractual arrangements related to the build-out of the Company’s air service fleet, the development of its proprietary hybrid and electric aircraft technology, and the build out of its aircraft as a service platform. These arrangements include commitments for payments pursuant to licensing agreements, which routinely contain provisions for guarantees or minimum expenditures during the terms of the contracts. The Company also enters into long-term debt arrangements that include periodic interest and principal payments. Additionally, the Company routinely enters into noncancelable lease agreements for aircraft and operating locations, which contain minimum rental payments.
The timing and nature of these commitments are expected to have an impact on our liquidity and capital requirements in future periods. Refer to the Notes to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 for additional information relating to our long-term debt, operating and finance leases, related party term notes, and commitments.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The consolidated financial statements of the Company are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).
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Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires us to make certain estimates and assumptions. These estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the balance sheet date, as well as reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Our most significant estimates and judgments involve difficult, subjective, or complex judgments made by management. Actual results may differ from these estimates. To the extent that there are differences between our estimates and actual results, our future financial statement presentation, financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows will be affected. We had no significant changes to our critical accounting estimates as described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.
JOBS Act
The Company currently qualifies as an “emerging growth company” under the JOBS Act. Accordingly, the Company has elected to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. The Company’s utilization of these transition periods may make it difficult to compare our financial statements to those of non-emerging growth companies and other emerging growth companies that have opted out of the transition periods afforded under the JOBS Act.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
In the ordinary course of operating our business, we are exposed to market risks. Market risk represents the risk of loss that may impact our financial position or results of operations due to adverse changes in financial market prices and rates. Except as indicated below, there has been no material change in our exposure to market risk from that described in “Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and Rule 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act), that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure. It should be noted that, because of inherent limitations, our disclosure controls and procedures, however well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, and not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the disclosure controls and procedures are met.
As required by Rule 13a-15(b) under the Exchange Act, our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2024. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective at a reasonable assurance level as of September 30, 2024, due to presence of the material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting described below.
Notwithstanding the pending remediation efforts described below, based on additional analysis and other post-closing procedures performed, our management believes that the financial statements included in this report present fairly, in all material respects, our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented in conformity with U.S. GAAP.
Material Weaknesses in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
As of September 30, 2024, material weaknesses existed in our internal control over financial reporting. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. The material weaknesses are as follows:
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These material weaknesses contributed to the following additional material weaknesses:
These material weaknesses resulted in audit adjustments to substantially all of our accounts, which were recorded prior to the issuance of the consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 and for the years then-ended, and as of June 30, 2022 and 2021 and for the six-month periods then ended. Subsequently, these material weaknesses also resulted in audit adjustments to revenue, deferred revenue, accrued expenses, additional paid-in capital and stock-based compensation expense to the consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2022 and 2023 and for the years then-ended. These material weaknesses also resulted in misstatements to prepaid expenses and other current assets and sales and marketing to the consolidated financial statements as of and for the quarter ended September 30, 2023. Additionally, these material weaknesses could result in a misstatement of substantially all of our accounts or disclosures that would result in a material misstatement to the annual or interim consolidated financial statements that would not be prevented or detected.
Additionally, with the closing of the Southern Acquisition, and the continued integration of associated operations and processes into those of the Company, the following material weakness in internal control over financial reporting has also been identified, after considering alignment with previous material weaknesses identified and outlined above:
Additionally, prior to our acquisition of Southern, Southern reported multiple material weaknesses related to its control environment, risks of material misstatement, period-end financial reporting and IT general controls in our Form S-1 filed on September 19, 2023. Those material weaknesses resulted in audit adjustments to substantially all of Southern’s accounts, which were recorded prior to the issuance of the consolidated financial statements of Southern as of December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020 and for the years then-ended. Subsequently, those material weaknesses also resulted in a revision to the previously issued consolidated financial statements of Southern as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 and for the years then-ended, and the interim periods ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, to correct for errors in revenues and deferred revenues. Also, in connection with the preparation of Southern’s financial statements for the interim period ended March 31, 2023, Southern identified an error related to the accounting for prepaid passenger ticket deposits. Southern’s management determined that this error was the result of the previously reported material weaknesses. This error was corrected in Southern’s financial statements as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 and for the years then-ended and the interim periods ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 as a revision to previously issued financial statements.
Remediation Plans to Address Material Weaknesses
To date, we have developed a plan to address the material weaknesses identified above. This remediation plan consists primarily of: (i) adding key personnel to strengthen the Company’s financial reporting processes, (ii) improving our internal controls around
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financial systems and processes, (iii) formalizing internal controls related to the identification of and accounting for certain non-routine, unusual or complex transactions, including the proper application of U.S. GAAP to such transactions, (iv) engaging a third party to assist in identifying risks of material misstatement and designing and implementing controls to address the identified risks of material misstatement, and (v) designing and operating computer operations, program and system development, and user access and change management controls. We intend to take additional steps to remediate the deficiencies identified above and further evolve our internal controls and processes.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Except for changes related to our integration of Southern’s operations, control processes and information systems into our systems and control environment and changes related to our remediation plans to address our material weaknesses discussed above, there were no significant changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required by Rules 13a-15(d) and 15d-15(d) of the Exchange Act that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2024 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. We are currently in the process of integrating Southern’s operations, control processes and information systems into our systems and control environment.
Inherent Limitation on the Effectiveness of Internal Control over Financial Reporting and Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management, including our Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal control over financial reporting will prevent all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of a simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people or by management override of the controls. The design of any system of controls is also based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions; over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with policies or procedures may deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and may not be detected or preventable.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
From time to time, we are subject to various legal proceedings and claims, either asserted or unasserted, which arise in the ordinary course of business. Except as set out in Item 1 “Financial Statements - Note 12 - Commitments and Contingencies - Legal Contingencies,” we are not currently party to any legal proceedings, the outcome of which, if determined adversely, we believe would individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
Except as disclosed below and as previously disclosed in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2024, there have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.
Agreements governing our debt obligations include financial and other covenants that provide limitations on our business and operations under certain circumstances, and failure to comply with any of the covenants in such agreements could adversely impact us.
Our current and any future financing agreements that we may enter into from time to time, contain certain affirmative, negative and financial covenants, and other customary events of default. Under certain circumstances, such covenants require us to maintain minimum liquidity levels, limit our ability to enter into certain strategic transactions, make certain investments, pay dividends and make certain other specified restricted payments. Certain covenants in our financing agreements are subject to important exceptions, qualifications and cure rights, including, under limited circumstances, the requirement to provide additional collateral or prepay or redeem certain obligations. In addition, certain of our financing agreements are cross-collateralized, such that an event of default or acceleration of indebtedness under one agreement could result in an event of default under other financing agreements. If we fail to comply with such covenants, if any other events of default occur for which no waiver or amendment is obtained, or if we are unable to timely refinance the debt obligations subject to such covenants or take other mitigating actions, the holders of our indebtedness could, among other things, declare outstanding amounts immediately due and payable and, subject to the terms of relevant financing agreements, repossess or foreclose on collateral, including certain of our aircraft or other assets used in our business. The acceleration of significant indebtedness or actions to repossess or foreclose on collateral may cause us to renegotiate, repay or refinance the affected obligations, and there is no assurance that such efforts would be successful or on terms we deem attractive. In addition, any acceleration or actions to repossess or foreclose on collateral under our financing agreements could result in a downgrade of any credit ratings then applicable to us, which could result in additional events of default or limit our ability to obtain additional financing.
For example, the Company’s 4-year credit agreement with certain affiliates of Comvest Partners, as lenders, is backstopped by a letter of credit issued by HSBC Bank USA, N.A. and arranged by Park Lane Investments, LLC, which is an entity owned by a family member of a co-founder of the Company (the “Credit Support Provider”). In connection with the foregoing, the Company is party to a senior secured reimbursement agreement with the Credit Support Provider (the “Reimbursement Agreement”) to, among other things, reimburse the Credit Support Provider for the costs of the letter of credit, and any amounts for which the letter of credit is drawn. The Reimbursement Agreement contains covenants that, among other things, restrict the ability of the Company to: (i) acquire or dispose of assets or businesses; (ii) incur additional indebtedness or liens; (iii) make cash distributions; and (iv) prepay outstanding debt, and otherwise restrict corporate activities of the Company without the consent of the Credit Support Provider. The Reimbursement Agreement also requires the Company to maintain a certain level of minimum liquidity and to limit variance to cash flow projections. Economic conditions and other variables could result in the inability of the Company to satisfy the requirements under the Reimbursement Agreement, could result in one or more events of default thereunder.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
Except as previously disclosed in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 8, 2024, there have been no unregistered sales of equity securities during the three months ended September 30, 2024.
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None.
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ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
(a) The information below included in this Item 5 is provided in lieu of filing such information on a Current Report on Form 8-K under Items 1.01, 2.03 and 3.02 as designated below.
Entry into Senior Secured Term Loan Facility
On November 14, 2024, Surf Air Mobility Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a 4-year Credit Agreement with certain affiliates of Comvest Partners, as lenders (the “Credit Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company borrowed $44.5 million of term loans, with $5.5 million of delayed draw commitments.
The loans under the Credit Agreement accrue interest at a rate of (x) SOFR (subject to a 1.00% floor) plus (y) 5.00%, and are subject to a prepayment premium for 18 months after the initial funding date. There was a 1.50% fee on the aggregate loans and commitments, paid at the initial funding. The loans under the Credit Agreement have no required amortization.
The obligations of the Company under the Credit Agreement are subject to a security interest on assets of the Company, subject to certain exceptions.
The Credit Agreement is fully backstopped by a letter of credit issued by HSBC Bank USA, N.A. and arranged by Park Lane Investments LLC, which is an entity owned by a family member of a co-founder of the Company (“Credit Support Provider”), and in connection therewith, the Company has entered into a reimbursement agreement with Credit Support Provider described below.
The Credit Agreement contains certain representations and warranties, covenants and events of default. Upon the occurrence of certain events of default, the lenders would have the right to draw upon the letter of credit referenced above.
This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the form of the Credit Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 10.3 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Entry into Reimbursement Agreement
On November 14, 2024, in connection with the letter of credit backstopping the Credit Agreement, the Company entered into a Reimbursement Agreement with Credit Support Provider (the “Reimbursement Agreement”), which contains certain representations and warranties, covenants and events of default.
If the backstop letter of credit is drawn, the Company will be required to reimburse the Credit Support Provider for the drawn amount of the letter of credit, pay interest to the Credit Support Provider at 15.00% per annum on such drawn amounts (subject to increase in the event of default). The Company is separately obligated to pay a fee of 1.00% per annum to the Credit Support Provider on the outstanding face amount of the backstop letter of credit. In the event the Company raises capital in certain equity offerings, a portion of the net cash proceeds from such equity offerings is required to be remitted to Credit Support Provider to be held in trust in accordance with the Reimbursement Agreement.
The obligations under the Reimbursement Agreement are guaranteed by certain of the Company’s subsidiaries, and subject to a security interest on assets of the Company and the subsidiary guarantors, subject to certain exceptions.
In connection with the Reimbursement Agreement, Credit Support Provider will have the right to appoint a board observer with respect to the Company.
This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the form of the Reimbursement Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 10.4 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Entry into LamVen Note
On November 14, 2024, the Company entered into a note exchange agreement with LamVen pursuant to which the Company issued a secured convertible promissory note (the “LamVen Note”) in aggregate principal amount of $50.0 million to LamVen LLC, an entity owned by a co-founder of the Company (“LamVen”), to refinance certain existing notes.
The LamVen Note will accrue interest at the greater of (x) SOFR (subject to a 1.00% floor) plus 5.00% and (y) 9.75% (subject to increase in the event of default). In the event the Company raises capital in certain equity offerings, a portion of the net cash proceeds
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from such equity offerings and the net cash proceeds from certain asset sales are required to be applied to repay the obligations under the LamVen Note. The maturity of the LamVen Note is December 31, 2028, which may be accelerated upon the occurrence of certain events of default.
At the election of LamVen from time to time, on one or more occasions, the outstanding principal amount of the LamVen Note (or any portion thereof), together with all accrued but unpaid interest thereon, can be converted into a number of shares of common stock, using a conversion price per share equal to the Minimum Price, as defined in New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual Section 312.04(h) (the “Minimum Price”); provided, however, that LamVen shall not be able to convert the note if so doing would increase its beneficial ownership interest in the Company to 10% or more of the Company’s then outstanding common stock.
In addition, on November 14, 2024, a portion of the principal of existing LamVen notes being refinanced equal to $7,473,131 was exchanged for (i) 750,000 shares of common stock of the Company issued to LamVen at $1.83 per share, which represents the official closing price of the Company’s common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on the date immediately preceding November 14, 2024 (the “LamVen Shares”), and (ii) 3,389,398 warrants to purchase common stock of the Company issued to LamVen with a strike price of $1.83 per share (the “LamVen Warrants”).
The obligations under the LamVen Note are guaranteed by certain of the Company’s subsidiaries, and subject to a security interest on assets of the Company and the subsidiary guarantors, subject to certain exceptions.
This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the form of the LamVen Note, which is attached as Exhibit 10.5 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Entry into Amendment to PFG Convertible Note Purchase Agreement
On November 14, 2024, the Company amended the existing Convertible Note Purchase Agreement with Partners for Growth V, L.P. (“PFG”), which had an outstanding principal amount of $8.0 million (the “PFG Note”) upon amended.
The PFG Note will accrue interest at the greater of (x) SOFR (subject to a 1.00% floor) plus 5.00% and (y) 9.75% (subject to increase in the event of default). In the event the Company raises capital in certain equity offerings, a portion of the net cash proceeds from such equity offerings is required to be applied to repay the obligations under the PFG Note. The maturity of the PFG Note is December 31, 2028, which may be accelerated upon the occurrence of certain events of default.
PFG has the right to convert, at its option, the amounts outstanding under the PFG Note into common stock of Company, at conversion price of $42.00 per share.
The obligations under the PFG Note are guaranteed by certain of the Company’s subsidiaries, and subject to a security interest on assets of the Company and the subsidiary guarantors, subject to certain exceptions.
This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the conformed Convertible Note Purchase Agreement which is attached as Exhibit 10.6 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The information provided in response to item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
The information provided in response to item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference. The issuance of the LamVen Note, LamVen Shares, and LamVen Warrants are exempt from registration under Section 4(a)(2) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, as transactions by an issuer not involving any public offering.
(b) Not applicable.
(c) Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plans or Other Preplanned Trading Arrangements
During the three months ended September 30, 2024, none of our directors or officers (as defined in Section 16 of the Exchange Act),
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the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c) of the Exchange Act or any “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” (as defined in Item 408(c) of Regulation S-K of the Exchange Act).
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Item 6 – Exhibits
The following documents are filed as exhibits to this Report:
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Fifth Amendment to Data License Agreement dated September 26, 2024. |
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101.INS* |
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Inline XBRL Instance Document |
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101.SCH* |
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Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema With Embedded Linkbase Documents |
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
* Filed herewith.
§ Furnished herewith. This certification is not deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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Surf Air Mobility Inc. (Registrant) |
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Date: November 14, 2024 |
/s/ Deanna White |
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Deanna White Interim Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) |
Date: November 14, 2024 |
/s/ Oliver Reeves |
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Oliver Reeves Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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CREDIT AGREEMENT
dated as of
November 14, 2024
among
SURF AIR MOBILITY INC., as Borrower
THE PERSONS PARTY HERETO,
as Lenders,
and
CCP AGENCY, LLC,
as Agent
IF = IF 1 = 1 1 01 * IF COMPARE SECTION 1 = "1" 1 = 1 1 011 = 1
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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I. DEFINITIONS |
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Section 1.01. |
Defined Terms |
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Section 1.02. |
Accounting Terms and Determinations; Capital Leases |
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Section 1.03. |
Other Definitional Provisions and References |
14 |
II. GENERAL TERMS |
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Section 2.01. |
Loans |
14 |
Section 2.02. |
Interest, Certain Payments, Fees and Premiums |
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Section 2.03. |
Use of Proceeds |
19 |
Section 2.04. |
Further Obligations / Maximum Lawful Rate |
19 |
Section 2.05. |
Post Event of Default Application of Payments |
19 |
Section 2.06. |
Obligations Unconditional/Withholding Taxes; Changes in Law |
20 |
Section 2.07. |
Taxes |
21 |
Section 2.08. |
Reversal of Payments |
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Section 2.09. |
Set-Off Rights |
24 |
Section 2.10. |
Making of Payments |
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Section 2.11. |
Proration of Payments |
24 |
Section 2.12. |
Recordkeeping |
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III. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
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Section 3.01. |
[Reserved] |
25 |
Section 3.02. |
Organization; Corporate Existence |
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Section 3.03. |
Authorization |
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Section 3.04. |
[Reserved] |
26 |
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Section 3.05. |
[Reserved] |
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Section 3.06. |
[Reserved] |
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Section 3.07. |
[Reserved] |
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Section 3.08. |
Indebtedness |
26 |
Section 3.09. |
[Reserved] |
26 |
Section 3.10. |
[Reserved] |
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Section 3.11. |
Use of Proceeds |
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Section 3.12. |
Margin Securities |
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Section 3.13. |
[Reserved] |
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Section 3.14. |
[Reserved] |
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Section 3.15. |
[Reserved] |
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Section 3.16. |
Compliance with Laws |
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Section 3.17. |
[Reserved] |
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Section 3.18. |
Sanctions; Anti-Terrorism Laws |
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IV. CONDITIONS OF MAKING THE LOANS |
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Section 4.01. |
Conditions of Making the Initial Loans |
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Section 4.02. |
Conditions to Making Delayed Draw Term Loans |
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V. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS |
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Section 5.01. |
Corporate |
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Section 5.02. |
[Reserved] |
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Section 5.03. |
Notices of Certain Material Events |
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Section 5.04. |
Periodic Reports |
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Section 5.05. |
Books and Records; Inspection |
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Section 5.06. |
[Reserved] |
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Section 5.07. |
Use of Proceeds |
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Section 5.08. |
Closing Date Letter of Credit |
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Section 5.09. |
Further Assurances |
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Section 5.10. |
Sanctions; Anti-Terrorism Laws. |
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Section 5.11. |
Additional Beneficial Ownership Certification. |
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VI. NEGATIVE COVENANTS |
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Section 6.01. |
[Reserved] |
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Section 6.02. |
Liens |
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Section 6.03. |
[Reserved] |
32 |
Section 6.04. |
[Reserved] |
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Section 6.05. |
[Reserved] |
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Section 6.06. |
[Reserved] |
32 |
Section 6.07. |
Consolidations; Mergers; Acquisitions; Etc. |
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Section 6.08. |
[Reserved] |
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Section 6.09. |
[Reserved] |
32 |
Section 6.10. |
[Reserved] |
32 |
Section 6.11. |
[Reserved] |
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Section 6.12. |
Certain Amendments; Jurisdiction of Formation; Principal Place of Business |
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Section 6.13. |
[Reserved] |
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Section 6.14. |
[Reserved] |
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Section 6.15. |
[Reserved] |
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Section 6.16. |
[Reserved] |
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Section 6.17. |
[Reserved] |
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Section 6.18. |
[Reserved] |
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Section 6.19. |
Use of Proceeds |
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Section 6.20. |
[Reserved] |
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Section 6.21. |
OFAC, USA Patriot Act; Anti-Corruption Laws Disclosure |
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VII. DEFAULTS |
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Section 7.01. |
Events of Default |
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Section 7.02. |
Remedies |
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Section 7.03. |
Waivers by the Borrower |
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VIII. PARTICIPATING LENDERS; ASSIGNMENT |
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Section 8.01. |
Participations |
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Section 8.02. |
Assignment |
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Section 8.03. |
Pledges/Security |
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IX. MISCELLANEOUS |
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Section 9.01. |
Survival |
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Section 9.02. |
Indemnification / Expenses |
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Section 9.03. |
GOVERNING LAW |
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Section 9.04. |
Nonliability of Lenders and Agent |
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Section 9.05. |
Reservation of Remedies |
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Section 9.06. |
Notices |
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Section 9.07. |
Nature of Rights and Remedies; No Waivers |
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Section 9.08. |
Binding Effect |
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Section 9.09. |
CONSENT TO JURISDICTION; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL |
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Section 9.10. |
Certain Waivers |
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Section 9.11. |
Severability |
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Section 9.12. |
Captions |
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Section 9.13. |
Sole and Entire Agreement |
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Section 9.14. |
Confidentiality |
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Section 9.15. |
Marshaling |
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Section 9.16. |
No Strict Construction |
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Section 9.17. |
USA PATRIOT Act Notification |
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Section 9.18. |
Counterparts; Fax/Email Signatures |
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X. AGENT. |
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Section 10.01. |
Appointment; Authorization |
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Section 10.02. |
Delegation of Duties |
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Section 10.03. |
Limited Liability |
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Section 10.04. |
Reliance |
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Section 10.05. |
Notice of Default; Dissemination of Information |
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Section 10.06. |
Credit Decision |
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Section 10.07. |
Indemnification |
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Section 10.08. |
Agent Individually |
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Section 10.09. |
Successor Agent |
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Section 10.10. |
Collateral Matters |
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Section 10.11. |
[Reserved] |
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Section 10.12. |
Subordination Agreements |
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Section 10.13. |
Actions in Concert |
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Section 10.14. |
No Fiduciary Relationship |
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XI. WAIVER; AMENDMENTS. |
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Section 11.01. |
General Terms |
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Section 11.02. |
Agency Provisions |
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Section 11.03. |
[Reserved] |
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Section 11.04. |
[Reserved] |
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Section 11.05. |
Inability to Determine Rates; Temporary Inability |
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EXHIBITS
Exhibit A Form of Note
Exhibit B [Reserved]
Exhibit C Form of Assignment and Acceptance
Exhibit D Form of Notice of Borrowing
Exhibit E Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate
SCHEDULES
Schedule A Commitments and Pro Rata Shares
Schedule 3.08 Indebtedness
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CREDIT AGREEMENT
This CREDIT AGREEMENT (as it may from time to time be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of November 14, 2024, by and among (i) the Persons from time to time party hereto as lenders (the “Lenders”), (ii) CCP AGENCY, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (in its individual capacity, “Comvest”), as Agent (as defined below) for all Lenders, and (iii) SURF AIR MOBILITY INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, in order to provide funds to finance (i) the payment of certain fees and expenses associated with the funding of the Loans hereunder, and (ii) other general corporate purposes, Borrower have requested that the Lenders extend to Borrower certain Loans (as defined below) pursuant to the terms and conditions of set forth in this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Lenders are willing to make the Loans, on a several basis, to Borrower on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereby agree as follows:
I. DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01. Defined Terms. In addition to the other terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, as used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Accounts” shall mean “accounts” (as defined in the UCC).
“Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.
“Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person in Control of, Controlled by, or under common Control with the first Person; provided, however, that none of Agent, any Lender nor any of their respective Affiliates shall be deemed an “Affiliate” of Borrower for any purposes of this Agreement solely as a result of owning or receiving any stock or other equity interests in Borrower or any Affiliate thereof.
“Agency Fee” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(c).
“Agent” shall mean Comvest in its capacity as administrative agent for all Lenders hereunder and any successor thereto in such capacity.
"Aggregate Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment" shall mean $5,500,000, as the same may be reduced from time to time in accordance with this Agreement, including without limitation pursuant to Sections 2.01(b), 2.01(d) and 7.02.
“Aggregate Initial Term Loan Commitment” shall mean $44,500,000, as the same may be reduced from time to time in accordance with this Agreement, including without limitation pursuant to Section 2.01(a).
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“Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“Applicable Law” shall mean all applicable provisions of all (a) constitutions, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations and orders of all governmental and/or quasi-governmental bodies, (b) Government Approvals, and (c) order, judgments and decrees of all courts and arbitrators.
“Applicable Margin” shall mean a rate of interest equal to 5.00% per annum.
“Assignment and Acceptance” shall mean an Assignment and Acceptance Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto, or such other form as may be acceptable to Agent.
“Available Tenor” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to the then-current Benchmark, as applicable, (x) if such Benchmark is a term rate, any tenor for such Benchmark (or component thereof) that is or may be used for determining the length of an interest period pursuant to this Agreement or (y) otherwise, any payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark (or component thereof) that is or may be used for determining any frequency of making payments of interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark pursuant to this Agreement, in each case, as of such date and not including, for the avoidance of doubt, any tenor for such Benchmark that is then-removed from the definition of “Interest Period” pursuant to Section 11.05(b)(iv).
“Benchmark” means, initially, the Term SOFR Reference Rate; provided, that if a Benchmark Transition Event has occurred with respect to the Term SOFR Reference Rate or the then-current Benchmark, then “Benchmark” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to Section 11.05(b)(i).
“Benchmark Replacement” means the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by Agent for the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date:
(a) the sum of (i) Daily Simple SOFR and (ii) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment; or
(b) the sum of: (i) the alternate benchmark rate that has been selected by Agent and Borrower giving due consideration to (A) any selection or recommendation of a replacement benchmark rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body or (B) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a benchmark rate as a replacement to the then-current Benchmark for Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities and (ii) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.
If the Benchmark Replacement as determined pursuant to clause (a) or (b) above would be less than the Floor, the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
“Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means, with respect to any replacement of the then-current Benchmark with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement, the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by Agent and Borrower giving due consideration to (a) any selection or recommendation of a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement by the Relevant Governmental Body or (b) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement
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of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities.
“Benchmark Replacement Date” means a date and time determined by Agent, which date shall be no later than (and, without the consent of Borrower, no earlier than) the earliest to occur of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:
(a) in the case of clause (a) or (b) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event”, the later of (i) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (ii) the date on which the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or
(b) in the case of clause (c) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event”, the first date on which such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) has been determined and announced by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) to be non-representative; provided that such non-representativeness will be determined by reference to the most recent statement or publication referenced in such clause (c) and even if any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) continues to be provided on such date.
For the avoidance of doubt, the “Benchmark Replacement Date” will be deemed to have occurred in the case of clause (a) or (b) with respect to any Benchmark upon the occurrence of the applicable event or events set forth therein with respect to all then-current Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
“Benchmark Transition Event” means the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:
(a) a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof), permanently or indefinitely; provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof);
(b) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof), the FRB, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component) or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), which states that the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component) has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) permanently or indefinitely; provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or
(c) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof)
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announcing that all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) are not, or as of a specified future date will not be, representative.
For the avoidance of doubt, a “Benchmark Transition Event” will be deemed to have occurred with respect to any Benchmark if a public statement or publication of information set forth above has occurred with respect to each then-current Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
“Benchmark Unavailability Period” means, the period (if any) (a) beginning at the time that a Benchmark Replacement Date has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 11.05(b), and (b) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 11.05(b).
“Borrower” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“Business Day” shall mean (a) a day other than (i) a Saturday, (ii) a Sunday, or (iii) a day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by Applicable Law or executive order to close.
“Capitalized Lease” shall mean any lease which is or is required to be capitalized on the balance sheet of the lessee thereunder as a finance lease (and not, for the avoidance of doubt, as an operating lease) in accordance with GAAP.
“Capitalized Lease Obligation” shall mean with respect to any Person, the amount of the liability which reflects the amount of all future payments under all Capitalized Leases of such Person as at any date, determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Closing Date” shall mean the date of this Agreement.
“Closing Date Letter of Credit” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.01(c) (including any substitutions thereof issued in accordance with the terms herein).
“Closing Payment” shall mean $712,500, which shall be payable in accordance with Section 2.02(b) on the Closing Date.
“Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended and as in effect from time to time.
“Collateral” shall mean “Collateral” as defined in the Security Agreement.
“Commitments” shall mean, with respect to any Lender, its Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment and its Initial Term Loan Commitment, and with respect to all Lenders, the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment and the Aggregate Initial Term Loan Commitment.
“Comvest” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“Confidential Information” shall mean information that Borrower furnishes to Agent or any Lender pursuant to any Loan Document concerning Borrower, its Subsidiaries and their business, operations, assets, and existing and contemplated business plans, but does not include any such information once such information has become, or if such information is, generally available to the public other than
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through a breach of the confidentiality provisions of this Agreement or other applicable confidentiality provisions.
“Conforming Changes” means, with respect to either the use or administration of Term SOFR or the use, administration, adoption or implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of the definition of “Business Day,” the definition of “U.S. Government Securities Business Day,” the definition of “Interest Period” or any similar or analogous definition (or the addition of a concept of “interest period”), timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, the applicability and length of lookback periods, the applicability of any breakage costs and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that Agent reasonably decides, after consultation with Borrower, may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of any such rate or to permit the use and administration thereof by Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if Agent decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if Agent determines that no market practice for the administration of any such rate exists, in such other manner of administration as Agent reasonably decides (after consultation with Borrower) is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents).
“Connection Income Taxes” means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.
“Contract” shall mean any indenture, contract, lease, license or other agreement (other than this Agreement or any other Loan Document) to which Borrower is a party or to which any property or any asset of Borrower is subject to or bound by.
“Control” shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and the terms “Controlling” and “Controlled” shall have meanings correlative thereto.
“Daily Simple SOFR” means, for any day, SOFR, with the conventions for this rate (which will include a lookback) being established by Agent in accordance with the conventions for this rate selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for determining “Daily Simple SOFR” for business loans; provided, that if Agent decides that any such convention is not administratively feasible for Agent, then Agent may establish another convention in its reasonable discretion.
“Default” shall mean any condition or event which with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default.
“Delayed Draw Term Loans” shall mean the loans from time to time made pursuant to Section 2.01(b).
“Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment” shall mean, with respect to any Delayed Draw Term Loan Lender, such Lender's Pro Rata Share of the Aggregate Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment, which as of the Closing Date is set forth on Schedule A hereto.
“Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment Period” shall mean the period commencing on the first Business Day following the Closing Date and ending on the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment Termination Date.
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“Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment Termination Date” shall mean the earlier to occur of (a) May 14, 2026, and (b) the date on which the Aggregate Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment is reduced to $0 or terminates pursuant to Section 2.01(b) or 7.02 or otherwise; provided if such date shall fall on a day other than a Business Day, such date shall be the immediately preceding Business Day.
“Delayed Draw Term Loan Lender” shall mean, as of any date of determination, each Lender having a Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment or holding all or any portion of the outstanding Delayed Draw Term Loans.
“Disclosure Schedule” shall mean the disclosure schedules attached hereto.
“Disqualified Institution” means, collectively, (a) any competitor of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (each such person, a “Competitor”) identified in writing by the Borrower from time to time to Agent and (b) any Affiliate of such Competitor to the extent that such Affiliate is clearly identifiable solely on the basis of the similarity of its name or is identified in writing by the Borrower to Agent.
“Division/Series Transaction” shall mean, with respect to any Person, that any such Person (a) divides into two or more Persons (whether or not the original Person survives such division) or (b) creates, or reorganizes into, one or more series, in each case as contemplated under the laws of any jurisdiction.
“Dollars” or “$” shall mean United States Dollars, lawful currency for the payment of public and private debts.
“Event of Default” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.01.
“Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Excluded Tax” shall mean any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loans or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by Borrower) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 2.07, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 2.07(a)-(d), and (d) any withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.
“FATCA” shall mean Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor or version that is substantially comparable and not more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement, treaty or convention among government authorities and implementing such sections of the Code.
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“Fiscal Year” shall mean the fiscal year of Borrower which ends on December 31 of each year.
“Fiscal Quarter” shall mean a fiscal quarter of Borrower, ending March 31, June 30, September 30 or December 31 of each calendar year.
“Floor” means a rate of interest equal to 1.00% per annum.
“Foreign Lender” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.07(b).
“Foreign Plan” shall mean any employee benefit maintained or contributed to by Borrower that is not subject to United States laws providing for post-employment benefits.
“FRB” shall mean the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any successor thereto.
“Funded Loans” means the original principal amount of funded Initial Term Loans and Delayed Draw Term Loans.
“GAAP” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles set forth from time to time in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (or agencies with similar functions of comparable stature and authority within the United States accounting profession), which are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination.
“Government Approval” shall mean an authorization, consent, non-action, approval, license, grant, or exemption of, registration or filing with, or report to, any governmental or quasi-governmental department, agency, body or other unit.
“Guaranteed” or to “Guarantee”, as applied to any Indebtedness, liability or other obligation, shall mean (a) a guaranty, directly or indirectly, in any manner, including by way of endorsement (other than endorsements of negotiable instruments for collection in the Ordinary Course of Business), of any part or all of such Indebtedness, liability or obligation, and (b) an agreement, contingent or otherwise, and whether or not constituting a guaranty, assuring, or intended to assure, the payment or performance (or payment of damages in the event of non-performance) of any part or all of such Indebtedness, liability or obligation by any means (including, without limitation, the purchase of securities or obligations, the purchase or sale of property or services, or the supplying of funds).
“Indebtedness” shall mean (without duplication), with respect to any Person, (a) any and all obligations or liabilities, contingent or otherwise, of such Person for borrowed money, (b) any and all obligations of such Person represented by promissory notes, bonds, debentures or the like, or on which interest charges are customarily paid, (c) any and all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property or assets purchased by such Person, (d) any and all obligations of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business, but including any earn-out, hold-backs or similar contingent obligations to the extent such earn-out, hold-back or similar contingent obligation is required to be disclosed as a liability on the balance sheet in accordance with GAAP), (e) any and all Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person, (f) any and all obligations (contingent or otherwise) of such Person as an account party or applicant in respect of letters of credit and/or bankers’ acceptances, or in respect of financial or other hedging obligations, (g) any and all principal outstanding under any synthetic lease, off-balance sheet loan or similar financing product with respect to such Person,
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and (h) any and all Guarantees, endorsements (other than for collection in the Ordinary Course of Business) and other contingent obligations of such Person in respect of the obligations of others. For purposes of this definition, (i) the amount of any Indebtedness represented solely by a Guarantee or other similar instrument shall be the lesser of the amount of the obligations Guaranteed and still outstanding and the maximum amount for which the Guaranteeing Person may be liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument embodying such Indebtedness, and (ii) the amount of any Indebtedness which is contractually limited or is recourse solely to an identified asset shall be valued at the lesser of (A) if applicable, the limited amount of such obligations, and (B) if applicable, the fair market value of such identified assets to which recourse is limited.
“Indemnified Taxes” means (a) Taxes other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower under any Loan Document, and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in (a), Other Taxes.
“Initial Term Loan” shall mean the term loan made pursuant to Section 2.01(a).
“Initial Term Loan Commitment” shall mean, with respect to any Lender, the percentage equal to such Lender’s share of the Aggregate Initial Term Loan Commitment, in each case as set forth beside such Lender’s name under the applicable heading on Schedule A to this Agreement.
“Initial Term Loan Lender” shall mean, as of any date of determination, each Lender having an Initial Term Loan Commitment or holding all or any portion of the outstanding Initial Term Loans.
“Interest Payment Date” shall mean, with respect to any Loan, (i) the last Business Day of each calendar month and (ii) the final maturity date of such Loan.
“Interest Period” means the period commencing on the date such Loan is borrowed, or the date the prior Interest Period for such Loan ends, and ending on the date one month, three months or six months thereafter as selected by Borrower; provided, that: (a) if any Interest Period would otherwise end of a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the following Business Day unless the result of such extension would carry such Interest Period into another calendar month, in which event such Interest Period shall end on the preceding Business Day; (b) any Interest Period that begins on a day which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the of such Interest Period shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period and (c) the first Interest Period selected by Borrower may be an irregular Interest Period ending on the last Business Day of month one, three or six months after the Closing Date.
“LamVen Note” means that certain Secured Promissory Note, dated as of November 14, 2024, by and among, the Borrower, certain subsidiaries of the Borrower and LamVen LLC, as amended, restated, amended and restated, modified or supplemented from time to time.
“Lender Approved Bank” means (i) HSBC, (ii) any of Citibank, Wells Fargo, Barclays, Bank of America, Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan, or (iii) any other U.S.-based bank with a rating by S&P or Moody’s of at least A-/A3 that is reasonably acceptable to Agent; provided, that if any proceeding under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar Applicable Law or seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian or other similar official of it or any substantial part of its property shall have occurred in respect of any of the foregoing Persons, or if the long-term issuer credit rating of any such Person by both S&P or Moody’s is reduced by at least three notches from the current A+ / AA3 rating, such Person shall no longer be a “Lender Approved Bank”.
“Lenders” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
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“Letter of Credit” means a letter of credit with Agent as the beneficiary that has substantially equivalent terms to the Closing Date Letter of Credit (including, for the avoidance of doubt, a face amount of not less than $50,000,000 (less any amounts of any partial draws made under the Closing Date Letter of Credit from time to time)), a period of not less than thirty (30) days advance written notice prior to the last day of the then-current expiration date of non-renewal or non-reissuance, a final termination date of not earlier than May 31, 2029, and no conditions to the making of draws thereunder (except as set forth in the Closing Date Letter of Credit), or other terms reasonably acceptable to Agent.
“Lien” shall mean, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset.
“Loan Commitment” shall mean, with respect to any Lender, the percentage equal to such Lender’s Initial Term Loan Commitment and Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment, in each case as set forth beside such Lender’s name under the applicable heading on Schedule A to this Agreement.
“Loan Documents” shall mean the collective reference to this Agreement, the Notes, the Closing Date Letter of Credit, the Security Agreement, and any and all other agreements, instruments, certificates and other documents as may be executed and delivered by Borrower in connection with the foregoing, in each case, as same may be amended, modified, supplemented and/or restated from time to time.
“Loans” shall mean collectively, the Initial Term Loans and the Delayed Draw Term Loans.
“Material Adverse Effect” shall mean any event, act, omission, condition or circumstance which, individually or in the aggregate, has or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on (a) the business, results of operations, properties, assets or financial condition of Borrower, (b) the ability of Borrower to perform any of its payment obligations (taken as a whole) under the Loan Documents taken as a whole, or (c) the validity or enforceability of, or Agent’s or Lenders’ rights and remedies (taken as a whole) under, the Loan Documents taken as a whole.
“Maturity Date” shall mean November 14, 2028. If such date is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day.
“Note Purchase Agreement” shall mean that certain Convertible Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 21, 2023 and amended as of November 14, 2024 between Partners For Growth V, L.P. and the Borrower, as amended, restated, amended and restated, modified or supplemented from time to time.
“Note Exchange Agreement” shall mean that certain Note Exchange Agreement, dated as of November 14, 2024 among LamVen LLC, Surf Air Global Limited and the Borrower.
“Note” shall mean any promissory note of Borrower issued to a Lender with respect to the Loans and Commitments, as described in Section 2.01(f).
“Notice of Borrowing” shall mean a written notice executed by a duly authorized officer of Borrower in the form of Exhibit D or such other form as shall be approved by Agent.
“Obligations” shall mean the collective reference to all Indebtedness (including without limitation, all of the Loans) and all of the other liabilities and obligations of every kind and description owed by Borrower to Agent and the other Secured Persons from time to time under or pursuant to this Agreement, the Notes, the Security Agreement and the other Loan Documents, however evidenced, created
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or incurred, fixed or contingent, now or hereafter existing, due or to become due, and whether for principal, interest, fees, premiums, expenses, indemnification or other amounts (including interest, fees, premiums, expenses, indemnification or other amounts that, but for the filing of a petition in bankruptcy or other insolvency event with respect to Borrower, would have accrued on any Obligation, whether or not a claim is allowed against Borrower for such interest, fees, premiums, expenses, indemnification or other amounts in the related bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding).
“OFAC” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.20.
“Ordinary Course of Business” shall mean, in respect of any action or omission taken or not taken by any Person, the ordinary course of such Person’s business, as conducted by such Person consistent with past practices or otherwise pursuant to the reasonable requirements of such business.
“Organic Documents” shall mean, as applicable, with respect to any Person that is an entity, the certificate of incorporation, articles of incorporation, certificate of formation, certificate of limited partnership, by-laws, operating agreement, limited liability company agreement, limited partnership agreement and such other governance documents of such Person.
“Other Connection Taxes” shall mean, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).
“Other Taxes” shall mean all present or future stamp, court, documentary, intangible, recording, filing, or other similar taxes that arise from any payment made under, or from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement, or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than any assignment at Borrower’s request).
“Paid in Full” and “Payment in Full” mean, with respect to any or all of the Obligations, as the context requires, that all of such Obligations (whether now existing or hereafter arising, but excluding unasserted contingent indemnification Obligations) have been paid in full in cash and all of the Commitments have been terminated, in each case in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
“Park Lane” shall mean Park Lane Investments LLC.
“Participant Register” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.01.
“Payment Recipient” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.15(a).
“Person” shall mean any individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, banking association, business trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, governmental authority or other entity of whatever nature.
“Prepayment Premium” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(f).
“Pro Rata Share” shall mean (a) with respect to all matters relating to any Lender with respect to the Initial Term Loan, the percentage obtained by dividing (i) the Initial Term Loan Commitment
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of that Lender by (ii) the Aggregate Initial Term Loan Commitment (provided, after the Closing Date, the applicable outstanding principal balances of the Initial Term Loan held by such Lender and all Lenders, respectively, shall be used in lieu of the Initial Term Loan Commitment and the Aggregate Initial Term Loan Commitment in both clauses (i) and (ii)) (b) with respect to all matters relating to any Lender with respect to the Delayed Draw Term Loans, the percentage obtained by dividing (i) the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment of that Lender plus, without duplication, the outstanding principal balance of the Delayed Draw Term Loans held by that Lender by (ii) the Aggregate Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment plus, without duplication, the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Delayed Draw Term Loans held by all Lenders, and (c) with respect to any other matters set forth in this Agreement and other Loan Documents, the percentage obtained by dividing (i) the Commitments and/or Loans of that Lender (in the manner provided in the foregoing clauses (a) and (b)), by (ii) the aggregate Commitments and/or Loans of all Lenders (in the manner provided in the foregoing clauses (a) and (b)).
“Recipient” shall mean (a) Agent, or (b) any Lender, as applicable.
“Register” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.02.
“Reimbursement Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.01(b).
“Related Fund” shall mean, with respect to any Lender, (i) any fund, trust or similar entity that is advised or managed by (a) such Lender, (b) an Affiliate of such Lender, (c) the same investment advisor that manages such Lender or (d) an Affiliate of an investment advisor that manages such Lender or (ii) a finance company, insurance company or other financial institution which temporarily warehouses loans for such Lender or any Person described in clause (i) above.
“Related Parties” shall mean, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the direct and indirect equityholders, partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, co-agents, sub-agents, consultants, attorneys, trustees, administrators, managers, advisors and representatives of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.
“Related Transaction Documents” shall mean the Reimbursement Agreement, Note Purchase Agreement, Note Exchange Agreement and LamVen Note.
“Relevant Governmental Body” means the FRB or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the FRB or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or any successor thereto.
“Relevant Governmental Authority” means any federal, state, local, municipal or other governmental agency, board, commission, bureau, instrumentality or department, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Borrower or any material portion of its properties.
“Required Lenders” shall mean Lenders having Pro Rata Shares the aggregate amount of which exceeds fifty percent (50%) of the principal amount of the outstanding Loans and unfunded Commitments, collectively; provided, that so long as Comvest and its Affiliates are Lenders holding, collectively, at least twenty five percent (25%) of the principal amount of the outstanding Loans in the aggregate, Comvest (or one of its Affiliates) shall be required to be included in the determination of “Required Lenders”.
“Responsible Officer” shall mean the chief executive officer, the president, chief financial officer, treasurer, vice president or chief operating officer of Borrower, or any other officer having substantially the same authority and responsibility.
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“Sanctioned Country” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.20.
“Sanctions” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.20.
“SDN List” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.20.
“Secured Persons” shall mean Agent and the Lenders.
“Security Agreement” shall mean the Security Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among Borrower and Agent, for its benefit and the benefit of the other Secured Persons, as the same may be amended, modified, supplemented and/or restated from time to time.
“Specified Event of Default” means an Event of Default under Section 7.01(b)(x)(i) or (ii), Section 7.01(b)(y), Section 7.01(e) or Section 7.01(f) (other than in the case of any case or proceeding commenced directly or indirectly by or on behalf of Agent or any Lender or Affiliate thereof).
“Subordination Agreement” shall mean that certain Subordination and Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of November 14, 2024, by and among, CCP Agency, LLC, in its capacity as Tier 1 Agent (as defined therein), Park Lane, in its capacity as Tier 2 Agent (as defined therein), LamVen LLC, in its capacity as Tier 3 Agent (as defined therein), LamVen LLC, in its capacity as Tier 4 Agent (as defined therein) and Partners For Growth V, L.P, as amended, restated, amended and restated, modified or supplemented from time to time.
“SOFR” means a rate equal to the secured overnight financing rate as administered by the SOFR Administrator.
“SOFR Administrator” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate).
“Subsidiary” or “Subsidiaries” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person of which an aggregate of more than 50% of the outstanding shares of stock or other equity interests having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors (or other comparable body) of such other Person is at the time, directly or indirectly, owned legally or beneficially by such Person or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, or a combination thereof, or with respect to which any such Person has the right to vote or designate the vote of more than 50% of such shares of stock or other equity interests whether by proxy, agreement, operation of Applicable Law or otherwise.
“Target” shall mean the Person, or business or the assets of a Person, acquired in an Acquisition permitted hereunder.
“Taxes” shall mean all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any governmental authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
“Term SOFR” means the Term SOFR Reference Rate for a tenor comparable to the applicable Interest Period on the day (such day, the “Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day”) that is two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period, as such rate is published by the Term SOFR Administrator; provided, however, that if as of 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on any Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day the Term SOFR Reference Rate for the applicable tenor has not been published by the Term SOFR Administrator and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to the Term SOFR Reference Rate has not occurred, then Term SOFR will be the Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor
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as published by the Term SOFR Administrator on the first preceding Business Day for which such Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor was published by the Term SOFR Administrator so long as such first preceding Business Day is not more than three (3) Business Days prior to such Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day.
“Term SOFR Administrator” means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited (CBA) (or a successor administrator of the Term SOFR Reference Rate selected by Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion).
“Term SOFR Reference Rate” means the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR.
“Trade Announcement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.14.
“Treasury Regulations” shall mean the United States Treasury regulations issued pursuant to the Code from time to time.
“UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York (or of any other state the Applicable Laws of which are required to be applied in connection with the perfection of security interests in any Collateral) on the Closing Date and hereafter from time to time.
“U.S. Government Securities Business Day” means any date except for (a) a Saturday, (b) a Sunday or (c) a day on which the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association recommends that the fixed income departments of its members be closed for the entire day for purposes of trading in United States government securities.
Section 1.02. Accounting Terms and Determinations; Capital Leases.
Unless otherwise specified herein, all accounting terms used herein shall be interpreted, all accounting determinations hereunder (including without limitation determinations made pursuant to the exhibits hereto) shall be made, and all financial statements required to be delivered hereunder shall be prepared on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP as in effect from time to time consistently applied. If at any time any change in GAAP would affect the computation of any financial requirement set forth in any Loan Document, and either Borrower, Agent or Required Lenders shall so request, the Lenders and Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP; provided that, until agreed to by Borrower and the Required Lenders, (i) such requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein and (ii) Borrower shall provide to Agent and the Lenders financial statements and other documents required under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents which include a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP.
Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, without giving effect to any election under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 159 (Codification of Accounting Standards 825-10) to value any Indebtedness or other liabilities of Borrower or other Person at “fair value”, as defined therein.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary above or in the definitions of “Capitalized Leases” and “Capitalized Lease Obligations”, all obligations of any Person that are or would have been treated as operating leases for purposes of GAAP prior to the effectiveness of ASC 842 shall continue to be accounted for as operating leases for all purposes hereunder or under any Loan Document (whether or not such operating lease obligations were in effect on such date) notwithstanding the fact that such
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obligations are required in accordance with ASC 842 (on a prospective or retroactive basis or otherwise) to be treated as capital leases.
Section 1.03. Other Definitional Provisions and References. References in this Agreement to “Articles”, “Sections”, “Annexes”, “Exhibits” or “Schedules” shall be to Articles, Sections, Annexes, Exhibits or Schedules of or to this Agreement unless otherwise specifically provided. Any term defined herein may be used in the singular or plural. “Include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by “without limitation” unless otherwise specifically provided. Except as otherwise specified or limited herein, references to any Person include the successors and assigns of such Person. References “from” or “through” any date mean, unless otherwise specified, “from and including” or “through and including”, respectively, and references to “to” or “until” any date mean, unless otherwise specified, “to but excluding”. Unless otherwise specified herein, the settlement of all payments and fundings hereunder between or among the parties hereto shall be made in lawful money of the United States and in immediately available funds. Time is of the essence for each performance obligation of Borrower under this Agreement and each Loan Document. All amounts used for purposes of financial calculations required to be made herein shall be without duplication. Unless otherwise specified herein, references to any statute or act shall include all related current regulations and all amendments and any successor statutes, acts and regulations. Unless otherwise specified herein, references to any agreement, instrument or document (i) shall include all schedules, exhibits, annexes and other attachments thereto and (ii) shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, amended and restated, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, restatements, supplements or modifications set forth herein or in any other Loan Document). Unless otherwise specified herein, any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s permitted successors and assigns. Unless otherwise specified herein, any reference herein to the word “shall” will be interpreted as mandatory, rather than precatory. Unless otherwise specified herein, any reference herein to the word “shall” will be interpreted as mandatory, rather than precatory. The words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights. All covenants hereunder shall be given independent effect so that if a particular action or condition is not permitted by any of such covenants, the fact that it would be permitted by an exception to, or otherwise within the limitations of, another covenant shall not avoid the occurrence of a Default or Event of Default if such action is taken or condition exists. In addition, all representations and warranties hereunder shall be given independent effect so that if a particular representation or warranty proves to be incorrect or is breached, the fact that another representation or warranty concerning the same or similar subject matter is correct or is not breached will not affect the incorrectness of a breach of a representation or warranty hereunder. Unless otherwise expressly stated, Dollar ($) baskets set forth in the representations and warranties, covenants and events of default provisions of this Agreement (and other similar baskets) are calculated as of each date of measurement by the Dollar equivalents thereof (as determined in good faith by Agent) as of such date of measurement.
II. GENERAL TERMS
Section 2.01. Loans.
(a) Initial Term Loan.
(i) Initial Term Loan Commitment/Borrowings. Subject at all times to all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, Sections 4.01 and 4.02), each Lender hereby severally agrees as to itself only (and not on behalf of any other Lender) to make a term loan to Borrower in such Lender’s applicable Pro Rata Share of the Aggregate Initial Term Loan Commitment (collectively, the “Initial Term Loan”). The Initial Term Loan shall be
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borrowed in a single borrowing on the Closing Date, and the Initial Term Loan Commitment of each Lender shall terminate concurrently with the making of the Initial Term Loan on the Closing Date by each such Lender in the amount of such Loans, and in any event any unused Initial Term Loan Commitment shall terminate at the close of business on the Closing Date. Any principal amounts repaid in respect of the Initial Term Loan may not be reborrowed. Neither any Lender nor Agent shall be responsible for the failure of any Lender to fund its Pro Rata Share of the Initial Term Loan required hereunder.
(ii) Notice of Borrowing/Borrowing Procedures. Borrower shall deliver to Agent a Notice of Borrowing with respect to the Initial Term Loan no later than one (1) Business Day prior to the Closing Date (any such Notice of Borrowing received by Agent after 12:00 noon New York time on any day shall be deemed delivered to Agent on the next succeeding Business Day). Promptly upon receipt of such Notice of Borrowing, Agent shall advise each Initial Term Loan Lender thereof. Not later than 12:00 noon New York time on the date of such proposed advance, each Initial Term Loan Lender shall provide Agent at the office or account specified by Agent with immediately available funds covering such Lender’s applicable Pro Rata Share of such advance and, so long as Agent has not received written notice that the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.01 and 4.02 with respect to such advance have not been satisfied, and upon receipt of all such requested funds, Agent shall pay over the funds received by Agent on the requested advance date in accordance with the funds flow memorandum delivered with the applicable Notice of Borrowing. Such advance shall be on a Business Day.
(iii) Repayment at Maturity. Unless sooner due and payable by reason of an Event of Default or otherwise in accordance with this Agreement, Borrower shall pay the outstanding principal balance of the Initial Term Loan, together with all accrued and unpaid interest and all fees and expenses due and owing in accordance with the terms hereof, in full on the Maturity Date.
(b) Delayed Draw Term Loans.
(i) Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment/Borrowings. Subject at all times to all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 4.02), from time to time on any Business Day during the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment Period, each Delayed Draw Term Loan Lender hereby severally agrees as to itself only (and not on behalf of any other Lender) to make loans to Borrower in such Lender's Pro Rata Share of the aggregate amount of each advance under the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment in accordance with clause (ii) below to the extent of the then available Aggregate Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment. The Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment of each Delayed Draw Term Loan Lender (along with the Aggregate Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment) shall be reduced by the amount of each such advance made by such Delayed Draw Term Loan Lender on the date that each such advance is made, and the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment of each Delayed Draw Term Loan Lender, along with the Aggregate Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment, shall terminate on the last day of the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment Period or such date that the Aggregate Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment is equal to $0. Any principal amounts repaid in respect of the Delayed Draw Term Loans may not be reborrowed. Neither any Lender nor Agent shall be responsible for the failure of any Delayed Draw Term Loan Lender to fund its Pro Rata Share of the Delayed Draw Term Loans required hereunder.
(ii) Borrowing Procedures. On each Interest Payment Date, subject to the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.02, the Delayed Draw Term Loan Lenders shall advance a Delayed Draw Term Loan under the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment in an amount equal
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to $305,556 (or if less, the amount of the entire remaining Aggregate Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment), and not later than 12:00 noon New York time on such date, each Delayed Draw Term Loan Lender shall provide Agent at the office specified by Agent with immediately available funds covering such Lender's applicable Pro Rata Share of such advance and, so long as Agent has not received written notice that the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.02 with respect to such advance have not been satisfied and upon receipt of all requested funds, Agent shall apply such funds to any interest payment required to be paid by Borrower on or prior to such date on such Interest Payment Date (or, upon the Borrower’s prior written request, at the Borrower’s election solely if such funds are not made available on the Interest Payment Date, the Agent shall (i) pay over all or a specified portion of such funds to the Borrower to reimburse the Borrower for any interest payment previously made in cash by the Borrower, or (ii) hold all or a specified portion of such funds in trust for the Borrower to be applied, at the Borrower’s written direction, to any subsequent interest payment required hereunder). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Borrower shall have delivered to Agent no later than three (3) Business Days prior to such Interest Payment Date a written notice requesting not to borrow a Delayed Draw Term Loan on such Interest Payment Date, or to borrow a Delayed Draw Term Loan in a lesser amount (but not less than $50,000 (or if less, the amount of the entire remaining Aggregate Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment)), such request shall be given effect and such Delayed Draw Term Loan shall not be made, or shall be made in such lesser amount, as so specified.
(iii) Repayment at Maturity. Unless sooner due and payable by reason of an Event of Default or otherwise in accordance with this Agreement, Borrower shall pay the outstanding principal balance of the Delayed Draw Term Loans, together with all accrued and unpaid interest and all fees and expenses due and owing in accordance with the terms hereof, in full on the Maturity Date.
(c) Voluntary Loan Prepayments and Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment Reductions
(i) All or any portion of the unpaid principal balance of the Term Loans, together with all accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount being prepaid, may at Borrower’s option be prepaid in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time, upon at least three (3) Business Days’ prior written notice by 12:00 p.m. to Agent, with payment accompanied by a Prepayment Premium, if any, as provided in Section 2.02(f).
(ii) Voluntary Aggregate Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment Reduction. Borrower may from time to time, on not less than five (5) Business Days' prior written notice received by Agent, permanently reduce the Aggregate Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment (to be applied to each Lender's individual Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment on a pro rata basis according to each Lender's respective Pro Rata Share thereof). Any such reduction shall be in an amount not less than $500,000 (or if less, the amount of the entire remaining Aggregate Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment) or a higher integral multiple of $250,000.
(d) [Reserved].
(e) Application of Prepayments. All voluntary prepayments of the Loans shall be applied to the Loans on a pro rata basis until the Loans are Paid in Full.
(f) Notes. Upon the request of any Lender, the Loans shall be evidenced by a Note of Borrower payable to such Lender or its registered assigns substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto. The terms of such Note, if any, are incorporated into this Agreement by this reference.
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Section 2.02. Interest, Certain Payments, Fees and Premiums.
(a) Interest.
(i) Subject to subsections 2.02(a)(iii) and 2.04, each Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the date when made at a rate per annum equal to Term SOFR, plus the Applicable Margin. Each determination of an interest rate by Agent shall be conclusive and binding on Borrower and the Lenders in the absence of manifest error. All computations of fees and interest payable under this Agreement shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year and actual days elapsed. Interest and fees shall accrue during each period during which interest or such fees are computed from the first day thereof to the last day thereof. In connection with the use or administration of Term SOFR, Agent will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document. Agent will promptly notify Borrower and the Lenders of the effectiveness of any Conforming Changes in connection with the use or administration of Term SOFR. It is understood and agreed that: (1) clause (a) of the definition of Term SOFR for the first Interest Period shall be deemed to commence on the Closing Date and continue to and excluding the last Business Day of the first full calendar month ended thereafter, and such Term SOFR for such first Interest Period shall be determined as of two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, and (2) clause (a) of the definition of Term SOFR for each Interest Period thereafter shall be determined as of two (2) Business Days prior to the first Business Day of each such Interest Period.
(ii) Interest on each Loan shall be paid in arrears on each Interest Payment Date. Interest shall also be paid on the date of any payment or prepayment of Loans.
(iii) Such interest rate shall be increased by two percent (2.00%) per annum (“Default Rate Interest”) at the election of the Required Lenders or Agent (so long as Comvest or its Affiliates are Lenders holding, collectively, at least twenty five percent (25%) of the principal amount of the outstanding Loans in the aggregate) upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, which such election evidenced by Agent and the Required Lenders delivering written notice of such election to Borrower (it being understood and agreed that the Default Rate Interest shall, at the election of Agent and the Required Lenders, apply retroactively back to the date the applicable Event of Default first occurred).
(b) Closing Payment. Borrower shall pay the Closing Payment to Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders based on their Pro Rata Shares thereof, on the Closing Date upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement as compensation for the making of the Initial Term Loan on the Closing Date. The Closing Payment shall be deemed fully earned on the Closing Date, subject to the occurrence of the Closing Date, and shall not be refundable in whole or in part and shall not be subject to reduction or set-off under any circumstances. The parties agree that for federal and state income tax purposes, the Closing Payment shall be treated as an adjustment to issue price of the Loans in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.1273-2(g)(2), and the parties will file all their tax returns (including information returns) in a manner consistent with this Section 2.02(b) unless there is a “determination” within the meaning of Code section 1313 to the contrary.
(c) Agency Fee. Borrower shall pay to Agent, for its own account, a fully earned and non-refundable annual administrative fee of $50,000 per annum, which fee will be due and payable in advance in equal quarterly installments of $12,500, commencing on the Closing Date (which installment shall be pro-rated for the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the last day of the calendar
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quarter ending December 31, 2024) and then on the last Business Day of each calendar quarter occurring thereafter (the “Agency Fee”).
(d) [Reserved].
(e) [Reserved].
(f) Prepayment Premium. In the event of any repayment or prepayment of all or any portion of the Loans for any reason whatsoever prior to the eighteen (18)-month anniversary of the Closing Date (including without limitation as a result of any acceleration of all or any portion of the Loans, or termination or reduction of all or any portion of the Commitments, resulting from an Event of Default, a foreclosure and sale or other disposition of Collateral, any sale of Collateral in any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, a voluntary prepayment, and in each case, whether before or after the occurrence of an Event of Default or the commencement of any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, and notwithstanding any acceleration (for any reason) of all or any portion of the Obligations) each, an “Applicable Prepayment Event”), in addition to the payment of the subject principal amount and all unpaid accrued and unpaid interest thereon, Borrower shall be required to pay to Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders based on their respective Pro Rata Shares thereof, a prepayment premium (as liquidated damages and compensation for the costs of the Lenders being prepared to make funds available hereunder with respect to the Loans) in an amount (which shall not be less than zero) equal to (the “Prepayment Premium”) the monthly interest rate with respect to the Loans that would be due and owing pursuant to Section 2.02(a)(i) for each full calendar month ending after the Applicable Prepayment Event and the resulting prepayment of the Loans (without duplication of any accrued unpaid interest required to be paid in connection with such prepayment) through and including the eighteen (18)-month anniversary of the Closing Date. The Prepayment Premium shall be deemed fully earned, and be immediately due and payable, upon the date that the Applicable Prepayment Event occurs (regardless of whether or not all or any portion of the principal amount (or of the Aggregate Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment) subject to such Applicable Prepayment Event has then been paid or otherwise terminated), and shall not be refundable in whole or in part and shall not be subject to reduction or set-off under any circumstances. Borrower acknowledges and agrees that (x) the provisions of this Section 2.02(f) shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding any rescission by Agent or Required Lenders of an acceleration with respect to all or any portion of the Obligations pursuant to Section 7.02 or otherwise (provided, that to the extent of any such rescission, any subsequently charged Prepayment Premium shall not be in duplication of any Prepayment Premium previously paid), (y) payment of any Prepayment Premium under this clause Section 2.02(f) constitutes liquidated damages and not a penalty and (z) the actual amount of damages to Agent and the Lenders or profits lost by Agent and the Lenders as a result of such prepayment would be impracticable and extremely difficult to ascertain, and the Prepayment Premium under this Section 2.02(f) is provided by mutual agreement of Borrower, Agent and Lenders as to a reasonable estimation and calculation of such lost profits or damages of Agent and the Lenders. THE BORROWER EXPRESSLY WAIVES THE PROVISIONS OF ANY PRESENT OR FUTURE STATUTE OR LAW THAT PROHIBITS OR MAY PROHIBIT THE COLLECTION OF ANY PREPAYMENT PREMIUM IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACCELERATION OF ANY OR ALL THE OBLIGATIONS. Borrower expressly agrees that (A) any Prepayment Premium payable in accordance with this Section 2.02(f) shall be presumed to be equal to the liquidated damages sustained by Agent and the Lenders as a result of the occurrence of each Applicable Prepayment Event, (B) the amount of any Prepayment Premium payable under this Section 2.02(f) is reasonable under the circumstances currently existing and is the product of an arm’s length transaction between sophisticated business people, ably represented by counsel, (C) the Prepayment Premium shall be payable notwithstanding the then prevailing market rates at the time payment is made, (D) there has been a course of conduct among Agent, Lenders and Borrower giving specific consideration in this transaction for such agreement to pay the Prepayment Premium, (E) Borrower shall be estopped hereafter from claiming differently than agreed to in this Section 2.02(f), (F) Borrower’s agreement to pay the Prepayment Premium is a material inducement to Agent and the Lenders to make the
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Loans and provide the Loans and Commitments, (G) Agent and the Lenders may include the Prepayment Premium payable under this Section 2.02(f) in any applicable bankruptcy or insolvency claim filed with respect to Borrower, and (H) the Prepayment Premium represents a good faith, reasonable estimate and calculation of the lost profits or damages of Agent and Lenders and it would be impractical and extremely difficult to ascertain the actual amount of damages to Agent and the Lenders or profits lost by Agent and the Lenders as a result of the Applicable Prepayment Event.
Section 2.03. Use of Proceeds. Borrower shall utilize the proceeds of (i) the Initial Term Loans solely (a) to pay fees and expenses associated with the closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement on the Closing Date and (b) any amounts not utilized pursuant to clause (a) above may be utilized by Borrower for general corporate purposes and (ii) the proceeds of the Delayed Draw Term Loans may be utilized solely to pay (or to reimburse the Borrower for cash amounts used by the Borrower within thirty (30) days prior to the date of such borrowing to pay) interest to the Lenders in respect of the Loans in accordance with Section 2.02.
Section 2.04. Further Obligations / Maximum Lawful Rate. With respect to all Obligations for which the interest rate is not otherwise specified herein (whether such Obligations arise hereunder or under other Loan Documents, or otherwise), such Obligations shall bear interest at the highest rate(s) in effect from time to time with respect to the Loans and shall be payable upon demand by Agent. In no event shall the interest or other amounts charged with respect to any Loan or any other Obligation exceed the maximum amount permitted under Applicable Law. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or elsewhere, if at any time the rate of interest payable or other amounts hereunder or under any other Loan Document (the “Stated Rate”) would exceed the highest rate of interest or other amount permitted under any Applicable Law to be charged (the “Maximum Lawful Rate”), then for so long as the Maximum Lawful Rate would be so exceeded, the rate of interest and other amounts payable shall be equal to the Maximum Lawful Rate; provided, that if at any time thereafter the Stated Rate is less than the Maximum Lawful Rate, Borrower shall, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, continue to pay interest and such other amounts at the Maximum Lawful Rate until such time as the total interest and other such amounts received is equal to the total interest and other such amounts which would have been received had the Stated Rate been (but for the operation of this provision) the interest rate payable or such other amounts payable. Thereafter, the interest rate and such other amounts payable shall be the Stated Rate unless and until the Stated Rate again would exceed the Maximum Lawful Rate, in which event this provision shall again apply. In no event shall the total interest or other such amounts received by Agent or any Lender exceed the amount which it could lawfully have received had the interest and other such amounts been calculated for the full term hereof at the Maximum Lawful Rate. If, notwithstanding the prior sentence, Agent or any Lender has received interest or other such amounts hereunder in excess of the Maximum Lawful Rate, such excess amount shall be applied to the reduction of the principal balance of the Loans or to other Obligations (other than interest) payable hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, and if no such principal or other Obligations are then outstanding, such excess or part thereof remaining shall be paid to Borrower. In computing interest payable with reference to the Maximum Lawful Rate applicable to Agent or any Lender, such interest shall be calculated at a daily rate equal to the Maximum Lawful Rate divided by the number of days in the year in which such calculation is made.
Section 2.05. Post Event of Default Application of Payments. Upon the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, at the direction of the Required Lenders, all amounts paid or received by Agent in respect of the Obligations, from whatever source (whether from the Security Agreement or any other Loan Document, any realization upon any Collateral, or otherwise) shall by applied by Agent to the Obligations as follows:
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(A) FIRST, to the payment of all fees, premiums, (other than the Prepayment Premium), costs, expenses and indemnities then owing to Agent under this Agreement or any other Loan Document;
(B) SECOND, [reserved];
(C) THIRD, [reserved];
(D) FOURTH, to the payment of all fees, premiums (other than the Prepayment Premium), costs, expenses and indemnities then due and owing to Lenders in respect of the Loans, pro rata based on each Lender’s Pro Rata Share thereof, until paid in full;
(E) FIFTH, to the payment of all accrued and unpaid interest then due and owing to Lenders in respect of the Loans, pro rata based on each Lender’s Pro Rata Share thereof, until paid in full;
(F) SIXTH, pro rata to the payment of all principal of the Loans then due and owing, pro rata based on each Lender’s Pro Rata Share thereof, until paid in full;
(G) SEVENTH, to the payment of the Prepayment Premium then due and owing, pro rata based on each Lender’s Pro Rata Share thereof, until paid in full; and
(H) EIGHTH, pro rata to the payment of all other Obligations then owing, until paid in full;
with any remainder paid to Borrower (or whomever may otherwise be lawfully entitled thereto).
Section 2.06. Obligations Unconditional/Withholding Taxes; Changes in Law.
(a) Obligations Unconditional/Withholding Taxes. The payment and performance of all Obligations shall constitute the absolute and unconditional obligations of Borrower, and shall be independent of any defense or rights of set-off, recoupment or counterclaim which Borrower or any other Person might otherwise have against Agent, any Lender or any other Person. All payments required (other than by Agent to any Lender, or by Agent or any Lender to Borrower) by this Agreement and/or the other Loan Documents shall be made in Dollars (unless payment in a different currency is expressly provided otherwise in the applicable Loan Document) and paid free of any deductions or withholdings for any Taxes (except as required by Applicable Law) or other amounts and without abatement, diminution or set-off. If Borrower or Agent is required by Applicable Law to make such a deduction or withholding of an Indemnified Tax from a payment hereunder or under any other Loan Document, Borrower shall pay to Agent such additional amount as is necessary to ensure that, after the making of such deduction or withholding, Agent and the Lenders receive (free from any liability in respect of any such deduction or withholding) a net sum equal to the sum which it would have received and so retained had no such deduction or withholding been made or required to be made. Borrower shall (i) pay the full amount of such deduction or withholding, which it is required to make by Applicable Law, to the relevant authority within the payment period set by Applicable Law, and (ii) promptly after any such payment, deliver to Agent an original (or certified copy) of an official receipt issued by the relevant authority in respect of the amount withheld or deducted or, if the relevant authority does not issue such official receipts, such other evidence of payment of the amount withheld or deducted as is reasonably acceptable to Agent. Furthermore, Borrower shall timely pay to the relevant governmental authority in accordance with Applicable Law, or at the option of Agent timely reimburse Agent and the Lenders for the payment of, any Other Taxes.
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(b) Changes in Law. If, at any time and from time to time after the Closing Date (or at any time before or after the Closing Date with respect to (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, regulations, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith shall, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued, or (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States regulatory authorities, in each case for purposes of this clause (y) pursuant to Basel III), (i) any change in any existing law, regulation, treaty or directive or in the interpretation or application thereof, (ii) any new law, regulation, treaty or directive enacted or application thereof, or (iii) compliance by Agent or any Lender with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any governmental authority (A) subjects Agent or any Lender to any Tax with respect to any Loan Document (in each case, except for an Indemnified Tax, taxes described in clauses (b)-(d) of the definition of Excluded Tax or Connection Income Taxes), (B) imposes, modifies or deems applicable any reserve (including any reserve imposed by the FRB), special deposit or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by Agent or any Lender, or (C) imposes on Agent or any Lender any other condition or increased cost in connection with the transactions contemplated thereby or participations therein, and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to Agent or any Lender of making or continuing any Loan or to reduce any amount receivable hereunder or under any other Loan Documents, then, in any such case, Borrower shall promptly (but not later than ten (10) Business Days following demand) pay to Agent or such Lender, as applicable, when notified to do so by Agent or such Lender, any additional amounts necessary to compensate Agent or such Lender, for such additional cost or reduced amount as determined by Agent or such Lender. Each such notice of additional amounts payable pursuant to this Section 2.06(b) submitted by Agent or any Lender to Borrower must also be sent to Agent and shall, absent manifest or demonstrable error, be final, conclusive and binding for all purposes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Lender shall be entitled to request compensation under this paragraph with respect to any costs imposed on such Lender in respect of a change in law unless such Lender generally seek compensation in similar circumstances under comparable provisions in similarly situated credit facilities, as determined in good faith by such Lender.
Section 2.07. Taxes.
(a) If a Lender is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document, such Lender shall deliver to Borrower, at the time or times reasonably requested by Borrower, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by Borrower as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, Lenders, if reasonably requested by Borrower, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by Borrower as will enable Borrower to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section 2.07(b), (c), and (d) below) shall not be required if in Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.
(b) Each Lender that is not a United States person (as such term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) (a “Foreign Lender”) for U.S. federal income tax purposes, to the extent legally entitled to do so, shall execute and deliver to Borrower and Agent, on or prior to the Closing Date (in the case of each Foreign Lender that is a party hereto on the Closing Date) or on or prior to the date of any assignment pursuant to which it becomes a Lender (in the case of each other Foreign Lender) one or more (as Borrower or Agent may reasonably request) IRS Forms W‑8ECI, W‑8BEN, W‑8BEN-E, W‑8IMY (as applicable) or other applicable form, certificate or document prescribed by the Code, the Treasury Regulations or the United States Internal Revenue Service certifying as to such Foreign Lender’s
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entitlement to exemption from, or reduced rate of, withholding or deduction of all relevant taxes, and, in the case of such Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit E to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not (A) a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (B) a “10 percent shareholder” of Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or (C) a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code. Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered pursuant to this Section 2.07(b) expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify Borrower and Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.
(c) Each Lender and Agent that is a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code shall deliver to each of Borrower and Agent, as applicable, a duly signed, properly completed IRS Form W-9 (or successor form) on or prior to the Closing Date (or on or prior to the date it otherwise becomes a party hereto), certifying that such Lender is entitled to an exemption from, or is otherwise not subject to, United States backup withholding tax. Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered pursuant to this Section 2.07(c) expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify Borrower and Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.
(d) Each Lender required to deliver any forms, certificates, or other evidence with respect to United States federal income tax withholding matters pursuant to this Section 2.07 hereby agrees, from time to time, after the initial delivery by such Lender of such forms, certificates, or other evidence (and whenever a lapse in time or change in circumstance renders such forms, certificates, or other evidence obsolete or inaccurate in any material respect) to promptly deliver to Agent and Borrower one or more original copies of, as applicable, IRS Forms W-8BEN, W‑8BEN-E, W-8ECI, W-8IMY, or W-9, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit E to the effect that such Lender is not (A) a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (B) a “10 percent shareholder” of Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or (C) a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code, and such other documentation required by the Code, the regulations issued thereunder, or the United States Internal Revenue Service or otherwise by Applicable Law, all as reasonably requested by Borrower in writing to confirm or establish that such Lender is not subject to deduction or withholding of United States federal income taxation with respect to payments made to such Lender under the Loan Documents. If a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Sections 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to Borrower and Agent, at the time or times prescribed by Applicable Law and at such time or times reasonably requested by Borrower or Agent, such documentation prescribed by Applicable Law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by Borrower or Agent as may be necessary for Borrower and Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine whether such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine, if necessary, the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. For the avoidance of doubt, for the purposes of this Section 2.07(d), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.
(e) On or before the date Agent becomes a party to this Agreement, Agent shall provide to Borrower, two duly-signed, properly completed copies of the documentation prescribed in clause (i) or (ii) below, as applicable (together with all required attachments thereto): (i) IRS Form W-9 or any successor thereto, or (ii) (A) IRS Form W-8ECI or any successor thereto, and (B) with respect to payments received on account of any Lender, a U.S. branch withholding certificate on IRS Form W-8IMY or any successor thereto evidencing its agreement with Borrower to be treated as a U.S. Person for U.S. federal withholding purposes. At any time thereafter, Agent shall provide updated documentation previously
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provided (or a successor form thereto) when any documentation previously delivered has expired or become obsolete or invalid or otherwise upon the reasonable request of Borrower.
(f) Borrower shall indemnify Agent and each Lender for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes arising in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document (including any such Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 2.07), paid by Agent or each such Lender and any reasonable out-of-pocket third party expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, (including without limitation attorneys’ fees) whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant governmental authority; provided, however, that Borrower shall not be obligated to make any payment to Agent or any Lender pursuant to this Section 2.07(f) in respect of any penalties (or interest thereon) in respect of any such Taxes to the extent such penalties are finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to directly arise from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Agent or Lender.
(g) If Agent or a Lender receives a refund (in cash or as a credit applied as payment of Taxes otherwise payable in cash) of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to Sections 2.06 or 2.07, it shall pay to Borrower an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under Sections 2.06 and 2.07 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of Agent or Lender, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant governmental authority with respect to such refund); provided, that Borrower shall repay to Agent or such Lender the amount paid over pursuant to this paragraph (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant governmental authority) in the event that Agent or such Lender is required to repay such refund to such governmental authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph, in no event will Agent or such Lender be required to pay any amount to Borrower pursuant to this paragraph the payment of which would place Agent or such Lender in a less favorable net after-Tax position than Agent or such Lender would have been in if the tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such tax had never been paid. This paragraph shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.
(h) Agent or a Lender claiming any additional amounts payable pursuant to this Section 2.07 shall use its reasonable efforts (consistent with its internal policies and applicable law) to change the jurisdiction of its lending office or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to an Affiliate if such a change or assignment would reduce any such additional amounts (or any similar amount that may thereafter accrue) and would not, in the determination of Agent or such Lender, as applicable, be otherwise disadvantageous to Agent or such Lender.
(i) This Section 2.07 and Section 2.06 shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the expiration or any termination of this Agreement.
(j) The parties hereto intend and agree that the Loans are to be treated as debt for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and the “issue price” of the Initial Term Loan shall be determined under Section 1273(c)(2)(C) of the Code. The parties hereto agree not to take a position inconsistent with this Section 2.07(j) for U.S. federal, state, or local income tax purposes (including without limitation, the filing of any information return, such as an IRS Form 1099), unless there is a determination within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of the Code to the contrary.
(k) If at any time the Borrower becomes obligated to pay any additional amounts pursuant to Section 2.06(b) or this Section 2.07, then the Borrower may, on notice to the Agent and such
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Lender, replace such Lender by causing such Lender to (and such Lender shall be obligated to) assign pursuant to Section 8.02 all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to one or more permitted assignees. Any Lender being so replaced pursuant to this clause (k) shall (i) execute and deliver an Assignment and Acceptance with respect to such Lender’s applicable Loans, and (ii) deliver any Notes evidencing such Loans to the Borrower or the Agent. Pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance, (A) the assignee Lender shall acquire all or a portion, as the case may be, of the assigning Lender’s Commitment and outstanding Loans, (B) all obligations of the Borrower owing to the assigning Lender relating to the Loans and Commitments so assigned shall be paid in full at par by the assignee Lender to such assigning Lender concurrently with such Assignment and Acceptance and (C) upon such payment and, if so requested by the assignee Lender, delivery to the assignee Lender of the appropriate Note or Notes executed by the Borrower, the assignee Lender shall become a Lender hereunder and the assigning Lender shall cease to constitute a Lender hereunder with respect to such assigned Loans and Commitments, except with respect to indemnification provisions under this Agreement, which shall survive as to such assigning Lender.
Section 2.08. Reversal of Payments. To the extent that any payment or payments made to or received by Agent or any Lender pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, or required to be repaid to any trustee, receiver or other Person under any state, federal or other bankruptcy or other such Applicable Law, then, to the extent thereof, such amounts (and all Liens, rights and remedies therefore) shall be revived as Obligations (and as all such Liens, rights and remedies therefore) and continue in full force and effect under this Agreement and under the other Loan Documents as if such payment or payments had not been received by Agent or such Lender (and all such Liens, rights and remedies therefore had not been released by Agent or such Lender). Furthermore, if Agent determines at any time that any amount received thereby under this Agreement or under any other Loan Document must be returned to Borrower or paid to any other Person pursuant to any state, federal or other bankruptcy or other such Applicable Law or otherwise, then, notwithstanding any other term or condition of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, Agent will not be required to distribute any portion thereof to any Lender. In addition, each Lender will repay to Agent on demand any portion of such amount that Agent has distributed to such Lender, together with interest at such rate, if any, as Agent is required to pay to Borrower or such other Person, without set‑off, counterclaim or deduction of any kind. This Section 2.08 shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the expiration or any termination of this Agreement or any repayment of the Obligations.
Section 2.09. Set-Off Rights. Borrower agrees that Agent, each Lender and each of their respective Affiliates have all rights of set-off and bankers’ lien provided by Applicable Law, and in addition thereto, Borrower agrees that at any time a an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Agent and each Lender may (with or without notice to any Person) apply to the payment of any Obligations then due and owing, any and all balances, credits, deposits, accounts or moneys or other properties of Borrower then or thereafter with Agent, any Lender or any of their respective Affiliates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Lender shall exercise, or permit any of its Affiliates to exercise, any rights described in the preceding sentence without the prior written consent of Agent.
Section 2.10. Making of Payments. All payments made by Borrower under any Loan Document to Agent or any Lender shall be paid directly by Borrower to Agent (as opposed to any individual Lender) without setoff, recoupment or counterclaim and in immediately available funds by wire transfer to Agent’s account specified in writing from time to time by Agent to Borrower not later than 12:00 noon New York time on the date due, and funds received after that hour may, in Agent’s discretion, be deemed to have been received by Agent on the following Business Day.
Section 2.11. Proration of Payments. If any Lender shall obtain any payment or other recovery (whether voluntary, involuntary, by application of set-off or otherwise) on account of principal of
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or interest on a Loan (but excluding (i) any payment pursuant to Section 2.06 or Section 2.07 and (ii) participations and assignments pursuant to Sections 8.01 and 8.02) in excess of its applicable Pro Rata Share of payments and other recoveries obtained by all Lenders on account of principal of and interest on (or with respect to any other applicable amount with respect to) any of the Loans then held by them, then such Lender shall purchase from the other Lenders such participations in the applicable Loans held by them as shall be necessary to cause such purchasing Lender to share the excess payment or other recovery ratably with each of them; provided, that if all or any portion of the excess payment or other recovery is thereafter recovered from such purchasing Lender, the purchase shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery.
Section 2.12. Recordkeeping. Agent, on behalf of each Lender, shall record in the Register pursuant to Section 8.02 the date and amount of each Loan made by each Lender and each repayment thereof. The aggregate unpaid principal amount so recorded shall govern absent manifest or demonstrable error. The failure to record any such amount or any error in so recording any such amount shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the Obligations of Borrower hereunder or under any Note to repay the principal amount of the Loans hereunder, together with all interest accruing thereon.
III. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Borrower hereby represents and warrants to Agent and the Lenders, all of which representations and warranties shall survive the Closing Date and the making of the Loans, and are as follows:
Section 3.01. [Reserved].
Section 3.02. Organization; Corporate Existence.
(a) Borrower (i) is corporation duly organized and validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware (or has not failed within the preceding two years to be a corporation duly organized and validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware for, in either case, a period of thirty (30) consecutive days), (ii) except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, has all requisite power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed hereafter to be conducted, (iii) is qualified to do business as a foreign entity in each jurisdiction in which the failure of Borrower to be so qualified would reasonably be expected to, either individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, and (iv) has all requisite right, power and authority to execute and deliver, and perform all of its obligations under, the Loan Documents to which it is a party and to consummate all of the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents.
Section 3.03. Authorization.
(a) The execution, delivery and performance by Borrower of its obligations under the Loan Documents, and the consummation of each of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate action and will not, either prior to or as a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents: (i) violate any provision of Applicable Law, any order of any court or other agency of government, any provision of the Organic Documents of Borrower, or any Contract to which Borrower is a party, or by which Borrower or any assets or properties of Borrower are bound, or (ii) be in conflict with, result in a breach of, or constitute (after the giving of notice or lapse of time or both) a default under pursuant to, any such Applicable Law, order, Organic Document, or Contract, in each case except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(b) Borrower is not required to obtain any Government Approval, consent or authorization from, or to file any declaration or statement with, any governmental instrumentality or agency in connection with or as a condition to the execution, delivery or performance of any of the Loan Documents or any of the transactions contemplated hereby (including without limitation the Related Transactions) that has not been obtained or the failure to obtain or file which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) This Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents has been duly executed and delivered by Borrower.
(d) Each of the Loan Documents constitutes the valid and binding obligation of Borrower, enforceable against Borrower in accordance with each of their respective terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by general equitable principles relating to enforceability.
Section 3.04. [Reserved].
Section 3.05. [Reserved].
Section 3.06. [Reserved].
Section 3.07. [Reserved].
Section 3.08. Indebtedness . As of the Closing Date, the Borrower has not incurred or is not liable in any manner with respect to any Indebtedness for borrowed money in an individual amount greater than $500,000 other than as set forth on Schedule 3.08.
Section 3.09. [Reserved].
Section 3.10. [Reserved] .
Section 3.11. Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of the Loans are intended to be and shall be used solely for the purposes set forth in and permitted by Section 5.08.
Section 3.12. Margin Securities. Borrower does not own or have any present intention of acquiring any “margin security” or any “margin stock” within the meaning of Regulations T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (herein called “margin security” and “margin stock”). None of the proceeds of the Loans will be used, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of purchasing or carrying, or for the purpose of reducing or retiring any Indebtedness which was originally incurred to purchase or carry, any margin security or margin stock or for any other purpose which might constitute the transactions contemplated hereby a “purpose credit” within the meaning of said Regulations T, U or X, or cause this Agreement to violate any other regulation of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the Exchange Act, or any rules or regulations promulgated under such statutes.
Section 3.13. [Reserved].
Section 3.14. [Reserved].
Section 3.15. [Reserved].
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Section 3.16. Compliance with Laws. Except as would not reasonably be expected to, either individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, (a) Borrower is in compliance with all occupational safety, health, wage and hour, employment discrimination, environmental flammability, labeling and other Applicable Law, (b) is Borrower is not aware of any state or facts, events, conditions or occurrences which may now or hereafter constitute or result in a violation of any Applicable Law, or which would reasonably be expected to give rise to the assertion of any such violation, (c) Borrower has not received written notice of default or violation, nor is Borrower in default or violation, with respect to any judgment, order, writ, injunction, decree, demand or assessment issued by any court or any federal, state, local, municipal or other governmental agency, board, commission, bureau, instrumentality or department, domestic or foreign, relating to any aspect of Borrower’s business, affairs, properties or assets and (d) Borrower has not received written notice of or been charged with, or is, to Borrower’s knowledge, under investigation with respect to, any violation in any material respect of any provision of any Applicable Law.
Section 3.17. [Reserved].
Section 3.18. Sanctions; Anti-Terrorism Laws.
(a) Neither Borrower nor, to Borrower’s knowledge, any director, officer, employee, or Subsidiary of Borrower is a Person that is, or is owned or controlled by Persons that are: (i) the subject or target of any sanctions administered or enforced by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, or His Majesty's Treasury, or other relevant sanctions authority that is a Relevant Governmental Authority (collectively, “Sanctions”), (ii) located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject of Sanctions (including, currently, Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria and the so-called Donetsk People's Republic and Luhansk People's Republic), or (iii) (x) an "enemy" or an "ally of the enemy" within the meaning of Section 2 of the Trading with the Enemy Act of the United States (50 U.S.C. App. §§ 1 et seq.), or (y) is in violation of (A) the Trading with the Enemy Act, (B) any of the foreign assets control regulations of the United States Treasury Department (31 CFR, Subtitle B, Chapter V) or any enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto, (C) the PATRIOT Act, or (D) any other anti-corruption or anti-terrorism Applicable Laws promulgated by a Relevant Governmental Authority (collectively, the “Anti-Terrorism Laws”).
(b) Borrower and, to Borrower’s knowledge, its directors, officers and employees, are in compliance with all applicable Sanctions and with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (the “FCPA”) and any other applicable Anti-Terrorism Laws, in all material respects. Borrower has instituted and maintains policies and procedures designed to ensure continued compliance with applicable Sanctions, the FCPA and any other Anti-Terrorism Laws.
IV. CONDITIONS OF MAKING THE LOANS
Section 4.01. Conditions of Making the Initial Loans. The obligation of each Lender to make the Initial Term Loan to be funded on the Closing Date is subject to the following conditions precedent, all of which must be satisfied in a manner acceptable to Agent (and as applicable, pursuant to documentation which is in form and substance acceptable to Agent), in each case subject to the Certain Funds Provisions (defined below) as applicable:
(a) [Reserved].
(b) Loan Documents. Agent shall have received each of the following:
(i) This Agreement duly executed by Agent, each Lender and Borrower;
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(ii) The Notes, to the extent requested by a Lender, duly executed by Borrower;
(iii) The Security Agreement , executed by Borrower;
(iv) The Subordination Agreement, executed by Park Lane, LamVen LLC, Partners For Growth V, L.P. and Agent;
(v) An executed copy of that certain Reimbursement Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date (the “Reimbursement Agreement”), by and between Park Lane and Borrower, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Agent;
(vi) A written Notice of Borrowing and funds flow with respect to the borrowing of the Initial Term Loan executed by Borrower;
(vii) A duly executed certificate of a Responsible Officer of Borrower, certifying (i) the vote of the boards of directors (or other comparable body) of Borrower authorizing and directing the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and all further agreements, instruments, certificates and other documents pursuant hereto and thereto; (ii) the names of the officers of Borrower who are authorized to execute and deliver the Loan Documents and all other agreements, instruments, certificates and other documents to be delivered pursuant hereto and thereto, together with the true signatures of such officers (it being understood and agreed that Agent may conclusively rely on such certificate until Agent shall receive any further such certificate canceling or amending the prior certificate and submitting the signatures of the officers named in such further certificate) and (iii) copies of the Organic Documents (certified by the Secretary of State or other appropriate governmental official, as applicable, with respect to the certificate of incorporation) of Borrower.
(viii) A certificate of the Secretary of State or other appropriate governmental official of the jurisdiction of incorporation or formation, as applicable, of Borrower, dated reasonably prior to the Closing Date, stating that such Person is duly formed or qualified and in good standing in such jurisdiction and
(ix) an officer’s certificate of Borrower certifying true, correct and complete copies of all of the material Related Transaction Documents.
(c) Letter of Credit. Agent shall have received an irrevocable standby Letter of Credit, for the benefit of Agent, issued by HSBC Bank USA, N.A., in an amount equal to $50,000,000 and an initial term expiring not earlier than November 11, 2025 and otherwise on terms satisfactory to Agent (the “Closing Date Letter of Credit”; it being acknowledged and agreed that the terms of the draft letter of credit provided to Agent on November 14, 2024 are so satisfactory).
(d) Legal Opinion. Agent shall have received the favorable written opinions of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, counsel for Borrower, with respect to the Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby, and Borrower has requested that such opinion be rendered.
(e) [Reserved].
(f) [Reserved].
(g) [Reserved].
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(h) [Reserved].
(i) KYC. So long as requested in writing at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, Agent shall have received, at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, all documentation and other information with respect to Borrower and any of its Subsidiaries that is required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the PATRIOT Act and such documentation and other information to include but not be limited to, if Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under 31 C.F.R. §1010.230 and is so requested by Agent or any Lender at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, a certification regarding individual beneficial ownership relating to each such person, as required by 31 C.F.R. §1010.230.
Section 4.02. Conditions to Making Delayed Draw Term Loans. The obligation of each Lender to make any Delayed Draw Term Loan is subject to the following conditions precedent, all of which must be satisfied in a manner acceptable to Agent (unless waived by Agent in its sole discretion):
(a) Loan Documents. Agent shall have received a written Notice of Borrowing executed by Borrower (it being understood and agreed that any Notice of Borrowing provided in advance of such borrowing date shall satisfy the requirement of this clause (a));
(b) Delayed Draw Term Loan Funding Required Payments. With respect to each such Delayed Draw Term Loan advance, Borrower shall have paid to Agent in full all Agency Fees that have become due, payable and owing prior to any such date of borrowing.
Each borrowing by Borrower of a Delayed Draw Term Loan shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by Borrower that the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.02 will be satisfied at the time of the making of such Delayed Draw Term Loan and giving effect thereto and that the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 3.02 and 3.03 are true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent any such representations and warranties are qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in which instance such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the date such Delayed Draw Term Loan is funded both before and after giving effect to the funding of such Delayed Draw Term Loan and the use of proceeds thereof.
V. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
Borrower hereby covenants and agrees that, from the Closing Date and until all Obligations (whether now existing or hereafter arising) have been paid in full and each of the Loan Documents have been terminated, unless Agent shall otherwise consent in writing, Borrower shall:
Section 5.01. Corporate. Do or cause to be done all things necessary to at all times (a) preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect (i) its corporate or other legal existence (except where failure to do so has not continued for a period of thirty (30) consecutive days) and (ii) and all rights, licenses, permits and franchises, and (b) preserve all of its material property used or useful in the conduct of its business and keep the same in good repair, working order and condition (reasonable wear and tear excepted), and from time to time make, or cause to be made, all needed and proper repairs, renewals, replacements, betterments and improvements thereto, so that its normal business operations carried on in connection therewith may be properly conducted at all times, in each case for clauses (a)(ii) and (b) except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.02. [Reserved].
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Section 5.03. Notices of Certain Material Events. Give prompt written notice to Agent (but in any case no later than three (3) Business Days after the occurrence) of having knowledge of (a) the occurrence of any Default or any Event of Default, (b) any proceedings instituted against Borrower in any federal, state or other court or before any commission or other regulatory body, whether federal, state or other, which would reasonably be expected to, either individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, (c) the occurrence of any litigation commenced or threatened in writing against Borrower that (i) seeks injunctive relief that, if granted, would have a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) is non-frivolous and alleges criminal misconduct by Borrower, or (iii) is by a governmental authority and alleges material violations of anti-money laundering laws or Anti-Terrorism Laws, and (d) any material amendment, restatement, supplement or other modification, or any default under, or any material notice is received or sent in connection with, or termination of, any Related Transaction Document, in each case in this clause (d) as is materially adverse to the interest of the Agent and/or Lenders in their respective capacities as such, and in each case with respect to each of the above noted clauses in this Section 5.03, the action that Borrower has taken, is taking, or proposes to take with respect thereto.
Section 5.04. Periodic Reports. Furnish to Agent (in the case of clauses (a), (b) and (c) below, only if and so long as Borrower is not subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, and in the case of clause (d) below, only so long as Borrower is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act):
(a) Within one hundred fifty (150) days after the end of each Fiscal Year (commencing with the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2024), consolidated audited balance sheets, and consolidated statements of income, statements of stockholders’ equity, and statements of cash flows of Borrower and its Subsidiaries, together with footnotes and supporting schedules thereto, certified (as to the consolidated statements) by any nationally recognized independent certified public accounting firm selected by Borrower or other accounting firm reasonably acceptable to Agent, showing the financial condition of Borrower at the close of such Fiscal Year and the results of operations of Borrower during such Fiscal Year, together with a management discussion and analysis describing the performance of Borrower for such periods, in each case certified by a Responsible Officer of Borrower that such financial statements fairly present in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the dates and periods covered by such financial statements and have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis; and
(b) Within sixty (60) days after the end of each Fiscal Quarter (commencing with the Fiscal Quarter ending December 31, 2024), unaudited balance sheets, consolidated statements of cash flows and consolidated statements of income of Borrower and its Subsidiaries, together with supporting schedules thereto, prepared by Borrower and presenting, in all material respects, in accordance with GAAP, the financial position and the results of operations of Borrower and its Subsidiaries, such balance sheets to be as of the close of such Fiscal Quarter and such statements of income and statements of cash flows to be for the period from the beginning of the then-current Fiscal Year to the end of such Fiscal Quarter, together with comparative statements of income and cash flows for the corresponding period in the immediately preceding Fiscal Year, in each case subject to normal audit and year-end adjustments, together with a management discussion and analysis describing the performance of Borrower for such periods, in each case certified by a Responsible Officer of Borrower that such financial statements fairly present in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the dates and periods covered by such financial statements and have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis, subject to, in the case of the financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.04(b), changes resulting from audit and normal year‑end adjustments and the absence of footnote disclosures.
(c) Within ninety (90) after the beginning of each fiscal year, the annual budget and operating plan for Borrower and its Subsidiaries;
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(d) As and when distributed to the Borrower’s direct and indirect equityholders, copies of all proxy materials which the Borrower provides to its common equityholders in their capacities as such; and
(e) Promptly, from time to time, such other information regarding the operations, assets, business, affairs and financial condition of Borrower and its Subsidiaries, as the Agent or any Lender may reasonably request, including, for the avoidance of doubt, any information that Agent may request for and on behalf of its actuaries and other professional advisors.
Section 5.05. Books and Records; Inspection. Maintain centralized books and records at Borrower’s principal place of business.
Section 5.06. [Reserved].
Section 5.07. Use of Proceeds. Cause all proceeds of the Loans to be utilized solely in the manner and for the purposes set forth in Section 2.03.
Section 5.08. Closing Date Letter of Credit. (a) On or prior to the Closing Date, Borrower shall cause the delivery of the Closing Date Letter of Credit to Agent.
(b) Within one Business Day after the date that is 30 days before the end of the then-current term of the Closing Date Letter of Credit, Borrower shall request confirmation with the issuer of the Closing Date Letter of Credit that such issuer does not intend to not renew or reissue, or cancel or terminate, the Closing Date Letter and shall notify the Agent of such issuer’s response to such request for confirmation.
Section 5.09. Further Assurances. Borrower shall promptly and duly take, execute, acknowledge and deliver (or cause to be duly taken, executed, acknowledged and delivered) all such further acts, documents and assurances as may from time to time be reasonably necessary or as Agent may from time to time reasonably require in order to carry out the intent and purposes of the Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby.
Section 5.10. Sanctions; Anti-Terrorism Laws. Maintain in effect policies and procedures designed to promote compliance by Borrower and its directors, officers, employees, and agents with applicable Sanctions and with the FCPA and any other applicable Anti-Terrorism Laws.
Section 5.11. Additional Beneficial Ownership Certification. At least five (5) days prior to any Person other than the Borrower becoming a Loan Party, if requested by any Lender, cause any such Person that qualifies as a "legal entity customer" under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation and has not previously delivered a Beneficial Ownership Certification to deliver a Beneficial Ownership Certification to Agent and the Lenders.
VI. NEGATIVE COVENANTS
Borrower hereby covenants and agrees that, until all Obligations (whether now existing or hereafter arising) have been paid in full (other than contingent indemnification payment obligations for which no claim has been asserted) and each of the Loan Documents have been terminated, Borrower shall not:
Section 6.01. [Reserved].
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Section 6.02. Liens. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien securing Indebtedness for borrowed money, other than:
(a) Liens, in favor of the Agent (for the benefit of the Agent and the other Secured Persons) securing the Obligations;
(b) Liens existing on the date of this Agreement and described on Schedule 6.02 of the Disclosure Schedule;
(c) Liens with respect to property or assets of Borrower securing obligations in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time not to exceed $2,000,000, determined as of the date of incurrence;
(d) purchase money Liens (including Liens arising under any retention of title, hire purchase or conditional sales arrangement or arrangements having similar effect) or leases (i) on specific items of equipment acquired or held by Borrower incurred for financing the acquisition of such equipment, or (ii) existing on such Equipment when acquired, if the Lien is confined to the property and improvements and the proceeds of the equipment; and
(e) Liens subordinated on terms substantially consistent with the Subordination Agreement or otherwise reasonably satisfactory to Agent.
Section 6.03. [Reserved].
Section 6.04. [Reserved].
Section 6.05. [Reserved].
Section 6.06. [Reserved].
Section 6.07. Consolidations; Mergers; Acquisitions; Etc. Dissolve or liquidate, be a party to any statutory division, or consolidate or merge with or into any other Person where such other Person, and not Borrower, is the surviving entity.
Section 6.08. [Reserved].
Section 6.09. [Reserved].
Section 6.10. [Reserved].
Section 6.11. [Reserved].
Section 6.12. Certain Amendments; Jurisdiction of Formation; Principal Place of Business. Agree, consent, permit or otherwise undertake to (a) amend or otherwise modify any of the terms or provisions of Borrower’s Organic Documents, except for such amendments or other modifications required by Applicable Law or which are not materially adverse to the interests of Agent and the Lenders in their capacities as such, (b) without at least ten (10) days prior written notice to Agent (or such lesser notice as Agent may agree) and delivery of Agent of all additional financing statements and other documents and agreements reasonably requested by Agent to preserve and protect the validity, perfection and priority of the security interests provided for in the Loan Documents, change its jurisdiction of organization, incorporation or formation (provided that any such jurisdiction of organization, incorporation
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or formation shall be a State of the United States), (c) without prior written notice to Agent, change Borrower’s tax classification or (d) without prior written notice to Agent, move its chief executive office or principal place of business.
Section 6.13. [Reserved].
Section 6.14. [Reserved].
Section 6.15. [Reserved]
Section 6.16. [Reserved].
Section 6.17. [Reserved].
Section 6.18. [Reserved] .
Section 6.19. Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of the Loans shall not be utilized in any manner or for any purpose other than as set forth in Section 2.03.
Section 6.20. [Reserved].
Section 6.21. OFAC, USA Patriot Act; Anti-Corruption Laws Disclosure. Fail to comply in any material respect with the laws, regulations and executive orders referred to in Section 3.18. Neither Borrower, nor to the knowledge of Borrower, any director, officer, employee, or other person acting on behalf of Borrower in connection with the Loans, will use the proceeds of any Loan, directly or indirectly, for any payments to any Person, including any government official or employee, political party, official of a political party, candidate for political office, or anyone else acting in an official capacity, in order to obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any improper advantage, or otherwise take any action, directly or indirectly, in each case that would result in a material violation of any Anti-Terrorism Laws. Furthermore, Borrower will not, directly or knowingly indirectly, use the proceeds of the transaction, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Subsidiary, Affiliate, joint venture partner or other Person, to fund any activities of or business with any Person, or in any country or territory, that, at the time of such funding, is the subject of Sanctions, in each case in a manner that will result in a violation by any Person participating in the transaction of any Sanctions.
VII. DEFAULTS
Section 7.01. Events of Default. Each of the following events shall be, and may be referred to herein as, an “Event of Default” (provided, that no Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred directly or indirectly as a result of Agent or any Lender, or any Affiliate thereof, notifying the issuer thereof in writing of the termination of the Closing Date Letter of Credit or requesting any issuer thereof to not re-new or re-issue or extend the Closing Date Letter of Credit, in each case without the written consent of Borrower and Park Lane):
(a) if any representation or warranty made in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, or in any certificate, financial statement, instrument or other statement furnished by or on behalf of Borrower in connection with this Agreement, any other Loan Document or with respect to the Loan and/or any other Obligations shall be false, inaccurate or misleading in any material respect (without duplication of any existing materiality qualifiers or dollar thresholds) when made or when deemed made, taken as a whole together with all other such information provided, and provided that, with respect to any
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projected financial or other information, no representation is made other than that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time;
(b) (x) any default in the payment by Borrower, whether at the due date thereof or at a date required for prepayment or by acceleration or otherwise, (i) when and as required to be paid herein, of any amount of principal of any Loan or (ii) within 13 Business Days after the same becomes due, of any interest or the Agency Fee payable under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, in each case if such default (giving effect to such grace period) has been continuing for more than 5 consecutive days after notice (which may be telephonic or by email and other electronic transmission) thereof from the Agent to the Borrower and Park Lane or (iii) within 15 Business Days after the same becomes due, of any fees or other amount (other than as described in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii)) payable under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, in each case if such default (giving effect to such grace period) has been continuing for more than 10 consecutive days after notice (which may be telephonic or by email and other electronic transmission) thereof from the Agent to the Borrower and Park Lane or (y) (i) as of the date that is 10 Business Days prior to the expiration date of the initial one-year issuance period or term (or any subsequent issuance period or term) of the Closing Date Letter of Credit (as then in effect, giving effect to any prior renewals, amendments and substitutions permitted hereunder) (such date, the “LC Renewal Trigger Date”), (1) such Closing Date Letter of Credit has not been renewed and Borrower has not caused to be delivered to Agent a substitute Letter of Credit issued by a Lender Approved Bank (any such substitute Letter of Credit, upon delivery to Agent, becoming the Closing Date Letter of Credit), or (2) a default by Borrower in the due observance or performance of the requirements of Section 5.08 has occurred and is continuing as of the LC Renewal Trigger Date and Borrower has not caused to be delivered to Agent a substitute Letter of Credit issued by a Lender Approved Bank (any such substitute Letter of Credit, upon delivery to Agent, becoming the Closing Date Letter of Credit), (ii) the Closing Date Letter of Credit (giving effect to any renewals, reissuances or substitutions thereof in accordance with this Agreement) is for any reason no longer valid or in full force and effect (other than by reason of a complete draw thereon) for more than 10 consecutive days, or has been presented to the issuer thereof in accordance with the terms thereof and of this Agreement and such issuer has refused or otherwise failed to fund any requested draws thereunder or (iii) the issuer of the Closing Date Letter of Credit no longer constitutes a Lender Approved Bank and, not later than forty-five (45) days after Agent has requested Borrower to cause the delivery of a substitute Letter of Credit from a Lender Approved Bank (the “LC Deadline”) (so long as Agent has used its commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with any reasonable requests from Borrower in connection with the issuance of such substitute Letter of Credit (including, without limitation, notifying such issuer which is no longer a Lender Approved Bank that the then-outstanding Closing Date Letter of Credit shall be terminated not later than fifteen (15) Business Days prior to the LC Deadline)), Borrower has not caused to be delivered to Agent a substitute Letter of Credit issued by a Lender Approved Bank (any such substitute Letter of Credit, upon delivery to Agent, becoming the Closing Date Letter of Credit);
(c) any default by Borrower in the due observance or performance of any covenant, condition or agreement contained in Section 5.03, 5.04, 5.08, or 5.10 or in any Section of Article VI hereof and the continuance of such default remains unremedied for a period of ten (10) consecutive days (or in the case of a default under Section 5.08, three (3) consecutive days) after written notice thereof from the Agent to the Borrower and to Park Lane;
(d) any default by any Borrower in the due observance or performance of any covenant, condition or agreement contained in any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document and not addressed in clauses Sections 7.01(a), (b) and (c), and the continuance of such default remains unremedied for a period of forty-five (45) consecutive days after written notice thereof from the Agent to the Borrower and to Park Lane;
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(e) Borrower shall commence a voluntary case or other proceeding (other than in the case of any case or proceeding commenced directly or indirectly by or on behalf of Agent or any Lender or Affiliate thereof (unless an Event of Default under Section 7.01(b)(y)(ii) or Section 7.01(b)(y)(iii) shall have occurred and is continuing or the Closing Date Letter of Credit has been fully drawn)) seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief with respect to itself or its debts under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar Applicable Law or seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian or other similar official for it or any substantial part of its property, or shall consent to any such relief or to the appointment of or taking possession by any such official in an involuntary case or other proceeding commenced against it, or shall make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors;
(f) an involuntary case or other proceeding shall be commenced against Borrower seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief with respect to it or its debts under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar Applicable Law or seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian or other similar official of it or any substantial part of its property, and such involuntary case or other proceeding shall remain undismissed and unstayed for a period of sixty (60) days; or an order for relief shall be entered against Borrower under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar Applicable Law as now or hereafter in effect;
(g) if any of the Loan Documents shall cease to be in full force and effect (other than as a result of the discharge thereof in accordance with the terms thereof) or if the Borrower seeks to revoke all or any portion of any Loan Document;
(h) any subordination provision in favor of Agent or any Lender in any document or instrument governing any subordination provision in favor of Agent or any Lender in the Subordination Agreement, shall cease to be in full force and effect (other than in accordance with the terms thereof), or Park Lane or any other Person subordinated thereby shall contest in writing the validity, binding nature or enforceability of any such provision;
Section 7.02. Remedies. Solely to the extent that any Specified Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, Agent may (so long as Comvest or an Affiliate thereof is Agent and, together with such Affiliates, are Lenders holding at least twenty five percent (25%) of the principal amount of the outstanding Loans in the aggregate), and at the written request of the Required Lenders, shall, (i) after no less than five (5) Business Days’ written notice to the Borrower and Park Lane given after the occurrence of a Specified Event of Default (other than in connection with a Specified Event of Default occurring under Section 7.01(b)(y), for which no such five (5) Business Days’ written notice shall be required), draw on the Closing Date Letter of Credit up to the amount of the outstanding Obligations, solely in order to apply, and Borrower hereby authorizes and directs Agent to apply, and Agent shall apply, such amounts drawn in respect of the Closing Date Letter of Credit to the Obligations, including, without limitation, any Loan, interest, fees and expenses and the Prepayment Premiums (if any) payable in connection with a repayment or prepayment being made or being required to be made of any Loan (including, without limitation, all or any portion of the Prepayment Premiums payable in connection with such acceleration of the Obligations), all without presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by Borrower (it being understood and agreed that the sole condition precedent to the Agent drawing on the Closing Date Letter of Credit in accordance with this clause (i) shall be the occurrence of a Specified Event of Default) (ii) solely to the extent that such Specified Event of Default shall have occurred under Section 7.01(b)(y)(ii) or Section 7.01(b)(y)(iii) (or any Specified Event of Default has occurred and the Closing Date Letter of Credit has been fully drawn), declare all or any portion of the Obligations, including, without limitation, all or any portion of any Loan and all or any portion of the Prepayment Premiums (if any) payable in connection with a repayment or prepayment being made or being required to be made of all or any portion of any Loan, interest, fees and expenses (including, without limitation, all or any portion of the Prepayment Premiums payable in connection with such
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acceleration of the Obligations), to be forthwith due and payable, all without presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by Borrower; and/or (iii) exercise any and all rights and remedies provided to Agent or any Lender under any Loan Document and/or at law or equity, including any and all rights and remedies available under the UCC, if applicable; provided, however, that upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Section 7.01(e) or 7.01(f), all of the Obligations, including, without limitation, all Prepayment Premiums (if any) payable in connection with a repayment or prepayment being made or being required to be made of all or any portion of any Loan (including, without limitation, all or any portion of the Prepayment Premiums payable in connection with such acceleration of the Obligations), shall become immediately due and payable, each without declaration, notice or demand by any Person. No delay or omission on Agent’s or any Lender’s part in exercising any right, remedy or option shall operate as a waiver of such or any other right, remedy or option or of any Default or Event of Default. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, any amounts drawn on the Closing Date Letter of Credit, and any amounts received by or on behalf of the Lenders or Agent in connection with any exercise of remedies in connection herewith, shall be applied to the Obligations in accordance with Section 2.05 and reduce the amount of the Obligations hereunder, and any such amounts in excess of the Obligations hereunder shall be paid to the Borrower or its designee.
Section 7.03. Waivers by the Borrower. Except as otherwise provided for in this Agreement or by Applicable Law, Borrower waives: (a) presentment, demand and protest and notice of presentment, dishonor, notice of intent to accelerate, notice of acceleration, protest, default, nonpayment, maturity, release, compromise, settlement, extension or renewal of any or all commercial paper, accounts, contract rights, documents, instruments, chattel paper and guaranties at any time held by Agent or any Lender on which Borrower may in any way be liable, and hereby ratifies and confirms whatever Agent or any Lender may do in this regard, (b) all rights to notice and a hearing prior to Agent or any Lender taking possession or control of, or to Agent’s or any Lender’s replevy, attachment or levy upon, the Collateral or any bond or security which might be required by any court prior to allowing Agent or any Lender to exercise any of its remedies and (c) the benefit of all valuation, appraisal, marshalling and exemption laws.
VIII. PARTICIPATING LENDERS; ASSIGNMENT
Section 8.01. Participations. Anything in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to the contrary notwithstanding, any Lender may, at any time and from time to time, without in any manner affecting or impairing the validity of any Obligations, sell to one or more Persons (other than a Disqualified Institution (unless a Specified Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing) or a natural person (or trust therefor)) participating interests in its Loans and/or other interests hereunder and/or under any other Loan Document (any such Person, a “Participant”) with the prior written consent of Agent. In the event of a sale by a Lender of a participating interest to a Participant, (a) such Lender’s obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents shall remain unchanged for all purposes, (b) Borrower, Agent and such Lender shall continue to deal solely and directly with each other in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and (c) all amounts payable by Borrower shall be determined as if such Lender had not sold such participation and shall be paid directly to Agent on behalf of such Lender or to such Lender, as applicable. Without limiting the foregoing, in no event, without the prior written consent of Agent, which consent of Agent may or may not be given (and which if given, such consent may be conditioned in any manner required by Agent) in the sole and absolute discretion of Agent, may any Lender sell any participating interests in all or any of its Loans, Commitments and/or other interests hereunder and/or under any other Loan Document to (x) Borrower or any Subsidiary of Borrower, or (y) any holder of Indebtedness owing by Borrower which is secured by a Lien that is either senior or subordinated to any of the Liens of Agent securing the Obligations, including any second lien Debt or any Affiliate of any such holder. Borrower agrees that if amounts outstanding under this Agreement or any other Loan Document are due and payable (as a result of acceleration or otherwise), each Participant along with each Affiliate of each Participant shall be deemed to have the right of set-off in respect of its
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participating interest in amounts owing under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to the same extent as if the amount of its participating interest were owing directly to it as a Lender under this Agreement; provided that such right of set-off shall not be exercised without the prior written consent of Agent and shall be subject to the obligation of each Participant and Affiliate thereof to share with Agent and the Lenders its share thereof. Borrower also agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 2.06 and 2.07 as if it were a Lender. Notwithstanding the granting of any such participating interests: (i) Borrower and Agent shall look solely to the Lender that sold such participation interest for all purposes of this Agreement, the Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) Borrower and Agent shall at all times have the right to rely upon any waivers, consents or other documents signed by such Lender as being binding upon all of the Participants of such Lender, and (iii) all communications in respect of this Agreement and such transactions with such Lender need not involve any Participant of such Lender. Each Lender granting a participation hereunder shall maintain, as a non-fiduciary agent of Borrower, a register (a “Participant Register”) as to the participations granted and transferred under this Section containing the same information specified in Section 8.02 on the Register as if each Participant were a Lender. No participation shall be effective for any purpose under the Loan Documents unless and until recorded in a Participant Register by the applicable Lender. The requirement for a Participant Register set forth in this Section 8.01 shall be construed so that the Loans, Commitments and/or other interests hereunder are at all times maintained in “registered form” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Sections 5f.103-1(c) and 1.871-14(c). No Participant shall have any direct or indirect voting rights hereunder except with respect to any event described in Section 11.01 expressly requiring the unanimous vote of all Lenders or, as applicable, all directly affected Lenders. For the avoidance of doubt, Agent (in its capacity as Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.
Section 8.02. Assignment. Anything in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to the contrary notwithstanding, any Lender may, at any time and from time to time, without in any manner affecting or impairing the validity of any Obligations, assign all or any its portion of the Loans and Loan Commitments (along with the related rights and interests) to any Person (other than a Disqualified Institution (unless a Specified Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing) or a natural person (or trust therefor)) (an “Assignee Lender”) with the prior written consent of Agent and, so long as no Specified Event of Default exists and is continuing, Park Lane and Borrower (provided such consent (i) of Agent, Park Lane or Borrower shall not be required with respect to any assignment by a Lender to a Lender or an Affiliate or Related Fund of a Lender and (ii) of Borrower or Park Lane shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, and shall be deemed given if Borrower or Park Lane, as applicable, does not object to a proposed assignment within ten (10) Business Days of receipt of notice of same). Except as Agent may otherwise agree, any such assignment (other than any assignment by a Lender to a Lender or an Affiliate or Related Fund of a Lender) shall be in a minimum aggregate amount equal to $1,000,000 of the Loans and/or Loan Commitments, as applicable or, if less, all of the remaining Loans and Loan Commitments of such assigning Lender. No such assignment shall be effective unless and until Agent shall have received and accepted an effective Assignment and Acceptance executed, delivered and fully completed by the applicable parties thereto (including Agent), a duly executed IRS Form W-9 (or other applicable tax form), all documentation and other information required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the USA PATRIOT Act and a processing fee of $5,000 to be paid to Agent by the Lender to whom such interest is assigned (unless such processing fee is waived by Agent); provided that no such processing fee shall be required with respect to an assignment by a Lender to its Affiliates or Related Funds. Any attempted assignment not made in accordance with this Section 8.02 shall be null and void. From and after the date on which the conditions described above have been met, (i) such Assignee Lender shall be deemed automatically to have become a party hereto and, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder have been assigned to such Assignee Lender pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance, shall have the rights and obligations of a Lender hereunder and (ii) the assigning Lender, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder have been assigned by it pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance, shall be
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released from its rights (other than its indemnification rights) and obligations hereunder. Upon the request of the Assignee Lender (and, as applicable, the assigning Lender) pursuant to an effective Assignment and Acceptance, Borrower shall execute and deliver to Agent for delivery to the Assignee Lender (and, as applicable, the assigning Lender) a Note in the principal amount of the Assignee Lender’s Loans and, without duplication, Commitments (and, as applicable, a Note in the principal amount of the Loans and, without duplication, Commitments, retained by the assigning Lender). Each such Note shall be dated the effective date of such assignment. Upon receipt by the assigning Lender of such Note, the assigning Lender shall return to Borrower any prior Note held by it. Without limiting the foregoing, in no event, without the prior written consent of Agent, which consent of Agent may or may not be given (and which if given, such consent may be conditioned on any matter required by Agent) in the sole and absolute discretion of Agent, may any Lender transfer and assign all or any interests in its Loans, Commitments and/or other interests hereunder and/or under any other Loan Document to any to Borrower or any Subsidiary of Borrower. Agent, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices in the United States a copy of each Assignment and Acceptance delivered to it and a register (the “Register”) for the recordation of the names and addresses of each Lender, and the Commitments of, and principal amount and stated interest of the Loans owing to, such Lender pursuant to the terms hereof. Subject to receipt of any required tax forms reasonably required by Agent, Agent shall record the applicable transfers, assignments and assumptions in the Register. The entries in such Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and Borrower, Agent and Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded therein pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary, and no assignment shall be effective for any purpose under the Loan Documents unless and until recorded in the Register. Such Register shall be available for inspection by Borrower and any Lender (solely as to such Lender), at any reasonable time upon reasonable prior written notice to Agent. No Lender or shall, in such capacity, have access to or be otherwise permitted to review any information in the Register other than information with respect to such Lender unless otherwise agreed by Agent. The requirement for the Register set forth in this Section 8.02 shall be construed so that the Loans, Commitments and/or other interests hereunder are at all times maintained in “registered form” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Sections 5f.103-1(c) and 1.871-14.
Section 8.03. Pledges/Security. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document to the contrary, Agent and each Lender may at any time, without the consent of any Person, pledge or grant a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to any Person to secure obligations of Agent or such Lender to such Person, including without limitation any pledge or grant to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing no such Person to whom such pledge or grant is made in favor of shall be permitted to be a Lender hereunder without the prior written consent of Agent and Borrower.
IX. MISCELLANEOUS
Section 9.01. Survival. This Agreement and all covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Borrower herein and in the certificates delivered pursuant hereto, shall survive the making by Agent or any Lender of the Loans and the execution and delivery to Agent and the Lenders of this Agreement, and shall continue in full force and effect for until all of the Obligations have been Paid in Full. Whenever in this Agreement any of the parties hereto is referred to, such reference shall be deemed to include the successors and permitted assigns of such party; and all covenants, promises and agreements in this Agreement contained, by or on behalf of Borrower shall inure to the benefit of the successors and permitted assigns of Agent and the Lenders.
Section 9.02. Indemnification / Expenses.
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(a) Borrower shall indemnify Agent, each Lender and their respective Related Parties (each, an “Indemnified Person”) against, and shall hold each Indemnified Person harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities and related reasonable expenses, including counsel fees and expenses, including reasonable and documented fees and expenses of one firm counsel for all such Indemnified Persons, taken as a whole, and, if necessary, additional counsel to accommodate conflicts of interest, and a single local counsel in each appropriate jurisdiction (which may include a single special counsel acting in multiple jurisdictions), incurred by any Indemnified Person arising out of, in any way connected with, or as a result of: (a) the use of any of the proceeds of the Loans; (b) this Agreement or any other Loan Document; (c) the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Loan Document; (d) the ownership and operation of the Borrower’s assets; (e) any finder’s fee, brokerage commission of other such obligation payable or alleged to be payable in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Loan Document which arises or is alleged to arise from any agreement, action or conduct of Borrower or any of its Affiliates; and/or (f) any claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether or not Agent, any Lender, any Participant or any of their respective Related Parties are a party thereto; provided that such indemnity provided to any such Indemnified Person shall not apply to any such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses to the extent arising solely from (i) the willful misconduct or gross negligence of any Indemnified Person or its Related Parties as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, (ii) a material breach by the applicable Lender of its funding obligations under this Agreement at a time when no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or (iii) to the extent such liability arises in connection with disputes solely among the Indemnified Persons (and not involving any other Persons) for actions by one or more of the Indemnified Persons (and not involving any other Persons); provided that this clause (iii) shall not apply to claims against Agent or any of its Related Parties, sub-agents or other designees, in connection with their respective roles under the Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby. All amounts due under this Section 9.02 shall be payable on written demand therefor. This Section 9.02 shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims, damages, etc. arising from any non-Tax claim.
(b) Borrower hereby agrees to promptly pay all reasonable and documented costs and expenses of Agent (including without limitation the reasonable and documented fees, costs and expenses of appraisers, accountants, consultants and other professionals and advisors retained by or on behalf of Agent, and the reasonable and documented fees and expenses of one firm counsel for Agent, and a single local counsel in each appropriate jurisdiction, which firm counsel and local counsel shall be the same as the counsel retained pursuant to Section 9.02(a) above, to the extent applicable) incurred in connection with: (A) all loan proposals and commitments pertaining to the transactions contemplated hereby, (B) the examination, review, due diligence investigation, documentation, negotiation, and closing of the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents (whether or not such transactions are consummated), (C) the creation, perfection and maintenance of Liens pursuant to the Loan Documents, (D) the performance by Agent of its rights and remedies under the Loan Documents, (E) the administration of the Loan Documents, (F) the preparation, execution, delivery and administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including without limitation with respect to any amendments, modifications, consents and waivers to and/or under any and all Loan Documents (whether or not such amendments, modifications, consents or waivers are consummated), (G) any periodic public record searches conducted by or at the request of Agent (including, without limitation, title investigations and public records searches), pending litigation and tax lien searches and searches of applicable corporate, limited liability, partnership and related records concerning the continued existence, organization and good standing of certain Persons and any periodic background checks, (H) [reserved], (I) exercising inspection rights on the terms and conditions set for the herein, (J) any litigation, dispute, suit or proceeding relating to any Loan Document, and (K) any workout, collection, bankruptcy, insolvency and other enforcement proceedings under any and all of the Loan Documents. Any fees, costs and expenses owing by Borrower hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be due and payable within fifteen (15) days after written demand therefor.
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(c) The foregoing indemnity and cost and expense reimbursements shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the expiration or any termination of this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the repayment of the Loans, the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision of any Loan Document, any investigation made by or on behalf of Agent or any Lender, and the content or accuracy of any representation or warranty made by Borrower in any Loan Document.
Section 9.03. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT, ALONG WITH ALL OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS (UNLESS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED OTHERWISE IN SUCH OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT) SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED THEREIN WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAW PRINCIPLES (EXCEPT SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATION LAW). FURTHER, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL APPLY TO ALL DISPUTES OR CONTROVERSIES ARISING OUT OF OR CONNECTED TO OR WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND ALL SUCH OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS (UNLESS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED OTHERWISE IN SUCH OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT) WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAW PRINCIPLES (EXCEPT SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATION LAW).
Section 9.04. Nonliability of Lenders and Agent. The relationship between Borrower on the one hand and Lenders and Agent on the other hand shall be solely that of borrower and lender. Neither Agent nor any Lender shall have any fiduciary responsibility to Borrower. Neither Agent nor any Lender undertakes any responsibility to Borrower to review or inform Borrower of any matter in connection with any phase of Borrower’s business or operations. Execution of this Agreement by Borrower constitutes a full, complete and irrevocable release of any and all claims which Borrower may have at law or in equity in respect of all prior discussions and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
Section 9.05. Reservation of Remedies. Neither any failure nor any delay on the part of Agent or any Lender in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall a single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or future exercise, or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.
Section 9.06. Notices.
(a) All notices, requests, demands and other communications under or in respect of this Agreement or any transactions hereunder shall be in writing (which may include facsimile communication) and shall be personally delivered or mailed (by prepaid registered or certified mail, return receipt requested), sent by prepaid recognized overnight courier service, or by facsimile transmission to the applicable party at its address or facsimile number indicated below.
If to Agent or Comvest:
CCP Agency, LLC
360 S. Rosemary Avenue, Suite #1700
West Palm Beach, Florida 33401
Attention: Charles Asfour
Facsimile: (561) 727-2100
Email: ComvestAgency@alterdomus.com
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to each of:
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Alter Domus
225 W. Washington Street, 9th Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Attention: Thomas Petersen and Legal Department
Telephone: (312) 564-5100
Emails (to be sent to both):
comvestagency@alterdomus.com
legal_agency@alterdomus.com
and
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
525 West Monroe Street, Suite 1900
Chicago, Illinois 60661
Attention: Andrew C. Lillis
Email: andrew.lillis@katten.com
If to any other Lender, as provided on its signature page to this Agreement or in the applicable Assignment and Acceptance
If to Borrower:
Surf Air Mobility Inc.
12111 S. Crenshaw Blvd.
Hawthorne, CA 90250
Attention: Oliver Reeves, Chief Financial Officer
Email: oliver.reeves@surfair.com
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to each of:
Surf Air Mobility Inc.
12111 S. Crenshaw Blvd.
Hawthorne, CA 90250
Attention: General Counsel
Email: legalnotices@surfair.com
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
2100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, D.C. 20037
Attention: Adam Ross
Email: adam.ross@orrick.com
Park Lane Investments LLC
53 Greenwich Avenue, 2nd Floor
Greenwich CT, 06830
Attention: James Holland; Michael Barker
Email: james.holland@parklaneinvestmentsllc.com;
mike.barker@parklaneinvestmentsllc.com
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
200 Park Avenue
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New York, NY 10166
Attention: Janet Vance
Email: JVance@gibsondunn.com
If to Park Lane:
Park Lane Investments LLC
53 Greenwich Avenue, 2nd Floor
Greenwich CT, 06830
Attention: James Holland; Michael Barker
Email: james.holland@parklaneinvestmentsllc.com;
mike.barker@parklaneinvestmentsllc.com
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
200 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10166
Attention: Janet Vance
Email: JVance@gibsondunn.com
or, as to each party, at such other address or facsimile number as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other party delivered as aforesaid. All such notices, requests, demands and other communications shall be deemed given (i) when personally delivered, (ii) when received after being deposited in the mails with postage prepaid (by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested), (iii) one (1) Business Day after being timely delivered to the overnight courier service, if prepaid and sent overnight delivery, addressed as aforesaid and with all charges prepaid or billed to the account of the sender, (iv) when sent by facsimile transmission to a facsimile number designated by such addressee and the sender receives a confirmation of transmission from the sending facsimile machine or (v) if delivered by email or other electronic transmission as set forth in Sections 9.06(b) and (c) below.
(b) Notices and other communications to the parties hereto may be delivered or furnished by email and other electronic transmission (including Internet or intranet websites, but in no event by text message or posting via social media) provided, however, that (i) the foregoing shall not apply to notices sent directly to any party hereto if such party has notified Agent (or in the case of Agent, has notified Borrower and each Lender) in writing that it has elected not to receive notices by email or any other electronic transmission (which election may be limited to particular notices)and (ii) no Notice of Borrowing shall be permitted to be delivered or furnished by email or other electronic transmission unless made in accordance with specific procedures approved from time to time in writing by Agent.
(c) Unless Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices by email or other electronic transmission (except as provided in clause (ii) below, which shall be deemed received on the date sent) shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgment from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return email or other written acknowledgment), and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its email address as described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor, provided, however, that if any such notice or other communication is not sent or posted during normal
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business hours, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next Business Day.
Section 9.07. Nature of Rights and Remedies; No Waivers. All obligations of the Borrower and rights and remedies of Agent and Lenders expressed herein or in any other Loan Document shall be in addition to and not in limitation of those provided by Applicable Law. The rights and remedies herein and therein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by Applicable Law. No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of Agent or any Lender, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder, shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. For the sake of clarity, once an Event of Default (other than a Specified Event of Default (except a Specified Event of Default pursuant to Section 7.01(b)(x)(ii))) shall have occurred and be continuing, such Event of Default shall cease to be continuing if Borrower shall have remedied the underlying condition or circumstance giving rise thereto or such Event of Default is waived in writing in accordance with Article XI of this Agreement.
Section 9.08. Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Borrower, Agent and the Lenders and their respective successors and permitted assigns, except that Borrower shall not assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender.
Section 9.09. CONSENT TO JURISDICTION; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. ANY LEGAL ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT (UNLESS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED OTHERWISE IN SUCH OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT) SHALL BE BROUGHT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK IN THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK OR IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK OR ANY APPELLATE COURT THEREFROM; PROVIDED THAT ANY SUIT SEEKING ENFORCEMENT AGAINST ANY COLLATERAL OR OTHER PROPERTY MAY BE BROUGHT, IN AGENT’S SOLE DISCRETION, IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION WHERE SUCH COLLATERAL OR OTHER PROPERTY MAY BE FOUND, AND EACH PARTY HERETO, FOR ITSELF AND IN RESPECT OF ITS PROPERTY, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY CONSENTS TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE AFOREMENTIONED COURTS. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY EXPRESSLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OR BASED ON THE GROUNDS OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS, OR BASED ON UPON 28 U.S.C. § 1404, WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE BRINGING AND ADJUDICATION OF ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING IN ANY OF THE AFOREMENTIONED COURTS AND AGREES TO THE GRANTING OF SUCH LEGAL OR EQUITABLE RELIEF AS IS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE COURT. EACH PARTY HERETO EACH HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM CONCERNING ANY RIGHTS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR, ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, OR UNDER ANY AMENDMENT, WAIVER, INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR OTHER AGREEMENT DELIVERED OR WHICH IN THE FUTURE MAY BE DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THEREWITH, OR ARISING FROM ANY FINANCING RELATIONSHIP EXISTING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM SHALL BE TRIED BEFORE A COURT AND NOT BEFORE A JURY.
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Section 9.10. Certain Waivers. Borrower hereby waives any claims for special, consequential or punitive damages in any way arising out of or relating to this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents, any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or any breach hereof or thereof.
Section 9.11. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document is held invalid or unenforceable, either in its entirety or by virtue of its scope or application to given circumstances, such provision shall thereupon be deemed modified only to the extent necessary to render same valid, or not applicable to given circumstances, or excised from this Agreement or such other Loan Document, as the situation may require, and this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be construed and enforced as if such provision had been included herein as so modified in scope or application, or had not been included herein or therein, as the case may be.
Section 9.12. Captions. The Article and Section headings in this Agreement are included herein for convenience of reference only, and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of any provision of this Agreement.
Section 9.13. Sole and Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and the other agreements, instruments, certificates and documents referred to or described herein and therein constitute the sole and entire agreement and understanding between the parties hereto as to the subject matter hereof, and supersede all prior discussions, letters of intent, commitment letters, proposal letters, other agreements and understandings of every kind and nature between the parties as to such subject matter. Borrower acknowledges that it has been advised by counsel in connection with the execution of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and is not relying upon oral representations or statements inconsistent with the terms and provisions of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
Section 9.14. Confidentiality. Agent and each Lender agree that Confidential Information shall be treated by Agent and the Lenders in a confidential manner, used only in connection with this Agreement and in compliance with applicable laws, including United States federal or state securities laws, and shall not be disclosed by Agent and the Lenders to Persons who are not parties to this Agreement, except: (a) to the extent required by Applicable Law, statute, rule, regulation or judicial process or in connection with the exercise of any right or remedy under any Loan Document, or as may be required in connection with the examination, audit or similar investigation of or by Agent, any Lender or any of their respective Affiliates, in each case, based on the advice of counsel (in which case Agent or such Lender, as applicable, agrees to the extent practicable and not prohibited by applicable law, to inform Borrower promptly thereof prior to disclosure and to reasonably cooperate with Borrower in any lawful effort by Borrower to prevent or limit such disclosure or otherwise protect the confidentiality of such information) (b) to examiners, auditors, accountants or any regulatory authority, (c) to Related Parties of Agent or any Lender or any of their respective Affiliates, to be used only in connection with this Agreement, provided that such Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such information and instructed to keep such information confidential, (d) in connection with any litigation or dispute which relates to this Agreement or any other Loan Document to which Agent or any Lender is a party or is otherwise subject or in connection with the exercise or enforcement of any right or remedy under any Loan Document by Agent or any Lender, or the disclosure of the tax structure or tax treatment of the transactions contemplated hereby, (e) to a Subsidiary or Affiliate of Agent or any Lender, to be used only in connection with this Agreement, provided that such Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such information and instructed to keep such information confidential, (f) to any permitted Assignee Lender or Participant (or permitted prospective Assignee Lender or Participant) of Agent or any Lender which agrees in writing to be bound by this Section 9.14, and (g) to any lender or other funding source of Agent or any Lender provided that such Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such information and instructed to keep such information confidential (each reference to Agent and/or a Lender in the foregoing clauses shall be
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deemed to include (i) the actual and prospective Assignee Lenders and Participants referred to in clause (f) above and the lenders and other funding sources referred to in clause (g) above, as applicable for purposes of this Section 9.14) and (h) solely with respect to Confidential Information consisting of the terms of Loan Documents (including copies thereof), to any creditor of Borrower that is subject to a subordination or intercreditor agreement or provision with Agent, provided further, that in no event shall Agent or any Lender be obligated or required to return any materials furnished by or on behalf of Borrower. The obligations of Agent and each Lender under this Section 9.14 shall supersede and replace the obligations of Agent and each Lender under any confidentiality letter or provision in respect of this financing or any other financing previously signed and delivered by Agent and/or any Lender to Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding the foregoing, on or after the Closing Date, Agent may, at its own expense issue news releases and publish “tombstone” advertisements and other announcements relating to this transaction in newspapers, trade journals and other appropriate media (which may include use of logos of the Borrower) (collectively, “Trade Announcements”), provided that such publications and information shall not include any specifics of the financing transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any information about this Agreement that is not publicly available, and are subject to the prior review and approval of Borrower in its sole discretion. No Lender (other than Comvest and its Affiliates) shall (a) issue any Trade Announcement, (b) use or reference in advertising, publicity, or otherwise the name of Comvest, any Lender or any of their respective Affiliates, partners, or employees, or (c) represent that any product or any service provided has been approved or endorsed by Comvest, any Lender, or any of their respective Affiliates, except (i) disclosures required by Applicable Law, regulation, legal process or the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission or (ii) with the prior approval of Agent.
Section 9.15. Marshaling. Neither Agent nor any Lender shall be under any obligation to marshal any assets in payment of any or all of the Obligations.
Section 9.16. No Strict Construction. The parties hereto and to the other Loan Documents have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto and thereto and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provisions of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
Section 9.17. USA PATRIOT Act Notification. Agent and each Lender hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act, Agent and each Lender may be required to obtain, verify and record certain information and documentation that identifies the Borrower, which information may include the name and address of Borrower and such other information that will allow Agent or such Lender to identify such Person in accordance with the USA PATRIOT Act.
Section 9.18. Counterparts; Fax/Email Signatures. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents (except to the extent expressly provided otherwise in any such other Loan Documents) may be signed in any number of counterparts and may be executed by facsimile, email delivery or electronic signature, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures hereto and thereto were upon the same instrument. Signatures by facsimile, email delivery or electronic signature or other electronic communication to this Agreement or any such other Loan Document shall bind the parties to the same extent as would a manually executed counterpart.
X. AGENT.
Section 10.01. Appointment; Authorization. Each Lender hereby irrevocably appoints, designates and authorizes Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and each other Loan Document and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly
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delegated to it by the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. As to any matters not expressly provided for by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including, without limitation, enforcement or collection of the Loans), Agent shall not be required to exercise any discretion or take any action, but shall be required (subject to Section 10.04) to act or to refrain from acting (and shall be fully protected in so acting or refraining from acting) upon the instructions of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for in this Agreement or in the other Loan Documents), and such instructions of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents) shall be binding upon all Lenders and all makers of Loans. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility except those expressly set forth herein, nor shall Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with any Lender, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement or any other Loan Document or otherwise exist against Agent. Nothing in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, express or implied, is intended to or shall be construed to impose upon Agent any obligations in respect of this Agreement or any other Loan Document except as expressly set forth herein or therein.
Section 10.02. Delegation of Duties.
(a) Agent may, upon any terms and conditions Agent specifies, delegate or exercise any of its rights, powers and remedies under, and delegate or perform any of its duties or any other actions with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document by or through any trustee, co-agent, sub-agent, other agent, employee, attorney-in-fact or any other Person selected by Agent (and Agent may assign all or any portion of the fees or other amounts payable to Agent under this Agreement or any other Loan Document to any such trustee, co-agent, sub-agent, agent, other agent, employee, attorney-in fact or other Person) and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties and other items. Each such trustee, co-agent, sub-agent, other agent, employee, attorney-in fact or other Person shall benefit from this Section 10 to the extent provided by Agent. Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence, misconduct or any other action or omission of any such trustee, co-agent, sub-agent, other agent, employee, attorney-in fact or other Person (except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final, non-appealable judgement, resulted solely from the willful misconduct or gross negligence of Agent in Agent’s selection of such trustee, co-agent, sub-agent, other agent, employee, attorney-in fact or other Person).
(b) Without limiting the generality of the powers of Agent, as set forth above, Agent is hereby authorized to act as collateral agent for each Lender pursuant to each of the Loan Documents. In such capacity, Agent has the right (but not the obligation) to exercise all rights and remedies available under the Loan Documents, the UCC and other Applicable Law, which rights and remedies shall include, in the event of a foreclosure by Agent on any portion of the Collateral, whether pursuant to a public or private sale, the right of Agent, as agent for all Lenders, to be, or form an acquisition entity to be, the purchaser of any or all of such Collateral at any such sale in each case to the extent permitted by and in accordance with Applicable Law. Agent, as agent for all Lenders, shall be entitled (but shall not obligated to) at any such sale to offset any of the Obligations against the purchase price payable by Agent (or such acquisition entity) at such sale or to otherwise consent to a reduction of the Obligations as consideration to the Borrower in connection with such sale. Agent shall have the authority to (but shall not be obligated to) take such other actions as it may deem necessary or desirable, to consummate a sale of the type described in the immediately preceding sentences. Agent shall have the authority to (but shall not be obligated to) accept non-cash consideration in connection with the sale or other disposition of the Collateral, whether the purchaser is Agent, an entity formed by Agent as described above or any other Person. Without limiting the generality of the powers of Agent, as set forth above, in the context of any bankruptcy or other insolvency proceeding involving Borrower, Agent is hereby authorized on behalf of any or all of the Lenders to (but shall not be
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obligated to): (i) file proofs of claim and other documents, (ii) object or consent to the use of cash collateral, (iii) object or consent to any proposed debtor-in-possession financing, whether provided by one or more of the Lenders or any other Person and whether secured by Liens with priority over the Liens securing the Obligations or otherwise, (iv) object or consent to any sale of Collateral, including sales for non-cash consideration in satisfaction of a portion of the Obligations on behalf of all Lenders, (v) to be, or form an acquisition entity to be, the purchaser of any or all of such Collateral at any such sale under clause (iv) and to offset any of the Obligations against the purchase price payable by Agent (or such acquisition entity) at such sale or to otherwise consent to a reduction of the Obligations as consideration to Borrower in connection with such sale, and (vi) seek, object or consent to Borrower’s provision of adequate protection of the interests of Agent and/or the Lenders in the Collateral.
Section 10.03. Limited Liability. None of Agent or any of its Related Parties shall (a) be liable to any Lender for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the transactions contemplated hereby (except to the extent resulting solely from willful misconduct or gross negligence of such Person as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction), or (b) be responsible in any manner to any Lender for any recital, statement, representation or warranty made by Borrower or Affiliate of Borrower or any officer thereof, contained in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or any other Loan Document (or the creation, perfection or priority of any Lien or security interest therein), or for any failure of Borrower or any other party to any Loan Document to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. Agent shall not be under any obligation to any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or to inspect the properties, books or records of Borrower or Affiliate of Borrower. The provisions of this Section 10.03 shall survive repayment of the Loans, cancellation of the Notes, any foreclosure under, or modification, release or discharge of, the Collateral Agreement or any or all of the Loan Documents, termination of this Agreement and the resignation or replacement of Agent.
Section 10.04. Reliance. Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram, facsimile, telex, electronic mail or telephone message, statement or other document believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person or Persons, and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (including counsel to Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by Agent. Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Agreement or any other Loan Document (a) unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of Required Lenders (or all Lenders, or such other Lenders, if expressly required hereunder) as it deems appropriate and, if it so requests, confirmation from Lenders of their obligation to indemnify Agent against any and all liability and expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action, (b) if such action would, in the opinion of Agent, be contrary to Applicable Law or the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (c) if such action would, in the opinion of Agent, expose Agent to liabilities, or (d) if Agent shall not first be indemnified to its satisfaction against any and all liability and expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement or any other Loan Document in accordance with a request or consent of Required Lenders (or all Lenders, or such other Lenders, if expressly required hereunder) and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon each Lender. Without limiting the foregoing, no Lender shall have any right of action whatsoever against Agent as a result of Agent’s acting or refraining from acting hereunder or under any other Loan Document in accordance with the instructions of Required Lenders (or all Lenders, or such other Lenders, if expressly required hereunder).
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Section 10.05. Notice of Default; Dissemination of Information. Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Event of Default or Default, unless Agent shall have received written notice from a Lender or Borrower referring to this Agreement, describing such Event of Default or Default and expressly stating that such notice is a “notice of default” or words of like import. Agent will endeavor to notify the Lenders of its receipt of any such notice; provided that Agent shall not have any liability whatsoever for failing to deliver any such notice. Agent shall take such action with respect to such Event of Default or Default as may be reasonably requested by Required Lenders in accordance with Section 7.02; provided that unless and until Agent has received any such request, Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Event of Default or Default as it shall deem advisable in its sole discretion. Agent and Lenders acknowledge that Borrower is required to provide certain financial statements and other financial information and reports to Agent and/or Lenders in accordance with the Loan Documents and agree that Agent shall not have any duty to provide the same to Lenders.
Section 10.06. Credit Decision. Each Lender acknowledges that Agent has not made any representation or warranty to it, and that no act by Agent hereafter taken, including any review of the affairs of Borrower, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by Agent to any Lender. Each Lender represents to Agent that it has, independently and without reliance upon Agent and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own appraisal of and investigation into the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of Borrower, and made its own decision to enter into this Agreement and to extend credit to Borrower hereunder. Each Lender also represents that it will, independently and without reliance upon Agent and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and to make such investigations as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Borrower. Except for notices, reports and other documents expressly herein required to be furnished to the Lenders by Agent, Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other information concerning the business, prospects, operations, property, financial or other condition or creditworthiness of Borrower which may come into the possession of Agent.
Section 10.07. Indemnification. Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, each Lender shall indemnify (based on such Lender’s Pro Rata Share) Agent and its Related Parties against (to the extent not reimbursed by or on behalf of Borrower and without limiting the obligation of Borrower to do so), and shall hold Agent and its Related Parties harmless from, any and all losses, claims, taxes (other than an Excluded Tax) damages and liabilities and related reasonable expenses (provided such “reasonable” qualifier shall not apply with respect to costs and expenses of Agent incurred during the existence of an Event of Default), including counsel fees and expenses, incurred by Agent or any of its Related Parties arising out of, in any way connected with, or as a result of: (a) the use of any of the proceeds of the Loans; (b) this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (c) the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (d) the ownership and operation of Borrower’s assets, including all Real Properties and improvements or any Contract or the performance by Borrower of its obligations under any Contract; (e) any finder’s fee, brokerage commission of other such obligation payable or alleged to be payable in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Loan Document which arises or is alleged to arise from any agreement, action or conduct of Borrower or any of its Affiliates, and/or (f) any claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether or not Agent, or any of its Related Parties are a party thereto; provided that such indemnity provided to any such Person shall not apply to any such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses to the extent arising solely from the willful misconduct or gross negligence of such Person as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. All amounts due under this Section 10.07 shall be payable on written demand therefor. Without limitation of the foregoing, each Lender shall reimburse
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Agent upon demand for its Pro Rata Share of any costs or out‑of‑pocket expenses (including legal costs and expenses) incurred by Agent in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration, modification, amendment or enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of, or legal advice in respect of rights or responsibilities under, this Agreement, any other Loan Document, or any document contemplated by or referred to herein, to the extent that Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses by or on behalf of Borrower. The undertaking in this Section 10.07 shall survive repayment of the Loans, cancellation of the Notes, any foreclosure under, or modification, release or discharge of, the Security Agreement or any or all of the Loan Documents, termination of this Agreement and the resignation or replacement of Agent.
Section 10.08. Agent Individually. Comvest and its Affiliates and Related Funds may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting or other business with Borrower, any other Person and any Affiliate of Borrower or any other Person as though Comvest were not Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of any Lender. Each Lender acknowledges that, pursuant to such activities, Comvest or its Affiliates or its Related Funds may receive information regarding the Borrower, other Persons or their Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of Borrower, such other Person or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that Agent shall be under no obligation to provide such information to them. With respect to their Loans (if any), Comvest and its Affiliates and Related Funds shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though Comvest were not Agent, and the terms “Lender” and “Lenders” include Comvest and its Affiliates and Related Funds, to the extent applicable, in their individual capacities.
Section 10.09. Successor Agent. Agent may (and, at the direction of Required Lenders, shall) resign as Agent at any time upon 30 days’ prior notice to the Lenders and Borrower (unless such notice is waived by Required Lenders and Borrower). If Agent resigns under this Agreement, Required Lenders shall, appoint from among the Lenders a successor “Agent” for the Lenders and reasonably acceptable to Borrower. If no successor “Agent” is appointed prior to the effective date of the resignation of Agent, Agent may appoint, after consulting with the Lenders and Borrower, a successor “Agent”. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as successor “Agent” hereunder, such successor “Agent” shall succeed to all the rights, powers and duties of the retiring Agent and the term “Agent” shall mean such successor “Agent”, and the retiring Agent’s appointment, powers and duties as Agent shall be terminated. After any retiring Agent’s resignation hereunder as Agent, the provisions of this Article X and Section 9.02 shall continue to inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Agent under this Agreement. If no successor “Agent” has accepted appointment as Agent by the date which is 30 days following a retiring Agent’s notice of resignation, the retiring Agent’s resignation shall nevertheless thereupon become effective and the Lenders shall perform all of the duties of Agent hereunder until such time, if any, as Required Lenders appoint a successor “Agent” as provided for above.
Section 10.10. Collateral Matters. The Lenders consent and irrevocably authorize Agent, at its option and in its discretion, (a) to release any Lien granted to or held by Agent under the Security Agreement and/or any other collateral document (i) when all outstanding monetary Obligations owing with respect to the Loans have been paid in full and the Commitments have been terminated (it being understood and agreed to that Agent shall be under no obligation to account for any outstanding monetary Obligations owing to any Lender that have not been reported to Agent in writing by such Lender and Agent may assume that no such non-reported monetary Obligations owing to such Lender exist for purposes of this clause (i)); (ii) constituting property sold or to be sold or disposed of as part of or in connection with any sale or other disposition permitted under this Agreement (including by consent, waiver or amendment and it being agreed and understood that Agent may conclusively rely without further inquiry on a certificate of an officer of Borrower as to the sale or other disposition of property being made in compliance with this Agreement); or
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(iii) subject to Section 11.01, if approved, authorized or ratified in writing by Required Lenders; or (b) to subordinate its interest in any Collateral to any holder of a purchase money (or its equivalent) Lien on such Collateral which is permitted by hereunder (it being understood that Agent may conclusively rely on a certificate from Borrower in determining whether the Indebtedness secured by any such Lien is permitted hereunder). Upon request by Agent at any time, the Lenders will confirm in writing Agent’s authority to release, or subordinate its interest in, particular types or items of Collateral pursuant to this Section 10.10.
Section 10.11. [Reserved].
Section 10.12. Subordination Agreements. Each Lender hereby irrevocably appoints, designates and authorizes Agent to enter into any subordination or intercreditor agreement, if any, pertaining to any other Indebtedness permitted to be incurred by Borrower hereunder, on its behalf and to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of any such agreement, including, without limitation, the Subordination Agreement. Each Lender further agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of any subordination or intercreditor agreement pertaining to any other such Indebtedness, including, without limitation, the Subordination Agreement, and each Lender hereby authorizes Agent to issue blockages notices in connection with any such Indebtedness.
Section 10.13. Actions in Concert. Each Lender hereby agrees with each other Lender that no Lender shall take any action to protect or enforce its rights arising out of this Agreement, the Notes or any other Loan Document (including exercising any rights of setoff) without first obtaining the prior written consent of Agent, it being the intent of the Lenders that any such action to protect or enforce rights under this Agreement, the Notes and the other Loan Documents shall be taken in concert and at the direction or with the consent of Agent.
Section 10.14. No Fiduciary Relationship. It is understood and agreed that the use of the term “agent” herein or in any other Loan Document (or any other similar term) with reference to Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead such term is used as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between contracting parties.
XI. WAIVER; AMENDMENTS.
Section 11.01. General Terms. No amendment, modification or waiver of, or consent with respect to, any provision of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by (i) Borrower (with respect to Loan Documents to which Borrower is a party), (ii) Agent, and (iv) the Lenders having aggregate Pro Rata Shares of not less than the aggregate Pro Rata Shares expressly designated herein with respect thereto or, in the absence of such express designation herein, by Required Lenders (or by Agent at the direction of such Lenders or Required Lenders), and then any such amendment, modification, waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided, however, that:
(a) no such amendment, modification, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by all of the Lenders directly affected thereby and the Borrower (but, for the avoidance of doubt, without requiring the consent of any other Lender), do any of the following: (1) increase any of the Loan Commitments (provided, that only the Lenders participating in any such increase of the Loan Commitments shall be considered directly affected by such increase), (2) extend the date scheduled for payment (as opposed to any mandatory prepayment or the rescission of an election to accelerate) of any principal of or interest on the Loan or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, (3) reduce the principal amount of any Loan, the amount or rate of interest thereon (provided, that Required Lenders may rescind an imposition of default interest pursuant to Section 2.02), or any fees or other amounts
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payable hereunder or under the other Loan Documents or (4) amend the provisions of Section 2.05 or the pro rata sharing provisions thereof; and
(b) no such amendment, modification, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by all of the Lenders in addition to Agent and Borrower, do any of the following: (1) change the definition of Required Lenders, (2) change any provision of this Article XI, (3) amend the provisions of Section 2.05, or (4) reduce the aggregate Pro Rata Shares required to effect any amendment, modification, waiver or consent under the Loan Documents.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Article XI to the contrary, any amendment, modification, waiver or consent to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency in any Loan Document shall only require the signature of Agent and Borrower.
Section 11.02. Agency Provisions. No amendment, modification, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by Agent, as applicable, in addition to the Borrower and Required Lenders (or all the Lenders directly affected thereby or all of the Lenders, as the case may be in accordance with the provisions above), affect the rights, privileges, duties or obligations of Agent (including without limitation under the provisions of Article X) under this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
Section 11.03. [Reserved].
Section 11.04. [Reserved].
Section 11.05. Inability to Determine Rates; Temporary Inability.
(a) Subject to Section 11.05(b), if, on or prior to the first day of any Interest Period, (i) Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that Term SOFR cannot be determined pursuant to the definition thereof, or (ii) Required Lenders determine that for any reason that Term SOFR for any requested Interest Period does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of making and maintaining such Loan, and Required Lenders have provided notice of such determination to Agent, Agent will promptly so notify Borrower and each Lender. Upon notice thereof by Agent to Borrower, any obligation of the Lenders to make a Loan shall be suspended (to the extent of the affected Loans or affected Interest Periods) until Agent (with respect to clause (ii), at the instruction of Required Lenders) revokes such notice. Upon receipt of such notice, Borrower may revoke any pending request for a Borrowing of Loans (to the extent of the affected Loans or affected Interest Periods).
(b) Benchmark Replacement Setting.
(i) Benchmark Replacement Setting. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, if a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred prior any setting of the then-current Benchmark, then (x) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (a) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” for such Benchmark Replacement Date, such Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in respect of such Benchmark setting and subsequent Benchmark settings without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document and (y) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (b) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” for such Benchmark Replacement Date, such Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in respect of any Benchmark setting at or after 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date notice of such Benchmark Replacement is provided to the Lenders without any
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amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document so long as Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such Benchmark Replacement from Lenders comprising Required Lenders. If the Benchmark Replacement is Daily Simple SOFR, all interest payments will be payable on a monthly basis.
(ii) Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. In connection with the use, administration, adoption or implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, Agent will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document..
(iii) Notices; Standards For Decisions and Determinations. Agent will promptly notify Borrower and the Lenders of (A) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement and (B) the effectiveness of any Conforming Changes in connection with the use, administration, adoption or implementation of a Benchmark Replacement. Agent will notify Borrower of (x) the removal or reinstatement of any tenor of a Benchmark pursuant to Section 11.05(b)(iv) and (y) the commencement of any Benchmark Unavailability Period. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by Agent or, if applicable, any Lender (or group of Lenders) pursuant to this Section 11.05(b), including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action or any selection, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 11.05(b).
(iv) any other Loan Document, at any time (including in connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement), (A) if the then-current Benchmark is a term rate (including the Term SOFR Reference Rate) and either (1) any tenor for such Benchmark is not displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by Agent in its reasonable discretion or (2) the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark has provided a public statement or publication of information announcing that any tenor for such Benchmark is not or will not be representative, then Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” (or any similar or analogous definition) for any Benchmark settings at or after such time to remove such unavailable or non-representative tenor and (A) if a tenor that was removed pursuant to clause (A) above either (1) is subsequently displayed on a screen or information service for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement) or (2) is not, or is no longer, subject to an announcement that it is not or will not be representative for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement), then Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” (or any similar or analogous definition) for all Benchmark settings at or after such time to reinstate such previously removed tenor.
(v) Benchmark Unavailability Period. Upon Borrower’s receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period, Borrower may revoke any pending request for a Loan to be made during any Benchmark Unavailability Period.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their duly authorized officer as of the day and year first written above.
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CCP AGENCY, LLC, |
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By: Comvest Capital Advisors LLC, its sole Member |
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By: /s/ Greg Reynolds |
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Name: Greg Reynolds |
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Title: Partner |
Credit Agreement
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their duly authorized officer as of the day and year first written above.
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CCP California VI, LLC, |
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By: /s/ Greg Reynolds |
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Name: Greg Reynolds |
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Title: Partner |
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Credit Agreement
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their duly authorized officer as of the day and year first written above.
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BORROWER: |
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SURF AIR MOBILITY INC. |
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By: /s/ Deanna White |
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Name: Deanna White |
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Title: Interim Chief Executive Officer |
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Credit Agreement
SCHEDULE A
COMMITMENTS AND PRO RATA SHARES
Lender |
Initial Term Loan Commitment |
Initial Term Loan |
Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment |
Delayed Draw Term Loan |
CCP California VI, LLC |
$44,500,000.00 |
100.00% |
$5,500,000 |
100.00% |
TOTALS |
$44,500,000.00 |
100.00% |
$5,500,000 |
100.00% |
108240302.15
Execution Version
REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT
dated as of
November 14, 2024
between
SURF AIR MOBILITY INC.,
as the Company,
the other Obligors party hereto,
and
PARK LANE INVESTMENTS LLC,
as the Credit Provider
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Article I DEFINITIONS 1
Section 1.1 Definitions 1
Section 1.2 Terms Generally 5
Article II LETTERS OF CREDIT 6
Section 2.1 Letters of Credit 6
Section 2.2 Reimbursement and Indemnity 6
Section 2.3 Fees, Costs and Expenses 7
Section 2.4 Cash Deposit 7
Section 2.5 Payments and Computations 7
Article III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 8
Section 3.1 Representations and Warranties of the Company 8
Article IV GUARANTY 9
Section 4.1 Guaranty 9
Section 4.2 Guaranty Absolute 9
Section 4.3 Reinstatement 10
Section 4.4 Acceleration 10
Section 4.5 Reorganization 10
Article V COVENANTS 10
Section 5.1 Affirmative Covenants of the Company 10
Section 5.2 Negative Covenants of the Company 13
Article VI EVENTS OF DEFAULT; CASH DOMINION 15
Section 6.1 Events of Default 15
Article VII MISCELLANEOUS 16
Section 7.1 Amendments and Waivers 16
Section 7.2 Notices 16
Section 7.3 Set-off 17
Section 7.4 Successors and Assigns 17
Section 7.5 Costs, Expenses and Taxes 17
Section 7.6 Governing Law 18
Section 7.7 Counterparts; Effectiveness 18
Section 7.8 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL 18
Section 7.9 Subordination 18
Section 7.10 Confidentiality 18
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reimbursement AGREEMENT, dated as of November 14, 2024 (the “Agreement”) by and among Surf Air Mobility Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the Subsidiaries of the Company listed on Schedule I hereto, (collectively, together with the Company and any Additional Guarantors, the “Obligors”) and Park Lane Investments LLC, as procurer of certain credit support for the benefit of the Company (with its successors, the “Credit Provider”). The Obligors and the Credit Provider are sometimes referred to herein collectively as the “Parties” and individually as a “Party”.
“Account Control Agreement” shall mean a deposit account control agreement or securities account control agreement, as applicable, in form and substance satisfactory to the Credit Provider in its sole discretion executed by the applicable Obligor and the depositary or other financial institution maintaining a deposit account or securities account (in each case, other than an Excluded Account) for an Obligor, in favor of the Credit Provider and meeting the requirements set forth in Section 5.1(o).
“Affiliate” means, when used with respect to a specified person, another person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the person specified.
“Agreement” has the meaning provided for in the Preamble.
“Aircraft Related Assets” means aircraft, aircraft components, engines and related equipment and other assets.
“Aircraft Related Financing” means purchase money Debt or Debt consisting of finance leases the proceeds of which are used to finance the acquisition of Aircraft Related Assets.
“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banks in New York, New York are authorized or required by law to close.
“Cash Dominion Period” shall mean the period commencing upon the occurrence of a Liquidity Shortfall or an Event of Default, and ending when the aggregate amount of the Obligors’ unrestricted cash has exceeded $20,000,000 for 20 consecutive Business Days, and no Event of Default continues to exist.
“Change of Control” means any event, transaction, or occurrence as a result of which any “person” (as such term is defined in Sections 3(a)(9) and 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), other than (i) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or (ii) the Credit Provider or any Affiliate thereof, is or becomes a beneficial owner (within the meaning Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company, representing thirty-five percent (35%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities in a single transaction or a series of related transactions.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder.
“Collateral” means, collectively, all of the real, personal and mixed property in which liens are purported to be granted pursuant to the Reimbursement Documents as security for the Obligations.
“Company” has the meaning provided in the Preamble.
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“Comvest Credit Agreement” means that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among the Company, CCP Agency, LLC, as agent, and the lenders parties thereto, as the same may be amended, restated, refinanced, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Confidential Information” means information that any Obligor furnishes to the Credit Provider pursuant to any Reimbursement Document concerning the Obligors and their business, operations, assets and existing and contemplated business plans, but does not include any such information once such information has become, or if such information is, generally available to the public other than through a breach of the confidentiality provisions of this Agreement or other applicable confidentiality provisions.
“Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and the terms “Controlling” and “Controlled” shall have meanings correlative thereto.
“Debt” of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person for the deferred purchase price of property or services, (c) all obligations of such Person evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or other similar instruments, (d) all obligations of such Person created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement with respect to property acquired by such Person (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or lender under such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such property), (e) all obligations of such Person as lessee under leases that have been or should be, in accordance with GAAP, recorded as capital leases or finance leases, (f) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of acceptances, letters of credit or similar extensions of credit, (g) all obligations of such Person in respect of hedging arrangements, (h) all Debt of others referred to in clauses (a) through (g) above or clause (i) below guaranteed directly or indirectly in any manner by such Person, or in effect guaranteed directly or indirectly by such Person through an agreement (1) to pay or purchase such Debt or to advance or supply funds for the payment or purchase of such Debt, (2) to purchase, sell or lease (as lessee or lessor) property, or to purchase or sell services, primarily for the purpose of enabling the debtor to make payment of such Debt or to assure the holder of such Debt against loss, (3) to supply funds to or in any other manner invest in the debtor (including any agreement to pay for property or services irrespective of whether such property is received or such services are rendered) or (4) otherwise to assure a creditor against loss, and (i) all Debt referred to in clauses (a) through (h) above secured by (or for which the holder of such Debt has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property (including, without limitation, accounts and contract rights) owned by such Person, even though such Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such Debt.
“Default” means any event, occurrence or condition which is, or upon notice, lapse of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default.
“Designated Facilities” means, collectively, (1) that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of even date herewith, among the Company, CCP Agency, LLC, as administrative agent and the lenders parties thereto from time to time, (2) this Agreement, (3) that certain Secured Promissory Note, dated as of even date herewith, among the Company, the other Obligors, and LamVen LLC as lender, and (4) that certain Convertible Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 21, 2023 and amended as of even date herewith, among the Company, the other Obligors, and Partners For Growth V, L.P. as lender.
“Dollars” or “$” or “USD” means the lawful money of the United States.
“Equity Interests” means, with respect to any Person, all of the shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the warrants, options or other rights for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person or warrants, rights or options for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of such shares (or such other interests), and all of the other ownership or profit interests in such Person (including partnership, member or trust interests therein), whether voting or nonvoting, and
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whether or not such shares, warrants, options, rights or other interests are outstanding on any date of determination.
“Event of Default” means each of the events specified in Section 6.1(a).
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.
“Excluded Account” shall mean (i) any deposit account or securities account of any Obligor exclusively used for all or any of the following purposes: payroll, employee wages and benefits, withholding taxes or compliance with legal requirements, to the extent such legal requirements prohibit the granting of a Lien thereon, and (ii) deposit accounts of any Obligor with an average daily balance of unrestricted cash or cash equivalents in any month which does not exceed more than $10,000 at any time for any single account or $100,000 for all such accounts in the aggregate.
“Excluded Subsidiary” means any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Company to the extent that such Subsidiary is prohibited from providing a guarantee in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations by restrictions in (i) applicable law, rule or regulation or which would require governmental authorization, unless such governmental authorization has been received or (ii) applicable Organizational Documents of such Subsidiary, or contractual obligations binding on such Subsidiaries, in each case as in effect on the date hereof and not entered into in contemplation of this Agreement.
“Financial Officer” of any Person means the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, any vice president, controller, assistant controller, treasurer or any assistant treasurer of such Person.
“GAAP” means U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, applied on a consistent basis.
“GEM Equity Purchase Facility” means the Second Amended and Restated Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 8, 2023, by and among the purchasers and the Obligors party thereto.
“Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States of America or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).
“Investment” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by such Person, whether by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition of equity interests or debt or other securities of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution to, guarantee or assumption of Debt of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other debt or equity participation or interest in, another Person, including any partnership or joint venture interest in such other Person or (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of all or substantially all of the property and assets or business of another Person or assets constituting a business unit, line of business or division of such Person. For purposes of covenant compliance, the amount of any Investment at any time shall be the amount actually invested (measured at the time made), without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment, less any returns in respect of such Investment (not to exceed the original amount invested).
“International Trade Laws” means all applicable (a) export controls, import controls and customs, antiboycott, and economic or financial sanctions laws and regulations of the United States, including, but not limited to, sanctions laws administered and enforced by the Office of Foreign Assets Control; the United States Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended, the Export Control Reform Act
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of 2018, and implementing Export Administration Regulations; the Arms Export Control Act and implementing International Traffic in Arms Regulations; the anti-boycott regulations, guidelines, and reporting requirements under the Export Administration Regulations and Section 999 of the Code; U.S. customs laws enforced by U.S. Customs and Border Protection; and other potentially applicable regulations administered by the U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Department of Commerce, and U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission; and (b) and any similar Laws in any other jurisdiction in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or their respective agents and representatives when acting on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, conduct business.
“LC Disbursement” means a payment or disbursement made by the Credit Provider with respect to a Letter of Credit under any agreement between the Credit Provider (or its Affiliates) and the LC Issuer of any Letter of Credit.
“LC Issuer” means the issuer of any Letter of Credit, or any Affiliate thereof.
“Letter of Credit” means any letter of credit, procured or arranged by the Credit Provider, for which the beneficiary is (i) a holder (at the time such letter of credit is procured, arranged or issued) of Debt of the Company or any Subsidiary thereof under the Comvest Credit Agreement, or (ii) an Affiliate of any such holder described in the foregoing clause (i); including, without limitation, that certain Irrevocable Standby Documentary Credit No. SDCMTN585910 issued by HSBC BANK USA, N.A. in favor of CCP AGENCY, LLC, as the same may be renewed or extended from time to time.
“Lien” means any lien, security interest or other charge or encumbrance of any kind, or any other type of preferential arrangement, including, without limitation, the lien or retained security title of a conditional vendor and any easement, right of way or other encumbrance on title to real property.
“Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, condition (financial or otherwise), operations, performance or properties of the Borrower or of the Obligors, taken as a whole, or (b) the ability of the Borrower or of the Obligors, taken as a whole, to perform its obligations under any Reimbursement Document to which it is a party.
“Material Debt” means any Debt with an aggregate principal amount in excess of $500,000, which in any event shall exclude any Aircraft Related Financing.
“Obligations” means all obligations (including the Reimbursement Obligations), debts, principal, interest (including any interest that accrues after the commencement of an Insolvency Proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in whole or in part as a claim in any such Insolvency Proceeding), premiums, liabilities, obligations (including indemnification obligations), fees, charges, costs, expenses (including any portion thereof that accrues after the commencement of an Insolvency Proceeding, whether or not allowed or allowable in whole or in part as a claim in any such Insolvency Proceeding), guaranties, covenants, and duties of any kind and description incurred and outstanding by the Company, the other Obligors or any of its or their subsidiaries to the Credit Provider pursuant to or evidenced by the Reimbursement Documents, and irrespective of whether for the payment of money, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising, and including all interest not paid when due and all expenses that the Company or any Obligor is required to pay or reimburse by the Reimbursement Documents, by law, or otherwise. Any reference in this Agreement or in the other Reimbursement Documents to the Obligations shall include all extensions, modifications, renewals, or alterations thereof, both prior and subsequent to any Insolvency Proceeding.
“Obligor” has the meaning provided for in the Preamble.
“Organizational Documents” means articles of incorporation and bylaws or other governing documents of any Person (and any amendments to the same).
“Parties” has the meaning provided in the Preamble.
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“Permitted Liens” means the following:
“Person” means any natural person or any corporation, limited liability company, business trust, joint venture, joint stock company, trust, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.
“Preamble” means the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
“Reimbursement Documents” means this Agreement, the Security Agreement, the Account Control Agreements and any other agreement, instrument, certificate or document entered into by the Company or any Subsidiary thereof in connection with the foregoing.
“Reimbursement Obligations” means the Company’s obligations under Section 2.2 to reimburse LC Disbursements.
“Related Parties” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the direct and indirect equityholders, partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, co-agents, sub-agents, consultants, attorneys, trustees, administrators, managers, advisors and representatives of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.
“Requirements of Law” means, as to any person, collectively, any and all applicable requirements of any Governmental Authority including any and all laws, judgments, orders, executive orders, decrees, ordinances, rules, regulations, statutes or case law.
“Restricted Payment” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any Equity Interest of the Company or any Subsidiary thereof, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, defeasance, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such Equity Interest, or on account of any return of capital to the Company’s or any such Subsidiary’s stockholders, partners or members (or the equivalent Person thereof).
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“Sanctioned Jurisdiction” means a country or territory that is, or since April 24, 2019, has been, the subject or target of comprehensive U.S. sanctions (as of the date of this Agreement, Cuba; Iran; North Korea; Syria; and the Crimea, so-called Donetsk People’s Republic, and so-called Luhansk People’s Republic regions of Ukraine).
“Sanctioned Person” means any Person that is the subject or target of sanctions or restrictions under International Trade Laws, including: (a) any Person identified on any applicable U.S. or non-U.S. sanctions- or export-related restricted party list, including but not limited to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List, Sectoral Sanctions Identifications List, and Foreign Sanctions Evaders List maintained by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control; the Denied Persons, Unverified, or Entity Lists, maintained by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security; the Debarred List or non-proliferation sanctions lists maintained by the U.S. State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls; the Consolidated List of Persons, Groups and Entities Subject to EU Financial Sanctions, maintained by the European Union; the Consolidated List of Assets Freeze Targets, maintained by His Majesty’s Treasury (U.K.); the United Nations Security Council Consolidated List, maintained by the UN Security Council Committee; or any other similar list maintained by any other Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Agreement; and (b) any Person that is, in the aggregate, fifty percent (50%) or greater owned, directly or indirectly, or otherwise controlled by a Person or Persons described in clause (a) so as to subject the Person to sanctions; or (c) any Person that is organized, resident, or located in a Sanctioned Jurisdiction.
“Security Agreement” means that certain Security Agreement, dated as of November 14, 2024, by and among, the Company, the other grantors party thereto from time to time, Park Lane Investments LLC, as secured party and Park Lane Investments LLC, as collateral agent, as amended, restated, amended and restated, modified or supplemented from time to time.
“Subordination Agreement” means that certain Subordination and Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of November 14, 2024, by and among, CCP Agency, LLC, in its capacity as Tier 1 Agent (as defined therein), Park Lane Investments LLC, in its capacity as Tier 2 Agent (as defined therein), LamVen LLC, in its capacity as Tier 3 Agent (as defined therein), LamVen LLC, in its capacity as Tier 4 Agent (as defined therein) and Partners For Growth V, L.P, as amended, restated, amended and restated, modified or supplemented from time to time.
“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any person, any corporation or other entity of which more than 50% of (i) the outstanding capital stock having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors of such corporation (irrespective of whether or not at the time capital stock of any other class or classes of such corporation shall or might have voting power upon the occurrence of any contingency) or (ii) other equity interest comparable to that described in the preceding clause (i) is at the time directly or indirectly owned by such person, by such person and one or more other Subsidiaries, or by one or more other Subsidiaries.
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The Obligors hereby expressly waive (to the fullest extent permitted by law) diligence, presentment, demand of payment, protest and, to the extent permitted by law, all notices whatsoever, and any requirement that Credit Provider exhaust any right, power or remedy or proceed against the Company under this Agreement or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein, or against any other person under any other guarantee of any of the Guaranteed Obligations. The Obligors waive, to the extent permitted by law, any and all notice of the creation, renewal, extension, waiver, termination or accrual of any of the Guaranteed Obligations and notice of or proof of reliance by Credit Provider upon this Guaranty or acceptance of this Guaranty, and the Guaranteed Obligations, and any of them, shall conclusively be deemed to have been created, contracted or incurred in reliance upon this Guaranty, and all dealings between the Company and Credit Provider shall likewise be conclusively presumed to have been had or consummated in reliance upon this Guaranty. This Guaranty shall be construed as a continuing, absolute, irrevocable and unconditional guarantee of payment without regard to any right of offset with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations at any time or from time to time held by Credit Provider, and the obligations and liabilities of the Obligors hereunder shall not be conditioned or contingent upon the pursuit by Credit Provider or any other person at any time of any right or remedy against the Company or against any other person which may be or become liable in respect of all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations or against any collateral security or guarantee therefor or right of offset with respect thereto. This Guaranty shall remain in full force and effect and be binding in accordance with and to the extent of its terms upon the Obligors and the successors and assigns thereof, and shall inure to the benefit of Credit Provider and its successors and assigns, notwithstanding that from time to time during the term of this Agreement there may be no Guaranteed Obligations outstanding.
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(a) If to the Company or any other Obligor, 12111 S. Crenshaw Blvd.
Hawthorne, CA 90250
Attn: Oliver Reeves, Chief Financial Officer
Email: oliver.reeves@surfair.com
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to each of:
12111 S. Crenshaw Blvd.
Hawthorne, CA 90250
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Attn: General Counsel
Email: legalnotices@surfair.com
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
405 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
Attn: J.T. Ho
Email: jho@orrick.com
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
2100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20037
Attn: Adam J. Ross
Email: adam.ross@orrick.com
(b) If to the Credit Provider, Park Lane Investments LLC
53 Greenwich Ave, 2nd Floor
Greenwich, CT 08630
Attn: James Holland; Michael Barker
Email: james.holland@parklaneinvestmentsllc.com;
mike.barker@parklaneinvestmentsllc.com
The Credit Provider may (but shall not be required to) accept and act upon oral, telephonic, faxed or other forms of notices or instructions hereunder that such Party believes in good faith to have been given by a person authorized to do so on behalf of the Company. The Credit Provider shall be fully protected and held harmless by the Company, and shall have no liability for, acting on any such notice or instruction that such Party believes in good faith to have been given by a person authorized to do so on behalf of the Company.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above written.
[SURF AIR MOBILITY INC.]
By: /s/ Deanna White
Name: Deanna White
Title: Interim Chief Executive Officer
Filing Office: Department of State of the State of Delaware
[SURF AIR GLOBAL LIMITED]
By: /s/ Oliver Reeves
Name: Oliver Reeves
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Filing Office: District of Columbia Office of the Recorder of Deeds
[PARK LANE INVESTMENTS LLC]
By: /s/ James Holland
Name: James Holland
Title: Vice President
[Signature Page to Reimbursement Agreement]
Execution Version
THIS SECURED PROMISSORY NOTE AND THE INDEBTEDNESS EVIDENCED HEREBY ARE SUBORDINATE IN THE MANNER AND TO THE EXTENT SET FORTH IN THAT CERTAIN SUBORDINATION AND INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT (THE “SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT”) DATED AS OF NOVEMBER 14, 2024, AMONG CCP AGENCY, LLC, LAMVEN LLC, AND THE OTHER PARTIES FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY THERETO, AND EACH HOLDER OF THIS SECURED PROMISSORY NOTE, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, SHALL BE BOUND BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT.
SECURED PROMISSORY NOTE
$50,000,000
Dated and effective as of November 14, 2024
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Surf Air Mobility Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company” or “SAM”), hereby promises to pay LamVen LLC (“Lender”), the aggregate principal amount of fifty million Dollars and 00/100 ($50,000,000) (the “Loan”), as the principal amount of the Loan may increase or decrease in accordance with the terms hereof (including without limitation through additional Advances) together with all accrued interest thereon, as provided in this secured promissory note (this “Note”). Lender has agreed to make the Loan to the Company in exchange for certain existing promissory notes of Surf Air Global Limited, a BVI business company (“SAGL”), a subsidiary of the Company, owing to Lender as set forth on Schedule 1, and for other good and valuable consideration. This Note is entered into by the Company and by SAGL and each other subsidiary of the Company signatory hereto (collectively, together with any Additional Guarantor, the “Obligors”). As of the date hereof, the Loan comprises two tranches, consisting of (1) obligations in a principal amount of $41,000,000 (the “Tranche 1 Advances”) and (2) obligations in a principal amount of $9,000,000 (together with any Advances made hereafter in accordance with Section 4 below, the “Tranche 2 Advances”).
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The Obligors hereby expressly waive (to the fullest extent permitted by law) diligence, presentment, demand of payment, protest and, to the extent permitted by law, all notices whatsoever, and any requirement that Lender exhaust any right, power or remedy or proceed against the Company under this Note or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein, or against any other person under any other guarantee of any of the Guaranteed Obligations. The Obligors waive, to the extent permitted by law, any and all notice of the creation, renewal, extension, waiver, termination or accrual of any of the Guaranteed Obligations and notice of or proof of reliance by Lender upon this Guaranty or acceptance of this Guaranty, and the Guaranteed Obligations, and any of them, shall conclusively be deemed to have been created, contracted or incurred in reliance upon this Guaranty, and all dealings between the Company and Lender shall likewise be conclusively presumed to have been had or consummated in reliance upon this Guaranty. This Guaranty shall be construed as a continuing, absolute, irrevocable and unconditional guarantee of payment without regard to any right of offset with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations at any time or from time to time held by Lender, and the obligations and liabilities of the Obligors hereunder shall not be conditioned or contingent upon the pursuit by Lender or any other person at any time of any right or remedy against the Company or against any other person which may be or become liable in respect of all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations or against any collateral security or guarantee therefor or right of offset with respect thereto. This Guaranty shall remain in full force and effect and be binding in accordance with and to the extent of its terms upon the Obligors and the successors and assigns thereof, and shall inure to the benefit of Lender and its successors and assigns, notwithstanding that from time to time during the term of this Note there may be no Guaranteed Obligations outstanding.
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“Aircraft Related Assets” means aircraft, aircraft components, engines and related equipment and other assets.
“Applicable Margin” shall mean a rate of interest equal to 5.00% per annum.
“Available Tenor” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to the then-current Benchmark, as applicable, (x) if such Benchmark is a term rate, any tenor for such Benchmark (or component thereof) that is or may be used for determining the length of an interest period pursuant to this Agreement or (y) otherwise, any payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark (or component thereof) that is or may be used for determining any frequency of making payments of interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark pursuant to this Agreement, in each case, as of such date and not including, for the avoidance of doubt, any tenor for such Benchmark that is then-removed from the definition of “Interest Period” pursuant to Section 19(b)(iv).
“Benchmark” means, initially, the Term SOFR Reference Rate; provided, that if a Benchmark Transition Event has occurred with respect to the Term SOFR Reference Rate or the then-current Benchmark, then “Benchmark” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to Section 19(b)(i).
If the Benchmark Replacement as determined pursuant to clause (a) or (b) above would be less than the Floor, the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Note Documents.
“Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means, with respect to any replacement of the then-current Benchmark with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement, the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by Lender and Company giving
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due consideration to (a) any selection or recommendation of a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement by the Relevant Governmental Body or (b) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities.
“Benchmark Transition Event” means the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:
For the avoidance of doubt, a “Benchmark Transition Event” will be deemed to have occurred with respect to any Benchmark if a public statement or publication of information set forth above has occurred with respect to each then-current Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
“Benchmark Unavailability Period” means, the period (if any) (a) beginning at the time that a Benchmark Replacement Date has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Note Document in accordance with Section 19(b), and (b) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 19(b).
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“Closing Date” means November 14, 2024.
“Collateral” means, collectively, all of the real, personal and mixed property in which liens are purported to be granted pursuant to the Note Documents as security for the Obligations.
“Conforming Changes” means, with respect to either the use or administration of Term SOFR or the use, administration, adoption or implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of the definition of “Business Day,” the definition of “U.S. Government Securities Business Day,” the definition of “Interest Period” or any similar or analogous definition (or the addition of a concept of “interest period”), timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, the applicability and length of lookback periods, the applicability of any breakage costs and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that Lender reasonably decides, after consultation with Company, may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of any such rate or to permit the use and administration thereof by Lender in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if Lender decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if Lender determines that no market practice for the administration of any such rate exists, in such other manner of administration as Lender reasonably decides (after consultation with Company) is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Note and the other Note Documents).
“Daily Simple SOFR” means, for any day, SOFR, with the conventions for this rate (which will include a lookback) being established by Lender in accordance with the conventions for this rate selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for determining “Daily Simple SOFR” for business loans; provided, that if Lender decides that any such convention is not administratively feasible for Lender, then Lender may establish another convention in its reasonable discretion.
“Designated Interest Rate” means, for any Interest Period, the greater of (i) a rate of nine and three quarters percent (9.75%) per annum or (ii) Term SOFR, plus the Applicable Margin.
“Disposition” or “Dispose” means the sale, transfer, license, sublicense, lease or other disposition of any property by any person or entity (including any sale and leaseback transaction and any issuance of equity interests by a subsidiary of such person or entity), including any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith; provided, however, that “Disposition” and “Dispose” shall not be deemed to include any issuance by the Company of any of its equity interests to another person or entity.
“Excluded Subsidiary” means any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company to the extent that such subsidiary is prohibited from providing a guarantee in respect of the Obligations by applicable law, rule or regulation or which would require governmental authorization, unless such governmental authorization has been received.
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“Floor” means a rate of interest equal to 1.00% per annum.
“Interest Payment Date” shall mean, with respect to any Loan, (i) prior to the Maturity Date, the last calendar day of each calendar month and (ii) the Maturity Date.
“Interest Period” means the period commencing on the first day of the calendar month and ending on the earlier of (i) last day of the same calendar month and (ii) Maturity Date, provided that, the first Interest Period after the Closing Date, shall begin on the Closing Date and end on the last day of the same calendar month.
“Net Cash Proceeds” means, in respect of any Disposition of any asset or property by the Company, any other Obligor or any subsidiary thereof, the excess, if any, of (i) the sum of cash and cash equivalents received in connection with such Disposition (including any cash or cash equivalents received by way of deferred payment pursuant to, or by monetization of, a note receivable or otherwise, but only as and when so received) over (ii) the sum of (A) the principal amount of any purchase money debt or finance lease that is secured by the asset subject to such Disposition and that is required to be repaid in connection with such Disposition, (B) the out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Company, such Obligor or such subsidiary in connection with such Disposition (including attorneys’ fees, accountants’ fees, investment banking fees, survey costs, title insurance premiums, and related search and recording charges, transfer taxes, deed or mortgage recording taxes, other customary expenses and brokerage, consultant and other customary or reasonable fees actually incurred in connection therewith), (C) taxes paid or reasonably estimated to be payable in connection with such Disposition, (D) any costs associated with unwinding any related hedging contracts in connection with such transaction, (E) any reserve for adjustment in respect of (x) the sale price of the property that is the subject of such Disposition established in accordance with GAAP and (y) any liabilities associated with such property and retained by the Company, such Obligor or such subsidiary after such Disposition, and (F) the pro rata portion of the net cash proceeds of any Disposition by any non-wholly owned subsidiary (calculated without regard to this clause (F)) attributable to minority interests and not available for distribution to or for the account of the Company or a wholly owned subsidiary as a result thereof, and it being understood that “Net Cash Proceeds” shall include, without limitation, any cash or cash equivalents (i) received upon the Disposition of any noncash consideration received by the Company, any other Obligor or any subsidiary thereof in any such Disposition and (ii) upon the reversal (without the satisfaction of any applicable liabilities in cash in a corresponding amount, or any offsetting other reserve) of any reserve described in clause (E) above.
“Note Documents” means this Note, the Security Agreement, and any and all other documents, agreements, or instruments that have been or are entered into by the Company or any Obligor, on the one hand, and Lender, on the other hand, in connection with the obligations evidenced by this Note and the other transactions contemplated hereby.
“Obligations” means all loans (including the Advances, the other Tranche 2 Advances and the Tranche 1 Advances), debts, principal, interest (including any interest that accrues after the commencement of an Insolvency Proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in whole or in part as a claim in any such Insolvency Proceeding), premiums, liabilities, obligations (including indemnification obligations), fees, charges, costs, expenses
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(including any portion thereof that accrues after the commencement of an Insolvency Proceeding, whether or not allowed or allowable in whole or in part as a claim in any such Insolvency Proceeding), guaranties, covenants, and duties of any kind and description incurred and outstanding by the Company, the other Obligors or any of its or their subsidiaries to Lender pursuant to or evidenced by the Note Documents, and irrespective of whether for the payment of money, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising, and including all interest not paid when due and all expenses that the Company or any Obligor is required to pay or reimburse by the Note Documents, by law, or otherwise. Any reference in this Note or in the other Note Documents to the Obligations shall include all extensions, modifications, renewals, or alterations thereof, both prior and subsequent to any Insolvency Proceeding.
“Relevant Governmental Body” means the FRB or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the FRB or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or any successor thereto.
“Security Agreement” means that certain Security Agreement, dated as of even date herewith, among the Company and the other grantors party thereto from time to time, and LamVen LLC, Partners for Growth V, L.P. and the other secured parties party thereto from time to time.
“SOFR” means a rate equal to the secured overnight financing rate as administered by the SOFR Administrator.
“SOFR Administrator” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate).
“Subordination Agreement” means that certain Subordination and Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of November 14, 2024, by and among, CCP Agency, LLC, in its capacity as Tier 1 Agent (as defined therein), Park Lane Investments LLC, in its capacity as Tier 2 Agent (as defined therein), LamVen LLC, in its capacity as Tier 3 Agent (as defined therein), LamVen LLC, in its capacity as Tier 4 Agent (as defined therein) and Partners For Growth V, L.P, as amended, restated, amended and restated, modified or supplemented from time to time.
“Term SOFR” means the Term SOFR Reference Rate for a tenor comparable to the applicable Interest Period on the day (such day, the “Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day”) that is two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period, as such rate is published by the Term SOFR Administrator; provided, however, that if as of 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on any Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day the Term SOFR Reference Rate for the applicable tenor has not been published by the Term SOFR Administrator and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to the Term SOFR Reference Rate has not occurred, then Term SOFR will be the Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor as published by the Term SOFR Administrator on the first preceding Business Day for which such Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor was published by the Term SOFR Administrator so long as such first preceding Business Day is not more than three (3) Business Days prior to such Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day.
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“Term SOFR Administrator” means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited (CBA) (or a successor administrator of the Term SOFR Reference Rate selected by Lender in its reasonable discretion).
“Term SOFR Reference Rate” means the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR.
“U.S. Government Securities Business Day” means any date except for (a) a Saturday, (b) a Sunday or (c) a day on which the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association recommends that the fixed income departments of its members be closed for the entire day for purposes of trading in United States government securities.
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[Signature Page Follows]
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WITNESS the following signatures as of the day and year first above written.
SURF AIR MOBILITY INC.
By: /s/ Deanna White
Name: Deanna White
Title: Chief Execuitve Officer
SURF AIR GLOBAL LIMITED
By: /s/ Oliver Reeves
Oliver Reeves
Chief Financial Officer
Address: 12111 S. Crenshaw Boulevard
Hawthorne, CA 90250
Email: sudhin@surfair.com
With a copy to:
Address: c/o General Counsel
12111 S. Crenshaw Boulevard
Hawthorne, CA 90250
Email: legalnotices@surfair.com
[ADDITIONAL GUARANTOR]
By:
Name:
Title:
[Signature Page to Secured Promissory Note]
“LENDER”
LAMVEN LLC
By: /s/ Liam Fayed
Liam Fayed
President
Address: 240 Greenwich Avenue, 3rd Floor Greenwich, CT 06830
Email: liamfayed@gmail.com
[Signature Page to Secured Promissory Note]
SCHEDULE 1
Issuer |
Issuance Date |
Outstanding Principal Amount |
Surf Air Global Limited |
May 22, 2023 |
$4,610,000.00 |
Surf Air Global Limited |
January 18, 2023 but effective as of December 14, 2022 |
1,000,000.00 |
Surf Air Global Limited |
November 12, 2022 but effective as of October 31, 2022 |
$4,500,000.00 |
Surf Air Global Limited |
June 15, 2023 |
$39,890,000.00 |
Schedule 1
SCHEDULE 2
Schedule 2
EXHIBIT B
CONVERTIBLE NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF JUNE 21, 2023, BETWEEN SURF AIR MOBILITY INC. AND PARTNERS FOR GROWTH V, L.P.
Partners for Growth
Convertible Note Purchase Agreement
[conformed for Consent and Amendment dated as of November 14, 2024]
Borrower: |
Surf Air Mobility Inc., a Delaware corporation |
Address: |
12111 S. Crenshaw Boulevard, Hawthorne, CA 90250 |
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June 21, 2023 |
This CONVERTIBLE NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of the date specified above between PARTNERS FOR GROWTH V, L.P. (“PFG”), whose address is 1751 Tiburon Blvd., Tiburon, CA 94920, and the Borrower named above (“Borrower” or “Company”), whose principal office is located at the above address (“Borrower’s Address”). The Schedule to this Agreement (the “Schedule”) being signed by the parties concurrently, is an integral part of this Agreement. (Definitions of certain terms used in this Agreement are set forth in Section 7 below.)
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“Account Debtor” means the obligor on an account receivable.
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, a relative, partner, shareholder, director, officer, or employee of such Person, or any parent or Subsidiary of such Person, or any Person directly or indirectly through any other Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Person.
“Billing Period” means monthly, unless another period or date for payment is specified under this Agreement (such as the Maturity Date), or (ii) such other period as PFG as may result from monetary Obligations not being outstanding during the entire period for which interest is being calculated (such as partial months if the Effective Date is not the first day of a calendar month), or (iii) such other period as PFG may notify in writing to Borrower, or (iv) in the case of interest payments hereunder, each Interest Period. For the avoidance of doubt, under this Agreement, a “month” consists of 31 days in each January, March, May, July, August, October and December, 30 days in each other month except February, which consists of 28 days or, in a leap year, 29 days.
“Board” means the Board of Directors or other governing authority of any Obligor as authorized in its Constitutional Documents (which for the avoidance of doubt, includes a member or manager of a limited liability company).
“Borrower” means the entity identified on the first page of this Agreement and any other Person who may from time to time be joined as a borrower under this Agreement; a reference to “Borrower” means “each Borrower”.
“Business Day” or “business day” means any weekday on which banks in California are generally open for business.
“BVI” means the British Virgin Islands.
“Change in Control” means any event, transaction, or occurrence as a result of which any “person” (as such term is defined in Sections 3(a)(9) and 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act, other than a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of Borrower, is or becomes a beneficial owner (within the meaning Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of Borrower, representing fifty percent
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(50%) or more of the combined voting power of Borrower’s then outstanding securities in a single transaction or a series of related transactions (other than by the sale of Borrower’s equity securities in a public offering or to venture capital or private equity investors so long as Borrower identifies to PFG the venture capital or private equity investors at least seven (7) Business Days prior to the initial closing of the transaction and provides to PFG a description of the material terms of the transaction and such other information as PFG may reasonably request).
“Code” means the Uniform Commercial Code as adopted and in effect in the State of California from time to time.
“Commission” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor entity.
“Commission Documents” shall mean, as of a particular date, all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, including material filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Registration Statement, and shall include all information contained in such filings and all filings incorporated by reference therein.
“Commodity Account” is any “commodity account” as defined in the Code with such additions to such term as may hereafter be made.
“Consent and Amendment” means that certain Consent and Amendment, dated as of the Consent and Amendment Effective Date, among PFG, the Borrower and the Initial Guarantors.
“Consent and Amendment Effective Date” means November 14, 2024.
“Constitutional Document” means for any Person, such Person’s incorporation documents, as last certified by the Secretary of State (or equivalent Governmental Body) of such Person’s jurisdiction of organization, if applicable, together with, (a) if such Person is a corporation, its bylaws in current form, (b) if such Person is a limited liability company, its certificate of incorporation, articles of association and/or limited liability company agreement (or operating or similar agreement), (c) if such Person is a partnership, its partnership agreement (or similar agreement), and (d) if such Person is a statutory joint venture company or similar entity, its joint venture (or similar) agreement, each of the foregoing with all current amendments or modifications thereto.
“Contingent Obligation” is, for any Person, any direct or indirect liability, contingent or not, of that Person for (a) any indebtedness, lease, Dividend, letter of credit or other obligation of another such as an obligation, in each case directly or indirectly guaranteed, endorsed, co made, discounted or sold with recourse by that Person, or for which that Person is directly or indirectly liable; (b) any obligations for undrawn letters of credit for the account of that Person; and (c) all obligations from any interest rate, currency or commodity swap agreement, interest rate cap or collar agreement, or other agreement or arrangement designated to protect a Person against fluctuation in interest rates, currency exchange rates or commodity prices; but “Contingent Obligation” does not include endorsements in the ordinary course of business. The amount of a Contingent Obligation is the stated or determined amount of the primary obligation for which the Contingent Obligation is made or, if not determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability for it determined by the Person in good faith; but the amount may not exceed the maximum of the obligations under any guarantee or other support arrangement.
“continuing” and “during the continuance of” when used with reference to a Default or Event of Default means that the Default or Event of Default has occurred and has not been either waived in writing by PFG or cured within any applicable cure period.
“Conversion Right” means PFG’s right to convert its Promissory Note into ordinary shares of the Group Parent as set forth Section 1 of the Schedule.
“Default” means any event which with notice or passage of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default.
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“Default Rate” means the lesser of (i) the applicable rate(s) set forth in the Schedule, plus six percent (6%) per annum, and (ii) the maximum rate of interest that may lawfully be charged to a commercial borrower under applicable usury laws.
“Deposit Accounts” means all present and future “deposit accounts” as defined in the Code in effect on the Effective Date in the name of the Borrower or any Guarantor, with such additions to such term as may hereafter be made, and includes without limitation all general and special bank accounts, demand accounts, checking accounts, savings accounts and certificates of deposit, and as used in this Agreement, the term “Deposit Accounts” shall be construed to also include securities, commodities and other Investment Property accounts.
“Dividend” means a payment or other distribution in respect of an equity interest to an owner thereof, (A) whether or not (i) in respect of net profits, revenues or otherwise, (ii) declared by Borrower’s (or other relevant party’s) Board, (iii) previously paid, or (iv) authorized in its Constitutional Documents or otherwise, and (B) for the avoidance of doubt, including distributions to members of a limited liability company.
“Due Date” in relation to monetary Obligations payable from time to time by Borrower means (i) the date for payment specified in this Agreement (such as, on the first day of each calendar month for interest accrued during the prior month, as contemplated in Section 1.2) or in any other writing executed and delivered by PFG and Borrower from time to time, whether such payment is recurring, one-time or otherwise, or (ii) in the case of Obligations for which no date for payment is specified in this Agreement and which cannot be reasonably ascertained without an invoice from PFG, such as reimbursement of PFG Expenses, the date for payment specified in an invoice sent by or on behalf of PFG to Borrower, which date shall not be less than five (5) Business Days from delivery by electronic means.
“Effective Date” means June 21, 2023.
“Event of Default” means any of the events set forth in Section 6.1 of this Agreement.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
“Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a recipient: (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by such recipient’s net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any investor, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a investor, any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which such investor becomes a party hereto or changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 8.21, additional amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such investor’s assignor immediately before such investor became a party hereto or to such investor immediately before it changes its lending office, (c) Taxes attributable to such recipient’s failure to comply with Section 8.21 and (d) any Taxes imposed under FATCA.
“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Internal Revenue Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official administrative interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to current Section 1471(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code (or any amended or successor version described above) and any intergovernmental agreements implementing the foregoing (together with any laws implementing such agreements).
“Financial Statements” means financial statements of each of Group Parent, and it Subsidiaries including a balance sheet, income statement and cash flow and, in the case of monthly-required financial statements, showing data for the month being reported and a history showing each month from the beginning of the relevant fiscal year, together with any financial statements that have been prepared or are requested by PFG with respect to Group Members not within a consolidated financial statement of any of the foregoing.
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“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied.
“GEM Equity Purchase Facility” means the obligation of the GEM Purchasers to purchase equity of Surf Air Global Ltd. in an amount up to $400,000,000, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the GEM Share Purchase Agreement.
“GEM Listing Day Purchase Agreement” means that certain Share Purchase Agreement by and among Group Parent and the GEM Purchasers dated as of June 15, 2023 pursuant to which GEM will purchase 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock for a purchase price of $25,000,000.
“GEM Share Purchase Agreement” means that certain Second Amended and Restated Share Purchase Agreement, dated February 8, 2023 by and among, Surf Air Global Ltd., GEM Global Yield LLC SCS and GEM Yield Bahamas Limited (collectively, the “GEM Purchasers”), as in effect on the date hereof.
“good faith business judgment” means honesty in fact and good faith (as defined in Section 1201 of the Code) in the exercise of PFG’s business judgment.
“Governmental Authorization” means any: (a) permit, license, certificate, franchise, concession, approval, consent, ratification, permission, clearance, confirmation, endorsement, waiver, certification, designation, rating, registration, qualification or authorization that is, has been issued, granted, given or otherwise made available by or under the authority of any Governmental Body or pursuant to any Legal Requirement; or (b) right under any contract with any Governmental Body.
“Governmental Body” means any: (a) nation, principality, commonwealth, province, territory, county, municipality, district or other jurisdiction of any nature; (b) local, municipal, foreign or other government; (c) governmental or quasi-governmental authority of any nature (including any governmental division, subdivision, department, agency, bureau, branch, office, commission, council, board, instrumentality, officer, official, representative, organization, unit, body or entity and any court or other tribunal); (d) multi-national organization or body; or (e) individual, entity or body exercising, or entitled to exercise, any executive, legislative, judicial, administrative, regulatory, police, military or taxing authority or power of any nature.
“Group” means Borrower, each Guarantor, the direct or indirect Subsidiaries and controlled Affiliates of Guarantor or Borrower, and “Group Member” means any of such foregoing Persons.
“Group Parent” means Surf Air Mobility Inc., a Delaware corporation.
“Guarantor” means the Initial Guarantors and any Additional Guarantors.
“Guaranty” means the guaranty provisions of Section 10.
“including” means including (but not limited to).
“Indebtedness” means (a) indebtedness for borrowed money or the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade payables arising in the ordinary course of business), (b) obligations evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or other similar instruments, (c) reimbursement obligations in connection with letters of credit, (d) capital lease obligations and (e) Contingent Obligations in respect of Indebtedness under clauses (a) through (c).
“Insolvency Proceeding” means (a) any proceeding by or against any Person under the United States Bankruptcy Code, or any other bankruptcy or insolvency law in any jurisdiction, including winding-up procedures, assignments for the benefit of creditors, compositions, receiverships, administrations, extensions generally with its creditors, or proceedings seeking reorganization, arrangement or other relief; or (b) if any step is taken with a view to a moratorium or a composition, assignment or similar arrangement with any of a Person’s creditors; (c) if a meeting of a Person’s shareholders, directors or other officers is convened for the purpose of considering any resolution for, to petition for or to make an application to or to file documents with a court or any registrar for, such Person’s winding-up, administration or dissolution or any such resolution is passed; or (d) if an order is made for a Person’s
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winding-up, administration or dissolution, or any Person presents a petition, or makes an application to or files documents with a court or any registrar, for such Person’s winding-up, administration or dissolution, or gives notice to PFG of an intention to appoint an administrator; or (e) if any liquidator, receiver, administrative receiver, administrator or similar officer is appointed in respect of a Person or any of such Person’s assets; or (f) if a Person’s shareholders, directors or other officers request the appointment of, or give notice of their intention to appoint, a liquidator, receiver, administrator or similar officer.
“Internal Revenue Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Investment Property” means all present and future investment property, securities, stocks, bonds, debentures, debt securities, partnership interests, limited liability company interests, options, security entitlements, securities accounts, commodity contracts, commodity accounts, and all financial assets held in any securities account or otherwise, and all options and warrants to purchase any of the foregoing, wherever located, and all other securities of every kind, whether certificated or uncertificated.
“LamVen Note” means that certain Senior Secured Promissory Note, dated as of November 14, 2024, by the Company in favor of LamVen LLC, as amended, restated, modified, replaced, refinanced, substituted or supplemented from time to time.
“Legal Requirement” means any written local, municipal, foreign or other law, statute, legislation, constitution, principle of common law, resolution, ordinance, code, edict, decree, proclamation, treaty, convention, rule, regulation, ruling, directive, pronouncement, requirement, specification, determination, decision, opinion or interpretation that is, has been issued, enacted, adopted, passed, approved, promulgated, made, implemented or otherwise put into effect by or under the authority of any Governmental Body.
“Lien” or “lien” is a security interest, claim, mortgage, deed of trust, levy, charge, pledge or other encumbrance of any kind, whether voluntarily incurred or arising by operation of law or otherwise against any property.
“Material Adverse Change” means any of the following: (i) a material adverse change in the business, operations, or financial or other condition of the Obligors taken as a whole, or (ii) a material impairment of the reasonable ability of the Obligors to repay the Obligations as they fall due.
“Maturity Date” means the relevant Maturity Date set forth in Section 4 of the Schedule.
“New Financing” means, collectively, any third-party debt financing obtained by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any subsidiary thereof, on or after the Consent and Amendment Effective Date and designated in writing by the Borrower to PFG as “New Financing” hereunder, in each case as amended, restated, modified, replaced, refinanced, substituted or supplemented from time to time.
“New LC Reimbursement Agreement” means, collectively, any reimbursement agreement (or similar agreement) among the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any subsidiary thereof, and any provider of direct or indirect credit support for any New Financing (including, by way of example and without limitation, any party that obtains, directly or indirectly, a letter of credit or bank guaranty to provide credit support to the provider(s) of any such New Financing).
“Note Documents” means, collectively, this Agreement, the Promissory Note, and all other present and future documents, instruments and agreements between or among PFG, Borrower, and/or any Guarantor including, but not limited to those relating to this Agreement, and all amendments and modifications thereto and replacements therefor.
“Obligations” means all present PFG Investment and future investments, loans, advances, debts, liabilities, obligations, guaranties, covenants, duties and indebtedness at any time owing by Borrower to PFG, including obligations and covenants intended to survive the termination of this Agreement, whether evidenced by this Agreement or any note or other instrument or document related hereto, including obligations otherwise arising from any extension of credit, opening of a letter of credit, banker’s acceptance, loan, guaranty, indemnification or otherwise,
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whether direct or indirect (including, without limitation, those acquired by assignment and any participation by PFG in any Obligor’s debts owing to others), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, including, without limitation, all interest, charges, expenses, fees, attorney’s fees, expert witness fees, audit fees, collateral monitoring fees, closing fees, facility fees, commitment fees, contingent fees, back-end and performance-based fees, termination fees, minimum interest charges and any other sums chargeable to any Obligor under this Agreement or under any other Note Documents, provided for purposes of the termination of this Agreement under Section 5.3 (or repayment in full at the Maturity Date).
“Obligor” means Borrower and any Guarantor.
“Ordinary (or “ordinary”) course of business” and derivatives shall apply to an action taken or an action required to be taken and not taken by or on behalf of a Borrower. An action will not be deemed to have been taken in the “ordinary course of business” unless: (a) such action is consistent with its past practices (if such type of action has been taken in the past and, if not, such action shall be deemed not in the ordinary course of business) and is similar in nature and magnitude to actions customarily taken by it; (b) such action is taken in accordance with sound and prudent business practices in its jurisdiction of organization; and (c) such action is not required to be authorized by its shareholders and does not require any other separate or special authorization of any nature.
“Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, or received payments under this Agreement).
“Other Property” means the following as defined in the Code in effect on the Effective Date with such additions to such terms as may hereafter be made, and all rights relating thereto: all present and future “commercial tort claims” (including without limitation any commercial tort claims identified to PFG in writing), “documents”, “instruments”, “promissory notes”, “chattel paper”, “letters of credit”, “letter-of-credit rights”, “fixtures”, “farm products” and “money”; and all other goods and personal property of every kind, tangible and intangible, whether or not governed by the Code, provided that in no event shall Other Property be deemed to include any aircraft subleased by any Obligor.
“Payment” means all checks, wire transfers and other items of payment received by PFG for credit to Borrower’s outstanding Obligations.
“Person” means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, association, corporation, government, or any agency or political division thereof, or any other entity.
“PFG Expenses” means, in each case without limitation as to type and kind: reasonable Professional Costs, and all filing, recording, search, title insurance, appraisal, audit, and other reasonable costs incurred by PFG, pursuant to, or in connection with, or relating to this Agreement (whether or not a lawsuit is filed), including, but not limited to, Professional Costs PFG pays or incurs in order to do the following: (i) prepare and negotiate this Agreement and all present and future documents relating to this Agreement; (ii) obtain legal advice in connection with this Agreement or Borrower; enforce, or seek to enforce, any of its rights or retain the services of consultants to do so; (iii) prosecute actions against, or defend actions by, Account Debtors; (iv) commence, intervene in, or defend any action or proceeding; (v) initiate any complaint to be relieved of the automatic stay in bankruptcy; (vi) file or prosecute any probate claim, bankruptcy claim, third-party claim, or other claim; (vii) examine, audit, copy, any of Borrower’s books and records, subject to Section 4.5; (viii) [reserved]; and (ix) otherwise represent PFG in any litigation relating to Borrower.
“PFG Investment” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1 to the Schedule hereto.
“PFG Warrants” means those certain warrants to purchase stock, issued by Surf Air Global Limited, to PFG or its affiliates from time to time prior to the date hereof.
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“Principal Market” shall mean the U.S. national securities exchange on which the Common Shares are, or will be, traded.
“Professional Costs” means all reasonable fees and expenses of auditors, accountants, valuation experts, restructuring and other advisory services in connection with restructurings, workouts and Insolvency Proceedings, and reasonable fees and costs of attorneys.
“Public Listing” shall mean the public listing of Common Shares for trading on the Principal Market.
“Registration Statement” shall mean the registration statement on Form S-1 and Form S-4 under the Securities Act to be filed by the Group Parent with the Commission with respect to the registration of Common Shares, in advance of the Public Listing.
“Responsible Officer(s)” means Deanna White, Oliver Reeves, Douglas Sugimoto and any other person authorized to bind Borrower and notified to PFG in writing by a Responsible Officer as a new Responsible Officer.
“SAFE Note” means that certain Simple Agreement For Future Equity (SAFE), made on May 17, 2022, in favor of Partners for Growth V, L.P. for an issue price of $15,156,438.24.
“Securities Account” is any “securities account” as defined in the Code with such additions to such term as may hereafter be made.
“Senior Priority Debt” means any debt for borrowed money of Borrower to which the Obligations hereunder have been subordinated in right of payment by an agreement binding on PFG.
“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, (i) any Person of which more than 50% of the voting stock or other equity interests is owned or (ii) a Person controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more Subsidiary of such Person and which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include a “sister” company to a Person under common direct or indirect ownership meeting the above specified percentage for being considered a “Subsidiary” or (iii) a subsidiary as defined in Section 1159 of the UK Companies Act 2006 or (iv) unless the context otherwise requires, a subsidiary undertaking within the meaning of Section 1162 of the UK Companies Act 2006.
“Tax” means any tax (including any income tax, franchise tax, capital gains tax, estimated tax, gross receipts tax, value- added tax, surtax, excise tax, ad valorem tax, transfer tax, stamp tax, sales tax, use tax, property tax, business tax, occupation tax, inventory tax, occupancy tax, withholding tax or payroll tax), levy, assessment, tariff, impost, imposition, toll, duty (including any customs duty), deficiency or fee, and any related charge or amount (including any fine, penalty or interest), that is, has been or may in the future be (a) imposed, assessed or collected by or under the authority of any Governmental Body, or (b) payable pursuant to any tax-sharing agreement or similar contract.
“Transfer” or “transfer” shall include any sale, assignment with or without consideration, encumbrance, hypothecation, pledge, or other transfer or disposition of any kind, including, but not limited to, transfers to receivers, levying creditors, trustees or receivers in bankruptcy proceedings or general assignees for the benefit of creditors, whether voluntary or by operation of law, directly or indirectly.
“$” means United States dollars.
Other Terms. All accounting terms used in this Agreement, unless otherwise indicated, shall have the meanings given to such terms in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied. All other terms contained in this Agreement, unless otherwise indicated, shall have the meanings provided by the Code, to the extent such terms are defined therein.
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THIS NOTE AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON THE CONVERSION HEREOF HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. THEY MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SUCH ACT OR UNLESS SOLD IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 144 UNDER SUCH ACT.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed on the date first written above.
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Partners For Growth
Schedule to
Convertible Note Purchase Agreement
Borrower: |
Surf Air Mobility Inc., a Delaware corporation |
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This Schedule forms an integral part of the Convertible Note Purchase Agreement between PARTNERS FOR GROWTH V, L.P. and the above-referenced Borrower dated the date hereof.
1. PFG INVESTMENT (Section 1.1):
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Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and the other Note Documents, within two Business Day after the conditions set forth in Section 9 of this Schedule have been satisfied, waived in writing by PFG or deferred as a condition subsequent by PFG, each in its sole discretion, Borrower shall borrow from PFG, and PFG shall invest in Borrower, the aggregate principal sum of Eight Million and 00/100 Dollars ($8,000,000.00) (the “PFG Investment”). Such indebtedness shall be evidenced by, and repaid according to, the terms of a secured convertible promissory note (the “Promissory Note”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A. The PFG Investment shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account owned by Borrower, specified by Borrower at least one Business Day prior to the date hereof. |
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Principal payments on the PFG Investment may not be reborrowed. The entire unpaid principal amount of the PFG Investment shall be due and payable on the Maturity Date together with any and all accrued and unpaid interest thereon (unless earlier converted pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or the Promissory Note. Prepayments of principal shall be permitted at any time in whole or in part, shall not be subject to any penalty or premium, and shall be accompanied by all accrued and unpaid interest thereon. |
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Any date on or after the date hereof and through the later of (i) the Maturity Date or (ii) the date that the Obligations hereunder are repaid in full, PFG, at its sole desertion, shall have the right (but not the obligation), at any time, to convert the Promissory Note into Common Stock at a conversion price equal to (x) the principal amount of the PFG Investment plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon, divided by (y) the amount that is one-hundred and twenty percent (120%) of the initial listing price of the Common Stock, per share, immediately after the opening trade on the date of completion of the Group Parent’s public listing on New York Stock Exchange (collectively, the “Conversion Shares”). |
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Upon conversion, Group Parent shall issue in the name of PFG or its Affiliate, a certificate, certificates or other evidence of the Conversion Shares to which PFG is entitled upon such conversion and such certificate(s) (or other evidence of issuance satisfactory to PFG) shall be promptly delivered to PFG. |
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Group Parent shall reserve and keep available out its authorized but not unissued share capital such number of Conversion Shares as shall from time to time be sufficient to effect conversion of the Promissory Note. Group Parent will not, by amendment of its charter documents, shareholders or other agreements with investors or through any reorganization, recapitalization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of |
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securities, dividend or other distribution of cash or property, or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed hereunder by Group Parent but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all the provisions hereof, and in the taking of all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order to protect the conversion rights of PFG as set forth herein against impairment. |
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Upon conversion of the Promissory Note, (a) the Group Parent shall have no further obligations under the Promissory Note other than to deliver such Common Stock and (b) PFG and Group Parent hereby agree to execute and deliver all transaction documents reasonably necessary to effect such conversion and the Note Agreement and the Note Documents shall be deemed terminated. |
2. INTEREST.
Interest Rate (Section 1.2): |
The PFG Investment shall bear interest at a per annum rate equal to the Designated Interest Rate.
In connection with the use or administration of Term SOFR, PFG will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Note Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Note Document. PFG will promptly notify Company of the effectiveness of any Conforming Changes in connection with the use or administration of Term SOFR.
Designated Interest Rate for each Interest Period shall be determined as of two (2) Business Days prior to the first calendar day of each calendar month; provided that if such day is not a Business Day, such determination shall be made on the immediate succeeding Business Day. It is understood and agreed that the first Interest Period shall begin on the Consent and Amendment Effective Date and end on the last day of the same calendar month and shall bear interest at a rate equal to clause (i) of the definition of Designated Interest Rate.
As used herein:
“Applicable Margin” shall mean a rate of interest equal to 5.00% per annum. “Available Tenor” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to the then-current Benchmark, as applicable, (x) if such Benchmark is a term rate, any tenor for such Benchmark (or component thereof) that is or may be used for determining the length of an interest period pursuant to this Agreement or (y) otherwise, any payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark (or component thereof) that is or may be used for determining any frequency of making payments of interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark pursuant to this Agreement, in each case, as of such date and not including, for the avoidance of doubt, any tenor for such Benchmark that is then-removed from the definition of “Interest Period” pursuant to this Section 2. “Benchmark” means, initially, the Term SOFR Reference Rate; provided, that if a Benchmark Transition Event has occurred with respect to the Term SOFR Reference Rate or the then-current Benchmark, then “Benchmark” means the |
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applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to this Section 2. (a) “Benchmark Replacement” means the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by PFG for the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date: (b) the sum of (i) Daily Simple SOFR and (ii) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment; or (c) the sum of: (i) the alternate benchmark rate that has been selected by PFG and Company giving due consideration to (A) any selection or recommendation of a replacement benchmark rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body or (B) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a benchmark rate as a replacement to the then-current Benchmark for Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities and (ii) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment. If the Benchmark Replacement as determined pursuant to clause (a) or (b) above would be less than the Floor, the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Note Documents. “Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means, with respect to any replacement of the then-current Benchmark with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement, the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by PFG and Company giving due consideration to (a) any selection or recommendation of a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement by the Relevant Governmental Body or (b) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities. “Benchmark Transition Event” means the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark: (d) a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof), permanently or indefinitely; provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); (e) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof), the FRB, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component) or a court or an |
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entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), which states that the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component) has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) permanently or indefinitely; provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or (f) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) are not, or as of a specified future date will not be, representative. For the avoidance of doubt, a “Benchmark Transition Event” will be deemed to have occurred with respect to any Benchmark if a public statement or publication of information set forth above has occurred with respect to each then-current Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof). “Benchmark Unavailability Period” means, the period (if any) (a) beginning at the time that a Benchmark Replacement Date has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Note Document in accordance with this Section 2, and (b) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Note Document in accordance with this Section 2.
“Conforming Changes” means, with respect to either the use or administration of Term SOFR or the use, administration, adoption or implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of the definition of “Business Day,” the definition of “U.S. Government Securities Business Day,” the definition of “Interest Period” or any similar or analogous definition (or the addition of a concept of “interest period”), timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, the applicability and length of lookback periods, the applicability of any breakage costs and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that PFG reasonably decides, after consultation with Company, may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of any such rate or to permit the use and administration thereof by PFG in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if PFG decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if PFG determines that no market practice for the administration of any such rate exists, in such other manner of administration as PFG reasonably decides (after consultation with Company) is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Note and the other Note Documents). “Daily Simple SOFR” means, for any day, SOFR, with the conventions for this rate (which will include a lookback) being established by PFG in accordance with the conventions for this rate selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for determining “Daily Simple SOFR” for business loans; provided, that if PFG decides that any such convention is not administratively |
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feasible for PFG, then PFG may establish another convention in its reasonable discretion. “Designated Interest Rate” means, for any Interest Period, the greater of (i) a rate of nine and three quarters percent (9.75%) per annum or (ii) Term SOFR, plus the Applicable Margin.
“Floor” means a rate of interest equal to 1.00% per annum. “Interest Payment Date” shall mean, (i) prior to the Maturity Date, the last calendar day of each calendar month and (ii) the Maturity Date. “Interest Period” means the period commencing on the first day of the calendar month and ending on the earlier of (i) last day of the same calendar month and (ii) Maturity Date, provided that, the first Interest Period after the Closing Date, shall begin on the Closing Date and end on the last day of the same calendar month.
“Relevant Governmental Body” means the FRB or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the FRB or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or any successor thereto. “Security Agreement” means that certain Security Agreement, dated as of even date herewith, among the Company and the other grantors party thereto from time to time, and LamVen LLC, Partners for Growth V, L.P. and the other secured parties party thereto from time to time. “SOFR” means a rate equal to the secured overnight financing rate as administered by the SOFR Administrator. “SOFR Administrator” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate). “Subordination Agreement” means that certain Subordination and Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of November 14, 2024, by and among, CCP Agency, LLC, in its capacity as Tier 1 Agent (as defined therein), Park Lane Investments LLC, in its capacity as Tier 2 Agent (as defined therein), LamVen LLC, in its capacity as Tier 3 Agent (as defined therein), LamVen LLC, in its capacity as Tier 4 Agent (as defined therein) and Partners For Growth V, L.P, as amended, restated, amended and restated, modified or supplemented from time to time. “Term SOFR” means the Term SOFR Reference Rate for a tenor comparable to the applicable Interest Period on the day (such day, the “Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day”) that is two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period, as such rate is published by the Term SOFR Administrator; provided, however, that if as of 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on any Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day the Term SOFR Reference Rate for the applicable tenor has not been published by the Term SOFR Administrator and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to the Term SOFR Reference Rate has not occurred, then Term SOFR will be the Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor as published by the Term SOFR Administrator on the first preceding Business Day for which such Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor was published by the Term SOFR Administrator so long as such first preceding |
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Business Day is not more than three (3) Business Days prior to such Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day. “Term SOFR Administrator” means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited (CBA) (or a successor administrator of the Term SOFR Reference Rate selected by PFG in its reasonable discretion). “Term SOFR Reference Rate” means the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR. “U.S. Government Securities Business Day” means any date except for (a) a Saturday, (b) a Sunday or (c) a day on which the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association recommends that the fixed income departments of its members be closed for the entire day for purposes of trading in United States government securities. |
3. [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED].
4. MATURITY DATE
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December 31, 2028. |
5. FINANCIAL COVENANTS.
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Borrower shall provide PFG with the following: (a) Annual Financial Statements, as soon as available, and in any event within 150 days following the end of Borrower’s fiscal year, certified by, and with an opinion containing no material qualifications (other than in respect of upcoming maturity of any indebtedness or in respect of actual or anticipated breach of any financial covenants) of, independent certified public accountants of national or regional standing. If Borrower is required to file and is current in its filings with a securities regulatory agency and the same information is generally available to the public within said period through such agency (such as, through EDGAR with respect to US public companies), this requirement will be deemed satisfied. (b) Such other reports and information as PFG may reasonably request and that Borrower may provide without undue burden or cost. |
7. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS
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1. Borrower shall cause the New Financing to be consummated on or before December 31, 2024. Failure to comply with this provision shall result in an immediate Event of Default hereunder and PFG, at its option and without limitation of all of its rights and remedies hereunder, may apply the Default Rate as permitted by this Agreement. |
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2. Concurrently with any sale by Borrower of shares of common stock, or any preferred class of stock, of Borrower (but excluding any sale of shares through the GEM Equity Purchase Facility or similar share purchase arrangement), if no Senior Obligations under the LamVen Note are then outstanding, Borrower shall apply 15% of the total net cash proceeds of such sale to prepay the Obligations in accordance with Section 1, supra, of this Schedule. |
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Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, the Obligations and all other obligations of the Obligors under this Agreement and the other Note Documents (collectively the “Subordinated Obligations”) shall be subject to the Subordination Agreement. Additionally, PFG and each other holder of Subordinated Obligations agree to enter into such intercreditor agreement as the holders of the Senior Obligations may reasonably request to further evidence the subordination provisions above and to establish lien priority in favor of the liens securing the Senior Obligations over the liens securing the Subordinated Obligations (the “Subordination Agreement”). “Senior Obligations” shall mean (i) all obligations under the New Financing, (ii) all obligations under the New LC Reimbursement Agreement, (iii) all obligations in respect of the “Tranche 2 Advances” under the LamVen Note, and (iv) all other obligations identified as “Senior Obligations” in respect of this Agreement (or a term to similar effect) in the Subordination Agreement. Each holder of Subordinated Obligations and each Obligor hereby agree that the subordination provisions set forth in this Agreement and the Subordination Agreement are for the benefit of the holders of Senior Obligations and constitute a “subordination agreement” within the meaning of Section 510(a) of the United States Bankruptcy Code or any comparable provision of any other applicable bankruptcy law. The holders of Senior Obligations are obligees under this Agreement to the same extent as if their names were written herein as such and may proceed to enforce the subordination provisions set forth herein in accordance herewith. |
9. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
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In addition to any other conditions to the PFG Investment set out in this Agreement, this Agreement is subject to PFG’s receipt of the following, in form and substance satisfactory to PFG, including such additional documents and completion of such other matters as PFG may reasonably deem necessary or appropriate. Without limiting the foregoing, Borrower shall provide: |
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(ii) the Constitutional Documents of each such relevant Obligor and, where applicable, a good standing certificate of each Obligor certified by the Secretary of State or other Governmental Body of the jurisdiction of formation of such Obligor, as of a date no earlier than thirty (30) days prior to the date hereof, together with a foreign qualification certificate, |
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in the case of Obligor, from any State in which such new Borrower or Obligor is required to be qualified; |
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(iii) a certificate for each Obligor signed by a Responsible Officer (in the case of Borrower) or a Person authorized to lawfully act on behalf of each Guarantor (in the case of Guarantor) in respect of obligations, appending copies of: (A) its Constitutional Documents, (B) its register of members or capitalization table, (C) its register of charges, and (D) the written resolutions or minutes of its board of directors and if applicable, of its shareholders, authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of the Note Documents to which such Obligor is a party including, and authorizing the Responsible Officer(s), and certifying that such documents are true, correct and in full force and effect on the date of this Agreement; |
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(iv) evidence that of the insurance policies pursuant to Section 4.3 are in full force and effect, in addition to the receipt of any endorsements required by Section 4.3, naming PFG as additional insured; |
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(v) payment of PFG Expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement; |
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(vi) any third party consents required in order for Borrower to enter into and perform the Note Documents; |
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(vii) the Registration Statement shall have been declared effective and shall include for registration of [ ] shares of Common Stock held by PFG (after giving effect to the conversion of the PFG Warrants (other than the PFG Warrant for Class B-4 Preferred Stock, which will remain unconverted) (the “PFG Shares”)) and instruct its transfer agent to issue such PFG Shares no later than the market day after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and direct the transfer agent to transfer such shares by DWAC on such day to PFG’s broker (Morgan Stanley or another broker that is a DTC participant). For the avoidance of doubt, the Registration Statement shall not include Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the SAFE Note or the Conversion Shares; |
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(ix) confirmation that Borrower has waived the lock-up provisions contained in Article [__] of the Amended and Restated Bylaws to be adopted in connection with the Direct Listing Process such that PFG will be deemed an “Excluded Person” for all purposes therein; |
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(xi) the conditions to the closing of the transaction contemplated by the GEM Listing Day Purchase Agreement shall have been satisfied and the purchase price received by the Group Parent. |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Schedule to be duly executed on the date first written above.
PFG: |
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PARTNERS FOR GROWTH V, L.P. |
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Annex A
List of Deposit Account, Securities Account and Commodity Account:
(to be provided under separate cover)
Existing Indebtedness: See Commission Documents
Existing Liens: See Commission Documents
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Exhibit A
Promissory Note
THIS NOTE AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON THE CONVERSTION HEREOF HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, THEY MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SUCH ACT OR UNLESS SOLD IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 144 UNDER SUCH ACT.
SECURED CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTE
$8,000,000.00 |
Dated: June 21, 2023 |
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, Surf Air Mobility Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby unconditionally promises to pay to PARTNERS FOR GROWTH V, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Holder”) the principal amount set forth above ($8,000,000.00) together with accrued and unpaid interest as calculated hereunder, or such greater or lesser balance as represents the total unpaid principal amount of all of the outstanding PFG Investment made by Holder to Company under that certain Convertible Note Purchase Agreement dated June 20, 2023 between Company and Holder (together with all Exhibits and Schedules thereto, as the same may be subsequently amended, extended, restated or otherwise modified, the “Note Agreement”). Unless defined herein, capitalized terms shall have the meanings given such terms in the Note Agreement.
This document shall be referred to herein as the “Promissory Note”.
1. The entire unpaid principal balance of this Promissory Note, all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, all fees, costs and expenses payable in connection with the PFG Investment, and all other sums due hereunder and under the Note Documents in connection with the PFG Investment, shall be due and payable in cash IN FULL on the Maturity Date or on any earlier date provided in the Note Agreement or converted into common stock of the Group Parent, at Holder’s election.
2. Company shall pay interest on the outstanding principal amount of this Promissory Note to Holder until all Obligations with respect to this Promissory Note and the PFG Investment have been finally and indefeasibly paid to Holder in cash and performed in full, or converted in full, in each case, in the manner set forth in the Note Agreement.
3. All repayments and prepayments of principal, all payments of interest, all payments of fees, costs and expenses payable, and all issuances of the Conversion Shares, in connection with the PFG Investment shall be made by Company pursuant to the terms of the Note Agreement. Company may prepay the indebtedness evidenced by this Promissory Note in whole pursuant to, and subject to, the applicable provisions of the Note Agreement and Note Documents.
4. This Promissory Note evidences the PFG Investment and is entitled to the benefit of all of the terms and conditions set forth in the Note Agreement, and all of the other Note Documents including, without limitation, supplemental provisions regarding mandatory and/or optional prepayment rights and premiums.
5. The entire unpaid Obligations evidenced by this Promissory Note shall become due and payable, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, as provided in the Note Agreement. After an Event of Default, Holder shall have all of the rights and remedies available to Holder as set forth in the Note Documents, including but not limited to those relating to the enforcement of this Promissory Note and collection of the Obligations owing in connection with this Promissory Note and the PFG Investment.
6. The agreements, covenants, indebtedness, liabilities and Obligations of Company set forth in this Promissory Note shall continue to be effective, or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any payment in
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respect of the PFG Investment is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by Holder by reason of any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, composition or similar proceeding or as a result of the appointment of a receiver, intervenor or conservator of, or trustee or similar officer for, Company or any other Person, or any property of Company or any other Person, or otherwise, all as though such payment had not been made.
7. Whenever any payment to be made under this Promissory Note shall be stated to be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day and such extension of time shall be included in the computation of any interest then due and payable hereunder.
8. Company and all other parties who, at any time, may be liable hereon in any capacity waive presentment, demand for payment, protest and notice of dishonor of this Promissory Note. This Promissory Note and any provision hereof may not be waived, modified, amended or discharged orally, but only by an agreement in writing which is signed by the holder and the party or parties against whom enforcement of any waiver, change, modification, amendment or discharge is sought.
9. This Promissory Note shall be binding upon Company, its successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of Holder, its successors and assigns. Holder shall have the right, without the necessity of any further consent of or other action by Company, to sell, assign, securitize or grant participations in all or a portion of Holder’s interest in this Promissory Note to other financial institutions of Holder’s choice and on such terms as are acceptable to Holder in Holder’s sole discretion. Company shall not assign, exchange or otherwise hypothecate any Obligations under this Promissory Note or any other rights, liabilities or obligations of Company in connection with this Promissory Note, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of the Holder, and any attempted assignment, exchange or hypothecation without such written consent shall be void and be of no effect.
10. This Promissory Note and all acts, transactions, disputes and controversies arising hereunder or relating hereto, and all rights and obligations of the parties shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws (and not the conflict of laws rules) of the State of California. All disputes, controversies, claims, actions and other proceedings involving, directly or indirectly, any matter in any way arising out of, related to, or connected with, this Promissory Note or the relationship between the parties, and any and all other claims of Company against Holder of any kind, shall be brought only in a court located in Santa Clara County, California, and each party consents to the jurisdiction of an such court and the referee referred to below, and waives any and all rights the party may have to object to the jurisdiction of any such court, or to transfer or change the venue of any such action or proceeding, including, without limitation, any objection to venue or request for change in venue based on the doctrine of forum non conveniens; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall limit the right of Holder to bring proceedings against Company in the courts of any other jurisdiction. Company consents to service of process in any action or proceeding brought against it by Holder, by personal delivery, or by mail addressed as set forth in this Promissory Note or by any other method permitted by law.
11. Any controversy, dispute or claim between the parties based upon, arising out of, or in any way relating to this Promissory Note or any supplement or amendment thereto shall be resolved exclusively by judicial reference as provided in Section 8.26 of the Note Agreement.
12. EACH OF COMPANY AND HOLDER (BY ITS ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROMISSORY NOTE) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IS A CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT, BUT THAT IT MAY BE WAIVED. EACH OF THE PARTIES, AFTER CONSULTING OR HAVING HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONSULT, WITH COUNSEL OF THEIR CHOICE, KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LITIGATION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS PROMISSORY NOTE OR ANY RELATED INSTRUMENT OR AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS PROMISSORY NOTE OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN), ACTION OR INACTION OF ANY OF THEM. THESE PROVISIONS SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN MODIFIED IN ANY RESPECT OR RELINQUISHED BY ANY PARTY HERETO, EXCEPT BY A WRITTEN INSTRUMENT EXECUTED BY EACH OF THEM. IF FOR ANY REASON THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION ARE VOID, INVALID OR UNENFORCEABLE, THE SAME SHALL NOT AFFECT ANY OTHER TERM OR PROVISION OF THIS PROMISSORY NOTE, AND
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ALL OTHER TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF THIS PROMISSORY NOTE SHALL BE UNAFFECTED BY THE SAME AND CONTINUE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Promissory Note on the day and year first above written.
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FIFTH AMENDMENT TO
DATA LICENSE AGREEMENT
THIS FIFTH AMENDMENT TO DATA LICENSE AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is made and entered into as of September 26, 2024 (the “Amendment Date”), by and between Textron Aviation Inc. (“TAI”) and Textron Innovations Inc. (“TII” and, together with TAI, “Licensor”), on the one hand, and Surf Air Mobility Inc. (“Licensee” and, together with Licensor, each a “Party” and collectively, the “Parties”), on the other hand, with reference to the following facts:
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereto agree as follows:
“The License Initiation fee shall be due and payable in accordance with the following schedule:
Date |
Amount |
September 29, 2023 |
$5,000,000 |
December 1, 2023 |
$5,000,000 |
December 22, 2023 |
$2,500,000 |
September 1, 2024 |
$3,000,000 |
December 1, 2024 |
$9,500,000 |
Total |
$25,000,000 |
These payments are not subject to the cure period set forth in Section 12.2(f).”
IN WITESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have duly executed this Amendment effective as of the Amendment Date.
SURF AIR MOBILITY INC.
By:
Deanna White
CEO
TEXTRON AVIATION INC.
By:
Lannie O’Bannion
Sr. VP Sales and Flight Operations
TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC.
By:
James Runstadler
President and Executive Director
Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Deanna White, certify that:
Date: November 14, 2024 |
/s/ Deanna White |
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Deanna White |
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Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer |
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Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Oliver Reeves, certify that:
Date: November 14, 2024 |
/s/ Oliver Reeves |
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Oliver Reeves |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATIONS
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. 1350
Solely for the purposes of complying with 18 U.S.C. 1350, I, the undersigned Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer of Surf Air Mobility Inc. (the “Company”) hereby certify, based on my knowledge, that the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
/s/ Deanna White |
Deanna White, Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer (Principal Executive Officer) |
November 14, 2024 |
/s/ Oliver Reeves |
Oliver Reeves, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
November 14, 2024 |
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - $ / shares |
Sep. 30, 2024 |
Dec. 31, 2023 |
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Common stock, par value | $ 0.0001 | $ 0.0001 |
Common stock, shares authorized | 800,000,000 | 800,000,000 |
Common stock, shares issued | 13,489,712 | 10,878,633 |
Common stock, shares outstanding | 13,489,712 | 10,878,633 |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
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Net Income (Loss) | $ (12,225) | $ (74,609) | $ (76,173) | $ (139,702) |
Insider Trading Arrangements |
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Trading Arrangements, by Individual | |
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted | false |
Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted | false |
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated | false |
Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated | false |
Description of Business |
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Description of Business [Abstract] | |
Description of Business | Note 1. Description of Business Organization Surf Air Mobility Inc. (the “Company”), a Delaware corporation, is building a regional air mobility ecosystem that will aim to sustainably connect the world’s communities. The Company intends to accelerate the adoption of green flying by developing, together with its commercial partners, fully-electric and hybrid-electric powertrain technology to upgrade existing fleets, and by creating a financing and services infrastructure to enable this transition on an industry-wide level. Surf Air Global Limited (“Surf Air”) is a British Virgin Islands holding company and was formed on August 15, 2016. Surf Air is a technology-enabled regional air travel network, offering daily scheduled flights and on-demand charter flights. Its customers consist of regional business and leisure travelers. Headquartered in Hawthorne, California, Surf Air commenced flight operations in June 2013. Internal Reorganization On July 21, 2023, SAGL Merger Sub Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, was merged with and into Surf Air, after which Surf Air became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Internal Reorganization”). Pursuant to the Internal Reorganization, all ordinary shares of Surf Air outstanding as of immediately prior to the closing, were canceled in exchange for the right to receive shares of the Company’s common stock and all rights to receive ordinary shares of Surf Air (after giving effect to the conversions) were exchanged for shares of the Company’s common stock (or warrants, options or RSUs to acquire the Company’s common stock, as applicable) at a ratio of Surf Air shares to 1 share of the Company’s common stock. Such conversions, as they relate to the ordinary shares of Surf Air, and all rights to receive ordinary shares, have been reflected as of all periods presented herein. On July 27, 2023, the Company’s common stock was listed for trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). As the Internal Reorganization took place on July 21, 2023, the consolidated financial statements reflect the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of Surf Air, the predecessor to the Company, for all periods prior to July 21, 2023. Following the Internal Reorganization, the financial position, results of operations and cash flows are those of the Company. Reverse Stock Split On August 16, 2024, the Company effected a seven-for-one reverse stock split for all shares of the Company’s common stock issued and outstanding. As a result of the reverse stock split, every seven shares of the Company’s old common stock were converted into one share of the Company’s new common stock. Fractional shares resulting from the reverse stock split were settled by cash payment. Options, and other like awards, to purchase the Company’s common stock were also adjusted in accordance with their terms to reflect the reverse stock split. Adjustments resulting from the reverse stock split have been retroactively reflected as of all periods presented herein. Southern Acquisition On July 27, 2023 (the “Acquisition Date”), immediately prior to the Company’s listing on the NYSE and after the consummation of the Internal Reorganization, the Company effected the acquisition of all equity interests of Southern Airways Corporation (“Southern”), whereby a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company merged with and into Southern, after which Southern became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Southern Acquisition”). Pursuant to the Southern Acquisition, Southern stockholders were to receive 2,321,429 shares of the Company’s common stock, which was based on the aggregate merger consideration of $81.25 million at the $35.00 per share opening price on the first day of listing of the Company’s common stock. In total, 2,321,423 shares of Company common stock were issued to former Southern shareholders while the remaining amount was paid out in cash in lieu of fractional shares to those shareholders on a pro rata basis. Southern Airways Corporation is a Delaware corporation that was founded on April 5, 2013, and together with its wholly-owned subsidiaries Southern Airways Express, LLC, Southern Airways Pacific, LLC, Southern Airways Autos, LLC, and Multi-Aero Inc. is referred to hereafter collectively as “Southern.” Southern is a scheduled service commuter airline serving cities across the United States that is headquartered in Palm Beach, Florida and commenced flight operations in June 2013. It is a certified Part 135 operator which operates a fleet of over 50 aircraft, including the Cessna Caravan, the Cessna Grand Caravan, the Saab 340, the Pilatus PC-12, and the Tecnam Traveller. Southern provides both seasonal and full-year scheduled passenger air transportation service in the Mid-Atlantic and Gulf regions, Rockies and West Coast, and Hawaii, with select routes subsidized by the United States Department of Transportation (“U.S. DOT”) under the Essential Air Service (“EAS”) program. Following the Southern Acquisition, the Company operates a combined regional airline network servicing U.S. cities across the Mid-Atlantic, Gulf South, Midwest, Rocky Mountains, West Coast, New England and Hawaii. Liquidity and Going Concern The Company has incurred losses from operations, negative cash flows from operating activities and has a working capital deficit. In addition, the Company is currently in default of certain excise and property taxes as well as certain debt obligations. These tax and debt obligations are classified as current liabilities on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023. As discussed in Note 12, Commitments and Contingencies, on May 15, 2018, the Company received a notice of a tax lien filing from the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) for unpaid federal excise taxes for the quarterly periods beginning October 2016 through September 2017 in the amount of $1.9 million, including penalties and interest as of the date of the notice. The Company agreed to a payment plan (the “Installment Plan”) whereby the IRS would take no further action and remove such liens at the time such amounts have been paid. In 2019, the Company defaulted on the Installment Plan. Defaulting on the Installment Plan can result in the IRS nullifying such plan, placing the Company in default and taking collection action against the Company for any unpaid balance. The Company’s total outstanding federal excise tax liability including accrued penalties and interest of $7.7 million is included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2024. In June 2024, the Company submitted a formal offer-in-compromise (“OIC”) to the IRS, seeking to resolve all excise tax liabilities. Under the terms of the OIC, all collection actions against the Company, in relation to these matters, will be abated and the Company has made monthly payments of $34 thousand on historical excise tax liabilities while the IRS is considering the OIC. The Company has also defaulted on its property tax obligations in various California counties in relation to fixed assets, plane usage and aircraft leases. The Company’s total outstanding property tax liability including penalties and interest is approximately $1.8 million as of September 30, 2024. Additionally, Los Angeles County has imposed a tax lien on four of the Company’s leased aircraft due to the late filing of the Company’s 2022 property tax return. As of September 30, 2024, the amount of property tax, interest and penalties accrued related to the Los Angeles County tax lien for all unpaid tax years was approximately $1.2 million. The Company is in the process of remediating the late filing and payment of the property taxes due to Los Angeles County. As of September 30, 2024, the Company was also in default of the Simple Agreements for Future Equity with Token allocation (“SAFE-T”) note, where the note matured in July 2019. The SAFE-T note is subordinate to the Company’s Convertible Note Purchase Agreement (as defined below); therefore, the Company cannot pay the outstanding balance prior to paying amounts due under the Convertible Note Purchase Agreement with PFG. The SAFE-T note had an outstanding principal amount of $0.5 million as of September 30, 2024. Additionally, the Company was in arrears of $818 thousand in contractual interest payments due under the Convertible Note Purchase Agreement. This has resulted in PFG applying a default rate of interest of 15.75% on outstanding amounts. (see Note 8, Financing Arrangements). In connection with past due rental and maintenance payments under certain aircraft leases totaling in aggregate approximately $5.0 million, which is accrued for at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company entered into a payment plan pursuant to which all payments of the past due amounts are deferred until such time as the Company receives at least $30.0 million in aggregate funds in connection with any capital contribution, at which time it is required to repay $1.0 million of such past due payments, with the eventual full repayment of the remaining amounts being required upon the receipt of at least $50.0 million in capital contributions. As of September 30, 2024, the Company has classified $1.0 million as a current liability as potentially triggered by capital contributions received as follows: the funds received by the Company in July 2023 of $8.0 million under a convertible note purchase agreement with Partners for Growth V, L.P. (“PFG”), $25.0 million through the share purchase agreement (“SPA”) with GEM Global Yield LLC SCS (“GEM”), and an entity affiliated with GEM that provides incremental financing (the “GEM Purchase”), and $14.0 million in cumulative funding through advances and share draws under the Share Purchase Agreement with GEM. As of September 30, 2024 the Company has not made any payments under this payment plan. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. The going concern assumption contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The airline industry and the Company’s operations are cyclical and highly competitive. The Company’s success is largely dependent on the ability to raise debt and equity capital, achieve a high level of aircraft and crew utilization, increase flight services and the number of passengers flown, and continue to expand into regions profitably throughout the United States. The Company’s prospects and ongoing business activities are subject to the risks and uncertainties frequently encountered by companies in new and rapidly evolving markets. Risks and uncertainties that could materially and adversely affect the Company’s business, results of operations or financial condition include, but are not limited to, the ability to: (i) raise additional capital (or financing) to fund operating losses, (ii) refinance its current outstanding debt, (iii) maintain efficient aircraft utilization, primarily through the proper utilization of pilots and managing market shortages of maintenance personnel and critical aircraft components, (iv) sustain ongoing operations, (v) attract and maintain customers, (vi) integrate, manage and grow recent acquisitions and new business initiatives, (vii) obtain and maintain relevant regulatory approvals, and (viii) measure and manage risks inherent to the business model. Prior to the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company has funded its operations and capital needs primarily through the net proceeds received from the issuance of various debt instruments, convertible securities, related party funding, and preferred and common share financing arrangements. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company received $8 million under a convertible note purchase agreement with PFG, $25.0 million through the GEM Purchase Agreement and $10.2 million in advances and draws under the second amended and restated Share Purchase Agreement with GEM (see Note 9, Share Purchase Agreement, GEM Purchase, and Mandatory Convertible Security). During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company received an additional $2.5 million in advances under the second amended and restated Share Purchase Agreement with GEM. The Company had previously filed a Form S-1 registration statement (File No. 333-274573) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), registering up to 3.6 million shares of the Company’s common stock, which represents 142,857 shares of the Company’s common stock issued to GEM under the GEM Purchase Agreement, 185,714 shares of the Company’s common stock issued to GEM in connection with the initial issuance to GEM under the Share Purchase Agreement, 571,429 shares of the Company’s common stock issued to GEM in satisfaction of the commitment fee under the Share Purchase Agreement, and up to 2,671,429 shares of the Company’s common stock to be issued to GEM in connection with the Share Purchase Agreement. Additionally, the Company had previously filed a Form S-1 registration statement (File No. 333-275434) with the SEC, registering up to 42,857,143 million shares of the Company’s common stock, which represents the balance of the full amount of shares of common stock that the Company estimated could be issued and sold to GEM for advances under the Share Purchase Agreement, plus the amount of shares the Company estimated could be sold to GEM for $50 million under the Share Purchase Agreement, (collectively, the “Prior Registration Statements”). In connection with the GEM Mandatory Convertible Security (see Note 9, Share Purchase Agreement, GEM Purchase, and Mandatory Convertible Security), the Company deregistered all of the shares registered but unsold under the Prior Registration Statements on June 4, 2024. The combined 46,428,571 shares contemplated under the Prior Registration Statements have been included in a Form S-1 Registration Statement (File No. 333-279929), which was declared effective by the SEC on August 7, 2024. As of September 30, 2024, the contractual terms allow the Company to make further advances of up to $97.5 million under the Share Purchase Agreement. Additionally, the Company has the ability to draw an additional $298.6 million under the Share Purchase Agreement, subject to daily volume limitations and GEM’s requirement to hold less than 10% of the fully-diluted shares of the Company. As of September 30, 2024, GEM held 9.4% of the then fully-diluted shares of the Company. At September 30, 2024, the daily volume limitations under the Share Purchase Agreement restricted our ability to take additional draws under the Share Purchase Agreement to approximately 686 thousand shares per draw. Additionally, the Company’s ability to draw upon the Share Purchase Agreement is contingent on the Company’s common stock being listed on a national exchange. The Company is currently attempting to resolve one listing requirement violations with the New York Stock Exchange. While not currently subject to de-listing, the Company’s inability to cure this listing requirement violation would impact its ability to raise capital through the Share Purchase Agreement. The Company is currently implementing operational improvements and stringent operating expenses management to improve the profitability of its airline operations. In parallel, the Company is advancing its technology initiatives, including its software technology platform and Caravan electrification programs. In addition, the Company continues to evaluate strategies to obtain additional funding for future operations. These strategies may include, but are not limited to, obtaining additional equity financing, issuing additional debt or entering into other financing arrangements, forming joint venture and other partnerships, and restructuring of operations to grow revenues and decrease expenses. There can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in achieving its strategic plans, that new financing will be available to the Company in a timely manner or on acceptable terms, if at all. If the Company is unable to raise sufficient financing when needed or events or circumstances occur such that the Company does not meet its strategic plans or, the Company will be required to take additional measures to conserve liquidity, which could include, but not necessarily limited to, reducing certain spending, altering or scaling back development plans, including plans to equip regional airline operations with fully-electric or hybrid-electric aircraft, or reducing funding of capital expenditures, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, cash flows, and ability to achieve its intended business objectives. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities that may result from the outcome of this uncertainty. |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies |
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Accounting Policies [Abstract] | |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Interim Financial Information
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and the rules and regulations of the SEC for interim financial information. Accordingly, the interim financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for annual financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023 and the related notes, as included in the Company’s Form 10-K filed on March 29, 2024. The information herein reflects all material adjustments, including normal recurring adjustments, which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of the results for the period presented. The results for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2024.
Except to the extent discussed below, there have been no material changes to the Company’s significant accounting policies during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 from those disclosed in the notes to the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023.
Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation
The condensed consolidated financial statements include the assets, liabilities, and operating results of the Company. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Business Combination The Company is required to use the acquisition method of accounting for business combinations. The acquisition method of accounting requires the Company to allocate the purchase consideration to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed from the acquiree based on their respective fair values as of the Acquisition Date. The excess of the fair value of purchase consideration over the fair value of these assets acquired and liabilities assumed is recorded as goodwill. When determining the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, management makes significant estimates and assumptions, especially with respect to intangible assets. Critical estimates in valuing intangible assets include, but are not limited to, expected future cash flows, which includes consideration of future revenue growth and margins, and discount rates. Fair value estimates are based on the assumptions that management believes a market participant would use in pricing the asset or liability. These estimates are inherently uncertain and, therefore, actual results may differ from the estimates made. As a result, during the measurement period of up to one year from the Acquisition Date, the Company may record adjustments to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed with the corresponding offset to goodwill. Upon the conclusion of the measurement period or final determination of the fair value of the purchase price of an acquisition, whichever comes first, any subsequent adjustments are recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Accounts Receivable, Net Accounts receivable primarily consist of amounts due from the U.S. DOT in relation to certain air routes served by the Company under the EAS program, amounts due from airline and non-airline business partners, and pending transactions with credit card processors. Receivables from the U.S. DOT and our business partners are typically settled within 30 days. All accounts receivable are reported net of an allowance for credit losses, which was not material as of September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023. The Company has considered past and future financial and qualitative factors, including aging, payment history and other credit monitoring indicators, when establishing the allowance for credit losses.
Mandatory Convertible Security The Company’s Mandatory Convertible Security with GEM, entered into as of August 7, 2024, is a financial instrument whereby GEM is able to convert portions of the par amount, either before or at maturity, into shares of common stock of the Company. Due to certain provisions included in the Mandatory Convertible Security, including potential settlement of the outstanding par amount in a variable number of shares of the Company’s common stock, it has been classified as a liability as of September 30, 2024 (see Note 9, Share Purchase Agreement, GEM Purchase, and Mandatory Convertible Security). The Company has accounted for the Mandatory Convertible Security as an equity-linked debt instrument, which requires it to be remeasured to fair value at each reporting period with changes in fair value recorded in Changes in fair value of financial instruments carried at fair value, net on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The fair value of the Mandatory Convertible Security is estimated using a model based on multiple stock price paths developed through the use of a Monte Carlo simulation that incorporates into the valuation the possibility that the Company will not be able to satisfy the liability through the issuance of shares of common stock. A Monte Carlo simulation model requires the use of various assumptions, including the underlying stock price, volatility, contractual term, and the risk-free interest rate as of the valuation date. The estimated fair value of the instrument is considered a Level 3 fair value measurement as there are significant inputs not observable in the market. The resulting liability is included as part of Other long-term liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Collateralized Borrowings On August 9, 2024, the Company entered into a new revolving accounts receivable financing arrangement that will allow the Company to borrow a designated percentage of eligible accounts receivable, as defined, up to a maximum unsettled amount of $5.0 million. The agreement is secured by a first security interest in all assets of Southern Airways Express, a subsidiary of Southern. The financing arrangement is uncommitted, and upon funding does not qualify for sale accounting as the Company does not relinquish control of the receivables based on, among other things, the nature and extent of the Company’s continuing involvement. Accordingly, the accounts receivable remain on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets until paid by the customer and cash proceeds from the financing arrangement are recorded as collateralized borrowing in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, with attributable interest expense recognized over the life of the related transactions. Interest expense and contractual fees associated with the collateralized borrowings are included in interest expense and other expense, net, respectively, in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Restricted Stock Unit Awards The grant date fair value of restricted stock units (“RSUs”) is estimated based on the fair value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. Prior to the Company’s direct listing in July 2023, RSUs granted by the Company vested upon the satisfaction of both service-based vesting conditions and liquidity event-related performance vesting conditions. The liquidity event-related performance vesting conditions were achieved upon the consummation of the Company's direct listing. Stock-based compensation related to such awards was recorded in full, as of the date of the Company’s direct listing. Since the Company’s direct listing in July 2023, the Company has only granted RSUs that vest upon the satisfaction of a service-based vesting condition and the compensation expense for these RSUs is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period.
The Company has granted founder performance-based restricted stock units (“Founder PRSUs”) that contain a market condition in the form of future stock price targets. The grant date fair value of the Founder PRSUs was determined using a Monte Carlo simulation model and the Company estimates the derived service period of the Founder PRSUs. The grant date fair value of Founder PRSUs containing a market condition is recorded as stock-based compensation over the derived service period. If the stock price goals are met sooner than the derived service period, any unrecognized compensation expenses related to the Founder PRSUs will be expensed during the period in which the stock price targets are achieved. Provided that each founder continues to be employed by the Company, stock-based compensation expense is recognized over the derived service period, regardless of whether the stock price goals are achieved. Use of Estimates
The preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements, and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting period.
On an ongoing basis, the Company evaluates its estimates using historical experience and other factors including the current economic and regulatory environment as well as management’s judgment. Items subject to such estimates and assumptions include: revenue recognition and related allowances, valuation allowance on deferred tax assets, certain accrued liabilities, useful lives and recoverability of long-lived assets, fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in acquisitions, legal contingencies, assumptions underlying convertible notes and convertible securities carried at fair value and stock-based compensation. These estimates may change as new events occur and additional information is obtained and such changes are recognized in the condensed consolidated financial statements as soon as they become known. Actual results could differ from those estimates, and any such differences may be material to the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-07, Segment Reporting, which expands annual and interim disclosure requirements for reportable segments, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses. The updated standard is effective for fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2023 and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact that the updated standard will have on our consolidated financial statements and financial statement disclosures. In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. ASU 2023-09 requires disaggregated information about a reporting entity’s effective tax rate reconciliation as well as information on income taxes paid. ASU 2023-09 is effective for public business entities for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on its financial statements. In November 2024, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses, which requires more detailed information about specified categories of expenses included in certain expense captions presented on the face of the income statement. This standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. We are currently assessing the impact this standard will have on our disclosures. |
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Business Combinations [Abstract] | |
Business Combination | Note 3. Business Combination On July 27, 2023, the Company completed the acquisition of all issued and outstanding shares of Southern. The Southern Acquisition expands the Company’s regional airline network servicing U.S. cities across the Mid-Atlantic, Gulf South, Midwest, Rocky Mountains, West Coast, New England and Hawaii. Total consideration is comprised of $81.25 million of equity consideration, through the issuance of 2,321,429 shares of the Company’s common stock on close of the Southern Acquisition and $699 thousand of payments made by the Company to settle debt obligations of Southern, which were not assumed as part of the acquisition. As the transaction closed prior to the Company’s listing on the NYSE on July 27, 2023, the fair value of the common stock issued to Southern stockholders was based on the opening trading price of the Company’s common stock on July 27, 2023 of $35.00 per share.
Subsequent to the issuance of shares of the Company’s common stock as purchase consideration, the Company repurchased 57,666 shares from employees for $1.3 million in satisfaction of employee tax withholdings related to such issuance. The Company allocated the purchase price to $27.1 million of identified intangible assets and $5.1 million of net liabilities, with the excess purchase price of $60.0 million recorded as goodwill. During the fourth quarter of 2023, the Company recorded an impairment of the goodwill initially recorded due to the identification of impairment indicators, such as additional delays of aircraft maintenance due to the unavailability of parts, which resulted in a higher cancellation rate of scheduled flights. These delays have continued into 2024. Additionally, the Company incurred higher cash requirements than expected to fund the operations of the Southern reporting unit during the fourth quarter of 2023, primarily due to higher maintenance costs. Further, unplanned delays in aircraft deliveries under the Textron aircraft supply agreement, including December 2023 cancellations of both firm deliveries and additional purchase options, have delayed re-fleeting efforts. The resulting goodwill impairment charge of $60.0 million was the result of comparing the fair value of the Southern reporting unit to its carrying value. |
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Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets | Note 4. Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
Prepaid expenses and other current assets consisted of the following (in thousands):
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Property, Plant and Equipment, Net | Note 5. Property, Plant and Equipment, Net Property and equipment, net, consists of the following (in thousands):
The Company recorded depreciation expense of $1.1 million and $616 thousand for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The Company recorded depreciation expense of $3.3 million and $824 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Depreciation expense is recognized as a component of Depreciation and Amortization expense in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, any gain or loss on disposal of property and equipment was not material. |
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Intangible Assets, Net | Note 6. Intangible Assets, Net
Intangibles assets, net, consists of the following (in thousands):
The Company recorded amortization expense of $1.0 million and $664 thousand for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The Company recorded amortization expense of $2.8 million and $961 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Amortization expense is recognized as a component of Depreciation and Amortization expense in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. Expected future amortization as of September 30, 2024 is as follows (in thousands):
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Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities | Note 7. Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):
Collateralized Borrowings The Company has a revolving accounts receivable financing arrangement that currently allows the Company to borrow a designated percentage of eligible accounts receivable, as defined in the agreement, up to a maximum unsettled amount of $5 million. The agreement is secured by a first security interest in all assets of Southern Airways Express, LLC,a subsidiary of Southern. The related interest rate is the prime rate plus 1% per annum. Additionally, the Company pays certain ancillary fees associated with each borrowing that vary depending on the borrowed amount and duration, which is generally no more than 45 days. For the three months ended September 30, 2024, the Company borrowed a total of $14.9 million under this financing facility, of which $12.9 million was settled through the transfer of pledged receivables. Interest expense incurred on these borrowings for the three months ended September 30, 2024 amounted to $82 thousand, and is included in interest expense in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company borrowed a total of $38.0 million under this financing facility, of which $35.2 million was settled through the transfer of pledged receivables. Interest expense incurred on these borrowings for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 amounted to $341 thousand, and is included in interest expense in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. As of September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, the outstanding amount due under this facility amounted to $2.8 million and $3.0 million, respectively. As of September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, the Company was in compliance with all covenants. In addition, during the three months ended September 30, 2024, the Company received an advance payment of $3.0 million from a financing institution related to an expected future payment under the IRS’ Employee Retention Credit Program, As of September 30, 2024, the Company has recorded $3.0 million within Collateralized borrowings. Such amounts are collateralized against the value of the credits to be received, as well as other assets of Southern Airways Express, a subsidiary of Southern. |
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Financing Arrangements | Note 8. Financing Arrangements The Company’s total debt due to unrelated parties consist of the following (in thousands):
Future maturities of total debt as of September 30, 2024 are as follows (in thousands):
The Company is subject to customary affirmative covenants and negative covenants on all of the above notes payable. As of September 30, 2024, the Company was in compliance with all covenants in the loan agreements.
Fair Value of Convertible Instruments The Company has elected the fair value option for the convertible notes, which requires them to be remeasured to fair value each reporting period with changes in fair value recorded in changes in fair value of financial instruments carried at fair value, net, on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, except for change in fair value that results from a change in the instrument specific credit risk which is presented separately within other comprehensive income. The fair value estimate includes significant inputs not observable in the market, which represents a Level 3 measurement within the fair value hierarchy. On June 21, 2023, the Company entered into a convertible note purchase agreement (the “Convertible Note Purchase Agreement”) with PFG for a senior unsecured convertible promissory note for an aggregate principal amount of $8.0 million (the “PFG Investment”). The note bears interest at a rate of 9.75% and matures on December 31, 2024. All unpaid principal and interest balances may be converted into shares of the Company’s common stock, at the option of the holder, at a price equal to 120% of the initial listing price of the Company’s common stock. On July 27, 2023, the Company received $8.0 million in funding, following satisfaction of all conditions precedent outlined under the Convertible Note Purchase Agreement. Based on the $35.00 per share opening price on the first day of listing of the Company’s common stock, the principal of the Convertible Note Purchase Agreement would be convertible into 190,476 shares of the Company’s common stock. Fair value of convertible notes (in thousands):
The Company is subject to customary affirmative covenants and negative covenants with respect to the Convertible Note Purchase Agreement. These covenants are in the form of minimum liquidity requirements the Company must maintain. The Company has received a waiver from PFG regarding the maintenance of minimum cash requirement of $10 million. The waiver effectively waives the requirement through the maturity date of December 31, 2024. As of September 30, 2024, the Company was in arrears of $818 thousand in contractual interest payments due under the Convertible Note Purchase Agreement. This has resulted in PFG applying a default rate of interest of 15.75% on outstanding amounts. As of September 30, 2024, PFG has taken no other actions to enforce its rights under the Convertible Note Purchase Agreement. In November 2024, the Convertible Note Purchase Agreement was amended to, among other things, extend the maturity date to December 31, 2028 (see Note 19, Subsequent Events). Fair Value of SAFE Notes
The Company’s SAFE-T note is carried at fair value, with fair value determined using Level 3 inputs. The Company determined that the SAFE-T instruments should be classified as liabilities based on evaluating the characteristics of the instruments, which contained both debt and equity-like features. The SAFE-T instrument matured in July 2019. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company was in default of the SAFE-T note, but the holder has elected not to effect an equity conversion of the instrument. The SAFE-T note is subordinate to the Company’s Convertible Note Purchase Agreement; therefore, the Company cannot pay the outstanding balance prior to paying amounts due under the Convertible Note Purchase Agreement. The SAFE-T note had an outstanding principal amount of $0.5 million as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023. Subsequent changes in the fair value of the SAFE-T notes are recorded as part of changes in fair value of financial instruments carried at fair value, net, within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Fair value of SAFE-T note (in thousands):
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Share Purchase Agreement, GEM Purchase, and Mandatory Convertible Security | Note 9. Share Purchase Agreement, GEM Purchase, and Mandatory Convertible Security
Share Purchase Agreement During 2020, the Company entered into the SPA with GEM and an entity affiliated with GEM to provide incremental financing in the event the Company completed a business combination transaction with a special purpose acquisition company (“SPAC”), IPO, or direct listing. Pursuant to the SPA, GEM is required to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock at a discount to the volume weighted average trading price up to a maximum aggregate purchase price of $200.0 million, and in return the Company agreed to pay a total commitment fee of $4.0 million (the “Commitment Fee”) payable in installments at the time of each purchase of shares of the Company’s common stock or no later than one year from the anniversary of a public listing transaction and issued a forward contract for GEM to purchase 0.75% of the Company’s fully-diluted shares of common stock outstanding upon completion of a public listing transaction at an exercise price of $0.01 per share. On May 17, 2022, February 8, 2023, and September 18, 2023, the SPA was amended to increase the maximum aggregate shares of the Company’s common stock that may be required to be purchased by GEM to $400.0 million (the “Aggregate Limit”) and increase the Commitment Fee to GEM to 571,429 shares of the Company’s common stock. Pursuant to the amended and restated SPA, and subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, the Company will have the right from time to time at its option to direct GEM to purchase up to the Aggregate Limit of shares of the Company’s common stock over the term of the amended and restated SPA. Upon its public listing, the Company may request GEM to provide advances under the SPA in an aggregate amount of up to $100.0 million, provided that individual advances are not to exceed $25.0 million each, with the first advance not to exceed $7.5 million. Each advance will reduce the amount that the Company can request for future purchases under the SPA. On September 29, 2023, the Company received its first advance under the SPA in the amount of $4.5 million, on a total request of $7.5 million, with the remaining $3.0 million being received on October 3, 2023. Concurrent with the receipt of funds, the Company issued 571,429 shares of its common stock to GEM in full satisfaction of the commitment fee. The Company has deposited 2,571,429 shares of common stock into an escrow account as of September 30, 2024, as required under the SPA, which is intended to be at least two times the number of shares contemplated to settle the advance upon the close of the pricing period for the advance. The number of shares to be transferred to GEM will be based on an average of the volume-weighted average trading price of the Company’s common stock over a period of fifteen trading days following the receipt of an advance, subject to a 15 day extension in certain circumstances. This average price will be subject to a contractual discount of 10%. Additionally, contractual provisions within the SPA provide that in no event may GEM receive a share issuance, from a draw under the SPA, that would raise their share ownership percentage above 10% of the Company. This provision may impact the Company’s ability to request additional purchases under the SPA. On June 15, 2023, July 21, 2023, and July 24, 2023, the SPA was further amended to modify the number of shares of the Company’s common stock to be issued to GEM at the time of a public listing transaction of the Company from an amount equal to 0.75% of the Company’s fully-diluted shares of common stock outstanding to a fixed 185,714 shares of the Company’s common stock. The amendments to the SPA also modified certain registration requirements whereby the Company was obligated to file a re-sale registration statement within 5 business days of the Company’s public listing. On July 27, 2023, concurrent with the Company’s direct listing, the Company issued 185,714 shares of the Company’s common stock to GEM in full satisfaction of this provision. Pursuant to GEM’s associated registration rights, the Company filed a re-sale registration statement, covering the 185,714 shares, on August 2, 2023, which was declared effective by the SEC on September 28, 2023. The Company has accounted for the shares issuance contracts under the SPA, as amended, as derivative financial instruments which are recorded at fair value within Other long-term liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the fair value of the GEM commitment was $0 and $11.3 million, respectively. Changes in fair value were recorded in Changes in fair value of financial instruments carried at fair value, net, on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. During the three month ended September 30, 2024, the Company settled $2.5 million in prior advances received from GEM through the issuance of 1,311,235 shares of the Company’s common stock. For these settlements, the Company received total proceeds of $0.1 million and $1.4 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, through draws under the SPA. This resulted in the issuance of 42,486 and 194,049 shares of the Company’s common stock during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively. Additionally, liabilities to advances received under the SPA prior to March 1, 2024 were reclassified as part of the Mandatory Convertible Security.
GEM Purchase On June 15, 2023, and amended on July 21, 2023, and July 24, 2023, the Company and GEM entered into the SPA whereby GEM would purchase 142,857 shares of the Company’s common stock for cash consideration of $25.0 million upon the successful public listing of the Company’s shares. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company is obligated to file a re-sale registration statement, covering the 142,857 shares issued, within five business days of the Company’s public listing. On July 27, 2023, concurrent with the Company’s direct listing, the Company received the $25.0 million cash consideration contemplated in the SPA, in exchange for the issuance of 142,857 shares of the Company’s common stock. Pursuant to the associated registration rights, the Company filed a re-sale registration statement, covering the 142,857 shares, on August 2, 2023, which was declared effective by the SEC on September 28, 2023.
GEM Mandatory Convertible Security On March 1, 2024, Company entered into a mandatory convertible security purchase agreement (the “MCSPA”) with GEM. Pursuant to the MCSPA, the Company has agreed to issue and sell to GEM, and GEM has agreed to purchase from the Company, a mandatory convertible security with a par amount of up to $35,200,000 (the “Mandatory Convertible Security”), which shall be convertible into a maximum of 1,142,857 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, subject to adjustment as described in the MCSPA. The Company issued the Mandatory Convertible Security on August 7, 2024 (the “Closing Date”). The Mandatory Convertible Security will mature on August 7, 2029 (the “Maturity Date”), unless earlier converted or redeemed pursuant to the terms set forth in the Mandatory Convertible Security. As partial consideration for GEM’s purchase of the Mandatory Convertible Security, GEM delivered to the Company 900,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. In addition, the Company’s ability to take both regular drawdowns of up to $300 million and advance drawdowns of up to $100 million pursuant to the Company’s share subscription facility with GEM, which provides the Company with the option from time to time to direct GEM to purchase a specified number of shares of the Company’s common stock for an aggregate purchase price of up to $400 million, was restored to full capacity. The respective formulas that the Company and GEM used to determine the par amount of the Mandatory Convertible Security and the consideration for GEM’s purchase of the Mandatory Convertible Security are each set forth in the MCSPA. On the Maturity Date, the Company will pay to GEM, at the Company’s option, cash or shares of the Company’s common stock in an amount equal to the then outstanding par amount of the Mandatory Convertible Security divided by the lesser of (a) $4.45 (the “Fixed Conversion Price”) and (b) the average of the five lowest volume-weighted average prices per share for the Company’s common stock trading on the NYSE during the 30 trading days immediately preceding the Maturity Date (the “Floating Conversion Price”). Prior to the Maturity Date, GEM will have the option to convert any portion of the Mandatory Convertible Security into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion rate equal to the portion of the par amount to be converted into shares of the Company’s common stock divided by the lesser of (a) the Fixed Conversion Price and (b) the Floating Conversion Price. If, following the conversion by GEM of any portion of the Mandatory Convertible Security into 1,142,857 shares of the Company’s common stock at any time prior to the Maturity Date, any par amount of the Mandatory Convertible Security remains outstanding, the Company will have the option to (x) increase the maximum number of shares of the Company’s common stock into which the Mandatory Convertible Security may convert, with such increase to be at the Company’s sole discretion, (y) pay to GEM an amount in cash equal to 115% of the remaining outstanding par amount or (z) increase the remaining outstanding par amount by 15% of the amount outstanding immediately after issuance of the 1,142,857 shares of the Company’s common stock. GEM may not convert any portion of the Mandatory Convertible Security into shares of the Company’s common stock to the extent that GEM (together with its affiliates and any other parties whose holdings would be aggregated with those of GEM for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) would beneficially own more than 4.99% of the shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding after such conversion; provided, however, that GEM may increase or decrease such maximum limitation percentage to not more than 9.99% upon 61 days’ notice to the Company. The Company may, at its option, redeem the Mandatory Convertible Security, in whole or in part, in cash at a price equal to 115% of the outstanding par amount to be redeemed. Pursuant to the terms of the MCSPA and the Mandatory Convertible Security, GEM has agreed that, beginning March 1, 2024 and for so long as any shares of the Company’s common stock are beneficially owned by GEM (together with its affiliates and any entity managed by GEM, the “GEM Entities”), the GEM Entities will limit the daily volume of sales of shares of the Company’s common stock then beneficially owned by the GEM Entities to no more than 1/10th of the daily trading volume of shares of the Company’s common stock on the NYSE on the trading day immediately preceding the applicable date of such sales. During the three months ended September 30, 2024, GEM converted $910 thousand of the par amount of the Mandatory Convertible Security, through the issuance of 448,764 shares of the Company’s common stock. A liability of $16.4 million associated with the Mandatory Convertible Security was recorded as of the Closing Date. The fair value of the liability was estimated using a model based on multiple stock price paths developed through the use of a Monte Carlo simulation that incorporates into the valuation the possibility that the Company will not be able to satisfy the liability through the issuance of shares of common stock and taking into account the value of the consideration transferred to the Company upon closing of the MCSPA. This was inclusive of the value of the shares returned to the Company and the cancellation of the share transfers due in settlement of the GEM derivative liability (see Note 10. Fair Value Measurements). For the three months ended September 30, 2024, the Company recorded a change in fair value of $1.2 million related to the Mandatory Convertible Security, resulting in a liability of $13.4 million as of September 30, 2024, which was included as part of other long-term liabilities within the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Significant inputs in determining period end fair values of the Mandatory Convertible Security are as follows:
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Fair Value Measurements | Note 10. Fair Value Measurements
The fair values of the convertible notes, SAFE instruments, preferred stock warrant liabilities, and derivative liability were based on the estimated values of the notes, SAFE instruments, warrants, and derivatives upon conversion including adjustments to the conversion rates, which were probability weighted associated with certain events, such as a sale of the Company or the Company becoming a public company. The estimated fair values of these financial liabilities were determined utilizing the Probability-Weighted Expected Return Method and is considered a Level 3 fair value measurement.
Assets and liabilities are classified in the hierarchy based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment and may affect the valuation of the assets and liabilities being measured and their placement within the fair value hierarchy.
The following tables summarize the Company’s financial liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis in the condensed consolidated financial statements (in thousands):
The following table provides a reconciliation of activity and changes in fair value for the Company’s convertible loans and redeemable convertible preferred stock warrant liability using inputs classified as Level 3 (in thousands):
Long-Term Debt The carrying amounts and fair values of the Company’s long-term debt obligations were as follows:
In assessing the fair value of the Company’s long-term debt, including current maturities, the Company primarily uses an estimation of discounted future cash flows of the debt at rates currently applicable to the Company for similar debt instruments of comparable maturities and comparable collateral requirements. |
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Warrants | Note 11. Warrants
Preferred Share Warrants
Convertible Preferred Share Warrant Liability
There were no convertible preferred share warrants issued in the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The convertible preferred share warrants issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2023 were 805,823 shares of Class B-2 preferred warrants; 410,123 shares of Class B-3 preferred warrants; and 1,493,015 shares of Class B-4 preferred warrants. On July 21, 2023, as a condition of the Internal Reorganization, all preferred share warrants were converted into 17,276 warrants for the purchase of the Company’s common stock at a ratio of 22.4 Surf Air preferred warrants to 1 warrant for the purchase of the Company’s common stock. The exercise price for all warrants is $267.61 per share.
Warrants to purchase shares of convertible preferred stock were classified as Other long-term liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, as of September 30, 2023, and were subject to remeasurement to fair value at each balance sheet date with changes in fair value recorded in Changes in fair value of financial instruments carried at fair value through the date of the Internal Reorganization. As all converted warrants are for the purchase of common stock, and not preferred interests, the liability as of the date of the Internal Reorganization was reclassified to additional paid-in capital. |
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Commitments and Contingencies | Note 12. Commitments and Contingencies Software License Agreements On May 18, 2021, the Company executed two agreements with Palantir Technologies Inc. (“Palantir”) to license a suite of software for the term of seven years commencing on the effective date. The agreements identify two phases where Palantir provides services to customize the software: an Initial Term from May 18, 2021 through June 30, 2023 with a cost of $11.0 million and an Enterprise Term from July 1, 2023 to May 7, 2028 with a cost of $39.0 million, for a total cost of $50.0 million. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company capitalized $2.8 million and $2.5 million, respectively, related to the software that Palantir has provided to the Company. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company settled $6.0 million in outstanding payables to Palantir through the issuance of 1,272,687 shares of the Company's common stock. As of September 30, 2024, the Company had $31.0 million in remaining commitments under this agreement, of which $2 million will be settled in the fourth quarter of 2024.
Textron Agreement On September 15, 2022, the Company entered into agreements with Textron Aviation Inc. and one of its affiliates (collectively, “TAI”), for engineering services and licensing, sales and marketing, and aircraft purchases, which became effective as of the Company’s direct listing on July 27, 2023 (“TAI Effective Date”). The engineering services and licensing agreement provides, among other things, that TAI will provide the Company with certain services in furtherance of development of an electrified powertrain technology (the “SAM System”). The engineering agreement requires payment by the Company as such services are provided by TAI. Under this agreement, the Company agrees to meet certain development milestones by specified dates, including issuance of a supplemental type certificate by the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”). Should the Company fail to meet certain development milestones, TAI has the right to terminate the collaboration agreement. The licensing agreement grants the Company a nonexclusive license to certain technical information and intellectual property for the purpose of developing an electrified propulsion system for the Cessna Caravan aircraft, and to assist in obtaining Supplemental Type Certificates (“STC”) from the FAA, including any foreign validation by any other aviation authority, for electrified propulsion upfits/retrofits of the Cessna Caravan aircraft. The licensing agreement provides for payment by the Company of license fees aggregating $60.0 million over a multi-year period, with an initial $12.5 million in deposits being made as of December 31, 2023. The $12.5 million of deposits were recorded to technology and development expenses within the Company’s consolidated statements of operations during the fourth quarter of 2023. During the three months ended September 30, 2024, the Company and TAI agreed to apply a previous deposit under the aircraft purchase agreement to amounts due under the licensing agreement. Remaining payments due under the initial license fees of $9.5 million are due in December 2024. The remaining $35 million of payments under the licensing agreement will be due, via annual payments, following the Company’s receipt of the STC. Under the sales and marketing agreement, the parties agreed to develop marketing, promotional and sales strategies for the specifically configured Cessna Grand Caravans and further agreed to: (a) include Cessna Grand Caravans fitted with the SAM System (the “SAM Aircraft”) in sales and marketing materials (print and digital) distributed to authorized dealers, (b) prominently display the SAM Aircraft on their respective websites and social media, (c) include representatives of the Company and TAI at trade show booths, (d) market the SAM Aircraft and conversions to SAM Aircraft to all owners of pre-owned Cessna Grand Caravans, and (e) not advertise or offer any third-party-developed electrified variants of the Cessna Grand Caravan. Certain technologies for aircraft propulsion are specifically carved out from TAI’s agreement to exclusively promote the SAM System for Cessna Grand Caravans. The sales and marketing agreement provides for payment by the Company of exclusivity fees aggregating $40.0 million, with certain amounts deferred such that the aggregate fee is payable over four years commencing on the earlier of the year after the Company obtains an STC for the SAM System on the Cessna Grand Caravan or the 5th anniversary of the TAI Effective Date. The Company’s obligation to pay exclusivity fees in any year may be offset, in whole or in part, based on the achievement of certain sales milestones of SAM Aircraft and Cessna Grand Caravans subsequently converted to a SAM System. Under the aircraft purchase agreement, the Company may purchase from TAI 90 specifically configured Cessna Caravans at prevailing market rates whereby the aggregate purchase price could be approximately $297.0 million, with an option to purchase an additional 26 specifically configured Cessna Caravans having an aggregate purchase price in excess of $85.8 million, over the course of 7 years. The final price to be paid by the Company will be dependent upon a number of factors, including the final specifications of such aircraft and any price escalations. During the three months ended September 30, 2024 the Company and TAI agreed to apply a previous deposit under the aircraft purchase agreement to amounts due under the licensing agreement. As of September 30, 2024, the Company has made deposits of $2.0 million under this agreement, with the Company being required to make an additional deposit of $2.0 million during the fourth quarter of 2024 and a total of $6.0 million in deposits during 2025. Jetstream Agreement On October 10, 2022, the Company and Jetstream Aviation Capital, LLC (“Jetstream”) entered into an agreement (the “Jetstream Agreement”) that provides for a sale and/or assignment of purchase rights of aircraft from the Company to Jetstream and the leaseback of such aircraft from Jetstream to the Company within a maximum aggregate purchase amount of $450.0 million, including a $120.0 million total minimum usage obligation by the Company. The agreement may be terminated: (i) upon a termination notice by either party in the event that a material adverse change in the business of the other party is not resolved within 30 days of such notice; and (ii) as mutually agreed in writing by the parties. No transactions have been executed under this agreement as of September 30, 2024.
Palantir Joint Venture On August 9, 2024, the Company entered into a joint venture agreement (the “JV Agreement”) with Palantir. Pursuant to the JV Agreement, the Company expects to establish Surf Air Technologies LLC (“Surf Air Technologies”), a subsidiary of the Company, in order to help develop, market, sell, maintain, and support an artificial intelligence-powered software platform for the advanced air mobility industry, which is expected to be powered by Palantir, to provide operators of all types of aircraft, amongst other software products and solutions, with systems for the management of planes, airline operations, and customer facing applications (the “Software Platform”).
The JV Agreement provides that the Company will assign certain agreements regarding subscription access to certain of Palantir’s proprietary commercial software platforms (the “Palantir Platforms”) to Surf Air Technologies. The Company has agreed to contribute the software and intellectual property the Company has developed relating to the Software Platform; the data and know-how from its operations on an ongoing basis to support the development, maintenance, support, and operation of the Software Platform; and the employees and contractors directly involved in developing the Software Platform. Palantir has agreed to contribute a service contract to provide implementation engineering services in support of Surf Air Technologies’ use of the Palantir Platforms, which may include its interface to Software Platform. Surf Air Technologies is also expected to be capitalized by outside third-party investors sourced by the Company and Palantir, with an initial target raise of not less than $5 million.
The closing of the JV Agreement is anticipated to occur no later than November 30, 2024 and is subject to certain customary conditions, including the following: establishment of Surf Air Technologies as a Delaware limited liability company, signing of an operating agreement, contributions by each party to Surf Air Technologies, the securing and funding of outside capital, receipt of internal approvals by the Company and Palantir.
Under the JV Agreement, the Company is entitled to designate four of the five members of the board of directors of Surf Air Technologies and Palantir is entitled to designate one board member. The JV Agreement also provides that the Company will be primarily responsible for oversight of Surf Air Technologies and shall designate the Chair of the board of directors, the legal representative, and the General Manager of Surf Air Technologies.
The JV Agreement also provides that the Company and Palantir have certain rights in connection with Surf Air Technologies, including pre-emptive rights if Surf Air Technologies proposes to increase its registered capital, a right of first refusal to purchase equity in Surf Air Technologies that the other party may propose to transfer to a third party, the Company’s right to buy out Palantir’s stake in Surf Air Technologies, Palantir’s right to exchange shares in the Company for equity in Surf Air Technologies, and the right to purchase all of the other party’s equity in the event of bankruptcy of the other party. Guarantees The Company indemnifies its officers and directors for certain events or occurrences arising as a result of the officer or director serving in such capacity. The term of the indemnification period is for the officer or director’s lifetime. The maximum potential future amount the Company could be required to pay under these indemnification agreements is unlimited. The Company believes its insurance would cover any liability that may arise from the acts of its officers and directors and as of September 30, 2024 the Company is not aware of any pending claims or liabilities. The Company enters into indemnification provisions under agreements with other parties in the ordinary course of business, typically with business partners, contractors, customers, landlords and investors. Under these provisions, the Company generally indemnifies and holds harmless the indemnified party for losses suffered or incurred by the indemnified party as a result of its activities or, in some cases, as a result of the indemnified party’s activities under the agreement. These indemnification provisions sometimes include indemnifications relating to representations the Company has made with regards to intellectual property rights. These indemnification provisions generally survive termination of the underlying agreement. The maximum potential future amount the Company could be required to pay under these indemnification provisions is unlimited. Legal Contingencies In 2017, the Company acquired Rise U.S. Holdings, LLC (“Rise”). Prior to the close of the acquisition, Rise Alpha, LLC and Rise Management, LLC (both of which are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Rise and hereinafter referred to as the “Rise Parties”), were served with a petition for judgment by Menagerie Enterprises, Inc. (“Monarch Air”), relating to breach of contract for failure to pay Monarch Air pursuant to the terms and conditions of a flight services agreement with Monarch Air, which occurred prior to the Company’s acquisition of Rise. The Rise Parties filed numerous counterclaims against Monarch Air, including fraud, breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty. Rise, a subsidiary of the Company, was named as a party in the lawsuit. During 2018 and 2019, certain summary judgments were granted in favor of Monarch Air. On November 8, 2021, the Rise Parties entered into a final judgment in respect of litigation to finally resolve all claims raised by Monarch Air and the Rise Parties agreed to pay actual damages of $1.0 million, pre-judgment interest of $0.2 million, attorneys’ fees of $60 thousand and court costs of approximately $3 thousand. Since then, Monarch Air has been conducting post-judgment discovery. The full settlement had been accrued within Accrued expenses and other current liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets by the Company as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023. The Company is also a party to various other claims and matters of litigation incidental to the normal course of its business, none of which were expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company as of September 30, 2024. However, the resolution of, or increase in any accruals for, one or more matters may have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations and cash flows. FAA Matters Our operations are highly regulated by several U.S. government agencies, including the U.S. DOT, the FAA and the Transportation Security Administration. Requirements imposed by these regulators (and others) may restrict the ways we may conduct our business, as well as the operations of our third-party aircraft operator customers. Failure to comply with such requirements may result in fines and other enforcement actions by the regulators. On February 23, 2024, the FAA notified the Company that it was seeking a proposed civil penalty of $0.3 million against the Company for alleged non-compliance with respect to certain regulatory requirements relating to flight officer certifications and required competence checks for flights flown during the fourth quarter of 2022. The Company filed an appeal to the imposed penalty and, as part of the appeal, provided a counter-offer to the FAA of $32 thousand for full resolution of the matter. The Company is currently awaiting a response to this counter-offer. As of September 30, 2024, the Company has recorded $0.3 million as an accrued expense on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. On October 17, 2023, the Company received a letter of intent from the FAA regarding an investigation into the Company’s Hawaii operations, whereby the Company is alleged to have operated flights beyond their required maintenance intervals during the fourth quarter of 2023. Each violation was subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $14,950 per flight. In May 2024, the Company reached a settlement in the amount of $16 thousand for full resolution of this matter. Tax Commitment On May 15, 2018, the Company received notice of a tax lien filing from the IRS for unpaid federal excise taxes for the quarterly periods beginning October 2016 through September 2017 in the amount of $1.9 million, including penalties and interest as of the date of the notice. The Company agreed to an Installment Plan whereby the IRS agreed to take no further action and remove such liens upon the payment of such amounts. In 2019, the Company defaulted on the Installment Plan. Defaulting on the Installment Plan can result in the IRS nullifying such plan, placing the Company in default and taking collection action against the Company for any unpaid balance. The Company’s total outstanding federal excise tax liability, including accrued penalties and interest, is recorded in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and is in the amount of $7.7 million and $7.6 million as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. In June 2024, the Company submitted a formal OIC to the IRS, seeking to resolve all consolidated excise tax liabilities. Under the terms of the OIC, all collection actions against the Company, in relation to these matters, will be abated and the Company will make $34 thousand monthly payments on historical excise tax liabilities while the IRS considers the OIC. During 2018, the Company defaulted on its property tax obligations in various California counties in relation to fixed assets, plane usage and aircraft leases. The Company’s total outstanding property tax liability including penalties and interest is $1.8 million and $1.9 million as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. |
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Disaggregated Revenue | Note 13. Disaggregated Revenue
The disaggregated revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 were as follows (in thousands):
The long-term performance obligations for contractually committed revenues, all of which is related to charter revenue, is recorded in Other long-term liabilities as of September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023 in the amount of $2.7 million and $2.7 million, respectively.
The Company records deferred revenue (contract liabilities) when the Company receives customer payments in advance of the performance obligations being satisfied on the Company’s contracts. The Company generally collects payments from customers in advance of services being provided. The Company recognizes deferred revenue as revenue when it meets the applicable revenue recognition criteria, which is usually either over the contract term, or when services have been provided. Accordingly, deferred revenue is classified within Current liabilities in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, $13.8 million of revenue was recognized in passenger revenue that was included in the Company’s deferred revenue liability at December 31, 2023. |
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Stock-Based Compensation | Note 14. Stock-Based Compensation Management Incentive Bonus Plan In conjunction with the Southern Acquisition, the Company adopted the Southern Management Incentive Bonus Plan (the “Incentive Bonus Plan”). The Incentive Bonus Plan provides select employees, consultants and service providers of the Company who were direct or indirect shareholders of Southern an incentive to contribute fully to the Company’s business achievement goals and success. The Incentive Bonus Plan provides for two tranches of bonus pools to be allocated, based on participation units, which vest, contingent upon each employee’s continued employment by the Company and the achievement of certain revenue targets. Payments of awards which might become due under the Incentive Bonus Plan, may be made in cash or common stock, at the Company’s option. Any shares of common stock issued in payment of amounts due under the Incentive Bonus Plan will be charged against the share limit of the Company’s 2023 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2023 Plan”). In addition, any shares which might be issued under the Incentive Bonus Plan are excluded from the Company’s common stock issued and outstanding until the satisfaction of these vesting conditions and are not considered a participating security for purposes of calculating net loss per share attributable to common stockholders. During the three months ended September 30, 2024, the Company offered the holders of the participation units underlying the Incentive Bonus Plan restricted stock units in exchange for the termination of all existing and future rights under the Incentive Bonus Plan. The offer is for a total pool of 571,429 restricted stock units in exchange for liabilities existing under the Incentive Bonus Plan. During the three months ended September 30, 2024, the Company settled approximately 35% of the participation units under the Incentive Bonus Plan through the issuance of 205,800 restricted stock units, of which 109,000 were fully vested at grant and the remainder will vest twelve months from the settlement date. This resulted in a $9.3 million reversal of previously accrued stock-based compensation during the three months ended September 30, 2024, which is included in general and administrative expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company has recorded a total of $6.2 million in stock based compensation expense related to the Incentive Bonus Plan during the nine months ended September 30, 2024. As of September 30, 2024, a total of $22.9 million has been accrued under the Incentive Bonus Plan. Such amounts are included as a portion of Accrued expenses and other current liabilities within the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.
Stock Options Prior to the Company’s direct listing, the Company granted stock options to its employees, as well as nonemployees (including directors and others who provide substantial services to the Company) under the Company’s 2016 Equity Incentive Plan, and subsequent to its direct listing, may grant similar awards under the 2023 Plan. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company granted 1,555,992 stock options for purchase of the Company’s common stock to employees, of which 25% vested on the grant date and 25% will vest upon each anniversary over the ensuing three-year period. A summary of stock option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 is set forth below:
As of September 30, 2024, unrecognized compensation expense related to the unvested portion of the Company’s share options was approximately $2.4 million with a weighted-average remaining vesting period of approximately 1.49 years. The assumptions used to estimate the fair value of share options granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 and were as follows:
Warrants During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company issued 2,072,104 warrants for purchase of the Company’s common stock to non-employee consultants, of which most awards will vest 25% on the grant date and 25% upon each anniversary over the ensuing three-year period. Certain awards will vest only upon the achievement of certain market-based metrics. A summary of warrant activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 is set forth below:
As of September 30, 2024, unrecognized compensation expense related to the unvested portion of the Company’s common stock warrants was approximately $1.4 million which is expected to be recognized over the weighted-average remaining vesting period of approximately 2.50 years. The assumptions used to estimate the fair value of warrants granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 and were as follows:
Restricted Stock Units During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company issued 380,672 RSUs under the 2023 Plan to employees and non-employee consultants, which vest upon the satisfaction of certain service periods. The fair value of these RSUs was determined based on the Company’s stock price the business day immediately preceding the grant date. The service period of these RSUs is satisfied over a range of grant date vesting to 2 years. A summary of RSU activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 is set forth below:
Restricted Share Purchase Agreement (“RSPA”) A summary of RSPA activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 is set forth below:
Some RSPAs were issued for cash while others were issued for promissory notes. The executed promissory note creates an option for the RSPA holder, since they will repay the loan when the fair value of the common stock is greater than the amount of the note. The promissory note contains prepayment features and therefore can be repaid at any time. The maturity date of the RSPA’s is five years from the grant date. The grant date fair value is based on the terms of the promissory note, since the promissory notes creates the option value. The related expense is recorded over the service vesting terms of the RSPA. As of September 30, 2024, the unrecognized compensation expense related to the unvested portion of the Company’s RSPAs was $1.2 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.82 years. Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units A summary of performance-based restricted stock units (“PRSU”) activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 is set forth below:
The following table represents the various price targets of the Company’s common stock included in the PRSU awards and the number of PRSUs that will vest upon achievement of such price targets:
A summary of stock-based compensation expense recognized for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 is as follows (in thousands):
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Income Taxes | Note 15. Income Taxes The Company’s provision for income taxes for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, was a benefit of $14 thousand and $3.6 million, respectively. The Company’s provision for income taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, was a benefit of $95 thousand and $$3.6 million, respectively. The Company’s effective tax rate for all periods was lower than the federal statutory rate of 21%, primarily due to the Company’s full U.S. federal and state valuation allowance.
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company recorded $3.7 million in acquired net deferred tax liabilities, as part of the Southern Acquisition, primarily due to the excess of book basis over tax basis of the acquired intangible assets. In recording the deferred tax liability, the Company recorded a partial release of the valuation allowance on the Company’s net deferred tax assets, resulting in a discrete tax benefit for federal and state income taxes of $2.7 million and $0.8 million, respectively.
The Company is subject to income tax examinations by the U.S. federal and state tax authorities. There were no ongoing income tax examinations as of September 30, 2024. In general, tax years 2011 and forward remain open to audit for U.S. federal and state income tax purposes.
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Related Party Balances and Transactions | Note 16. Related Party Balances and Transactions Convertible Notes at Fair Value On July 21, 2023, in connection with the Internal Reorganization, the 2017 Note was converted per the conditional conversion agreement dated June 27, 2023. The outstanding principal and interest converted into 28,332,454 convertible preferred shares, which were simultaneously cancelled and converted into 180,691 shares of the Company's common stock. SAFE Notes at Fair Value On July 21, 2023, in connection with the Internal Reorganization, the SAFE notes issued to LamVen, LLC (“LamVen”), an entity owned by a co-founder of the Company and Park Lane Investments LLC (“Park Lane”), an entity owned by a family member of a co-founder of the Company, with aggregate principal amount of $15.0 million were converted per the conditional conversion agreement dated June 27, 2023 into 103,385,325 convertible preferred shares, which were simultaneously cancelled and converted into 659,341 shares of the Company's common stock. (see Note 8, Financing Arrangements). On June 15, 2023, the Company issued a SAFE note to LamJam, an entity affiliated with a co-founder of the company, with aggregate principal amount of $6.9 million. On July 21, 2023, in connection with the Internal Reorganization, the SAFE was converted per the conditional conversion agreement dated June 27, 2023 into 47,770,712 convertible preferred shares, which were simultaneously cancelled and converted into 304,658 shares of the Company's common stock. (see Note 8, Financing Arrangements).
Term Notes The Company entered into term note agreements with LamVen, a related party, and recorded the notes in Due to related parties at carrying value on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the term notes outstanding are as follows (in thousands):
The LamVen notes with aggregate principal amounts of $4.5 million and $1.0 million, an effective date of November 30, 2022 and January 18, 2023, respectively, and bearing an interest rate of 8.25% per annum, remained outstanding as of March 31, 2023. Both term notes were exchanged for cash and scheduled to mature on the earlier of December 31, 2023 or the date on which the note is otherwise accelerated as provided for in the agreement. Interest for the notes are payable in full at maturity or upon acceleration by prepayment. On December 29, 2023, the term notes were amended to extend the maturity date to January 15, 2024. On January 26, 2024, the term notes were amended to extend the maturity date to February 9, 2024, with an effective date of January 15, 2024. On April 28, 2024, the term notes were further amended to extend the maturity date to May 15, 2024, with an effective date of April 15, 2024. On July 31, 2024, the term notes were further amended to extend the maturity date to August 20, 2024, with an effective date of May 15, 2024. In November 2024, the term notes were exchanged for a new secured convertible promissory note with LamVen (see Note 19, Subsequent Events). On May 22, 2023, the Company entered into an additional term note agreement in exchange for $4.6 million in cash from LamVen. The note is scheduled to mature on the earlier of December 31, 2023 or the date on which the note is otherwise accelerated as provided for in the agreement. Interest is due upon maturity at a rate of 10.0% per annum until the note is paid in full at maturity or upon acceleration by prepayment. On December 29, 2023, the term notes were amended to extend the maturity date to January 15, 2024. On January 26, 2024, the term notes were amended to extend the maturity date to February 9, 2024, with an effective date of January 15, 2024. On July 31, 2024, the term notes were further amended to extend the maturity date to August 20, 2024, with an effective date of May 15, 2024. In November 2024, the term notes were exchanged for a new secured convertible promissory note with LamVen (see Note 19, Subsequent Events). On June 15, 2023, the Company entered into a $5.0 million note agreement with LamVen. The note is scheduled to mature on the earlier of December 31, 2023 or the date on which the note is otherwise accelerated as provided for in the agreement. Interest is due upon maturity at a rate of 10.0% per annum until the note is paid in full at maturity or upon acceleration by prepayment. On December 29, 2023, the note was amended to extend the maturity date to January 15, 2024 and to increase the principal amount of the note to $10.0 million. The Company received $8.5 million in cash as of December 31, 2023, with the remaining $1.5 million under the note received in 2024. On January 26, 2024, the note was further amended to extend the maturity date to February 9, 2024 and the principal amount increased to $15.0 million, effective as of January 15, 2024. On April 28, 2024, the note was further amended to extend the maturity date to May 15, 2024 and the principal amount increased to $25.0 million, effective as of April 15, 2024. The Company received $38.2 million as of September 30, 2024. Subsequent to September 30, 2024, the Company received an additional $4.9 million under this note agreement, for an aggregate total of $43.1 million cash received under the note since inception. In November 2024, the note was exchanged for a new secured convertible promissory note with LamVen (see Note 19, Subsequent Events). On June 15, 2023, the LamVen term note dated April 1, 2023 for $3.5 million, including principal and interest, was converted, via a payoff letter, into the LamJam SAFE note (see Note 8, Financing Arrangements). On June 15, 2023, the term notes with LamJam, an entity affiliated with a co-founder of the Company, in the amount of $5.3 million principal and interest were converted into 9,932,241 Class B-6s convertible preferred shares. The outstanding notes at carrying values and accrued interests are recorded within Due to related parties on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023. Other Transactions As of September 30, 2024, the Company continues to lease four aircraft from Park Lane, for a monthly lease payment of $ thousand per aircraft. The Company recorded $900 thousand in lease expense during the nine months ended September 30, 2024. On February 1, 2024, the lease term for the four aircraft was extended to a 12- month term starting February 1, 2024 and expiring January 31, 2025. All other terms of the agreements remain the same. JA Flight Services and BAJ Flight Services As of September 30, 2024, the Company leased a total of three aircraft from JA Flight Services (“JAFS”) and one aircraft from BAJ Flight Services (“BAJFS”) under short-term operating leases. JAFS is 50% owned by Bruce A. Jacobs (“BAJ”), an employee and shareholder of the Company, and BAJFS is 100% owned by BAJ. The Company recorded approximately $286 thousand and $961 thousand in combined lease and engine reserve expense attributable to JAFS and BAJFS during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively. Accounts payable of $87 thousand owed to JAFS and BAJFS as of September 30, 2024, is included in Due to Related Parties, current on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. Schuman Aviation As of September 30, 2024, the Company leased six aircraft from Schuman Aviation Ltd. (“Schuman”), an entity which is owned by an employee and shareholder of the Company. All leases consist of 60-month terms, fixed monthly lease payments and are all eligible for extension at the end of the lease term. All the leases are also subject to monthly engine, propeller and other reserve payment requirements, based on actual flight activity incurred on the subject aircraft engine. The Company recorded approximately $461 thousand and $1,268 thousand in combined lease and engine reserve expense attributable to Schuman for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively. As of September 30, 2024, the Company owed approximately $373 thousand to Schuman, which is included in Due to Related Parties, current on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. Additionally, the Company has an existing agreement with Schuman, whereby Schuman agreed not to fly any of its Makani Kai airline routes servicing the Hawaiian Island commuter airspace for a period of 10 years. 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Net Loss per Share Applicable to Common Shareholders, Basic and Diluted | Note 18. Net Loss per Share Applicable to Common Shareholders, Basic and Diluted The Company calculates basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to common shareholders using the two-class method required for companies with participating securities. The Company considers preferred stock to be participating securities as the holders are entitled to receive dividends on a pari passu basis in the event that a dividend is paid on common shares. As outlined in “Internal Reorganization” and “Reverse Stock Split” in Note 1, Description of Business, the effects of conversions at a ratio of Surf Air shares to 1 share of the Company’s common stock, and the subsequent seven-for-one reverse stock split for all shares of the Company’s common stock then issued and outstanding, have been applied to outstanding shares of common stock and rights to receive shares of common stock for all periods presented in calculating earnings per share and for presentation within the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Redeemable Convertible Preferred Shares and Shareholders’ Deficit. The following table sets forth the computation of net loss per common share (in thousands, except share data and per share amounts):
The Company excluded the following potential common shares, presented based on amounts outstanding at each period end, from the computation of diluted net loss per share for the periods indicated because including them would have had an anti-dilutive effect:
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Subsequent Events | Note 19. Subsequent Events
Credit Agreement On November 14, 2024, the Company entered into a 4-year Credit Agreement with certain affiliates of Comvest Partners, as lenders (the “Credit Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company borrowed $44.5 million of term loans, and $5.5 million of delayed draw commitments. The loans under the Credit Agreement accrue interest at a rate of (x) (subject to a 1.00% floor) plus (y) 5.00%, and are subject to a prepayment premium for 18 months after the initial funding date. There was a 1.50% fee on the aggregate loans and commitments, paid at the initial funding. The loans under the Credit Agreement have no required amortization. The obligations of the Company under the Credit Agreement are subject to a security interest on assets of the Company, subject to certain exceptions. The Credit Agreement is fully backstopped by a letter of credit issued by HSBC Bank USA, N.A. and arranged by Park Lane (“Credit Support Provider”), and in connection therewith, the Company has entered into a reimbursement agreement with Credit Support Provider described below. The Credit Agreement contains certain representations and warranties, covenants and events of default. Upon the occurrence of certain events of default, the lenders would have the right to draw upon the letter of credit referenced above. Park Lane Reimbursement Agreement On November 14, 2024, in connection with the letter of credit backstopping the Credit Agreement, the Company entered into a Reimbursement Agreement with Credit Support Provider (the “Reimbursement Agreement”), which contains certain representations and warranties, covenants and events of default. If the backstop letter of credit is drawn upon, the Company will be required to reimburse the Credit Support Provider for the drawn amount of the letter of credit, pay interest to the Credit Support Provider at 15.00% per annum on such drawn amounts (subject to increase in the event of default). The Company is separately obligated to pay a fee of 1.00% per annum to the Credit Support Provider on the outstanding face amount of the backstop letter of credit. In the event the Company raises capital in certain equity offerings, a portion of the net cash proceeds from such equity offerings is required to be remitted to Credit Support Provider to be held in trust in accordance with the Reimbursement Agreement. The obligations under the Reimbursement Agreement are guaranteed by certain of the Company’s subsidiaries, and subject to a security interest on assets of the Company and the subsidiary guarantors, subject to certain exceptions. In connection with the Reimbursement Agreement, Credit Support Provider will have the right to appoint a board observer with respect to the Company.
LamVen Note On November 14, 2024, the Company entered into a note exchange agreement with LamVen pursuant to which the Company issued a secured convertible promissory note (the “LamVen Note”) in aggregate principal amount of $50.0 million to LamVen, to refinance certain existing notes. The LamVen Note will accrue interest at the greater of (x) (subject to a 1.00% floor) plus 5.00% and (y) 9.75%. In the event the Company raises capital in certain equity offerings, a portion of the net cash proceeds from such equity offerings and the net cash proceeds from certain asset sales are required to be applied to repay the obligations under the LamVen Note. The scheduled maturity of the LamVen Note is December 31, 2028, which may be accelerated upon the occurrence of certain events of default. At the election of LamVen from time to time, on one or more occasions, the outstanding principal amount of the LamVen Note (or any portion thereof), together with all accrued but unpaid interest thereon, can be converted into a number of shares of common stock, using a conversion price per share equal to the Minimum Price, as defined in New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual Section 312.04(h) (the “Minimum Price”); provided, however, that LamVen shall not be able to convert the LamVen Note if so doing would increase LamVen’s beneficial ownership interest in the Company to 10% or more of the Company’s then outstanding common stock. In addition, on November 14, 2024, a portion of the principal of existing LamVen notes being refinanced equal to $7,473,131 was exchanged for (i) 750,000 shares of common stock of the Company issued to LamVen at $1.83 per share, which represents the official closing price of the Company’s common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on the date immediately preceding November 14, 2024 (the “LamVen Shares”), and (ii) 3,389,398 warrants to purchase common stock of the Company issued to LamVen with a strike price of $1.83 per share (the “LamVen Warrants”). The obligations under the LamVen Note are guaranteed by certain of the Company’s subsidiaries, and subject to a security interest on assets of the Company and the subsidiary guarantors, subject to certain exceptions.
Amendment to PFG Convertible Note Purchase Agreement On November 14, 2024, the Company amended the existing Convertible Note Purchase Agreement with PFG, which had an outstanding principal amount of $8.0 million issued to PFG (the “PFG Note”) upon amendment. The PFG Note will accrue interest at the greater of (x) SOFR (subject to a 1.00% floor) plus 5.00% and (y) 9.75%. In the event the Company raises capital in certain equity offerings, a portion of the net cash proceeds from such equity offerings is required to be applied to repay the obligations under the PFG Note. The maturity of the PFG Note is December 31, 2028, which may be accelerated upon the occurrence of certain events of default. PFG has the right to convert, at its option, the amounts outstanding under the PFG Note into common stock of Company, at a conversion price of $42.00 per share. The obligations under the PFG Note are guaranteed by certain of the Company’s subsidiaries, and subject to a security interest on assets of the Company and the subsidiary guarantors, subject to certain exceptions. |
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Interim Financial Information | Interim Financial Information
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and the rules and regulations of the SEC for interim financial information. Accordingly, the interim financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for annual financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023 and the related notes, as included in the Company’s Form 10-K filed on March 29, 2024. The information herein reflects all material adjustments, including normal recurring adjustments, which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of the results for the period presented. The results for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2024.
Except to the extent discussed below, there have been no material changes to the Company’s significant accounting policies during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 from those disclosed in the notes to the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023. |
Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation | Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation
The condensed consolidated financial statements include the assets, liabilities, and operating results of the Company. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. |
Business Combination | Business Combination The Company is required to use the acquisition method of accounting for business combinations. The acquisition method of accounting requires the Company to allocate the purchase consideration to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed from the acquiree based on their respective fair values as of the Acquisition Date. The excess of the fair value of purchase consideration over the fair value of these assets acquired and liabilities assumed is recorded as goodwill. When determining the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, management makes significant estimates and assumptions, especially with respect to intangible assets. Critical estimates in valuing intangible assets include, but are not limited to, expected future cash flows, which includes consideration of future revenue growth and margins, and discount rates. Fair value estimates are based on the assumptions that management believes a market participant would use in pricing the asset or liability. These estimates are inherently uncertain and, therefore, actual results may differ from the estimates made. As a result, during the measurement period of up to one year from the Acquisition Date, the Company may record adjustments to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed with the corresponding offset to goodwill. Upon the conclusion of the measurement period or final determination of the fair value of the purchase price of an acquisition, whichever comes first, any subsequent adjustments are recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. |
Accounts Receivable, Net | Accounts Receivable, Net Accounts receivable primarily consist of amounts due from the U.S. DOT in relation to certain air routes served by the Company under the EAS program, amounts due from airline and non-airline business partners, and pending transactions with credit card processors. Receivables from the U.S. DOT and our business partners are typically settled within 30 days. All accounts receivable are reported net of an allowance for credit losses, which was not material as of September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023. The Company has considered past and future financial and qualitative factors, including aging, payment history and other credit monitoring indicators, when establishing the allowance for credit losses. |
Mandatory Convertible Security | Mandatory Convertible Security The Company’s Mandatory Convertible Security with GEM, entered into as of August 7, 2024, is a financial instrument whereby GEM is able to convert portions of the par amount, either before or at maturity, into shares of common stock of the Company. Due to certain provisions included in the Mandatory Convertible Security, including potential settlement of the outstanding par amount in a variable number of shares of the Company’s common stock, it has been classified as a liability as of September 30, 2024 (see Note 9, Share Purchase Agreement, GEM Purchase, and Mandatory Convertible Security). The Company has accounted for the Mandatory Convertible Security as an equity-linked debt instrument, which requires it to be remeasured to fair value at each reporting period with changes in fair value recorded in Changes in fair value of financial instruments carried at fair value, net on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The fair value of the Mandatory Convertible Security is estimated using a model based on multiple stock price paths developed through the use of a Monte Carlo simulation that incorporates into the valuation the possibility that the Company will not be able to satisfy the liability through the issuance of shares of common stock. A Monte Carlo simulation model requires the use of various assumptions, including the underlying stock price, volatility, contractual term, and the risk-free interest rate as of the valuation date. The estimated fair value of the instrument is considered a Level 3 fair value measurement as there are significant inputs not observable in the market. The resulting liability is included as part of Other long-term liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. |
Collateralized Borrowings | Collateralized Borrowings On August 9, 2024, the Company entered into a new revolving accounts receivable financing arrangement that will allow the Company to borrow a designated percentage of eligible accounts receivable, as defined, up to a maximum unsettled amount of $5.0 million. The agreement is secured by a first security interest in all assets of Southern Airways Express, a subsidiary of Southern. The financing arrangement is uncommitted, and upon funding does not qualify for sale accounting as the Company does not relinquish control of the receivables based on, among other things, the nature and extent of the Company’s continuing involvement. Accordingly, the accounts receivable remain on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets until paid by the customer and cash proceeds from the financing arrangement are recorded as collateralized borrowing in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, with attributable interest expense recognized over the life of the related transactions. Interest expense and contractual fees associated with the collateralized borrowings are included in interest expense and other expense, net, respectively, in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. |
Restricted Stock Unit Awards | Restricted Stock Unit Awards The grant date fair value of restricted stock units (“RSUs”) is estimated based on the fair value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. Prior to the Company’s direct listing in July 2023, RSUs granted by the Company vested upon the satisfaction of both service-based vesting conditions and liquidity event-related performance vesting conditions. The liquidity event-related performance vesting conditions were achieved upon the consummation of the Company's direct listing. Stock-based compensation related to such awards was recorded in full, as of the date of the Company’s direct listing. Since the Company’s direct listing in July 2023, the Company has only granted RSUs that vest upon the satisfaction of a service-based vesting condition and the compensation expense for these RSUs is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period.
The Company has granted founder performance-based restricted stock units (“Founder PRSUs”) that contain a market condition in the form of future stock price targets. The grant date fair value of the Founder PRSUs was determined using a Monte Carlo simulation model and the Company estimates the derived service period of the Founder PRSUs. The grant date fair value of Founder PRSUs containing a market condition is recorded as stock-based compensation over the derived service period. If the stock price goals are met sooner than the derived service period, any unrecognized compensation expenses related to the Founder PRSUs will be expensed during the period in which the stock price targets are achieved. Provided that each founder continues to be employed by the Company, stock-based compensation expense is recognized over the derived service period, regardless of whether the stock price goals are achieved. |
Use of Estimates | Use of Estimates
The preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements, and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting period.
On an ongoing basis, the Company evaluates its estimates using historical experience and other factors including the current economic and regulatory environment as well as management’s judgment. Items subject to such estimates and assumptions include: revenue recognition and related allowances, valuation allowance on deferred tax assets, certain accrued liabilities, useful lives and recoverability of long-lived assets, fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in acquisitions, legal contingencies, assumptions underlying convertible notes and convertible securities carried at fair value and stock-based compensation. These estimates may change as new events occur and additional information is obtained and such changes are recognized in the condensed consolidated financial statements as soon as they become known. Actual results could differ from those estimates, and any such differences may be material to the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements. |
Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted | Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-07, Segment Reporting, which expands annual and interim disclosure requirements for reportable segments, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses. The updated standard is effective for fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2023 and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact that the updated standard will have on our consolidated financial statements and financial statement disclosures. In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. ASU 2023-09 requires disaggregated information about a reporting entity’s effective tax rate reconciliation as well as information on income taxes paid. ASU 2023-09 is effective for public business entities for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on its financial statements. In November 2024, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses, which requires more detailed information about specified categories of expenses included in certain expense captions presented on the face of the income statement. This standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. We are currently assessing the impact this standard will have on our disclosures. |
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Schedule of Intangibles Assets, Net | Intangibles assets, net, consists of the following (in thousands):
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Schedule of Expected Future Amortization | Expected future amortization as of September 30, 2024 is as follows (in thousands):
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Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities (Tables) |
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Summary of Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities | Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):
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Financing Arrangements (Tables) |
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Summary of Total Debt Due to Unrelated Parties | The Company’s total debt due to unrelated parties consist of the following (in thousands):
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Summary of Future Maturities of Total Debt | Future maturities of total debt as of September 30, 2024 are as follows (in thousands):
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Summary of Fair Value of Convertible Notes | Fair value of convertible notes (in thousands):
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Summary of Fair Value of SAFE-T Note | Fair value of SAFE-T note (in thousands):
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Share Purchase Agreement, GEM Purchase, and Mandatory Convertible Security (Tables) |
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Summary of Significant Inputs in Determining Period End Fair Values of Mandatory Convertible Security | Significant inputs in determining period end fair values of the Mandatory Convertible Security are as follows:
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Fair Value Measurements (Tables) |
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Summary of Company's Financial Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis | The following tables summarize the Company’s financial liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis in the condensed consolidated financial statements (in thousands):
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Schedule of Reconciliation of Activity and Changes in Fair Value for Company's Convertible Loans and Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock Warrant Liability | The following table provides a reconciliation of activity and changes in fair value for the Company’s convertible loans and redeemable convertible preferred stock warrant liability using inputs classified as Level 3 (in thousands):
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Summary of Carrying Amounts and Fair Values of Long-term Debt Obligations | The carrying amounts and fair values of the Company’s long-term debt obligations were as follows:
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Disaggregated Revenue (Tables) |
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Summary of Disaggregated Revenue | The disaggregated revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 were as follows (in thousands):
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Summary of Deferred Revenue |
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Stock-Based Compensation (Tables) |
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Summary of Stock Option Activity | A summary of stock option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 is set forth below:
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Summary of Fair Value of Share Options Granted | The assumptions used to estimate the fair value of share options granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 and were as follows:
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Summary of Warrant Activity | A summary of warrant activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 is set forth below:
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Summary of Fair Value of Warrants Granted | The assumptions used to estimate the fair value of warrants granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 and were as follows:
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Summary of RSU Activity | A summary of RSU activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 is set forth below:
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Summary of Restricted Stock Activity | A summary of RSPA activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 is set forth below:
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Summary of Price Targets Included in PRSU Awards and Number of PRSUs That Will Vest Upon Achievement of Such Price Targets | The following table represents the various price targets of the Company’s common stock included in the PRSU awards and the number of PRSUs that will vest upon achievement of such price targets:
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Summary of Stock-based Compensation Expense Recognized | A summary of stock-based compensation expense recognized for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 is as follows (in thousands):
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Summary of Restricted Stock Activity | A summary of performance-based restricted stock units (“PRSU”) activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 is set forth below:
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Schedule of Term Notes Outstanding | The Company’s total debt due to unrelated parties consist of the following (in thousands):
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Schedule of Term Notes Outstanding | As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the term notes outstanding are as follows (in thousands):
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Supplemental Cash Flows (Tables) |
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Schedule of Supplemental Cash Flow | Supplemental cash flow information for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands):
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Net Loss per Share Applicable to Common Shareholders, Basic and Diluted (Tables) |
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Schedule of Computation of Net Loss Per Common Share | The following table sets forth the computation of net loss per common share (in thousands, except share data and per share amounts):
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Schedule of Anti-dilutive Potential Common Shares Excluded from Computation of Diluted net Loss Per Share | The Company excluded the following potential common shares, presented based on amounts outstanding at each period end, from the computation of diluted net loss per share for the periods indicated because including them would have had an anti-dilutive effect:
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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Additional Information) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||
Maximum unsettled amount receivable | $ 5.0 | $ 5.0 |
Business Combination - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands |
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Business Acquisition [Line Items] | |||
Common stock, par value | $ 0.0001 | $ 0.0001 | |
Repurchase of shares | 57,666 | ||
Repurchase of shares, value | $ 1,300 | ||
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Business acquisition date | Jul. 27, 2023 | ||
Purchase consideration | $ 81,250 | ||
Business combination, shares issued | 2,321,429 | ||
Common stock, par value | $ 35 | ||
Payments made to settlement of debt obligations | $ 699 | ||
Impairment of goodwill | 60,000 | ||
Purchase price of identified intangible assets | 27,100 | ||
Net liabilities | 5,100 | ||
Goodwill | $ 60,000 |
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets - Schedule of Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
Sep. 30, 2024 |
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Prepaid Expense and Other Assets, Current [Abstract] | ||
Prepaid Insurance | $ 271 | $ 2,306 |
Prepaid software | 2,302 | 2,647 |
Prepaid marketing | 2,441 | 2,406 |
Engine reserves | 1,798 | 1,150 |
Vendor operator prepayments | 406 | 634 |
Prepaid fuel | 278 | 301 |
Other | 1,814 | 1,607 |
Total prepaid expenses and other current assets | $ 9,310 | $ 11,051 |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net - Summary of Property Plant And Equipment Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
Sep. 30, 2024 |
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Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] | ||
Property and equipment, gross | $ 49,446 | $ 48,362 |
Accumulated depreciation | (5,441) | (2,371) |
Property and equipment, net | 44,005 | 45,991 |
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Property and equipment, gross | 41,644 | 39,196 |
Equipment Purchase Deposits | ||
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] | ||
Property and equipment, gross | 2,000 | 5,000 |
Leasehold Improvements | ||
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] | ||
Property and equipment, gross | 2,263 | 2,479 |
Office, Vehicles and Ground Equipment | ||
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] | ||
Property and equipment, gross | 1,239 | 1,179 |
Internal-Use Software | ||
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] | ||
Property and equipment, gross | $ 2,300 | $ 508 |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
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Depreciation expense | $ 1,100 | $ 616 | $ 3,300 | $ 824 |
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Dec. 31, 2023 |
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Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] | ||
Intangible assets, gross | $ 37,474 | $ 37,474 |
Accumulated amortization | (13,470) | (10,811) |
Intangible assets, net | 24,004 | 26,663 |
EAS Contracts | ||
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] | ||
Intangible assets, gross | 25,770 | 25,770 |
Tradenames and Trademarks | ||
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] | ||
Intangible assets, gross | 8,340 | 8,340 |
Software | ||
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] | ||
Intangible assets, gross | 3,122 | 3,122 |
Other Intangibles | ||
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] | ||
Intangible assets, gross | $ 242 | $ 242 |
Intangible Assets, Net - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | ||
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Sep. 30, 2024 |
Sep. 30, 2023 |
Sep. 30, 2024 |
Sep. 30, 2023 |
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Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] | ||||
Amortization expense | $ 1,000 | $ 664 | $ 2,800 | $ 961 |
Intangible Assets, Net - Schedule of Expected Future Amortization (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
Sep. 30, 2024 |
Dec. 31, 2023 |
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Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] | ||
Remainder of 2024 | $ 886 | |
2025 | 3,051 | |
2026 | 2,915 | |
2027 | 2,764 | |
2028 | 2,577 | |
Thereafter | 11,811 | |
Intangible assets, net | $ 24,004 | $ 26,663 |
Leases - Supplemental Balance Sheet Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
Sep. 30, 2024 |
Dec. 31, 2023 |
---|---|---|
Supplemental Balance Sheet Information [Line Items] | ||
Operating lease right-of-use assets | $ 8,767 | $ 12,818 |
Operating lease liabilities, current | 3,707 | 4,104 |
Lease liabilities, long term | $ 3,215 | $ 5,507 |
Leases - Supplemental Balance Sheet Information Related to Finance Leases (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
Sep. 30, 2024 |
Dec. 31, 2023 |
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Leases [Abstract] | ||
Finance lease right-of-use assets | $ 1,194 | $ 1,343 |
Finance lease liabilities, current | 259 | 215 |
Finance lease liabilities, long term | $ 1,013 | $ 1,137 |
Leases - Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow and Other Information Related to Finance Leases (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
9 Months Ended | |
---|---|---|
Sep. 30, 2024 |
Sep. 30, 2023 |
|
Leases [Abstract] | ||
Cash paid for finance lease liabilities | $ 175 | $ 30 |
Non-cash transactions - Finance lease assets obtained in exchange for finance lease liabilities | $ 95 | $ 1,143 |
Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities - Summary of Accrued Expenses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
Sep. 30, 2024 |
Dec. 31, 2023 |
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Payables and Accruals [Abstract] | ||
Accrued compensation and benefits | $ 32,974 | $ 26,751 |
Accrued professional services | 10,815 | 11,473 |
Excise and franchise taxes payable | 7,712 | 7,672 |
Collateralized borrowings | 5,815 | 2,977 |
Software license fee payable | 8,375 | 2,000 |
Aircraft contract termination payable | 1,454 | |
Accrued Monarch legal settlement | 1,314 | 1,314 |
Insurance premium liability | 1,131 | |
Accrued major maintenance | 1,245 | 980 |
Interest and commitment fee payable | 126 | 190 |
Statutory penalties | 282 | 520 |
Other accrued liabilities | 4,205 | 3,120 |
Accrued Liabilities and Other Liabilities, Total | $ 72,863 | $ 59,582 |
Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Aug. 09, 2024 |
Sep. 30, 2024 |
Sep. 30, 2024 |
Dec. 31, 2023 |
|
Accounts Receivable Financing Arrangement [Line Items] | ||||
Maximum unsettled amount receivable | $ 5,000 | $ 5,000 | ||
Outstanding amount due under the facility | $ 2,800 | 2,800 | $ 3,000 | |
Southern Airways Express | ||||
Accounts Receivable Financing Arrangement [Line Items] | ||||
Total borrowings | 14,900 | 38,000 | ||
Settled through the transfer of pledged receivables | 12,900 | 35,200 | ||
Interest expense incurred | 82 | 341 | ||
Advances received related to employee retention credit filings | 3,000 | 3,000 | ||
Collateralized borrowings value of credit to be received | $ 3,000 | $ 3,000 | ||
Prime Rate | Southern Airways Express | ||||
Accounts Receivable Financing Arrangement [Line Items] | ||||
Interest rate | 1.00% | |||
Debt instrument interest rate discription | prime rate plus 1% |
Financing Arrangements - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) |
1 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul. 27, 2023 |
Jun. 21, 2023 |
Jun. 15, 2023 |
Jul. 31, 2023 |
Sep. 30, 2024 |
Sep. 30, 2023 |
Dec. 31, 2023 |
Jul. 21, 2023 |
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Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||||||||
Proceeds from issuance of common stock | $ 25,000,000 | |||||||
Fair value of convertible notes | $ 8,036,000 | $ 7,715,000 | ||||||
Proceeds from Convertible Debt | $ 8,000,000 | |||||||
Covenants description | The Company is subject to customary affirmative covenants and negative covenants with respect to the Convertible Note Purchase Agreement. These covenants are in the form of minimum liquidity requirements the Company must maintain. The Company has received a waiver from PFG regarding the maintenance of minimum cash requirement of $10 million. The waiver effectively waives the requirement through the maturity date of December 31, 2024. As of September 30, 2024, the Company was in arrears of $818 thousand in contractual interest payments due under the Convertible Note Purchase Agreement. This has resulted in PFG applying a default rate of interest of 15.75% on outstanding amounts. As of September 30, 2024, PFG has taken no other actions to enforce its rights under the Convertible Note Purchase Agreement. In November 2024, the Convertible Note Purchase Agreement was amended to, among other things, extend the maturity date to December 31, 2028 (see Note 19, Subsequent Events). | |||||||
Debt default interest rate | 15.75% | |||||||
Common stock issued under Share Purchase Agreement | 13,020,000 | |||||||
Outstanding principal | $ 48,272,000 | 18,610,000 | ||||||
Principal amount outstanding on SAFE-T note | 500,000 | 500,000 | ||||||
SAFE Notes | ||||||||
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||||||||
Aggregate principal amount | $ 15,000,000 | |||||||
Convertible Note Purchase Agreement | ||||||||
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||||||||
Fair value of convertible notes | 8,036,000 | 7,715,000 | ||||||
Proceeds from Convertible Debt | $ 8,000,000 | $ 8,000,000 | $ 8,000,000 | |||||
Price per share | $ 35 | |||||||
Exchange of common stock, share | 190,476 | |||||||
Arrears in contractual interest payments | 818,000 | |||||||
LamJam | SAFE Notes | ||||||||
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||||||||
Amounts of transaction | $ 6,900,000 | |||||||
Partners for Growth V, L.P. | ||||||||
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||||||||
Minimum cash requirement | $ 10,000,000 | |||||||
Partners for Growth V, L.P. | Convertible Note Purchase Agreement | Senior Unsecured Convertible Promissory Note | ||||||||
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||||||||
Aggregate principal amount | $ 8,000,000 | |||||||
Interest rate, stated percentage | 9.75% | |||||||
Maturity date | Dec. 31, 2024 | |||||||
Debt instrument percentage equal to initial listing price | 120.00% |
Financing Arrangements - Summary of Future Maturities of Total Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
Sep. 30, 2024 |
Dec. 31, 2023 |
---|---|---|
Debt Disclosure [Abstract] | ||
Remainder of 2024 | $ 2,925 | |
2025 | 2,512 | |
2026 | 2,710 | |
2027 | 12,032 | |
2028 | 685 | |
Thereafter | 1,665 | |
Total | $ 22,529 | $ 25,794 |
Financing Arrangements - Summary of Fair Value of Convertible Notes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
Sep. 30, 2024 |
Dec. 31, 2023 |
---|---|---|
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||
Fair value of convertible notes | $ 8,036 | $ 7,715 |
Convertible Note Purchase Agreement | ||
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||
Fair value of convertible notes | $ 8,036 | $ 7,715 |
Financing Arrangements - Summary of Fair Value of SAFE-T Note (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
Sep. 30, 2024 |
Dec. 31, 2023 |
---|---|---|
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||
Fair value of SAFE notes | $ 22 | $ 25 |
Less: SAFE notes at fair value, current | (4,822) | (5,177) |
SAFE Notes | ||
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||
Less: SAFE notes at fair value, current | (22) | (25) |
SAFE-T | ||
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||
Fair value of SAFE notes | $ 22 | $ 25 |
Share Purchase Agreement, GEM Purchase, and Mandatory Convertible Security - Summary of Significant Inputs in Determining Period End Fair Values of Mandatory Convertible Security (Details) |
Sep. 30, 2024 |
Aug. 07, 2024 |
---|---|---|
Par Amount | ||
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items] | ||
Significant inputs | 34,290 | 35,200 |
Probability of Default | ||
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items] | ||
Significant inputs | 0.155 | 0.158 |
Expected Volatility | ||
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items] | ||
Significant inputs | 1.342 | 1.306 |
Discount Rate | ||
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items] | ||
Significant inputs | 0.036 | 0.038 |
Share Price | ||
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items] | ||
Significant inputs | 1.34 | 1.995 |
Fair Value Measurements - Summary of Carrying Amounts and Fair Values of Long-term Debt Obligations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
Sep. 30, 2024 |
Dec. 31, 2023 |
---|---|---|
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] | ||
Total | $ 22 | $ 25 |
Carrying Amount | Long-term Debt, Including Current Maturities | ||
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] | ||
Total | 22,529 | 25,794 |
Carrying Amount | Term Notes Payable to Related Parties | ||
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] | ||
Total | 48,272 | 18,610 |
Fair Value | Long-term Debt, Including Current Maturities | ||
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] | ||
Total | 22,506 | 26,036 |
Fair Value | Term Notes Payable to Related Parties | ||
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] | ||
Total | $ 48,191 | $ 18,541 |
Warrants - Additional Information (Details) - Convertible Preferred Share Warrants |
Sep. 30, 2024
$ / shares
shares
|
Sep. 30, 2023
shares
|
Jul. 21, 2023
shares
|
---|---|---|---|
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items] | |||
Warrants issued | 0 | ||
Converted preferred share warrants | 17,276 | ||
Preferred share warrants conversion ratio | 0.0224 | ||
Exercise price of warrant per share | $ / shares | $ 267.61 | ||
Class B2 Preferred Warrants | |||
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items] | |||
Warrants issued | 805,823 | ||
Warrants outstanding | 805,823 | ||
Class B3 Preferred Warrants | |||
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items] | |||
Warrants issued | 410,123 | ||
Warrants outstanding | 410,123 | ||
Class B4 Preferred Warrants | |||
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items] | |||
Warrants issued | 1,493,015 | ||
Warrants outstanding | 1,493,015 |
Disaggregated Revenue - Summary of Disaggregated Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Sep. 30, 2024 |
Sep. 30, 2023 |
Sep. 30, 2024 |
Sep. 30, 2023 |
|
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | ||||
Revenue | $ 28,386 | $ 21,967 | $ 91,376 | $ 33,669 |
Scheduled | ||||
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | ||||
Revenue | 22,238 | 15,547 | 69,461 | 17,427 |
On Demand | ||||
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | ||||
Revenue | $ 6,148 | $ 6,420 | $ 21,915 | $ 16,242 |
Disaggregated Revenue - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep. 30, 2024 |
Sep. 30, 2023 |
Sep. 30, 2024 |
Sep. 30, 2023 |
Dec. 31, 2023 |
|
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | |||||
Revenue recognized | $ (15,309) | $ (13,743) | $ (52,071) | $ (25,446) | |
Passenger | |||||
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | |||||
Revenue recognized | 13,800 | ||||
Other Long Term Liabilities | |||||
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | |||||
Long term performance obligations for contractually committed revenues | $ 2,700 | $ 2,700 | $ 2,700 |
Disaggregated Revenue - Summary of Deferred Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Sep. 30, 2024 |
Sep. 30, 2023 |
Sep. 30, 2024 |
Sep. 30, 2023 |
|
Disaggregation of Revenue [Abstract] | ||||
Deferred revenue, beginning of period | $ 20,175 | $ 10,530 | $ 21,726 | $ 9,568 |
Acquired deferred revenue | 7,329 | 7,329 | ||
Revenue deferred | 12,549 | 14,415 | 47,760 | 27,080 |
Revenue recognized | (15,309) | (13,743) | (52,071) | (25,446) |
Deferred revenue, end of period | $ 17,415 | $ 18,531 | $ 17,415 | $ 18,531 |
Redeemable Convertible Preferred Shares and Convertible Preferred Shares - Additional Information (Details) $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul. 21, 2023 |
Sep. 30, 2024
USD ($)
shares
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Sep. 30, 2023
USD ($)
|
Sep. 30, 2024
USD ($)
shares
|
Sep. 30, 2023
USD ($)
|
Dec. 31, 2023
shares
|
|
Temporary Equity [Line Items] | ||||||
Common stock, shares issued | shares | 13,489,712 | 13,489,712 | 10,878,633 | |||
Shares conversion ratio | 0.0446 | |||||
Stock-based compensation expense | $ | $ (5,353) | $ 32,587 | $ 14,643 | $ 35,388 |
Stock-Based Compensation - Summary of Fair Value of Share Options Granted (Details) |
9 Months Ended | |
---|---|---|
Sep. 30, 2024 |
Sep. 30, 2023 |
|
Schedule of Share Based Payment Award Stock Options Valuation Assumptions [Line Items] | ||
Risk-free interest rate (Minimum) | 3.97% | 3.55% |
Risk-free interest rate (Maximum) | 4.25% | 3.74% |
Expected term (in years) | 5 years 9 months 18 days | |
Dividend yield | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Expected volatility (Minimum) | 56.00% | 61.00% |
Expected volatility (Maximum) | 59.00% | 155.00% |
Minimum | ||
Schedule of Share Based Payment Award Stock Options Valuation Assumptions [Line Items] | ||
Expected term (in years) | 3 years 6 months | |
Maximum | ||
Schedule of Share Based Payment Award Stock Options Valuation Assumptions [Line Items] | ||
Expected term (in years) | 5 years 9 months 18 days |
Stock-Based Compensation - Summary of RSU Activity (Details) - Restricted Stock Units |
9 Months Ended |
---|---|
Sep. 30, 2024
$ / shares
shares
| |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] | |
Number of Unvested Restricted Share, Beginning balance | 110,438 |
Granted | 380,672 |
Vested/shares issued | (215,436) |
Number of Unvested Restricted Share, Ending balance | 275,674 |
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value per Unvested Restricted Share, Beginning balance | $ / shares | $ 20.58 |
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value per Restricted share, Granted | 4.68 |
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value per Restricted Share, Vested/shares issued | $ / shares | $ 11.84 |
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value per Unvested Restricted Share, Ending balance | $ / shares | $ 5.31 |
Stock-Based Compensation - Summary of RSPA activity (Details) - Restricted Share Purchase Agreement |
9 Months Ended |
---|---|
Sep. 30, 2024
$ / shares
shares
| |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] | |
Number of Unvested Restricted Share, Beginning balance | shares | 60,377 |
Number of RSPA, Vested | shares | (17,942) |
Number of Unvested Restricted Share, Ending balance | shares | 42,435 |
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value per Unvested Restricted Share, Beginning balance | $ / shares | $ 29.05 |
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value per RSPAs, Vested | $ / shares | 28.9 |
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value per Unvested Restricted Share, Ending balance | $ / shares | $ 29.12 |
Stock-Based Compensation - Summary of Performance-based Restricted Stock Units ("PRSU") Activity (Details) - Performance Based Restricted Stock Units |
9 Months Ended |
---|---|
Sep. 30, 2024
$ / shares
shares
| |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] | |
Number of Unvested Restricted Share, Beginning balance | shares | 428,571 |
Number of Unvested Restricted Share, Ending balance | shares | 428,571 |
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value per Unvested Restricted Share, Beginning balance | $ / shares | $ 14.74 |
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value per Unvested Restricted Share, Ending balance | $ / shares | $ 14.74 |
Stock-Based Compensation - Summary of Price Targets Included in PRSU Awards and Number of PRSUs That Will Vest Upon Achievement of Such Price Targets (Details) - Performance Based Restricted Stock Units |
9 Months Ended |
---|---|
Sep. 30, 2024
$ / shares
shares
| |
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche One | |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] | |
Company Price Target | $ / shares | $ 5 |
Number of PRSUs Eligible to Vest | shares | 50,000 |
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Two | |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] | |
Company Price Target | $ / shares | $ 10 |
Number of PRSUs Eligible to Vest | shares | 2,875,000 |
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Three | |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] | |
Company Price Target | $ / shares | $ 15 |
Number of PRSUs Eligible to Vest | shares | 75,000 |
Income Taxes - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Sep. 30, 2024 |
Sep. 30, 2023 |
Sep. 30, 2024 |
Sep. 30, 2023 |
|
Income Tax Examination [Line Items] | ||||
Income tax provision (benefit) | $ (14) | $ (3,571) | $ (95) | $ (3,571) |
Federal statutory rate | 21.00% | 21.00% | 21.00% | 21.00% |
Current period benefit for federal income tax | $ (2,700) | |||
Current period benefit for state income tax | (800) | |||
Southern Acquisition | ||||
Income Tax Examination [Line Items] | ||||
Acquired net deferred tax liabilities | $ 3,700 | $ 3,700 |
Related Party Balances and Transactions - Schedule of Term Notes Outstanding (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
Sep. 30, 2024 |
Dec. 31, 2023 |
---|---|---|
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] | ||
Term notes outstanding | $ 48,272 | $ 18,610 |
LamVen | Term Notes | ||
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] | ||
Term notes outstanding | $ 48,272 | $ 18,610 |
Net Loss per Share Applicable to Common Shareholders, Basic and Diluted - Additional Information (Details) |
Aug. 16, 2024 |
Jul. 21, 2023 |
---|---|---|
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] | ||
Shares conversion ratio | 0.0446 | |
Common Shares | ||
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] | ||
Reverse stock split | seven-for-one |
Net Loss per Share Applicable to Common Shareholders, Basic and Diluted - Schedule of Computation of Net Loss Per Common Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Sep. 30, 2024 |
Sep. 30, 2023 |
Sep. 30, 2024 |
Sep. 30, 2023 |
|
Earnings Per Share [Abstract] | ||||
Net loss | $ (12,225) | $ (74,609) | $ (76,173) | $ (139,702) |
Weighted-average number of common shares used in net loss per share applicable to common shareholders, basic | 12,970,898 | 7,813,573 | 11,908,406 | 3,967,882 |
Weighted-average number of common shares used in net loss per share applicable to common shareholders, diluted | 12,970,898 | 7,813,573 | 11,908,406 | 3,967,882 |
Net loss per share applicable to common shareholders, basic | $ (0.94) | $ (9.55) | $ (6.4) | $ (35.21) |
Net loss per share applicable to common shareholders, diluted | $ (0.94) | $ (9.55) | $ (6.4) | $ (35.21) |
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